The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-12-15
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITIES.


Hall, this city.
Lewis j. Little. of Westminster, has been
granted an increase of pension.
John II. Gerke is putting mp hay scales in
the yard of the Eastern Hotel, this city.
George W. Albaugh has painted the resi-
,lence occupied by DIR. NJ. l.. Bot, West Main
street, this city.
The rain of this week was much needed
Springs and wells were low, and some mills
could run only part time.
Mrs Mary Eckenrode living on Pennsyl
wanna avenue, this city, was stricken with
paralysis on Wednesday night.
Two more arc lights have been put up in
Westminster, making four now in use. They
hre paid for by private subscription.
The Manchester Athletic Club will present
the drama, 1.-The New York Book Agent, in
Odd Fellows Hall, Manchester, tonight.
'.The Fisherman's Luck drama, will be
presented by the Irving and Philomathean
Societies at Western Maryland College next
"Wednesday evening.
Next week will be a busy one with Christ
mas shoppers. The advertisement columns
8 of the ADVOCATE tell all about novelties and
presents and who have them.
A game of draw-The rich man draws a
= cntck. llle pTeAiN HlIi hIsiNS dtttiitoh.
horse draws a cart, the plaster draws blister
and the advertiser draws trade.
Julius Helb of Manchester has purchased
f the Exchange Hotel property at Five Points,
8 Adams county, Pa, and will go into the bust
ness of bottling beer and mineral waters.
Harry Oursler, of Westminster, went hunt
4 ing in the mountains back of Gettysburg last
week. and returned on Friday with fine
4 deer. Ii was ratified off on Saturday night
and was won by Levi Frizzell.
Col Samuel X. Herr lost a valuable horse
on Friday of last week. The horse was kicked
several weeks ago by another horse, and to
! relieve its suffering Mr.. Herr had If killed by
DIR. Harstone, veterinary surgeon.
An orchestra has been formed in Manches
+ Ter. with the following MEMBERSHIPS violin,
1 Prof Unger; ID violin, Prof Charles j. II.
4 Ganter: cornet, George III. front; trombone.
4 Horatio Loats; piano. Mrs. John f. Miller
The gross receipts of the Presidential post
offices in Maryland for the past year were
4 S947, 209. 80, the expenses S537, 617.75, and
net revenue S409, 591.64. The gross receipts
! of the Westminster office were 5,604.3S the
expenses 81, 6S1. 80. and the net revenue 81
4 922.4S.
John Holf, aged % years, of Baltimore, a
3 brakeman on the Baltimore Il Ohio railroad,
Z fell from his train near Mt Airy on Friday
morning of last week. His left leg was
crushed, his right arm broken and his hip and
Y abdomen injured. and he died on Saturday at
Baltimore hospital.
James Ambrose, tramp, came TO West
minister last week. He was told by Officer
Buckingham to stop begging or he would have
10 arrest him. Ambrose did not heed the
warning, and he was arrested and committed
10 the House of Correction for four months
by Justice Matthews last Saturday.
Reese Bixler, local mail messenger in West
minister, has been appointed to a position in
the Baltimore Custom House, and will be sue
ceeded by Thomas Miller r. Charles Mat
thews and Frederick Himler, of Westminster,
and Alfred II. Barnes. of Warfeldsburg, have
recently been appointed to places in the Gus
tom House.
Ex County Commissioner Geo. W. Miller
will next week begin a canvass for subscrip-
tions to the stock of the Westminster and
Union Mills Electric Railway, on the line ofthe
proposed road between Westminster and REFS
terstown. A canvass of Westminster is to be
made at once Also so that the work can he
completed early in the new year and the real
work of arranging details for building the road
can be made
Mr.. James B. Bocock, who resided in West
minister for time and was a member of the
firm of Bocock & Brundige, wholesale tobacco
dealers, died on Wednesday night at Elmer
gency Hospital, Washington, ID. c. He and
several friends were ducking on the Potomac
the day before, when gun of one Of his COM
4 panions exploded, fatally wounding him. Mr..
Bocock was chief of the drafting department
of the Patent Office.
NJ Schaeffer & Co., of Westminster, have
put heaters in Yingling Gymnasium, Western
Maryland College; First National Bank. and
the residences Of Jeremiah Rinehart, James
+. Smith and j. j. Baumgartner, this city;
and at Manchester in the store of Hoffacker
I & Sons, and the residences Of W. n. Gettier
and Chas Masonhimer. The firm has taken
the contract to put large hot water furnace
in the residence of W. c. Keller, Frederick.
Andrew Rupp's SO feet sausage is only an
& ordinary one. Two longer ones were noticed
y last week, one of them 40 feet. 6 inches. and
now comes Hauver & Babylon. butchers of
Fountain Valley. with one 81 feet long, and
Bud Manning, of Westminster, with the boss
sausage of the world up TO date, 10 feet, q
inches. The preceding part of this paragraph
was written on Wednesday, and on Thursday
+ Il correspondent informed us that Mrs. John
4 O. Devries, of Freedom district, made sau-
sage GO feet, 4 inches long. This heats the
world and New Jersey.
MIS-. EIlllu H., wife vi MI. Jeremiah our
{ ner. died suddenly near Avondale at 6 O. clock
ON Saturday morning, December ], of heart
disease. Al three o clock in the morning her
husband had given her some medicine and
laid down again. Upon waking nj o clock
he was shocked TO find his wife dead beside
him. Mrs. Starner was the youngest daughter
Of Mr.. Jacob A. Humbert, of Union Mills,
and had been married about one year. Her
age was % years and days. Her remains
were inferred on the Sd in the family lot Of
her father in the Lutheran cemetery at Silver
Run, Rev. II. G. Fultz officiating.
Rev. l.. NJ. Zimmerman, former resident
of Manchester district, this county, and now
pastor of Christ English Lutheran Church,
Baltimore, has been presented with a silver
medal by the Society of Science, Letters and
Art of London, England, in recognition of the
literary and religious contributions he has
made TO the Society, and he has been elected
d member of the Society and had the decree
of Fellow of the Society of Science con-
i ferred upon him. Mr.. Zimmerman is highly
elated over the testimonial as there are but
few members of the Society in America, and
all the royal family of England are members.
Col Myron j. Rose, Department Comman-
der g. A. II. of Maryland; Capt. Lewis NJ.
Zimmerman, assistant adlutant general, and
E Captain A. S. Cooper, department Inspector
paid an official visit to Burns Post, of this
city, last Saturday. o. A. Horner, of Emmits-
burg, was also present. The post was inspected
by Captain Cooper, and highly complimented
upon its condition. Speeches were made by
the visiting officers and others Officers of
the post for the ensuing year were elected.
Capt. James s. Baer was chosen commander
for second term, and W. s. Drach was
elected quartermaster for the tenth term. A
. dinner was piven nj the Marsh House at which