The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-11-17
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER II, 1894.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

a revival Is III progress at tHe "ts'"ii"S'ei
NJ P. Church.
A. C. Strasburger, of Westminster, has had
his dwelling and his store reprinted.
Examine the date on the label on your
paper, to see if your subscription Is due.
Mr. Isaac Smith, of New Windsor, from 81
acres of land realized 80 barrels of corn.
One dollar pays for the ADVOCATE for one
year; so cents for six months, and % cents
for three months.
A horse belonging to Mr.. Jesse Beaver,
living near Westminster, took sick while in
town on Monday and died.
On Monday G. Plus Little, of Westminster,
killed two hogs weighing 495 pounds, and
Grant Franklin two weighing GIL.
Counterfeit 25 cent pieces are in circulation.
They are dated 1892 and can easily be detected
by the absence of the metallic ring.
A number of young ladies of Westminster
will give dance at the City Hotel next
Saturday night the 24th. twill be a fine af
fair.
Mr.. John Booze, Snydersburg. died last
Saturday of heart disease in his 6Sth year.
A wife. three sons and four daughters survive
him.
Western Maryland Council, No. 10, Jr. o.
Il. A. NJ, of Westminster, will attend service
at Grace Lutheran Church ON Sunday morn
ing, the 25th.
The foot ball team of Western Maryland
College went to Annapolis last Saturday and
were defeated by the team of st. Johns Col
lege by ~ TO 4.
VIM B. Thomas. as assignee, sold on Mon
day, a tract of 106 acres in the sixth district
of Baltimore county, near Partition, to Emma
b. Hoshall, for 1895.
Al, D,i-ae
vile TO Resterstown and Emory Grove is be-
ing rapidly pushed, and the power house at
0wings' Mills is nearly completed.
Stephen Getter died near Harvey on Satur-
day last, aged SO years. William Brubaker
a well known farmer of Taneytown district
died on the same day, aged II years.
An old proverb says-''If there be ice in
November that will bear a duck, there will be
nothing thereafter but sleet and muck.
Another-"Cear autumn. windy winter
The mercury took a considerable drop last
Monday. AT Union Mills it registered III, at
the depot Westminster lG, and Mt the ADvO-
CATE office %. AT night there was beautiful
luna bow.
Mr. William s. Myer, formerly of the firm
of W. s. Myer u Bro, milers of Westmin-
ster, now of Baltimore, has been appointed
paying teller, money order division, of the
Baltimore postofiice.
Prof s. Simpson. of Western Maryland
College, will deliver an address before the
Teachers Association of Baltimore county,
ON November 80, at Young Mems Christian
Association Hall, Baltimore.
People who lean on goose bones and things
must have noted with satisfaction that the
weather on Sunday was clear and crisp. thus
insuring short, sharp winter, according to
81 4t..,
1lih n test day in this respect
The Reformed, Lutheran, Methodist Episco-
pal and Methodist Protestant congregations of.
Westminster will unite in Thanksgiving ser
vices this year at the Reformed Church. Rev.
j. l.. Walsh, of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, will preach the sermon.
Samuel Weant, of Bmceville, who was ar
rested at Hagerstown recently. ON the charge
of psddling cigars from a wagon not properly
labeled and numbered, has given bail in the
sum of $500 for his appearance before the
United States grand jury in Baltimore.
Mrs Helm. wife of DR.. j. W. Helm, of New
Windsor, who ripped and fell down stairs on
she night of October 25, died on Thursday
morning from the injuries received. Her face
and head we're considerably cut and bruised
and conclusion of the brain and paralysis of
the left side resulted
MI. ana MIS-. EuWafu J. Cldrke nave moved
from Boston TO Jamestown. New York, where
5lr. Clarke has accepted the position of
Organist aud choir master at st. Luke's Episco-
pal Church. He will also represent the
George 8. Hutchings Church Organ Company
in Western New York.
Mr.. Henry B. Albaugh has growing in his
garden, this city, some second crop straw
berries, sample of which he brought to the
ADVOCATE office this week. On the stem
there were two blossoms, FIVE or six small
strawberries, and large strawberry of about
the usual size, well formed.
The equity proceedings instituted by Wesley
A. Forest, Of Union Bridge, through his at.
torneys, Messrs. f. o. Pfoutz and Isaac
Higgs, for Getting aside mortgage and the
sale of the i've hundred acre farm of Emanuel
Saqble, of King William county, Va, to
satisfy claims ofthe plaintiff, have been decided
IN favor of Mr.. Forest.
Mr. John H. Miller member of Jerusalem
Lutheran Church, of Bachman's Valley. has
bought several acres of nicely located land
from Mr. P. Fl. L. Myers, near the church,
aad presented il to the church for cemetery
purposes. Though ii is Lutheran property
and sBder Lutheran control, burial lots can
he purchased by any one regardless of denOmi-
naiiouai relation.
The annual meeting of School Commissioners
and Examiners will take place at the StateNor-
NAL School, Baltimore, next week. Among
she subjects TO be discussed will be free books
and shall the state tax be increased. President
&. o. Grimes, of the school Board of Carroll,
Is on the program to discuss the latter ques-
fion IL Mr. Grimes accurately represents
public sentiment in Carroll he will oppose al
increase in the state tax and free books also.
Mr. Thos s. Wood, of Baltimore, formerly
Of Westminster, has entered the field of music
as a composer. Among the more recent of
his productions the Memory waltz is the
most prominent The waltz proper is preceded
by six-eight time scherzo movement. Pro-
fessor Herman Arndt, leader of the orchestra
al Harris Academy of Music, Baltimore, has
arranged the waltz for orchestral performance.
His. carefnl Instrumentation of the original
score adds much TO the value of the eompo-
sition.
The store of Jacob Bixler, on Pennsylvania
avenue, this city, was robbed ON Wednesday
night of lot of clothing and some other
Asticles. The thief effected an entrance by
pri1ng open back window with Mr.. Bixler,s
axe. After entering the store he selected the
clothes he DESIRED undressed and donned the
anew ones, leaving Mr.. Bixler his old clothes,
including underwear The thief took full
suit Of clothes, an gyercoat and some other
goods. This is the seventh consecutive year
the store has been robbed.
Weather Record for the Week,
November l0-mercury "a at a. m. and