The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-12-23
,ocAL AFFAIRS
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

\ LOCAL AFFAIRS
LOCAL BREvITIEs.
.jw Hunter, living near Westminster,
ps" Unable horse on Sunday.
', ~. Westminster Band will parade on
las mas afternoon, if the weather be fair.
',l ma Roberts, wife of Mr.. T. D.
M, r and daughter of Mr.. Daniel Hepner,
D .s,1tyt.s,ilIe. died on December IL, at Okla
', ~. Union National Bank of Westminster
lnJ 5sclared semi-annual dividend OF five
ave .o uSl clear of all taxes, payable on Janu-
n. ronntv Commissioners will not meet
l Ie fr.t Monday of January, as that is
q rf Years Day, but will sit on Tuesday,
u, John H. Clagett, well known citizen
M Airy, died on Thursday of last week.
y. len lent boarding tent at Mt. Airy Camp
h several seasons.
Tho friends and neighbors of Mr.. and Mrs.
IA" Sbull, near Silver Run, gave them a
'g-, marty on the evening of December
Y honor Of Mrs. Shull's 57th birthday.
Frank shipley, Esq, has resigned as
t.sce Of the Peace for Freedom district.
\, Smiley will take place in the internal
-,,oue service about the LIST of January.
Merry Christmas to all. May Santa Claus
,5as nv to the children and there be peace
III ,ool will among men. Remember the
IN, and be generous in the remembrance.
NJ, Wesley Biggs, near this city, sold
IN, This week six turkeys whose combined
7.sbt was III pounds, an average of 10
s15ds each. They ranged from Ii to y
William V. Albaugh and Jacob Rohrback,
s,lorneys sold the home farm of the late
7,jock NJ. Waters, at Hoods Mill, on Tues
IN asl to Hammond Bros. at SIS per acre.
h. farm contains 432 acres and "A perches
land
Hon. Chas. B. Roberts, recently elected
Gisf Judge of this judicial circuit for
;f44n years, took the oath of office on Tues
h. il was administered to him by Mr.. B.
Grouse. Clerl, of the Court, at the Judges
r5lence.
Thomas Williams, a ''Knight of the Road,
=, AIKEN in hv Officer Buckingham on Mon
4, or being drunk and disorderly and being
tramp. He was sentenced by Justice Crap
N 10 iail for thirty days for being drunk and
dgrerly and sixty days at hard labor for
isins tramp.
The Western Maryland Railroad is selling
,z,ursion tickets between all stations at two
cat, mile for the round trip, the minimum
S,fge being fifteen cents. The sale began
i,geriay and will be continued today, to-
a5uoW and Christmas Day, and from the
"a inst. until and including January LIST.
III tickets will be good to return until Janu-
gS.
The holiday recess at Western Maryland
College began on Thursday, and will continue
frtTo weeks. Many of the students left for
iar homes in special car on Thursday
1sfning. The car was decorated with old
,od and Nile green, the college colors, and
be Students gave the college yell as the train
ished The public and private schools
losed yesterday until January I'd.
Mr. Cosmas A. Shorb, son Of the late
oshaa Shorb, of Westminster. died on Friday
( last week at Fort Worth, Texas, of heart
f4ase and dropsy, after an illness of eleven
ieeks fIe was in the china business with
be Fort Worth China Company, and had lived
1 Fort Worth for the past fifteen years. The
ceased was y years of age. A wife, who
as Miss Oursler, of Westminster. and n
afher. survives him.
Gls Irene Merryman, wife Of Mr.. Charles
7. NeEryman, died on December Is, aged
/ years. II months and days. She was
be mother of twelve children. of whom seven
p living. For a number OF years she had
sen member of the NJ. f. Church. Her
neral service was held on Monday afternoon
At at Centenary Church, this city, Rev. I.
/ COpes. officiating, and the interment was
t Westminster Cemetery.
II a fellow comes around and wants to bet
Oh s. that il You will tell him the last four
CURES of the number of bank note he will
I'll you the letter of the note, don you take
i'm up. Iou offer to bet him the same way,
nd If you succeed in getting him to bet,
tyide the figures of the note by A. If they
idat divide even and one remain the letter
a: It two remain the letter is b; if three re-
llin the letter is c, and if they divide even
he letter is d. If you know how to divide
OO will win his nancy.
Mrs. Sarah Ann Gorsaeh, widow of Robert
ionaeh and daughter Of the late Nimrod
iardEer, died at her residence in this city
Va Sunday night last, after about n week 6
Aness with pneumonia. She leaves one
llaghter, Miss Nora Gorsuch, and two sons.
1ytOn Gorsuch, of Catoctin Furnace,
frederick county. and Benjamin Gorsuch, of
Aansas City, No. Her funeral took place on
aedneSday afternoon from Centenary u. Z.
,hnreh and was largely attended. The re-
MAINS being inferred in Westminster Gene
cry,
Ii bank deposits are an index of the times,
here has been a considerable improvement
here since December, 1891. The deposits OF
ne Union National Bank, at the close oil
'l9ness on December 70, were S166, GAS. 30,
% increase of $50, 136.7l over the December
sport of 1891. The Farmers and Mechanics
'atonal Bank has deposits of $G6, 0i5.6l, an
Y IeIease over December, 1891, of IS, 444.O4.
lae First National Bank has deposits OF
'iiO5SO.l9, decrease of $i0.2l0.67. The
i \ increase is S54 ,370.0S over two years ago.
deposits are usually less in December than
IL any other time of the year.
Mihe Road League Convention in Balti-
note on Friday Of last week, the proposed
S-s Law, with its top-heavy engineering de-
.eanen' and work for nothing road COM
was submitted. After considera-
lo1 The salary Of the engineer was lowered.
'la salaries Of Sl00 each inserted for road
A number Of persons OPP
Used The measure altogether, among them
~ Thomas F. Shepherd, of Uniontovn,
.ho sand the bill could not be passed because
@hy oil the counties opposed the engineer
q feature. In his county there were three
ulq commissioners for each district, and the
y. glus were now in better condition than tor
lily years.
, zoe Pikesville, Reisterstown and Emory
rove Railroad has been incorporated under
" general Incorporation law by George H.
'e 10, John Cowan, Oscar T. Crosby, Thos.
/; Elliott, ReisteF Russell and Richard ID.
Ok The company is formed to construct
~ operate passenger railroad not exceed
" twelve miles in length from the Pixies
,ie terminus of the Pimlico and Pikesyjlle
,ec'ne line through Reisterstown, along the
oyer road to dlyndon, thence on the tracks
1ue Western Maryland Railroad to Reisters-
SSNh avenue, and on Reisterstown avenue,
-eh'rai avenue, Dover road and Waugh
venue TO Emory Grove camp meeting
POUNDS. The capital stock of the company
s-oO,OOO, in shares of 800 each.
lhe concert by the McDonogh Alumni
nee Club, at Odd Fellows Hall, on Thurs
Y evening, was very enjoyable. and the
slea audience showed their delight by