The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-12-26
SATURDAY, DECEMBER &c, 1885.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LEGAL BrcVitieS.

next.
The name ofthe postoffice in Carroll county
now called Medwood will hereafter be Med
ford.
The ADVOCATE extends kindly greeting to
all its readers, wishing them Happy New
Year.
A number of new subscribers have been
added to the ADVOCATES already large list
the past week
The first week of the new year is generally
set apart by the Evangelical Alliance of the
United States as week of prayer.
Tommy, a five. year old son of Mr. John T..
Anders. of this city, fell from a hobby horse
on Wednesday and broke an arm.
Crossman & Taylor's colossal show will be
at Odd Fellows Hall, this city, on Thursday,
Friday and Saturday nights of next week.
Next Easter Sunday falls on the 25th OF
April, a fact which has not occurred since
1874, and will not occur again before 1913.
The champion MISUNDERSTANDING
cbauqe. We wouldn't mind playing catch
behind such every day. and without mask,
too.
Charles Smith, a tramp, was arrested by
constable Haines on Wednesday night for
being drunk and dsorderly, and was commit
ted by Justice G. W. Crapster.
The County Commissioners on Tuesday APP
nointed Thomas f. Goodwin a constable for
Westminster district. Mr.. j. }. Roller will
be continued as steward of the Aims House.
Don't fail to hear Gen. Cary at Odd Eel
lows Hall next Tuesday night. All who go
will be both entertained and instructed. Gen.
Cary is able, eloquent, humorous and nat
ural actor.
Union Bridge is growing and charging her
borders. Mr.. George P. Buckley is just hay
ing three frames and brick house completed,
and Messrs. Furney & Morningstar have Il
large dwelling under roof.
Mr.. L. W. Lecompte, a native Of Westmn-
ster. but who removed to Dorchester county
many wears ago, has just retired from the reg
lister of wills office of that county, after SER
vice of thirty seven years-ten years as deputy
and twenty seven as register.
Mr.. L. D. Hoppe, of Atlanta, Georgia, is
spending the holidays with his mother and
sister, this city. He left Westminster three
years ago, and is well pleased with Atlanta,
where he is in the grain and flour business
with his brother, Mr.. George E. Hoppe
Last Monday was the shortest day Of the
year, the sun rising at III and setting at 40,
the day being hours and % minutes long.
The DAYS have begun to lengthen, and will
continue to grow longer until June Dist. On
March q the days and nights will be equal.
The entertainment of the Union Bridge
Elementary and High School, Edward Refs
Ter. principal, announced for last Wednesday
night, has been postponed until Saturday
evening, January 9th. The program Is an
attractive one.
Mr.. VIM P Stone, of this city, has a pear
tree which bore Il second crop this year. At
its second bossoming the tree was unusually
full, but only few pears attained much size,
one of which is half matured. The tree is of
the Bartlett variety.
The Westminster Minstrels, whose enter
tainments are meritorous, will perform at
Snydersburg on Saturday night, December
% and at Finksburg Monday night, Deem
Der %. A week or two later they will give
two performances at Odd Fellows Hall, this
city.
The Chambersburg Public Opinion says the
Senseny family of that place possess cure
for .hydrophobia, and gives the names and
residence of quite number who have been
treated by them after having been bitten by
dogs suffering from rabies, with favorable re
suits.
Some hogs in Fountain Nalley:-EmanueI
Forney killed four, weighing $50, 249, 352,
39l; Frederick Harner, five, 403, 29l, 267,
24O, 2O5; Moses Fleming, one, 272; John
Hesson, one, 40S; S. NJ. Bish, two, $50; Lew
j. HandIey, three, 800; Upton Decker, one,
2l7; Joshua Corbin, two, 800, 287.
Miss Emma Stansbury died suddenly last
Sunday night at the residence of her brother
in-aw, Lee Albaugh, in Hampstead. She
was seized with spasms in the morning, be-
came unconscious and remained so until hel
death. She was about twenty one years OF
age and the daughter Of Mr.. Jeremiah STAINS
bury.
The Union National Bank of this city has
declared dividend Of five per cent. for the
past six months clear of taxes. This Is &
larger dividend than the bank has declared
for some years, and shows good management
and prosperity. Examiner Ramsay was here
last week, and pronounced all of the national
banks in good condition.
Harry NJ Clabaugh, Charles B. Robert.
and Elias O. Garner, trustees, sold on Satur
day last the real estate of the late Elias APP
pier. A farm of 60 acres, near Middleburg
with good improvements, was sold to George
w. Stitey for $l700; house and lot in Umor
Bridge, occupied by Mrs. Adeline Appler, tt
C. p. Snyder for 1862 So
The Christmas supplement of the Baltimore
American contains Christmas Gift
and "a Visit by Kris Kringle," both by
Mr.. LYNN r. Meekins. Mr. Meekins is
graduate of Western Maryland College, ant
well-known in this city, where he has large
circle of friends, who are much gratified a
his rapid advancement in Journalism.
Near Warfeldsburg, on Tuesday, Decembe
%, at the residence of the brides mother
Mr.. Walter b. Duvall and Miss Mary r.
daughter of the late Samuel Gilbert, were
united in matrimony. Rev. Mr.. Delp, O
Uniontown, married the happy couple. Inc
presents to the bride were numerous, valuable
useful and ornamental, and included case 0
cutlery from St. Louis, Missouri.
Mr.. Calvin R. Koontz, "A former resident o
Carroll, but living at Franklin Grove, Illinois
in a note to the ADVOCATE dated Decembe
10, saws he has had a good many ups ant
downs since he went West in 1880; that there
is fifteen inches of snow, good sleighng, an(
the mercury ranging from Is to 20 degree
above zero. The same day in Westminste
the mercury was SO above zero.
The special services connected with thu
Tooth anniversary of Zion's Reformed Churcl
were concluded on Sunday evening last, say
the Public Opinion of Chambersburg, Pa
The services were opened on the Wednesda..
previous by an address by the pastor, Rev
W. G. Cremer, on the history of the congre
CATION. The services were largely attended
and addresses were made by several eminen
ministers of that denomination.
Henry Blakesley was arrested at Lawson
Mill, in Baltimore county, near Hampstead
last Saturday night by Constable Haines, ant
was taken to jail at Towsontown, from which
place he escaped about two months ago
Blakesley was in Jail for assaulting Baltl
more county policeman, biting and beating
him severely. When he escaped he knocked
down some of the jail officials and was fire.
at while running off.
The public schools of Carroll closed OF
Wednesday for the Christmas holidays A
Central Hall school, this city, each teache
was presented with handsome presents iron
the pupils. One of the teachers warns tn
Jackets of his refractory boys, and the pupil
of another department presented him with
waffle about ten feet long, to aid in directing
the motions of his scholars, and to urge tn
laggards up the hill of science.
Rev. S. B. Pond, rector of Ascension
Church, this city, was nearly asphy,xiated las
Tuesday morning from coal gas. After bein
engaged in study at the rectory for severa
hours, he suddenly fell from his chair to tn
floor, but managed to crawl on his hands an
knees to door and get out into the fresh an
For some time he was quite sick, and felt th
effects of the gas for some hours after. Th
c,lI from the chair arOused him Had he no