The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-12-12
SATURDAY, DECEMBER IL. 1896.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITIES.

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The ADVOCATE for one year.
The funeral of Mr.. Samuel Hughes took
Mace on Monday and was largely attended,
there being fully so vehicles present
Mrs. Ezra Frock, daughter of the late Elias
Bixler, of Bachman's Valley, died on Sunday
night last. She leaves number of small
children.
The new railway station will have both gas
and electric lights The building was lighted
up last week to see if pipes. wires, &C., were
in good order.
The bicycle that was put up for rattle by
Mr.. A. Fl. Wentz, of this city, was drawn for
last Saturday and won by his brother, who
lives in Hanover.
By the will of the late j. d. Laird, of San
Francisco. California, Miss Helen Champion,
of Frederick county, inherits 1000, and Rev.
]. d. Thomas, of Sykesville, $1,000.
A small stable on the farm of Mr.. John
Bankert. near this city, was burned on Sun
day last. The building contained calf and
some hay and provender which were burned.
Samuel Roop. near Iinwood, shot hawk
.on Monday, that measured feet 4 inches
from tin to tip of wing. 1t was his FIRST effort
with tSae and he was much pleased with his
success.
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.acy Mill, near Harvey, died on Monday last,
of paralysis. aged 81 years. He leaves wife
and six sons. His funeral took place at
Harvey on Thursday.
St. Johns congregation, this city, took
possession of the parsonage on Thursday
night and left many evidences of their esteem
for their pastor, for which Rev. Father
Cassidy returned thanks.
A doll bedstead was won at the recent
Firemen's Fair by Robert Bowie or Gowie.
The ladies in charge OF the doll table have
been unable to find the owner. Unless
claimed by January LIST, it will be disposed of
by sale.
Sneak thieves are at work in this city. See
that your front, back and cellar doors are
secured, also those on outbuildiIgs. Those
who come to town after night in vehicles
should place their robes and blankets in secure
places.
On Sunday about fifty members of West
minister Lodge, No, Al, Independent Order
of Mechanics, attended Grace Lutheran
Church, this city, and heard sermon espec
tally addressed to them by the pastor, Rev. 2.
II. Miller.
A gentleman at McKinstry's Mill, whose
subscription to the ADVOCATE expired this
week, renewed by paving two dollars carrying
his date to December, 1898. He also
remarked SIT would be impossible for me TO
do without the Advocate.
Jacob H. Babylon, son of the late Michael
Babylon, died at the residence Of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Lippy, near Deep Run, in Myers
district, on Sunday night. November 18th,
from paralysis. he was aged 80 years, 10
months and days. He leaves six children.
David Webster, white, and Samuel Chase,
colored, got into an alteration at Sykesvlle
Tuesday morning, and Chase struck Webster
over the head with club, injurlng him serl-
1uusly. Constable Dougherty succeeded IN
.arnesting Chase on Thursday and placed him
in jail.
Mrs. Marcus D. L. Pickett died at the resi-
.dence Of her husband near Winfield. on We'd
inesday night, of consumption from which she
had long been a sufferer Her funeral will
take place from Ebenezer Church this (Satur
day. morning at 10 o'clock. She leaves six
children.
The committee in charge of The recent fair
and festival for the benefit of the Westmin-
ster Fire Department will not be ready to
make report on the result of the undertake
ing for some time. The proceeds are over
$1,000, and contributions ofmoney and articles
are still coming in.
Services in commemoratiOn of their dead
were held last Sunday by the Brotherhood of
Protective Order Of Elks. In Baltimore the
services were held at the Academy of Music.
The chief address was made by Mr.. James A.
Difenbaugh, of this city, who is the lecturing
knight of the local order.
Mr.. Henry Marker, a Rell-known farmer,
died at his home, near Warfeldsburg, on Fri
day of last week, after less thaa weeks ILL.,
ness, IN his Goth year. He was for many
years member of Grace Lutheran Church,
of this city. He leaves widow and enc
daughter-Mrs. McGrain, of Baltimore.
Messrs n. l. GoFsuch & Son, of this city,
have an order for 500 barrels of Passover
Flour for large Jewish baker Of Baltimore.
Several Rabbis of the city visited the mill on
Monday and purified it by their process, and
the manufacture of the -four began. A repre-
sentative of the Rabbits remained at the mil
and branded each barrel of flour as it came
from the packer.
On Thursday morning the dead body of
Mr., George Stimmel was found near the
Finksburg tollgate. He was AZ years old and
leaves q wife and one son. Mr.. Stmmel had
been suffering from heart disease for some
time, and from which he died. He had been
living on the farm of Mrs. George Armacost
for number of years, and was greatly re-
spected by large circle of friends. His
funeral took place yesterday friday after
aeon.
In reference to the report that the Western
Maryland Railroad would remove its shops
srsp Union Bridge to Hagerstown, President
Hood stated that the company had no such
intentios. For some time the company has
contemplated the establishment eff divisional
shops at Hagerstown or at Williamsport.
The Union Bridge shops handle the repair
work of the main line and part of the work of
the Hanover division. They are well equpp-
ed, and their location is considered adyanta-
geous. Shops built at or near Hagerstown
would be an addition to the Union Bridge
shops and the latter would not be removed.
The season for calendars for the next year
is at hand The first one to come to hand is
that issued by the Pope Manufacturing Com
pany, at Hartford, Connecticut, that makes
and most valuable one, for il has room for
memoranda, whereby business engagements
and other facts .can be recorded so that no
mistakes ef dates can be made. While the
calendar is an advertisement, it also contains
many valuable quotations from writer's of
prominence. The Shut-in- Friend, published
by an afflicted gentleman at Melrose, has also
issued a calendar for 1897. which can be pur-
chased for three cents. We are also indebted
TO Wilson GOODWIN s Insurance Agency OF
this city for a large calendar.
Edward Koontz, of Frederick, died at noon
on Tuesday, aged Gs years. On Thursday
previous he was taken i'll in Westminster.
Mr.. Koontz leaves one son, Edward, and one
daughter Mrs. Daniel Feigley, of Frederick.
He was appointed deputy internal revenue
collector September j, 1898, for Frederick
and Carroll caunties, and continued in office
snntl his death. Mr.. Koontz had been presi-
dent Of the Junior Steam Fire Engine Com
pany Of Frederick over twenty years, and he
was a member of the city council Of Frederick
in 1876 and served as its president for several
terms. Being the oldest active volunteer fire.
saan in the city. the entire fire department
have called meetings to take appropriate ac
ton upon his death.
Fountain Valley Items.