The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-02-11
LOCAL AFFAIRS
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

LOCAL BREvITIEs.
At McSherrystown, Pa, $4,000 cigars are
manufactured daily.
The postmaster at Roller has been authori-
zed to employ mail carrier.
A partial eclipse of the Sun, invisible IN
this country, will occur to day.
The receipts of the festival held at the NJ
p Church last week were sos.
The February term Of the Circnit Court
will commence on Monday next.
Thanks to our Senator and Delegates for
copies of the daily Journals and Documents.
Read the report of the Maryland Legisla-
-ture, in this issue, for an account OF the local
Legislation.
John Horner and Nicholas Frizzell, of this
city, have caught 30 musk rats this winter, AT
Lueabaugh's dam.
VIM. A. Anders has been appointed post
master at Uniontown, and took charge of the
office on Saturday last.
Snow began falling yesterday friday
morning shortly before three o'clock, and
continued until the hour of going to press.
The Westminster Euchre Club had an
.oyster supper at the residence of Mr.. Chas.
Baughman, on Friday night of last week.
Tuesday next is Shrove Tuesday, or pam
cake day. Wednesday will be Ash Wednes-
day, the beginning of the penitential season.
1t is thought DIR. John B. Boyle, son OF
Col. John B. Boyle, of this city, will be APP
pointed health commissioner for Baltimore
city.
The County Commissioners and County
Treasurer were entertained at dinner at the
Aims House on Wednesday last, by the
Steward, ]. ]. Roller.
Mr.. Peter G. Zouck, of Glen Morris, Balti-
more county, and who is well known IN tins
section, has sold out to his brother, and will
move to Baltimore
John Smith, Henry Blake and James
Lannegen, tramps, were committed to jail on
Saturday by Justice VIM. Moore, for being
drunk and disordery.
Owing to the changeable weather pneu-
monia is prevailing to a large extent. On
Sunday last physician said he had visited
twenty cases that day.
The ADVOCATE is indebted to Mr.. B. F.
Selby for an invitation to the "Colts Ball
given in the State House, at Annapolis, on
Thursday evening last.
At the sale of the personal property of g.
Frank Beaver, on Saturday last, Hon. Charles
b. Roberts bought the English draft stallion
Brown Stout" for 5000.
A horse of deputy sheriff Tyler was taken
from his stable on Sunday night, and was
found on Monday morning hitched to fence
short distance from town.
Charles A. Waesche, formerly of fancy
town district, but now residing IN FREDERICK
county, has been appointed one of the Judges
of election for Mechanicstown district.
Snow began falling about 4 a. M, on Tues
day. and continued at intervals up to IL
O'Clock, reaching depth Of at least three
inches. 1t was followed by heavy mist
Mrs. Esther Myers was 81 years old on
January II. She resides with her son-in law
Emanuel Yeiser, near Union Mills On
Wednesday she was reported as being quite
i'll.
The Butchers Protective Association Of
Baltimore, on Wednesday night, unanimously
resolved not to submit to a change OF the
sales dav for. lige gt..oik ffrum Thursday to
Monday.
Mr.. Henry Rahter, Of the City Hotel, this
CITY. has rented the Windsor Hotel, on
Calvert street, Baltimore. 1t will be con-
Quoted under the management OF his son, Mr.
John Rahter.
James johnson, of North East, Cecil coun-
ty, was stricken with paralysis last week. He
was a member of the firm of johnson Brothers
who conducted the wooden mill near New
Windsor, several years ago.
The roof of the bodybuilding of W. L. ".
SeabroOk. ESQ.,, took fire from defective
Aue on Monday afternoon. An alarm was
sounded, but before the fireman reached the
house a few buckets of water extingaished 1t.
James Pittinger, Thomas Wilson, Charles
Howard, John Murphy, VIM. Reynolds and
Thomas Williams. tramps, were discharged
from the Carroll county Jail on Thursday
They had been sent over for being drunk
and disorderly.
Rev. H. C. Cushing, formerly of this city.
now of Manassas. Va, was seriously injured
by horse recently. In passing through the
stable he stumbled against horse in stall,
when he was knocked down and severely
kicked about the face and body.
Rachel Barnes, of Gambler, mother OF Silas
r. and Robert C. Frizzell, of Westminster,
received voucher on Wednesday from the
Pension Office, Washington. for S2.425, for
the death of her sou at the battle of Gettys-
burg. She has been trying to set the pension
for twelve years.
On Friday night of last week while Edward
G. lynch was on his way home, and near
Court street. he met two men, one white and
the other colored. The white man caught
him by the skirt of his coat, the negro being
at the other side. Mr.. Lynch drew his re-
yolver and both men ran.
Burns Post will meet to-day Saturday at
2 o'clock, p. M, to make final arrangements
for entertaining the ANIMAL EhcanPhe"e W
be held here ON the I'D instant. The com
mittee appointed by the Fire Company are
requested to meet at the Sentinel Once at
o'clock, p m. sharp, to meet the committee
of the Post
The heavy increase in the freight business
of the Western Maryland Railroad has rem,
dered it necessary to put on an additonai
train. This increase is due largely to the
quantity of coke transported by the Balti-
more aud Ohio Railroad from the Pittsburg
coke regions and transferred to the Western
Maryland at Hagerstown>
Mr. A. ]. vi. Way, aged 62 years, noted
artist of Baltimore, died on Tuesday evening
last. Mr. Way painted the portraits of the
Presidents Of the First National Bank, this
city. He was'well known in this county, and
during his last visit here spoke in the most
complimentary terms of the beautiful land
seapes, farms, &C., of Carroll county.
During the past two weeks Westminster has
been overrun with as dirty and drunken set
of tramps as ever visited any place. They
manage to becomA about half intoxicated and
then are very m,Shdent. A good clubbing
would go very far o cure the latter, and the
chain gang, whipping post or stone breaking
city. -