The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1890-12-20
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1890.
LOCAL AFFAIRS
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

There Will be Christmas entertainment NJ
Thomas Chapel, Tannery, on Monday even
ing next, at 7.30 o clock.
The ADVOCATE tenders a Merry Christmas
and Happy New Yearto all of its subscribers,
advertisers, correspondents and contributors.
Mr.. c. S. Corse and wife, of INDIANAPOLIS,
Indiana, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. W. +.
Keppler. Mrs. Corse is a sister of Mrs. Kepp
Ter.
One of the best holiday presents to friend
is n wears subscription to the ADVOCATE. 1t
will cost but two dollars, and will be weekly
reminder of you.
Mr.. Harry Gernand has given up his situa-
ton upon the Sentinel, this city, and next
week will enter the composing room OF the
Baltimore american.
There will be prize shooting match at
Crabbs Hotel, New Windsor on Christmas
day. deer and other prizes will be CON
tested for by marksmen.
The Union National Bal. has declared its
10th semi annual dividend. It's per cent.
clear of national, state and county taxes, and
payable on or after January6.
W. Augustus Mikesell and family, and his
mother, Mrs Rebecca Mikesell, left on Tues
day for Wilmington, Delaware, where he has
employment in the car shops.
Mr.. Jacob Sharretts has purchased from
Mr. jeremiah Rinehart a tract OF land known
as the Hess property, containing % acres
near Middeburg, for 81, 500 cash.
Geo. l.. Stocksdae and Michael l.. Walsh,
as trustees, sold on Tuesday the farm ofJ. H.
Troyer, containing acres, ! rood and %
perches, situate near lloucksvllle, TO NJ Maze
Wamper, for $50.
Clara and Ethel Baker, aged and 10 years,
children of Mrs Baker and grandchildren OF
baV
Testament through since last New Year
Day. They finished on December It'll.
Edward Fogle, of Union Bridge, has been
Granted A pension, and John n. Ditch of
Pleasant Valley, has had his pension increas,
ed. A pension has also been granted to Susan,
mother of William Parker, at Haight.
Miss Nellie Oursler, of this city, was given
a birth. day hop by her gentlemen friends at
the Albaugh Building, Main and Court streets,
on Friday evening of last week. About fifteen
couples were present, and Stonesller's Or
chestra furnished the music.
Cards have been issued for the wedding of
Harry X. Munroe, son of Rev. John A. Mum
roe, formerly of Westminster, and Miss Helen
Elizabeth, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. +. X.
Batcheder, of Montclair, New Jersey, on
Friday afternoon, December 2Gth.
The County Commissioners met on Monday
and Tuesday last. George w. Gist was APP
nointed constable for Freedom district for
TWO wears. John II. Taylor, Of Hampstead
district. and Mary Ohler, of Union Bridge
district, were each granted a special pension
of $500.
St. Paul's Lutheran Sunday school of
Uniontown will have an entertainment on
Christmas eve. The Church of God, of the
same place, will have its Christmas enter
tainment on Tuesday evening. The pastor
saws the program will be n good one and the
decorations line.
The School Board has decided that the
psllic schools of Carroll shall close on Tues
day next, the 23d, and reopen on Monday,
January 9Th. The law provides for reopen
ing On January ID, but as it falls on Friday,
ii would be useless to try to get an attendance
of pupils on that day.
verdict for $4,000 damages was rendered
AGAINST the Western Maryland Railroad in the
Court of Common Pleas, Baltimore, on Mon
day. in favor of Mrs. Mary A. Herod, for
damages sustained in an accident at the Will
son Sanitarium, in 1885. The counsel for
railroad gave notice of an application for II
new trial.
In order TO accommodate persons who want
TO take Christmas excursions or visit friends,
the Western Maryland Railroad will sell eX-
cursion tickets at two cents mile between
nil stations, commencing on December 24th
and continuing until January LIST. Tickets
will be received on all regular trains, and will
he good for return trips until January 9th.
During this freezing weather the slop and
wash from the rear of buildings which flow to
front pavements and freeze, not only add to
the beauty of the sidewalks, but facilitate pc
destrianism. Coal ashes, also, beautliy the
streets in various places. This slop and ash
business ought TO be general, if We would have
our streets attractive to visitors, and the Mayor
and Council should see to it that it be made
sseneral Let action be taken at once.
A letter from Mr.. John F. Everhart, at
Roanoke to the ADVOCATE, gives graphic
description of the storm there on Tuesday,
Snow was % inches deep and still falling when
he wrote, Tuesday night. The situation he
described as terrible. All the roofs of the
livery stables in the city, except two, were
crushed in by the weight of snow. Several
nersons were killed and others injured. The
horses had to be turned into the streets and
what vehicles not crushed were also run into
the street. An engine on the Shenandoah
Valley Railroad upset at the depot, and the
engineer was killed.
A grand fox chase, in which thirty hounds
were employed, and ten hunters participated
took place at Manchester Saturday Afternoon
last Mr.. Augustus Rickstein, proprietor o
splendid condition at two o'clock, and the
beginning of the chase was witnessed by ;
large body Of people, who had collected t(
see the snort. Reynard lead the hounds anC
hunters a lively race of ten miles, doubling oil
his track and using all the wiles for which hi
species is celebrated TO battle his pursuers
and finally succeeded in GLIDING them amon
the rocks of Laurel hill, several miles ives
of the town.
Mr.. A. J. Jordan. the cutlery manufacture
of Sheffield, England and St. Louis, in com
pany with his daughter, Elite, paid visit las
week 10 his mother, Mrs Margaret Jordan, Il
,his old home The Retreat. Miss Elite Jorda
is an accomplished young lady with fine mus
,cal talent, who will graduate next summe
from the famous Reed school in New or
city. Mr.. Jordan, since his last visit to tn
home of his boyhood, has visited Egypt, tn
Holy Land, Greece, Turkey IN Asa ant
Europe, and other foreign lands. lie ais
went to the ancient and honorable city
Damascus, he said, were the Damacean blad'
once were made, TO study up what may yet /
left of this lost art.
A curious looking team passed throug
Westminster on Monday, going toward Bait
more The vehicle was a sort OF house, wit
landscapes on either side, windows IN iro
and a door in the rear, and from the top pr
truded a stoyeppe, from which smoke W
issuing. Hitched to the vehicle was gre
horse who had almost passed his day of us
fitness, which was driven by man on foe
His name was Edwin johnson, an itenera
photographer His home was in Northe
New York, where the climate was too co
for him, so he loaded up his wife and thr
children, a girl and two boys, whose az
range from to IL years, and started for
warmer climate He lost an eye. in n,
York from cold, so he said, and feared
Il Al. l.,
Some place in Southern Maryland, near
waters of the Chesapeake Bay, he thong
would be more congenial.
The Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Carroll County has just issued its twentlt
annual statement, to December 10Th. l
statement shows the amount of property
sured to be 81, S21 ,05l 90, and the amount
MO Tha ctN