The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-01-05

There wcrc Isl death. in Iialtimoye last
as-rk
z. Il. VI. Rene. shoe dealer. Of Hagcrs
town. hiss iaile,l
Charlie simple, has bought the farm nf Wm.
g. Sigmand, near IharmUnt
\ number 1T nsv h'fiidiugs vii be- erected
al nn -arly iay at Emmi,sbug
10 Baltimore last war 3Si DIVORCES were
applied iur aud ~. urre granted.
Nr. JOSIAH STERLING oac 1t the oldest eiti.
1sa, Of Crish.,Id. died Tuesday night, aged -
wears.
The Crawford B,cycle Manufacturing Com
yauy in HsgrrS'oNn How has over ,sH hands
employed
Tn, Frederick Cats spoke Work. are to he
removed t. New Alexandria, Va. ~ - 20 IT.
near oak iinlher.
The cold psa,brr has prevented The catch
ing If oysters in the usual quantities and the
prev Is about doubled.
The lAss vacant los in the business ceu,rs
81 Pocuin"kr has been sold. brick bUild
ing Sjll h. crccirsl on II.
The nsw school hoard 81 Howard enunts
are making a thorough investigation into the
accounts OF their predecessors.
Franklin +. Harper. formerly Of Frederick,
aud a brother OF Emory Harper oi thar city.
iie,l in Parsons. haasas, "n Monday last
A sl.ishinr carnival was held an the south.
trn suburbs 81 iizgerstowu ou Tuesday. 4
number OF race, foT small purses tpok place.
William Hendly aud a man named West
arr ia lail ut Rockville. charged With setting
hrr to the barr. Of Samuel tiloyd. Of Glen,
Montgomery t..Hniy. last week.
&. : Griffith. president ot the Mary land
SUNDAY School mon, has issued an address
10 the SUNDAY school workers If the State,
prging increased efforts BY them in isaj.
+. Eugene waiheu VA, elected School
ENaniuer for Aune Arundel coHniy ga Tues
,lay. tie resigned his position a. supervisor
ct election. and qualified Tor his new Office.
Their. vas a horse shoeing contest al Tow
son ON Monday. ia which the record Ms
broken hv William " Smith. who toed. heel
ed aud drove : set If four shoes IN thirteen
minutes.
Jacob LOTHIAN. veteran Of the late Nar
and member 81 the Sixth Maryland Reg
ment. died in Elktou SUNDAY evening oi
pneumonia. after "a short illness. IN the 81
wear OF his age.
Judge John T. Ninson. Of Montgomery
county. will be 20 years Of age January +. at
which time he will cease to be- judge on ac-
count OF the limit of age imposed by the con
stiiuiion of the State.
Miss Rosa W Tracey, daughter of Iud :,
Vim. H. Tracey, Of the Orphans Court, has
been appointed assistant teacher of school No.
>. ia the fifth district, near UPperco post
office, Baltimore county.
Joseph Bowling. brother OF Augustin
Bowling. of Baltimore, died last sunday, nj
nj, home in New Orleans. Mr.. Bowling was
a native of BryantoWu, Charles county,
aud was son Of the late Francis Bowling.
Mr.. Anna NJ. Winters was found dead on
SUNDAY by her children at her home, New
Salem. Washington county. She haG gone
Lea the kitchen tn make the hre and fell over
dead by the side Of the stove. She was q
wears old.
Peter X. Harte. father of Postmaster james
2. Harte. of Hagerstown, and Prof George
A. Harte. Of Newark, \. j.. died ON Sunday
At the home 81 his daughter, Mrs. Frank
White, near Leitershurg. Washington county.
aged 6s wears.
A seine was hauled in tie Potomac river
above Two Locks one night last week and II
bushels of fish caught. SiN bushels being fine
bass. There were - carp in the hanls, the
largest weighing - pounds and the smallest
eight pounds.
The Evening Capital editorially urges Coy.
ernor Brown TO appaint a new school board
Tor Anne Arundel county a means Of get
ting rid of political influences. which. II says,
are sapping the foundations of learning, and
put in their places men who have the Interests
of the public schools AT heart.
The gas consumers of Frederick, indignant
al the eNorbitant rates charged by the Ameri-
can Light and Heat Company, which has =
a monopoly of the business there. have decid
ed to hold mass meeting al the City Opera
House Tuesday evening next To devise some
means to obtain relief Bills are said to he
ont of all reasonable proportion with the
amount of gas actually consumed.
In addition to the Baltimore aud Ohio 5
purchase of the Monongahela Branch, it has
also completed deal for the West Virginia
and Pittsburg. Road. which extends from
Clark shurg to Camden on the Gualey, n dis
lance of 100 miles. This gives the Baltimore
and Ohio direct line into TO Pittshurg from
the latter point The plan is TO extend the line
from Camden TO Charleston, through the in
terror Of West Virginia, where il will connect
with the Chesapeake and Ohio giving the
Baltimore and Ohio Il direct line through
the most valuable coal and timber sections
of West Virginia, Both these lines have
been RIM in connection with the Ralti-
more and Ohio since the completion of the
State line branch.