The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-10-03
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LUCAL BREyITIES.

LOCAL BREVIIlES.
If YOU are not registered yon cannot vote
in November.
Adam Yingling, near Union Mills, raised
sweet potato weighing 81 pounds.
The Boys Meeting will start again this
Saturday afternoon, at $50 o clock in Car
roll Hall.
Tuesday and Wednesday next, October q
and I, are the last days of registration. The
sitting on October Is is for reciSion only.
By an apportionment of the public school
fund lust made Carroll will receive So, LAG. "A
for white schools and S26l.4 for colored.
The C. Z. social, which was to have been
held October I'd, was postponed until Friday,
October 9th, at 7.30 p. m. in the lecture room
of the NJ. p Church.
Every member of the Westminster Fire De
partment is expected to be present at the reg
nlar meeting next "Wednesday night, at st.
Johns schoolhouse.
Mr.. Robert c. Frizzell, of this city, has Sc
cured the contract to furnish the brick for the
Alumni Hall at Western Maryland College.
About 750, 900 bricks will be required.
A meeting of the ladies and friends OF the
Firemen's Fair will be held at the City Coun-
ell Chamber, Wantz Building, Tuesday night,
October g. Fair will be held October lI-2i.
At Harvey. on Monday, while Mrs: L..
Witherow was out, her Oldest boy got hold OF
a bottle of laudanum and gave it TO the baby.
Antidotes were administered and the child 5
life saved.
Alexander Fl. Robertson was on Wednesday
nominated for Associate Judge of the Supreme
Bench of Baltimore by the Democrats. MI
Robertson was once resident of Westminster
and practiced law here.
Col. R. NJ. Polk died suddenly OF heart
failure, on Thursday morning, at his home,
1O4 Aisauith street. Baltimore, aged IS years.
Col. Polk owned the City Hotel, this city,
and was well known here.
Mr.. Louis Dielman had livedin New Wind
sor Just fifty years ON October l. He was
warmly congratulated, and the event was
marked by foaming lager, schweizer. Timber
ger and rye bread sandwiches.
Through the recommendation of Mr.. A. W.
Maehen, of the Post Office Department, whose
family spend the summer in this city, Carroll
county has been selected TO try the experiment
of daily free delivery through the rural sec
tons.
Mr.. Harry C. Keefer has been elected
delegate and Mr.. F. T. Babylon alternate TO
represent Grace Lutheran Church, this city,
at the approaching convention of the Mary
land Synod, which meets at Cumberland, De
t0ber S-13.
Remains of S. Ella Burgoon, aged 30 years
were inferred in the cemetery of the NJ. l..
Church at Union Mills, on Friday of last
week, Rev. j. B. Graham, her pastor, otiiciat-
ing. She had been sufferer for many years
from epilepsy.
Full report of the registration could not be
procured this week. The total number regis
tered in Tanevtown is 50; in Woolerys 5l2;
in Freedom, AS in first precinct and $40 IN
second, making 1885, in Westminster, hrSt
precinct $50 and 657 in the second, making
1889; Franklin 2Tg: Union Bridge 345; Mt.
Airy 2S2.
Stone Chapel, NJ. E. Church, was the
REGIMENT of three handsome presents lew
DAYS ago. A silver communion service from
l.. NJ. Selman, silver collection plates from
A. L. Duvall and wife, each handsomely en-
grayed with church. date and donors name,
and fine linen communion cloth from Mrs
i. j. Manahan.
Mr.. VIM. D. Bowers, son of the late John
Bowers, of this city, and brother OF Mr..
John d. Bowers and Mrs. o. ID. Gilbert. was
married at Seward, Nebraska, on September
"a. TO Miss katherine King. The Seward
Daily Chronicle saws ''the groom is quite
weil.known as assistant county treasurer and
she most popular bachelor in this community.
A change in the train schedule went into
effect last Sunday on the Western Maryland
Railroad. The Blue Mountain train has been
discontinued, also the train that left here at
100 in the morning for Baltimore. The milk
train leaves Westminster now Mt 6.4' III the
morning, and returning leaves Baltimore at
Cos in the evening, arriving here at 100.
The time of other trains remain nearly the
e. Del l.ao,r Wnsf m n
at 9. 0. M, l. 16, 4.24 and COG p. m. They
arrive at 0. 81 and 1l.53 a. m. and 5.42 p. m.
A rally of the Epworth Leagues of the West
Baltimore District Of the NJ. 4. Church, will
he held at Centenary Church, Westminster.
October 3 and 4. Today, at 7.45 p, M, ser
vice will be opened by an address of welcome
and response. to be followed by social song
service. The services tomorrow will be-9.3O
a. IN. love feast; 1890 n. m. sermon by Rev.
w. A. Koontz, of Baltimore; $50 p. M,
Junior League meeting; $50 p. M. platform
meeting, topic, spiritual life; 4.45 p. m. open
air meeting at the depot; 7.45 p. NJ, song
service, followed by revival service.
On Sunday, September 6, Mrs. HUFF, wife
of Mr.. John Huff. a son Of Mr.. Gersham Hut,
of this city, met with a severe accident near
her home. at Decatur, Illinois. She and her
daughter. Miss Ida, and Mrs. Joseph Berry
started ia buggy to visit some friends IN the
country. Their horse became frightened at
large white umbrella ON approaching
buggy. and turned suddenly aud upset the
buggy. The ladies were thrown out. Mrs.
HUFF had rib dislocated aud received other
internal injuries. Miss HUFF had her left
ankle disIoeated, an ankle bone broken and
received severe bruises. Mrs. Berry was not
so seriously injured. The buggy was almost
q total wreck.
The ''openings'' of Miller Bros. and VIM.
+. Derr last Saturday, which we're extensively
advertised, brought several thousands of PEG
pie to Westminster. Some idea Of the crowds
that thronged their stores may be gathered
from the facts that Derr gave out 1900 souye-
Mrs and could not supply the demand, and
Miller Bros. gave out 2240 cakes of soap. and
only one cake to each adult visitor. All the
other stores proEled by the crowd in town,
and altogether il was great day for business
in Westminster The enterprise of our young
merchants, and the handsome stores and large
stocks they carry deserve more particular
mention, but the demand upon our columns
this week will not permit it.