The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-10-21
LOCAL AFFAIRS
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

Thu weather this week was little winterish,
- ~" farming on Tuesday and Wednesday
mornings.
Cal John X Longwell, of Westminster.
oiac,sd director of the Baltimore and
Cumberland an Valley Railroad on Wednesday.
N, John Sellers, living on Judge Roberts
s,m near this city, brought to the ADVOCATE
ll saa IN Thursday raddish weighing 81
oSunds. 1t was buster.
Tbere are sol names on the registration
toot If the I'd precinct Of Westminster dis
~. ~: and G9s on the book of the LIST precinct
Total of 1899 for the district.
The Democrats of Hampstead district will
t,re barbecue and mass meeting at Hamp-
l,s,d on next Saturday afternoon, the 2Sth.
I5e speakers will be present.
Ms John Shekels died near this city on
V,day of last week of dropsy. She was a
rarv large woman, being over six feet tall
and weighing about 40 pounds.
The Western Maryland College foot ball
.lsren are being coached for their coming
r,mes by Morris Wooten, former member
sftbe Dickinson College foot ball eleven.
The golden, glowing sunsets, are mos
ovpy TO behold, while the portals of the
East are gilded each fair morning with gold
md crimson, beyond the power of pen or
vencil to portray.
Mr.. Milton Schaeffer, of Westminster, who
recently conducted party of excursionists
from Carroll to the Worlds Fair, was robbed
IN Chicago on Friday of last week of S35 and
six return railroad tickets.
The County Commissioners were in session
IN Monday, engaged in general business.
Social pensions of $40 each were granted 10
lam Swartzbaugh, of Westminster district,
and Hannah Wolf, of Myers district.
Mrs. Sarah r. Brown, living about mile
from Westminster, adjoining the farm of Mr..
lawrence Zepp, is building a bank barn
9Oy4O feet, brick front. Conrad Snavel is
carpenter and Amos Myers mason.
Charles Brown. son of Joshua Brown, of
this city. had his left leg broken and the
ankle joint sprained on Monday, while
wrestling with some other young men at John
Galts, near Westminster, where they were
engaged in threshing.
Mr.. T. J. Ham, of Medford, seeing n
n0tice in the ADVOCATE of some turnips raised
nv Mrs. Shafer, at Brummel, brought us few
ofhis raising last Saturday. They were fine
peemens, and the largest weighed two
rounds, eleven ounces.
Il is lawful to shoot cartridges in Carroll
from October 20 to December "a; woodcock
from July TO January /; rabbits from Oeto-
Der Is to December "a; pheasants from Octo-
her TO December "a, and squirrels from
September to December "a.
The Meadow Branch Congregation of the
n Il,
hold their annual love-feast at the Meadow
Branch Meeting house today-Saturday-
commencing at 1.30 o clock, p. M. A nun.
Der of ministers from distance are expected
10 be present.
On Monday next an excursion party will
start for the Worlds Fair from Westminster,
going by the Baltimore & Ohio railroad. A
special vestibule car will be provided, and
will leave Westminster at ga in the morn
ing As the fair closes on the 3lst. this will
be The last chance to go.
Miss Rose Birnie died at s.TheFndale, y
near Taneytown. on Wednesday, in her Doth
year. She was a sister of the late Rogers
Brne and an aunt of DR.. c. BRINE and Mr..
George II. Birnie, of Taneytown, and Capt.
Rogers Birnie, L. S. A. She was perhaps
the Oldest person in Carroll.
Officer Buckingham on Thursday received
ateegram from S. S. Shoemaker, of fancy
town, stating that his store had been robbed
Of clothing, overeoats, revolvers, &C.; that
some tramps were suspected, ana that re-
ward would be given for their capture. The
robbery occurred on Wednesday night.
The Republican County Central Committee
will meet on Monday next to take down two
Of their nominees for County Commissioners,
in accordance with the decision of the Court
Of Appeals. Israel C. Rinehart and Ell
Zimmerman will likely be taken down, leav-
ing John II. Conaway as the candidate.
The fifth semi-annual convention of the
Carroll County Christian Endeavor Union
began at Pleasant Valley last friday night,
and will continue today and tomorrow. b.
f. Grouse, ESQ.,, the President of the Union,
will deliver an address at 10 o'clock this
morning. Three sessions will be held daily
and an interesting program has been pre-
pared.
The Democratic Headquarters, in City
Hotel, Westminster, are in charge of Mr.. X,
Chas. Matthews, and are open all day and
until o'clock at night. Mr.. Matthews re-
eeves all visitors courteously, and endeavors
to make them feel at home. Democrats with
information TO impart or those seeking in
formation are invited to call at the head
quarters
The contributors to the flower mission this
week were Mrs. Nelson Gilbert, Mrs. Hosfelt,
frankie Grouse, Mae Nelson, Lou Bixler,
irene Reese, Mrs. Utz, Mamie Mobley, Mrs.
Thomas Bankard, Mrs. j. G. Skunk, Mrs.
William A. Cunningham, Miss Lizzie Nus
Oalm Raoafya-, e. .rtaaIy MfcSaS a do
Smith and Mae Nelson; packers, Misses Bell
orndorff and Eva Blanchard.
Mr.. Joseph P. Algire writes to the ADvo-
CATE from Chicago that he and Mrs. Algire
VIII 60 TO Florence, Alabama, this week, and
Will spend the winter there, and wants the
ADVOCATE to follow him. Mr. Algire says he is
sorry he cannot be in Westminster to vote
Tor Judge Roberts and Elias B. Arnold, and
sdds-"Elect Arnold this time, for he is the
best Democrat in Maryland and justly en-
h!led to the Office It is proposed to give
MN an overwhelming majority.
Winter approaches. Food, clothing and
'ael, are TO be provided, or suffering mus
ensue. And yet. stalwart young fellows
mostly colored, are leaning up against the
corners Of the houses, or kicking their heels
AGAINST AZ the goods boxes all along the streets.
work IS not their object, and how they live
II would puzzle any one TO tell. Farmers
want laborers to husk corn and secure thelI
ip,roVender. and for many other purposes, but
mel, nielr labor cannot he recruited from the
Westminster lazaroni. Next winter word
VII go round that A, B and c, are suffering
put let 1t be remembered that high authority
nas SAID III ye will not work neither shall
ye eat
A council of the Royal Arcanum wai
organized in Westminster on Tuesday night,
by Edward l.. Clark, of Baltimore, with
membership of forty eight. He was assisted
~ 10 tae ceremonies of initiation by Charles j.
taylor, Jesse Englar, Thomas s. Clark
TuS.avus Brown, George f. West and George
a. 6ae9er. The new council elected the fol
loving officers Past regent, B. Franz
efouse; regent, G. Milton Reifsnider; vice
Ipegent, Charles Il. Fink; secretary, Charles
u hoodwin; collector. Henry |. Wilson
uMeAsgrer, Charles Herring; trustees, DIR. j
a. = .Bllhngslea. L. o. Grimes and ALFRED
hoill,ckofer; guide, Maurice Schneeberger
warden, Joseph D. Brooks, sentry. +. Nea
rHarke; chaplain, j. Walter Skunk; orator, }
Howell Lamotte.
:. Premiums were awarded to Carroll conn
~, at the Hagerstown fair last week, a
,,"ows; Rambo and winesap apples. VIM
d. soriver; best red wheat -four, N. !
Gorsacl. \ Son; best Mediterranean red wheat
y. W. b1umgartner. Taneytown, and q
nest IL. !. Gorsueh; best blue stem wheat