The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-03-17
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITIEs.
Tomorrow is Palm Sunday.

Mrs. Mary Cole, living near Hampstead,
Celebrated her 9lst birthday on March =.
George Noel and Sons are putting up
tenant house at Medford for David Englar.
The Westminster band has decided to give
their entertainment Friday night, April 18th.
Gov Brown has approved the act curtailing
the sittings of the Orphan Court of Carroll
county.
Mr. and Mrs. L. NJ. Bish, living near this
ety, celebrated their silver wedding yesterday
March H..
Mrs. Andrew Stone, of near Uniontowr,
has moved into Mr.. U. l.. Reavers house,
on Main street.
Case Bros, are putting in glass front TO
the store room of Mr.. Jos. B. Boyle formerly
occupied by Mr.. j. q. Skunk.
The Western Maryland College Glee Club
will give a concert in the Town Hall, Union
Bridge, on Friday evening, March 80.
A dog belonging to Hanson Frisbie, of
this city, showed signs of rabies on Monday,
aud was shot and killed by Mr.. Ham. Grum-
Ene.
After fourteen days of quite mild weather,
there was a sharp change on Thursday. The
mercury dropped to SO. and there was some
bail.
creamery is being built at Greenmount
The building, now being put up, will he &c
by GO feet c. c. Wooden will conduct the
establishment.
One of the clerks at S. Kann, Sons 4 Co.'S
store, this city, placed lot of goods purchas
ed a lady from a neighboring village in the
wrong carriage. The firm would be glad to
have the goods returned to the store.
About seventy.ive persons from Westmin-
SER went down to Baltimore on Wednesday,
nearly all of whom went to see the production
Of America at the Academy of Music.
Another party were down at the matinee per-
ormance on Thursday.
Fifty shares of the stock of the Westmin-
ster Gaslight Company sold at the Mr.. d. j.
Baumgardner sale on Thursday at $500 per
share-par so. They were purchased by
Mr.. Milton Schaeffer. The stock pays three
per cent. annual dividend.
Miss Jennie Blizzard, daughter of Mr.
Samuel Blizzard, about two miles from West
Minister, came near being struck by train at
the depot here on Monday afternoon. She
walked on the track in front of the approach
ing train, but was rescued in time to save her.
The sale of Mrs Elizabeth Stoner, on the
Uniontown road, near this city, on Monday.
was largely attended, and good prices were
realized, horses ranging from 500 to 800,
COWS from $2S to $50, and hogs brought good
prices. The sale amounted to several hun
bred dollars above expectations.
An apportonment of the public school fund
has just been made. Under it Carroll will
receive So, l4G.74 for white schools and $26l.-
A for colored; Frederick county $4,S193S
Ghs NH 4 Il.
sl.G99. 90 for white and S509.67 for colored;
Baltimore county Sc, S47.27 for white and
81 6jS. I9 for colored.
a pablie meeting will be held under the
aus piees of the Grand Division of Maryland
and District of Columbia, Sons of Temper
ance in Exeter.Street NJ. Z. Church, Balt-
more. on Tuesday. March 10th, at sp. M, n
honor of the Goth birthday of Gen. Neal Dow,
the oldest advocate of temperance reform and
prohibition in the United States
On Wednesday Mr.. J. Milton Reifsnider,
as trustee of the late Jacob Myerly, Of this
city. sold SO acres, 3 roods and 10 perehes of
land TO Jackson Myerly at S74 per acre; III
acres to Geo. Rausch at $55 per acre; q acres
to Mrs. John W. Zile for $1450, and the house
and lot on Liberty street, this city, to Mrs.
Henry Zepp for $500.
Mr.. Milton Schaeffer has sold his dwelling
on Liberty street. this city, to Mrs. Elizabeth
StOner for $500 cash. and lot of 6! acres,
on the littlestown pike, to Mr.. D. j. Baum
gardner, for $780, This property includes
Tie old Everhart Bros, brick yard. Mr..
BanHgardner will build on the lot. Mr..
Shaeser will remove April LIST TO the Warner
property, West Main street.
On Tuesday last Mr.. Joseph d. Brooks, as
trustee. sold the farm of the late Joseph H.
hartsock, in Mt. Airy district, this county,
containing 2s9a acres, to Mr.. Albert Jones
lor 70, 2SS.50. At the same time Mrs. Cath
-enne Devilbiss, as administering of Mr..
hartsoek, sold all his personal property, which
realized excellent prices. The sales we're
extensively advertised. the crowd large and
The bidding spirited
Among the cases decided by the Court of
appeals on Tuesday was that of Nicholas
Steele VS.. Robert Sellman, of Carroll. The
case was tried at Hagerstown, being removed
rom the Circuit Court for Carroll Mr..
Sellman obtained verdict at Hagerstown,
and the Court of Appeals reversed the decision
and awarded n new trial. G. L. Fink Was
attorney for Steele and McKellip Il Clabaugh,
). A. c. Bond, Jos. D. Brooks and Arm
slron Scott were attorneys for Sellman.
nVoiSe AFDduSH uleu az us EcsiuehCC
near Westminster on Saturday last, aged
ABOUT % years, after an illness of about
year. He was a member of Carroll Division,
sons OF Temperance. of Westminster, dele
Sahon from which attended the funeral on
tuesday afternoon and conducted the usual
services of the Order at the grave. Rev. 5.
a. Delhi preached funeral sermon at the
nnohse, and the interment was at Westminster
cemetery. Mr.. Arbaugh was well-known
eaNeh. A wife, six daughters and two sons
sacRive him.
Mr. John W. Fogle was accidentally killed
% Monday afternoon while blowing up stumps
o. o the farm of Henry Elder, near Union
Dndge. He was tamping dynamite charge
WIN gsavel instead of clay and the conclusion
caused the dynamite to explode. Mr.. Fogle
~as bending over the stump and both his
Eyes were blown oat. One leg was broken in
latee places and the other was mashed into
Jelly from the knee down. He lived two
hoars after the accident. Mr.. II. Lee Stouer
was standing by, but escaped without o scratch.
a :. widow and six small children survive Mr..