The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-09-15
LOCAL AFFAIRS


Get registered. The registrars set on Mon.
day, Tuesday and Wednesday next.
Thomas Angel, of Taneytown. has been
granted supplemental pension by the PEN
sion Office, Washington.
Work was commenced at Glyndon on Mon
day Oh the PikesYille, Resterstown and
Emory Grove electric railway.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Klef have left this city and
will open a boarding house in Baltimore, on
Pleasant street, near Charles.
The tournament and races on Wednesday
next, the 18th, promise to be largely attend
ed and the program quite attractive.
Hon. Frank Brown, Mayor Latrobe and
Hon. Isidor Rayner and Edwin Warfeld will
attend the tournament and races next week.
Mary Henry, aged three years, daughter of
Mr.. William Henry, of Westminster, had her
left arm broken on Friday of last week while
playing with an older brother.
Prof. George A. Davis has sold his farm,
1876 acres, near Mt. Airy, to William ii.
Roberts for 81, 900. Prof. Davis will remove
10 Westminster about the LIST of November.
Miss Annie Albaugh, daughter of the late
Geo. Peter Albaugh, has commenced the
erection of a two story dwelling, IS by AZ
feet. adjoining the late residence of her father,
on Main street.
Miss Rachel Stansbury, who was born near
Westminster, died at No. 525 North Fulton
avenue, Baltimore, on Tuesday, aged 81 years;
Until recently she lived near Arlington, and
was buried there on Thursday.
The Baltimore American had group oil
Maryland Mayors in its last Sunday edition:
Mayor Iatrobe was the central figure and
Westminster's Latrobe was given very
prominent place in the group.
Joseph w. Gross, "the boy evangelist,
and Mary Ella Carter, both Of Wilmington,
Del, who have been assisting in holding the
Christian Workers camp at Linwood, were
married at the camp last Sunday.
Miss Elizabeth A. Baumgartner daughter
of John Baumgartner, the first Register of
Wills of Carroll county, died in Baltimore on
Sunday last in her I'D year. She was buried
from the Cathedral on Tuesday morning
While John Harpel, of the Franklin Hotel,
Taneytown, was wiping the dust from double
harreled gun on Monday one OF the barrels
was accdently discharged, shattering the IN
dex finger ofthe left hand and making ampu-
iaton necessary.
Mr.. James H. Hood, who lived on farm
near Hoods Mill, this county, for some years,
died at his home in Baltimore last Saturday.
He left Carroll about twelve years ago. HIS
age was fiftys and he leaves wife and
four children.
Mr.. Horatio Chenowith, a native of Carroll
county, died last Saturday at his home, l45O
Argyle avenue, Baltimore, aged a. years.
He had suffered about eight months with
heart disease. A widow and three children
survive him.
Among those attending the g. A. X. an
nua, meeting at Pittsburg, were John ii.
Mitten, Westminster; John Payne, Houeks-
Vile; Jesse Bale and Charles 2. Bale, New
Windsor; John W. Gill and William Buch
man, Hampstead.
Baltimore is flooded with counterfeit silver
dollars and half.dollars One of the secret
service officers of the government SAID on
Tuesday that he had found more counterfeit
silver coins in Baltimore than in any other
city he had visited.
Horse thieves are at work in this and ad-
Joining counties. One of our most conserva'
live citizens said, while speaking oi the great
difficulty in convicting horse thief, that
while he was opposed to lynch law, he would
favor it in such cases.
Mr.. Jacob L. Shafer, of Cranberry Valley.
.aboa,t three miles from Westminster, tins year
sbresked 264 bushels Of wheat from SIX acres
an average of A bushels 10 the acre. Inc
wheat Was of the Rudy variety, and Mr.
ShaieT seeded 10 bushels.
An absolute divorce has been granted by
The Circuit Court for Carroll county to Mrs
Margaret r. MulVehill, of this city, from her
husband, Mr.. Henry A. Mulyehili. Mrs
Nnlvehill was a Miss Oursler, OF WESTMINSTER
aud was married about year ago.
A team of FIVE horses, belonging to henry
Hobbs. of Howard county, was struck by a
train on the B. & o. crossing at Hoods MN,
- thraa of the horses. valued
at $3.50. killed The driver, Roslyn Hobbs,
and two fthe horses escaped unhurt.
Mr.. William H. Wantz has been elected
Aslegate and Mr.. Jeremiah Schaefer alter
nate by Salem charge to accompany the pas
Tor, Rev. S. A. Diehl, to the Evangelical
lutheran Synod Of Maryland, which con-
genes at Frostburg on October .. next
Mr.. George b. Gehr was chosen yice-presl
dent of the Ice and Cold Storage Company OF
Westminster at a meeting of the directors on
Thursday night, aud Mr.. Milton Schaetfer a
direetor' They both succeed Mr.. Edward
ivnoh who was both director aud VICE
president. Mr.. Sehaeder fills the vacancy IN
the hoard and Mr.. Gehr the vacancy IN the
vice presidency.
The Commissioners of Carroll and Howard
coonties met at Sykesville on Thursday to
omen bids for steel bridges at that place ana
- MORGAN. There were fourteen bids on the
SvkeeviIle bridge. the highest being SS,3SO
aud The lowest s., 0G3. For the Morgan
br;doe there we're ten bids, the highest being
SII03 and the lowest $663. HE eontr%eeS
will be awarded next week
The bicycle race meet, on the 18th, wiii
draw many wheelmen to Westminster. Chlei
Consul James B. Reed will referee the meet,
and he may call for division run on the
29th. leaving Baltimore at o'clock m me
morn;ng. The Western Maryland Railroad
has made single fare for round trip between
MI stations and Westminster on the day oil the
races. -,
Flowers were sent this week to the Flower
Mission by the following persons Mrs.
Samuel Skunk, Mrs George w. Matthew's
Miss Grace Diehl Miss Emma Reese, miss
I,;19;a Nnsbaum. Mrs John Macintosh, Miss
T:IIon Erb. Mrs. Nelson Gilbert, Mrs. Jesse
Sleeve. Mrs. Mary Bale and Mrs. b. Frank
.rro..., Receivers for next week, misses
Lie Nusbaum and Kitty Noel, packers;
Misses Exace Herring and Gussie Shrlyer.
A. the competitive examination for the
ss...a,or;al scholarship at St. Johns College,
held at the School Commissioners once on
"Wednesday by Exa1niner Davis ana Mr., =.
Neal Parke the following hive apphcah9Is Se.e
present and took the examination = h se' y
III. McGiii OF Sykesvllie, Sha4' Sa,.sbar.
CSarlss +, Moss. Of Silver Run and y. 3.
1n:a,". of Cranberry. The examiners have
mot vet announced the resalt-
James Kelley. a former Carroll countIan'
S;s5 on August 29tA, at his home near Lynn
RanAolnh county, Ind, aged y years. mr.;
Kelley was the nephew Of the first sheriff OF
CarroIl eouaty. and was one OF the surveying
corps that laid out Carroll county ~ nh Isga 1.
He went to Indiana about ls4V aaI se't s... -
the woods. clearing for himself a ase lnrin;
Ne I'm " Marray. Of Hampstead visited
Inn When he lived in q log cabin and had only
cleared enough land for the cabin TO stand on on
and he has been there on the sase farm. an: =
seen fine house which Mr.. Kelley die 20 ln
He leaves widow, one daughter ana mere
sons. w..
President Grimes, L. P. Slinglufi' Or. W." ,l,
Reindollar, Examiner DAVIS anu ~. r IN