The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-11-24
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER "a, 1884,
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITIEs.


One dollar pays for the ADVOCATE for one
wear: so cents for six months, and % cents
for three months
Mrs. Brooks. wife of the Mayor, is said to
have the finest collection of chrysanthemums
an Westminster.
The Union Mill Gun Club will have clay
pigeon shooting match on Thanksgiving day.
in the afternoon.
Jemima Shaeffer, of Lineboro, and Rachel
W. Wolfe. of Union Mills, soldiers widows
have been granted pensions.
A seventeen pound turkey was rallied on
Wednesday evening in this city, and was won
by Joseph Zepp. the West End druggist
Mr.. ]. Sylvester Fink, the registrar of
voters for Taneytown district, was married ON
the 18th inst, to Miss Aggie Little, OF Me
Sherrystown, Pa.
Westminster Council, Royal Arcanum, will
entertain Eureka Council, Baltimore, and the
grand officers, at a supper. on tuesday even
ing, December 4.
Josephus Sheeler of Westminster, killed
three hogs this week, weighing $50, 34l ana
$50 hounds: Amos Hahn, three, 209, 22l and
24O: Chancey jerome, four spring pigs, 46S
Whitman correspondent of the Easton
Star saws sermon lately delivered at a
Christian Endeavor Convention by the Rev,
+. L. Tagg, ID. D., was "a master piece OF
master mind.
Postmaster Boyle. of Westminster, informs
the ADVOCATE that he is about to establish a
star route service between Westminster ana
Sandyville, daily except Sunday, and Is ready
10 receive proposals for carrying the mall on
the route.
Among the cases referred to State Attorney
Duncan, of Baltimore county, by Judge
NJ, - co We
known in the criminal records of Carroll
one for assault with intent to kill and one tor
carrying concealed weapons.
Officer Buckingham of Westminster arrested
Charles Miller on Tuesday and Justice Crap
ster committed him to the House of Correc-
ton for sixty days, for being habitually disor-
DERBY. Miller had been on the gang for
thirty DAYS. and had been released only the
day before.
Mr. John Arnold died of paralysis on
Tuesday night at the residence of his son,
Emanuel Arnold, near Carrollton Station, in
his SD year. His children are Emanuel and,
Jesse Arnold, Miss Margaret Arnold, Mrs
Milton Swartzbaugh, of Westminster, and
Mrs Susan Schaeffer, of Hampstead.
j. W. Sheeler, Plus Yingling, Leonard
b Schaeffer, Harry Cassell and Edward Sheeler
were out cunning on Tuesday. They ran
rabbit into pile of rails, and in moving the
rails. Ed. Shelters gun was accidently dis
charged. Joseph Sheeler narrowly escaping
injury, the contents of the gun going through
his hat, which was lying beside him.
The dwelling and stable of Tazewell J.
Gibson, near Gambler, were destroyed by fire
last week. The dwelling caught fire from the
chimney. and from the dwelling the flames
extended to the stable. The loss is between
5000 and 500, and there was an insurance IN
James f. Smith agency, in the Pennsylvania
Fire Insurance Company, for 1925 on the
house and 1925 on the stable.
An accident happened near Melrose, last
Saturday morning. by which Claude tridInser,
aged fifteen years, son OF MIR. Jerome W.
Fridinger, met his death. He had been out
rabbit hunting and ON returning placed his
gun against pump while he washed nus
hands. In some way the weapon was dis
charged. the load blowing the back part OF
his head completely away and scattering his
brains about the pump. Death resulted III
simultaneously
The County Commissioners were in session
ON Monday. A number of bills were eNamin-
ed and passed. DIR. Leonard Zepp was re-
appointed physician to the Aims House for a
term of one year, at a salary of 500. Richard
Richardson, colored. of New Windsor district.
was allowed a special pension of $500. and
Henry Baker, of Uniontown district, one OF
$1,000. John Thomas Allen, of Freedom
district, was allowed $1,000 for keeping his
father, Charles Allen, one-half payable now
aud the balance next February.
The store of Mr. Jacob Bixler, on Pennsyl-
vana avenue, this city, was robbed again on
Sunday night last. The same means of enter
ance were used and clothing, tobacco and
other articles were stolen. On Wednesday
night of last week the store was robbed of
about $50 worth of goods. In each case the
thief left his old clothes in the store. The
authorities should take steps to apprehend the
thieves and have them punished to the full
extent of the law. Another attempt TO enter
The store was made about o clock Thursday
morning.
Mr. Genus E. Melbourne, step-father. of
Mrs. James E. Smith, of Westminster died at
his residence, near Leesburg Va, on Sunday
last aged nearly Is years. The deceased has
several times Visited Westminster and was
highly esteemed by all who met him. AT his
home he was greatly liked by all, and the at
tendance at his funeral on Tuesday was very
large. He was n truck farmer, and when his
wagon went to I4eesburg with products of his
place, il always carried some for the desery-
ing poor of the town. Mr. and Mrs. Smith
attended his funeral, and arrived home on
Wednesday.
Mrs. Margaret E. Grouse, wife of B. F.
Grouse. Esq.,. Clerk ofthe Court and daughter
of the late William Shriner, n well-known
druggist of Westminster, died at her residence
here on Tuesday, after long illness from
consumption. Mrs. Grouse vas an active and
devoted member OF Grace Lutheran Church.
teacher in the Sunday school, member Of
the Woman's Missionary and Ladies Aid
Societies, corresponding secretary of the
Woman's Auxiliary Keely League and n
member of the Woman's Christian Temper
auee Union. Mrs. Grouse was most estima-
BILE woman, and devoted much of her time to
religious and charitable work. The high es-
TEEN in which she was held was attested by
the large attendance at her funeral yesterday.
Mr.. I. j. Gum, near TayorsviIle, has had
quite an experience with mad dogs and cats
and now has a calf suffering with rabies.
About harvest time one of his dogs acted
strangely, and he Immediately killed it.
Shortly after another dog was affected similar
w. but got away and was killed the next day
by neighbor About four weeks ago one OF
his cats became ferocious. 1t would crouch
then spring at the faces of people. 1t attacked
his mother, and she grabbed a stick of wood
and killed it. Before it was killed it scratched
Mr.. Gums -year-old daughter slightly
on one of her lower limbs Last week the
other cat. about half grown, began to act
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killed before it could bite anyone. On Sun
day calf acted strangely, and Mr.. Gum sent
for veterinary surgeon. who pronounced the
diseaEe rabies.
The grist and saw mills on Meadow Branch,
about mile and a-half north Of UBiontown,
owned and operated by Mr.. Jesse Bankert,
were entirely destroyed by FIRE, on Tuesday
night All Mr.. Bankert's books and papers
80 bushels of wheat and stock of feed be
longing to him, 100 bushels Of wheat belong
ing to Mr.. William Hiteshew. and 65 bushels
of barley belonging to Mr.. W. R. Zollicoffer
were destroyed II is supposed the fire was
Of imcendiary origin. There had been no FIRE
in the mill stove for several hours. The
flames started at the mill door, where q strong
smell of coal oil was apparent, and az once
gained such Roadway that they could not be
controlled. The grist mill Bas'a frame strue
ture, two and a-half stories high. Mr. Bank
ert has a policy Of insurance on the building:
in the Dug Hill Company for $780, which
win not cover his loss Allth other prop
.erty was uninsured,