The Democratic advocate., 1891-05-02

Mr. Leander Hull, near this city, is putting
up large barn, the frame for which was
raised on Wednesday.
VIM. II. Baer, of Westminster, has been
granted pension, and Thomas B. Quay has
also been placed on the pension rolls.
During April there were recorded in the
Clerks Office S5 deeds, 6S mortgages and 1G
bills Of sale and 20 marriage licenses were
issued.
Mrs. Poole, wife of John Poole, died on
Tuesday, at her residence between Taylors-
vile and Mt. Airy. She was about IS years
of age.
David Kendlehart, prominent citizen OF
Gettysburg, who was known all through
Adams and York counties and parts of Car
roll, died on Thursday, aged II years.
Mr.. John Baker, who has been keeping a
hotel in Union Bridge for some years, died
yesterday friday morning, from an attack
of pneumonia. He was about 55 years old.
Jacob A. Helwig, son of John l.. Helwig,
near Sandyville, shot two black snakes few
days ago, one five feet long and the other
six. They were close to his fathers house.
Mr.. C. r. Miller, who went to Baltimore
several years ago TO accept position in the
Baltimore Custom house, has returned to
! Westminster again and opened law Office.
AT meeting of the Republican club of
! Westminster on Wednesday night, Messrs.
Harry NJ. Clabaugh and Samuel Roop were
chosen delegates to the convention of Repub-
lican clubs to be held in Baltimore this month.
| 1t is said if the West Virginia Central can
not purchase the W. NJ. r. X. it will build a
line from Cumberland, Nd, to Hagerstown
over the old Taylor survey, thus bringing it
so much nearer tidewater and making it a
formidable competitor of the Western Mary
land.
The Mayor and Council have changed the
ordinance in reference to licensing private
carriages, omitting that part requiring num-
bers to be placed upon them. The license
ordinance went into effect yesterday, and
number of wagons appeared with numbers
conspcuously displayed.
The Kanawha City Company, of Charles
town, w. Va, has offered the Norwood Car
Replacer Company, of Sykesville, a free site
for its proposed malleable iron works, and
expresses n willingness to take 10 per cent.
of the company's stock, giving beside small
bonus. The privilege of mining for fuel is
also offered free.
Joseph Bosley, Sr., died at the residence
of his son-in-l law, Jesse Bixler, Hampstead,
on Thursday night, aged about eighty years.
some years ago. Several children survive
him, among whom are David Bosley, of Sny-
bersburg; Joseph Bosey, near Baltimore,
and Mrs. Jesse Bixler, OF Hampstead.
Commencement exercises of Westminster
Theological Seminary begin tomorrow, at the
Methodist Protestant Church, and will close
on Wednesday. At 1870 tomorrow Presi-
dent =. I. Ward, d. D., will preach the
annual sermon, and in the evening at s, Rev.
J. j. Smith. of the New York Conference,
will deliver the sermon before the Missionary
Alliance of the Seminary. On Monday even
ing the Stockton Society anniversary exercises
will be held; on Tuesday evening commence
ment exercises: on Wednesday evening alumni
exercises.
The Westminster Minstrels were honored
by n packed house on Thursday evening.
The performance was cheered to the echo,
the audience being appreciative. II the
Mnstrels should ever travel. they would
make their fortunes, and rival Carncross &
Dixie's, celebrated minstrel troupe very
popular in its day. There is popular taste
for negro minstresy, and it is bound 10 draw.
The ''end mem were admirable, and the
orchestra charming, rejecting credit not only
upon itself, but upon this city.
The cemetery known as Krider's cemetery
and which is owned and managed by the Lu
theran and Reformed congregations adjacent
to it, has recently been very considerably
enlarged. About an acre and half of
ground, comprising the place where the old
church stood, the hitching yard and lot of
ground which hitherto had been cultivated,
have been enclosed in the cemetery and laid off
in burial lots. A public sale Of these lots will
be held on the 18th of May, at twelve o clock
at the cemetery. This cemetery has beautiful
situation, and the burial lots which will be |
offered for sale are very desirable. Avenues
leading from both churches into and through |
the cemetery have been laid off, and it is the |
purpose of the trustees to improve and beau |
tify the cemetery, which is already, because |
of its situation, one of the most desirable |
burial places in Carroll county. As many
persons have been waiting in the expectation |
of this addition being made, it is expected
that large number will be present at the |