The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-07-20
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITIES.

last hhfSuaY IN bOOp grove near heahoN
Branch Church.
Lutheran reunion at Penmar July %.
Excursion train leaves Arlington at 8.S a.
M, stopping at all stations Returning leaves
Penmar at Coz p. m.
Democratic primaries will be held today,
the 10Th. The hours in the several districts
are given in the official call published at the
head Of the editorial column
Trolley parties from Baltimore TO Glyndon
and intermediate points. are frequent and
growing in popularity. Push the liue to West
minister and on to Gettysburg.
Messrs. Dickey 4 Sons have decided to en-
large the wooden department Of their mills al
Della, Just over the line in Baltimore county.
Better times are evident everywhere.
A game OF base ball viii be played this
Saturday. afternoon in Westminster between
the Westminster and Union Mills clubs.
BatterieS-Mitten and Miller; Starner and
Myers.
BURNER, aged years, son Of J. A. Robert.
of Hancock. was drowned at Hancock, Nd.
ON Friday of last week. Mr.. Robert formerly
resided in Littlestown. Pa. and Is well known
in this city.
Mrs. George Killer. who resides near sam :
Greek, owns one turkey hen and one
gobbler. The hen has laid ~ eggs since last
spring, and IS now setting on Is eggs. This
is considered remarkable.
We are indebted to Mrs. John Zahn. Of
FFizellbuFg, for a generous supply Of fine
eating pears. The pears were delicious. Mr..
Joseph Hunter, near this city, also LEFT rs a
supply of fine green corn on Thursday.
Mr.. Joseph B. Boyle Is fitting up the prem
ises recently vacated by Dr. Edward D. Wells.
and Mr. J. Walter Skunk will move into the
residence part of 1t by the first of August.
Mr. Charles f. Fink. as attorney and agent,
sold on Wednesday the Samuel T. Brown
farm of 137 acres, in Freedom district, 10 Mr..
John Mcdonald, Of Sykesville. for S2l50.
Mr. Henry Pool. the famous market gar
dener of Westminster, has a gooSeberry bush
A feet high and 6 feet, & inches across. From
the bush in the past three wears he has sold
96l quarts. At 10 cents a quart be realized
S9.65.
Mr.. Jacob II. Handley has been elected
treasurer aud general manager Of the lee aud
Cold Storage Company Of Westminster. The
factory Is running nicely aud the company
has good demand for its ice. the hest made in
ihe state.
Mr.. Charles F. Herring, assistant teller Of
the Union National Bank whilst engaged last
Saturday in dressing some paliRgs for a fence
he Was arranging on the premises Of his father.
the Ratchet slipped, striking the left leg just
above the knee cap cutting a cash which re
quired several stitches 10 close.
A mass meeting, under the auspices Of the
State Temperance Alliance, viii he held in
Carroll Han. Westminster next FRIDAY even
ing, July p. at s O'Clock. Prof 5. Irving
Strayer viii be present and probably Rev,
Henry Branch. The local veto plans, adopted
BY the Alliance, viii be explained.
Last Sunday afternoon Mr.. ChaS. H. Fow-
Ter found package containing about half
pound OF Paris green in his hog yard on his
premises. east Green street. this city. The
package was hnrsted opell, supposed 10 have
been done by the hogs WallOwing alsoui the
yard. The source Of the package IS unknown.
The animal festival OF the Westminster City
Band viii be- held on the grounds Of Central
Hall school next week. commencing Mon
day evening and continuing every night
during the week. There will be music every
evening. aud there viii be visiting hands pres
ent on Thursday, Friday and Saturday even.
ings.
The Republican County Central Committee
Of Carroll viii meet in this city mex; Monday,
22d. to FIX dates for primaries aud convention
10 select delegates to the state convention.
which viii meet next month 81 Cambridge.
The managers viii have the delegates picked
out a few DAYS in advance Of the meeting of
the convention. The delegates viii all be for
I.lovd Lowndes for Governor and II. NJ.
Clabangh for Attorney General.
The County Commissioners we're in session
on Monday engaged in general business.
William NJ f. Barrick, of Hampstead district,
was allowed a special pension Of $500. On
Tuesday and Wednesday the Board were
looking at sites where bridges that are wanted
over Big Pipe creek, AliOway's creek and
Piney creek in Myers. TaneytOwn and Union
Bridge districts, and looked At some bridges
that need repairs.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Employees Base
ball Club, of Baltimore, played game with
the Westminster Club on the College grounds
il this city Saturday afternoon. Tie visitors
we're victorious BY score Of to 6. Hits
Visitors II. Westminster 3. Struck out
Gist &. Frank Miller 3, Mitten :. Errors
NisiforsT. Westminsier6. Earned rnns-Vis-
itors 5. Westminster T. Bafteries-N iSitors.
Gist aud Michael: Westminster, Frank Miller
MitteR and Edgar Miller. Umpire-Beni.
f. Grouse.
The statement Of the finances of the city of
Westminster for the last fiscal year. ended
May 90 1895, has just been issued. The total
receipts we're 81. OO6 81, made up of 81, 23s.
g5, taxes for 1894; Sl65l. l6 for taxes aud in
ferest for previous years; ST0.62 for fines
collected; 1899 from licenses; $500 road tax;
$500 from the turnpike company; s91. Is for
for paving done and sand and stone sold;
S349. So from previous treasurer, and $500
borrowed money. The principal expenditures
were S10l6.02 for salaries and commissions,
SI,5l1.50 for street lighting, 81, 53s. 20 for
street improvements, 81, l25 for interest, $500
for borrowed money. The total liabilities
amount to S2s sos. sc; the assets, in uncolleeted
taxes, cash in sinking fund and cash in the
treasury, to 50, 1G0. 30-net debt, $50, 243.
The fixed charges of the city are S1263 inter
est about $1,000 for salaries and commissions,
s2220 for street lighting, leaving about $1,000
for sinking fund and improvements.
Mr.. Denton S. Gehr. who had been an
officer Of the First National Bank of West
muster for nearly twenty-five years, as teller
and b0ekkeeper, has resigned, and bought
out the interest Of F. Thomas Babylon in the
hardware business of Babylon L Gilbert, this
city The directors regretted Mr.. Gehr's
resignation, as he had grown up with the bank
and was a most attentive and efficient officer,
and popular with the patrons Ofthe institution.
Mr.. Henry |. Wilson, an experienced book
keeper aud accountant, formerly with W. ).
Myer L Bro, millers Of this city, and now of
tile Hfm OF wilson a. GOOdWlu. insurance
agents. has been elected to succeed Mr.. Gehr.
In Mr. Wilson the bank has secured first
class man, who is very popular with and has
the confidence of the business interests of
tins city and a large acquaintance with the
people of the county. Mr.. Wilson Is bonded
in the sum of $4,000 with the Fidelity and
Deposit Company Of Baltimore as surety.
An election for directors to manage the
affairs Of the Westminster and Union Mills
Electric Railway Company for the ensuing
year win be held at the ADVOCATE Office on
Tuesday, August 9, from to o clock in the
afternoon. The present directors have not
relaxed their energies in behalf of the enter
prise. The purchaser of the Gettysburg road
has proposed to the citizens along the line
through IittlestoEn 10 the Maryland line if
they will take $4,000 Of bonds of the road,
the road will be built The $4,000 have
bee guaranteed, we learn. We understand
that the same gentleman viii build from
the Maryland line 20 Westminster If the
citizens along the line will also take $500
Of the bonds Of the company. If the PROPOSE
ton is formally made and satisfactory gnaran
tee Of the ability TO build is given, we believe
the bonds would be readily taken. Nearly
that much stock has already been subscribed,
and every Subscriber would rather have bonds
than stock,