The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1892-03-12
LOCAL AFFAIRS
LOCAL BREVITIEs.

4 S24O0 organ has been ordered Tor Grace
Lutheran Church, this city.
Daniel ShaiIer has rented the Shreeve
farm. adjoining this city. and will occupy it
an April LIST.
J. VIM. Earhart, of Union Mills, who has
been confined TO his room for about two
months, is rapidly recovering.
H. NJ. Clabaugh and DIR. J. j. Weaver at
tended the meeting of the Republican State
Central Committee on Thursday.
Nj. Nicholas CIary, well-known and
highly esteemed citizen of lower Carroll, died
on Tuesday at Mt. Airy, aged 81 years.
George b. Yanis, of Littlestown, Pa, said
10 be a first class hotel man, has rented Hotel
Albion this city. and will take charge April
st
The Women's Christian Temperance Union
viii meet on Tuesday next, at Miss Hers,
No. 60 W. Main street. A full attendance Is
requested.
Gov Brown has nominated and the SEN
ate confirmed Basil Dorsey as Justice OF
the Peace for Freedom district, in the place
Of Milton Day, resigned.
As a result of the fracas in littlestown, Pa,
on Christmas eve, which resulted in the death
Joseph Shindlc, the court at Gettysburg, on
Monday, refused licenses to all hotels in
Liulestown.
Joseph i. Shreeve, of townsville, has sold
his general mer chandise store to j. 7. Lar
cent, of Liberty, and will succeed Vim. H.
Yingling in the grocery business, on Penn
ylVania avenue, this city.
Mr.. Emanuel Yciser will raise his barn
next week. 1t will be 40xG1 feet, and one
ofthe most complete in the district. Uriah
Sarner is the builder. Mr.. Yeiser's former
barn was destroyed by fire on December 10th,
last.
The sale of Harry c. Albaugh, near this
g,v, on Thursday, Notwithstanding the in-
elem ent weather, was well attended and prices
obtained were good. Horses sold as high as
Sal. 80, and two thirds OF the articles were
paid for in cash.
Jacob Campbell died on Saturday last, at
Hampden, Baltimore. He was native of
Westminster having been born here in Octo-
Der, 1910, From 1860 to 1862 he was county
treasurer of this county, and in the latter
year was elected to the State Senate.
AT meeting of the members Of the NJ. p.
Church, this city, on Wednesday night, 7.
w. Mather was elected delegate to the Mary
land Annual Conference and Joseph Bollinger
alternate. A committee was appointed to
purchase pipe organ for the church.
The MARYLAND State Sunday School Conyen-
ton will be held in Baltimore on April 9th
aud 7th Each Sunday school is entitled to
two delegates and pastors and superintendent
are entitled to participation by virtue of their
Offices. The delegates will be entertained
free, and railroad lines will give reduced rates.
l.. E. Williams passed through Westmin-
Ser on Tuesday with fifty fat cattle for the Bal
imore market. Twenty were iattened on his
arm near Taneytown and 80 on his farm near
Warfedshurg. Mr. Williams conducts n
grazing farm in Virginia, and from it ne last
week sent about 20 fat cattle to Philadelphia,
Tor shipment to Europe.
William H. Dorsey, native Of Freedom
district, this county, died in Baltimore, on
Wednesday, from heart trouble, in his 10th
year. He was well known bank officer,
eghning his career with the Patapsco Bank
Of .cilicott city, and then was with the Western
iL'ual Bank of Baltimore and the Traders
National Bank Of Baltimore.
Thomas Reagle, aged about SO years, was
brought here this week from near Manchester,
and was adiu,1 ged insane by jury on Thurs
day MIGHT. and lras committed to Spring Grove
ASYLUM bv ,Iudee Roberts The unfortunate
man was so violent he had to be tied, hand
aud foot. He has been subject to epileptic fits
since he was seventeen years OF age
Mrs John Brodweiser, living near this city,
recently set two hens. Upon going to look
after them a few days later she discovered
both hens dead and the eggs gone; She
came to town and procured some strichmne,
which she put in some meat and laId II IN
Tie nest. The next day, when she went to
learn the result she discovered an opossum
wing dead, with his head in the nest.
Vinton F. Merryman, of Logansport, lndi-
ana, son Mr.. Charles w. Merryman, near
Tannery, this county, came to Carroll some
weeks since, and three weeks ago went to
Baltimore to have deformity of his breast
bone and ribs corrected. DR.. Tiffany per
formed the operation successfully, and Mr..
aerryman returned TO his fathers on Wed
9esday much improved. He will return to
BIS home in Indiana shortly.
On Thursday just before noon, rain began
ITSlhng. The mercury then stood at BY.
ihe wind shifted from south to west, and IN less
'han an hour the mercury fell to 30'. A furi-
Gus snow followed the rain, snow beginning to
all with the shift of wind and continuing
until 3 O'Clock, attaining depth of several
inches, Notwithstanding the ground was wet
Tear weather followed. Yesterday morning
NE mercury had dropped down to llo at Z
'eoek, and strong west wind was blowing.