The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-11-25
-ocAL AFFAIRS
LOCAL BREvIFIgs.

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n rInrcb. Westminster, on Sunday night
Mr. Grove A. Shipley is having his house
On PENNSYLVANIA avenue, Westminster, re-
paired. ~
N Brebm, near Brummel, for basket OF
fine apples. c
Eabteen or twenty colored people of West
.nasar attended a cake walk at New Wind
.or on Friday night last.
The Grand Jury closes the second week OF
.,.nass;on TODAY 1t is said the session may
ia attended until Tuesday
There is some probability, we learn, that
NV :. Myer & Bro, steam Touring mill,
,bis city. will be started up again shortly.
Ahout two inches of snow fell here on Tues
loy This was the second snow fall, the first
having been on November 10th.
Whether the winter of 1884 will be a
severe one or not, we do not know, but the
iodications are that it will be long one.
The Westminster Chess Club has elected
william G. Rinehart president, B. f. Grouse
treasurer and John j. Baumgartner secretary.
Two ministers have recently married West
Minister bellies, and il is said three more will
be taken away by ministers in the next few
months
David Herman, former resident of Car
roll county, died at Bloomfield, Iowa, on
November ID, aged G5 years, months and
IS days.
George Stair is building frame house on
Pennsylvania avenue. near Union Street !,
Westminster, on the lot bought from Edwin
F. Huff.
Messrs. Henry l. Wilson and Charles E.
Goodwin, of Westminster, have formed a
partnership and will conduct an insurance
business, fire and life.
An old horse, the oldest in the county,
perhaps, belonging to Mr.. William Struth,
near this city, died last week. Its age was
"a years and months.
Among the matters of local legislation
talked of are-amendment to the high license
law. an amendment to the road law, and a
law in reference to drawing juries.
Officers Buckingham and Mitten arrested
William Cox, colored, on Saturday night last
on the charge of larceny of a key of beer.
Justice Crapster committee him to jail.
The Silver Lake Quartet will give n concert
in the Town Hall, Union Bridge, on Thurs
day evening next, for the benefit of the
Ladies' Aid Society of the NJ. E. Church.
The Western Maryland Railroad Company
are matchmaking the road way along the
old freight siding, east of Main street, this
city. Thomas Sinott, section foreman, and
his corps of men are doing the work.
Josiah Q. Stitely, assignee of mortgages,
sold on Monday last the Chas. E. Mitten farm.
containing 43 acres 3 roods and SO perches,
and situated about mile from this city. 1t
was purchased by Mr.. Stitely for $3.50.
Mr.. T. T.. B. Hartsook, formerly of West
minister, but now of Roanoke, Va, attempted
to arrest colored man on Monday whom he
detected stealing. The man defended himself
wiih Il iIatvhct, md ran, but dropped his-b"s
ofsiolen property. He was arrested later.
Next Thursday, the Both. is Thanksgiving
day. The NJ. p, NJ. f., Reformed and
Lutheran congregations will hold a union
service at Centenary NJ. +. Church at 1880
in the morning. The sermon will be preach
eddy Rev. A. D. Melvin of the NJ. P. Church
William WEIGH, near Daniel, while assist
ing Edward Powers with circular saw, re
Gently. had hand severely cut. He was brush
ing the sawdust from the track when he wal
cut. Several of his fingers will likely be per
manently injured DR.. l.. A. Aldridge wa
his attending physician.
Ga Sunday night, November u, about
o'clock, straw stuck, containing about fort,
tons, on the farm of Bradley Shipley, nea
Berret, tenanted by Ezekiah Wetzel, wa
burned. The stack stood out in a field, ant
It is suspected the fire was of incendiar.
origin. 1t was insured in the Montgomer.
County Company.
On the 10th instant, as Samuel A. Smith,
trna
engine going from Woodsboro', Frederick
county. to Nr. Walden place, at Middleburg
this county, the wind blew his overcoa
into the revolving cog wheels and drew hin
into the gearing. by which his right arm wa
crushed and two ribs aud .collarbone wer
broken.
Hog killing time is at hand. A few have
been butchered in Westminster, and weight
haze been reported as follows: Wlillar
hGrner, two, weighing 2T2 and 3029 pounds
Harry 0nrsler, two, $40 and 1853; Charlie
Croft, 6ae, 355; Amos Hahn. two, 21S am
$50; Rein =. Cook, four, SO4, 3O2, $50 an
Zl4 The peFkeFs of Chas. h. Fowler ar
said to be the finest in Westminster.
The congregation ofSt. Matthew Lutheran
Church, at Hanover, Pa. are this week cele
hrating their sesqui-centeEnIai anniversary
lhe celebration began last Sunday with
historical discourse by the pastor, EeV y. |
Roller, who has served the congregation sine
1877, and will close tomorrow, the 18th, Wit
commemorative services, in which Revs. l
J. Wolf II. l.. Baugher, c. S. Albert, Charl'
y. Hay .aad NJ. j. Alleman will take part
Mr. Henry Pool, Of this city, on Thursds
butchered one Of bis hogs, and upon exam
nation of the melt, concludes that the weath'
this winter will be as follows; THE for
part will be the easiest part of the winte
January will be rough and cold. with mus
snow February and March viii be coll
stormy and snowy 1t will freeze and NAL
the people sneeze In these two months u
weather will be terrible, and the worst 4
five years"
Justice G. w. Crapster yesterday committt
Peter Lauer and James Ambrose, tramps,
the House of Correction for six months. III
officers are determined that the Carroll cou
ty jail shall not be quiet and comtortab
home for the wanderers from all parts of Il
country as it was several years ago, and Il
knights of the road might as well understai
it. All who come here viii either be put
work breaking stone or be sent to the Hon
OF Correction.
The newly.elected officials in this coun
will assume their duties on December At
County Treasurer-elect Reese spent conside
able time last week and this familiariziI
himself with the duties of the Office. On IL
9Th the present Board Of County Commissio
ems will close up their business, and with NJ
Stem, the new Commissioner, who succee'
Mr.. Hahn, will take an inventory of the pr
pery at the Aims House. Sheriff DORIS
will retire aud be succeeded by Elias b. A
mold.
The County Commissioners, at their sessi
on Monday, appointed Rufus Hood constat
for Mt Airy district for two years. A spec
pension of $40 was allowed Mary Fisher
Westminster district. William ID. Mat
George W. Weant and William Cluiz we
appointed examiners on road petition
aor by James Boyd and others, in Taneyto'
district. The Board ratified the report
Mm. j. Devries, John H. Brown and SAINT
y. Shipley, examiners on a road in Freedo
district petitioned for by d. g. Gray a
others. The road will be accepted when it
opened thirty feet wide, in accordance with
law.
All the large cities are overstocked wi
poultry, butter and eggs. Owing to the hi
prices which prevailed few weeks a
agents and others rushed to the cities all sto
nat could be gathered. In Baltimore butt
has ranged from le to % cents per poun
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