The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-04-18
SATURDAY, APRIL IS, 1891.
LOCAL AFFAIRS



nrday ont of the fifteen of this year.
Private schools will be opened at the pub
lie school houses in Westminster next Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex. Campbell, nee Mis-
.Julia Mckellip, were i'll Westminster from
Saturday until Wednesday.
An epidemic of matrimony prevailed il
ahis city recently, and carried off five or Sly
sictims. 1t is abating now.
4 Mrs. Eliza Shreeve and daughter, Nettie
hi this city, left yesterday for Baltimore
where they will spend two weeks.
John X. Miller has resigned as postmaster a
.Aliller's, this county, and Samuel IL. Hare
WAS recommended as his successor.
Simon p. Wilson, colored, of Westminster
has been granted pension. jerome Ebaugt
bias been granted additional pension.
\ Telephone connection was reestablished
Nth Manchester on Thursday, the station al
Manchester being at Hotiackers store.
From reports from all parts of Carroll We
fudge that the wheat crop is more promising
Iihan for some years past at this season.
Frank Zahn, of this city, who was adiudged
inSane and sent to the Almshouse few weeks
|hgo, was taken to Spring Grove Asylum on
Thursday.
Owing to the absence of scenery and the
kmallness of the stage, "Meg's Diversion
.,yill not be produced at Union Bridge on the
evening of the 2Ith.
Admiral Alfred Taylor, of the United States
Navy, brother of Col. A. S. Taylor, of West.
minister, is seriously i'll in Washington, ID. c.
Die is 70 years of age.
The roof of the dwelling of Frank Mitten,
BIT the East End, this city, took fire on Tues
klay. but the flames were extinguShed before
hnuch damage was done.
Charles Croft, brickmaker of this city,
Shipped 10000 bricks to Linwood this week,
b. be used in the construction Of the German
baptist Church, near that place.
The lot and 2-story brick house in Man
chester, of Emanuel Shafer, was sold at pub.
Bic sale last Saturday, and was purchased for
Sll50 by David Ii. Honacker, assignee OF
mortgage.
Mrs. Augusta NJ. Lyon, widow of Rev
!, Ohm c. Lyon, founder of German Methodisn,
sind cousin OF the late Rev. DIR. Augustus
Webster died in Baltimore on Friday of last
syeel, aged over 20 years.
The large barn of William A. Burke at
Arcadia, Baltimore county, close TO the Car
evening last and destroyed, together with Il
wagon and lot of hay.
Dr. Frank II. Rich, of Washington, d. C..
son of Rev Arthur j. Rich, of Reisterstown,
WAS married on Wednesday evening to Miss
W. Falls, daughter of Rev. Nelson
Falls, Of Washington, ID. c.
Here is corporation ticket for Westmin-
ster spoken of: For Mayor, Edward Lynch;
for Common Council, DIR. }. W. Herring, o.
D. Gilbert, George W. Albaugh, Il. II. Oren
dorll and George NJ. Parle.
Mr.. Henry r. Woods, a son of Mrs. Woods,
of Norfolk, Va, who spent several summers
in Westminster, died at Williamsburg, Va,
on Thursday. He was one of the best known
and popular citizens of Norfolk.
The annual examination of public school
teachers took place in Central Hall School
house, this city, on Wednesday, Thursday
aud Friday. Sixty-three applicants, of whom
twenty-five were ladies', were present.
John f. Krug died in Hanover, Pa, on
April 10Th in his 42d year, from blood and
bone cancerous affection Of the face. He
was merchant and farmer at kingsdale for
some years, and only recently removed to
Hanover.
Mr.. Jesse Brown died near Snydersburg on
Wednesday, aged about so years. He was once
a Justice of the peace, and some years ago
was active in politics in his neghborhood.
John Upton, aged about IS years, died mt
Hampstead on Thursday.
Elijah c. Ensor, of New Windsor, has sold
at private sale his mill property situated ON
Sans Creek, this county, to Solomon =.
llngar for 81 500. The sale included the
adjoining house and lot, which was formerly
owned by George Sanders, colored.
The ADVOCATE had to omit the publication
OF, the programs for Arbor Day at number
Of schools, which were kindly furnished by
our correspondents. To have published them
would have occupied at least two columns,
and the space could not be spared. We
return thanks for the lavors, however.
The Little Gem Pocket Savings Bank is
he latest candidate for public favor, and
Everhart Bros, in the ADVOCATE building
has presented us with one. 1t is unique
affair, and made to hold only ten cent pieces.
The capacity of the bank is five dollars, and
il cannot be opened until fifty dimes are
deposited.
From Mr.. Frank W. Shriver, of Philadel.
lhia, we have received Il copy of the program
If Easter Week services at the First Baptist
Church of that city, a very handsome pamph-
let. Mr. Shriyer is one of the trustees Of the
church, and with Mr. j. Rnssel Maui, is rails
nag funds to have the building lighted with
electric lights.
The building of turnpike from the Carroll
county line at Little Pipe Creek Mills through
Ladiesburg to intersect the Woodsboro' and
Double Pipe Creek turnpike near New Mid
way, will in all probability take tangible shape
IN very short time. Col. David +. Schaef.
fer, who is soliciting subscriptions to it, is
meeting with every success.
Thomas Rickle and Miss Ella Rickle, of
Westminster, started for Dayton, Ohio, on
Monday On the same day Jacob l.. Storms,
wife and daughter, of Tannery, left for
Nebraska. On Tuesday Alex.
of Westminster Theological Sem
mary, started for PiLtsburg, Pa, and on We'd
nesday W. X. Unger, near Westminster, started
Tor Atlanta, Georgia.
John Kroeger, of Carroll county, while
walking across Henderson, Bridge, last Sun.
lay evening, was struck by train of the Bal
.imore and Ohio Railroad from Frederick,
lue in Baltimore at ESQ p. M. His right
ankle was mashed. Kroeger was placed on
he train and taken to Camden Station,
whence he was conveyed to the Maryland
University Hospital. He is G2 years of age.
Heavy rains fell in Carroll last Saturday
a4ternoon, and there were vivid lightning and
heavy thunder. Some hail fell in various
parts of the county, but no damage was done.
During the storm lightning struck the gas
metre in the cellar of A. C. Strasblrger's
store. The escaping gas was ignited. and
hole was burned in the floor. Had it occurred
at night, considerable fire wonld have re-
suited.
The Western Maryland College Base Ball
Association has elected officers and completed
its club, and is now practicing for the games
which will be played with New Windsor,
Rock Hill and diminishing College Clubs.
The club will have G.. Z. Day and G. L.
Waesche for the battery, with II. G. Watson,
II. Leas and o. d. McKeever on the bases;
.. B. Hadley, short stop; II. E. Gilbert, c.
Ii. Bowden and Il. Manning in the field.
c. W. Cremer, associate editor of the Val
ley Spirit, and formerly of Westminster, and
Miss Emma NJ. Follz, daughter of NJ. A.
toltz, editor and proprietor of the Public
Opinion, were married Wednesday afternoon
N Zion Reformed Church, Chambersburg,
Pa. The ceremony was performed by Rev.
w. c. Cremer, father of the groom. The
lshers were W. Rush Gillian William Alex