The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-03-24
LOCAL AFFAIRS

LOCAL BREvIT1Es.
Dr George S. Fouke is repainting his
drsllipg house on East Main street, this city.
NJ Tobias Eckenrode is building barn
q, his farm. near Taneytown, occupied by
Mr.. Bitzell.
.monp the patents that expired by limita-
son Tuesday was that of Lewis A. Haines,
ofibis city. for time locks.
Mr. George z. Wentz, of Pleasant Valley,
hos ourchased Farquahar shingle mill of
Vr II. II. Gilbert, machinisi Of Westmin-
ter
Nassrs. Bond and Henning, as trustees, on
s.,nrday last sold the Selby mill property in
T.sedom district. to Charles Warehime for
$500
The property of Willard Sicily, at Mechan-
;csv;le. advertised to he sold on the oath
met has been withdrawn, all claims against
tbe property having been settled.
tenant house on the farm of Mr.. Ii. n.
Devries, in Freedom district, was burned ON
Wednesday,. Canse of fire unknown. In
spred for 5000 in the Carroll County Com
pany.
daughter of Mr.. T. III. Hirsch, of Balli-
more. a former resident of Westminster, and
lo,her of Mrs. Wendelin Gilbert, Of this
c,y. died on Saturday last and was buried on
Monday. She was about twenty five years of
age.
The case of Smith & Pride. stock brokers
of Baltimore, against Samuel Cover, of West
minister. which was removed from Carroll to
Frederick county and then to Washington
COUNTY, came up at Hagerstown on Tuesday
and will not be concluded until next week.
Rev. ". c. Cremer, former pastor Of St.
PanIs Reformed Church, this city, but who
has been pastor of Zion Church, Chambers
burg, Pa. for over II years, has resigned his
charge there The good wishes of bis many
friends in this city and county will follow
him.
The Comfy Commissioners we're in session
on Monday and Tuesday and we're busily
engaged in making transfers and attachments.
They visited the Aims House to look after its
affairs and found everything in good condi,
ton John Schlosser and wife were allowed
special pension of $40.
Charles T. Reifsnider. trustee for the sale
of the real estate of Lewis Shaier, deceased,
has sold two farms of said deceased at private
sale-the home farm, containing 224 acres,
roods and 80 perches, to Jacob l.. Shater
for SO, 600, and the farm near Avondale. con-
of Charles C. Engle, for $4,000.
The 18th annual report of the Mutual Fire
Insurance Company in Baltimore County,
show the losses amounted to $l5, Sl4.69. The
only ones in Carroll county were William ii:
Ford's heirs $50; Lewis Shipley $50, and
Ms. Mary E. Shauck 500. Mr.. Francis II.
Orendorff. of this city, has been elected a
member of the executive committee for the
year
Edward o. Weant and David n. Henning,
as trustees, on Saturday sold the property OF
the late James T. Shorb, near KeysYille, in
Middleburg district. The home farm, con.
tanning AZ acres, was purchased by Edward
Shorb for $3,0IS.50 20 acres, by the same
for 1857; 20 acres by John Null for $500, and
20 acres by Joseph shorb for SAL. Total
sales, A,91650.
Mr.. William Frysinger died al his resi-
Aence. York, Pa, on Thursday night OF last
week. He was a brother-in-law of Mr..
Francis Shriver, of Westminster, and was
the most extensive rag carpet manufacturer
so this country. He was also n man of for
tame and was generous to the Methodist
Episcopal Church, of which he was member,
and contributor to all charitable objects.
In Circuit Court No. 3, Baltimore, Edward
Duffy, attorney for John L. Schulz, the pur-
chaser of the Cross Street Methodist Church,
dismissed the exceptions heretofore filed to
the sale OF the property, under the trustee
ship of Charles i. Garitee, and afterwards
George Philpet, as attorney for Rev. George
Englar, of Carroll county, filed a petition,
asking that Rev. Mr.. Engiar be substituted
as purchaser of the property in the place OF
Mr.. Schulz. The petition was granted. II
is understood that Rev. Mr.. Englar proposes
establishing Church of God on the site of
the Cross Street Methodist Church.
Lawrence Richardson, colored, aged about
'IS years, of Motter's Station, near Emmits-
burg, was struck by the 8. 10 train from baltl-
more Thursday night and seriously injured
He was found Just after the train passed,
lying with his head touching a cross tie,
about fifty yards east of the Main street
crossing. 1t is s1pposed he was lying down
about in the position he was found, when he
@as struck. His skull was fractured, and he
was unconscious. He was removed to the
Aims House, and yesterday morning he was
still living and seemed improved. DR.. Jos.
!. Herring rendered surgical assistance.
Levi H. Myers, of MaybeFry, on going to his
smoke house on Monday morning last, found
that some one had helped themselves during
Sunday night to thirteen hams and seven
shoulders of bacon. Mr.. Myers came to
Westminster and had search warrant issued
10y Justice William Moore, and on going to a
barn owned by Martin y. Fitze, the sheriff,
armed with the warrant found the meat
seventeen pieces under pile of hay. The
meat and Eitze were brought to Westminster,
and Fitze was committed to Jail on the charge
Of larceny and had a hearing before Justice
Moore, yesterday, Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Annie Martin, a widow. aged 81
years, of Portland, Oregon, arrived in West
minister on Wednesday, searching for her
niece who married a man named Jacob
Weaver, and about two years after they
moved to this state and purchased farm.
Upon arriving at Cleveland, Ohio, Mrs.
Martin was taken sick and went to a hospital,
and while there she lost the letter containing
The directions given her by them. The ex-
penses of her sickness consumed most OF the
money she had with her, and she arrived
here nearly penniless, and with only the
vague idea that Mr.. Weaver and his wife are
located somewhere near the Monocacy, 45
miles from Baltimore.
A special dispatch from Atlantic City, New
Jersey, to the Philadelphia Times, under
date Of March 20, says-"Professor Walters,
the life raft enthusiast, who has made pre-
earious living along the coast for the past
three seasons, was discovered this evening IN
40 almost unconscious condition. de was
sitting in little room back OF the bath
hOnses above Connecticut avenue, and was
barely able to walk. He was removed to the
City Hospital, where it was discovered that
his left wrist was broken in two places and
The arm black and swollen. The professor
said he had been alone for two weeks past
and was calmly awaiting death. A window
had fallen on his wrist Dr. Ulmer fears he