The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-01-06
LOCAL AFFAIRS
LOCAL RREVITIES.

LOCAL AFFAIRS
LOCAL BREvITIEs.
Western Maryland College re-opened on
Wednesday,
Denson has been reissued to Jeremiah
Haines, of Union Bridge.
The pospect is that public sales of personal
u,onrny the coming spring will be nuuer-
OPS.
The Westminster Band serenaded Sheriff
.,nod and County Treasurer Reese on Mon
day afternoon.
The fine gold watch ratified on New Years
nav nj Frizzle's restaurant, this city, was
Won BY jefferson Slorp.
pullet belonging to Mr.. John Deeds, of
tbis city, began laying few days ago, and
sarted off with an egg 81 by inches.
Jobn NJ. Little, school teacher, has been
,varled the vacant scholarship at Western
Maryland College from Baltimore county.
During December 40 deeds, u mortgages
and y bills of sale were recorded at the
Clerks Office, and 40 marriage licenses were
issued.
The new year, 1894, was ushered in by the
firing of guns and pistols in all parts of West
mlnSleT' anu thV uiuhi SViPS Poihueu anu
beat q welcome.
The Westminster Fire Department will
hold their annual election on Wednesday
evening, January Il, after which will follow
the annual supper.
The snowfall of Saturday last did not ex-
tend below Reisterstown on the railroad.
There was no snow in Baltimore or Washing
On where it rained instead.
This is January 6. and yet no ice has been
harvested If ice is not gathered before
Christmas, as rule, the prospect for obtain
ing it ailerward is very slim.
Vim. r. Zollickoffer is agent of the Carroll
County Mutual Fire Insurance Company at
UniOnown. instead of DR.. J. ]. Weaver, Jr.,
as published in the annual statement
Out of a pack of twenty five acres of
tomatoes by the Carrollton Cannery, the past
season. only two cans were lost. Mr.. Westa
way is the manager, and this result shows
careful supervision.
Mrs. Mary Clara Dashiell, wife of George
B. Dashiell, and daughter of the late F. |.
Wheeler, of Westminster, died at Jessups,
Nd. on Saturday last, of paralysis of the
heart, in her 3lst year.
The County Commissioners were in session
on Tuesday, and were engaged in settling
bridge accounts and in general business. A
special pension of $40 was allowed Micha ell
Cronster, Freedom district
On Tuesday night some one attempted to
effect an entrance to the dwelling of Mr..
Samuel Crawford. this city. Noise within
and the approach of Night Waterman Fowler.
caused the intruder to scamper.
During the New Years holiday tickets on
the Western Maryland Railroad were sold at
Westminster as follows: To Baltimore, 81;
TO Union Bridge, s; TO New Windsor. u; to
various other stations, 44-total, 125.
Rear-Admiral Weaver, U. S. N, has pre-.
sented Rev. Father Gloyd, formerly of West.
Minister, now of St. Stephens Church, Wash
ington, d. c., with beautiful oil portrait of
the Holy Father, painted by Wagner.
During the year 1898 the ADVOCATE pub
lished on an average about nineteen columns
weekly of reading matter. If the matter had
been put in ordinary book form, it would
have made ten books of $50 pages each.
Harry Mulvehill. who spent last summer in
Westminster at the City Hotel with his
brother, then proprietor, took laudauum on
Sunday night last ut the Salvation Army bar
racks, High and Gay streets. Baltimore. He
was taken 10 the City Hospital and was pro
nOnnced out of danger on Tuesday.
Henry Rinehart, of Westminster, died on
Sunday at his residence on Liberty street,
IN his SD year. On the Thursday pre-
yiOus Mr.. Rinehart found his wife, aged
&c. dead in bed, as was noticed last week.
lie so shocked he became unconscious
and never rallied, and died of nervous pros
lmlinn.
Mrs. CIementine Gosnell. widow of Nimrod
Gosnell, died suddenly Wednesday morning
Of heart disease at the home of her son in
law, Mr. Frank Parlett, near Woodstock,
Howard county. She was a daughter Of
Evan Crawford and a sister of DIR. Francis j.
Crawford both deceased, of Carroll county.
Her age was Il years.
On Monday last the Comptroller made an
apportionment ofthe public school fund. Car
roll will receive So, "a for white schools
and S26l IA for colored; Frederick, $4.S1S.3S
Tor white and S75G.74 for eolored; Howard,
81 .G99.96 for white and $500. 5S for colored;
Baltimore county, S., S47.27 for white and
Bi,05S.l9 for colored.
Nj. Alfred Warner, citizen widely known
u this county, died at his home, two miles
from New Windsor, on Tuesday afternoon,
aged about fifty five years. He was formerly
a merchant at Frizellburg, but for a number
Of years has been engaged in farming and
other occupations. He leaves widow, two
sons and six daughters.
The Mayor and Common Council, of West
mnsier, met on Tuesday night, and passed
number of bills, paying the gas company and
water company. During December 81, 7l7.63
IN taxes were collected by the clerk and col
leeior and 500 by former collector There
we're turned into the treasury, also, $500
from lines and $500 from licenses.
In the account of the Christmas services at
the Aims House last week, the names of two
O the most liberal contributors to the gift
basket were accidentally omitted-those of
Shamer Bros, whose beautiful and useful
presents gladdened the hearts of many of the
inmates, and Miss Elizabeth Irwin, who pre-
sented one Of the beautiful dolls given to the
children.
The handsome doll, Rheda. offered by
Theodore Derr d Son, of Westminster, to the
girl presenting the greatest number of tickets.
was awarded to Mile Zahn, daughter of
Mrs. Lizzie Zahn, of Westminster, last
Saturday night. Tickets were given to every
person with daughters under u years of age
who purchased dollars worth of goods, and
Mile had 554 of them.
Mss. Abner Bale died at New Windsor on
December 30, aged 81 years. She had been
married sixty three years, ana during that
time not death occurred in her immediate
family Her aged husband and five children
survive her. The children are Mr.. Charles
+. Bale. Mrs. Levi Manahan, Mrs. Buel,
Mrs. Wallace Nail and Miss Addie Bale.
Her funeral took place on Monday last at
Bethel Church. Sans Greek.
The census statistics on milk, butter and
cheese for Maryland have been made public.
The annual product of milk for Carroll is
given at 5, 444,1 gallons, 1859, 900 pounds
of butter, and | ,592 pounds Of cheese. In
milk Carroll is the third county, Baltimore
county being first and Frederick second. In
butter Carroll is still third, but Baltimore
and Frederick are but a little ahead. In
cheese she is second, Washington county
leading
Ar. Jacob Myerly died at his residence in
this city on Monday night last, of softening Of
the brain, aged about 70 years. Mr.. Myeriy
was a brother of Judge Elias Myerly, who
died rather suddenly on December 20, in bis
10Th year. He served for some time asclerk
to the county commissioners and as deputy
register Of wills His first wife was Miss