The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-03-28
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITIES.
;, April 10, is Arbor Day.

LOCAL BREvITIES.
Friday, April 10, is Arbor Day.
Who's got the bully ? is an important ques-
zion with Young America.
Tomorrow is Palm Sunday, next weel;
Holy Week, and April 8 Easter.
The McSherrystown and Hanover Turnpike
Company have declared semi-annual divi-
dend of FIVE per cent.
Gov. Browns great sale of stock and farm
ing utensils, at Springfield, near Sykesville,
takes place next Tuesday.
Mr.. George W. Matthews has sold his
dwelling on Belle Grove Square, this city, TO
Mr.. 0. D. Gilbert. for Sl405.
Charles Turner, a well known colored citi-
zen of Westminster, died at the Aims House
on Tuesday, aged about so years.
Cauthorn Bros, of Hoods Mill, have pur-
chased the Gorsuch farm, near Sykesville.
John T. Cauthorn will occupy the place.
Mrs. P. A. Gorsuch, of this city, who had
been i'll for some weeks with pneumonia, has
recovered under the treatment of DIR. Harvey
Reese. She has not been in good health for
several years, but is better now than for some
time past
The cost of opening snow blocked roads in
Carroll last year was between S1100 and $780,
The cost this year was very small. Twenty
years ago the people ''brozei the roads them
selves. Now they wait to have it done at
public expense.
Snow fell on Monday from / i a. m. until
p. H., attaining depth of two inches, not
outstanding much of it melted as it fell. The
mercury registered l40 above zero on Tuesday
morning at o'clock and rose no higher than
270 at o'clock in the afternoon.
lady subscriber, in renting dollar to
pay for the ADVOCATE for the current year,
says 81 could not possibly do without your
paper, for it gives me all the home news, be-
sides state and general news. can hardly
wait until it comes, so anxious am | to have
IT,"
The ball club of Western Maryland College
expect to appear in new suits this season,
have new grand stand and improved grounds.
Their first game will be in Baltimore, April
llth, with the Johns Hopkins Club. The
following Saturday the clubs play on the col
lege grounds here.
William H. Wantz, of Fountain Valley,
brought here to his huckster, Mr.. Rausch, on
Tuesday 10 capons, for which he received Is
cents pound. They weighed 1873 pounds,
an average of about 81 each. One weighed
II pounds and two 10 pounds each. Mr..
Wantz averaged Sl.50 for the fowls.
Mr. Matthew T. Butler, of Saltwater,
Minnesota, and son of the late DR.. Francis
Butler, of this city, was married on Wednes-
day of last week, at Ascension Church, Still
water, to Mrs. Belle P. Butler, the widow of
his brother, Thomas Butler Rev. A. D.
Stowe performed the marriage ceremony.
Mrs. Susan Love, wife of the late Rev.
VIM. Love, died early Saturday morning, az
the home of her only daughter, Mrs. James
A. Brown, between Hagerstown and Williams
port, of heart failure, aged 10 years. She
was a sister of Mrs. Rogers BRINE, of fancy
town, and of Mrs. Syester, widow of Judge
A. X. Syester, Of Hagerstown.
A quiet home wedding took place at the
residence of Mr.. James B. Cole, on the Ger
such road, on Wednesday evening, March %.
The bride was Miss Sarah A. Long, sister
in-law of Mr.. Cole, and the groom was Mr..
Caleb O. Cross, of Mt Airy, brother of Rev.
Thomas Cross, of the Baltimore NJ E. Con.
ference. Rev. C. E. Dudrear, of Carrollton,
performed the marriage ceremony.
Miss Rachel ogg died in this city at 3
o'clock on Thursday morning, of congestion
of the liver. aged about 81 years She came
here from Baltimore last week, TO visit her
cousin, Mrs. Daniel F. Shriner. She was not
we'll when she came, and went to bed shortly
after, and died at Mrs. Shriner's Her flu
neral will take place this Saturday morning,
leaving the house at 9 clock and proceeding
to Deer Park Chapel at Smallwood, where
her remains will be Inferred
The Westminster Dramatic Company met
with such hearty reception on their last visit
TO New Windsor that they will play return
engagement there on Easter Monday night,
April 9Th. The play will be 'Tulu''. the one
which the company recently played here for
the benefit of the Fire Department, and will
be nearly the same cast as at that perform
anee. The following members of the club
Lottie F. Moore, C. Belle Orndorff, Messrs.
G. W. Brush, P c. Kennedy, R. F. Cassell,
John Hanna.
The Court of Appeals on Tuesday rendered
decision in the case of Smith l. Pride. stock
brokers, of Baltimore, against Samuel Cover,
of Westminster. The case was tried at
Hagerstown, where decision for the plaintiff
was rendered for margins on stocks alleged to
have been due, and Cover took an appeal.
Tn affil ming the Judgment of the lower court
Judge Boyd said the Court of Appeals is of
opinion I, Nat in this case the law was fairly
and nronerlv, submitted and no error had been
pointed ont bat would justify the court in
reversing the ju. fgment.
The County Commissioners were in session
on Monday last, engaged in general business.
Special pensions were allowed as follows ::
Catharine Stonesifer, Myers district, $5i
Plus ]. Orendorff and Mary e. Staller. West
Minister district, SIS each; William II. Haines
and wife, Franklin district, $40. The bonds
of eonstables George W. Lamotte, james 7.
Carter, Jacob H. Frederick and Edward l..
Hively were approved. The Commissioners
set apart Tuesday and Wednesday, April 7th
and s, and Monday and Tuesday, April ~
and 2lst, for the purpose of making transfers
and attachments.
The House of Delegates having declared
there was no election in Anne Arundel TOR
Clerk of the Circuit Court and two Judges OF
the Orphans Court, though Democrats were
returned as elected, an election has been or
dered for April 81 to fill these offices. The
Democrats will hold nominating convention
next Tuesday morning. After the convention
a ratification meeting will be held, and among
the speakers announced is Senator Herring OF
Carroll new election for Judges OF the
Orphans Court will be held in Calvert comfy
on April q also. The House declared the
Democrats chosen as not being legally elected.
Mr. Thomas Gorsuch, president Of the
First National Bank of Frederick, died on
Monday afternoon last at the home OF his
niece, Miss Jennie Pole, at Catoetin Furnace,
after short illness, aged seventy-seven years.
he was a native of Carroll county and in early
life became overseer for Jesse Coleman, near
Mt Pleasant, Frederick county. He has
lived in the county all his life, except TOR
few years when he went west and engaged 10
mining enterprises. in politics he was re-
publican, and quite active. BE was assistant
United States assessor when the internal
revenue law was first put in force, in 1878 was
elected clerk Of the Circuit Court. and IN 1851
was the Republican nominee for Comptroller
The mast few years he had been managing
Caioctin Furnice. Mrs Goodwin, of West
minister, is sister to the deceased, and
Messrs. Charles f. and Price Goodwin bis