The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-12-26
LOCAL BREvITIES.


the morning and from to.7 in the evening.
Last Monday, the DIST, was the shortest day
of the year Clsudiness both in the morning
and evening made it seem really shorter than
it really was. The days will now gradually
lengthen until June Dist.
The postoffice in this city will be open on
Christmas and New Years days as follows
From 80 to 100 a. m., from S.45 to 8. 10 Il.
NJ, from 11.50 to 1900 m, from $50 to 6. ID
o. NJ, from $50 to sos p. m.
The public schools of Carroll closed for the
Christmas holidays on Wednesday. At Cen
trail Hall, this city, the scholars were given a
treat, and they came down Centre street each
carrying box, happy as only children can be.
Mr.. William Houck, farmer living near
Taneytewn, died on Wednesday morning, and
his funeral will take place Saturday morning,
2Gth. He was a member of the order OF
Heptasophs. He leaves a wife and one child.
All friends interested in the New Year
dinner to be given to the poor at the W. {;
T. U. Headquarters, Baltimore, will send
donations to Miss Lizzie Hers by Wednesday
morning, S0th. All meats should be cooked.
Our little city was crowded with people on
Saturday afternoon and night The bracing
atmosphere, bright skies, good roads and the
attractive display made by our stores were
some of the causes for the large number oil
visitors.
By an incendiary FIRE ON Friday morning OF
last week, frame twO.story building in the
rear of the Washington House, Manchester, was
burned. The fire was Il fierce one and AS the
water is low in the wells The citizens had
quite scare.
A lady subscriber in Baltimore, in writing
so the ADVOCATE, says-"Last fall | used to
show my neighbors who were hungry for Dem.
ocratic news the ADVOCATE, and one remarked
if this paper could be published in Baltimore
Bryan would have hundreds of votes he will
never get.
E. N. (Bud) Nicodemus, of Wakefield.
killed eight hogs last Saturday that weighed
452, 1881, 4414, 429, All, 40, 1929, 42lf
They were purchased of Mr.. Jacob Brehm,
near Taunery, when they were five weeks old.
1t is conceded that this is the finest pen killed
IN the county this year.
A horse and buggy belonging to Mr. Jacob
,Stonez, of Union Bridge, was stolen on Friday
night Of last week, and were found the next
morning in woods near Mt. Airy. The
thieves wanted TO get to the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad, aud having no further use Tor the
team hitched the horse TO tree and aban'
doned it.
On Thursday evening of last week Linga-
more Lodge, No. 1877, A. f. A. NJ, of Union
vile, Frederick county, elected the following
officers for the ensuing year. Edward l..
Danner wershipful master, j. Edward Murray
senior warden, Peter Sluckbier junior warden,
Capt. E. D. banner secretary and George ID.
Norris treasurer.
Grace Lutheran congregation, this city,
sent II dozen handkerchefs as Christmas
eft to the boys in the Orphans Home at
LoysVille, Pa Eleven dozen were contrib
nted hg the congregation, and one dozen by
Mr.. Wiliiem +. Derr, of the Model Emporium,
who furnished the rest at cost. Gods bless
ing rests upon those who remember the Or
phans.
From Mai. George C. Wedderburn. of Bal
timore, 29l0 Evergreen Terrace, we have re-
ceved calendar for 1897, issued by the
National Life Insurance Company. CT Mont
pelier, Vermont, of which he is agent, The
design is an Indian scene, representing the
meeting of the tribes on Rock Dunder, Lake
Chanplain. The Company that issued the
calendar is one of the best managed in the
country.
Organized bands of burglars are now al
WORK in the country districts BE prepared tc
give them a hospitable reception. The
burglars are ready to go from Il chicken house
to the stable or dwelling, aud take whatever
they can dispose of at the fences" in the
large cities If horse is stolen act promptly.
for in less than "a hours it can pass through =
dozen hands and be so completely changed
thaA its own dam would not know it.
Bows end youths should remember that the
ipavements in front of the churches and the
.actShuIac ~ ba cau,a shoutd ant b.4 uc1I sc
!iaa6ng places oa Sundays or Sunday nights.
Either 20 in or go Away. Interruption to the
exercises viii make Offenders liable to arreS
and punishment. Last Supday evening there
were crowds in front of both the Methodist
Churches, and their conduct was disturbing
to the worshippers.
The postoffices at Union Bridge and Union
vile. 2 few miles away, in Frederick county,
were robbed on Friday night of last week. Al
Unionville, the postofiice is kept in II. c.
SYorman's store. The robbers blew open his
,saie and secured $3.50 cash aud quantity Of
STAMPS At Union Bridge j. ". Little is
postmaster and merchant. His sais was
blown opea and about $3.50 in stamps were
taken but very little money was secured.
Mr.. B. Fl. GTisyold, General Passenger
Agent of the Western Maryland Railroad
Company, and his wife gave dinner at theii
residence, Baltimore, on Monday night, in
honor of the twenty-ifth anniversary Of then
wedding. Mrs Griswold was Miss Carrie
Robertson, Of Hagerstown, Md. Mr.. Girls
void has been connected with the Western
Maryland R. R. Company for over thirty
years, and the employees in his department
presented him with case Of handsome silver.
Comptroller Eckels has called tos state
ment of the condition of the national banks
at the close of business on December II. The
deposits Of the banks of Carroll are usually
less in Decenber than at any other time.
This year, however. they are little less than
usual. The deposits Of the Westminster banks
aggregate 1887 1871 SO, as follows-Union
National SILT, 764.Sl, First National $l45,.
2l4.09, Farmers and Mechanics S7t. 352. so.
The First National of New Windsor had
$S1, 401.92. rhe total for the county is
$41S, S23.Sl.
At an election for directors of the Muiua
Fire Insurance Company of Carroll county,
held on Monday at the Company's Office, this
city the following were chosen-Judge Charles
B. Roberts, DIR. j. W. Herring, Granville S.
Haines, Edward Lynch, David Prugh, Richard
Manning, Granville I. Herring, Edward E.
Reindolar, DR.. j. j. Weaver, and Lewis E.
Shriver Subsequently, DR.. Herring was re
and Treasurer. The twenty-sixth aRnual re
port, just issued, shows that the Company j.
well managed. has 81, 10000 in bank, anf
$2l, G04. so invested funds. has issued AIS;
policies, covering S4,sSO. 1854, and has 1927.
O0S in premium notes.
The following list OF contributors to the
Firsmen's Fair, whose contributors were &C
cidentally omitted from last weeks report
were received through Miss Mary B. Shell
man: Col. J. Frank Supplee, Baltimore
Japan Trading Co., Baltimore; Mrs. DR.
Goslin, Washington, D. c.. Mrs W. s. 0dell
Washington, d. c., Mrs. Lengwell. Mis-.
Longwell, Mrs. Salie Crout, Mrs, john l.
Reifsnider, Miss Louise Reifsnider, Mrs.
Fanny Pearson, Miss Emma Crout, Mrs. j.
Milton ReifsRider, Mrs. SalIie Shipley, Mrs.
S. Simpson, Miss Amanda Stewart. Miss Ida
Lockard. Mrs. J. Rinehart, Miss Lizzie Nus
banm, Miss Hohbie, Westminster; Miss Emma
Reese, Cranberry; Mrs. Scribner. Freedom
Miss Runkles, Mt Airy; and several friends
sn the country.