The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-03-07
LOCAL AFFAIRS
Local BrevItIes.

Local Brevitles.
March came in something on the lion-like
order. Now for its lamb-like exit.
'Who's got the 5ully?" is the question that
is now agitating the Juveniles of Westmin-
ster.
Mr.. George W. Albaugh is having his opera
house converted into a store-room for furni-
ture.
Holly Hartman, of Philadelphia. formerly
Of Union Bridge, had an eye injured last week
while testing spring.
A piano recital and concert is the next en-
tertainment to be given IN Westminster. 1t
will be announced shortly.
The new skating rink will be opened to-
night Saturday. Mr.. f. A. Dieffenbaeh
will assist Mr.. Stein in managing it.
The sale of Mr.. Peter Woods personal
property, near Fnksburg, will not take place,
he having sold out at private sale to Mr.. Fuss,
his son-in-law.
Mr.. Harry Cramer, for some time con-
nected with the Western Maryland Railroad
shops at Union Bridge, has resigned and gone
to his home in Frederick.
The sixteenth anniversary of the Browning
Literary Society of Western Maryland College,
will be held in the College Chapel on Friday
evening next, March 18th.
Rev. Geo. W. Heyde, of Centenary n. E.
Church, this city, left for conference on
Thursday moraing. Mr.. Heyde will in all
probability be returned to his present charge.
The Union Veteran Association will hold
their twentieth annual banquet at the Eutaw
House, Baltimore, April 9th. Col. VIM. A.
McKellip, of this city, has been selected as
one of the reception committee.
William Marshall, of this county, has
bought the farm of John w. Cross, known as
Locust Grove containing 24I acres, in
Howard county, near Sykesville. The price
paid was $4,000.
The County Commissioners this week grant
ed the following special pensions: to Willie
Ann Lucine $1,000, to Margaret Spielman IS,
to Charles Turner SIS, to Emilena Walter So
All the pensioners are colored.
Mr.. Joseph W. Berret, of Freedom district,
was one of the aides to Spencer Watkins,
marshal of the fourth brigade, in the Cleve-
land inauguration ceremonies, in Washing
ton, on the instant.
The patrons of the skating rink have almost
unanimously endorsed Mr.. Jandorf, the pro-
prietor, for superintendent of the new skating
rink being built for Mr.. Stein. Mr.. Jandorf
has made himself popular during his short
residence here.
An important eclipse of the sun of the an
gular or ring form, will occur on Manday
March 16 1t will be visible all through
the United States. 1t will begin in this lati-
tude at 1857 N the morning and end at LAG
in the afternoon, and will be a most interest
ing spectacle,
A letter fsom Prof Ghas T. Wright, of
Stewartstowl, Pa English and Classical
Academy, dated March End, says III have
not been able to prepare my next article ION
School Discipline, but will send it as soon
as possible. My mother died this morning,
and her long sickness has interrupted my
work
Westminster Gas Light Company held an
election for officers on Tuesday last, at their
Office at the Farmers an Mechanics National
Bank, 1856 shares being voted. The follow
officers were reelected: John l.. Reifsnider,
president; Chas B. Roberts, Edward Lynch
w. A. Cunningham, Robert c. Hall, Charles
T. Reifsnider, Chas. V. Wantz, directors.
The telephone line has been completed from
Baltimore to Owings Mills, and was opened
on Thursday. Superintendent Miller has
men working at both ends-W Westminster and
OwiDg's Mills-of the line, and will have d.
rect communication to Baltimore early in
April. As soon as that is accomplished,
lines will be run from Union Bridge, via
BruceyiIle. to Taneytown. Next will come
the New Windsor connection.
Mr. George A. Miller, whose appointment
as Clerk of the Circuit Court to FIJI out the
unexpred term 0fDr. Frank L. Shaw, took the
oath of Office before Judge Smith on Monday
evening and assumed the duties of Clerk His
bond IS for $4,000, with William Miller,
Samuel Cover, John B. Boyle, Charles B.
Roberts and George w. Miller as sureties.
Mr.. B. Frank Grouse is deputy clerk and Mr..
Jos. A. Waesehe assistant.
Rudolphus Watkins, residing about three
miles from Damascus, Montgomery county,
near Mt. Asry, committed suicide about
O clock on Wednesday night of last week.
He had been respondent for several months.
On that night he ate his supper, leaving his
family, Shich consists ola wife and five chill
dren, at the supper table. and retired to a
room. He then placed a strap roand his
neck, attaching the end to a bedpost, and
strangled himself to death.
John B. Boyle, as trustee, has sold part
of the Shoemaker farm, 80 acres, rood and
Is square perches of land, ON the road from
Middleburg to Uniontown, to John Shirk at
private sale for $1,000. This property was
advertised to be sold at public sale on the 23d
of March, VIVA. A. McKellip, as trustee,
sold ON Saturday last farm of Ill acres, be-
longing to the estate of the late Isaac Bankert,
near Union Mills, to VIM. H. Bankard, at $40
per acre.
Sleigking began the last week in January,
and continued almost uninterruptedy until
March 4th. Snow fell on January 4, Is, %,
"a, % and 81, and on February /, 2, 5, 10, ID,
IA, Is, II, "a, 26 and 27-seventeen times
althogether, though on FIVE or six occasions
the falls were very light February was the
coolest February for many years, and so far
III March we have had right good winter
weather. Having had so cold and steady
winter, it is reasonable to expect an early
spring.
Some seventy-fve or eighty citizens of
Westminster attended the inauguration of
President Cleveland at Washington on We'd
nesday, and it is probable that there were
three or four hundred Carroll countians mix
ed in the crowd of 100000 visitors that
thronged the national capital. Seventy FIVE
excursion tickets were sold at the Westmin-
ster railroad Office, Is at New Windsor, and
many others at the offices on the line of the
W. Md. r. r. The attendance from the
lower districts of the county, by the Baltimore
4 Ohio railroad, was very large. In West
minister flags foated from the Court House
and ADVOCATE Building, and at night the
young Democracy had a rousing fire on the
base-bal grounds.
The Missionary Anniversary of the Centen-
airy Methodist Episcopal Church Sunday
School, this city, was held on Sunday even
ing last. There was a we'll selected program
of sacred music a recitation by Miss Sadie
Kneller, and speaking by the children. The
Missionary Dove was an interesting part of
the exercises. Mr.. VIM. j. Thompson de-
livered an interesting address on Missionary
work. The collection of the school amounted
to $98.93. The total contribution from the
school and congregation for the year amount
ed to S13493, and for the Womans Foreign
church has III members, IL probationers and
151 scholars in the Sunday School The con-
tributions during the past year for salary, in
cidental expences and benevolent purposes,
$1,544.98. All the expences for the year have
been met, and the church is entirely out Of
debt.