The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-10-14
AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

u',"oy to Samuel Shoemaker, OF that place
In 100 cash.
vsssrs Jas Z. Smith and NJ. John Lynch
M city. we're judges in the races al
T,sdqriek on Wednesday.
, convention of the Christian Endeavol
,.a;a,;es of Carroll will be held at Pleasant
v,lisy on October 20, q and p.
The Westminster Band played at the Fred
Il sir on Wednesday and the Warfelds-
S" ~ Band at the Hagerstown fair on Thurs
Day.
certificate of admission to the Maryland
S.5ooI for the Blind was issued on Tuesday
I, Governor Brown to Howard NJ. White Of
his county.
In the Court OF Appeals on Thursday the
action for reargument in the case of Hull VS..
~ Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Company
0fDughill was Overruled.
The Executive Committee of the Demo.
cratic County Central Committee has opened
Sssdoaarters at 2ll East Nam street, West
Minister, in the City Hotel.
There was on exhibition at the Sentinel
Alice on Thursday IL pound head of cab
age, raised by Frederick Walking, near
Smallwood.
Mrs. Jere Shaher, near Brummel, presented
Ite ADVOCATE on Thursday with some fine,
,rge turnips, and also sent in turnip curios-
iN-ihree grown into one,
Henry Summers, alias Toupe Summers,
eOlored, who is charged with rioting at Mt.
Ary, was brought to jail here from Frederick
I'D, ky SbariH DorSav
Hon. Frank T. Shaw has been selected by
Chairman Compton of the Democratic State
Central Committee as the member of the EX-
eutive Committee for the I'd Congressional
district.
Mr.. George Bartlett, who married Miss
Willie Zollickoffer, formerly of Westminster,
died al his residence, 200S eth street, N. W.,
Washington, d. C., on Thursday Of last week,
ia bis 4Sd year.
A convention of the Epworth Leagues Of
Che West Baltimore district of the NJ. +. con.
ference will be held in hampstead, com
ueneing on October 2Sth, and continuing on
Sunday and Monday.
Eggs have been retailing in Westminster al
9Ocents per dozen, this week, while in Balti
more they were only bringing Is ami 10 cents.
HnCksters paid IL cents per dozen and were
HOl anxious TO purchase at that price.
The contributors to the Flower Mission this
week we're Mrs Jeremiah Shaeffer, Mrs. Carr
and Miss Grace Diehl. Receivers for next
week, Misses l.. r. Nusbaum and ---;
packers, Misses L. Woodward and C. Gehr.
Mr.. Henry Pool, the famous gardener oil
Westminster, exhibited at the ADVOCATE
Office on Wednesday branch, eighteen inches
long from kieil'er tree that had eleven
Pears on it. The branch and pears weighed
seven pounds
Charles Z. Bowers and four assistants are
Palniing the Court House yellow color. Ii
makes handsome Improvement, and persons
coming to court next month will scarcely
know the old Temple of Justice, whose red
walls have been so familiar for the past City
Eve years.
The Potomac Synod of the Reformed church
viii convene in the Reformed church at Get
gsbung, Pa, on Tuesday evening of next
week, the 18th inst. The Synodical sermon
vii be preached by Rev. j. 6. Moss, of Silver
Run, Nd. The body is composed of about
one hundred delegates and the sessions will
continue until the beginning of the following
week.
Mr.. j. L. N. Herman, a graduate of West.
eFn Maryland College and well-known to
many citizens of Westminster, was one of a
committee in New York city that raised
100000 for the relief of the citizens Of Bruins,
Eek, Georgia. Mr.. Herman lived in Bruins
Nck several years ago, and went from there
. New York, where he is in business at "a
Park Place.
% Saturday afternoon last David Stoner,
4, ,Sed eleven years, living with his grandfather,
NJ. Emanuel Stoner, ON Pennsylvania avenue,
ihls city, was thrown from horse and had his
ieli arm broken two inches above the elbow
aud the external condyle fractured. The
liacinre Is a serious one and the little fellow
: great sufferer. DR.. NJ. l.. Bolt reduced
The fractures.
- The ADvoCATEE is indebted TO Mr. Edwin
u Shrver, of Ozone Park, New York, for a
tAmphet on the great international yacht
ace between the Valkyrie and Vigilant, in
sllcl pictures of the two boats are given, u
description of them, the rules governing the
ace, and Il history of all the races since 1851,
sneh the America, an American yacht, won
The cup in English waters.
On Thursday evening of last week the barn
o. the Welty farm. in Straban township,
Adams county, Pa, was burned. The prop
etly was recently purchased by John Holman,
ana Is occupied by John Munshower. A
morse belonging to Frank Welty, and one
J'ned by A. f. Gillen, were lost. Mr.. Nun
iuower lost wagon, harness, and other
iitIning Implements. The barn was insured in
'Ae Adams County Mutual for 5000.
John c. Voshell, proprietor of the PENN.
MA House, Salisbury, Nd, and father OF
w afS Arnold Kleff, of Westminster, died last
Aonday afternoon, aged about seventy five
l'1fs' Mr.. Voshell was well-known hotel
nag, 10th IN this State and Delaware. He
esHdHcied hotel in Baltimore for number
y years. and then at Smyrna, Del. Several
;esFS ago be built the Voshell House at Ches-
, ~ which be conducted up to the time
VI gong 10 Salisbury.
ihe Christian Endeavor societies of Mary
sau held their annual reunion at Fenmar
'A'ufday. Tee Baltimore qpiops we're rep
iHs r. by about four hundred members.
iue christian Endeavor societies of Mechan.
It-oS u; New Windsor, Uniontown, Grace
a ll'a' Westminster, Hagerstown and Smiths
;suIg were also represented. The exercises
, W addresses by Rev. DR.. l.. W. Bates,
D. D.. a. I; Theological Seminary, Westminster;
n'sn9p Bachman, OF the Moravian Church,
T John ). Hughes. Rev, David Brown, oil
~ windsor, read Scripture. and William
nyrn sang solo.
oe H ~ noted last week the three national banks
COO. Westminster had on deposit October 3D.
s$.o, ~ SO. The Westminster Savings In.
SI'upon had $l45, l72 81 weekly and monthly
sspcslis on September 30, and 1886, 029. u
IN pSeal deposits, making total of $3.50, 202. ID.
and total for all the Westminster deposito
ssol SS66, 469i99. The capital stock of the
S,"s ngS Institution is $40, 900, and the surplus
ISua amounted to 81, 227.6O. The Institu.
s.,u mas Just declared a semiannual dividend,
,,os, u all taxes, Of per cent on the capital
's ~ ai'd y on weekly and monthly deposits,
II tne party of City six that Mr.. Milton
n nis look to Chicago last Saturday, were
: 'eased with the attention he gave them
M. .l'h the comforts he provided that they
sponsly passed the following resolution:
If ossh, That the thanks Of this company
NM r,aAsehgsrs from Carroll county. Nd, en-
N;i, e % . Chicago, are hereby rendered to
p e"Os, sehaetfer. Esq, local agent of the
n ~ Isylvania Railroad at Westminster, fol
;nough'iul and courteous attention to us
1av; ng our delightful trip, and specially fol
ian; secured for us the comforts and con
Bsnce OF special ear Drs. J. w.
, nm and John +. B. Weaver we're tha
"''lee on resolutions.
.iir;aa ueorge II. Brown, a highly respected
Ecu en and farmer, died at his his home neal
no" s''own on Sunday last, aged 81 years, ld