The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-05-16
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Westminster next OctODer
The law abolishing the three days of grace
IN notes, which it has been customary TO allow,
viii 90 into effect on June lst.
subscriber in California, in renewing his
SUBSCRIPTION to the ADVOCATE for another
year. adds must have the paper
For A little exercise Cashier Cunningham
oftbe Farmers and Mechanics Bank of West
Minister. took trip of ll5 miles on his
bicyee last Sunday.
After several days of pretty warm weather,
there was refreshing shower on Tuesday
afternoon and fall in the temperature of
seventeen degrees
The delivery wagons of Westminster mer-
chants are the handsomest in the state. Just
observe those of Derr & Son, Miller Bros. and
Wm. y. Keeier. for example.
The factory of the Westminster Ice and
Cold Storage Company was started on the
9Th and is now turning out daily about seven
tons of the purest ice in the State.
Forty.fve tickets were sold at Westminster
on Wednesday morning for the excursion of
the Union Bridge Band to Baltimore. Five
cireus excursion tickets were sold also.
Last Saturday W. II. Harrison, of Mt. Airy
district, was drawn as a juror to serve in place
of R. J. Glisau, and Uriah Bixer, of West
minister district in place of John Gait.
DR.. George T. Motter, of Taneytown, has
been elected a director of the Western Mary
land Telephone Company of Carroll County
in the place of A. II. Huber, resigned.
The Methodist Protestant Home for the
Aged, in this city, is being put in order, and
will be opened about the LIST OF July II will
be in charge of Mrs Josephine Bale, matron.
The present Mayor and Common Council
Of Westminster will close up the business of
their administration on Monday night next
and the new Mayor and Council will assume
the reins of government.
If the bed of Main Street, this city, is not
soon remetaed there will have to be an in
crease of taxation to have it put in good con-
dition. 1t is still good, but is wearing rapidly
nnder the heavy and continuous hauling.
On Monday afternoon a two -year-old son of
Rev. A. d. Melvin, of Westminster, fell into
the cellar at his fathers residence, cutting
cash in his chin about u inches long, and
also causing a hemorrhage Of the ears. Dr.
u. /. Bot rendered necessary attention.
The County Democratic Central Committee
will meet in this city on Monday morning
next, at 10 o clock, to fix dates for primaries
and convention. The county convention will
select five delegates to the state convention,
which will meet in Baltimore on June 10.
Edward O. Weant trustee, sold at public
sale on Wednesday, the Baltzer Fox property,
containing 5 acres, rood and 10 square
perches of land, and improved by a 2-story
frame house, situated about two miles north
west Of Double Pipe Creek. to Granville S. j.
Fox, for $500.
The Carroll County Trotting, Riding and
Pleasure Association has elected the following
officers for the ensuing year: President,
Joseph w. Smith; Secretary, John +. Stone
sier directors, S. c. Wickert, John L.
Eekenrode, John J. Reese, DR.. Joseph T.
Herring, Elias B. Arnold.
The Western Maryland College Base Ball
GLIB hung the scalp of the ST. Johns Club to
lis belt last Saturday by score of to IS
has always beaten and the scalp was taken
on The St. Johns ground. The Western
Maryland Club has beaten all antagonists, and
has struck and maintained rapid pace that
no College club has been able to check.
The Maryland Chassis of the Reformed
Church has elected delegates TO the General
Synod of the United States. which meets at
Dayton, Ohio, May %. Rev. Calvin 5.
Slagle, Of Westminster, is an alternate minis
teria delegate and j. T. Brown is an elder
delegate. The next meeting of the MARYLAND
Chassis will be held in Westminster beginning
May 10, 1897
As the ADVOCATE is circulated in Westmin-
ster on Friday evening, attention is called TO
the musicale at the NJ. p. Church, Friday
evening, May Is, at o;clock, for the benefit
Of the Home for the Aged, located in this
city. The musicale will be under the diree-
ton of Miss Anna Shriver, organiSt of the
church. The program is good, and the OBJ
ject worthy one.
The will of John II. Gore was probated in
the Orphans Court of Baltimore county on
Wednesday. Tes,ator leaves to his wife,
Ruth Gore, life interest in his farm, contain
ing III acres, which will finally pass to his
children, Harry Bernard Gore and Isabel
Gore. He leaves farm containing 300
acres, in Carroll county, to his children. His
wife is appointed executrix.
Miss Clara r. Eckenrode. daughter of Mr..
1shn f. Eckenrode, of Westminster and
William E. Staub, of Frederick. were married
in Baltimore last Sunday. Accompanied by
her brother, George Eckenrode, and Miss
Carrie Thomson. the couple drove to Reisters-
iowa and took the electric ears for Baltimore
where they were married by Father Reardon
at the Cardinal residence. Sunday weddings
are getting fashionable in this section.
Rev. Jesse Higgins, rector of Ascension
Church, this city, gave record of events in
The parish during the past year, in his sermon
lass Sunday, feelingly and beautifully referring
10 seBs of his flock who have passed away
during the year. and to Mrs. Catharine Shell
man, who is nOs the only survivor of the first
GpFshippers in Ascension Church. When
the tiftieth anniversary q? the church was eel
ebrated in 1894, Col. Manisby, Miss I4ncreta
Van Bibher aud Mrs. Shellman were tho only
survivors.
Al the close of business on May :, the time
ihe last statement was called, the national
banks of Carroll had on deposit S497, 724.TS,
As follows; First National of Westminster,
Slio,656.0s; Union National of Westminster,
PA, &c., 49, Farmers and Mechanics of
Westminster, SSS, S94. IS, and First National
o. New Windsor, Ss5. 234.6a. The Wesimin-
SER Savings Institution has over $500, 600 on
deposit; Geo. H. Birnie & Co., Taneytown,
Slo6, go; Taneytown Savings Bank, SIS, 900;
farrell County Savings Bank, of Uniontown,
a95,eO0. This makes total of over S1,23l,
~, and there are private bankers at Union
Bridge and Mt Airy.
y. Gebr Smith died Ia this city on Monday
Isl ia MS 2Sfh year, He had been I'll tor
some time with consumption, and his death
had been anticipated for several weeks. He
was y; the son Of the late Edward L. Smith, Of
Westminster, who died with consumption
some ten or twelve years ago, and a grandson
o. the late Denton Gehr He leaves wife
1 Y no children. Mrs Harry Allison, of
=. Hesimnster, is his only sister. His funeral
, %. place on Wednesday. at Grace lutheran
! hereb. The intenneni was at Westminster
cemetery. The pall-bearess were james II.
tiis'ri. Joseph b. Zcpp. .lehp /. Reiis.J,er.
", i,rask ]. SiiaeiFer. Harry G. Allaagh
all Miiiiam Il. Anders
gcitleinan resting about four miles
ifoin tins city, whiis here On business Monday
ailefnonn, had the misfortune 10 lose hrs
hocketbook while driving along Main street.
fortunately it was picked up by Eugenia.
eiuest daughter of DR. George d. Fouke. who
sase Il TO her father The gentleman made u
seh rs search for the book but could not
IN una It. About : p. m, while talking with u
friend about his loss, DR.. Fouke passed. and
~ rearing something abouta poekei-book being
.'sl' sand did you lose one. can you describe
!. and ITS eoutentsy' Yes. said the loser,
anu did so. The Dr. said my daughter fonnd
- 10 say the gentleman was happy hardly
Expresses il. and he insisted on literally
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