The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-06-20
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITIES.


buucb of small keys are at the ADVOCATE
.ses awaiting their owner. They were
O Uat mn on Main street few days ago.
SH Sullivan. specialist on hydrophobia,
s.nllv inoeeulated fourteen fox hounds for
N, John Z. Stonsifer, near this city.
Michael E. Walsh, Esq, has purchased for
. 5SO cash. the residence and Office of the
i,ts Dr. George s Fouke, on Main street,
ibis city.
Iosenb Myers. aear Tyrone, began cutting
-tost On Tuesday last 1t is the earliest we
taow of Barley harvest began last week.
S Sno, farmers cut wheat today, and many
otbers will do so next week.
The ADVOCATE is under obligations to Ex-
Mayor Sehaefier. an alternate to the st. Louis
convention. for St. Louis papers during The
meeting of the conventions; also TO Mr.. VIM.
VeGinnis for Minneapolis papers.
There was an enjoyable dance at Winchester
Place on Thursday night, arranged and man
'gqd bv Misses Shellman, Shriver and Moore.
Ibont 10 persons were present and 80 couples
II dancers. The New Windsor Orchestra
furnished the music.
The Pen-Mar daily excursion train was put
IN tbe Western MARYLAND Railroad on We'd
nsslay On Sundays the train will stop at
Westminster. New Windsor and Union Bridge
eopgand returning. Sacred concerts will be
rendered by the band at Penmar.
Mr.. Henry Pools famous gooseberry bush
Is loaded this year. 1t is 4 feet inches high
and feet 10 inches around For the past
tbree years he has sold an average of $500
worth of berries from it each year, and this
year he expects tosell $500 worth.
On Tuesday afternoon, about 4 O'Clock,
there was cloud burst at Shipley postofice,
IN Woolery's district. A resident there said
the rain poured down and he thought every
thing would be washed away. Considerable
damage was done to growing crops.
DR.. George 7. Shower, professor of physi-
ology in the Southeran Homeopathic Medical
College of Baltimore. son of Ex-Judge Adam
Shower, of Manchester, this county, received
the degree of A. NJ. from franklin and
MARSHALL College. Lancaster, Pa, its recent
commencement.
Robert Taylor Beck, son of Mr.. R. NJ.
Beck. formerly of this city, now of South
Wexford. Rhode Island, has been nominated
by Congressman Arnold for the next vacant
cadetship at the United States Military
Academy at West Point. Young Beck is
seventeen years old, and was born in this city.
Mr.. Luther H. Hofacker, of Manchester,
has been elected director of the Farmers
and Mechanics National Bank of Westmin-
ster, in place of his father, Ex-Judge David
H. Hoffacker, deceased. Judge Charles b.
Roberts, recently elected President of the
Union National Bank. has resigned as director
and Vice President of the Farmers and Me-
ebanics' Bank.
The Comptroller has Just made the fourth
quarterly apportionment of the public school
fund. Carroll will receive "a, 10. 81 for white
schools, S41O.36 less than usual for the last
quarter, and S528.2l for colored, the usual
amount; Frederick county 1922. So for white
and Sl,52S.93 for colored; Howard 81, 544.75
for white and 81, 029, 4G for colored; Baltimore
county $40, 250.0S for white and 81, 137. 9S for
eolOred.
The Westminster Branch of the Baltimore
Flower Mission will resume its work next
Thursday afternoon, the 25th instant. All
persons having flowers or fruit, and desiring
90 ASSIST in this work are earnestly requested
to send them to the room over NJ. W. Baby
ion's store where they will be received every
week between the hours of $50 and 4.30 p.
N. Receivers and packers, Kittie l.. Noel,
Mamie Rinker
The Children's Fresh Air Society would
like persons in Carroll who can conveniently
do so, take one or more poor children of Bal
hm0re for two weeks, so they can have fresh
air and be re-invigorated. The Society gives
them clean clothing and has them examined
to see that they have no Contagious diseases,
and pays their travelling expenses. If you
want one or two, write to Children's Fresh
Ar Society, ll2 North Charles ST., Baltimore.
Laura Dorsey, colored, wife of Ham.
Dorsey, of Westminster, was arrested Thurs
daylight, for the larceny of gold dress bottoms
rom the premises of Mr.. Henry |. Wilson
last March. She had denied any knowledge
OF the buttons at that time, but when con-
lonied by the States Attorney and Sheriff on
thursday night, and asked to get them, she
again denied having them but little later
produced them. Justice Skunk committed
her.
,, Mr.. John i. Helwig died at his home, near
LaStview, Woolery's district, on May 81, aged
q years, l month and 1G days He left a
wife and six ehildren-Mrs. John Bloom,
Ms Lewis Belt, Mrs. Charles Hansen. Mrs.
Charles Smith, Philip Helwig and Jacob
iAla iullCldi lOOh DlstCt Oli june -
and the pall-bearers were Arthur Hill, John
ShaeIieT, D. D. Byers, Charles Grass, A.
osterhns and John Klee.
Brakeman Edgar f. Morris, of the Balti-
more Potomac Railway, was killed by the
parting OF freight train and the collision OF
ue Two parts a few minutes later in the tunnel
a. baltimore on Sunday morning. He was a
freight brakeman on the Western Maryland
a,aliroad until about six weeks ago he entered
.ne service of the Baltimore & Potomac Com
Hany. lie was the son of Owen C. Morris, Of
Iaoenix, Baltimore county, was thirty-one
years Old and unmarried
The Standard Oil Company have purchased
TOm Mr. Edward Lynch lot of land, just
.oeyond the corporate limits of Westminster,
yst opposite the gas house. Its the purpose
y, 'he company to erect tanks here for coal
Ui, aud make Westminster the distributing
POINT Tor the county. The oil will be drawn
lOn the tanks wheE wanted and be delivered
dealers in tank wagons. A switch is being
,uu INTO the lot, and the company will be
ITS4ay Tor business in about three weeks. Mr..
howard + Schaeffer will be manager for the
company here.
a.. .9n,idrens Day service were held at Pleas
Ss uroye Church on Sunday night last. The
sAurcn was tastefully decorated and the con
s,egauon was overfowing. A very pleasing
.a'ure OF the entertainment was the large
SuaOer Of small children that appeared upon
~, @e Platform at the same time and their
, dai.ed step in moving to and from taking
Msir appointed positions. Their temperance
Az" Is' N which they all heartily joined, de
"sued the audience. Several recitations
h. mr. gwen by older scholars aud the music
w.. he school, quartetts, Duets and solos
ny prominent feature of the entertain
ea us a good collection was taken for the
'-use oil ehristion education.
according to the annual statement of the
r,auees Of the City of Westminster, for the
IN H. ended May IS, Just issued, the receipts o
nsns S.arporation were $l1 ,334.s4 and the ex
~ rsaull'ires $40, 1924 The liabilities of the
ss amount to 81, 42S.03, consisting $90t
ma os issue Of bonds, S25, 900 street improve
sl M. bonds, note for Sl000to Mrs. Sullivan
boso 70 y water Company and S38s.03 due TO
fors During the year $S4s.69 of bills o
,ada 'ei years were paid, the bonded debt wa
NI tee = $1,000. note 10 Meadow Branch Turn
- 70. Tor $500 was taken up, and 81 ,0S
s.s spent on streets and alleys. Some re
Wa ss by Ex-Mayor Schaeffer show tina
or Sis ;A debt is smaller than most town
ov ~e Importance and her tax rate is FAR be
eon.ay OF them. The new Mayor ant
nas4' sn are preparing 10 make street impros c
eon,. e' ana a large amount of stone has beef
Wuaeeed for. Councilman Reese ant
P, er made the contract at Weynesboro
- on Wednesday.