The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-12-19
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1891.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

.;ne hoes, aggregating 1922 pounds, and one
beef weighing 596.
Christmas entertainment will be held at
Ratbany NJ. L. Church, near Franklinville,
an Christmas night.
Monday next will be the shortest day of the
year, The days will gradually lengthen after,
yards until the 2lst of June.
Simon Halle, father.in-law of Harry Schen-
,bal, and well known in this city, died in Bal
,imore on Thursday, aged 20 years.
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subscription is paid. Examine it.
The engineer corps of the Pennsylvania
Railroad returned on Wednesday and on
Thursday took up the survey of the route from
Green Spring Valley TO this city.
The Union National Bank of Westminster
has declared its regular semi-annual dividend
oGGye per cent, clear of national, state and
copnty taxes. 1t is dividend No. Isl.
An aged couple died near Taneytown on
the 10th and llth and were buried together
in one grave. They were Mrs. and William
Sbqrmer. aged about eighty years each.
Hellman. the magician, performed at Odd
Fellows Hall here on last Saturday night.
The audience was not large but the per-
tormance was good. Some of his tricks were
very clever.
The Western Maryland Railroad Company
will sell excursion tickets at two cents a
mile between all stations, from December 23d
to January LIST, tickets good to return until
January ith.
William j. Wivell, executor of Anthony
Wiyell. sold on Thursday of last week, the
farm of the deceased, containing 754 acres,
half mile from Piney Creek Station, fancy
town district, to Joseph Duterer, for $3.50.
Mrs. Sarah Gere died in Baltimore on
Monday last She was an aunt of Mrs. Geo.
N. Parke, of Westminster, and also of ex-
President Cleveland. Her funeral took place
on Wednesday, George j. Parke being one of
the pail bearers.
The meetings at the Brethren S House, this
city. this week. have been largely attended.
The sermons of Elder H. c. Early, of Virgin
ia have created much interest in the series,
and many persons of other denominations
have attended the meetings.
On East Main street last Sunday morning,
lust as the saints were on their way to the
several churches, two sinners came along
with speedy horses, and brush took place.
Out East Main went the sinners, and all the
saints stopped to witness the race.
10" Christmas falling on Friday, our pub
Iication day, the ADVOCATE will be issued on
Thursday afternoon. Correspondents will
make a note of it and send in their letters
day earlier than usual. Advertisers will also
send in their favors early, so as not to delay
publication of the paper.
Hog weights at Smallwood-Ch Miner,
Two, SIS, 449, and spring pigs, 227, 224;
Henry Wardenfelt, three, 100, 25S, 2l2, one
, years old, 100; Z. B. Arnold, four, 355,
2iG, 234, 2G5, and six spring pigs, which
averaged about 100 each; A. W. Davis, two,
go, 80.
The Sabbath school of the Church of God
in Cniontown, will hold their Christmas enter
tainment on Tueday evening, the 22d; and
the Frizellburg school will hold theirs on
Saturday evening, the 18th. They are ex-
pected to be first-class entertainments. The
patronage of the public is solicited.
Judge Charles B. Roberts on Tuesday re-
appointed the old board of School Commits
soners for Carroll county: Z. o. Grimes,
Westminster district; Louis P. Slingluf, New
Windsor district; Jacob H. Blocker, Man
chester district; VIM. Reindollar, Taneytown
district, and David Prugh, Freedom district.
Mrs. Rachel Lantz, widow of the late Geo.
Iantz sister of Henry B. Grammer, and
mother of NJ. l.. Lantz, died at her residence
on Pennsylvania Avenue, this city, on Thurs
day morning, aged "a years and one month.
She was born in part of Baltimore county
now included in Carroll, but had lived in
Westminster for thlrty-five years. Her tu-
neral will take place this Saturday morning
at her late residence at 10 o'clock.
Seventeen porkers were slaughtered at the
Aims House this week, the weight OF which
aggregated 4, 454 pounds, The heaviest weigh
ed 1879 and the lightest 1874, the average being
252 4 beef was killed that dressed 400
pounds. Louis Dielman, at New Windsor,
killed five hogs this week. weighing 3l9, BOG,
~, 2S3 and 265 pounds. Daniel Hunter,
near this city, killed nine, aggregating 1904
pounds. Jacob Brehm, Jr., near Brummel,
killed four, weighing 305, 306, 34l, 39S.
Mr. John d. Powder, near this city, has a
colt that has shown extraordinary speed, and
good judges believe he will be able to keep
we'll to the front with the fastest colts in the
country. He is entered in several races, two
year.old class, in the Monmouth and GlOuces.
ter races. He will not be two years old until
next spring. His name is Pat, and dam was
Rste, who ran in fourteen races and never
vas beaten. She was of the George Patter-
son stock. His sire was Patrician, of Clover
Hill farm
A letter to the ADVOCATE from Mr. j. Q. II.
Smith, of this city, who is travelling through
the South on a business tour, says the word
dull scarcely describes the true condition
Of trade. Richmond, Lynchburg, Bristol,
Knoxville, Chattanooga, Nashville, Memphis
and New Orleans are all dull. Of the new
towns none are holding out except Roanoke
and Pulaski, which are doing fairly well.
The letter was dated December -, at New
Orleans. Mr.. Smith will probably return
home next week.
At the meeting OF Burns Post No. Is, e..
A. R., of this city, on Saturday evening last,
after inspection by DIR. r. j. Henry, of Glyn-
don, Assistant Inspector of the Department
Of Maryland, the following officers were elect
ed for the ensuing year: Commander, Col.
Rm. A. McKellip; s. V. c., Ezra j. 1ing-
lng; j. V. c., Martin Harehenhorn; Q. NJ,
". s. Drach; Surgeon, Lewis j. Little; Chap
lain, Col. S. X. Herr; 0. D., John NJ. Reese;
0,G., d. Keener Shriver; Delegates to State
Eneampment, James S. Baer, Ezra }. 4ing-
hug; alternates, W. S. Drach, John NJ. Reese.
The York, Pa, Gazette, of December lG
ays:-"York is to have another railro ad.
The road is to start from Porter's Siding, in
heidelburg township, on the Western Mary
land road. 1t will go through Spring Grove,
Ver TO IhomaSvIlle, Oh the Ork anu Uettys
burg turnpike; thence down the north side OF
'he turnpike to York. There will also be
constructed branch of this line to extend
rom Townsville, northeast by way OF the
Pickett and Rossville, in Washington town
ship, clear on to Bowmansdale, in Cumber-
and and county, where it will connect with the
Philadelphia & Reading railroad. "
=, The Webster Literary Society of Western
Maryland College celebrated its 2lst anniver-
sairy on Thursday evening. Miss Mary b.
Shellman, through Prof. Reese, presented
ihe Society gavel, which was received on
behalf of the Society by L. NJ. Wheaton, its
PRESIDENT The gaVel was made by MIR. );
y, l.oekard for Miss Shellman. The wood
which it was made was cut from white
walnut tree planted in 1886 by Daniel Web
yer at his home, Marshfeld, Massachusetts,
u was procured for Miss Shellman by
Glend living on adjoining place to Marshheld.
y. w one side of the gavel, in gilt letters, are
ue words uttered by the distinguished States
lI4G' Webster, during temporary revival IN
AH last illness, 81 still live
j. Frank johnson, colored, who shot and
SHied Alexander Hackett. also colored, near