The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-02-10
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITIEs.


The February term of the Circuit Court
begins on Monday.
ahe City Hotel and the Eastern Hotel have
been rented and will soon be opened.
Miss lucretia Van Bibber will not occupy
her house on Willis street, we learn, but will
rent it.
An addition 12x5O feet is being made to
Schlosser Tannery, near this city. William
Shaeiler, carpenter.
John II. Keen has sold his house on the
corner of Main aud Bond streets, this city. to
Il. Scott Roop, for $1,000.
ExJudge James A. c. and Selma Bond
have transferred to J. Hamilton Repp real
estate in Frederick and Carroll counties. the
consideration being 1882. lG.
Mrs Mary E. Watson, mother of Prof H.
Il. Watson of Western Maryland College,
died at Centreville, Nd, on Friday morning
Of last week, aged about "a years.
Charles 7. Refsnider, as assignee of mort
gagee, sold on Monday, , roods and , perches
Ofland, the Menchey property, near Green
mount to Daniel Garrett for S2l0.
Several letters intended for publication
last week, did not reach this office until
Saturday, and the interest of them is not
sufficient to warrant their publication this
week
On February LIST, Mr.. Theodore II. Biggs,
near Cranberry, found half grown grasshop
per on the snow. He picked itup and fed it.
and on Monday last it was lively and seemed
to be thriving.
A correspondent at Berret, in Freedom
district, writes the ADVOCATE that stranger,
representing himself as a physician. passed
ilrougt fhaf Sanfinu onI ont n Grad in rtttita a
sum Of money from sick persons.
The 18th anniversary of the organization OF
The first Christian Endeavor Society was
celebrated by a union service of the NJ. P.
and Lutheran c. +. Societies at the N. P.
Church on Friday night of last week
William S. Hyson, once teacher at Wash
ington College, Chestertown, and later a
school teacher in this and Baltimore counties,
was stricken with paralysis last week at his
home in Baltimore county. His age is 7G.
\ stranger entered the store of Mrs. Mary
Wilson, near the railroad station, in this city.
last Monday night, while she was alone, and
made demand for SO. She was alarmed,
aud gave him about $3.50, and he then left
the premises.
Mr.. Jacob Wetzel died on Friday of last
week at Hoods Mill, and his funeral took
place on Sunday. Mr.. Wetzel had been in
bad health for about year. His age was 81
years and &c days, and he leaves wife and
two little children.
William L. Greenholtz, son of Samuel A.
Greenholtz, of Westminster, and former
resident of this city, died in Baltimore on
Monday of Bright's disease, in his 32d year.
A wife and two children survive him. His
remains were inferred at Uniontown on We'd
nesday.
Reuben F. Bittle, convicted of attempting
10 poison Ida S. Angel, and sentenced to
four years in the Penitentiary, was taken to
that institution by Sheriff Arnold on We'd
nesday. Bittle carried his case to the Court
OF Appeals but that court sustained the court
below.
The Towson Union of last Saturday said
1T is said the property owners along the line
OF the proposed electric railway from Pixies
vile TO Reisterstown and Glyndon have de-
termned 10 put up all the money expected of
them and that the road will be built. A
movement is also on foot to extend the line
along the pike from Reisterstown to West
Minister
An obstruction was placed on the Balti.
more Il Ohio railroad, near Watersville, last
Saturday evening, but was discovered by the
conductor of freight train in time to flag an
approaching passenger train and save 1t from
derailment. Charles Hamilton, Henry VIII
Iiams and Robert Lewis, all colored, were
arrested on Monday, charged with putting the
obstruction on the track, and lodged in jail at
Frederick.
Mr.. A. C. Strasburger, of this city, shipped
This week to New York, 1000 raw fur skins.
In the lot we're 1920 muskrat skins, 375
opossum skins, 260 skunk skins and some
e. LII, Tbnn ,rcto ft hf
skins were taken from animals captured in
Carroll. This is the largest shipment Mr..
StraSburger ever made at one time, and he
expects to make several more consignments
during this season.
Daniel H. Leister died in Baltimore on
Monday, and his remains were brought here
on Wednesday at 1l.40 a. M, and inferred at
Westminster Cemetery in the afternoon, after
funeral services at Grace Lutheran Church,
conducted by Rev. P. II. Miller. The pail
bearers were Frank X. Herr, John Anders,
Andrew j. Reese. A. j. MalehoFn, Harry c.
keefer and R. Charles Matthews. Four
danghters-Emma, Ida, Ray and Bertie-and
one son, Edward, survive him. Mr.. Leister
was native of Carroll, having been born
near Mexico, and for some years was a resi-
dent of Westminster, and was once mayor OF
the city.
On Saturday night last number OF houses
IN Westminster we're visited by supposed
burglars, and the police and night watchmen
were quite busy. The houses of John Croft
and Joseph Croft were visited, and two men
were seen in the rear Of the residence of Mr..
n. |. Gorsuch. Night Waterman Jones
discovered some one at the door of Derr's
store, and called to him to throw up his
hands. The man instead ran, and Jones
Tired at him several times. On the night
previous two persons attempted to get into
the residence Of Prof. James A. Difenbaugh,
but were heard by servant and we're frighten-
ed oil. The servant fred at them as they
ran.
The County Commissioners were in session
on Monday and Tuesday, engaged in general
business. The organ purchased foruse at the
Aims House by the students of Westminster
Theological Seminary, having been donated
TO the Aims House, the Commissioners de-
cided to pay the $1,000 due on the insiru-
meni. The Board decided to reduce the
board Of prisoners in the Jail to thirty cents
day, the new order to take effect next Mon
day. The 18th Special pensions we're allow
cd as follows: To Hannah Gorsucb, OF
Westminster district, $500; 10 George d.
Willet, Of Myers district, $40. 90: to Augustus
Qnenzer, of Uniontown district, $500; to
Mary Johns, ofWestminster district, s.. 90; to
caroline Haines, OF New Windsor district.