The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-05-09
SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1891.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL. RREvITIRS-


There was fine rain on Sunday morning,
& between > and O clock, accompanied by IL
n little hail
Mr.. Joshua Lockard, living in the suburbs
4 of this city, had slight attack of paralysis
on Monday.
Mrs. Jones, wife of Judge |. Thomas Jones,
4 was stricken with parsysis on Sunday last,
aud is quite Ill.
John Digs, of Carroll county, has been
4 Granted pension, and Lewis Shipiey has had
4 hIs pension increased.
A quorum was not present at the Board of
. Trade ON Tuesday evening, and the meeting
adjourned until next Tuesday night
On May LIST wheat in Carroll was beginning
10 head This is unusually early, at least
twelve days earlier than in ordinary seasons.
A change in the schedule of the Baltimore
/ Il Potomac Railroad took place last Sunday.
A corrected schedule appears on the fourth
page of this issue.
The Ladies Aid Society, in Frizellburg, will
give their monthly entertainment on Tuesday
|cyening next. These entertainments are
GOOD, and free to the public.
During the storm on last Sunday morning
lightning struck tree in the yard Of Michael
Glennan, near Woodbine, and tore loose
few boards on the gable end of his house.
Mr. T. T. Fowler. of Richmond, Va,
son of Mr.. William Fowler, formerly of near
his city. will be married at st. Mary's Church,
Richmond, on May 18th, 10 Miss Katie Kettle
bach.
Tho Comfy Commissioners of Howard
comfy have determined to open a road in the
mn district of that county, from the Freder-
ick turnpike to the Poplar Springs and
WalersyIle road.
o,t or . total active membership of the
Westminster Fire DEPARTMENT of forty. four,
fnrly-one responded to the alarm at the
Griselman fire, and two of the absentees
were out of the city
M, N.w W;pdsor CoIleoe baseball Climb
.n,n, 70 Gettvsbnrg last Saturday to contest
,.;,b The PENNSYLVANIA College Club The
,r,me was much one. sided, the score standing
New Windsor, /; Pennsylvania, %.
IT., citi,.ps If Mt Airy are making an
,g,r, to hnild n free nike TO Ridpeville. Ii
,'ra,oseJ to nxtend the road into Frederick
a,,,,,,y oLopt half a mile. and The citizens ON
,I,' .,,,,t,. arc Inudino assistance also.
Nv '""', -. IsUe..u p:u;..-,.,
VI "A'u' W ;Sa,, oo,,to,, or Eniro;,,'
~ n,,Ii vol lot Of n ocras / rood
'l'ilS"y, 81 ,n,o IL fro,n Wor;oIdshnr,
g.. I'm.
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lev. H. a. i-etteilii"n' Vi O.is'oTn, ! d.,
viii preach lrial SERMONS Ill t.iG rree'o.
charge May loth tomorrow as ,oio"S ~
MtSsiah CIurc"' w d. .', ~ -" ~,
""e' -" ?: M o "'i, at 90 ''''' 's''' "'
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me store OIL Mr, Wl'Ii''nlS' az Ha''nel >, y"
the baltimore ~ ONO haiiroau' Ill Treeuo"i
district, was broken INTO ana roDDe1 last
Saturday. SiX men were arrested AT Eillcou
City, but they were released as no evidence
agninst them was iound.
Mr. VIM. Fenby brought TO this office on
Thursday, May 9TH, samples of barley and
rye taken from the farm of his son, VIM. f.
fenby, near Avondale. The barley measured
~ inches, and was IN heau, ana inc wheat
measured 81 lnches' ms Is extraordinary
i"f the th oil May.
There were few flakes of snow on We'd
ncsday morning. The few days of cool
weather have not injured fruits or vegetables.
The weather was Just what Rev. lrl Hicks
nred;ctcd. and the predictions were made
before January LIST. at which time his predic.
lions for the whole year were published.
NJ Jobn w Nelson. of this CITY. returned
iron, St Mary's county on Thursday, and
brought with him a brick from the mansion
b lLOTu hiAANh oNoNN ~ '''''''''
of the PatuXent river, on n beautiful site com
handing charming view Of the river and the
Chesapeake bay, near the residence OF Geo.
Thomas, Esq. Mr.. Nelson will have the rene
set in handsome frame, and cherish 1t on
account of its historic associations.
Fnllow;no ;s the result of the recent election
n Ulcers Of Enternrise Lodge. No. 275, L.
@ q. r.. Of Winfield &C. r., Will Branden.
burg: V. T., Miss Ina Conway; Secretary,
Thomas COnaway; +. s., Miss Ida SIMPLIFY;
Treasurer, Mrs. Z. Conaway; Marshal, ID.
Wilson; Guard, Miss Ella Conway; Sentinel,
Chas. Warner; S. j. T., Miss Phebe Shipley;
z. G. r., Herbert Baker; delegates to district
lodge, VIII lille, Miss Edith Hoffman; alter
nates ID. N. McQuay, Miss Phebe Smpley.
.Iudge BENJAMIN Amos Cunningham. an
srpclr of Mr.. VIM. A. Cunningham, of West
Minister. died at his residence in Fredericl;
ON Nav LIST, in the 93d year of his age. He
was native of Baltimore, and removed tc
Frederick county IN 1922 engaging III ii me
chaudising at Buckeystown, subsequently
going to Frederick. lie had been JudSe o.
the Orphans Court, member OF the Legs
lature, member of constitutional convention
of 1864, and cashier of FredeFicktown Savings
Institution.
Last Monday morning as Mrs Alber
rLongb and Miss Esther Ebaugh, of neal
ij" were DRIVING nm College Avenue
nn the;r WA, way to Western MARYLAND College
,I'.;r borso look fright nj some workmen, VIII,
. ",,a a,radira that Street The animal begar
t T'' rng md falling, threw the ladies out o
the buggy. Mrs. Ebaugh had her COLA
bone broken, but MISS E3angh was NOT hur
IN the least, Mrs; Ebaugh IN INJURIES 1i are no
serious. DIR. Edward u. "eils- auehue'
Mrs. Ebaugh.
Manchester is to have A celebration OF
Whit Monday as well as Westminster Tn,
Fire Department will parade and there will
be a trades display. The iiremen will be it
uniform, and will have their engine and new
hook and ladder truck in line. Several band
and drum corps will furnish music. Man
chester has had several very creditable demon
STATIONS. and this one will not be behind
The liremen will inaugurate a festival on tn,
Saturday night before, and will continue j
NIGHTLY for n week.
po.uol,o V, noner saws. Chief Nor
,;s has rnce;yeJ n Letter from Harrisburg. Pa.
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