The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-06-10
LOCAL AFFAIRS
LOCAL RREYITIEs.

Mrs Eliza ShreeVe anu VT. "hihes H.
Smith are making improvements 10 their res
licences.
Union Lodge, No. 81, l. o. NJ, of Union
4 owr maid iraternal visit to Westminster
"dge' No. Al, on Tuesday evening.
A strong effort is being made, with pros
cots of success. of building an electric rail
road from Gettysburg to Littlestown.
CIabauql, & Roberts have been reappointed
o,,nsaI 10 the corporation of Westminster,
and Glenn Buckingham street commissioner.
Commencement exercises at Western
u.rvIand College begin tomorrow morning
with The baccalanreaie sermon by President
Lewis.
7rbs Westminster Chess Club met at the
,ss;dence of DIR. j. j. Weaver, .Ir., at Union
town. ON Thursday afternoon, and were hand
somely entertained.
Mrs. John Blizzard died on the 9th instant,
near Bird Hill. and was buried on the Sth at
Deer Park. Mrs. Blizzard was in her S5th
wear. and leaves a husband and seven children.
canning factory is beng erected at
Rnceyille, the Frederick Junction of the
Western Maryland Railrod, by L. II. Shar-
retts 4 Brother The main building will be
\ 32x40 feet.
Mr.. Michael Walsh, near Houcksvile, is
having n barn, 40xG4 feet, erected. X. +.
i ShaefIer is the builder. The barn was raised
i an Thursday, and there was n large gathering
ofthe neighbors to assist.
While driving nail few days ago, Mr..
A. II. Barnes, near Wariieldsburg, met with
an accident, the nail breaking and piece
striking him in the left eye. He had mar
row escape from losing the sight.
The females of Westminster do not intend
TO allow the males to have a monopoly of
bcycle riding, and several ladies' and u num-
Der of girls may be seen on their wheels most
any pleasant morning or evening.
Westminster is just now without a bailiff.
Officer Matthews term has expired, and the
council declining to confirm William Mitten,
nominated by the Mayor as Matthews sue
cessor leaves the city without police officer.
On Tuesday Mr. Joshua Gist, near this
city, hauled with six horses IL load OF bark
weighing, with wagon, tons GOO pounds,
from his house to the Schlosser Tannery,
about four miles. 1t requires good team to
do this.
John X Deal, of Westminster, and Mrs.
Englar and two children, of Wakefield, left
by the Baltimore Il Ohio railroad on Wednes'
day TO visit the Worlds Fair. On Thursday
Lloyd B. Shipley, of Woolery's district, left
by the same route for Dayton, Ohio.
Edwin C. Harris, of Baltimore, whose dead
body was found at Coney Island, New York,
last week, as noted in the last issue OF the
ADyocATE, was murdered, and did not com
init suicide, as was ut hrst suspected. The
New York authorities are investigating the
matter.
Herbert Myers, of Union Mills, while work
ing a steam shingle cutter on the farm OF
John Bankert, near Westminster. on Mon
day, had half of the left hand through the
palm and portion of the thumb cut entirely
off, Dr. d. f. Shipley rendered surgical as
sisance.
Bish's mill, formerly Winters. near West
.Hinsier. is 10 have an engine and boiler put
in. to he used when the water supply fails or
is low. John I. Beard, millwright, of York,
Pa. is to do the machine work, Il. j. Await,
of Westminster, the masonry, and VIM. Ii.
Gilbert the machine work.
This Saturday afternoon, at O'Clock, a
game of base ball will be played on the col
Iege grounds here between the Western
Maryland College club and the Washington
College club, of Chestertown. These clubs
met at Chestertown n few weeks ago, and 1t
took eleven innings to decide the contest.
An Interesting game may be expected tins
afternoon.
A mare and milk wagon, two sets of har-
ness aud two blankets, were stolen from Mr..
Emanuel Kooniz near Frizellburg, on We'd
uesday night. The mare was an elegant one,
brown in color and stylish, l59 hands high,
and the running-gea of the wagon was painted
yellow. Mr. koontz came here on Thursday
morning aud sent messages in all directions
in order 10 apprehend the thief
At the recent annual meeting in Cincin
mali, Ohio, of the Expressmen' Aid Society
a handsome monument presented by the
society was turned over TO the family OF the
late W. II. Waters. gho was the secretary
and one of the founders OF the organization.
His son, Harry Gather Waters. is now the
secretary. The deceased was brother OF
DIR. 5. 4. Waters, of Watersvile, this county.
The fremen's parade at Frederick on
Wednesday embraced 40 fire companies 70
bands of music. drum corps. y steam and
hand engines and hook and ladder trucks.
The Westminster, Union Bridge and Man
chester fire companies participated, the former
being accompanied by the Westminster Band,
% pieces. Including those sold To hremen
and band, l0l railroad tickets were sold at
Westminster.
Mayor Brooks is doing everything possible
to keep our streets clean, and he should be
assisted by every citizen. Do not let slops
from waste pipes, sweepings from stores,
Offices or dwellings or garbage he placed on
the streets but use dry wells for all waste
water and burn or bury all other matter
Pieces of paper should not be thrown into the
streets to be waited through the air to scare
horses or cause the streets TO have an nntidy
appearance.
The county commissioners were in session
on Monday and Tuesday. The bonds OF
William U. Marker, Amos Bowman, John q.
Hoffman, Oliver p. Buckingham, David l..
Brown, William G. Rinehart, George Rupp,
George W. Wright, Hezekiah Fox, William
W. Smelser, George p. Buckley, collectors of
State and county taxes, were approved Sy the
board. Susan Warner, of Westminster, and
David Powell, of Uniontown districts, were
allowed special pensions of 50.
Mrs. l.. S. SeIlman, of 1850 0glesby avenue,
Brookdale, Chicago, writes to the ADVOCATE
that the statement in our Frizellburg Items
that an admission fee of % or so cents is
charged to enter each building at the World $
Fair, is not correct. No fee is charged to go
into any of the buildings with exhibits or
slate buildings, and the restaurant charges on
the grounds are reasonable. A fee IS charged
" Nsts tue t1SJpIliiis DdnOtiicl anu A.ai
villages, but these are on Midway Plaisance.
Mrs. Eliza NJ. Bates, wife of Rev. DIR. l..
". Bates, leading minister of the Metho-
dist Protestant Church, died Saturday at
Hyattsville, aged seventy-four years. She
had always been very prominent in church
matters, and her loss will be deeply felt.
Rev. DR.. Bates was elected last week to a
chair in the Westminster Theological Semi
nary. Before that, he had been pastor Of the
South Baltimore Station. Mrs. Bates funeral
took place on Wednesday, and the interment
was made at Nassawango, near Snow Hill.
Mr.. j. A. Goulden, native Of Taneytown
district, and now Commissioner Of Education
an New York city, delivered lecture at the
College Of the City of New York on Friday
evening OF last week on "Self Culture. The
Daily N1ss sags his treatment Of the subject
was broad, liberal aud practical, based upon
that famous teacher, Jaeotet's, second primer
pie of an education, EVERY man has the
faculty from GOO Of being able to instruct
himself" A unanimous and hearty vote OF
thanks was rendered the commissioner at the
close of his lecture.