The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-03-17
LOCAL AFFAIRS
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

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To-day is St. Patricks Day.
Josephine Crawford was commissioned on
Monday as postmaster at Sandyville
l. A. Miller, of this city, left on Tuesday
on a business trip to Bridgeport, Conn.
Owing to the condition of the roads our
local correspondence is rather slim this
week.
Harry c. Keefer, of this city. has been
confined to his bed several days with diphthe-
ria. He is improving.
The Indictment weather on Monday and
Tuesday caused several sales to be postponed.
See Sale Register for dates.
This il a March to be remembered. If the
oldest inhabitant remembers worse one let
him step up and file his declaration.
Irving Society, of Western Maryland Col
lege, will hold its Dist anniversary on March
%. The entertainments of the lrvings are
always enjoyable.
Information reaches us that in the vicinity
of Littlestown, Hanover and Gettysburg the
roads we're SO blocked by snow that all travel
was suspended for several days.
James F. Bowersox has purchased from
Lynch & Orendorff a lot S0x23l feet, of the
fair ground land for $780, Mr.. Bowersox will
commence to build as soon as the weather
permits.
B. H. Griswold, general passenger agent of
the Western Maryland Railroad, who has
been seriously i'll is slowly recovering, and it
is hoped will be able to resume his duties
next week.
Ephraim B. Fowler, formerly of this city,
but now connected with the Taylor Works,
Cllambersburg, Pa. was married in that city
on March Is, to Miss Maggie Ross of the
same place.
Walter. son of Harry Somerville, of this
city went to Mt. Pleasant on Monday for a
COW. Owing to the intense cold portion of
his face was frozen. Fortunately no serious
results followed.
The mail for Freedom and Intermediate of.
aices left this city on Thursday morning,
The driver was about II hours going and
coming 1t was the first mail sent out on that
route this week.
Rev. Harry D: Mitchell, formerly stu,
dent at Western Maryland College, was raised
to the order of an Elder in the Methodist
Episcopal Church, by the Baltimore Confer
ence, last week.
At Trinity Church, Eldersburg, altar cloth,
brass altar desk and hangings have been pre-
scented by the congregation. Sheds are to be
procured for the convenience of horses and
vehicles in bad weather.
The hay-fGrk swindle is the latest racket
10 rope in the unsuspecting. Is it worth
while. however, to call attention to these
swindlers after what has been said so often ON
that and kindred subjects?
The subject of the morning sermon at
Grace Lutheran Church on Sunday will be
Lessons from the Recent Storm. In the
evening, the fourth of series to the young
people, subject, Taking Testimony"
Very few changes were made in the Balti-
more district of the Washington Conference.
colored, which closed on Monday, IN Baltl-
more. B. +. Riggs, ia charge of Union
Street NJ. z. Church, this city, was reappoint-
ed to that charge.
On Saturday last Representative Shaw OBJ
tanned the passage of bill paying to Captain
WA. p. Gorsuch, of Sykesvile, this county,
ihe SUN of $500, the amount paid by him for
eommutatiol, he having been drafted after
he was oyer As years of age.
c. H. Walter, better known as s'Rhoddy,
returned to this city on Friday of last week
after visit of six months to the seacoast Of
Virginia and North Carolina. 1t was profit
able trip, and his life saving apparatus was
highly commended by men in the service.
VIM. Gibson, colored, better known as
dumb BILL died at the almshouse on Mon
day. He was good workman and prided
himself upon being fine ieamster. Bill was
both Qeat anu uuinD. III carry iiic hS iei
into fire which dsfgured him very much.
A change was made in the mail route from
Westminster TO Hampstead on Monday
Leave Westminster Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays at 6.45 u. m,, arrive at Hampstead
by II a. m; leave Hampstead Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays ut II M, arrive at
Westminster by 8 p. IN.
On March sti. William Fox, living on
Louis Englar's farm near Double Pipe Greek
sold his stock and farming implements which
b,ought little over 81 900. Thomas koib,
auetiSaeer Mr.. Fox will move to Rocky
Ridge and keep dry goods store. William
Six will 20 on the farm he left.
A memorial viudow has been placed in st
Barnabas's Church. SykesvilIe. to the late
DR.. Holmes, by his br0tber and aunt. The
Guild has given Bishops chair, lamps
chandelier and carpet, also pipe organ
considered one of the best small organs evel
manufactured, gem both to eye and ear.
Messrs. YIN. P. Anderson, Robert Selman
John B. RunklsS and Albert Jones were a
Annapolis on Tuesday in behalf OF the bli
,peading for the division OF Franklin district
dhis county, into parts, making MI AIRY us
frict No. l3 Franklin district has voting
nopulatios of 600, and is eighteen miles il
extent
he Y. .. SYPHILIS cOmtnittCS "" "''sNty -
fairs has submitted fAYorable report on the
bill 10 pay the heirs OF the late Francis
Wheeler. formerly superintendent OF the
Maryland House OF Correction, and tor man,
wears a resident of Westminster, for money
advanced to United States troops during the
war. This bill was introduced IN the HOUSE
by DR.. Shaw and it has already passed tn
latter body.
On Wednesday of this week Mr.. SbaHer
Steward of the Aims House PIT II tramp
who stopped with him to work shoyelliug tht
snow from the Aims House road and tn
Washington road, Mrs Shaffer and kindly I'm
provised mittens for them to protect thei
BANDS Twelve of the number did good ser
Viee, but the other five deserted. That wa
IA good move in the right direction and there
cat be no doubt if the plan is adhered =
that class of itinerai.ts will become scarce II
our locality.
A very enjoyable little surprise party wa
held at the residence of Mrs. NJ. j. Wood
ward, this city, on Friday night Of last week
in honor of her daughter Lilies eleventh
birthday. The donkey game was the teatur
of the evening. Those present were Gerr
CAN'T, Belize Fritchie, Miriam Lewis, Clar
Bankert, Hattie Huber, Bessie Herr, Carr
Brown, Myrtle Aalehorn, Elsie Grimes, Nan
ME Gait, Helen Nichols, Katie Nichols
Blanche Trumbo, jamie, Irene and Susi
Noodgard and Ollie Grimes,