The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1892-08-06
local AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREW TIES.


meet on Tuesday evening next.
There were but twenty-five tickets sold at
Westminster for the Lutheran reunion at
Penmar on Thursday.
George Kerby, of this city, accepted pc.
sition with Huntings circus, and went Off
with It yesterday morning.
There were recorded at the Clerks office
during July, % deeds, "A mortgages and Q bills
Of sale, and 4 marriage licenses were issued
The Farmers and Mechanics National
Bank. of this city, has declared dividend of
d per cent. clear of federal, state and coun-
" taxes.
Lawrence, son of Mr.. j. f. Rinker, of this
eity. was awarded the prize ofS5 offered for the
largest number of words made from the words
iBob Hunting
Mr.. f. F. Shipley, before removing from
,bis city to Baltimore, this week, sold his
irish setter to Mr.. Elias b. Arnold, of Small
wood. for $4,000.
Twenty-Five cents will pay for the ADvo.
CATE from August 9th until November 18th.
No paper will be sent unless paid for at the
time of ordering
Officer Matthews lodged tramp in Jail on
Tuesday night, for being drunk and disorder
". and on Thursday, during the circus. made
two arrests on the same charge.
Mr.. Milton Schaefer, in his Western trav-
els, does not forget the ADVOCATE. Every
day or two he mails US copies of papers pur
chased along his route.
Mr.. John B. Hall has resigned as mem
Der of the common council of Hampstead,
and disclaims all responsibility for the acts of
that body, past or future.
NJ TLonI,, n Dpsh n enbOol taa,har md
for few months publisher of the Hampstead
Enterprise, died near Hampstead on Tuesday
last, in his twenty fifth year.
Huntington's circus exhibited in Westmin-
ster ON Thursday. The performance was
equal to the average. The attendance was
not large, for the people are too busy.
Louis p Schultz, of Sykesville, has been
appointed a deputy sheriff Of Howard county.
Harry y. Miles has been appointed consta.
Die for the fourth district of the same county.
The August term of the Circuit Court will
commence on Monday next. The court room
is not yet finished, but the room can be used.
The term does not usually last more than two
DAYS.
Mr.. S. Carr Wickert has taken charge of
che First National Restaurant, this city, near
the depot. He is experienced in the business
and needs no Introduction to the citizens or
Carroll.
jonathan Bixler, as trustee, sold on SAtur
day last the farm of Ephraim Feeser, con
tanning "a acres and p perches, one and a
half miles from Union Mills, 10 Emory d. A.
Utz, for Sl5OG.4O.
Mr. Gustavus W. F. Wright, brother of
Judge d. Grand Wright, of Baltimore, form
erly Of this city, and Il nephew of Mrs. A. r.
Fiddis of Westminster, died in Oakland
California, on Friday Of last week, aged 80
years.
The Baltimore Sun of yesterday says
Daniel Eckert, twenty-iour years cd, of
Westminster, Md, was found sick yesterday
by Sergeant Gilbert at the corner of Dugan' $
zharf and Pratt street. He was sent to the
,Ciiy Hospital.
John Warehine, aged 9j years, died at his
residence, TWO miles from Taneytown, ON July
II, of paralysis. He was probably the oldest
citizen of 1aneytown district. His remains
were inferred in the bunker Cemetery, near
Uniontown, last Friday morning.
Wm, II. Thomas, ESQ, received word a
few days ago that during recent storm a
straw stack on the farm of his brother, Mr..
Truman Thomas, in st. Marys county, was
struck by lightning and burned. The stack
5lDOu near b'iiif Oht N'N
did not reach II.
In the Freedom cases under the new liquor
license law, reported in the last issu Of the
ADVOCATE, the Court refused to grant licenses
10 Adam Schneider, of Sykesvile, and Ham
mond Brothers, of Hoods Mills, because tn,
applications were not in accordance with the
requirements of the law.
Mr.. Joseph A. Wac sche has lot of Ship
~ IN
ises in this city in lS9 ]. that are as sound AZ
they were when gathe red. He will take care
of them in order to see how long they viii
keep. They look as though they would bt
good at this time next year.
Mr.. John F. Spicer, one of the best farm
ers in Uniontown neighborhood, intends eav
ing the farm of Mr.. W. NJ. Hauer, and move
10 that of Mr.. Emanuel Formwalt, which Ii
said to be the best cropping farm in that sec
ton and which is much larger than the one
where he now resides.
The chidrens day festival at Lineboro last
Sunday was most Interestingly observed. A
large audience was present. The recitations,
singing and other exercises were rendered IN
:. very acceptable manner. Much credit is
due to the officers and teachers Of the school
for the excellent discipline and interest man
Tested in the school.
Mr.. James Shorb, a farmer and exeellen
mechanic, died at his home, between Keys
vile and Taneytown, on Friday OF last week
aged G7 years, 3 months and % days. 4
wife, four sons and two daughters survive
him. On Tuesday last Mr.. Joshua Carmach
farmer, died at his residence, near Doubl,
Pipe Creek, aged Go years. He leaves witt
and two daughters.
At a meeting of the Mayor and Common
Council of Westminster on Monday nigh
an ordinance was passed requir ing permit &c
taer up street for the purpose OF putting IN
water or gas brother purpose, and imposing a
fine of 81 per square yard upon those who
proceed without a permit; also requiring per.
sons who tear up streets to put them IN good
condition, under penalty of fine.
Charles A. Zentz, native of Carroll, and
recently ianitor of the Wilson Building at the
corner of Charles and Saratoga streets, Balh
mare, was overcome by heat on Saturday last
and died His remains were brought here
far interment on Monday at Westminster
cemetery. The deceased was member OF
Co. A. 9Th Maryland regiment, and Burns
Post, G. A. R., buried him with military
lhOnors.
A heavy storm passed over this city on
Thursdav night. The electrical display was
continuous. The barn of Charles Hesson'
butcher, of Westminster. was struck by hght
ming and somewhat damaged. Edwin b.
Stoner, near War6eldsburg, lost three horses
b. lightning. They fell altogetherinl 9pe pile.
Ins,,red in the Commercial Union Assurance
Company, represented by James +. smith,
for 5000.
The contributors 10 the Flower Mission on
Thursday were Mesdames Carr, Jas. a. Z;
Bond, j. W. Smith, Sarah Morei9ek, oamdgi
Skunk, George W. Matthews, John plehl'
Jane Butler, and Charles Cassell; Misses Il lou
Bixler, NJ. Hoppe, L. Nasbaum and May 4,
Nelson. For next week receivers wllI be
Miss Pauline Trumbo and Mrs. Jos. T. Her
ing; packers, Misses Eva Blanchard and Betty
Shriver.
Mr.. Lawrence zepp, of this city, received
news this week that his daughter, Mrs. John
E. Fontz, of Leadville, Colorado, had lost
her only child of three on July 25th 1t was
a daughter, Edna, six years old, and she died
in hospital at Denver, where she had been
taken to have a surgical operation performed,
made necessary by a fall. Mr.. Fontz is Mayor