The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-12-12
SATURDAY, DECEMBER u, 1891.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL, BREvITIEs

Some few cases of the grip are reported in
this city.
Zachariah Dock, rear this city, S confined
IN he'd from the effects of fall from tree on
Wednesday.
The public schools will close for the Christ
mas holidays on the 23d, and reopen on
Monday, January 4th.
l. D. Zehring, of Lineboro, has purchased
, lot on Walnut street, Hanover, and will
erect a dwelling thereon.
The late rains and fine weather have i'm
rroyed the wheat fields in Carroll and they
are in fourishing condition.
kyg~rhe date after your name on the label
m your paper shows the time to which your
subscription is paid. Examine it.
The Hampstead Enterprise has suspended
notification, its publisher having purchased
The Hanover Citizen, and will remove to Han
over.
horse belonging to Jacob Thomson, liv-
eryman Of Westminster, died on Wednesday
NIGHT. and was hauled out to horse heaven
Thursday morning.
Apples are selling readily in Westminster
ut forty cents bushel; potatoes at forty cents;
sausage at eight and ten cents pound: par
tridges at fifteen cents apiece.
Peter Ledlich has leased the Montour
House, this city. and will shortly reopen it,
His wife has been i'll for several weeks, which
has delayed the opening.
marriage license was issued at Towson,
Baltimore county, on Wednesday, to Frank
lin Hare, of Hollmanville, and Miss Florence
Rineman, of Grave Run Mills
Mr.. VIM. L. Armacost, at Graceham, Fred
erick county, killed four hogs on Wednesday
that weighed 1889 pounds, an average of 347i.
Their respective weights were $40, 33S, 35l
and ISL.
Thomas Tate, near this city, was thrown
from his wagon, near Linwood, on Thursday,
and dragged some distance before his horse
was stopped by some one on the road. He
escaped serious injury.
The ladies of Mechanicsville and vicinity
will give an oyster supper at Mechanicsville
on the evenings of December 22d, 23d and
9th, for the benefit of the Mechanicsvile
Cornet Band, a new organization that is max
ing satisfactory progress.
The board walk on the alley running from
Main street to Green, beginning at the resi-
dence of Mr.. Chas. II. Baughman, is in bad
condition and dangerous. Several ladies
have been thrown down by loose boards. 1t
ought to be repaired at once.
Shelbarks are unus ually plenty this year.
Mr.. jeremiah hump, at Humps Station,
ON the Pennsylvania and Frederick Line Rail-
road, has purchased and sold over 200 bush
els. and the Misses Schue, at Schue S Station,
have shipped about 300 bushels.
George NJ. Parke took the oath of office as
Register of Wills on Monday last, before Clerk
Grouse of the Crcui: Court, and entered upon
his second term His bondmen are Samuel
Cover and Pinkney j. Bennett. The bond IS
for $1,000, and runs for two years.
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company notified the Commissioners Of Bal
timore county that the rental of their telephone
would be increased to $3.50 per annum begin
ming on January LIST, and the Commissioners
ordered the removal of the instrument.
William H. Caple, near Eastview, raised
this year on Is acres $50 barrels OF corn, or
$3.50 bushels, an average of nearly 20 barrels
to the acre. The corn was planted in rows
three and half feet apart, and the corn was
planted with a corn dropper fourteen inches
apart one grain in hill.
There will be meeting of Carroll county
farmers at the Court House, this city, on
Monday afternoon, December 2Sth, to select
five delegates to the Maryland State Farmers
Association, which meets in Baltimore on
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, January
18th. 14th and 18th. All farmers are invited
to attend.
!. T. II. Bringman, once editor of a Demo
cratic paper in this city, but now compos-
itor on the Baltimore American, reached his
SEVENTEEN birthday on Tuesday, and was
presented by his associates with handsome
silk umbrella on the occasion. He is native
of Gettysburg, but has resided in Baltimore
many years.
Conrad Bowers, of Winfield, killed eleven
hogs on Tuesday which weighed a total of
$3.50 pounds. The heaviest weighed 30
pounds. William II. Caple, near Eastview,
killed five hogs, one year old, last Saturday,
that weighed 1871 pounds, net. Andrew
Fowler, near Westminster, has butehered
three hogs, weighing 3S3, 1888 and 426 pounds.
The Webster Literary Society of Western
Maryland College will celebrate It's list ami
yersary in the College Auditorium on Thurs
day evening next, December II, at $50.
The celebrated tragedy, 1.-The Apostate,
will be presented, also the most laughable
aud amusing farce, "Box and Cox" Valua-
BILE lady talent from the town has been secured
to assist in rendering the play.
Bishop Parett visited Ascension Protestant
Episcopal Church, Westminster, on Friday
evening, Ilt gu lust. anu lhliihiotSiSN VIZ
rite of confirmation to a class Of eight persons
The church was filled by an attentive audi
ence In the course of his address TO the
class the Bishop said that during the short
term of his ineumbency of the blshoprick he
had confirmed more than twelve thousand per
sons This shows a healthy state OF increase
throughout the diocese.
On Monday last Theodore Tracy, attorney
in fact of the heirs of Peter Gettier, deceased,
sold the farm of said deceased, near Melrose,
and containing 100 acres and "a square per.
ches to Cornelius Crumrine for $3.50 per
acre, amounting to S3SG7.S0; also wood lot
containing acres, 2 roods and y perches OF
land of the same estate to VIM. Thurman for
S25.25 per acre, amounting to S2lo.o9. Inc
lot containing Is acres and 80 square perches,
adjoining the village of Merose, was also
offered for sale, but was withdrawn at a bid OF
SIS per acre.
Mr.. John Ii. Mitten, advertising agent here
Of the Pennsylvania Railroad, has presented
us with copies of two pamphlets on winter
tonrs and resorts over the Pennsylvania sys.
TEN. both of which are handsomely printed
and illustrated. One is devoted entirely to
Florida, giving sketches of various places of
interest and health resorts together with time
table. route, cost, &c. The other is more
comprehensive and includes all important
points on the Pennsylvania system. perm
sal of these pamphlets begets desire to pack
up and start off at once to visit some OF these
attractive winter resorts.
A letter from Vice President Thompson OF
the Pennsylvania Railroad, to Charles &.
Fink, Esq, this week, says the engineer
corps will soon be ready to take up and com
plete the survey of the route from Green
Spring Valley to Westminster. The report
few weeks ago that the engineers had re-
turned, was incorrect, our informant mistaklng
a party of government surveyors for the rail-
road surveyors.
The toy and novelty dealers and merchants
of Westminster have made elaborate prepar'
alton for the holidays and display. more
tempting stocks than usual. The variety IS
great and prices reasonable. The ADVOCATE
advertising columns are good guide tor
shoppers. Early buyers will have the best
seection-in fact many have made ther p1r-
.ehases. Don't put off shopping too late, for
hurried selections are sometimes unsatisiae-
tory.
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