The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-09-26
Registration Days.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREYITIES.

Theo. Derr has bought the stock of furni-
ture of A. Price, this city, and added ii TO his
stock.
A pair of silver frame spectacles were found
in this city on Thursday and left at the ADvo-
CATE office, where the owner can get them by
calling.
From Mrs. R. C. Miller, of Philadelphia,
We have received a song entitled Free Sill
yer,'' set to the tune of "The Battle Cry of
Freedom
Mr.. George w. Albaugh, in addition to
putting up a brown stone front dwelling Tor
his own use, is just completing three houses
on John street.
A Jury de lunaticO inquirendo on Wednes
day declared States Dell insane and Judge
Roberts committed him TO the Maryland
Hospital for the Insane.
Mrs. Clementine Boone, aged So Years,
wife of Mr.. John Boone. of Middeburg, was
found dead in bed yesterday friday morn
ing. She was in good health when she re-
tired.
On Wednesday morning ut o clock, the
mercury registered 40 degrees. strong
north wind made overcoats and fires comfort
able. There was frost in the morning and on
Thursday morning, also.
The Farmers and Mechanics National
Bank of Westminster has had 4 telephone put
in by the Western Maryland Company of
Carroll county, and its customers can COM
municate with the bank over the wire.
Mr.. Charles Z. Herring. of this city, has a
Columbian Quarter of-a-Dolar, issued by the
Board of Lady Managers of the Columbian
Exhibition, 1893. 1t is very handsome and
rare coin, as only n few were put in cireuia-
ton.
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
n. al. Ill
minister to Baltimore from fifteen to twenty
FIVE cents. 1t is supposed there has been an
over-production of messages and the increased
Fate is to cause contraction.
All the telephone poles have been planted
between Gettysburg and Littlestown. and the
ereetiss of those in the latter place will be
completed this week. The wiring also com
dnenced this week. The exchange in Littles
down will be in DR.. Quigley's drug store.
The Bryan and Sewal Drum Corps of
Westminster has been organized. The mem
bership is twenty nine piccolos, cornets,
IA kettle drums, bass drum and 3 pairs of
-eymbals. John Snyder is teaching the Corps.
They will be out to play for the meeting next
Tuesday night at the Babylon Building.
Remember when the Changing Fire Alarm
FITS tale of terror tells the members of the
Westminster Fire Department never talter,
but battle to reclaim your property from the
all-devouring flames. Come forward and
show your appreciation by assisting them from
October II to "a at the Fair in the New Fire
mems Building.
The County Commissioners were engaged
only in routine work on Monday last. The
Clerk was instructed to ask the Governor for
an extension of the lime for assessment until
November Is. The new assessment is going
to cost the taxpayers about twice as much as
was counted upon, and the seven cents in.
crease in taxation will likely be maintained
next year.
Flowers were received by the Flnwer Mis-
sion this week from Miss Lou Bixier, Miss
Lizzie Nusbaum, Mrs. A. C. Strasburger,
Mrs. j. A. C. Bond. Mrs. Thomas Zepp, Mrs.
Elizabeth Roop, Miss F. V. Pearre, Miss Ida
little. The mission would like very much to
seceiye contributions of fruit, also. as it will
be very acceptable to the sick. Mrs. NJ. l..
l4antz will receive next week.
Mrs. Florence shjpley, wife of Mr.. j. Frank
Shirley, died ut the home of her mother, at
Porters, on Tuesday of last week, after long
illness. She came up from Baltimore 10 her
former home in hope of being benefited, but
gradually grew worse. She was sister 10
ssx-Sherif Dorsey. Her funeral took place
on Thursday, the services being held at the
Roman Catholic Church at Sykesvile, and the
intermeni at Eldersburg. Her age was AZ
years.
On Tuesday evening business meeting of
the Westminster Democratic Club was held
in the Babylon building. DIR. j. Howell
Billingsea called the meeting to order. After
some preliminary work, the chairman intro
,duced Mr.. b. Frank Grouse, who entertained
she large audience with Il calm, plain talk,
dwelling principally upon the money question
and thS importance of registration. 1t is said
80 have Aeen the best speech delivered before
she Club.
John +. Eeks9yode, carriage builder of this
city. has Just eosPleted hearse for James
NJ. Stoner, undertaken The painting and
.drapery are rich. The sides and ends are
plate glass, and at the four corners are CORN
THAN columns. The floor is double, and is
crowded with rollers, making it easy in gett-
ing easkets in and out. The rollers and side
bars are all silver plated, and so are the two
large la1ps. The hearse is ON "a platform
gear, with IfgIl Collins axles. The whole is
beautiful structure, and cost $1,000.
The Fair to be held, October II to "A, at
the New Fire apartment Building, is costing
its projectors and managers thought, time,
work and money 1t is believed that incl
IDENTITY it will also afford them and It's patrons
pleasure. The new building has caused a
deh Of several thousand dollars, and it is TO
assist ~ meeting this expense that the people
0f Westminster, whose houses the tiremen
protect, haye united in u grand effort to help
them liquidale fbe debt upon their home,
whose convenieness and larger space expedite
their work as Volunteer Firemen, and whose
comforts are richly deserved by their years of
service for others.
Sr. Marion Abbott, of Tannery, having
Noticed in the ADVOCATE an account of a
large cucumber raised by Mr. George Robin
son, Of Eden, which weighed , pounds,
ounces and Eseasured II inches in length,
writes to us THAI be raised Bryan and Free
Silver CNcumbers f;;et top all heretofore re.
ported. One weighs pounds ounces. and
measures 149 inches in length and III in CIR
eumterence. The other weighs 81 pounds. Is
IA inches long and measures II inches
around. He also raised some large sweet
peppers. One seasured q inches around
and another J. Mr., Abbott asks-'slf any
Gold Bug has raised larger cucumbers or
eetpeppers, | would like 10 hear from him.
Harvey W. Fogle, the ten-year-old son of
Thomas r. Fogle, of Ladiesburg, Frederick
county, was smothered to death in bin of
wheat in the elevator of A. D. Birely Il
Son, at Ladiesburg, last Saturday. While
he was playing IN the wheat the BIN was
opened below TO load car. He was drawn
toward the opening and covered bya quantity
Of wheat. His body closed the opening in
the bin, and the men who were loading the car
went to see why the wheat had stopped run
ming aud fonnd the arm of the boy protrnd-
ing. They vent to work at once to get him
out, but rs there were some 1000 bushels IN
the bin the boz WAS dead before they succeeded
IN releasing him. His eyes and mouth and
ears were filed with wheat.