The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-05-11

Thomas Miller. the mail carrier of West
minister. was taken sick on Wednesday and is
now confined TO bed.
The Westminster Council No. 400, Catholic
Benevolent Legion, viii have an excursion to
Bay Ridge on June 20.
Mordecai c. MeKinstry, as executor, has
sold to Uriah Six two parcels of land in
Frederick county for Sl,07S.
Frank Lehman, aged 20 years. of Sykes
vile, died on Thursday. His funeral will
take place from st. Joseph Catholic Church,
Sykesvile. this Saturday morning.
The Maryland Pharmaceutical Association
held its annual business session in Baltimore
| this week Among the new members elected
were l.. II. Dieman, of New Windsor, and
| r. S. Mckinney, of Taneytown.
| The Union National Bank of Westminster
had on deposit on May :, the date of the last
| call for an official report. Sl5l ,040.l Il, the
| Farmers and Mechanics 70,86l. 03, and the
First National S165, SOL. II - total. 1897,
| 262. 81
! Miller Bros. anniversary opening ON Satnr-
! day last was the occasion of a large gathering
of their customers. The attendance was
| larger than on opening day last year. The
store was radiant with potted flowers and
| plants and bright goods, tastetully arranged.
The Western Maryland Telephone Company
is progressing well in the building OF lis lines.
| Wires are being put up in Westminster, and
| the exchange will be open here shortly.
| There will he between forty and fifty tele-
| phones in Westminster three subscribers
| having been secured this week.
| During the storm of Tuesday evening.
| lightning struck the wagon shed Of John
| Cook. near Bloom. Mrs. Cook and two boys,
| were near bv. The Youngest son was whired
! around and the oldest was knocked SenSeleSs.
/ and did not recover consciousness for three
| hours Daniel Shafier, living near West
minister. was stunned BY lightning during the
| storm of Wednesday evening.
Harry H. 0ursler, trustee sold to Jas. A.
| c. Bond. the brick house and lot. corner o.
! Main and Church street. for 3, S25, also lot
on Charles street for SD; TO Elias W. OursleI
| the vacant lot on Main street for 5000, also $
house and lot on Green street for $3.50, and
] two vacant lois on Green street for Sl26: to
| Margaret r. Mulvehill the house and lot
/ corner of Green and Bishop alley for $500,
| This property belonged to the late William
/ Oursler aud Is all in Westminster.
The Faculty Of Instruction Of the Maryland
/ Annual Conference of the NJ. p. Church will
I hold meeting al Western Maryland College,
/ for the purpose Of comforting with the students
/ under their care and Of experimenting the
work hitherto done az conference ia instruct
! ing candidates for orders. The meeting will
commence August - and continue thres
| DAYS, and the conference has made It obliga
/ tory upon students 10 attend. There will be
sessions of the conference daily from $ to a,
M. and $ to p. m. There vii he devotional
services and sermons. and there viii bt
lectures each day by eminent ministers IN The
conference Students from other state con
ferenccs have been invited.
The Veteran Corps Of the Westminster Fir
| Department is composed Of those active mem
hers who Joined the Department at its organi
zaiion In 1879. They are T.. J. LAWYER, q
/ D. Gilbert. Chas ~ Wantz, Denton 5
/ Gehr. Frank * Herr, J. c. Mobiey, Jehl
/ II. Mitten. Wm II. Bell. Jr., and John +
Eckenrode. The Veterans have had thei
photographs taken by Baldwin aud sci IN
unique aud handsome cedar frame by Aaith
ews a Myers. The frame Is 81 BY ~ inches
aud IS ornamented by irumpets, axes, picks
hooks. nozzles and an old style hand engine
II rests on pretty easel, aud now Is an orna
ment and an object OF interest IN the meeting
/ room Of the Department. to whom va
presented an Thursday nigh, on behalf OF tn
/ Veterans hy Frank X. Herr. The picture va
accepted by the Department in speech b.
/ .Ina. Milton Reiisuider