The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-02-13
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

pointed constable for Westminster district.
The Carroll County Teachers Association
met at Central Hall Schoolhouse yesterday
Friday.
We have received handsome office calen-
dar from W. S. Myer & Bro, the enterprising
millers of this city.
The Shreeve property, corner Main and
Centre Streets is being repaired, and its APP
pearance improved.
David Hoke, living near Hanover, Pa,
killed a Chester White hog last week, that
weighed COZ pounds.
Mr.. C. R. Miller is assisting Mr.. Parke in
the Register of Wills office, and will probably
be appointed Deputy Register.
Mr. Sam'l Cover has been reappointed State
Cattle Weigher by Gov. Lloyd. His name
was sent into the Senate on Thursday.
The annual election for president and di-
1rectors of the Westminster Gas Light Com
pany will be held on Tuesday, March End.
Mr.. Joseph B. Boyle, druggist, was on
Tuesday nominated to the Senate by Presi-
dent Cleveland to be postmaster at Westmin-
ster.
The Farmers and Mechanics National
Bank, of this city, has declared semi annual
dividend of two and half per cent. clear of
taxes
ne baltimore rlTe 1HSurdHCe SOul-
pany will hold an election at their office, in
Baltimore, on Monday, March LIST, for thirteen
directors.
The Mechanicstown Clarion in its last issue
publishes very interesting history of Grace
ham. 1t is by Mr.. John W. Jordan, and
shows much careful research.
Tomorrow will be St. Valentines Day,
though it is probable that many are already
aware that the day is near at hand, from the
comic valentines they have received.
A telephone line has been run from the
telegraph office here to the coal chute, at
Cranberry. The line does not belong to the
Westminster exchange, but is a separate line
put up by the railroad company.
A large amount of valuable real estate is
advertised in the ADVOCATE, and u number of
sales of personal property are announced.
Several houses in this city are advertised for
rent. Read the advertisements.
Blind Tom, the negro musical prodigy, re-
nowned throughout the world as the greatest
natural pianist living, will appear at Odd
Fellows Hall next Thursday evening, for the
benefit of the Westminster Fire Department.
The Hanover Spectator says many Mary
landers, in order to escape the 81. so marriage
license fee in this State, go over to Pennsyl-
vana to get married, where the fee is but
fifty cents Persons who do this are liable to
fine and their marriage is not held to be
legal in this state.
Mr.. George Byers, of Mt Pleasant, while
visiting his mother-iu law, Mrs. Elizabeth
Roller, near Hanover, Pa, last Monday, was
kicked in the left side by his horse, while
feeding the animal. His injury was painful,
hut not serious, and he was able to return
home Oh Tuesday.
The Skating Rink has been reopened under
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Rink will be open on Monday, Wednesday
and Saturday nights and Saturday afternoons.
Music will be furnished by brass band and
orchestra. Under the present management
the Rink is becoming popular again for ladies'.
Samuel Francis, a laberer at the stone
auarries of the Western Maryland Railroad,
near this city, met with an accident Sednes-
day evening. blast, which Francis had
prepared, failed to explode, but while exam
lining it the explosion occurred, and his right
hand was shattered and mangled in terrible
manner.
Florence NJ. Mailer, aged sixteen years,
was on Wednesday committed to the House
of the Good Shepherd, Baltimore, by Justice
G. W. Crapster, on the complaint of Mary A:
Hooker, her grandmother, and Anna Bell
Hooker, her aunt. Deputy Sheriff Zeiber
took her to the institution on Thursday, where
she will remain until she is eighteen.
The ladies of Grace Lutheran Church pieeed
an album crazy quilt, and realized SllO.
One hundred dollars of this SUN was contrib
uted toward the debt on the church, leaving
the amount still unpaid about 500. On Tues
day night they assembled at the parsonage
and presented the quilt to Rev. DIR. kuhns
land wife The presentation speech was made
Gby Mr. John j. Reese, and responded to by
lDr. Kuhns
The secretary Of society that maintains
reading room, wrote 70 the ADVOCATE few
days ago: ''We have been receiving your
ndper for some time and have failed to thank
Won COR it. 1t is so full of news and is quite a
Valuable addition to our supply of reading
matter. We all enjoy reading it. 1t is so
snicy. too, and 7. o Republican, am as fond
of Il as the most FsRk Democrat. Itcontalns
all the news.
Col. s. K. Herr, of the dFR of Herr Bros,
this eity. carriage builders, was married
quietly on Wednesday morning &c Mrs. Emily
Buckingham, at the residence of her father,
Nathan /. Gorsuci. Esq. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. Z. Z. Shipley, OF Balti,
more, assisted by ReFs. Geo. W: Heyde and
C. A. Reid, of Westminster The BRIDE and
groom left on the 1.30 p. IA. train Tor oridai
trip, accompanied by the best wishes OF their
many friends.
The weather this week has been quite mild.
The melting snow, together With the ram, has
caused the streams of Carroll to rise quite
high. though none, SO far as we have beard,
have oyerAowed their banks. On Friday
NIGHT of last week there was a snow furry for
few minutes, the fakes falling thick and
fast. and there we're several snow hurries on
Saturday, between 4 and Sp. m. A cold wave
may now be looked for. Sleighing was con
tin1ous from January 9th until February 18th,
period of about five weeks.
Prof. Daily. an accomplished penman,
opened school of penmanship in this city, the
first session of which closed last week. be
offered prize 10 the pupil making the most
improvement, and the prize was awarded last
Saturday by committee consisting OF Dr, M.
L. Bot, B. F. Grouse and j. B. Boyle. The
prize was steel engraving OF the r, LORD
PRAYER, and was awarded TO jamie Thomas,
daughter of Mr. VIM. b. Thomas, who was
perhaps the youngest in the class of about
forty-five.
On Thursday night of last week hire oc-
scurred in a pantry at the residence OF MI;
Frank Brown, in Baltimore. The famlly naa
scarcely retired when smoke was detected.
Mr.. Brown Jumped out of bed and rushed
down stairs. He saw light in the pantry,
asad went in and in a short time extingusheo
tAe fire. In the meantime Mrs. Brown came
O0Hh StdirS, dtfu Ihe SthohS DSi"5 Se'..-o -
falling to get door opeu, in her excitement
she rushed to a window and broke pane,
and in doing so cut her hand severely with the
glass.
A correspondent at Franklin Grove, llls,,
under date of February 9th, gives us some
idea of the cold weather experienced there
recently When he wrote snow lay eighteen
inches deep, and drifted in places. The wind
had been blowing from the west, north and
northwest February LIST the mercury stood
II below zero at sunrise and above at sun
set; 25 below at sunrise on the 2nd and 10
below at sunset; q below at sunrise on the
3rd and below at sunset; 81 below at sunrise
on the 4th and below at sunset; 10 below at
sunrise on the 9th and u above at sunset.
The weather was then moderating.