The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-04-10
AFFAIRS
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Thursday for Galesburg, Illinois, where he
will engage in the undertaking business.
April, so far, has been more March-like
than March was. Cold rains, hail and snow,
were the order the first part of the week.
The Governor on Wednesday signed the
bill reducing the marriage license fee to one
dollar The law will take effect June lst.
The many friends of Mrs. L. E. Woods in
this city will regret to learn that she is lying
quite i'll at the residence of her son in Nor
folk, Va.
The public schools of Carroll close on
Thursday next, the 10Th. The School Board
will meet on the following Monday, the 18th,
to audit the teachers account.
The municipal election for Mayor and five
Councilmen, for Westminster. will be held on
the first Monday, the Sd day of May. No
tickets have yet been put in the field.
Miss Kennedy, of Charlestown, W. Va,
who had been the guest of Miss Lena Frizell
for several weeks, returned home on Wednes-
day. Miss Lena has gone on a visit to Balti-
more.
Mr.. Jas. A. Diffenbaugh, school examiner,
returned home from Indiana on Thursday
evening. He had been West several weeks,
attending TO the settlement of his uncle's
affairs.
The postofice at Stonersville, about two
miles north of this city, has been discontinued
by the request of Mr.. Geiman, the postmaster.
Mail matter for that Office will be retained at
Westminster.
In addition to the several new and hand
some buildings that are to be erected in West
minister this spring and summer, number OF
persons are remodeling repairing and beau
tifying their houses.
A petition to Congress for the redemption
of trade dollars or some definite settlement
of their character, was numerously signed IN
Westminster this week, and forwarded to
Representative Shaw.
The new board of directors of the Farmers
Fertilizer Company of Carroll county, met
last Monday, and organized by electing Uriah
Bixler president, David D. Bonsack treasurer,
and John 7. Ditfenbaugh secretary.
At the municipal election held in Union
Bridge last Monday the following officers were
elected; Mayor, John Hartsock; common I'm
council, NJ. C. McKinstry, Benjamin +. Phil.
lips, W. r. Straw, w. H. Marshall and Basil
Metz.
W. +. Tyler butchered on Wednesday q
four-year Kentucky Shorthorn cow, fed
by Samuel Roop, Esq, which dressed 944
pounds 1t was the latest beef, perhaps
ever seen in this market. Mr.. Roop is cele-
DRAFTED for the fine quality of his beef.
On Monday next Grant Yingling will open
a news stand at the West End, near Coote'
Hotel Grant has bean selling papers fol-
some time, and will now branch out little.
He will keep daily, weekly and Sunday pa
pers, magazines and other publications
A correspondent at Eldersburg writes
"There have been very few removals in this
neighborhood the people here believing they
are best off where they are. Farmers are
generally done blowing for corn. MIR. james
Osbourne has built an addition to his store.
In their statement to the public, two weeks
ago, the Mayor and Council inadvertently
omitted to enumerate in their Indebtedness 8
note for $500 to the Farmers and Mechanics
Bank, for money borrowed for the purchase
of hose The total Indebtedness as given wa;
correct, however.
Mr.. Geo. w. Albaugh is preparing to erect
handsome dwelling on his lot adjoining the
Union National Bank property, on MAR
street. Mr.. A. n. Stephan has commenced
work O.. his new dwelling. on Carroll street
opposite Grace Lutheran Church. 1t VIII D'
an imposing structure also.
An entertainment will be given at Ode
Fellows Hall next Wednesday evening by
the pupils of Central Hall graded school
The program will consist of dialogues, tab
leaux, music, and laughable farces. small
admission fee will be charged, the proceeds tt
be applied for the benefit Of the schools.
There was fair and festival at hall il
Union Street last Saturday night. A row wa
started the lights put out, and "a regula
Denny Brook Fair time followed. Yesterday
some six or eight of our colored population
were before Justice P. B. Mikesell to answe
the charge of rioting and disorderly conduct
Mrs. Mollie E. Wilhide, of this city, hal
seven pullets that laid 227 eggs between thu
2lst of February and April Sth, and three o
the eggs each measured 6lxS inches. The
outlets are of the Brown Leghorn and Domi
MICA varieties. Mrs. Wilhide daug liter JUL
presented the ADVOCATE with about a dozel
of the eggs on Thursday.
While the council are considering ways AM
means for the general benefit of the town, lie
them not forget to enforce the ordinance II
regard to cleaning up streets, alleys ant
private premises Ash piles, defunct tinwar
and other eyesores and distractions should b
removed. Let there be a general cleaning up
A little lime sprinkled about would be bene
fetal also.
The Biiou Theatre Company played at Ode
Fellows Hall, this city, on Friday and Sat
urday night last. The audiences were slim
on both occasions, partly owing to the disa
greeable weather and partly because man
persons do not attend entertainments durin
Lent The Danites was played on Frida
night, and Uncle Josh Whitcomb on Saturda
night The performances we're very far abov
the average given by travelling companies.
A prize fight, on the outskirts of Westmin
ster, was one of the diversions of last Sun
day. The contestants stripped to the waist
and had regular go-as-you please hight
sometimes a stand up fight and sometimes
tussle on the ground. Their backs got pun
ished by the rocks on the ground as much a
their countenances did. Some twenty o
twenty-five men and boys witnessed the fight
The contestants shook hands at meeting an
and parting. No arrests, except that OF on
of the witnesses.
The last contest in the billiard Tournament
came off on last Saturday night. The gam
was between G.. w. Frizell aud G. Il. Miller
and neither contestant played well. Mile
won by rs to 66, and was presented with tn
gold medal, noticed in the last issue of tn
ADVOCATE, by Mr.. Clarence Seabrook. tn
proprietor of the billiard room. j. A. Mitcl
ell was presented with leather media
While Mitchell played well in some OF tn
contests, he did not win game. The med'
was lettered as follows amateur Billiard:
Championship of Westminster; Omega; Pre-
scented to j. A. MITCHELL Mitchell, althoug
open to challenge, will likely keep his priztt
Miller will have to win in number of ehal
lenge games before he can rest secure in tn
possession of his handsome medal.
The Mayor and Common Council of Yves
minister met on Monday night last. COZ
tract for lighting the streets for one mont
with the Gas Company, made by one of tn
Councilman, was ratified, and it was decide
to put up D number of new street lamps. tn
most of which will be on Green, Church, job
and Union streets. 1t was also decided I
issue, under the recent act for funding tn
debt of the city, $2500in bonds, of 500 eacl
and to offer the same at public sale. III
bonds will bear five per cent. interest, an
will be exempt from municipal and count
taxation. They are TO be redeemed in fis
years, $500 year. Although the city debt
more than 81, 500, and the law authorizes tt
city to Issue bonds to the extent of 50, 900,
is expected that, with an additional levy
five cents on the 500, the balance of the del
can be paid the present year, out of the funt
of the city, the streets lighted, &C., &C.