The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-08-26
LOCAL AFFAIRS
LOCAL BREvITIEs.


h,' horse i,r Thursday morning from colo.
~. REGISTRARS of Voters will meet in West
Minister on Monday, the 2Sth, instead oil today
The County Commissioners were in session
Wouday, and were engaged in general
business
wa.on Hearn. of Salisbury, has been APP
I'd IA the scholarship in Western Mary
ToIeee from Wicomico county.
psv DIR. r. H. Lewis, of Western Mary
Ind College. preached morning and evening
a., sunday at a Methodist Protestant camp
At Delta, Pa.
w.lcome and much needed rains fell on
u.Iossdov and Wednesday night, reviving
" a,owinS crops. 1t came too late to help
materially late corn.
Tho decd orirast, says the Baltimore Sun,
uaJs bv ". S. Myer ~ Bro, of Westminslers
I,s been recorded in Baltimore for the par
n na of covering property in that city.
Mr. los. p. Yingling, cider manufacturer,
4 Pleasant Valley, says his mill is not as well
na,ronized this year as usual, owing to short
pas in the apple crop, due in part to the
dry weather.
The Baltimore County Fair, at Timonium,
v; begin next Tuesday and continue four
5.vs The Montgomery County Fair COM
msnees September 9th. Hagerstown and
Frederick Fairs both open October 10th.
Henry S. Adam, an ex- Confederate soldier,
and Baltimorean, died at the Confederate
Home, Pikesville, on Tuesday, aged y years.
H. served in Company +, First Maryland
Iol,nlry. commanded by Capt. Edmund
OBriei, formerly of Westminster.
Mr. A. W. Machen has been promoted from
assistant to superintendent of the free delivery
diyisoa of the Postofiice Department. Mr..
V,ehen married Miss Baumgartner of West
minister, and is known to a number OF our
citizens, who will be glad 10 know of his pro-
motion.
William Reese and Harry Williams, living
an the Washington road, were before Justice
q ". Crapster ON Wednesday, charged with
stealing COW belonging to Williams mother,
irols the premises of Edward KINNEY. The
evidence did not suslain the charge and they
we're dismissed.
Mr.. Joseph A. LeBrun died on his farm,
near Houcksville, on Monday, Of pneumonia,
in his Gith year. He came to Carroll from
Canton, Baltimore county, and his remains
we're taken to Canton for burial on Wednes-
day. His funeral took place on Thursday.
He leaves wife and several children.
Nelson Elsewood, of Baltimore, died sud
denly of heart disease, on August 18th. He
was on his way, in company with his wife and
friend, to visit his cousin. Samuel Elseroad,
near Houcksville, when he was taken Ill.
lie was lifted from the carriage and Il physl-
clan summoned, but he expired before the
doctor arrived
Mr.. Joseph d. Brooks, as trustee of Heze-
kiah Morrow, near Owings' Mills, Baltimore
county, on Tuesday sold to Mr.. Jesse l..
Hing, of Westminster, n tract Of Ia acres, on
Gwynnbrouk avenue, leading from the turn
pike to the railroad, for 1920; aud AZ acres.
known as the Fourteen Mile House, TO David
L. Slade for 81, 800.
The Western Maryland Railroad will sell
excursion tickets to the Changers Picnic. ut
Williams Grove, Pa, which commences
August 2Sth and closes September I'd. Take
the Fast Mail train. The tickets will be good
to return until Sept 4. The fare will be S2.9O
from Glyudon. 81 from Westminster,
$3.50 from New Windsor and 81. 10 from
Union Bridge.
On Saturday last Mr.. Harry NJ. Clabaugh,
as assignee of mortgage, sold the Peter Baile
property in New Windsor, viz: A brick
dwelling and half an acre of land to Mrs.
Deborah Bale for $2700, 81 frame dwelling
and half an acre Of land to David p. Smelser
for $500, and n stone dwelling and lGs perches
of land 10 Ephraim Myers for $3.50.
Charles Myers. II tramp. was held for the
grand Jury 10y Justice e. W. Crapster on
Wednesday. ON the charge of assault with
intent 10 kill on Mr.. Lawrence Zepp. on
Monday last Mr. Zepp saw Myers lying
along fence ON Mr.. Zepp's farm. near tins
city, aud asked him what he was doing
Myers got mp and began swearing and flourish
ing a cane. lie then drew Il knife.
Some members of the Westminster Gas
Light Company have observed the street
lamps burning at unusual hours in various
parts of the city, and recently, too, when
there has been moonlight, and the lamps
have not been lit, according to the contract
with the city. The lighting Of the lamps
may be fun for those who do it, but it causes
a loss to the company, and if they find out
who do 1t they propose 10 prosecute them,
Treasurer Brilliant has about completed the
annual statement Of receipts and expenditures
Tor the year ended June 30lh. 1t will make
a gratifying showing to the people. I've
thousand seven hundred dollars of the county
debt was paid OF, reducing the Indebtedness
Of the county to $4,000. The nncolleeted
lakes amounted TO about $25, 900, reduction
from the year before The assets over liablli
iles We're about ST. 200. The statement will
show that the affairs of the county have beer
we'll managed
Mr.. Noah II. Hester, merchant and post
master at Pleasant Valley, died rather sud
denly last Sunday night, aged 90 years, I
moalls and % days. He had been sick be
fore. bli WAS recovering, when he became
suddenly worse and died. His wife dice
alter an illness of only week last
spring, leaving several children. one m
infant. Mr. hester was an estlmabie cltlzei
and good business man. He went from
fnzellburg to Pleasant Valley about tel
years ago His funeral took place on Wed
nesday morning and was largely attended.
Ms. Alice Ann Merryman, wife of Mr.. V
+. SsaynGn and daughter Of Mr.. John T.
Diff, pbsgyb, of Westminster, died on Wed
nesday ratbeF suddenly, near Logansport
indiana. IN her 4Sd year. The deceased
leaves besides husband, y son aged about
len years and daughter aged about SIX
She was married ele zen years ago, ana liveo
with her husband in New Windsor for severe
years. They then removed to near Logansi
port. Indiana. 10 farm left Mrs. Merrymar
by her uncle, DIR. Adrian. Her remains were
brought here yesterday for interment. run
eral services win be held at Centenary NJ. ~
Church tomorrow Sunday afternoon at
o'clock. The interment will be Westmins
Ter Cemetery.
Mrs. Shipley, wife of Nj. Bichard
Shlpley, prominent farmer of near Cooks
vile, fourth district of Howard county, me-
with what may result in fatal accident, 81
her home, on Friday night last. She had I'M
day before placed some fruit on the porch roo
10 dry. About midnight she awoke, ana
recalling the fruit, which she feared would %
injured by an approaching shower, made
haste TO secure it. In attemptingto reach IN
sool OF the porch by stepping through ~ia
dow Of the second story, she missed he'
ioaoting, and fell to the ground, distance o
about twelve feet. Her husband and othe
occupants Of the house, who immediateiy
rushed to her assistance, found her uneonsc'
GUS Several bones of her back were dis
placed, and one leg broken, besides reeeivini
severe internal injuries. Her physician
entertain bnt little hope of her recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis NJ. Roberts, nea
sans Creek, we're informed by telegraph OF
saturday that their son, Harry Roberts.
fireman on the Baltimore and Ohio South
western Railroad. had been fatally injured d.