The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-09-25


Cider has been retailed here, this week, at
from six to eight cents per gallon.
Edward 0ursler of Manchester, lost val
liable horse last Tuesday from lung fever.
Ex.Sherif Geo. A. Shower has erected
nice little barn on his premises in Manchester.
Mr.. B. G. Blanchard is about to build a
new house ON Bond street, opposite Belle
Grove Square.
Mr.. William H. Bixler, formerly of this
city, but late of Baltimore, has removed his
shoe mandatory to Hagerstown.
Mrs. G. W. Crapter is visiting her brother,
DR.. I. w. Simpson, at Liberty, Frederick
county, Md.
Mr.. o. Prescott Fouke, of Washington. is
spending his fifteen days vacation from the
Government Printing Office with his parents
in this city.
Henry Munshower, of Libertytown, has
been awarded the contract, at S2lS per an
nun, for carrying the mail between Union
Bridge and Unionville.
Henry F. Warner has sold his farm, on the
road leading from York road to the Black
Rock road, in Manchester district containing
sc acres to VIM. Kerchner of York county,
Pa, for S2400.
At tournament of the Towson Guards,
held near Towsontown last Wednesday, Miss
Nettie Wheeler, daughter of the late +. L.
Wheeler, of Westminster, was crowned second
maid of honor.
Mr.. j. G. Stitcher, who was injured at the
Taylor Works, Chambersburg, Pa, so me
weeks ago, fell upon the boardwalk near the
works few days ago and verely hurt the
knee which was wounded on the first occasion.
Mr.. George P Baseman, of Freedom, last
week added another victory to his long list of
tournament successes, taking second prize at
Jacksonville, Baltimore county. He crown
ed Miss Dora Richards, of Hampstead, first
maid of honor.
England & Bryan are erecting at their ex-
tensive tannery, near this city, smoke stack,
built of brick, which, when finished, will be
1l8 feet high, II feet square at the base, and
feet at the top. The fuel used is the refuse
tan from the yard.
There is to be bicycle tournament at Ar
| lington Driving Park, Baltimore county, next
Thursday. 1t is expected that $50 bicyclists
will take part in the parade. The Cycling
Ramblers of Westminster have been invited.
Several of them have entered for the races.
Miss Lucy D. Baldwin, who was to have
taken the kindergarten and school formerly
conducted by Misses Beckwith and Fulton,
| has decided not to come, and the school Will
not be opened on the first Monday in October,
as heretofore stated, unless some one else
takes it.
Edward Young and John Keefavour gave
bail before Justice G. W. Crapster on We'd
nesday, for their appearance before the grand
jury to answer the charge of maliciously TAX
ing off and carrying away the wheels of a
wagon belonging to John W. Weller, near
Keysville, on August 14th.
On Tuesday night Miss Della Lockard,
daughter of Mr. William Ii. Lockard, near
| Carrolton, met with severe accident In
helping to handle kettle of hot apple butter,
she accidentally fell through door eight feet
to the cellar below, the kettle falling at the
same time, and her arms were severely scalded.
The new safe, built by L. H. Miller, of
Baltimore, for the Union National Bank, was
received on Thursday and was placed in posi-
ton yesterday. The safe weighs 10000
pounds and Mr.. Miller sent four men to aid
in getting it in position. The vault OF this
bank and the vault of the First National will
be two of the very best and strongest vaults IN
the state.
Charles Wilson, aged % years, has been
brought to jail here from Baltimore. He was
arrested in that city few days ago for breaking
into store there He was also charged with
breaking into the store of Octavius Devries
at Henryton, this county, on September IL,
and taking therefrom clothing, tobacco, rail-
road tickets, etc., to the value of $3.50.
When arrested the prisoner had on two pairs
of pants, one pair being similar to those tes-
tilted to by Mr.. Devries as being kept in his
stock. He had also piece of very thick to-
bacco similar to that stolen from Mr.. De-
vries. The prisoner admitted that he left his
home near Henryton, to come to Baltimore on
the night of the robbery. Several Harrison
street merchants testified that goods seeming
to tally with the prisoners extra pants and
the other goods said to have been stolen were
offered them for purchase, but they could not
in the latter case he was held for the action of
the Carroll county authorities. VIM. Reace,
another man connected with the robbery, has
also been brought to jail here.
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