The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1889-10-05
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1889.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

society.
Mr.. Frank j. Devilbiss, of New Windsor
was in New York last week, purchasing fall
and winter stock.
Mr.. Jas. A. C. Bond and Mrs. Ann Biz
card are having their residences, on Main
street, this city, reprinted.
During September 46 deeds, s mortgages
and y bills of sale were recorded at the
Clerk Office, and II marriage licenses were
issued.
The Blue Mountain express on the Western
MARYLAND Railroad was withdrawn last Mon
day. The Penmar excursion train was also
Withdrawn.
Rev. o. C. Roth, pastor Of the Lutheran
Church, at Taneytown, has received call to
Grace English Lutheran Church, Baltimore,
to succeed Rev. II. H. Weber, resigned.
The store of T. A. Miller, at Milier's sta
ton, on the Baltimore and Harrisburg Rail
road. was broken into and robbed Of So
worth Of goods on the night of September
18th.
Mr.. w. E. Cremer, son of Rev. W. c.
Cremer. former pastor of st. Paul's Reformed
Church here, has accepted the position of
local editor on the Failey Spirit Chambers
burg, Pa.
Mr.. W. McA. Lease, of Mt. Pleasant,
Frederick county, a graduate of Western
MARYLAND College, was in Westminster on
Tuesday. and attended the Republican State
Convention.
Mr.. t. Edward Reese, son Of Mr.. Andrew
J. Reese, living near this city, and who
graduated at Western Maryland College last
lime. has entered the medical school Of the
University Of Maryland, Baltimore.
Messrs. John Roberts, n. II. T. Baumgart-
ner. John Il. Cunningham, George l.. Stocks
dale. VIM. d. Reese and Arthur f. Smith, Of
this city, attended the York fair this week.
They rode up and back on their bicycles.
Mr.. Chas. I. Reifsnider. as attorney and
agent. sold on Wednesday 40 acres, roods
3S perehes Of land, near Tank, on Baltimore
& Harrisburg Railroad, belonging to kreder-
ick Reading. TO John l.. Graf, for sllOo.
The Republican State Central Committee
met in Baltimore on Wednesday, reelected
Daniel F. Conkhn chairman and selected an
executive committee Of one from each county.
From Carroll h n. Clabaugh was SELECTED
Cards are ont announcing the marriage at
Fort Meade. Dakota. on Tuesday next, OF
Mss Jennie Frances Wilson, daughter OF
Rev. DR.. David Wilson, Chaplain Y. ;. A.,
formerly Of Uuiontown, and Lieut. Joseph
c. Byron, U. S A.
The Frederick county fair viii be held at
Frederick City October -, l6. i and ~.
The attractions this year will, i is said, sur
PASS al previous exhibitions. There viii be
seventeen races four each day-ioF which
$50 horses have been entered.
Tho Sub District Conference Of ministers
Of the Methodist Episcopal Church Will be
held in Centenary Charch, Westminster,
commencing on Wednesday next. az ,. 30 p. m.
The openine sermon viii be preached in the
evening by Rev. A. Z. Gibson, ID. d., OF
Baltimore.
Mr.. Charles E. Fink is having extensive
repairs and improvements made to the dwell
ing on Court street be purchased from Mr..
George NJ. Pearce. He will occupy the room
for law Office that Mr.. Pearce had, and Mr.
Pearce will occupy Mr.. Fink's Office in the
City Hotel Building.
At the close of business on September Both,
the time the last report was called by the
Treasury Department, the Farmers aud Me-
chanics National Bank, OF this city, had
$55, 3d. Pc on deposit, and the Union National
Bank SISI. 1901. The deposits Of the First
National Bank we're size, 6sS.0t.
The Prohibi,iouists Of Carroll will hold a
mass convention az the Court House, shls
city. on Saturday next, the 18th, and wall
nominate county ticket. The convention
win meet at 10 o'clock in the morning, and
IN the afternoon there viii be addresses by
speakers from Baltimore aud elsewhere
Under a quarterly distribution of the school
fund. payable after the 10th, Carroll viii
receive s., sTs.5 s. for white schools aud SOL,
IS for colored; Baltimore county. s., a62 9
for white and 81, 1874 for coloredi Fred
erick. $5,5ls.35 for white and SSI207 for
colored; Howard. Sl,s47.lS for white and
$564.07 for eolored.
The members Of the new Democratic Coua-
- . la lfsgasvaH
Heuse. this CITY, on Monday morning next
Matters Of Importance will be brought before
the committee, aud every member is requested
10 be present. All the candidates on the
Democratic ticket are also requested to meet
with the committee.
Anna Dorsey, colored, aged seven or eight
wears, daughter Of Andrew Dorsey, living on
the Sullivan road, near this city. while play
ing with FIRE on Wednesday, was severely,
but not necessarily fatally, burned. hel
hack. arms and legs were badly burned.
DIR. John S. Matthias was called IN, and he
has hopes Of the child's recovery.
It is said that 100, 600 persons visited Pen
mar during the excursion season, which
began on June 18th and closed on Saturday
last. about three and half months. But fol
The frequent rains the number would probably
have reached 200, 900. Ia addition 70 the
y
special excursions for Penmar booked.
Henry Raper died at York, Pa, on Wed
nesday, and was buried here yesterday morn
ing. The deceased was about fifty years oil
ace. and for six years lived in this city, wher'
he was engaged al the old Union Works. III
removed from Westminster 10 York abou
twenty wears ago. His wife was a daughter
of the late John Grass, who kept hotel herr
some years ago, where the Derr Building nov
stands.
Rev. Charles P. Grammar, of Mt. St. Mary
College, visited Rev. John Gloyd on Monday
and will leave for Europe next week, intend
ing to be absent about two years, durin
which time he will visit the principal univer
sites of France and Germany. Upon hi
return he viii occupy the chair as prctesso
OF the Sacred Scriptures in the new uniyer
sity at Washington, d. c., to which place b
has been appointed.
Geo. w. Dock, formerly Of this city, die,
in Baltimore on Saturday last, Of typhoi
fever, aged "a years and Z months. Hi
funeral took place at St. Johns cemetery
this CITY. on Monday, and the pallbearel
were John Eekenrode, Daniel Snyder, Morn
Zile, John Breightner, John Boylan and
II. Fowler Six employees of Dietrich
Harvey's shops, Baltimore, where he wa
engaged at the time Of his death, acted {
honorary pallbearers. He leaves wife an
three children.
Carroll Division, Sons Of Temperance, tn
CITY, on Monday night last elected the follow
ing officers: Charles b. Hunter, T. W. T
DIR. Charles Billingslea, w. P; d. II. We
yer. w. A.; Charles H. Baughman, R. 5
John H. Mitten, A. r. S.; A. W. Buckinl
ham. +. S.; Jesse +. Shreeve, Treasurer;
K. Herr. Chaplain; William Eyerhart, Coz
ductor: H. E. Haines, A. c.; W. Z. Some
vile. /. S.; Wilbur E. Buckingham, 0. $
Charles H. Baughman, Jesse +. Shreeve az
John H. Mitten, trustees.
The Triennial General Convention Of Il
Protestant Episcopal Church in the Unite
States of America met Wednesday in :
Georges Church, Stuyvesant Square, Ne
York city. The convention consists Of tV
coordinate bodies, the House of Bishops,
which sixty-four at present are entitled
seats. and the House of Clerical and Il
Deputies. with four hundred active membe
from the fifty dioceses and possibly twent
eight passive ones, as far as legislating is
yoived from the fourteen missionary lur
dictions. Seven new bishops are to be intr
duced to the upper house at this session, al
two others will take their seats there shou
The Rev. DIR. Thomas +. Davies, Of Philad'
mia. and the Rev. DR.. William A. LeonaI
~ washington. d. c.. bishops elect Of Miel