The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-12-18
Miss Kennedy, of Charlestown, W. Va, is

visiting Miss Lena Frizell.
Messrs F. Il. Orendorff and W. L. Sea
brook have been confined to their houses by
sickness this week.
W. S. Myer & Bro, proprietors of the
Westminster FIGURING Mills, ship about l ,OOC
barrels per week, besides local sales.
Part of the apparatus for the gymnasium Al
Western Maryland College has been received
The gymnasium will be ready for use aftei
the holidays.
Dr. Charles E. Moorhead, highly respect.
ed citizen and physician of Sykesville, died
there on Thursday morning. He had been Ill
for some time.
A donation party visited Father Gloyd on
Thursday night and left abundant evidence Of
their esteem and appreciation OF his services
among his Pensioners.
The drug firm of L. Fl. Deilman Il Co., at
New Windsor will dissolve on January LIST,
next. DR.. john A. Burlington will retire
and Mr.. Dielman will continue the business.
Jacob Jacobs, aged "a years, died at the
Aims House, near this city, last Sunday.
He came to the institution nearly two years
ago from Manchester district. He was
native of East Berlin, in York county, ia.
The Waynesboro. Pa, Gazette says that
party of four gentlemen from Westminster
canyassed the mountains east of Fayetteville
last week and returned Saturday with eight
wild turkeys, several dozen pheasants and
rabbits ad intfnitum.
Harper's Weekly for December II was an
exquisite issue, containing an eight page
supplement of handsome illustrations. Pro-
cessioning Pardee' Land, by c. E. Craddock,
is finely illustrated by four drawings by Fred
eric Dielman.
In the Court of Appeals, on Wednesday,
No. 70. Presbyterian Church of Hagerstown
VS.. Hoopess Artificial Stone, Cement and
Paint Company, and No. IA, Shipley and
Wampler, extrs, VS.. Shilling, were continued
by agreement of counsel.
On Saturday last, December 18th, Mr..
Patrick Daugherty, who was in all probabili-
ty the oldest male citizen of Adams county,
died at BUuneauville, aged about o3 years..
His remains were inferred at Conowago
Chapel Cemetery on Monday.
Prof Chas T. Wright, formerly of Western
Maryland College, now OF Union High
School, Coeraine, Pa, will give an elocu'
tionary entertainment at Central M. Z.
Church, Libertytown, Frederick county, on
Monday night, December 9th. Prof Wright
is an elocutionist of much talent.
Mr.. John Marsh, of this city, received a
telephone message on Thursday, announcing
the death that day of his granddaughter,
Flora, aged between five and SIX years,
daughter of David N. and Henrietta Nc
Cauley, of Woodberry, Baltimore county.
Her remains will be inferred here to-day.
Removed cases to the Circuit Court here
have benefited the Westminster hotels great
". For about FIVE weeks all of them have
had about all the guests they could aceomo-
date. Twenty odd witnesses from Baltimore
City, Howard and Anne Arundel counties
were registered at the City Hotel on Thurs
day.
The County Commissioners of Carroll coun-
ty are digging a new channel for the creek at
Double Pipe Creek. The water is badly
damaging the pier of the bridge on the Car
roll county side, and they hope to prevent
further damage by turning the water into a
channel near the middle of the bridge. Mr..
Lewis Cash is experimenting the work.
The Grand Master of Masons in Mary
land, Gen. Thos. ]. Shryock, paid Door to
Virtue Lodge, No. 46, an official visit, on
Thursday evening last. The Grand Master
was received with the usual honors and COM
plimented the lodge highly on its proficiency
in the work under the able management of
Worshipful Master James A. Diffenbaugh.
heIO oGLNCuy anu AheCiOoSiu5
speeches were made by members and visiting
brethren, and very enjoyable evening was
spent.
There was a musical recital at Western
Maryland College last Friday afternoon, that
was of very high order. Prof. I. F. Rine-
hart played several selections, and Mrs. A. j..
Carnes, teacher of vocal music, sang "Darl-
ing,' by Willard, with great excellence. The
balance of the program was-"The Arr"
and the Song" by Miss S. N; abbott; lie
Crepuscle," by Miss I. b. Pillsbury;, LA
Walt Ty Miss j. F. Wilson, primo, and
Pros. T. F. Rinehart, secundo. Saturday
vas the anniversary of the birth of President
T. H. Lewis, and the students presented him
with an Office clock, the presentation being
made by H. H. Slifer. The presentation was
a complete surprise to DIR. Lewis. He mad8
q speech returning thanks, and review
his efforts in behalf Of the students and coli
lege, and stating that he had on that day
opened an account in bank and deposited
there s., 900 for the institution, it being the
first money ever deposited to its credit.
After this all repaired to the Chapel where
there was music by Prof Rinehart and Miss
j. F. Wilson.