The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-11-28
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER %, 1891.
LOCAL AFFAIRS


Mr. j, J. Baumgarther mas neen ie" pPOi"'Cu
,.i;tor Of the Circuit Court for Carroll county
oor containing 100 turkeys, from West
-, PASSED through Westminster to Bal
tmore on Monday.
~. now church at Deer Park is being COM
In, inJ slowly but surely. The first coat Of
ppisster has been put on.
, hand of gypsies passed through West,
4 ua. On Sunday. They had number of
Dnar,ment wagons and horses.
thu Western Maryland College football
III, Jo,sated the New Windsor college team
p el~ last Saturday by a score of GO to 0.
csrTbe date after your name ON the label
- ronr naper shows the time to which your
U,nJbs,cription is paid. Examine 1t.
NJ Albert Schaeffer has purchased for
.,a ooo from his brother, Mr.. Milton Sehaeffer,
nv Sscharias farm, Just north of this CITY,
rho third quarterly meeting of the Union
ihe and Iinpanore charge of the NJ. b.
p pI,us will be held in Union Bridge on
Dscember 9Th and 9th.
The revival services which had been IN
ins at the Methodist Protestant Church,
h;l ec;tv for several weeks, closed on Sunday
iEIt iasr. Services are now being held at
Centenary NJ. L. Church.
Fv.Iudoe Bond has been engaged IN the
c.irert county contested election cases, by
Il1Ta Magruder, who is counsel for the Re
'-Iicou contestants He will argue the case
Eeiore the Court of Appeals.
Mr. Henry Poole, of this city, having exam
;o:J a bou's melt predicts mild weather dur
;uS tba winter. with great deal of mud. MIR.
p57oIs has watched this sign for over fifty years
and has never known it to fail
Among those injured by the destruction of
tho Ketterer wagon works, at Hanover, Pa,
on Monday. reported elsewhere in detail,
wara Iacob Rusher and William West, both
of rbom once lived in Westminster.
On Monday last Margaret and james Rea-
vsr. trustees. sold the Hawk farm OF the late
BENJAMIN Reaver, situated between mon.
town and New Windsor, and containing 100
acres, to William P. Keefer, for 81, $50 cash.
The Fraternal Mystic Circle, of Westmin-
ser, will have an anniversary supper at the
City Hotel on Wednesday evening next. The
Mystic Circle is a thriving mutual beneficial
association. with membership here OF thirty
FIVE.
Mr. Thomas W. Russell, of Union Bridge,
AN inventive genius. In his shop there is
\ hens nest of his patent, patent extension
ladder and patent attachment for harvest
inc machines designed to catch up and put
in proper position low lying or tangled wheat.
John II. Gribbn, whose license was sup
pressed last week for selling liquor to minors,
secured another license last Saturday and re
opened. He presented to the court petl-
ion signed by twenty-five citizens, asking. a
renewal of license, and the court directed the
Clerk to issue one.
Thomas Harrison and Charles Gray were
arrested at Frederick on Wednesday by OH
Ger Renner on suspicion of being the parties
who broke into and robbed the store and
pOstofice at Piney Creek, on Tuesday night.
They we're committed to jail by Magistrate
Turner to await the action of the Carroll
county authorities.
The commissions of the newly-elected OIL
GERS in Carroll have been received, and the
new officers will soon assume their duties.
Hon. Chas B. Roberts took the oath a;
Associate Judge on Monday afternoon before
Clerk Grouse. Next week Mr.. Albert A
Dorsey will succeed sheriff Wickert, and on
Wednesday, December 9th, the new Boarc
ofCOnnty Commissioners will swear IN.
On Monday last there were succession
and lightning. The heaviest rains were abcu
| o'clock, p IN. The wind changed from
southeast TO the west. and clearing weathe
followed The high wind blew down som'
fencing, trees and straw stacks in varlou
parts Of the county, and unroofed some house
and barns in the upper part of Carroll. Oh
local correspondents give details.
The County Commissioners this week wer
,,c,tl,, mood - gattlTp.r road hills FIX
Judge Bond was chosen counsel to the boar
for one year from November oath, 1891, a
500. Jefferson Byrne, of Franklin district
vas granted a special pension of $500. Til
report of the examiners in the road case c
Noah c. Wentz and others was ratified an
confirmed. The next meeting Of the Boar
will be on Monday, December 9TH.
Mr.. Lovelace Gorsuch, OF Frostburg, Md
brother Of Mr.. Nathan |. Gorsuch, OF IVES
minister, was paralyzed on Tuesday las
Mrs. Edward Lynch, of this city, is ais
slightly paralyzed. Mr. George p. Albaugl
who has been sick for several weeks, and J
feeble health for some months, is still IL
though he is reported little better. de
now nearly seventy-fv years of age. NJ
LOyelace Gorsuch is extremely i'll. Mr. \
l.. Gorsuch and his wife and Mrs. 5. IL. Hel
are with him.
There is time for all things, and tits abol
time for the annual discussion OF better road
1t has begun in some sections OF this ana az
joining states. There is one sure way to IN
prove public highways, and that IS to maca'
anize them. The way to do this IS to RAJ
the tax rate and build the roads by gradu
process, or issue long term bonds, so IN
pOSerity will have to bear some of the bu
eOssiOn don't build roads-it requires none
The mode is plain-only means are require
Among the storm damages in Carroll,
noted elsewhere, woodworking oil Ueorl
Brown, near Brummel, partially nnrooie
barn of Lewis Green, near Iannery, som
what damaged; wind pump ut Iannery oloV
down; barn of Elias Reed, at Carrollton, u
rooted; barn of Mr.. Neudecker, same neig
borhood. par6ally unroofed; barn of Nj
Cordelia Beaver. near Westminster, unf oofe
mund. house at Ebbvale moved of its found
ion; on the farm of Mr.. VIM. Struth, ne
Westminster. 30 panels Of fence were bloN
down, and some window panes broken IN
DWELLING.
Rev. Irl Hicks in his November predictio
SAYS stiff blasts will send the days and nigl
freezing into December. December will beg
III d TedCllOuaTy ptLiOA' AANNNA' 49,
and 10th there will be transforms, turning
Snow with blizzard tendencies in the nor
followed by hard freezing. Storminess
snow and rain is predicted about the l4th a
18th, and severe storms from the 18th to
sd, bringing snow and cold for Christm
This prediction was made on May Slst, lS'
more than eighteen months IN adVan'
Watch the weather and see how near
prophet hits it.
Christmas is approaching. The stores a
shops are already putting on their hoho
appearance. Santa Claus will have his he
quarters in Westminster this season, and
beautiful articles on sale are pleasing to
eyeand tempting to the choice. Let eyeryC
feel that sit is more blessed to give than
reeeiye,n and it will be the happiest Chr
mas ever experienced. Remember, too, I
the best time to buy Christmas presents
when stocks are fresh, and when you are
hurried as you will be if you postpone P
chasing day or two before Christmas
now, and lay the presents away.
Mr.. John G. Stitcher, of Westminsl
showed us this week, number of altman
Of various dates, from 1896 to 1880. !
Oldest, published in 1876, was published
Baltimore by Samuel Saur, in the Gern
language, and was called "Samuel Sal
calendar" The next oldest was line
Baltimore Calendar; - also in German,