The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-01-07
LOCAL AFFAIRS
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

There was A full moon on the I'd instant,
and the moon will be full again on January
31st.
4 Philip J.,Deitrich, for some years consta-
BILE in Mt. Airy district, died on Monday last,
j of consumption, aged about 40 years.
The Western Maryland Railroad has had
telegraph wire run from Baltimore TO Cherry
Run, for the special use of the company.
During the New Year holiday eighty ex-
eursion tickets were sold at the depot here
for various points on the Western Maryland
Railroad.
~ Postmaster William II. Morningstar, of
Union Bridge, had several severe attacks OF
paralysis last week, consequent upon acute
indigestion.
The young gentlemen of New Windsor gave
an enjoyable hop at the Pavilion on Monday
evening last Music was furnished by an
Italian orchestra.
Harry H. Weaver, of Uniontown, killed
+ four months old hogs which weighed 1000
pounds. He claims that this beats the record,
considering the age.
Policeman Matthews reports that Westmln-
+ ster has been unusually free from intractlons
of the law and the best of order has prevailed
+ all during the holidays.
The Maryland State Temperance Alliance
has selected DIR. Charles Billingslea as one OF
the delegates to the Worlds Fair congress OF
the Alliance at Chicago
Mrs Elizabeth Miller, of Double Pipe
Creek, was stricken with apoplexy on Sunday
evening. She is in her S4th year, and her
condition is very serious.
The first and fourth pages of this issue con-
tain large amount OF interesting and IN
structive reading, including an original story
H. lodu Twin near Westminster.
Mrs. Ellen Stansbury, former resident of
Manchester, dropped dead on Sunday at her
residence near Double Pipe Creek, in Freder-
lex county, of heart disease, aged 81 years.
Mrs. Harry H. Weaver, of Uniontown, who
came to Westminster to spend the Christmas
HOLIDAYS with her mother, Mrs. Martin, and
who has been quite sick ever since, is conva-
lescing.
Samnel Haines, of New Windsor, killed
+ five hogs and three beeves on Wednesday.
The hogs weighed 535, 800, 266, 260 and 225
4 pounds respectively, and the beeves COL, 45l
and 3S7 dressed.
The Cleveland Tariff Reform Club of Union
town will meet this Saturday evening, and
a full attendance is requested. The question
of attending Cleveland's Inauguration will
probably be considered
John C. Shreeve, of Westminster, is in
Baltimore learning the steam laundry bust
ness He proposes to establish laundry
here and expects to be ready for business by
The middle of February.
Westminster Lodge, No. II, /. o. NJ, will
have public installation of officers at their
boom in Odd Fellows Hall, on Tuesday even
ing, January 18th, at 7.S0 o'clock. Special
Invitations have been issued.
The annual meeting of the Maryland State
Farmers Association will ge held in Baltimore
On January 11th. As there are no special
matters to be considered, the Association will
Join the State Road Convention, which meets
The same day.
u New Years Day was about as disagreeable
h day as could well be imagined in this sec
lion. Rain came in sheets, and much of it
4 froze as it fell, coating the streets and side
walks with ice, making pedestrianism diff
cult and dangerous.
The cold weather last week caused an extra
consumption of coal, but afforded a fine
harvest of ice What was required for the
extra coal burned will probably be saved in
cheaper ice next summer. Every picture has
u bright side-every cloud silver lining.
Mrs. Sarah E. Van Tilburgh, wife of Henry
G. Van Tilburgh, an employe on Governor
Browns Springfield estate, died on Sunday
night from the effects of stroke of paralysis,
after an Illness of FIVE weeks, aged sixty
years. Theremains were sent to Kingston,
n. j., for interment.
Comptroller Smith on Tuesday made an
other quarterly apportionment of the State
public school fund. Under it Carroll will
receive 50, l46.74 for white schools and $751;
"A for colored; Howard Sl.699.96 for white
schools and $509.53 for colored; Frederick
81 ,8lS.39 for white schools and S756.74 for
colored; Baltimore county Sc, S47.27 for white
schools and 81 ,05s. 10 for colored.
The County Commissioners met on Tues
day and Wednesday, and were engaged in
settling road and bridge bills, paying Judges
of election and other accounts. Special pen
sions were allowed as follows: To James
Burney, of Freedom district, $500; to Caro-.
line Haines, of New Windsor district, $1,000;
to Jane Donovan, of Westminster district,
So. 90; to Alexander Hewson, Of New Wind
sor district, $500.
The Y. P. s. C. E. of Providence NJ. p.
Church, held their Sociable at Rev. G. r.
McCready's on Tuesday evening last. Cornet,
clarinet and violin music, with organ accom-
paniment, was the principle feature of the
evening, with an intermission for refresh
ments, which were served in abundance.
After refreshments the President made some
announcements, and the society dispersed
nfter having spent an enjoyable evening.
At Hampstead last Saturday Squire Upton
sat in the parlor of Lewis G. Myerly to hear
the case of Mrs. Cullison VS.. Micsjah jack
son. There was large attendance, and in
the midst Of the trial the floor gave way.
The crowd made hurried exit. There was
no cellar under that part of the house, and
the floor did not settle far. The crowd did
not re-enter and the case was continued
quietly in one corner of the room.
Col. John X. Longwell on Wednesday do
mated to the county strip of land about
thirty feet wide on each side of the jail and in
the rear. This is a valuable gift to the
county. The Jail wall on the Court House
side stands on the line, and the county owned
but six feet OF land in the rear. The gift of
Col. Longwel will afford sufficient room for
any additions and improvements that may be
necessary in after years, or for work sheds, it
labor be provided for prisoners
Clerk B. F. Grouse has just made up the
record of the business of his Office for the past
year, and finds the excess of fees amount to
81, l4l.61 This will be turned into the State
treasury and will then be returned to the
Commissioners of Carroll to be by them placed
to the credit of the Court House improvement
Fund. Mr.. Grouse says that this sum which,
but for the law authorizing its return to Car
roll, would be retained by the State, about
equals the sum the commissioners WOutu
have to pay for the Clerks charges for issu-
ing summonses, &c.
On Monday evening, at $40, Policeman
Matthews, of Westminster, received dis
patch from H. A. Spading, of Littlestown,
notifying him that John Black, colored, had
stolen pocket book containing s27, and some
papers from him, and had gone to Hanover
from which place he started for Westminster.
Policeman Matthews walked out TO the toll
gate on the Littlestown pike, and met Black
driving toward this city. He halted him and
had the hand cuffs on him at T.40, and i'm
mediately took him to Jail. This is quick
pocketboek, but Officer Matthews obtained
$22.25. This was returned to Mr.. Spalding,
and Black is held here to answer the charge
Of the larceny Of a part Of q beef hide from
Charles Hesson, butcher, this city, for which
he was indicted several years ago.