The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-05-22
SATURDAY, NAY %, 1886.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

Miss Sarah Whitehill is visiting Mrs. Victor
Strasburger, and Miss Nordliuger is visiting
Mrs. A. c. Strasburger.
Rev. DR.. Van Deusen, of Carrollton sta
ton, is temporarily assisting at the mission in
Williamsport, Washington county.
A cool wave bore down from the north
west on Sunday and Monday. The mercury
registered 4S at o'clock Monday morning,
and there was heavy white frost.
Henry jenkins was arrested at Sykesville
on Thursday charged with the theft of sad
de- He was indicted by the grand jury this
week, and was brought to Jail here by Deputy
Sheriff Zeiber.
During the heavy rain last Saturday after
noon, between three and four o'clock, it was
so dark gas had to be lit in the ADVOCATE
office; yet the building is very light, having
numerous windows.
Messrs Maulsby, Roberts, Henning and
Bond, of the Westminster bar, attended the
sessions of the Court of Appeals this week.
The circuit court here came to n standstill on
Wednesday and Thursday.
The young gentlemen of Westminster gave
n delightful little dance at the skating rink on
Thursday evening. Quite u good number
were present, and excellent music was fur
nished by an Italian orchestra.
Rev Ernest McGill, assistant of Rev. DR..
Piggott, at Sykesvile, this county, has been
called by the vestry of ST. Michaels parish,
Talbot county, to fill the vacancy oecasiOned
by the death of Rev. DR.. L. +. Dashiell.
A. j. Devoe. the meteorologist, predicts
June to be n very cold, wet month, with strong
easterly winds. and icebergs will drift unusual
" near the New England coast, and over
coats will feel comfortable for the Fourth OF
July.
Al the exhibition of the Fire Departm ent
ON Wednesday evening" during the visit of
the Old.Town merchants, Clarence Seabrook
fell while running with hose carriage No. 2,
and wheel passed over him, bruising him
considerably.
On Tuesday Congressman Shaw presented
10 the House of Representatives two petitions
from citizens Of Carroll county. One pro
tested against the manufacture and sale of
bogns dairy products, and the other prayed for
the retirement of the trade dollar
Lee & Scribner's Circus performed here
last Saturday afternoon, but under difficulties.
The performance was very good, but the
heavy rain nearly drowned out the actors and
spectators. The rain was so heavy at night
that the performance was omitted entirely.
On Saturday last Col. VIM. A. McKellip,
agent and attorney of John H. Miller. mort
.,agee sold % acres of land belonging to VIM.
7. Burgoon, situated on the turnpike leading
80 I.ittlestown, about five and halfmiles from
Westminster, to John H. Miller, for $4,000.
On Thursday evening the ITALIA Club, of
Reisterstown, gave their closing sociable for
the season, at the hall in Glyndon. The
chaperones were Mrs. Quicker and Mrs. Smith
Orrick, of Reisterstown. 1t was attended by
Misses Mary B. Shellmau, Ada Power and
Lottie Moore, of this city.
Seventeen head of very fine fatDevon steers
were bought by Mr.. Hashabiah Haines, of Mr..
Andrew Drechsler, and brought to Westmin-
ster, on Saturday last, for shipment to Balti-
more We have not seen finer lot OF tat
cattle for some time They reflect credit upon
Mr.. Drechsler as a stock feeder. They aver
aged in weight 1914 lbs. A bullock weighed
144O lbs. They sold for little under 81 200.
Mr.. J. E. Diffenbaugh, of Parkwood, North
Carolina, former resident OF Westminster,
is here on n visit to relatives and friends
About the LIST of June he Will take trip
West, and then return to North Carolina.
He finds some changes in Westminster since
his last visit, and meets many new faces on
our streets.
Mr.. George A. Shoemaker, of Taneytown,
retailed 1881 bushels Of apples from his wagon
on Monday last. in this city and other points
along his route. The apples were raised by
Mr. Robert Hewitt, of Freedom district. and
other gentlemen in the neighborhood. They
are called "greening," and will keep until
apples come again.
AT the meeting of the Westminster Forest
and Stream Club last Friday night, Hon.
Chas B. Roberts, Charles i. Fink, Jas. A.
C. Bond, George A. Miller, b. Frank Grouse
and Charles Goodwin were elected members
ofthe club. Committees we're appointed to
purchase tent, &c, and to get boat. The |
Club will camp on the Potomac.
Mr.. James White, of Middleburg district,
left at the ADVOCATE Office on Monday cop |
per coin, little less in size than the old cop
per cent Its value is not marked on 1t, but
it probably passed as a cent 1t bears the
date of 1885, and on the same side ''lnde ct
Lib" with a figure of the Goddess of Liberty. |
On the reverse side is an Indian head, and
the words "Auctori, Connec:"
Mr.. William II. Hooper, of Franklin dis
trict, a member of the grand jury, was taken
suddenly i'll at the Central HOTEL this city, on /
Thursday morning He was attacked shortly |
after breakfast, and he fell whilst going into
the hotel. He was carried to the parlor and |
Dr. j. Ii. Billingslea was summoned. His |
attack was not so severe as at first supposed, |
and he recovered rapidly. 1t proceeded from
indigestion.
On Wednesday morning of last week, the
18th, Mr.. George Buckingham, of this city, |
was married at Williamsport, Nd, to Miss |
n
rand, of the Lutheran Church, performing the |
ceremony. The bride and groom went on a
short bridal trip to this city and Baltimore. |
Mr. Buckingham is clever employee of the |
Western Maryland railroad, and Miss Nitzel,
says the Williamsport Transcript, is highly |
esteemed young lady.
Visitors to the Westminster Cemetery are
in the habit of pulling flowers. This is con-
trary to the rules, and all are requested to
admire as much as they please, but to keep
hands off. The Company don't want to en-
force the law against offenders, but would
earnestly request that persons do not violate
the rules of the cemetery. Superintendent
Brown is doing his best to keep the grounds /
and flowers and shrubbery in order. and as /
continually making improvements. Persons
should assist rather than retard him in his
work of identifying the place.
Miss Agnes Carroll, the ep.daughter. of
Col. James Fenner Lee, once citizen of this |
county, and State Senator from 1875 to 1879,
charge d affaires at Vienna has been betrothed
to Count Anton Alexander Otto Won Hens
senstamm zu Heissenstein and Graefeuhaus-
sen, Baron of Staremberg, imperial chamber
lain and lieutenant colonel of the Carl Ludwid |
Uhlans His family is said to rank among |
the best and most widely connected in the |
Austrian empire. The gentleman's volumi-
nous name as given above is registered in the
Austrian DOOh Ol uODlilly-tnc OEdl
Catholic Baron since 1871 and Count since !
1887, thus proving the high antiquity of the
noble lords title. Miss Carroll is descen-
dant of Charles Carroll of Carrolton, and on
her mothers side from Gen. John Eager
Howard.
Those of our readers whose memory can go
back forty or fifty years, will remember the
shin plaster. Owing to suspension of specie
payments money, especially small change,
became scarce. To supply the want many
business men issued notes on their personal
responsibility. These notes were called
''shin-plasters," and were good or bad ac-
cording to the ability Of the issuer to redeem
them. These relics ofthe past are quite scarce,
and are unknown to the younger generation.
On Wednesday Mr. John W. Nelson, of this
city, brought to this Office sample of the
shin plasters issued by his father, Burgess
Nelson, in 1871, who was then merchant at
Warfeldsburg. They were of the denomina-
ton of one dollar, fifty cents, twenty five cents,
fualva nd half canfs and CIV and uuarfar |