The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-03-28

FOCAL Rrevitles.


Next Wednesday will be April LIST, general
settlement day in Carroll.
Trade dollars are now worth only so cents,
and not wanted at that price.
Mr.. John W. Nelson, of Bird Hill, will
remove to this city to reside early in April.
Although we are nearing the first of April,
the snow and ice Of January and February
still linger.
Tomorrow will be Palm Sunday. Next
Friday will be Good Friday and the following
Sunday Easter.
The present year will not be busy one in
the building line in Westminster, though We
know of a few houses that will be put up.
Efforts are being made to have another
base pail club the approaching season. Last
year Westminster had club equal to any.
Mr.. jeremiah Rinehart is making consider
able improvement in the property he recently
purchased in this city on Pennsylvania ave-
nue..
Louis H. Dielman, son of Mr.. Louis Diel-
man, of New Windsor, graduated at the Phil
adelphia College of Pharmacy on Tuesday
last.
The charter of the Union National Bank of
this city expires on June 10th next. Appli-
cation for a renewal Of the charter will be
made shortly.
Gen. Bradley I. johnson has accepted an
invitation to deliver the annual Grafton before
the literary societies of Western Maryland
College, next June.
On Wednesday morning last ice on Winters
dam, near this city, Yves fourteen inches thick.
Such heavy ice was never before known IN
this section at this season.
Although April lst is moving day, changes
are already being made, and wagons loaded
with household goods are to be seen moving
in all directions in this city.
Mr.. Theodore Evans, of this city, has been
appointed mail agent between Baltimore
and Hagerstown, ON the fast mail over the
Western Maryland Railroad.
John H. Stem, assignee of mortgage, on
Saturday last. sold 81 acres of land situated
in Freedom district known as the Costly
property, to Charles E. Harrison for SS75.
On Saturday last VIM. L. Seabrook and
Charles I. Reifsnider, as trustees of Josephus
Bankert, sold two houses and lots on Carroll
street, this city, to j. @. Stitely for S2125.
Geo. w. Manro, as trustee of John Coffee
and wife, sold on Saturday to Michael Coffee
farm in Freedom district containing 124
acres, for $50 per acre; total sale So, 72O.
A drama, entitled "The Social Glass, viii
be given by the New Windsor Temperance
Society, in the basement of the Presbyterian
Church there, on the night of April Bird.
Messrs e. Lynch and E. o. Grimes have
sold 40 acres of land on the Manchester road,
near Winters Mill, to John Fisher for $3.50.
Mr.. Fisher will engage in the small fruit
culture
Several smuggling matches have occurred in
this city and vicinity recently, and it has been
suggested that Sullivan should come here and
learn few points before his match with Nc
Caffrey.
John T. Trump, of Manchester district,
brought to this office on Monday last, a locust
which he has had in his possession for nearly
seventeen years. On one of the wings Is the
letter N
Subscribers desiring to have their papers
sent to new postoffices, should give the old as
well as the new address. Town subscribers,
who are served by carrier, should notify us of
changes of residence.
Bishop Paret of the diocese of Maryland,
has written to Rev. S. B. Pond, rector of AS
cension Church. this city, that he will visit
the parish on Wednesday, May 18th, and ad-
minister the rite of confirmation
Rev. ]. L. Kilgore, D. D., of Frederick
city. has accepted an invitation to deliver the
hHuudi luisSlOudfy DtFLfUti at the COluluChCO
ment exercises Of the Westminster Theologi-
cal Seminary on May 3rd next
Cleon P Still, formerly of this city, whose
arrest on the charge of felonious assault has
been noticed in the ADVOCATE, plead guilty on
Monday in the Baltimore criminal court of
assault, and was sentenced to four months in
the House of Correction.
Mr.. jos. P. Allgire, cigar and tobacco
dealer, of this city, has applied for the benefit
of the insolvent laws. His two stores were
closed up on Wednesday. The assets are not
known, and the liabilities estimated at
$4,000. w. L. Seabrook is preliminary
trustee.
From the 18th annual report of the Bach
man Valley Railroad, we learn that the gross
earnings of the road for 1884 were-From
freight 50, S10.99; passengers, So, 1888
mails $685. 4; express, 1921. 81; total, S14,-
1876. The expenses were S13, S16.09, leav-
ing net balance of S568. 46.
A few weeks ago youth advertised in the
ADVOCATE for a situation on farm. Seven
teen farmers applied to him, two of the APP
plicants beiag in Queen Anne's county Nd.
This shows great scarcity of farm laborers,
or an unwillingness of boys to work on a
farm.
Application has been made to the Governor
for pardon for Jacob G. Kerchner, formerly
of this city, who was sentenced by the Cir
cult Court of Carroll county, at the May term,
1883, to five years in the penitentiar- for
forgery. The case viii be considered by the
Governor on or after April 9th, next.
The fire at St. Joseph's, at Emmitsburg, a
notice of which appeared in our last issue,
resulted in the destruction of three buildings,
of
$50. The buildings destroyed were used as
kitchen and refectory and we're three-story
and built of brick. The main buildings were
not injured.
Messrs n |. Gorsuch Son, of this city,
are maturing plans for the erection of grain
elevator with capacity of fifteen thousand
bushels, making total capacity, including
their warehouse, which will be connected
with the elevator, of twenty-five thousand
bushels The elevator will be in the rear OF
the warehouse and ready to receive grain
by harvest.
Mr.. Josephus Bankert, of this city, wa:
found in an unconscious condition at the
Carroll House on Thursday morning, from al
eight drachm dose of laudanur' taken some
time during the previous night. Drs. j. H
Billingslea and j. w. Herring were summoned
and it was with difficulty that he was restored
to consciousness.
Mr.. Elias Appler, of Union Bridge, late Of
Beaver Dam, Frederick county, died sud
denly of pneumonia at his residence on Wed
nesday afternoon. He had only resided il
Union Bridge two weeks, and intended en-
gaging in business there. He leaves a wife
and two children. His funeral took place a
Beaver Dam on Friday at 10 O'Clock, a. m
Deceased was well known in this county.
DIR. John S. Matthias sale of stock on hi
farm, near this city, last Tuesday, was largely
attended by buyers, some coming as far as II
miles. Horses sold from S151 to 1926, and ;
20-year-old animal brought $40; a yearlinl
colt, SOS; twin colts, 500; cows averaged
about $37, and farming implements sold a
good prices The sale was well advertised il
both county papers, and realized fully 500
over the estimated value.
The last lecture of the Seminary Course wa
delivered last Monday evening by Rev. I. H
Lewis, President, before large audience
We are unable to present synopsis of tn
lecture. The couse has been highly interest
ing and appreciated by many who have en-
joyed them. Rev. ]. f. Cowan, editor of tn
Sunday School publications of the NJ. P
Church, will deliver lecture, supplemental
to course, next Monday evening at 7.30, o
FORMATION or Reformation. All are in
vited.