The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-02-27
LOCAL AFFAIRS
LOCAL BREvITIES.

Lent begins on March 10th, and Easter
falls on April 25th.
The banks and schools were closed on the
22d and flag floated from the Court House.
An election for president and six direc-
tors of the Westminster Gas Light Company
will be held on Tuesday next.
Mr.. JOS B. Boyle has been confirmed By
the Senate, and will take charge of the West
minister post Office next week.
Two comets were discovered in December.
One will reach its perihelion on the 10Th OF
March, the other on the 3D. OF May.
Tomorrow is the last day of February, and
the weatherwise will note the incoming OF
March in order to foretell its outgoing.
Don't fail to attend the Westminster Band
Concert at Odd Fellows Hall next Monday
night, if you would enjoy musical treat.
Senator 7. Herbert Shriver, of Carroll, has
been appointed by Governor Lloyd Brigadler-
General and Commissary General in the Ma
ryland militia.
The Friday Assembly had its first meet
ing at the Rink last Friday night. About
seventy persons were present. 1t will meet
regularly on Friday evenings.
Bishop Paret will visit Ascension Church,
this city, on April 21st, and will administer
the rite of confirmation to such candidates as
will be presented by the Rector.
The wind bore down on this section on
Thursday night with considerable force, and
continued Yesterday. A tree was blown down
in this city and the telephone lines were
twisted.
Mr.. VIM. Stevenson has gone to Chambers
burg. Pa, where he has taken his old place
in the shops of the Taylor Manufacturing
COMPANY. Mr.. Vernon Reese has succeeded
him as manager of the Skating Rink. The
Rink will be open on Monday, Wednesday
and Saturday afternoons and nights.
C.P. Smith, of Canada, graduate of the
same institution with DIR. r. P. Stevens, has
located in Westminster. He brought with
him two fine stallions-one Clydesdale and
the other an English cart horse, both thorough,
bred They weigh about 1000 pounds, and
are said by horsemen to have fine points
There was a large attendance at the Rink
on Monday night-larger than ever before
this winter. A carnival was announced, and
some eighteen or twenty maskers, in fantastic
costumes, were on the floor. After masks
were removed the floor was thronged with
skaters, while the Westminster Band rendered
lively airs.
Rev. Archibald T. Cralle died in Baltimore
on Thursday of last week, aged Al years. A
wear or two ago Mr.. Cralle was connected
with the Westminster Theological Seminary,
and left the institution on account of failing
health. He was native of Northumberland
county, Virginia, and was educated at Lynch
burg college.
Mr.. f. J. Lawyer, of this city, yesterday
shipped 20 head of fat cattle to New DIRK.
The cattle will average 1850 pounds, and Mr..
LAWYER thinks New York is a better market
than Baltimore In the former place there is
great competition among buyers, while there
seems to be unity of action among dealers
in Baltimore.
Edward Shaeffer, of Frizzellburg, on the
18th instant, with his steam threshing machine,
tbreshed $50 bushels of wheat for David
Witter, of Wakefield Valley. Some of the
grain had to be carried some distance to the
machine. causing some delay. The thresher
really turned out over 100 bushels per hour
when running.
The conference season is near at hand.
The Baltimore Methodist Episcopal Confer
ence meets at Metropolitan Church, Washing
ton. d. c., March 4th; Baltimore Conference
NJ. e. Church South, at Staunton, Va, March
10th; MARYLAND Annual Conference of NJ. +.
Church, at Broadway Church, Baltimore, on
April 7th; Baltimore Conference of the Afrl-
can NJ Z. Church, at Annapolis, on April %.
Prof. A. j. DeVoe, the weather meteorolo-
gist. saws: "March will enter remarkable
warm and foggy, and remain so until the sd.
On that day severe storm will form back OF
the Rocky Mountains, simultaneously with
another one in the Gulf of Mexico. These
two storms will concentrate their energies
over the State of Virginia about the 9Th, caus-
ing floods in the Southern States, heavy SHOWS
in Washington and very cold wave on the
9th, which will last several days"
U;II;eoa Of Humharland Md
and graduate of Western Maryland College,
this city, has received full appointment as
Railway Postal Clerk on the Pennsylvania
railroad between Cumberland and Hunting
don, Pa. The appointees for offices of this
character are usually required to undergo six
examinations, but Mr.. Wilson received his
appointment upon FIVE, in four of which he
was credited with one hundred per cent.
This certainly reflects great credit upon the
young man, and he is, we venture to say, one
of the few who made such bright record.
In the billiard tournament at the City Hotel
billiard room on last Friday night g. ID. Gist
and John Driscoll were the contestants.
Gist winning the game by score of %
In G6. Gist's average was Il and Driscoll s
1929. On Monday night b. Mills and Dns.
coll PLAYED very exciting game, Driscoll
winning by only one point Each played a
fine game. and it was doubtful as to the re-
suit until the last point was made. The av-
erage of each was LOS. On Wednesday night
Mills easily defeated j. A. Mitchell, score 20
to 49, Mills average was .925, Mitchell
.469.
Mr.. j. Milton Reifsnider has purchased the
Furlong property, on Main street, this city,
midway between Court and Church streets,
for $500 cash. The lot has a frontage OF 81
feet. and has dwelling and tailor shop on 1t.
The latter is occupied by Mr.. Chas IL. Hen
neman. tailor, who has held forth there for
the past thirty-six years. Mr.. Hennemar
began the tailoring business in the dwelling
in lS48 1t then stood where Capt. T. ID.
Irwin's dwelling now is. AT that time there
was no one living between Court and Church
streets that now lives in that locality except
Mrs. Shellman.
w. T. Howe, special agent of the Nortf
British and Mercantile Fire Insurance Com
pany-Jas. E. Smith local agent-came here
on Monday to adjust the loss on furniture o.
Mrs. Elizabeth Green by the FIRE at the Car
roll House, this city, on the Wednesday pre-
v;ous. e. o. Grimes and VIM. B. Thomas
renresented Mrs. Green, and Mr.. Howe aeted
with great promptness and fairness. Mrs
Green's insurance amounted to 81, $50, bu
part of the insured property was in the stables
and not destroyed. After ascertaininIg the
amount of furniture destroyed and viewing
that damaged, Mr.. Howe agreed to allow Mrs
Green to Keep the furniture saved and gave
her a draft on New York for 81 1850. The
settlement was not only prompt, but the
Company acted with ample liberality.