The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1892-07-09
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LoCAL RREYITIEs.

Mr. John +. Norwood, of Sykesville, has
bsan granted patent on a ball-bearing for
railway cars.
A marriage notice, dated at Patapsco, went
T.. our waste basket, because the writer omit
ted to sign his or her name.
The married and single men of New Wind.
sor INDUCED in base ball on the Fourth, the
former winning by score of 33 to 13.
Mr., John H. Cunningham, of this city, was
one of the Judges at the races Of the Chesa-
neake Wheelmen, near Baltimore, on the 4th.
John j. Leonard, of this city, on Thursday
,vas elected Steward of the House of Correc-
tion. and William J. Crabbs, of Union Bridge,
one of the guards.
The first new wheat received in Taneytown
This season, came to Messrs. Zollickoffer &
Rro.. on Wednesday, from the farm of Mr..
John r. Merit, Keysville.
COMPTROLLER Smith has made an apportion-
ment Of the Free School Fund. Carroll will
raceiye 81. 1871 go, Baltimore 81, 973.63, How.
ard 81 .543. Sand Frederick SS,35S.S5.
The wheat crop of Carroll, now all cut and
some of which is threshed, will scarcely be up
IN the average. In the lower part of the
county the crop was better than IN the MD
die and upper sections.
The trustees Oh StuleHdfy L. SuuiSH,
tbis city. have decided to remove the fence
and walls around the yard of their church.
As TO other improvements q meeting Will be
held next Monday to take final action.
School Examiner Diffenbaugh, President
ortbe State Teachers Association, delivered
an able address before the Association at the
Blue Mountain House ON Tuesday. The AD-
yorArE will give it to its readers next week.
Alfred II. Tilyard, for many years chief
cler, in the Orphans Court of Baltimore
civ. died on Monday, aged 81 years. His
wife. who was a Miss Brown, Of this county,
survives him, also two sons, John S. and
Charles A. Tilyard.
The first new wheat to come 10 market in
this city was received by w. S, Myer 4 Bro.
nm The 9Th. The wheat was of the Fultz va
riety and was raised on the farm of Mr.. Samuel
Roop. at Meadow Branch. The yield was
about IS bushels to the acre.
telegram from Hampstead yesterday
morning stated that the store Of A. j. Houck
al that Mace had been entered on Thursday
night and the safe robbed. Mr.. Houck has
notified the banks not to negotiate for certain
paper distracted from the safe.
The Mayor and Council of Westminster
have contracted with the Westminster Gas
llgnl company lbl VI ~ -
for the next year The contract is for the
lighting of Is lamps at Sl5.G0 per lamp per
wear. The contract was closed on Tuesday
night.
The contributors to the Flower Mission this
week were Mesdames Skunk, Matthews, B..
+. Grouse, ]. Shreeve, Nelson Gilbert and
Miss Lizzie Nusbaum. Receivers for next
week-Misses Lille Woodward and Mamie
Rinker; packers, Misses Bessie and Gussie
Shriver
The first new wheat received by n. |. Cor
snch & Son, milers and grain dealers, of this
city. was brought in on Wednesday by David
j. Brown, of Cranberry Valley. The lot
consisted of 800 bushels. Mr.. Brown said
the Weld this year, in his opinion, is one third
less than last year.
Gov. Brown on Tueslay appointed Mr..
Gastavus w. Crapster Justice of the Peace.
Mr.. Crapster's appointement was omitted last
winter. and his commission expired on the LIST
of Nav. After the 18th Governor Brown will
anpoint School Commissioners for all the
rnnnties. except Garrett. Under the new law
Carroll will have six instead offive. Election
Supervisors will be appointed at the same
time.
On Sunday morning last, very interesting
cAildren's day exercise was held by the Sun
Law school at st. Benjamin's Church, neal
This city. The exercises consisted of re.
sponsive readings, recitations and singing.
The audience was large and the floral deco
rations were beautiful. At St. Johns Church
the pastor delivered discourse on the Churcl
caring for her orphan children. A handsome
collection was taken up at both churches Tor
The Orphans Home at LOUISVILLE, Pa.
Mr.. Gilbert Walden, the well known South
ern elocutonist, is now a guest at winchester
Place On Thursday evening next, at I
% clock, he will give humorous and dramatic
recitals at Central Hall Schoolhouse, and vii
he assisted in the entertainment by some ex
rellent musical talent. Mr.. Gilbert appeared
here at Odd Fellows Hall several months
ago. and is too well known to our citizens to
need commentator.
The remains of Mrs. Margaret Fisher, widow
of the late Hanson L. Webb, were Inferred IN
the Westminster cemetery on Saturday after
noon last, having arrived on the Blue Noun
tain train. The body was accompanied BY
Mr.. Charles II. Webb aud Mrs. Ida Grote
her son aad daughter. Mrs. Webb was a
wears of age aad died from gradual paralysis,
at the residence of her daughter, in New
York, after being confined to the house for
over two years.
The road law of Michigan provides for
rebate of one-half their road tax TO all per-
sons using broadtread wagons. According to
a writer in Good Roads, sit is estimated that
with broad tires on wagons, carriages and
buggies all public highways can be kept III
very much better condition than is nov pos
sibie, at one-fourth the cost of the present
SYSTEM In the matter OF road reform the mrs
essential seems to be the widening of the tire!
of the vehicles. The general adoption OF this
would be "A long step of itself in the direction
of perfect roads. Without it perfect roads
are impossible"
The Brueeyille correspondent of the Fred
erick News, says: "Mr. Secrlst, OF Walk
ersvile, made trip through our village with
two traction engines, one very heavy one
and did considerable damage to culverts
bridges and also cracked several Jolsts IN the
iron bridge which spans Big Pipe Greek, a
this place, he having two engines On the
bridge at one time. This was thought by
citizens here to be a rather reckless test OF the
bridge, as engine owners here are AFRAID tc
risk their engines and lives, crossing it by
fording the creek"
The Sunday School of Grace Lutheran
Church, Westminster, held children's day
services ON Sunday last. At the morning
service, the PASTOR Rev. p. II. Miller, preach
ed an appropriate sermon to the children, anC
in the evening quite an interesting program
consisting of readings, reeitations and selec
music was admirably rendered. The churct
was tastefully decorated with pot plants and
ferns and in the center of the pulpit cross
was erected, bearing the inscription, God Is
Love" The children's offering will so to
the Dressler Orphans Home, at LOUISVILLE, Ia
Owing to the lack of work in Westminster
this spring, nearly all the masons and carpen-
ters have sought work elsewhere. George
Lesz. carpenter, is at work in Baltimorei II
J. Avail, mason and brick layer, obtained Il
contract a. Mt Wilson, Baltimore county;
Case Bros. ars at work in the country, neal
Westminster; j. i. Elgin, carpenter, IS com
pieting the Reformed Church at Silver hun
Joshua Dtman, carpenter, is going to Nir-
gnia to put up a barn and some ontbnildings
These are all contractors and they have taker
their regular employees with them. Now tina
some building is contemplated here it is duh
cult to get mechanics to do the work. Mr..
Elgi6 needs about dozen men now.
prunme1 Items