The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-02-01
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITIES.

Tomorrow, February I'd, is grounding
day.
soldiers pension has been granted to
Theodore B. Havner, Of Harvey.
Mr.. W. K. Leppo, of Bachman's Mills,
Killed the champion hog of the season. 1t
weighed 690l pounds.
Mr.. David W. Ridgely, father-in-law of
Ex.Gov Brown, died at his residence in Bal
timore on Monday, aged II years.
Mrs. Ann Fitch, widow of Henry S. Fitch,
formerly of Finksburg Station, this county,
died at her home at 0wings' Mills on Friday
of last week.
The Westminster Fire Department will
meet at St Johns Hall next Wednesday even
ing, at 7.30 o'clock. All members are re-
quested to be present
Elizabeth Cornell, of Taneytown district,
aged about So years, died at the Aims House
on Monday night. The remains were taken
to Piney Creek cemetery for interment.
Mrs. Bessie Cross wife of John H. Cross,
and daughter of Mrs. Hattie E. Duff. formerly
of near Freedom, this county, died in Balti-
more on Monday morning, aged 20 years.
The ADVOCATE is indebted to Mr.. John
Zentgraf. near this city, for bottle of very
fine grape wine, and to Mr.. James NJ Shell
man, Of near Uniontown, for some excellent
York Imperial apples.
Mr. William 0ursler, of this city, caught a
sucker in Meadow Branch on Wednesday that
measured seventeen inches in length and
weighed two and a half pounds. 1t is said 10
be the largest caught in Carroll streams for
some years. He presented the fish to Mr.. j..
Gore Mills.
Speaker Mudd announced few more COM
mittees on Tuesday, and may have all com
pleted before the session closes. Cover has
been placed on the committee on Public
Records, Smith on the committee on Amend =
ments to the Constitution and Ganter on
Corporations.
The largest apple tree that has come to our
knowledge, was one that was cut down on the
farm of Mr.. J. Wesley Brodbeck, near Line
bOro, last week. The stump measured 23g
feet around where it was sawed of. The tree
was a very large one nearly fifty years ago
when Mr. Br0dbeek's father purchased the
farm.
Mr. Charles Welenoyski's barn was de-
stroyed by an incendiary fire about two weeks
ago. On Monday night Mr.. Welenovski dis
covered an unknown man around his premises,
and he suspected that he wanted to burn his
dgelling. He got his gun and tried to shoot
ha. but to his disappointment the gun was
not loaded. He snapped the gun and the in
trudeF Left,
The lexington Hotel Property in Wash
ingiou, ID. C., nov occupied by Col. VIM. A.
MeKellip, formerly of this city, has been pur-
chased by Rev. F. Menefee, of Baltimore,
aud will be converted into college for young
ladies'. The property is on the outskirts OF
the city, contains about four acres, and is q
most beautiful location. Col. McKellip will
likely return to Westminster and resume the
practice Of law.
The building comnaittee of the Westminster
Fire Department have appointed Miss Mary
b. Shelman to take charge OF tbs sale OF
front bricks for their new building. Miss
Shellman has accepted, and she has power to
call TO her assistance any ladies she desires.
A systematic canvass of the city will be made,
and bricks will be sold OF IS cents each. The
object of this is to have more ornamental
trent than the Department feel able to con-
aruet unaided.
Mr.. Theodore Zimmerman, near Bloom
postoi6ce, purchased last Saturday from Mr..
Thomas Turtle about q acres of land, on the
Washington road, about quarter of a mile
from the corporate limits of Westminster, at
$50 per acre. He will have large summer
boarding house erected, and has already be-
gun Preparations. He purposes having the
grounds beautifully laid off. The land is
nearly as high as Reservoir Hill, and is fully
1900 feet above tide,
branch of the National Building Associa-
tlon of Baltimore has been organized in West
minister. The directors are Jesse T. Shreeve,
Ezra N. Rish, Henry B. Grammer, Jere.
Kinehart, Joseph E. Shreeve, Sami +. Bair,
John I. Roger, John Leffert, John H. Gerke,
Charles Hesson and ]. w. Skunk, Simon p.
Wsaser is president, Henry B. Grammer vice
preslaaRt, Charles E. Herring secretary and
treasurer, and James E. Smith local agent.
The APPRAISERS are Harry A. Case, Jacob F.
Elgln and Jesse Y. Shreeve.
Rev. Samuel Cummings, the blind preacher
who recently preached series of sermons in
the y, y. Church here, has been friend of
AT. Henry Pool, Of this city, for many years.
ne was Mr., Pools pastor thirty years ago,
20 Baltimore county, and while he was here
.ney renewed their old friendship. After he
leit Mr.. Pool sent him box of good things
cabbage, potatoes, apples, oranges, lemons,
hgs, raisins, almonds, ground-auts, candies.
sagat, tea, coffee, box Of envelopes, paper, a
"SfFs' Of money, and other articles.
a very interesting missionary meeting was
aela at Pleasant Grove, on last Tuesday night.
has program was rendered by the Epworth
league before large and appreciative con-
sregaaon, and an excellent address was de-
nVered by Rev. C. d. Smith, supplemented
Y remarks from the pastor Rev. c. r. Dud-
rear, The program was devised and sHperin-
ssnaed by Mrs. Butler Gorsueh, assisted by
a. ms Fannie Caple and Miss Mollie Reid,
me collection for missions, added to previous
eO'eepoas taken during the year, footed
hsasly NO TOR the appointment Atthe close
~ me service the League passed resolu-
W. W., asking the Legislature to enact the Local
Inc hazlett tFansmiiter, designed and man
ny u,sae :, by General Manager r. B. Hazlett
:. .ne Western Maryland Telephone Com
~ psay mas become widely known, Il is equal
.he BEST on the market, and by some Il is
.egafded superior to any. Mr.. Hazleit has
s s"9eIracted to furnish the Viaduct Manufae-
su;ef Company of Baltimore all they need.
sau ~ Thursday shipped 500 transmitters to
;nee 70 90 TO Buenos Ayres, and has an order
IL II. io2 1909 more. On Thursday afternoon
&c. n a. sspt TO Collegeyille, 90 miles
H. lYm rnlladeiphla. by invitation. to explain
Tephone system Of the Western Maryland
\, Smpany, the people there having heard that
mas ~ very efficient, and also to exp)sin the
merits Of his transmiiters.