The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-01-20


George Davis left on Friday morning fol
Columbus, Ohio.
Miss Elizabeth Lockard died at Mr.. Samue
Hughes near Fountain Valley, yesterday, the
18th instant.
The bill to amend the Carroll county liquor
license law has been reported favorably il
the Senate.
DR.. William Eareckson, of Elkridge
Howard county, son.in-law of Judge l.
Thomas Jones, is seriously i'll.
Charles E. Fink, Esq, further argued fol
! the appellant the case of Steele VS.. Sellmar
in the Court of Appeals on Tuesday.
/ William Riekle has commenced the cree.
ton of frame house on the Ridge Road
near this city. 1t is to be 30 by rs feet.
Mr.. Alfred Thompson, of New Windsor,
his daughter, Mrs. Yingling. Waynesboro,
Pennsylvania.
Mr. Milton Schaeffer, of this city, under.
went surgical operation at Maryland Uni
versity Hospital on Thursday morning, by
DR.. McLain Tiffany He was doing we'll at
last reports.
Mr.. Cornelius Whelton, OF Sykesvilie, was
buried at St. Johns Roman Catholic Gene
ing his daughter in Frankfort, Philadelphia,
and was taken sick and died there.
Mr. VIM. NJ. Gist, of Florida, sent US this
week sample of the oranges and grape fruit
from his groves, also some stalks of rice The
oranges were beautiful in color, of fine size
and flavor, and the rice heads ranged from
six to ten inches.
Philip Arbaugh, aged eight years, broke
ii tho 100 IN ill Jo,,, ,,,nr
Harrisburg, Pa, on Friday of last week,
while skating. He was son of Mr.. Henry
Arbaugh, formerly of Westminster, and his
remains were brought here for interment on
Monday.
The penny slot card machine at Hotel
Albion was opened on Thursday evening,
and was found to contain 1895 pennies.
The highest number taken from the machine
at FrlZZles restaurant was 3,033. Since
July over 500 in pennies have been dropped
into the machine.
During 1898 there was not a single fire in
Westminster, aud only one fire alarm was
sounded. The Fire Department responded,
bat their services were not needed. When
Mr.. John Burt's barn was burned, two miles
from town, an alarm was sounded, and the
Fire Department turned out, but they did not
go TO the fire as they could have been of no
service without water.
On Tuesday night the officers of Westmin.
ster Council No. 1887, Royal Arcanum, in
stalled their officers for the coming year.
The following members were elected to fill
vacancies: Orator, Prof. s. Simpson; guide,
Joseph D. Brooks; chaplain, Denton S.
Gehr, and warden, Frank c. Cassell. The
Council will soon move to the Wantz Build
ing, where quarters have been handsomely
fitted up and furnished.
wedding and two deaths have occurred
in the family of Mr.. Michael Fogle, a well
known farmer near Taneytown, within three
weeks. His son and only child, Mr.. j. o.
NJ. Fogle, was married to Miss Alverta
Hawk a few days before Christmas. His
sister, Mrs. Nancy Newcomer, who resided
with him, died on Tuesday of last week, aged
so years, and Mr.. Fogle himself died on
Thursday following. He was seventy five
years old.
On the ground that the will of the late
Elizabeth Clark, who lived near Taneytown,
this county, was obtained through undue in
huence. Il number of the nephews and nieces
are trying to break the viii. A caveat was
filed on Monday in the Orphans Court
Among the requests were $1,000 to each of
the following religious organizations Piney
Creek Presbyterian Church, Presbyterian
Church of Taneytown and the Presbyterian
Bible Society of Baltimore.
As Charles Crawford, Western Maryland
Railroad workman, was going last Saturday
night to the coal chute, mile from West
Minister, he was stopped by masked man
and robbed of $137. Mr.. Crawford was
entering the first cut east of this city, when
the man called out, "hold up your hands.
At first he paid no attention to the command.
But it was repeated aud a man sprang sud
denly before him and held pistol against
his breast Mr.. Crawford then held up his
hands and told the man not to shoot, but to
take his money. The stranger then searched
Mr.. Crawford's pocket and secured $l.37.
The robber then told his victim to run and,
as he did not Immediately obey, he told him
to run or get shot, and Nj. Crawford ran.
There is no clue to who the highwayman was.