The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1889-11-23
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER %, 1889
LOG AFFAIRS
LOCAL BREv1TIEs.

New moon yesterday.
Next Thursday is Thanksgiving Day. Tn,
day is legal holiday and the banks will b'
closed; also the public schools.
Mr.. Jas. W. Lockard has opened a grocery
and feed store at l57 East Main street, IN the
room recently occupied by Huber, druggist.
Among the marriage licenses issued this
week in Baltimore county was one to jaime:
Horace Warren, of Owings Mills, and Nora
Catharne Townsend, of Carroll county.
Col. e. Myers, of Littlestown, Pa, is feeding
56 steers. James W. Oeker, of the same
place, killed porker last week which weighed
$50 pounds.
The Republican Central Committee of Car
roll met in this city on Saturday last, to con-
slider better organization of the party. The
attendance was not large.
The Carroll County Teachers Association
met at Central Hall Sehoolhouse, this city,
Yesterday. The attendance was large, and
those attending received their first quarter 5
salary.
The Ladies' Sewing Society of Ascension
Church will hold sale and oyster supper in
the store room Of the old First National Bank
Building, near the depot, on December 10,
IL, y, IS and a.
At the annual communication of the Grand
of MARYLAND, held in Baltimore this week,
Prof James A. Difenbaugh. of Westminster,
was elected Junior Grand Warden.
The festival by the ladies of St. Paul's
Lutheran Church, at Uniontown, Melted
$3.50. The ladies desire to return thanks to
the ADVOCATE and all citizens of Westminster
who aided them in their festival.
On Saturday last Emily J. Beasman and
Devices l.. Farrar, trustees, sold the farm Of
the late VIM. B. Beasman, in Freedom dis
trict. to Mrs A. V. Farrar, at $3.50 per
acre The farm contains 2SS acres.
On November 9th and 18th the Western
MARYLAND Railroad viii sell round trip tickets
10 any points on its line at two cents q mile,
tickets good to return until December 2nd.
Tickets will be good on any regular trains.
The ADVOCATE received this week basket
Of apples and generous supply Of celery
from Mr.. A. H. Barnes, Of Warheldsburg.
From Mr.. J. S. Gore, of Calvert county,
barrel of fine Patuxent river oysters Thanks.
Miss Lottie 4. Owings, principal Of the
female preparatory and primary department
of Western Maryland College, gave birthday
reception in the College library on Thursday
evening" from TO 9 o'clock.
The Methodist and Lutheran congregations
Of Westminster will hold Union Thanks.
copal Church on the morning OF Thanksgiving
Day, at 1890 O'Clock. Rev. J. L. Mills. d.
D. pastor ofthe Methodist Protestant Church,
viii preach the sermon.
On Monday and Tuesday the Board Of
County Commissioners were engaged IN set
ting with road supervisors. Special pensions
Of IS each were allowed to Mrs. solomon
Hall and Mary Kelly, both colored, Of West
minister district. The Commissioners viii be
in session again on next Monday and Tuesday.
The annual meeting Of the Association Of
Public School Commissioners Of Maryland
viii be held st the State Normal School,
Baltimore, next Tuesday and Wednesday,
beginning al neon on Tuesday. II is thought
that some changes IN the school law may be
considered. and full meeting IS desired.
The engineer corps OF the Gettysburg and
Washington Railroad are now located at
Westminster Yesterday the survey had been
completed to a point few miles north Of
Westminster, and it will probably be com
pleted to this place today. The engineer
having examined a route across the East End
of Westminster. yesterday examined q line
across the West End The lines across each
end Of town viii unite al point on the Daniel
Goodwin farm. two miles south Of Wes;mIn-
ster.
Mr.. John Prince. formerly a merchant Of
Westminster. and who is we'll remembered
here, was last week prosecuting witness in
criminal libel case at Freehold. New Jersey,
John Prince is now Dr. John 2, Pemberton,
q praeticing physician at Long Branch, New
Jersey. Charles W. Tayieure, editor OF the
Long Branch Nebcs, Published Or. PembeFton
as a fugitive from justice in Maryland. Ia
the trial Pemberton admitted that he did
business in Westminster as John Prince
Alter Princes arrest here he laid in jail three
months and then was let out on bail. Some
time afterwards the case was stetted on pay
ment Of costs A Baltimore attorney, W. /.
Waterman, testified that in MARYLAND a sieiied
case. on payment Of costs could not be re
vived. and the jury rendered verdict Of
guilty. Tayleure has taken an appeal.