The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-04-04
SATURDAY, APRIL /, 1891.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREYITIES.

Wednesday next is Arbor Day.
The public schools of Carroll will close on
Friday of next week.
The colored people had promenade and
hon at odd Fellows Hall on Monday night.
The Meadow Branch Turnpike Company
will elect directors for the ensuing year on
May ith.
Mr.. George C. Grass, of this city, has been
GRANTED pension Of Sl2 per month, dating
from last July.
4 From Monday until yesterday clouds, rain
and fog were the order, with a little snow on
81 Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Catherine Shafer died at the residence
|of her son, John Shafer, near East View, on
ISunday last. Her age was SO years.
Mr.. Arnold Klelf has leased the City Hotel
nd will open it about the LIST of May. Some
sfcparing is being done to the property.
During March AZ deeds, 30 mortgages and
Nc bills of sale were recorded in the Clerk
sonice, and II marriage licenses were issued.
Il l.. r. Stick, who came TO Westminster a
4tcw months ago to take charge OF the City
Hotel, has rented the City Hotel at Manches-
Ter.
Mr.. Harry Cooles gave dance TO a mum.
Der of friends in the Albaugh Building, corner
of Main and Court streets, on Tuesday even
Ding.
Mr.. R. NJ. Beck, for some years superin-
iendeut of the Taylor Works, has accepted
ihe position of superintendent of the Phoenix
Foundry and Machine Company, Syracuse,
, New ork.
i The farmers meeting takes place this Sat
nrday) morning at II o'clock. Hon. j. +.
Willets of Kansas, national lecturer Of the
Il 4 4 aud IpIustri,l Ifnipu will
deliver an address.
We are indebted TO the Northern Pacific
Railrnad for the February and March issues
or the Northwest Magazine. Both copies
are profusely illustrated and contain inter
esling descriptive articles.
The members of Salem Lodge. No. 60,
/ |. q. o. f., with their families. will hold
reunion at their hall, this city, on Monday
night, May nth. 1t will be the iorty-third
anniversary of the Lodge.
News was received here this week of the
death of Sam. Hill, once a wcll-l,nown color.
ed musician who played for dances in this
city, He had been living in Washington, u.
C., and at the time OF his death was a porter
ON a palace car train.
Mr.. Charles II. Baughman, principal of
Central Hall School, this city, is to be married
On Thursday next to Miss Emma Rebecca,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. T. D. Cassell, of
Baltimore. The ceremony will take place at
Chatsworlh Methodist Church.
Among the graduates of the University of
Maryland School of Medicine were Thos. j.
Coonan, of this city, and Sidney Cover, of
liuiontown district Both young men passed
credilable examinations. The commencement
exercises were held on Wednesday night.
Miss NJ. P. Wroth has leased Winchester
Place, this city, and will open it about the
middle Of May. She conducts large board
ing house in Baltimore, corner of st. Paul
and Pleasant streets, and her eight years
experience well qualify her to manage Win.
chester Place.
The snow storm had very little effect on
spring bounets. They were ready to bloom
and they came forth on Easter. One lady
observed eight new bonnets at the morning
service at one of our churches, and she was
50 interested in the sermon she did not look
about much either.
Mr.. David Crowl, the welLknown ice and
ice cream dealer Of this city, took advantage
Of the hard freezes the past winter and stored
away over 900 tons Of fine ice. On April LIST
Mr.. Crowl played practical joke on the
proprietors OF this paper, by sending them
can of excellent ice cream
Mrs. Caroline NJ, wife of Mr.. James Lynch,
died at 1910 n. Mount street, Baltimore, on
Sunday morning last. She was daughter of
the late Capt George C. Tucker, of Portland,
Maine. Mr.. Lynch and family resided in
Westminster several years some six Or eight
years ago, and were highly esteemed.
Clarence, aged between four and FIVE years,
son of Mr.. Noah Barnes, of this city, was at,
tackled by dog belonging to Mr.. Samuel p.
Eyerhart, on Monday morning last, and had
a hand and wrist badly bitten and torn. The
little fellow was passing Mr.. Everhart's prem
ises at the time, and was holding to the fence
while cndeavoring to avoid the mud, when the
dog seized his hand and wrist.
Carroll Division, No. ~, Sons of Tempe,
ancc, elected the following officers last Mon
day evening: +. Gehr Smith, z. W. p;
Austin Geiselman, W. P; John II. Mitten,
W. A.; Charles II. Baughman, r. s.; c. Il.
Hunter A. X. S.; A. w. Buckingham, +. S.;
Jesse +. Shreeve, Treasurer; Charles Lock.
ard, Con-; Harry Il. Haines, II. c.; George
Arbaugh, /. S.; Thomas Bankard, o. S.
The storm of March 9th and 2sth was
widespread, extending from the Gulf to the
Lakes, and inland to the Mississippi river
The snow fall began here about clock
Friday morning and continued until about 5
o'cloc; Saturday afternoon. Fully twenty
inches of snow fell, but not more than ten or
twelve laid. Although the snow was wet and
heavy, the strong wind blew it about and
some drifts were eight to ten feet deep.
Railroad trains were delayed and mali car
riers on star routes had rough experiences.
The Carroll Board of Pension Examiners
were lucky in being selected to assist the
Board of Baltimore city. They sit there
three days each week, and are allowed TO ex-
anime twenty applicants. For the first five
examinations they get two dollars each, and
one dollar each for all over FIVE So far they
have always had twenty applicants, and the
pay has amounted to $500 a day each, or
S75 a week for each member of the board.
In addition they have considerable number
Of examinations at home as many rs fifteen
on some Wednesdays, their regular day.
A special meeting of the Maryland Chassis
Of the Reformed Church was held at Union
Bridge on March 3lst, for the purpose Of dis
solving the pastoral relation between Rev. ID.
a. Souders and the Union Bridge Charge,
and dismissing him to Westmoreland Chassis.
Synod of Pittsburg, Pa. The meeting was
attended by the President of the Chassis, Rev.
Il. H. Deatrick; Revs. w. II. Heilman, G.
A. Whitmore, c. S. Slagle, ID. A. Souders
and A. S. Weber, and elders j. I. Orndori,
David Fror, Samuel Fleagle and William Ii.
Morningstar Rev. Mr.. Souders will at once
enter upon his duties as pastor OF the Re
formed Church in Irwin, Westmoreland coun-
ty, Pa.
Mr.. Thomas P. Goodwin died ut his resi-
dence in this city on Sunday evening last, in
his S5th year. He had been an invalid for
several years, and since last October had been
quite sick. Some twenty years ago he retired
from active life He was native of Baltimore
county, and was born near Black Rock in
1907. In 1910 he removed to Carroll, where
he resided ever since. He was twice mar
ried, his wives being sisters Of Thomas Cor
such, Esq, of Catoctin Furnace, Frederick
county. A widow and two sons, Charles L.
Goodwin and II. Price Goodwin, survive him.
He was proprietor Of Goodwin's limestone
quarry, near Westminster. The funeral took
place on Wednesday afternoon at Centenary
NJ. Il. Church, of which he had been Il mem
Der for many years.
The Easter hop given by young gentlemen
at the Wantz Building on Monday night was
largely attended Some fifty couples partici
pated. Those present from n distance were