The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-01-14
LOCAL AFFAIRS

Burns Post, u. A. H., OF w westminster, hae
u dinner at Central Hotel last Saturday and
in the afternoon installed the recently elected
officers.
Mr.. Martin L. Main, formerly of this city,
purchased twenty-one lots on Tuesday IN one
of the boom additions OF Hagerstown at S5t
each and six at $50.
DR.. Norman B. Scott, of Hagerstown, a
relative of the Boyle, Roberts and Hayden
families of Westminster, was stricken with
paralysis on Monday morning last.
Mr.. j. Edward Covell, son of Mr.. John /.
Coyell, formerly well known and popular
engineer on the Western Maryland Railroad,
was married at Centreville, Nd, on Wednes-
day, to Miss Jennie l.. Comegys.
David Nicodemus, of Union Bridge, re.
tired farmer, died on Friday night Of last
week, aged seventy .five years. A wife sur
Snader and Mrs. Eden Engleman, of Union
Bridge, and Ezra Nicodemus, of Medford.
James E., aged about thirteen months, son
of Mr.. James E. Smith, of Westminster,
while playing with drum a few days ago,
accidently got the hook on the strap in his
mouth, and it pierced through his cheek.
The child's mother removed the hook, and
the wound is healing.
A dog supposed to be mad was killed yes
terday friday morning at Carrollton Sta
ton by Noah Long. The dog was strange
one, and was first discovered at Benjamin
Croft's. 1t was followed by his son Robert
with gun some distance, but it got away
from him and bit dogs at Edward G. Van
Deusen's, Edwin Koontz's, Joseph Evans
and Charles Arbaugh's.
Fire destroyed the large four-story stone
FIGURING mill and adjacent stone and log
dwelling house, belonging to the estate of the
late William Sterner and situated on the
Monocacy river, about a mile south of Har-
ney, in this county, soon after midnight on
Sunday. The machinery and a small quantity
of grain were consumed. The loss is sup
posed to be about 50, 900.
Charles L. Morgan died at Chambersburg,
Pa, about 10 o'clock on Thursday morning,
aged about 55 years. He was sick but few
days, and his death was rather sudden. The
deceased was an employee of the Taylor Works
when the manufact Try was located here, and
went with it to Chambersburg. A daughter,
Mrs. John Boylan, and two sons, Herbert and
Irving Morgan, of Westminster, survive him.
If anybody wants to go down to posterity in
the grateful remembrance ofthe rising genera
ton as gentleman of true benevolenee and
great generosity of heart, let him take hia'
horse and sleigh and gather up all the little
waits and gammins he can find upon the
streets and crafty their little hearts with
sleigh ride. His memory will be as sweet to
them in other years as the ottar Of roses TO the
olfactories.
St. Paul's Lutheran Church, near Arcadia,
after an addition and extensive improve
ments, was re opened for divine services last
Sunday. Rev. P. Il. Miller, of Grace Lutheran
Church, Westminster, preached the consecra-
ton sermon, and Rev. d. j. Hauer, d. D.,
of Hanover, Pa, preached in the evening.
Rev. c. NJ. Eyster, of Manchester, and
several other ministers were present and as
sisted in the services.
The Young Peoples Missionary Society at
st. Johns Lutheran Church was largely at
tended last Sunday evening. Part of the ex-
ercises consisted in an impressive Bible read
ing. in which the members of the society and
others Joined heartily. Many present answer.
ed questions Of special interest on the lesson
of the evening, sour Mission in India.
Several select readings were listened to with
profound interest. The music led, by Mr..
George A. Lester, was rendered in good
style.
Mr.. George E. Hoppe, of Atlanta, Georgia,
was recently the defendant in = criminal libel
suit. There was disagreement in the board
of directors of the Atlanta Traction Company.
The majority of the board acted with Mr..
Hoppe, and during the controversy, Mr..
Hoppe published an article rejecting upon
Mr.. Mountain, the manager. The latter had
Mr.. Hoppe indicted for criminal libel, and
after tive days trial verdict of acquittal
was rendered. The jury required but twenty
minutes to make up their verdict.
Miss Rose Doyle gave very pleasant dance
at her home, this city, on Thursday evening.
January 9th. Refreshments were served at
midnight. Among those present were, Min
ME Summers, Warfeldsburg; Rose Await,
Annie Beaver, the Misses Gardner, Misses
Gilbert, Misses Sheeler, Misses Crawford,
Misses Wagner, Sallie Robinson. Carrie
Bankard, Alice Geiselman; DIR. Gardner,
Warfeldsburg; Messrs. NJ. E. Walsh, David
Walsh, Clarence Eichelberger, John Derr,
Harry Albaugh, Theo. Derr, Samuel Bohn,
Michael Doyle, Michael Ham. Chas. Craw-
ford, William Fowler, Edward Mobley, Frank
kanne, Frank Long, Joseph Sbeeler, Charles
Cootes, Charles Eckenrode, Frank Fowler.
The hardware store of Milton Schaeffer, this
city, was entered on Sunday night last and
robbed of about dozen revolvers worth
from $500 to $500 apiece, about dozen
razors worth from Sl.75 to $3.50 each, about
three dozen pocket knives, lot of table
knives, some silverplated teaspoons and some
postage stamps. The thieves went through
the safe, in which nothing but books and
papers are kept, and several drawers were
broken open. Entrance was effected by cut
ting out pane of glass, Is by 20 inches, from
g window on the alley, just back of the desk.
Some of the knives stolen were found on
Monday morning by school children, about
ten miles from this city, between Patapsco
and Fowblesburg.
DIR. L. II. Haley, of Woodberry, Nd, was
arrested last week upon the charge of practic-
ing medicine, in Franklin district, without
having certificate, as required by law. The
Doctor waived an examination, and William
II. Gorsuch, Jr., justice of the peace for
Freedom district, before whom he appeared,
held him for the action of the next grand Jury
required bail and was discharged. DIR. Haley
claims to be an herb doctor, and admitted
that he had no diploma and had never at
tended any medical college. The act of
1882, chapter 296, which applies to persons
beginning the practice of medicine in the
State after the passage Of the bill, imposes
penalty Of not less than $50 nor more than
300 upon persons practicing without the re-
auired license.
Artic winter has reigned in this section this
week. Snow has fallen nearly every day,
Though the fall was inconsiderable until
"Wednesday night and Thursday. when the
kall was some seven or eight inches. On
Tuesday cold wave bore down from the
Northwest, sending the mercury down rapidly
hnd on Wednesday morning it stood at 40
below zero. To add to the discontinue the
Wind was blowing about 80 miles an hour.
The mercury rose only to 13o above during
the day, and fell again at night to - above,
where il stood all night. 1t was GO above on
Thursday morning. Water pipes were frozen
Pill over the city, and the plumbers were nm.
Equal to attending to all at once. Some per-
sons were so cold they could not sleep on
Wednesday night In the morning they
found everything frozen, and got little or no
breakfast and Jared not much better at din.