The Democratic advocate., 1893-12-02
,,TuRDAY, DECEMBER ,, 1898.
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roCAL AFFAIRS
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

that IlAll N"l
n, A. F. Grouse, Mt. Pleasant, had a
t,pJ injured in a sausage grinder Thursday.
Weotz. the Westminster jeweler, has a
.r represcntatiou of snowfall in one OF
5is show windows.
ronrad Wareheim has purchased for S2S. so
., acre. the Jacob Manchey farm near Mel
I,.a belonging TO Ephraim Dubbs.
festival for the benefit of the Reformed
ctnrcb opened in the Boyle Block on Thurs
i,s % evening, and will close tonight-Satur-
day.
franklin Loatz, of Woodbery, Baltimore,
10, purchased for 500 the house of Mrs.
Fi;,sbeth Baumgartner in Manchester, and
giIl occupy it in the spring.
1, Gentleman riding near Mt. Pleasant, on
rlnrsday, saw a couple of girls with guns on
,ssir shoulders out hunting. The girls don't
propose to let the boys have a monopoly OF
sport.
Eleven new members were added to St.
4 Jobn's Lutheran Church, near Westminster,
.,.f Sunday. Some new members were ad-
l.d to the Westminster NJ. p. Church last
Sunday, also.
Vim. II. Zepp died on Sunday last at his
bome in Hampstead, aged 40 years, 8 months
,nd % days. A wife and three children
Mrs. Daniel Rill, Mrs. Charles Huffa David
l-pp-surviye him.
Sep in and close the door; don stand and
bold it open and engage in a long winded
alk with some one inside. When your re.
marks are finished and you go out, close the
door and do it quick.
4 fire occurred last Sunday morning at No.
Ii, ". Lombard street, Baltimore, occupied
r Mr.. George +. Wysham, who is well known
N this city, and caused damage to the amount
Of several hundred dollars.
Case Bros have begun remodeling the
Fowler property on Court street, this city
recently purchased by Mrs. Hobbie, of Wash
ngton, y. c. The work is to be completed
BY May lst, next, when Mrs. Hobbie will re-
move here and occupy it.
Mrs. Frank Brown, wife of the Governor,
received last week magnificent pair of coach
horses from Michigan. The horses are seal
brown in color, sixteen hands high. and are
considered by competent judges to make one
oithe handSomest and most perfectly mated
coach teams in Baltimore.
The County Commissioners on Monday
approved the bond of Rufus Hood, constable
for Mt. Airy district. Thomas Coats. of
Union Bridge district. was allowed a special
pension of so. DR.. Joseph T. Herring was
reappointed physician to the Jail for one year
from November Is, at a salary of $50.
The McDonogh Alumni Glee Club, which
was 10 have given an entertainment here next
Friday night, will appear here on Friday
night, the 2lst, for the benefit of the Royal
ATcanum. The club has fine reputation,
and the program will be interspersed by re-
cItas by an elocutionist of high merit.
The fourth annual State convention of the
Young People Society of Christian Endeavor
will be held in Brantly Baptist Church. Bal
imOre, on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day next. On Thursday evening Rev. I. II.
Lewis D. D., President of Western Maryland
College, will deliver an address. His subject
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The members of the late grand jury on
tuesday presented their foreman. Mr. Nor.
Iecai c. Mckinstry, with gold pen and
loder as a mark of their esteem and regard.
The presentation speech was made by Mr.
Charles Bale. Mr.. McKinstry was taken
.ompletely by surprise, but feelingly returned
hanks for the gift as token of the appre
'aIion of his associates of the grand inquest.
When the tramp enters Westminster, he
honld 90 directly to Willis and Court streets
md view the provision which has been so
made by our city authorities for
us wholesome exercise and entertainment.
lie will rub his hands together in very glee,
IS he surveys the huge piles of Stag and stone
waiting the hammer, at the prospect of an
abundance of work for him these 'hard
ines.
The quarterly meeting of the State Board
# Education was held this week in the Nor
nal School Building. Mr.. James A. Diffen-
augh' Louis l.. Beatty md Prof. Z. B. Pret-
yman, committee appointed to prepare a
lst OF books suitable for school libraries,
made their report. A list of 900 books has
'een made up by the committee and this list
vii be printed and distributed throughout the
tate.
The lower sheet of one of the boilers at the
'ehloSser tannery, near this city, was blown
ut on tuesday, causing a damage of about
TX hundred dollars to the works. Superin-
eendent James S. Baer and Engineer John
.enlgraft were in the boiler-room when the
xploslou occurred, and made n narrow es
ape, The engineers presence of mind in
rompty shutting off steam saved them from
erlonS injury.
A party of young people from Westminster
ndnIsed in a fox chase on Monday last.
hey were in the saddle from . O. clock in the
lornlng until in the afternoon. Two foxes
iere chased for some distance but they did
ol succeed in capturing brush. The party
lcnded Miss Grace irving, of Baltimore;
llss Maggie Miller, Messrs. John Stonesifer,
William Anders, Robert Hoppe, Doc Stem
nd Dir. George Martin, of Westminster.
hey had fifteen hounds with them.
Thanksgiving was observed in Westminster
the closing of public offices and schools,
nd religious services At the NJ. E. Church
be congregations of the Methodist Protest
Mt, Methodist Episcopal, Reformed and
'qtherqn congregations united in union
'rylce, and were joined by President Lewis
nd the Western Maryland College students,
nd President Ward and the students Of
'estminster Theological Seminary. There
as responsive service and sermon by Rev.
!. D. Melvin, of the NJ. P. Church. There
as he usual service at Ascension Church.
he Westminster Band gave street parade
the afternoon.
Sheriff elect Arnold took the oath of Office
n Wednesday evening, and on Thursday
lOyed to the Jail and assumed the duties of
ne office. Sheriff Dorsey moved his house
old effects TO his farm in Freedom district
n Thursday, and left for his home yesterday.
ir. dorsey made many warm friends during
Is two years residence in Westminster, who
,:gretted to see him leave. He has been one
the most popular of sheriffs. Commits
oner elect Stem and Treasurer elect Reese
III assume their duties next Tuesday. Sher
Arnold bond is for S2a, 900, and his bonds
len are Hons. Frank 7. Shaw and James A..
; Bond, Nicholas Benson and Jesse Long,
llas N. Blizzard will be his deputy,
Mrs. Kittie Hammond, an aged and highly
sspected eolored woman, died on Wednes-
ny, at the residence of her son-in law, Will
am T. France, Of Westminster. She was
ee born, near Liberty, Frederick county, on
ggust 20, 1906, and was in her SSth year.
leven children survive her, two daughters
nd nine sons, four of whom are ministers in
le NJ. L, Church. They are Revs. Eden
of Shepherdstown, W. Va, at
ne time in charge Of Westminster circuit;
o,tomon, stationed at Salem, N. j.. Moses,
West Falls, Carroll county, and Daniel, at
rankin district. She had lived in Westmin-
er a number Of years, and was noted for
er piety and enjoyed the respect and esteem
all who knew her.
Hicks forecasts the weather for December
follows Storms Of rain and snow will be
progress at the 0nenin0 Of December