The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-01-27
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREVITIEs.

LOCAL BREvITIEs.
A slight fall of snow covered the ground
yesterday morning
One Of the chain-gang got away on Monday.
Hard labor was not agreeable to him.
The Western Union Telegraph Office has
been much improved by coat of paint.
The annual meeting of the congregation of
Ascension Church will take place on Monday
night next.
Mr.. Nelson Gilbert has been improving his
property on West Main street, and also added
a bath room.
Mr. Z. 0. Grimes has received during the
week large number of cross-ties for the
railroad company.
Mrs, VIM. T. Burgoon, near Mt. Pleasant,
while getting out of wagon on Thursday,
slipped and broke one of her legs.
T On Monday, Mr. Charles 7. Reifsnider, as
assignee of George W. Null, sold house
and lot in Myers district to Henry Mace for
S25G.
The members of the NJ. P. Church have
been holding an oyster supper in the base.
ment of the church this week, and will CON
Time tonight.
Mr. L. Mackley, merchant of Westmin
sier, dug from his garden this week a man.
moth parsnip. 1t weighed 81 pounds, feet
long and IA inches around.
Mr.. Z. 0. Grimes entertained his employees
Of the railroad aud warehouse at supper at
the NJ. p. festival on Thursday evening.
There were twelve in the party.
at Gambler, on Thursday, several boys
placed some cartridges on a stove in Mr..
Bens0nS store. The cartridges exploded
and slightly wounded several of the boys.
Mr.. Nathan England, aged 76 years and
q days, died ut the residence of his niece,
Mrs. b. A. Warfed, near Watersville, this
county, on the 18th instant, from the grip.
The hog melt has slipped up somewhat in
its predictions, and the ground hog is now
morning next, to prognosticate the weather
for the following six weeks.
letter from Clear Ridge, Uniontown
district, says: The wells here are going dry
end water is getting scarce in many places.
It's feared the ice harvest will be a failure
Our roads are unusually good at this season
Of the year.
Rev. S. Simpson, professor of chemistry at
Western Maryland College, delivered very
interesting lecture on "Fire,n in Smith
Auditorium on Friday night of last week.
His lecture was illustrated by practical tests
and experiments.
Eli Sheets, of Emmitsburg, formerly of
Taneytown, died on Tuesday at Montevue
Hospital, near Frederick, aged 81 years. Mr..
Sheets was the son of Revolutionary soldier
and made application for membership in the
Nd. Society of the S. A. R.
On Saturday last Upton l.. Hahn, executor
Of Joseph L. Hahn, sold farm containing
lOI acres, near Hump Station, to Isaac
Trimmer for Sl3.G0 per acre; also a lot con-
tanning 3 acres, , roods and ~ perches, adj
joining the farm to Emanuel Erb for 1856.
The new Bethel, at Winfield, this county,
will be dedicated TO the worship of God on
sunday. January %, at 1870 in the morning.
Elder g. W. Seilhamer, of Uniontown, will
ahelale on the occasion, and all Brethren
and friends are invited to be present. Rev.
5. b. Graft is the pastor.
Now is good time to increase the circula.
ton of the ADVOCATE. Let each subscriber
Try to get us another, and the circulation will
he doubled at once. The ADVOCATE gives
more news than any county paper in Mary
land, and is therefor the cheapest county
paper in the State. Send in your orders.
A letter from Rev. H. W. Kuhns, d. D.,
OF Omaha, Nebraska, in renewing his sub.
senption to the ADVOCATE, says-"We are
always glad to get the Westminster news, and
ieel deep interest in the welfare of the peo-
pie amongst whom we spent nine years OF
active life. We have always good wishes for
Them
On Saturday last Judge Roberts overruled
The objections to the granting of a liquor
license TO William l.. Crawford, of franklin
District A license was refused William L..
Noyes, OF Gambler, because he had not been
IN the county the required three months. He
lacked but one day to meet the requirements
OF the law.
On Sunday last Christian Endeavor
Society was organized at Grace Reformed
church, Taneytown. The following Ulcers
were elected: President, Harry Rooms;
wee president, Mrs Amos Duttera; cores
ponding secretary, Maurice c. Duttera; re-
e1rdng secretary, Geo. L. Koutz; treasurer,
Henry Harnish.
Westminster may be said to be EARNED to
Ihe teeth" Since the city was burglarized
last week, every gun and pistol has been
cleaned and loaded, ready for use, and those
cl'lzens who did not have any firearms have
purchased them. The stocks at the hard
ware stores we're nearly exhausted. Burglars
city.
movement is on foot to extend the
electric railroad that is to be built from
rlkesville to Reisterstown to Westminster.
Mr. George Il. Webb, who is managing the
enterprise has been talking the matter to
some OF our citizens. We have no doubt the
road would receive considerable encourage.
ment from the residents of Westminster and
Carroll.
A strange woman created some alarm
among the ladies of Westminster the early
part OF the week. She went to IL number OF
houses and finding only the ladies of the
mouse at home, offered tides for sale. and
demanded purchase. Several were so
,rghtened they paid the money, and the
bundles, supposed to contain tides, proved
10 be only bundles of rags.
Mr.. Israel Zeiber died at his residence, in
ms city, on Thursday last, aged IS years.
ne leaves widow and one son, Charles W.,
VINO clerk in the office of the Secretary
q the Interior at Washington. ID. G. Mr..
Aelber was a native of Reading, Pa, but had
resided in this city for number of years,
where he frequently held the responsible
positions of bailif and street commissioner.
as an officer he used much discretion and
kindness, bnt to evil doors he was known as
= determined and positive man. He was
deputy Sheriff under Sheriff Lynch and
executed his duties with great care and
promptness. His funeral, which was largely
attended, took place from the Methodist
Protestant Church on Thursday afternoon,
sae remains being inferred in Westminster
cemetery. The pail bearers were Messrs. E.
" drlmes, John Gait Edward LYNCH, John