The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1889-11-09
sA4uRD1Y, NOVEMBER ., 1889
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
.ocAL BREyITIES.

The November term of the Circuit Court
begins next Monday.
Mr.. Uriah Mikesell, of Baltimore, is visit
ing relatives and friends in this city.
President Harrison has issued proclama
ton, setting apart Thursday, November 2Sth,
as day of thanksgiving.
The Town 0rchestra-or rather the East
End section of it-serenaded Mr.. and Mrs.
John T. Zahn on Thursday night.
Wesley hester, of Uuiontown, has pur-
chased a small farm near kingsdale, Pa,
from G.. S. Frownfeter, for sl,125.
Mr.. Samuel D. Shipley and wife, Of Free
dom, spent Thursday and Friday with Mr.
and Mrs John I. Lynch, this city.
The protracted meeting announced in the
last issue to commence in Uniontown on to-
day. has been postponed until Saturday even
ing, the 2Sd.
Scott Smith husked on the farm of Mrs.
William Clutz. near Bridgeport, on October
10Th, 102 bushels Of corn in FIVE hours. This
record is hard to beat.
A protracted meeting, conducted by Elder
Sanger, of Bridgewater, Va, has been IN
progress during the week at Pipe Creek Ger
man Baptist Church.
Among the appointments in the railway
mail service, was the re appointment OF /. X.
Baehtell. between Baltimore and Williams
port, at 5000 per annum.
Mr.. r. Charles Matthews, Chief Of Police
Of Westminster, appeared in uniform on
election day. The suit is of blue, and he
looked every inch policeman.
a. C. Strasburger this city, is having a
payement laid in front of his property on
Main street. It is of manufactured stone
blocks, and makes a handsome sidewalk
The store room in the new Carroll Hall
has about been completed, and IS one OF the
handsome store rooms OF Westminster.
Huber the druggist, moved into It this week
Rufus Little, of Myers district, has pur
chased from B. +. kittinger farm Of thirty
acres, with Improvements, IN Cumberland
township, Adams county, Pa, tor Sl,sSO.2o.
On Tuesday the still house Of Julius {.
Helb, near Manchester. was set on tre. Some
persons going to the election discovered the
flames and stopped and extinguished them
before much damage was done.
Franklin p Goodwin, Of Reisterstowu, Bal
timore county, formerly Of near this city. has
made deed of trust, with Hon. Charles b.
Roberts and Charles E. Fink, Of this city, as
trustees.
The corner stone Of St. Matthews Protes-
tant Episcopal Church, at Sparrnw's Point
was laid with appropriate ceremonies on
Thursday afternoon. Rev. Joseph Fletcher,
Rector. Among the attending ciergymen
was Rev Wyliis Rede, Of Westminster.
DR.. aud Mrs. Amos l. Gage, Of Baltimore.
spent Thursday ia Westminster. Mrs. Gage,
who was a Miss Emma Abbott, OF Annapolis,
was a student al Western Maryland College.
and she eaine up TO attend the wedding Of her
sch0olmates-D Fundenberg and Miss Can
bingham.
Mrs Sarah Baruiiz, Of Baltimore, widow
Of the late Michael BaFnitx, died on Friday
of last week atthe residence Of her niece, Mrs
Susannah Shneey. near bniontoWn, IN her
SD year. The deceased was step mother
to Covington d. Bsrniiz, Esq. Of Baltimore,
well known in this city.
Rev. o. G. Roth, formerly Of Taneytown.
who was elected pastor ct Grace English
Lutheran Church. Baltimore, TO succeed Rev.
II. II. Weber. preached bis initial sermon
last SUNDAY at Il y. N. lie also preached n
night. To. morrow morning Ar. Roth wall
be fornaiiy5IassAilen.
The Young Democrats walked ap the sleep
inr part Of Westminster Republicans
on election night They bought gross, more
or less, Of FISH horns. and such bl8wing was
rarely ever heard. They visited the houses OF
many active Democrats and gave victorious
blast, and al the houses Of their friends, the
enemy, they groaned Justify # not masicailY.
During the Catholic Congress in Baltimore
next week, round trip tickets viii be sold al
one fare from all stations 10 Baltimore and
return, from November I'll te l2lh inclusive.
GOOD 10 return until the 10th. On Tuesday
next St Johns Beneficial Society Of West
muster will run q special train 20 Baltimore,
returning shortly after midnight after ne
torchlight parade. The Westminster Band
will accompany the excursion. The fare viii
be one doilar for the round trip.
Miss Susanna Warfeld, Of "Grovelands,
who Is the oldest commandment OF Holy
Trinity Parish, in which Sc. Barnabas T. +.
Church, Of Sykesuille, is included, has pre-
sented to the church a handsome brazen airls
basin as a thanks Offering upon her sd birth.
day. The offering IS appropriately craven
and artisiicaliy chased, having on the rim the
sentence. Give Aims of Thy Goods. On
the reverse side is this inscription, "A thanks
offering for mahy mereies during ninety three
vears--laus Deo-Susaana Warheld, Sepiem.
Der 2sth, 1883.
]. +. Pope, who has been writing on road
building ia some Of the Texas papers, says
s,a good road eighteen feet wide in the track,
with four fees margin on each side, eau be
laid down for average OF -, 100 per mile
complete and kept IN repair for 500 mlie,
Az that is needed is good line ~ the hrst
place. skilled supervision IN laying out the
drainage, and broken stone, tiue enough to
90 through an inch aud half ring, nire
inches in the centre and four aud a half inches
on the side, with the free use OF steam rollers.