The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-02-04
LOCAL AFFAIRS,
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

Six hundred gallons OF milk are Snlppeu
.from Westminster to Baltimore every day.
The Cleveland Tariff Reform Club of Union.
<own will hold special meeting tonight,
February 4th.
8 The thanks of the ADvocATE are due to w.
q. McGinnis for copy of the Sunday Times,
Minneapolis, MINI.
4 A. NJ. Smith, Jr., who was agent of the
BIT. Airy Weekly, has accepted a position as
teacher in a school at Tenth Legion, Va, and
The Weekly has suspended publication.
s The smoke house of Jabez Powell, on
6reen street, caught fire on Sunday after
noon. The inside of the house was badly
Burned and the meat ruined by smoke.
Mr.. Fred. D. Miller has purchased of Ben
iamin w. Buckingham, of Baltimore, his
Aouse on West Main street, this city, for ST.,
$50. William Reigle has sold his dwelling on
Liberty street to John Bieh for Sl,025.
By an error last week the Advocate was
made to say 'Physical culture is not for
children, but equally beneficial to adults. .
The sentence should have been-'Physical
calture is not for children merely, but is
s1ually beneficial to adults"
Mrs. Katherine Shellman, of Westminster,
has in her room groupe of Chinese sacred
lilies twenty-one inches high and in full
Noon. The flowers resemble double JON
5uil and are very fragrant. They are in
pater and have only been growing three
:@eeks and five days.
The Union Street Debating Society held
aebate for the benefit of the Union Street
church on Wednesday evening. The subject
Pas, fought Women to Voter For the
stfirmative, William Lowery and James Har-
dem. and for the negative, Reuben Walker
md Joseph Wilcox. The decision of the
j1dges was in favor of the negative.
The shade of lamp caught fire at the res
Idence of Mr.. Charles G. Gorsuch, this city,
hst Saturday afternoon. Some children were
ID the room at the time. One tried unsue
et><afHily 10 extinguish the fire with lace
=, =. "a, aud jamie Woodward picked up the
sarta' / threw il out window, and in doing
4 bod an a'sm burned and eyebrows and hair
scorched.
Tba mite society of St. Paul's Reformed
Church, Westminst>r, met at the residence oil
Nr. j ohm T. Brown, west Main street, on Tues
1ay evening. The evening was pleasantly
snent in games, music ana the presentation OF
& drama Prof. L. FL. Rinehart rendered
1nmber of choice selections on the piano, ana
Solos were sung by Mrs. C. S. Slagle and Miss
Belle 0rndorf.
r.. Z. jenkins, huekster, living at WIN,
lid. purchased lot Of dressed chickens last
rex for market. HIS attention was attract
"a by the unusual dimensions OF the breast oil
one of them. On examination the crop was
f6upd 10 contain two marbles, five four-penny
5ails, one hair pin, lot of glass and gravel, a
4iece of leather and mouse, in addition to
bout pint of corn.
The next lecture in the regular course at
Western Maryland College will be delivered
ID Thursday evening next. by President
lewis. His subject well by Honolulu. DIR;
lewis visited Honolulu on his trip around
he world, and the lecture will be particularly
Interesting, in view of the recent exciting
Genes there and the request Of Hawaii for
annexation to the United States.
Hicks says the weather will be warmer
bout the 9th of February, with rain or snow
1ntil the 7th A cold wave will follow, ex-
<ending southwark. Storms and cold wave
are next predicted. Storms of rain, thunder,
s'eet and snow will touch the 23d and oath,
allowed by returning cold, until the last day
iii the month, at which times rising tempera-
t1re and coming storms will be the order.
Rev. Peter Lookingbeel, of the Church of
God, died at his home at Mayberry at ii
o'clock on Wednesday night, aged about fifty
I've years. Mr.. Lookingbeefs illness was
hort. He contracted cold last week that
developed into pneumonia the latter part OF
the week, and be became ill at once. A wife
and several children survive him, among the
liter are Charles Loekingbeel and Mrs.
David Slonaker, Of Mayberry.
The Baltimore Sun of Thursday says ::
Robert Shower, twenty years old, of Man
ltbester, Nd, reported that he was knocked
||IOwn and robbed last night in Strange alley,
aear Charles street. He said that he had just
4fxiyed in the city, having left the train at
Union Station to &C 20 408 North Paca street.
"a was followed down Charles street by a
nan. AT the corner of Strange alley, which
= parallel with and between Baltimore and
Eayette streets, the stranger asked for aims,
<hich Shower refused. Shower said that he
@epped into the alley, and that the man fol-
wed him and struck him on the head with
ENC weapon. He was knocked down by the
Low, and before he could offer any resist
nee the man took S12 from bis pocket and
IN off,
1t was stated last week that Hull's horse,
tile and poultry powders would be manu-
&etured in this city shortly. A company has
Eeeg Incorporated to manufacture the pow
FRS, aud expect to begin operations next
eek, at the corner of Liberty and Green
reefs The members of the company are
#ilIiam B. Thomas, president; Charles i,
goodwin, secretary and treasurer; Z. j. Ben
10, George N. Parke and j. P. Hull. The
<6mpany is incorporated as 1.-THE j. p. Hull
3orse. Cattle and Poultry Powders Com
my The powders have been ON the
z|arket in small way for several gears, and
i Hull, the patenfee, has numerous testi'
=onials as to their merits from persons IL
1yeral states. A lack of capital has pre-
<nted the manufacture and sale Of the medi
ne on large scale, but the company now
<rmed TO handle il have ample capital TO
apply any demand tbat may be made.