The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-02-07
LOCAL AFFAIRS
Locnl nrevitles.

Circuit court commences ON MONDAY.
DR.. Jacob j. Weaver, Jr., and wife, of
Uniontown, are on pleasure trip to Florida.
There was light fall of snow las Monday
r;ght, and a fall of three inches on Thursday
night.
There will be fun at the skating rink on
Tuesday night next, when the skaters will be
masked.
AzeI Mercer, a prominent citizen of How
ard county, died on Wednesday, at his resi-
dence, near Hoods Mill.
The Western Maryland Hotel, at Emmits-
burg, was sold last Saturday to Mr.. Eyster, OF
Taueytown, for $4, 800.
The sale bills printed at the ADVOCATE Office
cannot be equaled in the state, outside OF
Baltimore, or excelled there.
Abraham Stonesifer has sold his property,
SO acres, near A. 5. Klinefelter's mill, tins
county. to Miss Reindollar for 81, $40.
The Farmers and Mechanics Bank, of this
city, has declared q semi annual DIVIDEND q
two and a half per cent, clear OF all taxes.
The revival meetings at the Union Bridge
M. e. Church have resulted in the conversion
of four persons. The meetings are still IN
progress.
Andrew Dreehsler, trustee, has sold the
farm Of the late Henry Drechsler, containing
I42 acres, 1 rood and 8 perches of land, to
Miss Lydia A. Long. for $4S. 90 per acre.
Mr.. g. K. ODER, College Secretary of the
International Committee of the Young Men
Christian Association, visited Western Mary
land College on Thursday, and held several
interesting and practical meetings with the
students.
Mr.. John Fl. Difendal, of York Road, is
quite i'll with pneumonia. Mr.. j. Oliver Wad-
low. Register of Wills, is confined to his home
at Freedom, by sickness. Mrs. Beck, wife OF
Mr.. Robert NJ Beck, of Chambersburg, form
erly of this city, is reported to be quite i'll.
Mr.. John N. Mark, an experienced band
teacher and cornetist, now living in this city,
has connected himself with the Westminster
Band, and will play BIB cornet. Several young
men are also in training for the Band, and ex-
cellent music may be expected from that or
ganization during the summer
Isaac Palmer, of Germany township, Adams
county, Pa, exchanged his property, 70 acres
with new improvements and brickyard, on a
farm with corn and chopping mill, 6 miles
west of Taneytown, on Piney creek, owned by
John Krug, the former being allowed "a 800
and paying difference of $500 on the mill
property.
The Hanoreg. Citizen says There is no
town within a hundred miles of us, perhaps,
that has better streets, crossings, gutter COW
erings. movements, etc. We hope Westmln-
star viii take few lessons upon street i'm
proyement, as well as York, from our enter
prising neighbor. Good streets add to the
value of property, and promote the comfort
and health Of the citizens.
At the annual election for officers of the
Westminster Cemetery Company. held at thelI
office. HFiremen's Hail. on Tuesday eve.
ming last, John L. Reifsnider was elected
President, and DIR. j. w. Herring, Richard
Manning. Geo. r. Gehr, Frank K. Herr,
John j. Reese and Elias Yingling Board o.
Managers, to serve the ensuing year.
Sonday-ground-h hog day-was clear in the
moruin,-, and cloudy in the afternoon 1t the
weather prophet came out in the morning, nc
saw his shadow, and of course has gone back
10 winter quarters; if he did not come ou
until the afternoon, he did not see ms SHADOW
and therefore will not return to his subterra
mean house. Then if he stayed out, the pro
liability IS he got FROST bitten Monday night
There are two persons in Westminster in
terested in the bill lately passed by Congress
10 nav the French Spoliation claimants
lbs. 4. Waesche and Mrs. Walter, the mothe
of Roddy The former is Dissemination on'
Ranold. Baltimorean, whose vessels wer'
des.royed by French cruisers in 1907 Int
latter Is descendant Of gentleman who los
three briggs and their cargoes. The Frencl
government paid these claims TO this govern
ment about seventy five years ago, and thu
claimants are entitled to interest for tina
time.
Mr.. Frank E. Cunningham, who has s.
efficiently filed the position of teller AM
book keeper in the Farmers and Mechanics
Bank, this city, has accepted position
book keeper in the Peoples Bank, Baltimore
Of which Mr.. J. A. McKelIip, formerly Q
Westminster, is cashier, and who was an OF
6cer in the Farmers and Mechanics Ban
before going to Baltimore. Mr.. Frank Cur
bingham WILDE succeeded by his brotherJohI
Frank is very popular in this. city and WI
carry with him to his new field the warme'
wishes for his success.