The Democratic advocate., 1888-01-14
AFFAIRS
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

1888.
Joseph Lippy, proprietor Of the hotel at
Mexico, this county, died on TUESDAY norn
ing in his 65th year.
Mr.. and Mrs Orlando Reese, of this city,
will celebrate their fifth anniversary on
Thursday evening next.
Wilbur Buckingham, an employe in the
AnvocArE Office, has a United States silver
dollar that was coined in l198.
AT the Hotel Albion, this city, at 5.30
O'Clock on Thursday morning the thermeme-
ter registered degrees above zero.
Mrs. Scott. Siddons, the talented and hand
some reeitar and elocutionist, will appear at
odd Fellows Hall next Thursday night.
Lewis Shaeffer, of Cranberry Valley, killed
twelve hogs which weighed 2I9, 2Il, 2Io,
$50, 252, 247, 247, 283, 263, 2S5, 4O2, l45.
On Sunday night the residence of Mr.. N;
l. Gorsuch, this city, was entered and robbed
of two jars of peaches and two dozen eggs.
From Joseph H. Krichton. agent, we have
received several handsome lithograph caen-
dars issued by the Chicago and Alton Rail
road.
s. Joshua Zepp, near this city, shipped
from Spring Mills station 5,3l0 gallons OF
milk in 1887, from eight cows Who can
beat it?
Gussy. the ten-year old son of Abraham s.
t.sister. near this city, who was accidentally
shot in the right arm on the lst instant, IS
areOving.
ON Tuesday evening next Mr. and Mrs Z.
il. Reaser will be at home to their friends
from tic 10. The occasion being their tenth
anniversary.
A number of our citizens visited Baltimore
this week toIl,sar the great tragedians, b9ot9
and Barrett, in their rendition OF seVerai Oh
.Shakespeare's plays.
Sixteen new buildings were erected or
sft.sbed in Westminster during the past year.
Resides these there was much repairing,
painting and general fixing up.
Truckers and others who intend to sell
vegetables. &C.. at the market house during
the spring and summer should prepare Their
hot beds and select seeds at once. Early
vegetables always pay the best
Col. Levi Rinker, who died at his residence
rnear Woodstock, Va, on Saturday last, was
n relative of Mr.. James f. Rinker, OF this
city. He was 10 years old, bachelor, and
ihaA accumulated large fortune.
Owing TO the bad weather, the new church
lin MiddetSgn was not dedicated as annonnc
ed on the first Sabbath of the new year. The
committee has now hxed upon oaDoath'
January D. us the day of dedication.
The report of the Montgomery Mutual Fire
Insurance OOnpdhy oho"S tOeSSS -
during 1887 amounting to $685. ,S3l.l3. Mr..
Thomas f. Shepherd of Unioptown, this
county, has been reelected as director
Snow began falling about II a. m, on
Monday and continued until p. M, followed
by heavy mist. More snow fell later IN the
sight. A few sleighs were out but the tenn
oerature moderated so on Tuesday that 1t
soon melted.
Mr.. Huff is building two story frame
dwelling on Pennsylvania avenue: Joshua
Ditman will erect. . dwelling on the lot ad;
Joining. Jesse Haines is preparing to build
on the lot he recently purchased of Ooi'
Longwell, on Centre street.
We are glad to learn that determination
exists on the part OF number oil our eitlzens
10 make the newly organized market enter
nr;se of this city success. There is no
reason why it should not be patronized by
every family in Westminster
That inimitable artist, Jack Frost, decorated
the windows, on Thursday morning last, with
the richest and most delicate lace work, and
the semblance of the most lnxuriant tropical
foliage. These specimens Of his handiwors
were most beautiful to look upon.
The last sermon by Rev. DIR. Lanahan, as
,yesiding elder of this district, was delivered
ia Centenary NJ. E. Church, this city, on
Sunday evening last, in the presence OF
large audience. lteYS. cooper, ileiu an"
Settlemyer assisted in the services.
Miss Julia Grafton Kurtz, of Baltimore, and
Mr.. Harry Fulton, of Flagstaff, Arizona, are
10 he married in the kirst English Lutheran
Church. Baltimore. on Thursday evening OF
next week. Miss Kurtz is well known in this
city, where she has visited frequently.
The Oil City Derrick publishes the follow
ing:
Lean till the last armed male expires;
lear for your husbands and for siresi
Leap for a chance to build the fires:
Fair ones throughout the landi
On Friday night of last week the Quarter
lv Conference of Centenary NJ. e: Church,
tbis city. was held, at which time Charles Z.
Gorsuch was elected as delegate to the Lay
Electoral Conference which meets in Balti-
more on March 8, and George Il. Gehr as re-
serve delegate.
The s.Westminster Socials'' viii give hop
at odd Fellows Hall on Wednesday evening
of next week Committee of arrangements
r. #. Shaefer, F. Little, J. Shaetferi re-
freshment comiaittee--J. Breighner, Js Zeat-
graf l.. Long; floor manasers-Mck. Iaihelm
and ID. +. Snyder.
Cards are out announcing the marriage Of
Mr.. Charles Harley Wayne and Miss Mary {.
Smith. at Elgin, Illinois. on the 18th instant
The bride is a sister OF Rev. j. B. smith, who
a number of years, and has many yarn
friends in this community
The following Number of stamps and postal
cards were sold at the postOtbce in this city
during the quarter ending December Slst,
1887: Stamps. 1926 at ] cent; SS .06a at 2
cents; 96 at cents: 2S9 ut cents; 1886 at 10
cents: at 80 cents: 4S speeinl delivery
stamps and II, 532 postal cards
On Saturday evening. the 3lst uliimo, Mr.
Alfred Barnes, of fthis district, was in the loft
of his barn, and making a misstep through an
soerture in the floor. fell forward, catch
ING against the edge of plank upon his left
side, breaking one rib. The accident cenhn-
ed him to his house for more than week.
DR.. Herring rendered the necessary relief.
Rebecca Warmer, wife of Mr. Wm. Warner,
,amil;arly known as Uncle Billy, the blind
,Dan. died at her residence in this city, on
SUNDAY last. in her I'D year. She had been
an Invalid FOR six years. not being able to
walk, and fof ovss one year had been con-
fined to her bed. Her funeral took place on
Tuesday morning Of Meadow Hrapeh German
Baptist Church.
Edward Lynch killed on Tuesday seven
hogs. IA months old, weighing 4s6, 42S, 425
4l6 405. 3s3 and 379. Total 2,920-average
All. A guess box was gotten up while the
hogs were being killed, each guess being &C.
eompanied by 10 cents. The contents OF the
box. 81. 60. xere won by David lippy, his
guess being 2, $3.50 pounds. Mr.. Lynch bought
the hogs when they were three months old
from James d. Slade, Of near Smallwood.
1t has been stated that Gen. John Pulford,
sfDetroit, was tue osly man who ever surviv-
ed after being hit with solid cannon shot
Capt. Charles n. Kuhn, of this city, a
member of the Sixth Maryland Regiment,
was struck by solid cannon ball at the bat
tIa ~ Cedar Creek. Va. on October 10, 1864,
in The i,ip aud the pelvis crushed. He was
on staff duty and she ball struck him with so
much force es to carry hin of bis horse at least
eaaas- c.st-- 4 th;s tir,e Cant Kuhn Is In