The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-10-06
LOCAL AFFAIRS
LOCAL BREv1TIEs.

Mr.. Charles N. Mitten has sold his buck
ster route to Mr. Charles Starner, of Frizell-
burg
During September Al deeds, IS mortgages
and u bills Of sale were recorded in the Clerks
office, and % marrige licenses were issued.
A tournament will be held today-Satur-
day-at Greenwood Schoolhouse, commence
ing at 10 O'Clock. The prize will be a set of
buggy harness.
Miss Mary H. Botley has been appointed
by the School Commissioners Of Howard
county to the scholarship in Western Mary
land College.
Mrs George Zepp, of this city, died on
Friday of last week after brief illness, her
death, il is said, resulting from the effects of
fall several weeks ago.
John NJ. DeI4ashmutt, .Ir., Of Howard coun
~, has been awarded scholarship (iree
tuition) at Western Maryland College, by the
Howard county school board.
Michael +. Walsh, Esq, as attorney for
Ferdinand ID. Schaeffer, assignee, on Satur-
day last sold TO Elias Keefer ll39 acres, near
Tyrone, at S25. 10 per acre-S2SS9.44.
Jos. Fl. Krichton. the well known bicycle
agent and popular telegraph operator of West
Minister, was entered in five ofthe nine bicycle
races last Saturday, and did not lose race.
About 400 cigars stolen several months ago
from Charles Belts cigar factory, at Manches-
ter, we're found last week in the woods Of
Frank W. Everhart, near that place, by Mr..
Everhart.
1t is not safe to bet against Hicks, the storm
prophet The great storm of last week, from
September 25 TO 20, was predicted by him, and
he said that there would be storms from De-
tober 2 to L. They were on hand.
The Mayor and Council of Westminster
have fixed the tax rate for this year at 80
cents on the 500, the same as last year-2O
cents for general purposes, 5 cents for interest
on the public debt, and cents for water tax.
The Woman's Home and Foreign Mission
Society of the Maryland Synod of the Luth-
eran Church, met in Baltimore last week.
The present officers were reelected, among
whom is Mrs. S. A. Diehl, of Westminster.
Miss Mary Jamison, daughter of the late
Sofia and Mary Jamison, died in Washington,
ID. G., on Thursday of last week. Miss Jami
son was well known in Westminster, where
she frequently visited at Mr. FIJI. Orendorf S.
Mr.. Brioe Robinson Worthington died at
his home in Baltimore on Tuesday evening of
typhoid, after an illness of two weeks. He
leaves q wife, who is daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Covington Barnitz, now of Westminster.
The Maryland State Sunday School con
vention will be held in Frederick on October
30, 81 and November l. The indications are
favorable to large representation from the
schools of the state. An interesting program
has been arranged.
Miss Lydia Redding, wife of Augustus
Redding, Miller's Station, this county, died on
Wednesday afternoon, of cancer of the stom-
ach, aged sixty years. She was daughter of
the late Henry Miller, and leaves three daugh-
ter and six sons, besides husband.
The ADVOCATE has received, with the com.
uliments of Mr.. John H. Mitten of the SeHti-
mel, record of the proceedings at the 18th
National Encampment. G. A. R.. at Pitts
hnra, Pa, last month. 1t is a large book of
about 100 pages, and is handsomely illustrated.
A farmer of Alliance, o., foresees a hard
winter, and thus tells why: "fhe feathers
ON the geese are heavier than ever before.
My young lambs are growing wool that seems
marvellous, and sheep that have been sheared
are rapidly regaining their fleece. These
signs were visible in 1857 and 1855"
Misses Lizzie Herr of Westminster, and S.
C. Trump, of Manchester, attended the 10th
annual convention of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union at Centerville this week.
Mi T-nG,n r"4ds:. relI,s..- YORK among
Cotsred People," and Miss Herr on Sabbath
Observance
The great fairs at Hagerstown and Freder-
lex will be held next week, from Tuesday
until Friday. Both have announced I'M
usually fine exhibits and special attractions.
The Westminster Band-wil play one day at
each fair, and Carroll countans will be in evl-
yiehee at both.
A aa&w schedule went into effect on the
Western Maryland Railroad on Sunday last
The Blue Mountain train has been withdrawn,
.,tn .,I. Vr.tpS lsAay ga
Westminster for Baltimore at 6.41 aud 9-ll
a. M, and |. IA, 4. 90 and $50 p. IN. They ar
rive from Baltimore at $40, 9.44 and ll.53
a. m., and 5.SG and $40 p. IN.
The Maryland and Virginia Eldership of
she Church of God will hold their animal
meeting in the Germantown Bethel, near
,Penmar, commencing October IL. Rev. W.
II. Engler will preach the opening Sermon
Excursion tickets will be sold by the Western
Maryland Railroad upon order OF Rev. Il. w.
9Seilhamer Unionto~n.
Under quarterly apporlionment OF the
public school fund, made on Monday, Carroll
will receive SO, 146.74 for white schools and
1921. "A for colored, Frederick S4,SlS.3S for
white and $75G.74 for colored, Howard Sl,,,
500. sc for white and $509. SO for eolored, and
Baltimore county $6,847.2T for white and
81 ,05S. 10 for colored.
Mrs. Susan Gorsneh, residing near New
Windsor, was bitten by rabid dog last week
When the animal attacked her she seiZed IL
by the throat and held it until a rope was pro-
cared, and il was tied in such a manner that
IL could not escape, when it was dispatched
with clubs, as no other weapon could be con-
veniently procured.
Relatives in this county of Joseph Geiman,
a prominent farmer near Astoria, Fulton
county, Ill.,, have received information OF his
recent DEATH Mr.. Geiman was about % years
old. He was native of this county and went
from here 10 Illinois about 35 years ago. He
owned several large farms. Mr.. Jacob Gel
man. of Pleasant Valley, is his brother, and
Mrs. Mary Roger, of Bachman's Valley, his
sister.
DR.. Jos. +. Herring, of Westminster, on
Friday of last week, removed large piece Of
a twig of tree from the eye OF George +.
Richards, of Houcksville. While hunting
some DAYS previous, he ran against a branch
of tree, and had his eye hurt 1t was very
painful but he had no i'd of the character OF
the injury until DIR. Herring removed the PIE &c
of twig The twig was between the eyebali
and socket, and Mr.. Richards had a narrow
escape from the loss of the eye sight.
Rev. J. T. Lassell, of Uniontown, recently
picked up a small stone on his premises, be-
ing attracted to it by the appearance oil
human face outlined on it. Upon examina
ton he discovered other figures on it, and
then had it photographed. The photograph
revealed other pictures, and quite number,
almost perfect in outline, are plainly to be
seen. Besides the human face, there are the
head and shoulders of a curly.head baby
and the head of lion. 1t isqute a curiosity.
The effort To raise sufficient subscriptions
10 secure another railroad for Westminster is
to be continued. The matter ought to be
definitely settled by the first of January, so
that the road can he built and put in opera
tioa by next summer. The people who are
interested in the road should come forward
and offer their aid, rather than wait TO be
called upon. Subscription papers are IN the
hands Of VIM. B. Thomas, George w; Al
baugh, Charles G. Gorsuch, Edwin j. Law
YER T. Herbert Shriver, and al the Advocate
Office.
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