The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-09-22
LOCAL AFFAIRS
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

IN nlAY one Jay he bhC AAaSCiolOHH
The Chesapeake and Potomac Tele phone
eoupany are laying wire from Frederick to
Union Bridge and another wire to Yves tmin-
aer.
Mrs. Hoppe died at the Aims House ON
Saturday night last, aged 81 years. She is
,ooken of by those who knew her as an ex.
eelent woman.
Yesterday, September 81, was the autumnal
souinox, and it was pleasant, beautiful day
From now until December u the days will
gradually shorten.
DIR. D. B. Sprecher, of Sykesville, was in
Westminster last week. He says there have
been seventeens accession to the population
since the first of August.
Rufus W. Reaver, as trustee of Elmra J.
Shriner deceased, sold on Saturday last
bouse and lot in Taneytown to Edman II.
Weaver, of Manchester, for $3.50.
Correspondents are requested not to alb
breyiate names of persons, states, counties,
cities, towns, months, days, railroads, &c, as
We are liable to be lead into error.
Mr.. Bernard F. McGIone, of Timonium.
formerly of near Finksburg, has purchased
far $4,000 the 430. acre farm of Reginald W.
Bury, of Baltimore, in Albemarle county,
Va. Mr.. McGlone and family will go to
Virginia to live.
The Maxwell farm of G2 acres, near Mar
iottsvlle, and belonging to John l.. Hill,
was purchased on Monday by Mrs. Marcellus
H. Wright for $1,000. Another farm belong.
ing to Mr.. Hill, and containing "A acres, was
sold to John G. Rogers, for $1,000.
The contributors to the Flower Mission this
week we're Mrs. Nelson Mitten, Mrs. George
L. Baughman, Misses Emma Reese and Liz
zie Nusbaum. Receivers for next week, Mrs.
Joseph T.. Herring and Nellie Wantz; packers,
Misses Lilly Woodward and l.. Grouse.
On Thursday evening the children at Win
chester Place were given Donkey party.
The first prize was awarded to Annie Wood,
second to Frank Wood; the BOBBY to Sophie
Wood, and the consolation prize was divided
between John, George, Elizabeth and Rebec-
ca Wood, Star Gephart, and Messrs. Frank
and Julien Wood.
By the award of School Examiner George
A. Davis and Francis Neal Parke, the ex-
aiming committee, the vacant state scholar
ship at St. Johns College, Annapolis, due
this county, was won by William P. Ward, of
Mechanicsville. Four others competed for
the prize, which entities the holder TO board
ing, tuition, room rent, &C., free.
The executive committee of the Carroll
County Christian Endeavor Union met at
Union Bridge last Saturday afternoon and
prepared a programme for the fall seminar
nual convention to be held in the Methodist
Protestant and Lutheran churches at Union
Bridge on Friday, Saturday and Sunday,
October 5, 6 and Z.
The power house of the Gettysburg Elec-
trio Railway is being rapidly rebuilt upon an
enlarged plan. The one that was destroyed
was more than ample for the Lighting of Get
tysb1rg by electricity and propelling the cars
on the ten miles of track, and this enlarge
ment shows that Mr.. Hotter is in earnest in
his plans to build to Littlestown.
The rain of Wednesday caused postpone
ment of the tournament and races Under the
auspices of the Carroll County Trotting,
Riding and Pleasure Association. The AS
ISOLATION have decided to try again and have
.axed upon Wednesday, October Sd, as the
time The management expect to have more
entries in the races and have enlarged the
purses.
Miss Mae Nelson, only daughter of Mr.. John
". Nelson, of this city, died on Sunday morn
sng last, after a severe and protracted illness
of bilious dysentery. The deceased had just
bloomed into womanhood and was highly es-
teemed She was graduate of Western
Maryland College and was bright and en-
tertaining Young lady. Her death is sadly
lamented by all who knew her.
Mrs Martha f. Kneller, wife ofMr. Samuel
Kneler and daughter of the late Henry Dell,
of Westminster, died quite suddenly at her
residence, West Fayette street, Baltimore, on
Wednesday night, of heart disease. Her re-
mains will be brought here for interment this
Saturday. morning, on the Hal train, and
will be taken directly to Westminster Gene
iery. The funeral services will be held at
her late home.
Carroll county is noted for its. fine teams,
and one of the best is that of MI William G
Rinehart, of Westminster. Recently four OF
his horses pulled car loaded with 30 tons OF
slate on siding at the depot bed, so as
10 make il more convenient for unloading.
With six horses he hauled Is tons in two
soads to his farm about q miles from town,
on the Uniontown road, upon which there are
some heavy grades.
The County Commissioners were in session |
ga Monday last. The bond OF William ii.
Powell, constable of Middleburg district was
presented and approved. Mary Hook, OF
Westminster district, was allowed a special
pension of So Tobias H. Eckenrode, Dan
ie S. Diehl and George W. Weant were ap
pointed examiners on a road in Uniontown |
district pentioned for by Jacob Sharretts and
Others. Much business ola routine character
was transacted.
Judge David H. Hofacker, of the Orphans
Court, raised this season from seven acres
;;'iS bushels and 40 pounds OF wheat rms |
as m average of As bushels and ~ pounds to
the acre. The Judge never seeds more than
six or seven acres to wheat, and 1899 bash
els was his entire crop. The wheat WAS OF
the Rudy variety the same that Mr.. Jacob l..
Shaeher, of Cranberry Valley, seeded. Mr..
Shaefer, as stated last week, realized "a
bushels to the acre.
A sad death occurred in Cranberry Valley,
at an early hour Wednesday morning, when
a Young wife and mother, wife OF David >.
Brown passed away. About two weeks ago
Mrs. Brown, fell from the top of a fence and
received such injuries that an operation was |
thought necessary to save the ufferer's lie.
This was accordingly performed on Thursday
of last week, but blood poisoning set IN with
"a fatal result. Mrs. Brown was about 70 years
of age, and daughter of Mr.. Lewis Green,
She leaves beside husband two |
Preparations for the bicycle race meet next
Saturday are pretty well completed. Inc ilst
of races include in class A, mile NOVICE,
mile openfor Maryland riders, half mile handi- |
cap, 2 mile handicap, half-mile for Carroll
county riders; in class B, halfmile open, one
mile handicap, one fourth mile open: Inc
prizes to be contested for are very vaiuapie'
and are worth in the aggregate Sool.oo;
They are on exhibition at the Jewelry store OF
A. II. Wentz. If the weather should prove
fair Westminster will be thronged with bicy
clists.
The first Methodist Historical Pilgrimage |
will be made on Friday, October II. spec
ial train with excursionists from Washington
Baltimore and other places will leave baitl-
more AZ 7. go in the morning and run direct TO |
this city. The excursionists will be taken by
conveyances from here to Stone Chapel, then
to the site of the old Strawbridge Chapel, then
to New Windsor, where they will take tram
for Baltimore at $50. In another column
historical places 10 be visited, by Kew; Ut.
Lucien Clarke, taken from the New York
Christian Advocate.
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