The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-03-10
LOCAL AFFAIRS
LOCAL BREvIFIEs.

LOCAL BREVIFIES.
Spring is near at hand-the robbins and
dnliug musicians have come.
One dollar pays for the ADVOCATE for one
YEAR. Get your neighbors to subscribe.
A mad dog was seen near David Roop x
Sons mill ON Sunday. He had bitten
several dogs in the neighborhood.
Mr.. Shepherd Wood, aged 20 years, died
Tuesday, near Union Bridge, this county.
lie was son.n-l law of Joseph NJ. Parke,
ESP. of this city.
Some fencing belonging to George c.
Crass, near this city, was set on fire last
Sunday by an engine on the Western Mary
land railroad and destroyed.
The Ladies Aid Society of Frizellburg have
secured Rev. j. NJ. johnson, of Baltimore,
10 deliver his illustrated lecture on the life
ofChrist, on Wednesday evening the 18th.
Quite a party will go from Westminster to
Baltimore next Wednesday afternoon to wit.
ness the great spectacular piece America. :
special train will bring the party back
after the performance at night.
A riding club was organized at j. W.
Shunk's store, this city, on Monday evening
last, with the following officers: j. W.
Skunk president. Charles E. Herring secretary,
and William r. Anders treasurer. There
are about fifteen members.
The Sherwood Youth Band, composed of
colored orphan boys, will give concert at
Odd Fellows Hall, this city, on Monday
uisht. On Easter Monday night the MoDoh-
oash Glee Club will appear at the hall, and
a few nights later the Westminster Band will
give q concert.
Mr.. Edwin J. Lawyer on Sunday last pre-
sentel TO St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran
Church Leister's) a handsomely framed
steele portrait of Rev. p. Willard, who organ
zed the church on February IL, 1874. The
pastor. on behalf of the congregation, re-
turned heartfelt thanks for the gift.
Mr. BENJAMIN Noel, while making some
repairs to the house occupied by Mr.. VIM.
Henry, on Liberty street, this city, last week,
came across some German almanacs of 1914,
1915 1916, 1922 and 1850, also one printed
by Samuel Sands for John Gushing x Co.,
No. G, North Howard street, Baltimore.
sa- Persons sending communications to
the ADVOCATE for publication muat sign their
names to the communications, otherwise they
will be thrown in the waste basket. The
names are not needed for publication, but
only as a guarantee against imposition.
Several unsigned letters went to the waste
basket this week.
Rev. B. B. Blackford, president of the
Carroll County c. E. Union will begin
series of meetings at Baust Church, Saturday
evening" the 10th inst, under the auspices of
The c. L. Society of the church. He will be
assisted in these services by Revs. Brown,
Morgan and others. Neighboring societies
are invited to join in the services.
At the close of business on February IS,
The time the last call for statements was
made, the national banks of Carroll had on
deposit S47S, 055.53, as follows = Union
National Bank of Westminster $153, $685. 20,
First National Bank of Westminster $685..
Gll.G5, Farmers and Mechanics National
Bank Of Westminster SOS, 1884, and First
National Bank of New Windsor $8S, Sl6.s4.
=, The Ice and Cold Storage Company of
Westminster are making rapid progress
toward establishing their factory. The
material for the building has been bought
and is being placed upon the lot. The
foundation will be begun next week, if the
weather be favorable, and in few weeks the
building will be up and ready for the machi-
merry. The building committee are George
". Abangh, A. c. Strasburger and Fred. ID.
Miller.
Mr.. Abraham Winters, living near West
Minister, showed us this week a commission
he found among some papers belonging to his
lather, the late Airhart Winters. 1t was
commission to George d. Snyder--some OF
whose defendants still live in Carroll-as a
second Lieutenant in the 9th Regiment oil
Infantry. 1t was signed by President James
Madison and John Armstrong, Secretary OF
war. 1t was dated February ID, 1873, but
Mr. Snyder's position as Second Lieutenant
dated back to September /, 1912. Mr..
Winters also showed us some old coins-a
silver dollar of 1899, half dollar of 1918, a
cent of 1901 and a half cent of 1908.
Some business changes are about to take
place in Westminster. The dry goods hrm
Oh y. hann, Sons Il Co., that has conducted
an extensive store here for about eight years,
ale closing out stock preparatory to leaving,
having opened large establishment in
washington, D. C. Fred. ID. Miller and
frank u. Miller 4 Co., are also selling out
heir stock, preparatory to changes. Fred
y. and Frank H. Miller will form a copartner-
snip, and about May will open with new
Sock OF dry goods, notions and carpets IN
t3e store now occupied by s. Kann, Sons 4
Co., and new stock of shoes, hats, clothing,
Miller.
r, The Omaha, Nebraska, Daily World.
herald, thus speaks of former esteemed
e''izen OF Westminster and once the popular
pastor OF Grace Lutheran Church-"St:
Marks Lutheran church, Twenty-6rst and
Durdette streets, until regular pastor is
secured, will have its pulpit filed each Sun
nay morning, unless notice is given to the
contrary, by Rev. DR.. Kuhns, Omaha's old
eme Lutheran minister. He was among the
M lTst preachers to carry the gospel west of the
s lssouri river, and it is believed it can truth
iuily be said Of him that he was the very tirst
luther lutheran minister to preach sermon IN
omaha, if not in Nebraska. BE is today ap-
pa5ently as vigorous and powerful in the
palp,t as twenty-five years ago, and added to
nus he has the training and experience that
vas not with him then. Rev. DIR. Kuhns has
retired from active pulpit and church work,
put he is taking the same kindly interest IN
heeping up regular services in St. Mark
,hal he did on former occasion when Its
nSeS was without a stated pastor. Members
" The church are congratnlating themselves
over their good fortune, not only in having
regular services, but in having a supply so
entirely acceptable to the church and con-