The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-01-23
SATURDAY, JANUARY %, 1886.
LOCAL AFFAIRS
Local Rrevities.


tised.
Rev. J. B. Van Meter, formerly of this city,
but now pastor of Wesley Chapel NJ. L.
Church, Baltimore, has accepted a call to
Plainfeld, N. j.
Mr.. R. Charles Matthews, of this city, has
sold in the past few weeks thirty-nine new
sleghs and five or six second hand ones.
His stock is exhausted.
Mrs. Nancy Byers died at Mt. Airy, this
county, last Saturday, aged SO years. She
was the widow of the late Frederick Byers,
formerly of Baltimore.
Miss Maggie McKellip has gone on a visit
to Elgin, illinois. Miss Laura Norris has
gone to North Carolina to visit her sister,
Mrs George A. Taylor.
In the Court of Appeals, on Thursday, Mr..
George l.. Stocksdale, of this city, on motion
of Jas. A. c.. Bond, ESQ.,, was admitted to
practice in that Court.
Mr.. Elmer Goodwin. of this city, left on
Thursday for Cincinnati, Ohio, where he will
take a position with his brother, who is pub
fishing temperance paper.
There was slight fall of snow last Satur-
day, mingled with hail and rain, another light
fall on Monday night, and fall of about two
inches early Thursday morning.
Mrs. Ellen Lee Matthias, eldest daughter of
the late Col Thomas Lee, and former resi-
dent of Carroll county, died at Mount Hope
Retreat, near Baltimore, on Monday last.
Among those who drew prizes at the late
Grand Army of the Republic fair, at North
East. Cecil county, Md, was Col. VIM. A.
McKellip, of this city, who drew a pair of
napkin rings.
Two cold waves were announced this week
one on Sunday and another on Wednesday
night. There was some fall in the mercury
on each occasion, but as ''cold waves they
were both failures.
Mr.. A. Pierce Marsh, of Hampstead, some
weeks ago opened green grocery establish
ment in Hanover, Pa, and is doing fine
business Mr.. Marsh will remove his family
to Hanover shortly.
Mrs. Rebecca A. Gloyd, mother of Father
Gloyd, pastor of st. Johns Catholic Church,
this city, died at her residence, Gaithersburg,
Montgomery county, Nd, on Thursday OF last
week, aged II years and months.
DIR. Charles B. Boyle, of Hagerstown, has
purchased the residence of the late Judge
VIM. Motter, in that city. The price paid was
$4,000. DR.. Boyle will make considerable
improvements to ii in the spring.
St. Johns Beneficial Society, this city, has
elected the following officers to serve during
the year-President, Charles E. Fink; vice
president, Samuel V. Bankert; treasurer, Jos.
b. Boyle; secretary, E. j. Await; messenger,
Francis Case.
Henry Wardenfelt has been appointed post
master at Smallwood in the place of Elias b.
Arnold. resigned, and John w. Weant, at
Double Pipe Creek, in the place of Frederick
]. Short removed j. NJ. Miller has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Walkersville, Frederick
county.
Mr.. Clarence Seabrook, proprietor OF the
CITY Hotel billiard rooms, has had the billiard
table recushioned and put in first class order;
Gas has also been put in, and rules established
and other improvements made. He proposes
to have q billiard tournament within the
next few weeks.
On Tuesday night next, January 18th,
Stuart Rogers, the renowned reciter ana am
personator, will appear at Odd Fellows Hall,
Westminster. He has Il wonderful faculty to
please and entertain, and makes his audience
laugh or cry seemingly at his will. He pos
sesses wonderful versatility and is a dellnea-
tor of great naturaness.
David Mason was taken efore Justice q.
w. Crapster on Tuesday afternoon, for
hearing on the charge of fighting and biting
off the lin of Wm Cox, in this city on Christ.
mas eye Mason waved an examination, anu
was committed in default of $500 bail. Cox
was also committed in default of security for
his appearance as witness
On Tuesday last the County Commissioners
appointed constables, as follows: = FIRST
district, James E. Davidson; second, =. l..
Frizell third, David Boose and Jonas frock;
fourth, Elias N. Blizzard and VIM Williams;
fifth. VIM. Lindsay and Joshua Lee SIXTH
Conrad Sebnoyel and Geo. W. Lamotte !;
eleventh, Simon Bangs; twelfth, Jacob Gor-
such.
A subscriber in Indiana, in renting his
Subscription to the ADVOCATE for another year,
saws .!the ADVOCATE has become an old time
visitor. and cannot do without it." This is
but one of many such expressions, and we are
glad to know that the paper is thus appreei-
ated. Some who have been sent bills recently
have not responded, in any manner ana 1qt
short time more will be allowed them. we
must insist upon settlement in some lorni'
Mr.. j. 4. Diller, former resident, but
now of San Diego, California, in letter dated
January 2, to the ADVOCATE, renewing MS
subscription, speaks thus OF his new home'
ave are having a delightful winter here.
This is certainly lovely climate, and we
never have any frost here. Every man here
can sit under his own vine and bg tree.
Flowers bloom the whole year round, and the
air is FRAGRANT with the bloom of the orange,
&C."
Mr.. J.. j. Baumgartner, of this city, who
has been travelling in the West and South Tor
some weeks, will return home about the lOth
of February, and bring bride with him. oh
the End of February he will lead to the altar
Miss Eleanor Woodruff, of st. Louis, and then
return home by the way of Detroit ana Uni
cago. Miss Mamie Baumgartner, who has
been visiting at Detroit, will return home
with them. Miss Woodruff is distant rela.
tiye-third cousin-of Mr.. Baumgartner, and
paid visit here about fifteen years ago, when
a child.
On Friday of last week ex-sherif George
A shower. while on his way to Union Mis-
by the Littiestown turnpike, was run into by
a horse that had upset sleigh ana Droke1' IA Tue
shafts loose. Mr.. Shower had passed tne
sleigh, which was coming to Westminster, but
n few minutes previously to the sleigh belng
struck. One of the shafts struck hls sleigh;,
nassed through his overcoat, under coat ana
vest. the sleigh was upset and his morse goS
away TWAS a narrow escape for Mr.. Shower
for # the runaway horse had veered one or
two inches closer TO his sleigh the smart
would have passed through bis body. both
horses were caught at Mt. Pleasant hI.ei,
damages repaired and both parties went their
respective ways.
The Minstrels had good audience ior
bad evening on Thursday evening last "h is
the curtain rose there was revealed 10 the
audience an octave of ebony eolored artists,
the equals of any usually seen upon the boards.
Their banjo and harmonicon performances
and their plantation songs, were excellent T.
Plantation songs, with the usual interlude 9, OF
witty questions and responses, constitute me
chief attractions of minstrelsy. itwere peuer
to leave ludicrous farces out of the program;
and substitute more plantation melody, old
Black Joe. the closing scene, was wen rem
aested there Is talent enough in this organi-
sat;on to warrant a tour of the country, with
their fortunes assured. The Minstrels will per
form at Norris Pavilion, New Windsor TO-
might Saturday.
weather Record for the Week.
January 16-mercury 20 at q a. m. and = l y y
.at2p. cloudy, with light rain, snow ana az nan