The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-02-24
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITIEs.


receiver has been asked for the Gettys-
srs Electric Railway.
William r. Anders, of Westminster, lost
lnre from lockiaw on Monday.
The through cars on the train leaving
Fillmore at four clock, p. M, for Freder-
Il, have been discontinued.
Mr.. Johnnie L. Beasman, of Carroll, has
zen reappointed member of the State Live
Sock Sanitary Board by Gov. Brown.
Rev. l.. W. Bates will preach in the West
anser NJ P. Church tomorrow Sunday
uorning, and Rev. A. d. Melvin at night.
Prof. James A. Diifenbaugh made an adj
iirss before the Teachers Association of
Anne Arundel county on Friday of last
seek
The oyster supper at st. Pauls Lutheran
Church, near Taylorsville, last Saturday
light was well attended and was quite u
success.
One dollar will pay for the ADVOCATE for a
ear No paper will be sent unless paid for
md will be discontinued when the time paid
6t expires.
Mr. Henry Kroel, former citizen OF Car
roll county, died at his residence, 1l05 Dem
uisOn avenue, Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday
aa, February Il, aged y years.
E0. Pfoutz, formerly of the Westminster
lar, and afterwards school teacher, has ac-
rpled the position of principal of the Brook
IN High School, Anne Arundel county.
Mrs. Samuel Geeting, of Union Mills, went
the Presbyterian Eye and Ear Hospital in
Baltimore on Monday, to have her eyes
operated on for cataract. She was accompa.
iied by her husband and DIR. Stewart.
IIersehel F. Lamotte, as assignee of John
G. Shipley, mortgage, sold on Saturday last,
tract of l0l acres and perches of land,
he property of Stephen L. Shipley, in Free
bm district, two miles from Gambler, for
1850. Purchased by the assignee.
On last Saturday, Lewis C. Myerly, as
aelioneer. sold for .abez A. Bush, mortga.
.sp, tract of land situated in Baltimore
aaaty, containing ISL acres, for the sum of
.l,lS7.lO. The purchasers were Samuel
Paterson and William L. Roiston.
While coming to Westminster in sleigh
hS Saturday, Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Buf.
lRgJn, near Uniontown, encountered some
h,ys eoasing down the west side of college
hA Their horse became frighted, SHE'D to
ane side and upset the sleigh. Mr.. Buffing
lan had finger dislocated.
Harvey Barnhart, aged sixteen years. son
d George Barnhart, near Sandyville, while
eating down tree for Iachariah Colhour on
Wednesday, morning, cut himself severely.
The axe glanced and cut a deep cash IN his
n1sht leg DIR. j. Howell Billingslea. oil
Westminster, dressed the wound.
Nv Joseph Beemiller, of Hanover. Pa,
vas in Westminster this week. He says
here is a movement on foot in Hanover to
build an electric railroad from Hanover to
gettysburg and from Gettysburg TO l4ittles
Gsn; then from Littlestown to Silver Run,
lnlon Mills and Westminster. Such an
enterprise would no doubt receive consider
able encouragement along the ronte in Car
ml.
The County Commissioners on Monday
allowed Above special pensions as follows: To
Elizabeth Haines, wife Of William II. Haines,
d franklin district, $500; to Chas. Stuller,
o. Westminster district, $500; to Conrad
Anlng, of Mt. Airy district, $40. Granville
J. hanes. Daniel S. Diehl and Davis Myers
we're appointed examiners on the road petit
AO9ed for by Israel c. Rinehart and others
u Union Bridge district.
The Surbridge Manufacturing Company
geeyeles) of Hagerstown, in which NJ. l..
Aaln formerly of Westminster, was largely
Interested, was sold to private parties and
4lseauently a receiver was aked for. Further
Toable has now arisen, bill in equity having
zen hled against Main, Surbridge, Rev. c.
l. needy, +. A. Baker and other former
a,ioekholders, to make them pay up the stock
Jury subscribed for and never paid.
Vharies +. Stewart & Co., contractors, on
monday obtained verdict for Sl3,617.73
images against the Baltimore & Ohio Rail-
iSad Company in the Court of Common
,leas, Baltimore. The plaintiffs had con-
!; uae a for building bridges for the defendant
~. 4 west Virginia. They expended consider
s s",s sums IN preparing to prosecute the work,
%u begun operations. The work was sns-
ended by the defendant, and the plaintiffs
'uee tor the money they expened and the
TFons on the contract they had figured on.
= 6He senior Of the firm of Chas +. Stewart a
~. is resident of Westminster.
NJ News came early in the week, that Mr.. F.
~ acLueas, who last year was teacher Of
Ifnmanship and book keeping at Western
o6aatyiand College, had died at his home IN
III p.o from a surgical operation. Mr.. McLucas,
aao was only twenty -two years old. had re,
lived 10 his boyhood blow on the skull
\ a0a I. which he had apparently recovered, but
a'ely developed into consequences so
-. IRONS that trepanning became necessary
~lu from the effects of the operation he
asser rallied. He was an estimable and
unable young man who will be pleasantly
, sSa and sincerely regretted by all
~ aicks, the storm prophet, says that storm;
thunder, rain and snow may be expected
ouat the Path and 18th of February. ano
~ Will follow March, he says, will bt
@sniiai. About the Sd warm wave and
s;1 storms will appear in the West ano
sI M advance to the Atlantic coast about tht
Sn. Sudden and violent storms will oecul
, ,on me 9Th to the 9th There viii be sharE
under @unaer, rain and sleet to the South anc
Ivy snow North. Storms will appeal
Isaia from the 18th to 18th. Cold will FOL
a s Storms and gales and probable earth
5saAes may he expected about the 10Th ans
a. s and there will be marked storm perIot
''a' lie 10Th 10 the 18th.