The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-04-07
LOCAL AFFAIRS
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

81, a.. dollar pays for the ADVOCATE for one
..or. f0y cents pays for six months.
Murphy has been appointed post
H. 80, Gist. vice John Reardon, resigned.
p.rmoud Bankard has bought Il lot on
pennsylvania avenue. this city, from Grove
i Shirley. and expects to erect dwelling
Cd it.
,r,erory and musical entertainment, under
L. snsnces Of the Westminster Band, will
ne r;; wen at Odd Fellows Hall next Friday
hight >,
.'nlerks 10 their force-.John L. l.. Hanna,
S.msyly with J. T. 0rndorff, and o. NJ.
Grouse, of Taneytown.
Mrs John Brown, of this city, fell down
- al her residence at the West End. on
U~nday last, and cut severe cash in her
s,ebcsd and received other injuries.
Mrs. Hannah Dougherty, near Berret,
bronobt to this office on Thursday some eggs
%;d hv Plymouth Rock hens six months old
snJ Muscovy duck egg. The eggs were
mammoth ones.
Terrence Boylan and family moved this
sesk 10 Hartford county, at Manor's Mills.
4 Frank Beaver and family have moved
from the Zentgraf farm, to the Albaugh prop
erty. on Green street.
Harry NJ. CIabaugh, as attorney and agent.
,oId on Saturday last the Duff property, %
,eres, one mile from Freedom, to the Oar
inoton Cemetery Company of Hartford county,
mortgagee, for $1,000.
The following officers were elected at st.
geniamin's Lutheran Church, near Westmin-
.ler' last week Trustees, Samuel Thurman
and Jeremiah Schaefer: Elder, Emanuel
Koontz Deacon, Calvin Starner.
A subscriber in Virginia, in renewing his
subscription, writes-''I see you have made
II rule that if no money is sent no paper can
be expected. | think this a good move, as
the paper and money cannot both be mine.
Thomas Fisher, a tramp, died suddenly of
onesoonia at the Aims House on Saturday
,norI;sg last, aged about sixty-five years.
He had been taken to the Aims House from
Iineboro the Monday previous. His remains
we're Inferred in the Aims House cemetery.
Rev. Father Walter, of St. Patrick S Cath
5Ie Church, Washington, ID. c., died sud
denly on Thursday, in his Goth year. He
vas well.known in this city, where he fire.
saep,y visited. He was an uncle of the late
As. Samuel D. Shipley, of Freedom district.
At Ascension Church, Westminster, on
Sunday night, Rev. FIR. Huntington will
meach the second sermon of his course upon
New Testament Outlines of the Church. "
The first sermon last Sunday night was lis
tened to by large and deeply interested con-
gregation.
The Baltimore Conference, NJ. Z. Church,
South. in session at Fredericksburg, Va,
for week, adjourned on Wednesday. Rev.
]. H. Light has been appointed to Reisters
town. Revs L. 6. hewitt and K. l.. Fultz to
freedom, and Revs. W. p. c. Coe and +.
II. Dashiell to Linganore.
Commencement exercises of the Southern
Homeopathic College, Baltimore, take place
next Thursday night. The graduating class
anmbers twelve, and John A. Shower, Of
Manchester is president of the class. The
other graduates from Carroll are Garaphelia
Barehlme and VIM. NJ. PaneDaker.
The horse and milk wagon of Charles 7.
Grant. of Howard county, were struck by a
loeonotive at Henryten. on the Baltimore 4
Ohio railroad, this county. on Monday morn
ing last. The horse was killed aad the wagon
demolished. Mr.. Grants son, Walter Grant,
who was in tie wagon, escaped without ssri-
Gus injury.
Mrs. A. NJ. Nelson has rented her house
an Green street, this city, to a Baltimore
family for three years. The Morley property
an the same street has been leased to Pierre
WINCHESTER, of Baltimore. Inquiries are
heng made for furnished houses, by city
families. and no doubt a number could be
rented if they were to be obtained.
A State Intercollegiate Foot Ball Associa-
ton was organized in Baltimore this week.
The Association includes the teams of West
ern MARYLAND, Baltimore City, Agricultural,
Washington and St. Johns Colleges and the
Johns Hopkins University. Kenneth G.
Murray and Norman r. Eckard represented
Western Maryland College at the meeting.
Mrs Catherine Schlosser, wife of John
Schlosser, OF Carrollton, died on Wednesday
night of last week at her home in Carroliton,
in the SD year of her age. Her death was
rather sudden. She attended the Easter ser
vice at the German lutheran Church, near
Smallwood, on Sunday, and was one of the
communicates. Her husband survives her
and is IS years old.
The eighth annual reunion of the Luther
ans of Maryland and adjoining states will be
held this year at PEN Mar, on Thursday,
June %. Rev. W. C. Wire, of Littlestown,
Pa, has arranged with the Western Maryland
&ailTOad Company for transportation and
rebate of 20 per cent. on the receipts. The
reunioE was held last year at Bay Ridge and
in former years at Pen Mar.
Mrs. John, Reardou, of Freedom district.
died on TuesdSy and her remains we're in
TERED here on ThGrsday, in st. Johns Roman
Catholic cemetery. Her death brings sor-
row to devoted family end numerous friends,
She was woman of inestimable worth, and
possessed Of many virtues that made mp
iOVeiy character. She was charitable, alice
tomato and kind. Her life was that OF
Christian.
When Postmaster j. W. Little. of Union
bridge, opened the afternoon mail pouch from
Baltimore one day last week he was surprised
10 had among its contents a living cat. The
feline was in fair condition, but bore no mail
orpostage marks nor any address to indicate
iEansmission as properly mailed package.
The probability is that it is one of the cats
belonging to the Baltimore postoffice, and
had gone into the pouch for quiet nap, and
10 the hurry of forwarding the mail was over
looked.
:, The bill &c place the limit of taxation in
Manchester for corporation purposes at 81 10
on the 500, failed in the Legislature as did
Aso the amendment to the tramp bill, eliml-
Eating the labor clause. The local bills
passed, in addition to those already published,
we're ones amending the charter of Hestnin-
a,er IN relation to pavements, amending the
caarter Of Taneytown, amending the charter
q Hampstead, amending the game laws OF
S a.: county, and to protect employees ~
amt mills
The large stone mansion at Mt. Washing
9n, Baltimore county, occupied by Geo. f.
ppaai1teerson, of Patterson, Ramsey 4 Co., OF
Dsaaamore, and owned by Rev. DR.. Purcell,
q sSkesville, this county. was totally de.
sTSttoyed by fire last Friday night, March Goth.
me building was chiefly built of stone quar-
nea az Texas, and was finely fitted through
o9' with all modern improvements, at cost
VI $4,000. 1t was insured for $1,000 1t
s'ood on bill that sloped down to the main
Menue' and was admired by everyone driv-
Jug oy as beautiful place.
!. The Road Commissioners of New Windsor
ulsi,lct levied but cents tax last year, which
Produced 1920. They spent $ll7l, and
rave a surplus of $40 for the present year.
ansfe are 56 miles of roads in the district,
aau there was spent on them $591. 90, or little
,u9re than $40 mile, and $75 for bridges and
S,IplVerts. The district was snb.divided into
y. s1'ee parts, Commissioners j. C. Buckley and
Snaries Devilbiss each taking 81 miles OF
iud1, and Commissioner f. B. MckiuStry