The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-02-07
LOCAL AFFAIRS
LOCAL BREVITIEs.

Next wednesday is ASH hthHNH',tli wv
q beginning Of Lent. Easter falls on March
10Th.
The Cleveland Tariff Reform Club of
q I-niontown will hold its regular meeting this
Saturday. evening.
Judge James A. C. Bond has been elected
& vice president of the Princeton Alumni AS
4 sociation of Maryland.
4 Examine the date after your name ON the
4 label on your paper. 1t shows the time to
which your subscription is paid.
The Farmers and Mechanics National
Bank of Westminster has declared Il semi
4 annual dividend of two and a half per cent
Farmers who persist in hauling heavy loads
4 while the roads are soft from rain ana melt,
4 ing snow, ought not TO complain OF bad
roads.
During january, at the Clerk office, there
4 were recorded II deeds, II mortgages and y
a bills of sale, and II marriage licenses were Is
sued.
Judge Bond on Thursday drew Valentine
q c. Wantz as q juror to serve at the ensuing
term of court, in the place of James Erhard,
8 excused.
Mr.. Aaron Miller, at Miller's Station,
Manchester district died yesterday morning,
aged G2 years. He had been sick sometime
from the effects Of paralysis.
The Benevolent Aid Society Of st. Paul's
Reformed Church, this city, will meet on
Monday evening at the residence OF Mrs
4 Mary j. Bowers, east Main street.
/. Edward Stirling has resigned post
master at Glenn Falls. He expects to leave
4 the place shortly. and as no one cares to
to take the office he recommends its discon-
tinuance.
Jonas Lawyer, aged eighteen years, son of
Jacob Lawyer, of Pleasant Valley, while
choppng wood, cut cash in his foot about
two inches deep, so that amputation may be
necessary.
Rev. Calvin S. Slagle, of this city, attend
Il. ed the fifth annual reunion and dinner OF the
81 Franklin and Marshall Alumni Association
of Philadelphia, held at Hotel Beleview,
that city, on Friday evening, February 9th.
Hon. Edward Caswell, of Canada, an elo
quent speaker of continental reputation, will
deliver an address at Odd Fellows Hall on
4 Monday evening next, under the auspices Of
Carroll Division, Sons of Temperance. Seats
will be free, and the public is invited.
The thanks of the ADVOCATE are rendered
to Mr.. George Winters, OF Washington, ID.
C., for copy of the Digest and Manual Of
the Rules and Practice of the House of Rep
resentatives,'' of the present Congress.
They include Speaker Reeds famous rules.
Rev. Irl Hicks predicted the coolest wave
of the season between the LIST and 9th of Feb
quarry 1t arrived on time, starting III the
West on the LIST and reaching this section on
the night of the Sd, and reaching its maxi
mum lrigidity on the 9TH, when the mercury
registered 1l0 above zero at a. m.
The February term of the circuit court
commences on Monday next. BY an act OF
the last Legislature it is Il jury term, which
will have the effect of lessening the May term,
81 it is supposed, when farmers are most busy:
There are 20G cases on the trial docket, and
8 about 40 on the appeal. The originals arc
few.
Mrs Lydia Crumrine, widow of the late
Vim. Crumrine, died at her home in Man
chester on Tuesday last, aged 81 years. -Four
children survive her-E. }. Crumrine anc
A Miss Fannie Crumrine, of Manchester; Mrs
James Clemson, near Union Bridge, and Mrs
VIM b. Wheeler, of Boonsboro, Washington
county, Md.
Robert Glenn, n mason, fell from the scat
fielding at the Buend Vista new building, nea
Waynesboro, Pa, on Wednesday of last week
striking his head against a pile of rocks
causing instant DEATH The Waynesbor,
Gazette said Mr.. Glenn was about 60 years o
age and from Westminster. From careful
inquiry it appears that the unfortunate ma
never lived here, at least in recent years.
There will be farmers meeting at Re
Mems man, near 11kesVilie, Da.'illoic 20 20
on Wednesday ana thursday next ext unuer IN
auspices oil HARRISON FOREST ufa il7': Az
dresses W 1 are P ar's Socrotoyv of Sor;cntnr
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stewart ieises' ageu twenty years, sou
Daniel Heiser, of West Falls Frederick CO
al
was run over ana Killed py uliil on u
Baltimore OHIO Railroad near M.; ~ AR
last Monday. lie was walking from water
= vile TO Mt; AIRY when oveI over, ken py u' RAJ
Shortly before me supposeu 'llne Vi lne az,
dent some irlenus met tHe young ,n'n a.
warned nm TO Keep OH dhe tracs' as
seemed TO be under the lnnnehce on IIqu :
Inc remains a were horribly munla lS l., :