The Democratic advocate., 1890-11-29
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER %, 1890
LOCAL AFFAIRS.



los. Hoppe, of Liberty street, are quite i'll.
On the first page of this issue is an inter
esting sketch of Stanley's explorations in
Africa.
C. +. Nusbaum has been appointed post
master at Union Mills in the place of G. W.
Yeiser, resigned.
Mr.. James E. Smith has removed his In,
surance office to No. 3, Court street, Albaugh
building, opposite the City Hotel.
In a car of freight train going to Balti
more last Monday there were 1885 turkeys.
They were shipped from Tennessee.
Father Delaney has taken the charge in
Washington to which he was recently appoint
ed. His address is 1425 V street, N. W.
The first hog weights of the season were
reported on Monday. Joel Myers, at Roop's
Mill, butchered two that weighed 74S pounds.
The ladies in charge Of the Boys Meeting
gave the BOYS Il treat at the close of the eXcr
cises last Saturday afternoon. Fifty-two boys
were present.
Miss Ruth Phillips, of Laurel, Delaware,
spent Thanksgiving with her sister, Miss
Grace, who is attending college. Miss Ruth
is stopping at the Albion.
An old citizen informs us that there was a
deep snow in 1853, as early as the oath OF
October. The snow was from II to IA inches
deep, but melted in two days.
The visit of Bishop Paret to Ascension
Church, this city, has been postponed from
Thursday, December 4th, to Friday Decem-
ber 9Th. Sermon and confirmation a: 7.30
p. m.
The ADVOCATE has received letters from
two subscribers in Europe, one in Germany
and the other in England, since the election,
and both were full of enthusiasm over the
result
The Michigan lumber company that pur
chased the timber right on 500 acres of land
near Warieldsburg, of the Joshua Sellman
estate, have commenced cutting and shipping
timber.
John W. Hawn, of Uniontown, was oper-
ated on for strangulated hernia on Tuesday
by Prof Tiffany of Baltimore. DIR. l.. Kemp,
Of Uniontown, accompanied Mr.. Hawn to
Baltimore.
The will of the late Louis A. J. Lamotte,
of Finksburg, was admitted TO probate in the
Orphans Court on Tuesday. His estate is
valued at $4,000, and he leaves everything
to his wife and children.
A horse belonging to Ezra Shugh, a butcher
of this city, got ont of its stable last Saturday
night, and was struck by Il tain on the West
ern Maryland Railroad. 1t was so badly
injured it had to be killed.
Mr.. A. C. Wilson, editor of the Cumber-
land Times, spent Monday in Westminster.
Mr.. Willison was on his way home from
trip of recreation after the labors of the eXcit.
ing campaign in the sixth district.
Mr. John Ii. Cox, prominent business
man of Baltimore, died at his residence there
on "Wednesday, of Bright's disease He was
born at Union Bridge, this county, on Octo-
ber 18th, 1917, and had just entered his 18th
year.
Mr.. j.. Frank Brinkerhoff spent Saturday
and SUNDAY in Westminster, on visit to his
mother.inhw, Mrs. Nelson Mitten. He
beld position in the U. S. Mint, Philadel-
phia, until recently, but is now a travelling
solicitor ir a commercial house of that city.
Paul NJ Strayer and John Phelps, son of
Judge Relps, of Baltimore, spent Thanks
giving dy at Rev. DIR. Mills. The young
men walked up from Baltimore, starting on
"Wednesday, spending the night at Reisters-
town, AM arriving here Thursday morning.
Twenty.eght miles is longer, when measured
by feet tan when written or spoken, so the
young nrn think, but they started back on
Shanks' mare yesterday.
The County Commissioners were in session
on Monjay and Tuesday, engaged mostly in
settling with road supervisors. Chas. w.
Webster and wife, Of Westminster, were
granted special pension of $50. DR.. Leon
ard Zepp was reappointed physician to the
Aims House for one year from November
18th, ats salary of 500 per year, and DIR.
Jos. L. Herring was appointed physician to
the jail for the same period, at a salary of
$50.
Mr.. ohm II. Cunningham, of this city,
shippethis horse and buggy in a freight car
for Roaoke Virginia, last Friday night, and
also toS passage himself in the same train
The fright was late in arriving at Roanoke
on Sunday, and Just as it pulled into the yard
at Ronoke it was run into by shifting
engine Both engineers escaped injury by
jumpig from their engines. Mr.. Cunning
ham nd his horse were uninjured, but the
buggySas slightly damaged
Petr Raybold, peddler of Littlestown,
who as well-known in the upper part of
Card, was recently found dead in barn
near New Salem, York county, and was
burie at the almshouse at York, under the
impression that he was a tramp and penniless.
His ,ody was taken up on Tuesday and
idented by Mr.. Weaver. lawyer of Get
tysbrg, who went to York to see if the sup
pose tramp was Raybold, who had been
missig longer than usual. Raybold left an
,estat worth about $1,000, and his remains
gerSent to Littlestown for interment.
o Wednesday last Lawrence and Eleanor
ieinider twin children of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
MilGn Reifsnider, were three years old, and
thewere given birthday party from to
o'cbck in the afternoon. Some sixteen or
egteea little buds were present, and
priier sight cannot be imagined, when they
We, seated at the tea table. The table was
deorated and pFettily lighted, and the beam
in!countenances OF the little ones were like
gltering gems. The occasion was one OF
mch pleasure, if the happy faces were an
6 tlair faaltnnc Eanh lttln trunCt
p,sented the host and hostess with present,
al in turn each drew from the grabbag
snmento of the party.
Thanksgiving day was cloudy, raw and cool,
al occasionally snow flakes were flying in
q, air. In the morning there was union
S vice at Grace Lutheran Church, the SER
sou being preached by Rev. Calvin S. Slagle,
St. Pauls Reformed Church. There was
thanksgiving service at Ascension Church
so. Family reunions and dinner parties
ere feature of the observance of the day,
nd there were n number of visitors in the
ity from various places: In the afternoon
he Westminster gun club had a target prac-
ice, and the Westminster Band paraded.
They turned out sixteen strong, and gave
some delightful music.
The funeral of Mrs. Margaret Clemson
Bennett, whose death occurred on Wednesday
of last week, took place Saturday afternoon
from her late residence, 101 East Main street,
and was largely attended. Rev. G. W.
Heyde, of the Seamen's Bethel, Baltimore,
and Rev. g. W. Cooper, of the Centenary NJ.
T.. Church. ofiiciated. Among the floral
designs was beautiful wreath of La France
roses from Mr.. William S. Taylor, Sr., of
Baltimore. On the coffin was a magnificent
cross of choice roses. An anchor and pill
low of roses and chrysanthemums were very
handsome. The pall-bearers were Messrs.
Samuel Cover, Francis 0erndorif, David Fow
BILE, E. o. Grimes, DIR. j. W. Herring, G. W.
Crapster, Wallace Nail, William Hooper.
The interment was in the family lot in the
Westminster Cemetery.
A suit for $4,000 against the Western
Maryland Railroad Company was brought in
she Court of Common Pleas, Baltimore, on
Tuesday by Greenbury A. Humphrey, through
his counsel, Allen Z. Forester and Frederick