The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-03-09

/ Mr.. A. j. Easton has baan no o,,,o;n+od
postmaster at Shipley, this county
/ Rev. Father Delany, of WASHINGTON u G
formerly of this city, is reported 70 be ser;onsIy
! i'll. 'e' " oe Seil"''SiN
II. PERSONS having newspapers, magazines or
! Illustrated papers for which they have mo nse
Will please send them to Miss Mary r Shell.
man for distribution at the almsbonse and iaiI
George L. Bowman and Chas. Y Reifsni.
def, trustees, sold on Tuesday last to Mrs.
| Ahce Z. Cover, the Tobias D. Cover farm. in
Myers district, containing "a acres, 3 roods
ana perches of land, at 500 per acre.
| A subscriber at Melrose, in renewing his
subscription, says III enclose note for
another year, as myself and family are not
Satlshed until we learn through your valuable
paper the news of the county. state, &c.
Jno. Milton ReifSnider, assignee of mortea
gee, on last Saturday sold to George w. Bell,
Tor 1913, the house and lot on the corner of
Green street extended and Moments lane.
Westminster, owned by Elmer j. Cross.
few days ago DR.. j. F. Englar performed
am operation on mare owned by Miss
HeSterann Roop, assisted by DIR. n A. Hitch
cock. They removed a blood wart which
weighed ,! pounds. The mare is doing re-
markably well.
On Tuesday Mr.. John l.. Reifsnider was
elected President of the Westminster Gas
Light Company, and Messrs Charles B.
Roberts, Edward Lynch, VIM. A. Cunning
ham, Robert C.. Hall. Charles 7. Reifsnder
and Charles V. Wantz as Directors.
The article in the ADVOCATE last week. on
the Westminster and Union Mills Electric
Railway, has been iavorablv commented
upon, and resulted in the addition of some
en- Mi nd t,o o.,
up. gentlemen, and push along the enterprise.
John Purcell who was released from jail on
Wednesday. after serving a sentence Of thirty
days, stole bottle of whisky from A. c.
StraSburgcr on Thursday, was re-arrested and
yesterday was convicted before Justice Crap
ster. He was sentenced to the Penitentiary
for SIX months.
The Westminster Fire Company elected
the following Delegates to the Convention of
the State Firemen's Association which meets
st FrOstburg. Md. on June II and 10:
Dclegates-E. j. Lawyer o. d. Gilbert. JOS
ID. Brooks, ID. 5. Gehr. G.. V. WantZ: alter
nates-J. II. Mitten. j. NJ. Roberts. j. H..
Cunningham, NJ. j. Lynch. W. R. Anders.
j. Brooke Irwin, son of Capt. p. II. Irwin.
of this city. who had been confined to his
room for six weeks with an injury caused by
Il steel rail falling on one Of his feet, has re-
covered cntlfelY. MT. IRWIN Is III the employ
Of the Maryland Construction Company Of
Baltimore city and was engaged in assisting at
engineering work in the Belt Line Tunnel
when the accident occurred. He returned to
work last week and ON Sunday showed a
party Of young ladies and gentlemen through
the BIG tunnel, beginning at Mount Royal
avenue and ending at Camden Station.
Quite an exciting chase was made after
mad dog ON East Main street. near the depot
ON Friday of last week. The dog was
small yellow spitz and was first noticed at the
railroad. Officers Buckingham and Mitten.
with a score Of followers. followed mp Main
street. and between the two seven shots were
fired AT the dog without effect, besides IA
shovel. stones and other missiles being thrown
at ii. William Helm hit the dog with stone,
knocking it down. when Officer Buckingham
killed it, The large ST. Bernard dog of Mrs.
Blanchard. and Il small dog were bitten and
afterwards killed.