The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-02-15

Harry Smith, sexton of Ascension Church.
this city, died on Wednesday with consumn'
ton.
John I. Fogle has been appointed Justice
OF the peace in Taneytown, in the Mace of
George A. Flickinger, deceased.
Editor Cassell, of the Catoctin Clarion this
week gave up his paper to the ladies of Tbnr.
mont, and they have done very creditable
work '"o'e
Mr.. A. +. Oursler, near Patapseo. commit.
mented the ADVOCATE yesterday with a basle,
OF fine apples. That was a valentine .1witb
some style to it"
Prot. Harry Watson, formerly of Western
Maryland College, now a student Mt YaIe
College, New Haven, Connecticut. is ouite
sick with diphtheria
Mr.. John C. Buckley, Of New Windsor. has
purchased for $500 per acre, the farm of the
late Jesse l.. Devilbiss, containing 100 acres.
one mile east Of New Windsor.
Part of the slate roof and the chimney were
blown from the residence of Mr.. George r.
Bowman, near Silver Run on Tuesday. He
was at dinner at the time and the house shook
violently, his chair seeming to turn under him,
Pieces of the slate were driven into the boards
of adjacent buildings.
The house of J. Q. Stitely, near Goodwin
quarries, mile from Westminster. and oc-
eupled by Jack Bennett, was destroyed by fire
on Thursday night, near midnight Mr..
Bennett went to Baltimore on Thursday to
look for work and his wife and two children
were in this city. The house and contents
were totally destroyed
Henry D. Franklin, well-known citizen of
Iaylorsville, died last week, in his seventy.
nth year. He was member of the Metho-
knICnnINal o.,1
He leaves six daughters, five of whom reside
in Baltimore, and one son, Mr.. Byron A.
Franklin, of New York city. Another son,
Mr.. James A. Franklin, died in Iowa about
menth ago.
Mr.. Jacob Burlington, formerly of Middle
burg district, this county, died suddenly at his
residence, east Preston street, Baltimore, on
Tuesday last, in his 18th year, as result of
stroke of paralysis received the Saturday pre-
vlous. he was brother of DR.. John Fuss
Burlington, of New Windsor, who died on
February 3. A widow, three sons and one
daughter survive him.
Mr.. Henry Warner died suddenly at his
residence in this city about five O'Clock on
Thursday afternoon, of paralysis. He was
sitting in a chair at the time. His age was II
years, l month and days. The funeral will
take place this Saturday afternoon, leaving
the house at one O'Clock and proceeding to
Meadow Branch Westinghouse. Elder Charles
Bonsack will of6ciate.
One day last week an attempt was made to
bunco David Barrick, a we'll known farmer,
who owns several farms near Walkersville,
Frederick county. A well-dressed young
man called upon Mr.. Barrick, said he was a
son of Judge Roberts, of Westminster, exhib-
tied a roll of money and said he wanted to
buy farm. Mr.. Barrick took him out to
look over the land, and while they were
standing along the road another young man
drove up in buggy. He and the first man
claimed TO know each other, and the second
stranger said that he was on his way to Fred
erick to deposit some money for his sister at
Liberty, who had just come into the posses
sion of some property. The two finally en-
gagged in game of cards, and later the man
representing himself as young Roberts walked
away as if TO further inspect the farm. The
other stranger then endeavored to engage
Barrick in the game, but the farmer had his
suspicious aroused and declined to have any
thing to do with it. Both the strangers dis
played rolls of money, and after failing in
their scheme went away together.