The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-01-17
LOCAL AFFAIRS
LOCAL RREYITIEs.

The thanks OF the ADNOtAIE are IcHueIcu
to Mr. VIM. NJ. Gist, of Macintosh, Florida.
for late Florida papers.
Mr.. John A. Kretzer, of this city, who was
recently appointed tailor to the McDonogh
Institute, at McDonogh, will shortly move his
family there. -.
A thunder storm with heavy rain fall pass
ed over this region between II and o,clock
on Monday morning. Vivid lightning began
about o clock on Sunday night.
Carroll Division No. ~, Sons of Temper
ance, will have a public installation of officers
on Tuesday night next, at Carroll Hall.
About $50 invitations have been issued.
The ladies of the Mite Society of the NJ. p.
Church, of Westminster, will hold an oyster
supper in the basement of the Church, on the
evenings of January Doth, Both and 3lst.
There is to be a conference of Third Party
Prohibitionists at Union Bridge on Thursday
next, the 22d, at l O'Clock, in the Town
hall. W. L. Tucker will address the meet
ing.
ST. Benjamin Lutheran Church (Krider' s.
will be consecrated on Sunday, February lst,
at 10 o'clock, a. m. Rev. S. W. Owen, of
Hagerstown, Nd, will preach the sermon on
the occasion.
Work will commence February LIST on 4
planning mill, sash, door and blind factory at
Sykesville. The new enterprise will give
employment TO twelve or fifteen men. Mr..
Wade H. d. Warfeld is the proprietor.
The Office of the Mutual Fire Insurance
Company in Baltimore county, Of which Mr.
Francis Shriver, of Westminster. is secretary,
has removed its office from the Knapp Build
ing to 304 Lexington street, Baltimore.
The pupils of the Carrollton school have
presented their teacher, Mrs. Laura Sellman,
with Il handsome seal muff. Mrs. Sellman is
n popular teacher, and such evidence of ap-
probation must be very gratifying to her
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. N. Martin, of Frederick,
formerly of Westminster, have gone to New
York, where they will in future reside. Mr..
Martin has accepted position in the dry
goods establishment ofMessrs. Lord u Taylor.
Mr.. J. w. Lockard, of this city, is closing
out his grocery and provision stock, prepare
tory to quitting the business. He would like
10 engage in the manufacture of furniture, if
a suitable location can be obtained on Main
street.
A change has been made in the schedule of
the Fast Mail on the Western Maryland
Railroad, going east, which is given in the
regular schedule on the fourth page. The
train leaves Westminster at COB p. M, IN
stead of BIG.
A horse belonging to DIR. Jos. I. Herring
dropped dead on Sunday. The doctor drove
from his stable to see a patient on Green street,
and the animal dropped just as he was enter.
ing the house. 1t appeared as well as usual
until it fell down.
Mr. John Thompson, brother of the late
Rev. James Thompson, of Westminster, died
at his residence in Philadelphia on Wednes-
day last, aged about fifty years. He was here
at his brothers funeral on December 9th,
and remained few days.
The Fidelity and Deposit Company OF
Maryland, a considerable of whose stock is
held in this city, has become surety in the
sum of 81 ,0O0, 900 upon the bond Of Edwin
F. and Geo. w. Abel, executors of Wal tel
r. Abel, late of Baltimore.
Mr.. John F. Rooms, of Ladiesburg, Fred
erick county, Nd, died on December 2Sth,
1890, in his sixty-flt year. The deceased
was formerly of Carroll county, and was a
brother of Messrs. George W. and James II.
Rooms, of Middeburg district
The Rouzer Burial Casket Factory, 40 by
So feet, at Mechanicstown, Frederick county,
was destroyed by fire, of unknown origin, OF
Tuesday morning. The loss was about 81,
500, upon which there was an insurance in tho
Carroll County Company of 5000.
Seven hogs were slaughtered at the Aims
House last week, weighing as follows: 225
239, 260, 2G0, 255, 456 and AIS pounds; alst
n bullock, weighing TAG pounds d. Ii
Warehime, Avondale, killed four hogs
weighing 265, 252, $50 and 295 pounds.
George Ibeck, living on the Cunningham
property, adjoining Westminster, killed ;
large copper head snake, as thick as hi
wrist and measuring two feet ten inches, OIL
Monday morning. 1t was awakened by tn,
heavy thunder between midnight and day
break.
Harry Devilbiss, of Pleasant Valley, whil'
engaged in hauling ice last week, was ru
into by boy who was coasting. The horse
became frightened and Mr.. Devilbiss wa
thrown under the wagon, which passed owe
him, badly bruising him, but breaking nj
bones.
In the Court of Appeals at Annapolis o
Wedn esday the case of Duvall VS.. Balhmor
a Ohio Railroad Company, from the Circu
Court for Carroll county, was commenced b
H. NJ. Clabaugh for the appellant and Gee
d. Penniman and W. Irvine Cross for tn
appellee.
Rev. Samuel Henry, former pastor of I'll
Westminster Lutheran charge, now resldln
in Independence, Kansas, is II member
the Legislature Of that State. He has
large number of relatives in this county
DelnS Ttidteu W 'he Cipltoas iNiiSh'ii'o an
Weavers
County Commissioner Stoner has sligl
attack of rheumatism, and is confined TO Il
house. Mrs. E. J. Rippard, owner of Il
Sentinel, is quite sick, and States Attornt
Henning is confined to bed with fever. NJ
VIM. Lawyer, heretofore reported rs i'll.
improving.
There has been falling Off of milk shil
ments from Westminster recently, the shil
ments being but 430 gallons day again
over 500 few months ago. A reduction
the price has caused some to cease shipment
Difficulty in collecting bills is another eau
of the decline.
Mr.. A. C. Rahter has sold his stock, fur
ture, &C., at the City Hotel to Messrs. Bo'
ser and Stick, of Pennsylvania, who too
possession on yesterday morning Mr.. Raht
will remain in Westminster, having tax,
the house of Miss Mary Thayer, few doc
east of the Hotel.
Mrs. Mary NJ. Gull. wife of Judson
Gull, mayor of Laurel, Nd, died suddenly
Wednesday night. She was the eldest daught
of Rev. DIR. Lanahan, and u sister-in- law
Mrs. Frank I. Shaw, of Westminster. Nj
Gull was about thirty years Of age, al
leaves a number of children.
DIR. A. B. Albaugh, formerly of this cit
Dub NOW vi ShlctSO. VINO Hau DetH scIlOus
i'll with pneumonia and la grippe, being co
fined to his bed for seven weeks, is now co
Valescent, and will soon be able to look aft
his large practice. His friends and relativ
in Carroll will be glad to learn of his recover
The last car on theGettysburg accomot
lion, due at Hillen Station, Baltimore, at
O'Clock, p. M, jumped the track while goi
into the station on Thursday evening. ltr
ON the cobble stones for about fifty feet, a
tnrred over on its side. The six passeng
were considerably bruised. j. McClain 6
bert, of New Oxford, Pa, was iajured abe
the hips and back.
About a hundred witnesses and spectacle
mostly from the neighborhood of Bird II
crowded in and around Justice Crapste
Office ON Wednesday morning, expecting
case of the State VS.. John and Antho
Schneider, for burning the dwelling and bs
ofMrs. Rebeeca Mixner, TO be heard. 0w
20 the absence of States Attorney Henni
who was sick, the hearing was postpon