The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-09-12
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITIES.

LOCAL BREVITIES.
Pipe Greek school, Lee Erb, of Uniontown,
aeacber opened with 80 pupils.
Miss Mary E. Pierce, of Galena, Kent
county, has been awarded n scholarship in
Western Maryland College.
Mrs. Harbaugh, widow of Henry H. Har-
baugh, is quite i'll at her residence in this city,
Last Sunday she was 92 years of age.
Obituaries and resolutions ON the death of
persons can only be published at advertised
rates. The charge is FIVE cents a line.
Today, September u, is the anniversary of
the battle of North Point, and legal holiday.
Banks and public offices will be closed.
Next Thursday is the Hebrew Day of
Atonement, and the stores of A. c. Strasbur
ger and NJ. Sehneeburger will be closed.
The strawberry patch of Mr.. Milton Devil
bliss, near Carrollton, on the pike, has pro-
duced n considerable second crop this season.
The town clock in the new Firemen's
Building is in running order, and began
sounding the hours and half hours on Thurs
day.
David W. Engler, mortgage, sold at public
sale on Wednesday, the Jonas woodward lot
and dwelling, on Union street, this city, to
Mrs. Elizabeth Stoner, for 1925.
Rev. w. R. Graham, D. D., pastor of the
Methodist Protestant Church. this city, offici-
ated on Wednesday, at Chestertown, Nd, at
the wedding of Prof J. S. W. Jones and Miss
May L. Matthews.
Ralph, aged ten years, son of Mr.. Harry
Cover, of Frizellburg, fell and broke an arm
while playing during recess at the village
school on Thursday afternoon. DIR. j. Rine-
hart reduced the fracture.
Many of Westminster's most prominent
ladies held meeting on Tuesday night at the
City Council Chamber, Wantz Building, to
devise plans to make grand success of the
coming Firemen's Fair.
Lewis D. Wantz, VIM. H. T. Yingling and
Jonas Z. Hiltebridle, trustees of John c.
Wantz, sold at public sale on Wednesday, to
David Myers for S28 per acre, a farm of 81
acres, 2 roods and Is perches, near Beggs
postoffice.
State Tax Commissioner Heating has issued
a notice to assessors that they must make re-
turn to the Board Of Control and Review of
the assessment of each election district as soon
as completed, without waiting to complete an
assessment district.
The Carroll County Teachers Association,
at their meeting here last Friday, elected the
following officers Levi D. Reid president,
W. L. Fleagle vice-presdent, George F.
Morelock secretary, A. W. Buckingham treas
hrer, NJ. A. McGirr editor.
Monday was Odd Fellows day at Pen-M Mar.
Carroll county was represented by members
from Salem Lodge of Westminster, Daniel
and Jacob Lodge of Manchester, and Sulphur
Springs of New Windsor. About 5000 men,
bers and their friends were present.
Mr. Ed Everhart, the mail carrier on the
Littlestown route, brought to the ADVOCATE
office on Tuesday, stalk Of corn from the
field of Mr. Jerome Warner, of Silver Run.
1t measured Is feet and 10inches, and the ear
on it was over ten feet from the ground.
The County Commissioners, on Tuesday
and Wednesday, were engaged in general
routine business. The county statement of
receipts and expenditures was examined, and
is published in this issue. On Wednesday
the Commissioners visited the Aims House.
AT New Fremen's Building October II to
"a, will take place the largest Fair ever held
in the city of Westminster. The Carroll
County Band will render choice music every
night. Every possible attraction to make it
delightful occasion viii be prepared for it.
Mr. Samuel Gist, on the Hook road, near
this city, brought to this Office on Wednesday
several apples picked about the middle of
September, 1895. They are known as the
Great Keeper. The apples are in excellent
condition, perfectly sound and of good favor.
Mr. Peter Lngenfelter died suddenly on
George street, this city, of paralysis, last Sat
.lIrda3 morning. He kept hotel in this city
city aRd at Sandyville for number of years.
He was so his 81st year. Mrs. F. E. Cootes,
of Westminster, is daughter of the deceased
At the Republican Congressional Conven-
tion ia Baltimore on Wednesday, James S.
Baer represented Carroll on the committee of
credentials, Nathan Engler on the committee
on resolutions and Marshall Selby was a mem
her OF the committee to notify Dir. Baker OF
ms unanimous nomination.
Mrs. S. A. Diehl, Mrs Charles II. Baugh-
,s1an, Mrs. Thomas F. Zepp, Mrs James A.
C, Bond and Misses Louise Bixler, Bessie
Herr and Lizzie Nusbaum were the eontribu-
tors to the Flower Mission this week. Re-
,eelyers aud packers for next week are Misses
Kitty Noel and Mamie Rinker,
Mr.. George Edwin Weaver, son of Mr.. Ed
win Weaver, of this city, and one of the pro-
prietors of the Coatesyille Pa Times, was
married last Wednesday TO Miss Mary Lulu
Cowau, of Coatesvilie. The ceremony took
place at the home of the bride, by Rev. S. H.
i.eiper. of the PRESBYTERIAN Church.
ATTORNEY. Genara1 Clabanob will have ne
quests today The J9th Gnv 7owndes George
Z, WeIl;ncton and George R. Gather. r.
An effort has been made to haye large mum
Der OF callers, and ro1slng Mckinley meet
ing. The Mckinley gold bug club OF west
minister and the Westminster Band are ex-
pected to be present.
Arthur Zepp, of this city. while riding down
Pennsylvania avenue on Monday morning on
a bicycle, ran into the shaft of Hesson'
butcher wagon, breaking off about foot of
the shaft Mr. Hesson was turning his wagon
at the time. and did not see Mr.. Zepp. Mr..
Zepp had an arm considerably injured, and he