The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1889-02-23
LOCAL AFFAIRS
LOCAL BREvITIEs.
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LOCAL BREVIfIES.
Mrs. Susan Wallace, Of Baltimore, is visit.
ing Mrs. Eliza Shreeve, this city.
Miss Florence Jones, of Baltimore, is
visiting Mrs. Catbarine Shellman, this city.
Mr.. Joab Brown has been appointed
Justice of the Peace for the 18th or Mt. Airy
district.
Mr.. John II. Cunningham, of this city, at
tended the Charity Ball in Baltimore on
Wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs George E. Sharrer. of this
city. left on Monday for a weeks visit to
relatives in Philadelphia.
Rev. A. a. Zimmerman has been chosen as
the vice president Of the Maryland Sunday
School Union from Carroll county.
Cardinal Gibbons will administer coa6rma-
ton and preach in st. Johns Church, this
city. at 10 a. m, to morrow, Sunday.
Miss Bessie Matthews, formerly Of this city,
while skating on one of the ponds near Balti-
more. last week, fell aud broke one of her
legs.
Eugene A. Weishampel, a young man
formerly Of this city. started last week TOR
Sheffield, Ala, intending 70 locate there
permanently.
On Tuesday night. near MarTottsyille, on
the b. 4 0. r. R., the strap on the side rod
Of an engine broke and demolished the cab.
Engineer VIM. Hagner was severely injured.
On Monday last Mr.. George L. Stooksdale.
as attorney for Mr. John Powder, sold lot
opposite the Eastern Hotel, this city. 6oxI9S
feet to Mrs. Margaret V. Kendall for SS27.
Prof James ". Reese, Of Western Mary
land College, and James A. G. Boad, Esq.
attended the reunion Of The Maryland Alumni
of Princeton in Baltimore, or Tuesday even
ing.
The establishment Of a new postoffice at
Nutiontown. this county, to be known as
Bark Hill with Josiah Dayhof as postmaster.
was ordered BY the Postofice Department on
Tuesday.
On Monday last Mr.. Christopher J.
Noo,ery took from a COW Of Mr.. Harry
caple. near Carrollton. calf having two
heads, two tails and four legs. Il was dead
when removed.
Rev. John H. Barb, Of Aecbanicssown,
will deliver Temperance Lecture 10 the u.
Z. Church. New Windsor. on Friday night,
March lst al Z o'clock. The public are
cordially invited
The store Of A. England. Watersville, this
county. was entered BY thieves on Sunday
morning and a quantity Of merchandise.
Baltimore and OHIO Railroad tickets and
postsse stamps we're stolen.
Are advertisements read This week We
received a letter from Florida asking for
fsss description of tract Of land advertised
ia The ADVOCATE. The letter was forwarded
20 the advertiser with a request to answer Il
explicitly.
Messrs. Jacob II. and John T. Dutterer, Of
near Vaudeville. Va, we're visiting relatives
and friends in this county last week They
are well pleased with Virginia, but are still
,,nch attached 10 their former home; Myers
district, this county.
Cards of invitation are out for the marriage
OF Miss u Alice. daughter Of Isaiah Nus
haam. aud Howard H., sou Of George ".
Desilbiss. on the 9Th instant, at l o'clock,
:. M. al the residence Of the bride, near
saus Greek. Frederick county.
Grand seFenade vas rendered Mr.. and
:, =. 4geastus Miller. Who we're married last
slls; Monday evening. People for miles
~, - = Aersd IN the village Of CaFroilion,
"a :, 90 Sek The fau-both vocal and IN
So -sH. The crowd we're turnish
"a refreshments /. apaaianee. ana al nau .
ROYAL time. Ii was 'de s'zSsss s3fenaae ese'
given in that vicinity
Mr.. VIM A. Cunningh M, lA ~ Is, - k -
Farmers and Mechanics Ma ugoAa pAs ~ .'s's
city. who has been travelling Noesa 49,.
ana Florida for several weeks, r. NnFnse loiss
lnuTrlNN uk-At- ne has uAA - L
time and Is much pleased with al rs 80 ~.
especially the Florida Exposition. % -
trip to Florida he was accompanied BY -
son Frank. who resides in Brunswick, ia.
The York tPa.9 Gazette, OF Tuesday last
saws: The Workers interested in the BAIT
more & Harrisburg Railroad Eastern exien,
si,r state they can give no information az
,rsssnt The conference between Col. Hood
representing them lud Manager Pagh. Of the
Pennsylvania. has, rs yet, brought nothing ~
the shape Of an agreement to this city for ap-
provai although il Is believed such a eoea
ment will materialize shortly.
On Monday the County Commissioners aP.
pointed MessTs. James w. White, Hezeklah
Hahn and j. Hamilton Singer as examiners
s. N the road petitioned for by John A. Martin
and others. The road is to run from kine,
hart-s Mill 70 the Taneytown and Middle,
baro road. They also granted special
nensiou 10 Margaret Dayhof, Of Taneytown
district. Of So and to Augustus Barney, OF
TIn;ontown district. Of s.. Much general
business was also transacted
For several weeks past cur columns have
haen so filed with advertisements OF real and
nersonal sales, aud the unusual demands oil
business men genernliy. that our mlsceiiane,
Gus departments have not been kept npas well
as we would wish, therefore we Issue sixteen
.eslumn supplement this week. Ia e VIII De
fos..I poetrv, ii well-told story, vii and humor.
instru5tire aud entertaining articles and
few advertisements. The whole making an
iSsuesrarels eqnalled and never exeelied.
Rain fell ali day on Saturday last, aud the
ments we're 50 covered with sleet as to
make walking dangerous. Sunday opened
,v;Thoat rain. but by 10 o'clock ram began
.e.,t5as snd continued until about II. Trees
ma bushes prese.ted a beautiful sigat. being
..avared with sieet. but the warm rain soon
strioped them of their crystal covering. N
The AFTERNOON. the sun shone ont beausiuiy
for awhile and pedestrians we're out IN force.
.d,loud : weather followed with rain during the
night. ash s.-lhunder gust at $40 on Aonday
morning.
DIR. Augusta Asbury Biggs died at his
residence in ShaFpgburg. Nd, on rep 10
~ Bigqs was bora neag Double Pipe Creek,
Z, nacember. 1872. and resid ed in that vicinity
aatu he catered Jefferson Medle2l college,
PhlladesphiA Pa, from which be graduated
I. 1895 aud in May of that year he located at
SharnSbarg. add resided there all his HE.
The itagersiogn Herald and IorchLght,
SAYS. He lived for the people. Ready to
respofd "a every call. his figure was familiar
on every road. His knock vas known at
every door A loving aud eonhdiEg people
began to believe that, as the Doctor eSI2e'
disease must vanlsh-tnat MS tOuSH |oS
health. The funeral took place on Monday,
and was intended to be held at his house, but
Il became necessary, in Difference 10 u general
request. to carry his remains to tue Aetho-
dist Episcopal Church, in order that rhs
neople. whom he served SO faithfully ia lIte,
might take last glance al the familiar
features Of their friend fbe day vas disa,
oreeable in the extreme, but a larger funeral
was never witnessed in Sharpsburg. Every
business place and all public houses 10 the
town we're closed during the hour OF the
funeral, and the place and people wore an
aspect of mourning.