The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-04-14
LOCAL AFFAIRS
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

uars;op has been reissued to David
cnnds Porter's, by the Pension Office,
Washington.
NJ Robert F. Wells, Of Hampstead, has
lated at Finksburg. He is a brother of Dr.
+ d Wells, of Westminster.
oos day last week Benjamin Noel and
George Fowler killed mad dog at William
Fowers, about mile and half from West
Minister.
sixtv.four deeds, As mortgages and %
.ils Of sale were recorded in the clerks
o Az, in March, and "a marriage licenses
sere issued.
S,rawberries are not even in bloom, but
,hs ladies' of the Union Bridge NJ. +. Church
haya fxed date in June for holding straw
berry festival.
The Union Bridge Fire Company will elect
oaicers on next Friday night, the goth. On
Nav 18th they will give minstrel and dra-
maiic entertainment.
The corporation officers of Union Bridge
far the ensuing year are Joseph Wolfe, mayor;
+ c. Wentz, Samuel Repp, Albert Smith,
Oliver Grossnickle and Abram Stoner, couu
eilmen
A FIRE at Griffin & Manion's stables, Bal
dmore, on Monday night, destroyed num-
her of carriages and harness and l25 horses
we're burned to death. Gov. Brown lost
four carriages.
Joseph L. Shreeve has purchased for ST.
40 Mrs. John G. Skunk house, East Main
street. Westminster. James B. Helm has
purchased of George W. Albaugh for $3.50
The Ponder farm, near Bish's mill.
Fanny Snowden, highly respected colored
voman. and former resident of Westmin-
,er, died in Baltimore last Saturday and her
remains were inferred at St. Johns cemetery
here on Tuesday morning. She was in her
Siih year.
Charles Schmidt, who has been carrying
on Matchmaking at New Windsor for the past
twenty five years, sailed from Baltimore on
Wednesday for Germany, in the German
steamer Darmstadt. He goes 10 the old
country TO visit his parents, who will shortly
celebrate their golden wedding, and to visit
lie scenes and friends of his youth. He ex-
pects to return in about three months.
On the nth or 18th of April, about forty
wears ago, the ground was covered with snow
about two feet deep. Martin CARRIER, near
Uniontown, had public sale at the time,
which was largely attended, although the
snow was up 10 the bodies of horses in
places. William Brown, of Frizellburg, the
we'll known auctioneer, was just beginning
bis career, and auctioned the sale.
Two owls were captured in Mr.. William
G. Rineharts woods, near Westminster,
The nest of the female. Paul Case of West.
Minister brought three of the eggs home and
set them under hen. The owls were given
to Mr.. A. C. Strasburger. The owls were
captured by party of men cutting timber
for barn on Mr.. Rinehart's farm.
Snow, mingled with rain, began falling
here about o'clock on Tuesday morning
An hour later the fall was all snow, and con-
tnued without in,ermission until about
o'clock Wednesday night, period of thirty
six hours About two feet of snow fell.
During Tuesday much of it melted as it fell,
but on Wednesday evening the snow was
about sixteen inches deep on the level, with
drifts about four feet deep.
Rev. FIR. Huntington will preach in Ascen-
sion Church, Westminster, on Sunday night,
the concluding sermon of his course on "New
Testament Outlines of The Church." The
preceding sermons of the course have been
closely reasoned and admirably delivered,
and have been received with earnest atten-
lion. Many will no doubt take the opportu.
nifty of hearing the summing up of the distin-
suished preachers argument.
The Hanover Herald of last week says :
"A large family is that of Mr.. Emanuel Yeser
aaA wife. who removed here from Union
Mills the other day. Twelve children, all
living and all grown, have blessed their union.
The size of the family is remarkably illus
rated in picture, 40x60 inches, of the entire
family in a group,-father, mother, seven
daughters and five sons-shown at Mr.. John
Feesers photograph gallery, Middle street. :"
Manehester's municipal election came off
Jas, Saturday, and considerable interest was
manifested, owing to some recent legislation
in reference to bonding the town for SIS, 900
10 aid in building a railroad from Manchester
10 Maple Grove. Three tickets were in the
held, aud the following gentlemen were elect
ed: Charles Andrew Myers, mayor; Charles
lively, Enamel Cox, Jacob Thick, L. Au-
sustus Berngen and Charles H. Everhart,
eouncimen.
4 movement is on foot in Westminster to
establish an amusement park-a place for
bicycle meets, fremen's competitive drills,
rottlng and other races, and all sorts of out
door amusements Until such a place is
provided, it is said. Westminster cannot have
ameeting Of the Firemen's Association here
nor "a bicycle meet. There is no track here
upon which to train promising horses. nor
Baseball grounds, and il is proposed to have
arlaGe suitable for all amusement purposes.
Mayor Brooks, among others, is taking. an
interest in the matter, and it is probable that
the undertaking will be successfully carried
through.
I IL r. II
over, Pa, dedicated their new hall on Tues
day, aud entertained a number of visiting
brethren at banquet. The rain and snow
inleriered materially with the program for the
day. The following members of Charity
Lodge. No. So, of Westminster, took part in
The ceremonies. w. Baldwin, George A.
Miller, Charles Z. Herring, r. Charles Mat
hews, William Shugh, William r. Anders,
s. c. Stoner, James NJ Stoner, John Leffert,
Louis NJ Sellman, John II. Mitten, Maurice
SSehneeberger, John E. Stonesifer, Edward
Reese, John Anders, William F. Derr and
John Il. Keen.
The 18th anniversary of the conservation OF
H. Hev. Frederick Dan Huntington, S. |. D.,
LID, Bishop of Central New orb. and father
81 81 Father Huntington, of the Order of the
Snoiy Cross, was celebrated at Syracuse on
uiSuts at OF. L SdtuCOidis W q
UNION service of all the parish churches of the
eliy. Bishop Huntington is 10 years Of age,
ana was consecrated at Boston April 8, 1863.
before entering the Episcopal Church he was
prominent Unitarian minister. He is re-
garded as one of the most scholarly men in
he Episcopal Church and has made many
ps.1able contributions to church literature.
nlshop Huntington was here last May, and
preached at Ascension Church.
Early in the winter Henry Pool, the local
weather. prophet, who bases his predictions
On The hog melt, said that the first part of the
Winter would be the easiest, and that the latter
paf' would be the worst for FIVE years. About
que middle Of March the Sentinel said the
seai1er during the winter had been exeep-
nonaily moderate and the first half Of March
Tas The most beautiful for twenty-five years.
ils, according to the Sentinel, effecuially
showed thai the hog melt is totally unreliable
~ weather indicator. Mr.. Pool thinks the
lienilnel slipped up woefully, as the weather
Tue last OF March and so far in April exactly
eorresponds TO his prediction that the latter
years.
at; I. d. Jordan, of the A. j. Jordan Cut
irsIy Company St. Louis, NO., aud Sheffield,
england, after making business trip through
"Orlh Carolina, made visit last week to bus
aged mother, Mrs. Margaret Jordan, at Den