The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-03-11
OCAL AFFAIRS
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

Moving time is at hand, and changes of
residence will be of daily occurrence until
April LIST.
Hnll's Horse, Cattle and Poultry Powder
Company are shipping about ton of the
powders week on orders.
LII. Simon P. Weaver has purchased the
Shreeye property, corner of Main and Centre
streets, this city, of Mr.. John Beaver for
5000
Case Brothers have been awarded the con-
tract for the building of the German Reform,
ca parsonage this city. The parsonage will
cost about 81, 500.
1, is said that fish will be plenty in our
sIrsams next summer, as the ice had passed
OF uuietly and not crushed and swept the fish
ont as usual in spring freshets.
Prescott Hill, colored, of Baltimore, who
ca'ne here to attend his sisters funeral on
Isesday, was disorderly on the occasion and
was fined one dollar and costs by Justice
Moore.
William Spencer was released on $500 bail
bv Justice William Moore on Wednesday for
a hearing next Thursday on a charge of felo.
mons assault on Mrs. Cora Frank, near San
dYville.
Mr.. John c. Shreeve is getting ready to
esiablish steam laundry in this city, and
Expects to open about the Doth inst. All the
nachinery-washer, starcher, irener, &c.-
has arrived.
Snow began falling shortly after midnight
last Friday night and continued until about
noon Saturday. About four inches fell, and
9 high wind blew it into huge drifts that com
plstely blocked many highways.
Al number of the leading business men of
Spkesvile have formed company for con
d1eting an extensive Touring mill at that
piace. An old factory building will be con-
verted into the mill at a cost estimated at
from $4,000 to $4,000.
An accident to freight train, owing to
land slide in the mountains yesterday morn
ine. delayed east bound trains on the Western
Maryland Railroad. The 3. Is train had not
arrived at l O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
There was also land slide just west ofFulton.
The union sale at Mr.. ]. C. Buckeyes, near
New Windsor, on the LIST, was largely attended
and twenty six farmers, in various parts of
the county, were interested in the sale.
IHenty-six of the 81 horses we're offered and
~ sold; 8 of the II bulls, and = of the cows.
The other stock was bid in.
Mrs. Mary Garner, wife of Mr.. George R.
0zrner, a member of the House of Delegates
u.
"a hat county, on March list. The deceased
was sister of William Fl. Thomas, Esq, of
Westminster, and mother of Miss Cassie Gar
nef, who spent tive years in this city.
Miss Sallie Yingling, aged about sixty
Years, of Pleasant Valley, while walking in
her yard few days ago accidentally stepped
1pon some ice aud fell upon her left hand
WITH such force as TO cause fracture Of the
loNer extremity of the radius and dislocation
Of the wrist joint. Dr. NJ. l.. Bot reduced
The dislocation and set the fracture.
On Tuesday last the stockholders Of the
Westminster Gas Light Company elected
ulcers for the ensuing year as follows:
president. John l.. Reifsnider; directors,
Charles B. Roberts, Edward Lynch, W. A.
Birmingham, Robert C. Hall (of Baltimore),
z.harles T. Reifsnider and Charles V. Wantz.
Gz;ehteen hundred and fifteen shares were
voted.
George W. Wicks. an inmate of the Jail
here. was found dead in his bed on Thursday
Wieks was about 40 years old, and a
tr4n2, and was sent to jail by Justice Crap.
sIer on January II. in default of fine and
costs for being drunk and disorderly. His
sentence expired on February II, but he was
too sick to be discharged. An inquest vas
held by Justice Moore, and verdict was
rendered that death resulted from natural
causes.
Mamie L., wife of George H. Mitten, of
Union Bridge, formerly of Westminster, died
st Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, on
Monday night, after undergoing a difficult
strgical operation last week. She was the
4neghter of the late George Null, of Liberty,
1federick county, and was married about two
end half years ago. Her age was twenty
...ron wars 6ra nnufhc and tUanfv.tUyo
<a7s, and husband but no children survive
1tr. Her funeral took place on Thursday
~ The Reformed Church, Union Bridge, and
tie interment was at the cemetery in Liberty.
The Mayor and Common Council of West
4liaster at meeting on Monday night passed
80 ordinance establishing sinking fund, in
4ccordance with the acts Of the Legislature Of
1889 and 1886. The ordinance directs the
7}eyor and Common Council to pay to the
9loEing fund the sum of at least one thousand
dollars annually out of the special taxes levied
OF account of the bond Indebtedness, said
money to be invested in some good interest
HtAring securities, and to be used for the re-
1epption of the outstanding bonded indebted
utss. The Mayor and Common Council are
$50 endeavoring to pay off the note executed
~ The last Council for over So 900 in favor of
I'VE Farmers and Mechanics Bank. This note
6cssible.
A gentleman who advertised $50 bushels of
seed potatoes in the ADVOCATE called at the
once on Wednesday and ordered the adver
5zement taken cut saying he had orders
From various places. including points in Vir-
e;nia, and said he could have sold 1000
1ushels had he had them. This is the ex.
pefience of many advertisers in the ADVOCATE
4 gentleman in Baltimore recently advertised
|8t a woman to cook and do general house
FORK in small family, and received an APP
o|ieation from South Carolina. Several
,zlrs ago, a business man of Westminster
'zceived an order for goods from gentleman
y Illinois, stating that he saw them advertised
b The ADVOCATE. If you have anything to
~, or want to purchase anything, advertise
q The ADyocATE.
Proceedings Of the Circuit Court.
he circnit court reconvened on Monday
zbrning, after a recess from the Thursday
1<esious. The court has been occupied all
|He week on the case of Jacob c. Hull vs. the
Numerical Union Assurance Company. Mr..
Ill was merchant in Westminster and &C.
pied store on West Main street. At 4
clock on the morning of February II, 1892,
5ere was ERE at the store. Mr.. Hull claims
= .3S9.05 damages on his goods, and the As
rance Company refused to pay that amount
cause they claim it is more than his loss, as
own by the appraiser list, and they offered
+ pay him 500 for his loss, but he refused it
50 sued for the full amount claimed. Messrs.
=. Fink, Clabaugh Il Roberts are counsel
q the plaintiff and ex.Judge J. A. C. Bond
81 the defendant The case was given to the
~ at noon yesterday.
he case of Terrence Boylen vs.. Western
*sryland Railroad Company; action; was
20 taken up. Henning for plaintiff Thomas
~ Marshall for defendant.