The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-08-11

The Electric Light and Power Company OF
! Westminster have begun work on their plant.
/ The August term, non jury, of the Circuit
Court for Carroll county, will begin OH Mon
day. - =
The Pennsylvania State Guard, 5000 men,
will go into annual camp at Gettysburg to.
day.
John Stricklin, near Eberg's, in Hamp.
stead district, had his hands badly injured BY
burning turpentine On Friday of last week
Mr.. Henry Gerke, near Eldersburg. is
building a bank barn, 81 by 40 feet, to re.
place the one that was blown down during a
storm on June I.
The County Commissioners met on Mon
day and were engaged in general business,
settling bridge bills and examining road peti
tons. The Board will meet again on August
10th.
A public meeting will be held at O. A.
Haines' store, Silver Run, at 7.30 O'Clock
Monday night next, TO consider the proposed
electric railway from Baltimore TO Gettys.
burg.
Thaddeus, aged ten years, son of Mr..
Joseph Klinesnitz, OF this city, was kicked in
the mouth by mule on Wednesday. The
front teeth were knocked out and the lower
lip badly cut
The Pikesville, Reisterstown and Emory
Grove Electric Railway Company has secured
a site for a power house at Owings' Mills.
1t contains one and half acres, and 81 $50
was paid for it. .-I,.
| On Wednesday carries pigeon lit on the
chicken house Of Mr.. Elias N. Davis, near
Bird Hill. 1t has brass tag on it numbered
$3.50. The bird is still at Mr.. Davis and
feeds with his poultry.
A game of base ball at Hampstead on
Thursday, between the Hampstead and
Glyndon clubs, ended in dispute, in the
sixth inning, and the refusal of the Glyndon
club to continue the game.
Mr. VIM. II. Yingling living on Pennsyl.
vania avenue, this city, in coming down
stairs on Tuesday, stepped on tumbler
which tripped him and he fell. The tumbler
broke and his foot was badly cut.
Mr.. John Taylor died on Saturday last
near Wesley Chapel, aged about IS years.
His funeral took place on Monday at the
Chapel. He was widower, and his only
child is the wife of Jacob Troyer.
On Saturday last Michael E. Walsh, as
trustee, sold the real estate of Jeremiah
Elseroad, deceased, near Patapsco, contain
ing 1877 acres and 2li perches, at from 81 to
S66 per acre-total sales, S3,925.S3.
J. A. Brown, of Princeton Seminary, will
lecture in the Presbyterian Church, New
Windsor, on next Thursday night, on ''The
Ifs of the C. E. PLEDGE There will be
music by the c. E. Music Committee.
A letter from Mary A. Franz says that ''the
wife of Thomas Franz did not run away" as
reported, and then goes into details to show
that Thomas made home very uncomfortable
for his wife and that she had to leave.
While going down stairs on Thursday
morning, at her residence in this city, Mrs.
Hoffman Fuss caught her heel on a step and
FELL dislocating a wrist and receiving a
severe sprain. DR.. NJ. L. Bott attended her.
Early Thursday morning dog entered the
chicken yard of Mr.. Simon P. Weaver, this
city, and killed seven chickens. On the
same day four were killed for Mrs. Talhelm.
There are several hundred dogs in Westmin-
ster that could be spared without detrimeni
to the progress of the city.
Mrs Mather, Mrs. E. o. Grimes, Mrs. F.
D. Miller, Mrs. Carr, Mrs. Utz, Mrs. Samuel
Skunk, Mrs. George Matthews, Mrs. Nelson
Mitten, Mrs. George E. Baughman, Misses
Lille Woodward, Emma Reese, Maddie
Stone and Grace Diehl were the contributors
to the Flower Mission this week. Receivers
for next week, Misses Eva Blanchard and
Bette Shriver; packers, Mrs. Jos. W. Smith
and Miss Ada Smith.
Westminster is to have an improvement in
its gas lighting. We were shown last night 0
Welsbach incandescent gas lamp by Mr.. John
II. Cunningham, which seems TO be about
perfection in artificial lighting. The burner
resembles the argand, in which mantle sus'
pended within the chimney is heated to in
candescence, producing pure white light oil
intense brilliancy and penetration. When
burning the shutter is opened in the all
mixer so that one third air is used, and com
plete combustion obtained By severe tests
1t has been found to burn less than three fee
of gas per hour and give more than fifty
candle power light. Its steadiness, without
the least flicker, makes it especially desirable
for reading or sewing.