The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-03-06
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREYITIES.

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Roy Ponder, of Westminster, has enlisted
in the United States cavalry, and is at Fort
Meyer, Virginia
Several houses, it is said. will be built on
Fair Ground Hill this spring. This suburb of
Westminster will be quite village.
During February there were Al deeds, Il
mortgages and 6 bills of sale recorded at the
Clerks Office, and % marriage licenses were
issued.
Those who enjoy little trot should rise
early enough TO witness the hustling of the
several nail carriers every morning. Some
of the critters move very lively.
The Carroll FIGURING Mill, of this city, has
had two improved dust collectors put in. The
mill was equipped with seven before, and
these two will do the work they did and better.
A Baltimore subscriber writes Enclosed
find one dollar for a renewal to the ADVOCATE;
] can't do without it. Another subscriber
at Tyrone. Pa, in renewing his subscription,
syrites-s'I would be lost without the ADyo
CATE"
The County Commissioners were in session
on Monday. A number Of persons we're on
hand, expecting the appointment of District
Road Supervisors, but they were disappointed
in this, as no appointments were made.
Special pensions were allowed as follows: TO
George A. Fowler, New Windsor district,
$500, to Mary n. Hawk, Taneytown district,
$1,000; to James Ruby Hampstead district,
$500; to David N. Ulrich, Woolery's district,
$500; to the widow of William Haines, Frank
lin district, $500
The Baltimore Conference of the NJ. e..
Church is in session in Baltimore Rev. Joel
Brown, of Westminster, is member of the
committee on Conference Claimants. The
Baltimore district reported 100 conversions
and 900 accessions on probation. The East
Baltimore district reported 1862 conversions
and 766 probationers received. The Freder-
lick district had about 1000 conversions. The
Washington district had 500 conversions, and
the West Baltimore district had 750 CONVEX
eions and 68l accessions on probation. The
total conversions reported in the five districts
are over 1000.
If there are not several funerals of young
men and boys in this town before the close of
the year it will not be for the want of almost
incessant cigarette and pipe smoking. School
boys smoke going 10 aud from school and at
recess. If the Office or apprentice boy goes
on an errand be pufs away at a pipe or cigar
cite from the time he leaves bis employers
presence, as a rule, until he returns. Oaly
recently young man fell prone upon his
back, on one Of our principal streets, and re-
ceived severe scalp wound, from the effect
of excessive indulgence in cigarettes. If you
must smoke use the pipe or cigar
The Northern Pacific car, with exhibits of
The products of the soil and forests of Mime
sofa. North Dakota Idaho, Oregon and Wash
-ingtOn was at Westminster on Tuesday and
was an object of much interest. The car was
,thronged all day, and the visitors numbered
perhaps twelve or fifteen hundred. Some of
the visitors contemplate settling in the West
and eagerly studied the exhibits and sought
the descriptive pamphlets that were distri-
buted. The exhibit was very interesting, and
Mr.. L. L. Billingslea and Mr. Stewart, who
travel with the car, we're very attentive to all
and ever ready to describe the exhibits and
answer inquiries.
An ordinance was passed by the city council
of Westminster on Monday night which re-
auires the owners of dogs to have them muzzed
whenever they go on the street Any dog on
the street without muzzle can be taken up
by the bailiff, and the owner will be fined from
81. 90 to $40, and If the fine is not paid i'm
prisonment for ten days in jail is the penalty.
The law will go into effect Apr! /. The OBJ
iect of the law is to protect the public from
rabies. A tax on dogs would not do that.
Those willing or able to pay the tax could
keep their dogs and let them run at large, and
the public could be bitten by them whenever
the dogs we're disposed.
The Postofsee Department has been exper
imenting with free delivery of mails in Tnral
districts in some % States, including Maryland.
The Postmaster General on Monday sent
statement TO Congress showing the operations
of the rural delivery. The only Office in
Maryland having this service is Westminster,
where there are four carriers at a salary OF
$3.50 each per annum. Established October
Is, 1896; area of territory covered l6 miles;
pieces collected and delivered, 1881; cost of
service for December aud January. Sl70.S6;
for the year. $1,000; cost to deliver each piece
sof mail, 2. 4S4 cents. The opinion of the Post
master General and patrons of the Office as to
the advantage of the service is favorable.
The opera Pinafore was given for the third
time on Tuesday night by the same local
talent that rendered it few weeks ago. A
large audience greeted the company, and the
applause that was given the leading charac-
tiers, particularly Josephine, showed high APP
probation oftheir performances. Mr.. Grouse.
as Sir Joseph Porter, excelled himself; Mr..
Crockett, as Dick Deadeye, Mr. Clemson, as
Ralph, and Miss Stouch as Josephine, sang and
acted admirably. Mr.. Kennedy, as Captain
Coreoran, was taken sick short time before
the curtain went up, and under the cireum-
stances did remarkably well. Little Butter
cup, Miss Shriver, was very clever, and the
chorus entered into the opera with spirit.
Hebe, Miss Buckingham, gracefully attended
Sir Joseph.