The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-02-28
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

Jesse VI. Harden, of Reisterstown, has been
granted patent for horse detacher.
Miss I.ucretia Van Bibber, of Washington,
spent several days this week in Westminster
The family of Charles r. Reiisnider, ESQ.,,
have gone TO Baltimore to spend couple OF
months.
Misses Cora McGinnis and Eta Crout, of
Baltimore, were guests at Mr.. G. &. Gorsuch's,
at the West End, ON Saturday and Sunday
last.
Blue birds were singing merrily in the trees
Of Westminster this week. and buds are show
ing on the maple trees. Spring is near at
hand.
Mr.. Reuben j. Matthias, of Uniontown,
whose mind became unbalanced recently, was
sent TO Spring Grove Asylum on Thursday of
last week.
The Cleveland Democratic Tariff Reform
Club of Uniontown will meet in their club
room at Uniontown on Saturday night, next,
March eth.
Mrs. d. Z. Smith, of Braddock, Frederick
county, Nd, and Miss Almetta Z. Stone, of
Frederick City, are guests at Mr. Alexander
Cars $, East Green street.
Miss Eoise Bond and several other pupils
of Mrs. McCullough's School, at Glencoe,
Baltimore county, spent Washington's birth
day at the Governors Mansion at Harrisburg,
as guests of Governor Pattison's daughter.
Miss Maggie McKellip, who was formerly
organist at Ascension Church, this city, is
now assistant organist at the Church OF the As
cension, Washington, ID. c. Miss McMelhp
plays at one of the week day services during
Lent.
The Sewing Society of Centenary NJ. +.
Church, this city, met at the parsonage on
Monday night. The president, assisted by
some Of the members, served refreshments in
abundance much to the surprise of the pastor
and his wife.
Rev. Samuel d. Hall, rector Of st. Barna-
bas Episcopal Church, at Sykesville, died on
Saturday last at the Church Home, Baltimore,
after a long illness, in the forty ninth year OF
Ais age. He leaves wife and three children,
4 son and two daughters.
A farmer living four or five miles from
Westminster lost his reckoning last week.
Last Saturday he thought was Sunday, and
observed the day as such as to farm work.
On Sunday he drove to Westminster to get
some feed, and was surprised to find the mill
of W. S. Myer Il Bro. closed
The storm which ragged over most of the
country East of the Hockey Mountains this
Thursday was followed in the afternoon by a
furious snow fall, and the mercury gradually
fell until it registered 1S0 yesterday morning.
There was some more snow yesterday.
Two pupils at the school at Middletown,
taught by Mr.. +. p. Palmer, named Smith
and Wilhelm, had a difficulty while on the
way to school one day last week. When they
arrived at the school house the affair was re
newed, and Wilhelm picked up a poker and
dealt Smith two blows on the back of the
head, in6icting severe injuries.
A colored musical prodigy performed al
8 odd Fellows Hall, this city, on Tuesday
might. The little girl was bul four and hall
years old, but her performances on the piano
1wo and three years old, is a genius with the
mouth organ, but he rarely performs at nigh
entertainments, preierring to sleep. The hal
was filled.
Solomon Brins6eld, a well known farmer of
8 Deep Neck, Talbot county, Nd, and brother
in.law of Prof w. r. Mcdaniel, died OF
Wednesday, the 18th inst, of paralysis, in
the I'D year of his age Mr.. Brinsied's
death will be heard with regret by the mem
bers of the Forest and Stream Club, of thi
city, who received very cordial treatment a
his hands during their visit to Ferry Neck
opposite Oxford, a few years ago.
Rev. Francis II. Richey, of the Baltimor
Conference, NJ. E. Church South, died a
~ hOOuStOck, va, on oaIuru;ly last, III MS Iftl
year. Mr.. Richey was native Of Gorl
county, Pa, and entered the ministry il
1888, and was taken into the conference il
= lS43 with Rev. Chas. A. Reid, late of thi
city, and others. In 1881 he was superanuat
ed. He leaves widow and six children
one of whom is T. B. Richey, Of Wood
N stock, formerly of SANS Creek, this county
Mr.. A. l.. Wolfe, son of Mr. Daniel Wolfe
near Union Bridge, land Miss Emma A. Schaei
FER, only daughter of Mr.. Edward Schaefier
residing near Frederick, were quietly marie
on the 18th inst, at the residence Of tn
brides uncle, d. A. J. Brane, in Washingto
city, aud Immediately thereafter took tn
! train for Baltimore, their future home. Nj
Wolfe is lawyer by profession, and until n
Gently praeticed law in Westminster. He
now holding an Office under Collector Of II
Port Marine.
The Hanover, Pa, Herald says: sc
Wednesday, during the appraisement Of Il
effects Of the late Miss Susan Forney, of tn
place, about SO 800 in cash was found seere
ed in bed in her home. She had mon'
invested in both our banking institutions. b
evidently kept this sum in reserve for pos:
BILE mlsfor.unes Or financial panics. Amor
the cash found was $50 U. S. compour
NJ interest note, issued during the war, on viii
the interest had long ceased TO accumulai
also, old style greenback notes, showing th
the cash had been LEFT undisturbed for a lol
W time. Nearly the whole horde was in Unit
States paper money