The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1892-03-05
LOCAL AFFAIRS.


Reports from nearly every district in the
county state that the wheat is in fine condition.
Snow fell in this section for about thirty
six hours this week, beginning shortly after
u o'clock Monday night.
During February II mortgages, - deeds
and 20 bills of sale were recorded at the
Clerk office, and - marriage licenses were
issued
The officers of the Young Peoples Society
of Christian Eudeavor of Carroll county will
hold business meeting in the Lutheran
Church. this city, this Saturday afternoon
Jos. Myers, near Bankert's Mill, has cow
in his possession which dropped cal yes in
less than two years-twice twins, once single.
lie realized more from the calves than the
price paid for the cow
The Pleasant Valley Orchestra held an
entertainment on Saturday evening last in
Yingling Hall, Pleasant Valley, which was
crowded TO its utmost capacity. The amount
realized was something over S23.
Contractor Harry Case will build dwell
ing this spring on the Vernon Reese farm,
near this city, for his brother, James Case,
who recently purchased the farm, and will
remove to it this spring from his present home
near Hanover.
Between Glencoe and Upperco, Baltimore
county, the mail schedule hereafter will be as
follows: Mails will leave Glencoe daily,
except Sunday at 6 Il. M, arriving at Upperco
at II a. M, and will leave Upperco at Il M,
daily, except Sunday, reaching Glencoe at
p. N.
Among the appointments of the Annual
Pennsylvania Conference of the United Breth-
rem Church, in session at York this week,
are the following: Manchester circuit, D. L.
M,ccinn | Ia IA lp fmo n
Gettysburg, j. b. Hutchinson; littlestown
circuit, NJ. NJ. BURNER.
Mr.. George W. Albaugh will add another
building this spring to the row Le erected
last year on Court street. He is also eontem
plating a large rear addition to the store occu-
pied by S. Kann, Sons & Co., in order to
give the firm a room on the first floor for
their carpet department.
The Baltimore Building and Loan Associa-
ton has 100 local branches-42 in Maryland,
in Washington, d. c., "a in Pennsylva MIA,
Bin Virginia and "a in West Virginia. The
organization is only about a year old, and this
indicates large growth The Westminster
Branch represent about 100 shares of the par
value of $4,000 each.
As stated in the ADVOCATE two weeks ago,
Rev. g. w. Cooper had served as pastor of
Centenary NJ. L. Church, this city the extreme
limit allowed by the rules of the Conference,
five years. On Sunday night last he preached
his farewell sermon, and left on Wednesday
to attend the annual meeting of the Baltimore
Conference, accompanied by Mr.. Charles c.
Gorsuch, lay delegate.
circular letter from Matanzas, Cuba, in
forms us that the firm of Zanetti, Dubois u
Co., of that city, has been dissolved, and the
new firm of Dubois Co. been organized.
d. S. Zanetti retires from the former firm,
and Peter Lamothe, a former student at
Western Maryland College, with Alfred
Dubois and Placido Roig, members of the
former firm, constitute the new firm of Dubois
Il Co.
Washington county farmers know how to
sell their personal property to the best advan-
tage when they make sales. They describe
it fully, and advertise it in the newspapers.
Property thoroughly advertised in that way
will bring from ten to twenty per cent. more
than similar property advertised only by hand
bills and few lines in the sale register, as is
the custom, with few exceptions, in Carroll
county.
1t is rumored that Westminster is to have
an electric light plant. No matter now desir-
able such a plant may be, the Mayor and
Council should grant no franchises unless the
wires are to be put under ground, and the
alleys would be the best place to put them.
In this matter let Westminster start right,
and not wait until the city is enveloped in a
network of wires, then have q hive years
light to get them under ground.
Frederick Myers and Elizabeth Myers,
pedestrian tourists, commonly called tramps,
were committed to the House of Correction
on Wednesday, by Justice 6. w. Crapster'
The twain were promenadlng on Nam street
tia y
perhaps from sore feet Constable Thomson
concluded she had been imbibing strong
drink, and when opposite the City Hotel
accosted them, to take them in. He tackled
the woman first, and she showed fight. She
walked into the constable in John Sullivan
style, and her husband took a hand also, and
the constable went down in the first round.
In fact it is not likely he would have been
able to come up to the scratch for the second
round, if Sheriff Dorsey had not come to the
rescue, for he was being severely handled.
The constable's billet was taken from HIM
and used on his own head, which received a
severe cut.
Jacob Arthur, living in the vicinity of
Hoods Mills, and employed in the flint mills
at that place, was arrested on Monday by
officers James L. Vansant and John }. Lilly,
Of Ellcot City, and lodged in Jail there,
charged with attempting to aid prisoner IN
escaping from the Howard countyjail. Some
weeks ago Clifton Shipley was committed to
Jail at Ellicott City for larceny. Arthur is
an uncle Of Shipley and had been allowed to
visit the prisoner at intervals. On Monday
ne appeared at the Jail and was allowed to
see his nephew as usual and to chat with him
at the door of his cell. When Warden Lilly
made his evening inspection he discovered a
hne steel saw and file concealed in Shipley's
cell. These, it was afterwards learned, had
oeen left in the prisoners possession to be
used IN eifecting his escape. It's stated that
some OF the other prisoners were aware OF a
preeoneerted plan 10 secure their liberty.