The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-04-11

John A. Tyler died al Union Bridge on
Thursday. aged GO years
DIR. James H. Preston and family have ro
moved from Manchester TO Baltimore.
Mother Goose Melodies. by a choir of 100
children, Will be given in Westminster on
Whit Monday. ''"s'e' :"
The Concert by the Carroll County Band
has been postponed until Friday evening,
April IL
The thanks of the ADVOCATE are due Mr..
Daniel Fiscel, near Uniontown, for bunch
of spring onions.
Mr.. John Z. Masenhimer, of Manchester,
has been appointed deputy in the Office of
the Clerk of the Circuit Court
Do not train horses or break colts ON the
streets OF Westminster. 1t is not only dang
erous, but violation of city ordinances.
Mr.. David Cowan is having stable, 40 by
20 feet, erected on Green street, this city.
near the lumber and coal yard of Bennett &
Co.
Mr.. 0. Fl. P. Matthias, formerly of West
minister, and who served sixteen or eighteen
years in the Baltimore Custom House. has
been appointed deputy warden at the Balti-
more city Jail.
bIThe ADVOCATE will issue IG-column
supplement next week-April H. Business
men can get space in it at moderate cost, if
spoken for by Tuesday morning. The ADvo-
catess regular circulation is over 1000.
Two concerts will be given at Odd Fellows
Hall, this city, by the Lillian Chandler Opera
Company of Boston and Baltimore, a first
class concert company. The concerts will be
given on the evenings of April IA and %.
George X. Schaeffer and Ferdinand d.
Schaeffer, executors, sold on Thursday
the Zentz farm, containing 43 acres, 3 roods
and 20 perches, in Middleburg district, a mile
from Brueeville, to }. Wesley Myers, for $3.50.
Mrs. Agnes Fowler, wife of Mr.. Bernard
Fowler and daughter of Mr.. Frank Classen,
of Westminster, died near this city on Satur-
day last, aged 30 years. Her funeral took
place on Monday at ST. Johns Church. She
left an infant about two weeks old.
The name of the well-known Office building
on Court street, this city, has been changed
Building An elevator is being put up at
the office to be occupied by Mr.: W. Riley
Myers, recently appointed Justice the Peace.
Albertson Elm, of Freedom district, who
was sent to the House of Correction for six
months, was arrested at that institution on
Thursday by Sheriff Murray, just as he was re-
is under Indictment for larceny, and will be
tried at the May term of court
Mrs. Frances r. Munroe, wife of Rev. John
A. Munroe, of Ocean Grove, New Jersey,
and once well-known school teacher in
Westminster, died on Tuesday last. She was
a highly esteemed lady. Her funeral took
place yesterday from the home of her mother,
Mrs. L. B. Howe, in Passaic, n. j.
Tho fnllou.insr ,,areope &c Cor-oI ,,,a,,, J,la
gates to the bankers convention held in Bal
timore on Wednesday and Thursday-Albert
Jones, Mt Airy; George H. Birnie, fancy
town; George P. Buckley, Union Bridge;
Granville S. Haines, John II. Cunningham
and William b. Thomas, Westminster.
Miss Eva Blanchard, of Westminster, who
has been in Paris, France, for over year
past, having noticed in the ADVOCATE that
bricks were being sold for the Fireman's
Building, wrote to Miss Mary B. Shellman,
chairman of the ladies' soliciting committee,
that she would purchase several bricks.
The County Commissioners were in session
on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, the
last two days being engaged in making trans
iers and attachments. Pensions were granted
as fellows: William Wagner Uniontown
district, s.; to James Ruby, Hampstead dis
trict, So; to David n. Ulrich, of Woolery's
district, s..
Manchcster's municipal election took place
last Saturday and resulted in the election of Dr.
John +. b. Weaver mayor. and Jacob c.
Frankforter, William n. Gettier, Augustus
Berngen, George l.. Maurath and Charles j.
Everhart. Two tickets were in the field, and
the winning ticket had only from ten 10 twelve
majority. The other ticket was headed by
Charles T. Warner for mayor. The candi-
dates for council were Charles Hively. Au-
gustus Berngen, Edward 0ursler, Samuel
Dienst, Charles Fl. Everhart. DIR. Weaver
took the oath of office before B. f. Grouse.
clerk of the circuit court, on Wednesday.
AT the election for directors of the Land
Improvement, Loan and Manufacturing Com
pany of Westminster, held on Monday last.
the old board was reelected as follows: Ed
ward Lynch, George W. Albaugh, Charles H.
Vanderford, Grove A. Shipley, Milton Schaef-
fer, John j. Reese, William G. Rinehart,
William HI. Thomas and Fred. ID. Miller
The board organized by electing Edward
Lynch president, Chas H. Yanderford secre-
tary and George W. Albaugh treasurer. A
dividend of four per cent. was declared, pay
able on April 10TH Winchester Place, the
most delightful summer resort on the line of
the Western Maryland Railroad, owned by the
company, will be opened again the coming
season by Miss Wroth, of Baltimore, who has
so successfully conducted If for the past five