The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-03-28
LOCAL AFFAIRS

wedding and reception, two hops and a
dramatic entertainment in this city are on the
program for next week.
A number of young gentlemen of Westmin-
ster will give hop in the WantZ Building on
Easter Monday evening.
Mr.. W. C. Benson closed out his grocery
stock in the Lockard building on Thursday,
aud retired from the business.
Grafton Brooks was allowed n special pen.
sion of IS by the County Commissioners last
week, instead of $40. as reported
Tomorrow will be Easter and bright SER
vices will be held in the Catholic, Episcopal,
Lutheran and Reformed churches.
Public sale season for personal property IS
about over. The last is that of Mrs. Hannah
Dougherty, near Berret, on April I'd.
The public school of Frizellburg will give
an entertainment tonight Saturday and will
he assisted by the Pleasant Valley Orchestra.
Republican primaries take place today, and
the county convention on Monday. The AD
voCATE was in error in its announcement last
week
A dance will be given in the Albaugh Build
ing, corner of Main and Court streets, on
Tuesday evening next, by a number ofyoung
gentlemen.
Mr. John l.. Helwig, near Eastview, brought
10 this office on Monday last twin sweet
potato pumpkin. 1t is in perfect state of
preservation.
Subscribers ordering their papers changed
10 other postoffices, are requested to give the
names of the offices where the papers former
" went, as well as the new ones.
Mr.. John A. Hambleton has retired from
the well. known banking firm of John A. Ham
bleton & Co.. Baltimore. Mr.. Hambleton is
a native of New Windsor district.
Next Wednesday will be the LIST of April
moving and settling day. The ADVOCATE
office will be open to receive deposits from
those who are in arrears for subscription, adj
vertisng or iobwork.
On Saturday next, April 4th, Hon. J. f.
Wietts, of Kansas national lecturer of the
Farmers Alliance, will deliver an address at
odd Fellows Hall, this city. Other Alliance
speakers will be present. All farmers are
invited. The meeting will begin at II o'clock
in the morning.
A case of Grove A. Shpley, of this city, !
against Rein r. Griffith, on note commonly
called hulless oats note, was tried and de- /
cided in the circuit court for Montgomery
county, on Monday last. The jury, under |
instructions from the court, rendered verdict |
for Mr.. Shipley for the note.
In addition to the losses paid in Carroll last
year by the Mutual Fire Insurance Company
an Baltimore county, published two weeks /
ago, the following were paid also: Mrs.
Eleanor Herbaugh, 5000; Martha Z. Hollen- /
berry, 1910; Richard A. Barnes, $3.50. The /
total losses paid in this county during the year |
were SIS, so.
Mr.. s. A. Kemp, who has lived on the
Worey farm, near this city, moved to the
farm Of Hon. Chas. L. Roberts near Union
town (the Caylor farm on Thursday. Mr..
G. Frank Beaver, of this city, will remove to
the Morley farm, and the dwelling he vacates, !
Green and Sycamore streets, will be occupied
by Mr.. j. j. Baumgartner.
Rev. j. r. Williams, the minister who has
lust taken the Lutheran charge at Uniontown,
will preach at st. Paul's Church, Uniontcwn, /
for the first time Omorrow-Sunday- 1880
a. M, and at Baust Church at the usual hour
in the afternoon. On April 18th he will hold !
services at Winters Church in the morning
and at Mt. Union at = p. m.
Mr.. Henry-I Wilson, of this city, attended
she funeral Of his brotherin-law, Mr.. James
+. Pendergast, on Tuesday, at Baltimore
Mr.. Pendergast resided at Elizabeth, New
Jersey, and died on Saturday last, aged y
years. He was a retired coffee merchant of
New York, importing from Rio Janeiro. The
interment was at Bonnie Brae cemetery.
The Court of Appeals rendered decision
on Tuesday in the case of Mary A. Duvall VS.
the Baltimore * Ohio Railroad Company.
The lady's horse was frightened by an escape
of steam from an engine standing near cross
ing at Mt Airy, and she was thrown of and
injured. She brought suit for damages. The
Court of Appeals decided in favor OF the
railroad.
Mr.. Samuel Norment, a brother of Mr..
Richard B. Norment, former resident Of this
city and states attorney for Carroll county,
died at his residence in Washington, d. G.,
on Monday of bronchitis, aged GO years. Mr..
Norment was President of the Central Ma
tional Bank, and the largest real estate owner
in the District of Columbia, and one of the
best known business men in the city.
The School Board have decided that Arbor
Day shall be observed in accordance with the
Governors proclamation, sin planting trees,
shrubs and vines; in the promotion OF forest
growth and culture; in the advancement OF
public and private grounds and ways and in
such other manner as may be in harmony
with the character of the day" and that no
observance inconsistent with this view will
Justify suspension Of the regular school exer
cises, or be acceptable to the school authorl-
lies.
Mr. Ephraim Lindsay, retired farmer,
died at his residence, on Liberty street, tins
city, at six O'Clock Monday afternoon, after
short illness, of apopleXy, in the eighty-hrst
his life in Carroll county. He had accumu-
lated a comfortable fortune, and was man
of worth and integrity. He was three times
married, and leaves a widow and four chill
dren-Mr. Columbus Lindsay, of Fredenek
county; Mr.. Joseph Lindsay, Mrs. VIM. L:
Frzzell and Mrs. Rein Cook, of Carroll
county.
Mr. Henry f. Rohrbaugh and Miss Clara
Il. Bushey were married Wednesday morning
,eI
Church, Baltimore, by the Rev. G. w. Hobbs.
The bride is a daughter of Chief Engineer +.
II. Bushey, Of the steamer Cambridge, Of the
Choptank Steamboat Company, and the groom
is in business in Manchester, this county.
After the wedding, which was private. the
couple left for Manchester, where they will
live. The bride wore garnet walking gown
with steel trimmings.
Some excitement was created in Westmin-
ster on Tuesday evening by the finding OF
mutated human body in the woods oil Mr..
Thomas Turtle, near this city. Justice WIN:
Mitten, acting coroner, summoned jury ana
began an investigation. The body proved to
be that of Henry Smith, who was found dead
in Andre Dreschler barn, near Carroliton,
several months ago. 1t was buried at the
Aims House, but was subsequently taken up
and taken to the Montour House, where some
medical students were taking practical
course in anatomy with it. Its presence there
becoming known, the body was taken to the
place where recently fonnd and buried. The
remains have been inferred at the Aims House
again.
A slight fire occurred on Monday night in
The grocery store of W. c. Benson, on Nam
street, near Centre, this city, about 10 o clock;
The fire department was promptly on hand
after the alarm was given, but the hre was
extneushed hy n few buckets of water without
their aid Some brooms were on fire IN the
back part of the store, and there was also a
fire in the cellar, near some coal oil barrels.
The fire was evidently the work of an incen-
diary, and so indignant were the citizens over
the affair, that had the guilty party been known G
and caught he would have Jared badly. Inc
frequency Of fires in this city and county, has