The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-04-06
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITIES.


a. N.
Ex-C Congressman Talbot has recommended
Bayard Dorsey for postmaster al Berret this
county.
Mr. John c. Rooms. of Carrollton, has been
appointed postal clerk in the railway mail
service, at Baltimore, Nd.
Mrs. Charles T. Stewart has presented two
beautiful candelabras to ST. Johns Church.
This city, as an Easter offering.
Rev. J. d. Kinzer has been reelected
President Of the Maryland Annual Conference
of the Methodist Protestant Church.
The McFadden Farm. at Trevanion Mills,
will be abandoned rs stock farm, and the Al
high bred horses viii tie sold in Philadelphia
During March 69 deeds, % mortgages and
"a bills Of sale were recorded in the Clerk
office, and Is marriage licences were issued.
Mr. Daniel Fiscel. near Uniontown, was in
Westminster on Thursday with some hne
onions. He remembered the ADVOCATE with
a couple of lunches.
The Western Mary land Telephone Company
have secured number Of telephone sub
seribers ut Smalwood. Gambler, Eidersburg.
Sykesville and other points the past ten days
]. Thomas Zile. of Westminster. formerly
with Stonebraker 4 Hutchins. Baltimore, has
accepted a position with the Anderson a
Harris Carriage Company Of Elmwood Place.
Ohio
Mr. Charles Emig, a well known conductor
on the Western Maryland Railroad, was mar
RED on March % 10 Miss Matte Mussleman.
81 Fairfield, Adams county. Pa They viii
reside in Hanover.
The Western Maryland Railroad Company
ON Saturday, in the coHH Of Common Pleas,
Baltimore, moved for a new trial in is case
with Edward lynch. Of Westminster. bat the
motion was overrnled.
The Judges to conduct the municipal elec.
ton ia Westminster on the first Monday in
May. appointed BY the Mayor and confirmed
By the Canneil are John Murray llngllng,
John W. Nelson and John Dichl.
The Mayor having bad the streets swept
clean and the REFUSE carried away, will next
week clean up the ALLEYS. If the citizens viii
clean up their premises aud pat the Rubbish
ia the alleys the city will cart it away also.
Harry F. Leeds. son Of Mr. T. W. Leeds.
Of Union Bridge, has graduated With the
highest honOrs al the MARYLAND College OF
Pharmacy. and at once was gwen the manage
msnt Of one OF the branch drug stores of Roe
Il Smith, Baltimore.
some siampeded cattle created quite an
excitement on Main street. this city, GA Mon.
day afternoon. They rushed madly about,
Aftk0MAuE anu EtAAN AfslAAt asa AAN
streets. Finally they got into the ward at -.
Johns Church and were captured.
A Jury De lunatico inquirendo ia ahe Circuit
Court for Carroll county. ON Monday. declared
John Thomas DeFr, an aged citizen Of Frank
lin district, insane pauper. and be was sent
To the MARYLAND Hospital for the Insane ~
Spring Grove BIS order Of Judge Roberts.
Mr. George Morgan. formerly agent Of the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad IN Frederick CITY, died
Monday morning. suddenly, OF apopiexy. at
the residence &c Mr.. AhSaloEn Anderson I'm
Mt Airy He married a daughter ii the late
Col. Edward Schley, Of Frederick. who sur
wives him. Tie was - years old.
Professor F. p Maiz. Of the department Of
mathematics and astronomy in New Windsor
College. has received official notice Of his
unanimous election as a member Of the Lon
don Mathematical Society. He was proposed
for membership by Prof J. !. Sylvester
formerly Of the Johns Hopkins University.
Dr. Charles Thomson. who went FROM Mid
dleburg, this county, 10 Kansas. about ten
years ago, has retsrned a. Carol. again
Kansas Is a good State 90 emigFafe from. and
many are leaving In fact drOuths, cyclones,
billiards and other drawbacks arr driving
many people out of the Ear Western staies So
the South aud East.
Last spring Mr. A. II. Bowersox eat down
a large mulberry tree ON his iarIa near this
city. Two sprouts sprung from the roots and
bave grown remarkably tall. One l. 9 feet ~
inches and the other feet inches in height.
and both are proportionaiely thick. Mr.,
Henry Pool. Of this city. brought 20 this Office
yesterday, 6 limb OF one years growth from
pear tree in bis yard which measured 5 feet.
Mr.. Joseph spuFrier died n bis residence
gear Mt Airy. on AoEday evening last ia his
j. M s-.aAA -t-rrf5sss
lower Carroll and stood high 10 the esteem &c
his neghbors. lie was a Democrat IA politics
and was elected in 1871 as one If the County
Commissioners with the late josephas III.
Hoppe and George X. Frank lie leaves
widow aud several children.
On Taesdoy night an attempt was made to
burn tenant house on the farm Of Mr. Vim.
II. Reese. Ia Cranberry Valley. occupied by
Mr.. Little Fortunately the fire vas discov.
cred by Mr. Reese tenant, who gave the
alarm aud the FIRE was soon put ont. MIR.
fiffle. il s. said, had received two notices that
n. property would he burned II Is reported
NJ, Mr. Andrew Dreehsler, near Carrollion,
bas he q notified that his buildings will be
burned.
sneal,;n... Of the meeting OF the State Coun-
IN ~ ,be II Order United American Me
cban;rs wbirb meets in Manchester OH April
M baltimore vaper save. Manchester IS
small town and many ai che Juniors are
rnnderips II they viii hase o. sleep out .
nights during council. The 9sniors need
have no fear ON this score Manchester
never does things by halves Her people are
free handed aud open hearted. and the Saniofs
viii All he comfortably aud cordially enter
tanned.
Some misehieyous persons balit a hre on
Monday night, below the ice factory tins city.
II IL -fI,, g.ff ha atanfrtr
LIGHT planf brought oft the Fire Department
and th., citizens generally but il was soon
discovered that It was sn April Fool Joke
The perpetrators Of the Joke were severely
criticised by property owners, to whom an
alarm of FIRE IS a serious matter. The Mayor
offers reward Of $40 for information that
viii lead TO the arrest and conviction of those
engaged IN starring the ire,
On Wednesday night the Eremeu Of this
city presented Chief Frank X. Herr. with a
solid silver badge, in the shape OF Maltese
Cross, ornamental with Hook and Ladder
and Fire Plug and inscribed Frank \. Herr.
W. F. D. No. !. On the reverse Is Present
ed. 10 Frank X. Herr Chief w. +. L. K II.
Co. No. ]. as a token of the high esteem Of
all the members, on his 10th annual election
as Chief. April 3, 1895. This is we'll
deserved compliment 10 Mr. Herr, aud one
that Is highly appreciated by him.
Edward Lynch, Charles II. Yanderford,
George w. Albaugh. William II. Thomas
Grove A. Shipley, William q. Rinehart,
Milton Sehaeffer, John J. Reese and Fred.
ID. Miller were on Monday reelected directors
of the Land, Improvement. Loan and Manu-,
featuring Company of Westminster. The board
met after the election and organized with
Edward Lynch president, Charles II. Wander
ford secretary and George W. Albaugh treas
urer VIM. n. Thomas was reelected eonn-
sci. A dividend Of four per cent, has been
declared, payable on April 10.
Rev. Howard p DAVIS, JUNIOR pastor Of New
Windsor Circuit, Methodist Episcopal Church,
met with severe accident Saturday afternoon.
He was driving in road-eart near Winfield.
when his horse took fright and ran away at
terrific speed Sweeping around sharp
angle in the road, the cart was overturned ana
Mr.. Davis was hurled to the lower side Of the
road, falling on Pile oefocks. He received
a bad cut on the forehead and was severely
bruised on the back aud side. He was found
unconscious aud apparently lifeless. R4id taken
70 a dwelling nearby, where. after time ne
was restored 10 consciousness and made him
self known.