The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-01-30
SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 1886.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Local Brevities.


F. A. Grolock & Co., have commenced the
furniture business, on Main street, this city,
opposite the Montour House.
Gen. John W. Watkins, formerly Adjutant-
General of Maryland, is quite ill at his resi-
dence, near Watersville, this County.
Joseph Christ died at the Aims House on
the I'D inst, aged about so years. He came
to the institution from the neighborhood of
Hampstead.
On Tuesday last Frances L. Frock, trustee
of John A. Frock, sold farm of 563 acres,
near Taneytown. to Samuel A. Flickinger,
for So, 900.75
Representative f. T. Shaw presented on
Thursday a petition from sundry citizens of
Taneytown, this county, praying the repeal of
the Silver Coinage act.
Mr. Thomas, young lawyer of st. Mary's
county, was in Westminster yesterday. Mr..
Thomas is looking about for good location
to pursue his profession.
Monday last was disagreeble day. pc
culiar day. Men and horses, exposed to the
atmosphere, were covered with thick rime
as though they had been in snow storm.
Mr.. George r. Lynch. of Baltimore, came
ND to Westminster on Thursday night to at
tend a meeting of Door-to- Virtue Lodge.
The lodge received two members on the &C.
casion.
A cold wave from the northwest reached
this section last Saturday, and the weather
was cold until Monday night, when it began
to moderate. On Sunday about three inches
of snow fell
We received three accounts of the Devil
bliss Bixler wedding at New Windsor, on
Tuesday. Two are inserted, and the thi I'd
had to be declined. We are obliged to our
friends for their kindness.
In our legislative notes last week it was
stated that bill had been introduced to legal
ize a bequest of Mrs. Rachel Hoff to Grace
Lutheran Church, this city. 1t is bequest
of Mrs. Rachel Hoppe.
The ladies of the Methodist Protestant
Church, in Westminster, will hold fair and
supper beginning Thursday evening, the 18th
of February. The proceeds are to be devoted
to Church improvement.
1t is stated that the directors of the IL. j.,
H. and G. r. r. Co. have offered to build
the road to Fairfield, Adams Co., if the people
in that section will subscribe $500 furnish
5000 good cross ties and the right of way for
the road.
Mr.. William A. Abbott. at Hampstead, is a
local representative of w. o. Ligget Co..
property agents, Baltimore. Ligget Il Co:
lend money on mortgage, and sell farms and
other property Mr.. Ligget was formerly
merchant in this city.
Steward Roller, at the Aims House, on
Wednesday last killed II spring pigs, which
averaged 2775 pounds. They weighed 285,
275, 292, 2S5, 301, 243, 276, 292, 291, 256,
253 and 2S3. He killed beef also, that
weighed AGO pounds.
On Thursday last Mr.. Isaiah Nusbaum,
MORTGAGE, sold at public sale the farm owned
by Jacob L. NALL, contain ng 1856 acres, more
or less, situated on the Buffalo road, near the
village of Newport Mr.. Nusba um purchased
the farm himself at $66 per acre.
John E. Denison, who is known in this city
and county, was recently sentenced to pay
fine of 500 and undergo fourteen months
Imprisonment at labor, by the court at Ian
caster, Pa Denison pleaded guilty to con-
spiracy, and had been in Jail over year.
On Tuesday Charles o. Buckingham, an
employe in the furniture establishment OF D.
Geiselman Son, this city, cut his left hand
between the second and third fingers by strik-
ing it against chisel. The wound is very
painful, the chisel passing nearly through the
hand.
Tomorrow is the last day of January. Two
months of winter has gone, another month
and then spring-the beautiful Spring that
poets sing about. Poems on spring, how
ever are not solicited. On Tuesday next the
Ground Hog will peer out to make his calcu-
lations as to the kind of weather for the fol-
lowing six weeks.
At the great charity ball held in Baltimor
ON Monday night, briefly noticed under tn e
head of MARYLAND Affairs, Miss Lena Frizell,
of this city, and Mrs. Frank Brown were
present Miss Frizell wore light blue silk,
with square neck, and NJ RS. Brown was dressed
in a gray duchess satin, embroidered in clare
de une She wore magni fcent diamond ear
rings and necklace. The front of the bodice
was studded with diamonds.
The Rock Band Concert Company, of Lon
don, England, will give an entertainment AZ
Odd Fellows Hall, this city, next Thursday
evening, under the auspices of the committee
that presented Sau -AhBrah and Stuart
Rogers. The enterta inments given by the
Rock Band Company are unexcelled. The
Company, beside the Rock Harmonicon, in,
troduce a number of rare instruments, ana
are vocalists of high order.
Mr.. N. H. I. Baumga rtner, of tits city,
left here on Thursday TOR st. Louis, Missouri,
to attend the wedding of his brother, Mr.. j.
j. Baumgartner, which takes place next Tues
day. DR.. L. d. Wells and family, OF West
minister, will leave for San Antonia, FLORIDA,
next week. where the Doc tor will engage in
business. Mrs. Catharine Winters, OF Wash.
ington, d. c., and Mrs. Robert Deyr1es, OF
Wheeling, w. Va, spent few days in West
minister last and this week, the guests OF MIS-;
DIR. Geo. S. Fouke. Mr.. A. ii. Wentz and
bride returned home on Wednesday.
Alta meeting of the Board of Trustees on
"Wednesday, Rev. j. L. Ward rendered his
resignation as President of Western Maryland
10 OF vi limo at the close
,of the collegiate year. Rev. b. +. Benson,
the Vice President, also rendered his resigna-
tion, to take effect on May LIST. Mr.. Benson
will take an appointment in the Maryland
Annual Conference at its session IN April.
Rev. Thomas III. Lewis, Principal OF the
Westminster Theological Seminary, has been
chosen to succeed DIR. Ward, and DIR. Ward
will become Principal of the Seminary.
On Tuesday afternoon, Masters Paul Reese
and Jimmy Bond, aged respectively eight and
nine years, gave parlor entertainment TOR
the benefit of the poor OF Baltimore. Inc
programme consisted of an exhibition with
toy theatre, and the price of admission was
two cents. They realized $l.05 which they
sent TO the Marshal of Police, Baltimore, with
the following letter: Westminster, Jan. 18th,
1886. Please give this to the poor. We made
it with our little theatre at z cents ticket
Please not to let any one buy any whlskey
with 1t. Tour little rrlehus aui i'ees0 'A
Jimmy Bond.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad company
have purchased more land at Mt Airy. From
Mr.. Robert Sellman, Jr., they have bought
about III acres at S125 per acre, and from
MIR. Henry p. Nusbaum tract of between
n and ~ acres for the sum OF S3,2Oi.z 70.
That the railroad company propose making
improvements at Mt. Any is evidenced by
these purchases, and we shall soon expect to
see the little village increase to town o.! OF
considerable proportions. Sykesyille will
have to pull up, or become of secondary i'm
portance to MI Airy. We have heard ru-
mors of what the 3. & o. propose to do at
Mt. Airy, but will not print them, prefering to
wait for definite information.
The Pennsylvania Annual Conference of
the United Brethren Church will assemble in
Harrisburg, Pa, February. "a Ihs confer
ence embraces in its territory the southern
tier of COMMITTEES in the State of Pennsylvania,