The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-03-28
Gov. Jackson has designated Wednesday,

Gov. jackson has designated Wednesday
April sth, as Arbor Day.
DIR. L. NJ. Shipley, of Howard county, ha.
purchased 1873 acres of land in Carroll coun
ty, near Henryton, from the executors Of the
late Mary A. Shipley, at IS per acre.
Rev. Calvin S. Slagle went to Hanover,
Pa, on Wednesday, TO attend the funeral o
his aunt, Mrs II. D. Shriver She was Miss
Mary Hoover, Of Lancaster county, Pa.
Snow began falling about 3 a. M yesterday
and continued mp to the hour of going to
press, p. m. 1t was accompanied by a
strong northeast wind, and drifted consider
ably.
The insurance on the dwelling of Mr. John
A. Kretzer, this city, which was damaged by
fire on the 10Th inst, was paid on the 24th,
much to the satisfaction Of the owner, by Mr..
Jas Shriver, agent of the Royal Fire Insur-
anee Company.
Mrs. Gertrude Byers, widow of the late
George Byers, of Baltimore, died at the resi-
denee of David 3. Earhart, at Union Mills on
/ Wednesday, aged about eighty years. Her
remains will be inferred in the old cemetery
at Silver Run on Monday morning next.
A eaveat 10 the will of the late Catharine
Wolf has been filed by Laura Arndt and Mary
Frick The case was heard before the Or
phans' Court this week, and will be resumed
next Wednesday. Henning and Stocksdale
represent the caveators and Clabaugh & Me
kellip the caveateeR.
Howell, son of Mr. d. Keener Shriver of
this city, cut a severe cash above his right eye
one day this week, by falling against the steps
at the residence of Mr.. Chas. V. WANT.
The next day an elder sister, Mollie, fell at
Western Maryland College, and injured her
shoulder somewhat, and suffered considerably
from nervous prostitution.
Mr. j. Edwin Weaver has greatly improved
his property on Main street, nearly opposite
the Union National Bank. he has torn down
the old porch re- weatherboarded the dwelling
and made some improvements to his yard.
Across the alley Mr.. Chas. Fl. Baughman is
improving his property, and two doors be-
low Dr. Jos. 7. Herring is re-modeling the
dwelling he recently purchased.
On Thursday afternoon of last week as Mr..
Charles Jones, of near Union Mills, was
driving along the Westminster road near
Hanover. Pa, with load of produce on his
way to that place, one of the aXles of his
wagon broke down, throwing him ont with
great force and painfully bruising his left
shoulder and arm. His escape from more
serious injury was quite fortunate.
The model of the seventy gun frigate North
Carolina has been removed from the old
Merchants Exchange reading rooms on Sec
ond street. The model, which is remembered
by old citizens from the time when the present
custom house was the old Exchange Hotel,
became the property of the late George I.
Porter years ago. Capt. Marion Hugg bought
the model from the heirs of Mr.. Porter, and
its transfer was made to the Captain summer
residence at Sykesville. Several men were
required to remove the old seventy-four to a
wagon, and at Camden Station it took up most
of the space in an express car. Among those
present to bid the model goodbye were
Thornton Rollins, Robert lowering, George
jackson, secretary to the Board of Trade,
Robert NJ Blundon, Gideon White and G.
Feelmeyer. The large oil painting of bay
of Rio Janeiro, which was an attraction at
the old reading rooms, was also bought by
Captain Hugg and accompanied the North
Carolina to the pastoral surroundings of
Sykesville. The model was complete in the
most minute details, including all the guns,
which were dismantled for their voyage to
the country. The years of the models exist
ence are thought to have been as many as
the guns of her batteries, for the frigate was
built in 1918 and was broken up in 1867. She
., 633 tons.