The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-04-25
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LoenI Rrerlfies.

met at Central Hall school building yesterday.
Fine bass and other fish are being taken
with hook and line from Double Pipe Creek.
Capt A. Billingsea has gone to Texas to
see what business opportunities are to be
found there.
Wheat is on the rise, and the probabilityis
the price will reach good figure. Euro
pean war is about certain.
Many Of the young gentlemen and ladies of
Westminster are practising for the German TO
be given at the skating rink on May 4th.
Next Friday will be the 1st Of May, the
time that all licenses must be renewed. At
tend to this business promptly, and save fines
and costs.
Winter fingered so long in the lap of
spring, spring lost her opportunity. also, and
summer came along this week and knocked
them both out.
FrizzeIlsburg failed to come to time at Pa
tapsco on Saturday last, and the debate on
Washington and Lafayette did not come off,
as was intended.
At meeting Of the State Temperance AL
lance in Baltimore, on Tuesday, Mr.. l.. A. }.
Lamotte,= of Finksburg district, was elected
one of the yice-presidents.
Prof I. D. Ellis has returned to Westmin
ster, after six months sojourn in Texas
He played with the Westminster Band at the
rink on Thursday night
The six months, nearly, of very cold winter
is about to be followed by about six months
Of very hot summer, if the temperature of the
past few days is an indicator.
The skating rink at Union Bridge will be
formally opened on Thursday night next, at
which time it is probable some Westminster
experts will show the Impractical what can
be done on rollers.
An alarm Of fire was sounded about
o'clock on Wednesday night, caused by some
burning rubbish in garden. Until the cause
was ascertained there was considerable stir
among the people.
On Saturday last Hon. Charles B. Roberts,
as attorney named in mortgage, sold the farm
of Joseph P. Allgire, containing 103, acres on
the Littlestown turnpike, four miles above
this city, to Daniel Reese for S69.25 per acre.
Miss Grace Emmert. of Hagerstown, is
visiting Miss Maggie Goodwin, this city.
Hon. John Swope and wife, of Gettysburg.
Pa, spent Wednesday night in this city, the
guest Of their son-in-law, Mr. Harry NJ. Cla-
baugh.
An individual went through Westminster
on Wednesday playing combination of IN
struments, making sound about like an
Afghan band would produce. The combine
ton consisted Oh a WNc6Zy DdgpipSs Ddoo
drum, cymbals and triangle.
Jacob Kerchner, formerly of this city, who
was sentenced to the penitentiary by the
Carroll County Circuit Court at the May
term, 1888, for forgery, has been pardoned
by the Governor. He learned the stone
mason trade during his confinement, and is
now at work in Baltimore.
Owing to the sickness of the gentleman who
was to have given an exhibition of stump
blasting by dynamite on Tuesday last, it did
not take place On Wednesday of next week,
the 29th instant, at Q o'clock, he will be on
the ground of Messrs. Lynch & Grimes, near
the eolored cemetery, without fail.
"Without a Home,u by Z. P. Roe, and
slPrOgressive Euchre and How to Play 1t,
have been received from Shellman's Book |
Store Mr.. Roe has written several serials |
which have been well received by the public.
One of the best by that author was published |
in Harper's Magazine last year, and was en-
titled Natures Serial Story"
Mr.. james Shaeffer, of Springfield, Ohio,
son of Mr. Joseph Shaeffer, near this city, Wis
tied his home this week. He is in the retail
dry goods business at Springfield. Mr.. Chas.
Yingling. Of Tifin, Ohio, former resident of
Westminster, stopped here a few days this
week, on his way to New York to purchase
goods.
Two of the most aged citizens of Carroll
called at the ADVOCATE Office on Tuesday
within an hour to renew their subscriptions.
They we're Mr. James Williams, of Woolery's |
district, who will be 80 years of age in June |
next, and Mr.. Sterling Gait, of Taneytown
district, who is in his seth year. Both of
these gentlemen are well preserved, and more
active than many score of years younger.
The base ball season will open in Westmin |
ster in about two weeks, and the Association
will have nine nearly, if not quite, as good
as they had last year. Mr.. G. Robert Miller
declined TO act as manager, and Mr.. William
Power was chosen, at meeting Thursday |
afternoon, in his place. The association au-
thorized an engagement to be made with /
Dick Conway, as pitcher, Greer. left fielder, |
and Nicholas at catcher. The latter lives IN
Westminster, and was catcher last season.
Greer also played here last year. Conway
and Greer will be the only non-residents on
the nine.
A change will be made on May l in the
management of the Frederick and Hagers
town divisions of the Chesapeake and Poto-
mac Telephone Company, and the Hagers-
town, Frederick and Westminster exchanges
will be consolidated, with Frank Kennedy, /
now superintendent of the Hagerstown divi-
sion, as manager of the entire division. |
Heretofore the Frederick and Westminster
exchanges have been under the management |
of z. L. Miller, of Frederick. Mr.. Miller |
will take charge of outside work and con-
struction. New lines will be built and COM
munication with distant points of the county /
established as soon as practicable.
Since our last Issue there have been three !
attractions at the skating rink Prof. Bosley I
gave exhibitions on Friday and Saturday |
nights of last week, and performed the most
difficult feats of any professional here yet. |
On Tuesday night last there was an object
race, in which there was much fun for the
spectators. On Thursday night there was a
chilApens carnival, for those under Is years. |
The costumes of all were very appropriate, but
the palm was awarded to little Denton Gehr. |
He was the smallest of the little folks, and
wore an orange swallow-tail coat, white
vest and yellow pants. A cute mask and
high hat, with yellow and orange trimmings,
completed his outfit, and he was the sob
served of all observers"
Three young men came to this city on last
Friday night, put up at the Carroll House,
and paid their bills in advance. The same
evening Officer Zeiber was informed by tele-
phone that three men were operating with |
counterfeit money and tricks to swindle a
Mr.. Passano and others at Reisterstown. On
Saturday morning 0fiicers Zeiber and Macin- |
fosh arrested the young men that stopped at |
the Carroll House, and they had hearing
before Justice Mlkesell. Mir. Eassano was /
here, but failed to identify the accused az
those who were at Misplace. After they were
discharged they we're arrested on telegram
from Archibald Stirling, Jr., Esq, United
States District Attorney, for some transac
tons at Glen Falls station IN this county, but
even on those charges there was not sufficient
evidence to hold them, so they we're discharged
and lost no time in shaking the dust of West
minister from their feet. The general opinion
obtained that the young men were ''crooks."
They were well dressed with plenty Of money,
apparently, yet they were footing it through
the eoaEtry, and when arrested they refused
to give their names.
New Advertisements.
T. e. Miller, manufacturer and dealer in
Saddles, Harness, &c.-Westminster Md.
Mortgages Sale of Valuable Lot of
Land-Chas. B. Roberts. Attorney.
Auction Sale of Cook Buggies-R. c. Mat
thews, Westminster, Md.
Virginia Horses and Mules-G. Frank
Beaver, Westminster, Nd.
Write for Samples-Geo. H. G. Neal &
Son, Baltimore, Nd.
j. T. 0rndorff, 0rndorf Building, West
minister, Nd.
70 Corn Growers. Q, C. Holloway, Bal