The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-05-25
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITIES.

teachers.
At a. m. Wednesday the mercury was
down to 81 in low places and there was
heavy frost.
Mr.. Thomas F. Shepherd, near Uniontown,
has been confined to his house the past four
weeks by severe sickness.
The passenger conductors and brakemen on
the W NJ. r. r. came out on last Friday at
tired ia new and handsome uniforms aud caps.
The Westminster postofiee will be closed
on Decoration Day, next Thursday, as follows:
From 10 to ll.45 a. M. aud from l.2o 20
p. m. and p. m.
Harry Babylon. living near Spring Mills,
was kicked in the face by horse last Satur-
lay. His head was badly cut aud bruised.
DR.. J. T. Herring dressed the wounds.
On Wednesday Vincent Yinglng. near this
city. had a barn raising which was attended
by about fifty persons. The barn Is @6Nj6
feet. and was built by George W. Stair.
Recently Mr.. and Mrs Vincent Yiugling.
and his sister, Miss Addie lingling, found a
stalk Of clover u inches high which con
tanned Il foar-leaf branches and I ive-leat
ones.
Harvey Arnold, OF this city, has entered in
che races. half mile open and one mile handi
cap, Glass A. oithe Century Cycling Club race
meet To be held ;oday-Saiurday- PARK
Cycle Track, Baltimore.
A gentleman from Hampstead district
brought 10 the ADVOCATE office CA Thursday
some clover pulled from the field OF Judge
Nicholas Lowe. The stalks measured feet
inches. How Is this for high.
James A. c. Bond. assignee Of mortgage.
sold on Saturday last the Daniel 5. Lawson
property in Manchester district 10 Milton NJ
Mofelock for S23T5. The farm contains 100
acres, rood and 80 perches Of land.
On the fourth page Of this issue viii be
found MARYLAND aud general news. Interest
inc statistics will he found on the first page,
under the title Of The Land We Live In.
aGleanings from Scrap Book win delight
those fond Of poetry.
The ministers of the Reformed churches Of
Carroll county will hold church work CON
vention at 81 Matthew Church, Pleasant
Valley. on Thursday and Friday evenings,
June 9Th and 9Th; sessions beginning al
O'Clock. Some Of the Baltimore pastors viii
be present.
On Sunday last the following officers we're
installed at St Benjamin Church, near this
civ: William II. Mautz and William J.
Moreioek trustees, David Circle elder, Daniel
b. Schaefier deacon. Fifteen new members
we're added to the church. One hundred and
sixteen persons took communion.
An excursion train consisting OF three Pail
man coaches, dining car and baggage car
passed through this city on the ". VI. X, r.,
on Monday The party numbered about 50,
including 40 ladies. and were from California.
Oregon. Nevada and Arizona. When their
trip IS ended they viii have travelled nearly
l0,000 miles.
Oscar Black, son Of Mr. Lee Black, near
this CITY. fell down while moving on Monday
and severely. cut his lefi arm with the scythe.
The cash was a long aud deep one. laying
hare the pulse and nearly reaching the main
artery. DIR. f. ID. Wells was sent for and
stayed the Sow Of blood and dressed the
wound.
The warfeldsburg Band viii have an OK
eursion to Gettysburg next Thursday, beeorl.
ton day. The train viii start at Giyudon and
stop at all stations 20 High6eld. The iare
from al stations from Barrick 10 mon
Bridge is Sl.00. Excursions viii have about
FIVE hours in Gettysburg. Posters siye Tire
schedule Of the train
Since the starting Of the Pikesyille. Refs
terstown and Emory Grove Electric Railway
houses have been much In demand al Refs
terstown. aud It IS said there Is not Q yacaut
house in the lown or It's vicinity. Mr.. G.. I,
Shipley is erecting fine residence, 30 by 20
feet aud . stories high, and others are - fol-
low What an electric road has done tor
Reistersiown II viii do doubly for Westmin
ster.
Rev. Nicholas Parker. colored, died al bis
home on Uaion street, this city. on Wednes
ilay afternoon. At O. clock, in bis 63d year
He was a native Of Liberty, Frederick county.
Turing the war be was IN the 4th regiment
II. :. colored troops Parker was weil
known cook, having been employed II a nun
Der Of hotels and SIMMER resorts. aud was a
good citizen.
The County Commissioners ON Monday aud
Tuesday were engaged ia revising the pension
list. examing bills aud in general business. The
road pstisioned tor hy ID, G. Gray and others.
IN Freedom district, being opened thirty feet
vide. was accepted by the Commissioners.
The petition for road by Nicholas ". Steele
aud others, also in Freedom District was
placed on lile,
The annual meeting Of the German Baptist
Brethren, rs heretofore announced. will be
held this year in Decatur. Macon county, tll2,
nois. Preaching service viii begin Monday,
Mav 9Th; council meeting on Tuesday, June
eth The price Of the round trip tr0tn Balti-
more or Hagerstown over the B. o. or Pa.
roads is $50. The tickets are good for 20
DAYS from May path 10 June 3d.
Next Thursday is Decoration day, and il
will ba observed in this city under tho auspices
NJ Burns Post Addresses viii be made by
Rev. Dir. VIVA II. Purnei and Rey. DR.. Oliver
A. Brown. aud a recitation hy Miss danle y;
Thomas The exercises will be held in Odd
Fellows Hall, commencing about LOO p. m,
after which The strewing Of flowers viii take
place.
On the fourth page viii be found the spring
and summer schedule of the Baltimore, Ches
apeake and Atlantic Railway Company
About the middle Of June there will be an IN
crease Of the service on the railway and a
SUNDAY train to Ocean City. This Company
operates steamboats, to various points on the
Eastern Shore Of Maryland and TO Virginia,
and railroad line from Claiborne, on the
Chesapeake bay, in Talbot county, 10 Ocean
CITY, Maryland's seaside resort. The fare on
the railroad and steamboats, IS low, and trip
on any route makes pleasant excursion.
Miss Kitty Noel. who had charge for some
lime OF the exchange here Of the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Company has been
engaged to take charge Of the Westminster
exchange Of the Western Maryland Telephone
Company. She Is an experienced operator
and Subscribers can rest assured that no con.
versations over the lines Of the Company will
ma DHuttGltN iNFhuEh iAtA 4tS -
was onened yesterday. al persons having
pbonss connected with the exchange Will have
fun service as far Us the lines extend from
now until June 1st free Of charge. At that
time the Company win expect quarterly pay
Inens in advance. Lines viii be opened 10
Middleburg. via New Windsor, TO laneytown,
10 Manchester. to Hampstead and 10 Sykes
vile IN the next two weeks,
A number of members Of the Westminster
Fire Department went TO Baltimore on We'd
nesday evening. The object of the visit was
10 present an easel portrait Of the members Of
the Veteran Corps Of the Department TO the
Baltimore Veteran Fireman's Association.
The latter received the visitors at No, l05
North Frederick street and handsomely en-
tertained them. An address Of welcome was
delivered by Chas. 7. Holloway, president Of
the Baltimore Veteran Association, aud re-
sponded to BY f. X. Herr and +. J. LAWYER.
Mr.. Holowa5 presented the visitors his Por-
trait. which now adorns the Department
Building. The Westminster visitors we're
Edwin ]. Lawyer, Charles Y. Wantz, Wm.
H. Schaeffer. Oscar D. Gilbert and John IL.
Mitten. Amos " Hahn, J. Harry Cootes.
Vim. Helm. Geo. Eckenrode. ii. &. keeier,
n. Schneeberger. +. T. Sehaeffer, Ewd, Cress,
John ZentgraA, j. 7. Anders, William Long
John Breighner, j. II. Shull.