The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-02-14
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREVITIES.


4 residence, at Avondale, on Tuesday evening.
4 Eighteen couples participated.
Examine the date after your name on the
label on your paper. 1t shows the time to
n which your subscription is paid.
On Monday evening Mr.. L. ]. Await gave
4 dancing party at his residence on Green
4 street About twenty couples We're present
The Mite Society Of Centenary NJ.
Il Church. Westminster, met ut the residence oil
\ Mrs Sarah A. Gorsuch on Monday evening
last.
Thursday afternoon of last week Mrs. John
l.. Reifsnder gave pink tea to the members
of the Sewing Society of Ascension Parish, at
Terrace Hill.
Nellie, little daughter of Mr.. Samuel Gro Il,
4 of this city, fell down on door sill on San
+ day, and cut a cash over her left eye ahou
an inch in length.
Mr.. A. C. Strasburger, OF this city, n few
DAYS ago shipped to London, England 1868
fur skins, consisting of mushrat, mink, coon,
skunk, 'possum, &c.
Mr.. Arthur f. Smith, son of the late
Judge John L. Smith, passed a very credit
able examination ON Monday last and was
admitted to the bar Of the Circuit Court for
4 Carroll county.
The flames s. Simmons Real Estate Com
pany, Of Roanoke, Va, has been succeeded
by James S. Simmons, W. A. Carpenter and
W. II. Tinsley, under the firm name of Sim
mons, Carpenter and Tinsley.
The 23d annual session of the Grand Lodge
of Maryland, knights of Pythias, was held in
Baltimore this week. Mr.. Il. j. Lawyer was
representative from Charity Lodge, this city,
and Mr.. George IL. Hare from the lodge at
Alesia
Mr.. C. C. Spalding, formerly Of this city,
but for some years connected with the Gin
cinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad Com
aany, on the LIST of this month was promoted
10 contracting freight agent Of the Company.
with office in Dayton, Ohio.
The Aroathian and Philokalian Literary
Societies Of New Windsor College will give an
entertainment in College Hall on Friday
evening next, the 10th. The entertainment
s. is in honor of WashingtOn's birthday, and al
attractive program has been arranged.
Miss Katherine McTague, of Lancaster, Pa.
Is guest of Mrs. Chas f. c. Stewart. Mis-
Louise Dugan, of Baltimore, is visiting Mis-
Annie Roberts Edward l.. Billngslea, for
merly of Westminster, now of Chicago, wa,
in town on Thursday. He is looking well.
Two cases have been removed from West
minister TO the Washington County Court
Both cases are between the same parties
Martin l.. Main VS. Charles b. Stoner, Jos
w. White and John G. Skunk. The first il
nm action on a note for $500, the second 70
$500.
The Irving Literary Society, Of Western Nd
College will give an entertainment on I'm
day evening, the Goth instant, in Smith Hall
The program will consist of farce, the Iria
Scene from Pickwck Papers, and drama en-
titled Cato by Addison. The Westminster Or
ehestra will furnish the music.
4a o., ,,o not Arch IN Nnhrn ken 4 sinh
scriber in Madison county in that State says
the corn crop was failure, and farmers hav,
nothing to sell to get money. "How many,
he adds, "of our poor, but honest, hard
working people will weather through unit
another crop can he raised is a mystery
Mr. Frank Await, of LAUREL Maryland
visited his mother here this week. Mr.
Await has been quite successful since h
established himself at Laurel. One conlrac
he has for the present year is the building o
a Masonic temple at Annapolis, to cost $50,
600. Work will begin on it as soon as tn
weather is fit.
Among the marriage licences issued at Tow
son on Monday, was one to Edward Martin
living in Baltimore county, near Hampstead
Carroll county, and Sarah h. Baubliz livin
near Hampstead. The age of the prosperity
groom is put down in the application at nine
teen years and eight months, and it was ne
cessary to obtain the consent Of his father
Caleb Martin, before the clerk would issu
the license.
The Taylor Works, at Chambersburg, Pa
which were removed from Westminster som
81 eight or ten years ago, passed into the hanC
of the sheriff on Friday of last week. A fu
statement of assets and liabilities has not "
been given. The Indebtedness of the concer
aggregates oVeC 1890, 900. The plant is a va
liable one, and the distress that has oyertake
it has resulted from aR insulhciency of capt.;
necessary to carry long credits.
Mrs. Ellen Reisler died in Columbus, Ohit
ON February 9th, 1891, aged about Gs year
Mrs. Reisler was a native of this county, al
daughter Of the late James Criswell. II
deceased was Il sister to Mr.. Jas V. Cr
well and Francis Louis Criswell, of Frankli
district, Mrs VIM. H. Zile, of Westminste
Mrs. Rachel Griffee, of Gambler; Mrs. Tho
Smith and Mrs. George Shipley of Frankl
district. She was q widow and childless.
Rev. Wyllys Rede, Rector of Ascension Pr
tesiant Episcopal Church this city, took hi
ground for home missions rather than forei;
MISSIONS at the morning service, on Sund
last He said the heather, from foreign lant
are pouring in upon US by thousands coniin
ally, and we have no need to go abroad to
Dor among the heather when we have the
in such vast numbers in our very midst. L
hearers were in full accord with him upon Il
subject of home missions. Charity truly
gins at home.
Mr.. Frank Lynch gave hop to his gent
men and lady friends, on Tuesday eveniI
in the Albaugh Building, corner Main q
Court streets. Those present were: Mis-
Ada and Nellie 0ursler, Mamie Wagon
Wivie Zle, Florence Hull, Mamie Mobl
Helen and Laura Wampler, Florence BIZ
of Waynesboro Pa; BERTHE Mobley, of Ba
snore; Messrs. Harry Warner, Harry Cooi
Frank Lynch, Geo. Myers, Chas. Eckenro
Jesse and Edward Mobley, Elmer Wamp
Henry Miner and Silas Arnold