The Democratic advocate., 1892-09-17
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

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Herr Brothers, of Westminster, took first
and second premiums for family carriages at
the Baltimore County Fair.
Mr. r. W. Walden, of Middleburg. has
gone TO England, to purchase horses to re-
place those burned in the recent fire.
BENJAMIN +. and Wesley W. Bond, as ex-
ecutors of Benjamin Bond, sold on Saturday
last a tract of land containing 10 acres. near
I.ineboro, to Jacob s. Gorsuch for $3.50.
Next Friday is the Hebrew New Years
Day, and October LIST the Day of Atonement
On these days the stores of S. Kann, Sons &
Co. and A. C. Strasburger will be closed.
Rev. J. II. Ellegood, for forty years mem.
ber of the NJ. P. Conference, died near Sea
ford Delaware, on the 9th instant. He was
once stationed at Fnksburg, this county.
Tennis singles for the championship of
Westminster, were played at Graceland last
Saturday by Arthur F. Smith and James H.
Dugan, Smith winning by the score of 6-1,
40, 6-3, Ga.
Rev. NJ. A. Femme, pastor of st. Johns
Catholic Church, this city, is to be transferred
to Notre Dame Convent, near Govanstown,
and will be succeeded by Rev. Joseph H.
Cassiday, assistant at Corpus Christi Church,
Baltimore.
Mr.. Frank Eckenrode sold his corn to the
cannery of b. f. Shriver & Co., instead of to
the Smith, Iingling Il Co.'S cannery, and the
amount raised on the two acres was 10 tons
1866 pounds. The item was reported to US
inaccurately last week.
A considerable number of Carroll countians
attended the Hanover Fair this week Mr..
Edward Lynch, Of this city, and j. Wesley
Myers, of New Windsor district. were Judges
on swine, and Mr.. F. II. Orendorff and Samuel
Roop judges on cattle.
Application has been made to Gov. Brown
for the pardon Of John f. Starner. who was
convicted at the November term, 1889, of the
Circuit Court of Carroll County, for assault
with intent to commit rape, and sentenced to
the pententiary for ten years.
According to census statistics of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church South, there are 6
organizations in Carroll, churches with a
seating capacity of l 500 and value Of So
500, and there are 4I2 COMMITMENTS.
William Bond, who was arrested last week
on the charge of being drunk and disorderly
and who threatened to chop up Justice Moore
ard Officer Matthews, had hearing before
Justice Moore on Tuesday and was sent to
the House of Correction for six months.
On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday next
the registers of voters will sit in their respec.
live districts for the purpose of registering all
voters entitled to registration, striking off
those not qualified 10 vote, and giving trans
fers. Persons desiring transfers must apply
for them in person.
Nj. A. C. Wilson, of Cumberland, a
former student of Western Maryland College,
is said to be the most noted wheelman in AL
Iegany county. On Sunday last he rode from
Frostburg to Baltimore, starting at 3. 80 a. M. i,
and arriving in Baltimore about midnight.
u is the hest record made in the state, we
believe.
.s-ElizaBeth j. Clark, of Freedom, was de
clared insane by inry de lunatieo inquirendo
on Monday, and Judge Roberts committed
her to Spring Grove Asylum. The woman
is about thirty years OF age, and her mind has
become unsettled upon religion. She has a
sister in the asylum, who has been there
seven years.
Samuel Updegraf was convicted Of burglary
in the Howard county circuit court on We'd
nesday and sentenced to the penitentiary for
ten years. Updegraf is an old offender and
has served two terms in the pententlary be.
fore, one for robbing store at Henryton and
one for robbing a store on the line of the
Western Maryland Railroad.
The auditor and treasurer, Montgomery II.
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lombard Investment Company of Boston,
PHILADELPHIA, London, New York and Kan
sas City. have robbed the company of over
SlOO, 900, and left Kansas City for Mexico.
,They.have been located and will be brought
back to Kansas City. Some bonds of the
company are held by citizens of Carroll.
The cornerstone of the new Pipe Creek
Methodist Protestant Church, near Wakefield,
was laid on Tuesday last. Owing to the in
clement weather the attendance was small.
The ministers present were Revs. j. I. Ward,
i. L. Kilgore and A. d. Melvin. of West
minister; Revs. Messrs. Truitt, Elderdice and
j. W. Charlton. The church will be com
pleted by December 1st, and will cost about
$1,000.
Mrs. Catharine Rausch, native of Ger
many, but for many years resident OF this
county, died at her home, near Carrollton, on
Friday night of last week. Had she lived
mntil Sunday she would have been 81 years
old. She leaves step son, MIR. Ernest
Rausen, g son, Mr.. George Rausch, and three
married daughters, two of whom reside in
Baltimore, The other being Mrs. Milton Chew,
Of Carrollton.
The following we're inadvertently omitted
from the list of public school trustees ap'
pointed by the School Board published last
week: Benjamin F. Bosley, +. Benton
Hann and Jacob Roop, at Greenmount, in
The eighth district; B. g. Shipley, William l..
Eteh;son and Gassaway Molesworth at Mount
Airy, and C. C. Newport, Sylvester Lewis
and Thomas Poole at Newport, both in the
thirteenth district.
Burns Post will meet at O'Clock this
Saturday afternoon, to complete arrange
ments for their trip to Washington TO take
part in the National EncaDpment, G. A. X.
The Post will start for Washington at Q. 10
Monday morning. The round trip fare will
be 81. 20 from Westminster, and one fare toF
the round trip from all other stations on the
Western Maryland Railroad, Tickets will be
good to return until October 10th.
Sir Edwin Arnold, who is in New York, in
speaking of the cholera, says; more peo-
ole die from bronchitis, teething and measles,
tban from cholera. 1t is not such terrible
disease. have helped carry into hospital
many peFsOns afflicted with il in the streets
of India. Il IS no more than colossal pro,
team stomach ache, Simple precautions will
ward it off. Five drops of hydrochloric acid
ia q cup of tea every other day will kill the
,baeiiips Ii cannot live in az acldulated
stomach, think the English and American
constitutions are almost proof against the
disease when care is exercised.
Harvest-home services were held in Grace
Lutheran Church, this city, on Sunday last.
The pulpit, platform and altar table were
heaped with products of field, orchard and
garden, Aanked with sheaves of golden gram
while on either hand rose tall stalks OF corn,
displaying msssiye ears. Mr. Edward V.
Clarke, of Boston. was the organlst, and
Prof. j. l.. Isensee. Of Pittsbnrg, sanga solo.
The pastor, Rev. p Ii. Miller, delivered
discourse appropriate to the season. A large
congregation was present Harvest thanks-
giving services were also held last Sunday,
at Benjamin's Reformed Church, near this
city. Rev. C. S. slagle, the pastor. conduct
ed the services, and preached sermon IN
harmony with The occasion.
Westminster was slow in starting building
operations this year, though many buildings
were repainted in the Spring. Two new
Dwellings, are going up on Willis street,
Christian Association Hall is being built at
Westerd Maryland College, Mr.. Gilbert has
virtually aade a new house OF the Shorb
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