The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-10-02
LOCAL BREvITIES.

LOCAL BREvITIES.
Mr.. Frederick Himler, of this city, has re-
sumed duty as fireman at the Baltimore Gus
tom House.
The Bows Meeting will be held at Carroll
Hall, Westminster, every Saturday afternoon
at $50 o o'clock.
The receipts of the Westminster postofiiee
amounted to $5,974.7G this year, $3.50
greater than the year previous.
C. F. Myers, of Union Bridge, has pur-
chased the cigar box factory of Messrs. Fnrney
4 Morningstar, and moved to the Rink.
The Union Bridge Fire Company has pur
chased the property of Mr.. Vim. Wood, tor
S250O, and will use it as a freman's hall.
Mr.. Herbert L. Bowers. the new proprietor
of Central Hotel. this city, has arrived with
his family and is busy getting the house ready
for guests.
Green street, this city, is being improved
from Belle Grove Square TO Liberty street.
The roadway is being putin first eondi-
ton and new sidewalks are to be laid.
In todays supplement to the ADVOCATE,
made necessary by an unusual pressure OF
advertisements, will be found a very interest
ing story, some poetry and advertisements.
Mr.. Charles S. Roop, formerly of Westmin
ster. who has been employed in the Balti-
more postoffice for some years, has been
transferred TO the free delivery system at
Washington, d. c.
Contributors to the Flower Mission this
week were Mrs. Samuel Herr, Mrs. ii. ).
Roop. Mrs. Thos Mather, Mrs. John Utz,
Miss Nan Zepp, Miss Helen Baer, Miss Belle
Nygren and Miss Frank Paerre.
The County Commissioners ON Monday
were engaged in general routine business.
Ia consideration of the protection afforded the
county buildings by the Westminster Fire De-
parted the Commissioners donated $500 to the
Department
Plans are being drawn for a handsome
dwelling for Mr.. John l.. Reifsnider, Jr, this
city. 1t will be erected on the lot adjoining
his fathers residence, Immediately opposite
the residence of Prof Mcdaniel. on the col
Iege grounds.
Mr.. Simon P. Weaver of this city, exhibited
at the ADVOCATE office on Thursday some
second crop raspberries, taken from bush
IN his garden. The twig had a number of
ripe raspberries, of full size, and quite num-
Der more green ones.
Miss Sarah C. Trump, Miss Nettie Miller,
Mrs Lizzie Wolf Mrs. NJ. Z. Mather, Miss
Elizabeth Herr, Of this county, were delegates
to the annual meeting of the State Woman's
Christian Temperance Union which met in
Baltimore this week.
Mr.. Frank P. Wilson, an expert electrician,
from Baltimore, has been employed as super
intendent by the Western Maryland Telephone
Company of Carroll County. Mr.. Wilson ar
rived here this week and took charge of the
lines and exchanges.
Registrars of Voters sit next Tuesday, De-
tober 5, from a. IN. until p. M, for the last
time for registering voters. If you registered
last year you do not have to register again.
Persons who will be q years old by election
day will be entitled to register next Tuesday.
The directors of the Washington, Westmin
ster and Gettysburg Railroad Company had
consultation at Gettysburg last week with some
capitalists who made proposition to build
the road Another meeting was held IN
Baltimore on Tuesday, and further consid-
Grafton of the matter was postponed for thirty
days.
Charles Angel, son of Thomas Angel, Of
Taneytown, had his left hand badly injured
by the bursting of an overloaded gun on Mon
day The thumb and second finger were lit
orally blown off and the hand and other
fingers lacerated and shattered. Drs. Motter
and Seis amputated the stump of the thumb
aud second finger ami it may become neces-
sary to remove the entire hand.
Mr.. L. Randolph Waesche, of Thurmont,
a brother of Mr.. Jos. A. Waesche, OF West
minister, was nominated for the House of Del
egates by the Frederick County Democratic
Convention last Saturday, and Mr.. Reuben
Saylor, living near Union Bridge, for County
Commissioner. If the other nominations are
as good as these the Frederick Democrats
have presented an excellent ticket
A covey Of par ridges flew into this city
about noon on Tuesday, having been fright
ened. no doubt, by dogs. They alighted in
the trees at the home of Mr.. Charles G. Cor
such. Sportsmen looked at them with longing
eyes, but they could not shoot them for two
reasons-the season for shooting has NOT ar
rived and it is unlawful to discharge firearms
within the corporate limits OF Westminster
Notice is given in another column that
books will be open to receive subscriptions to
the stock of the Washington, Westminster and
Gettysburg Railroad Company at the Office of
Vim. B. Thomas, in Westminster, from 10
o clock a. m. to 4 clock p. M, on Novem-
Der = Every property owner in Westmin
ster should subscribe to the stock in the pro-
norton as he believes the railroad will benefit
him, and every person holding property on
the road throughout the county should sub
scribe in a like manner.
Hicks, in his October predictions, says
About the Sd, warmer weather will set IN
and from about that date to 9th low barome-
ter resulting in storms will pass eastward over
the country. Between this and the reaction
AIRY storms due about 9th, 10th, high barom-
eter and very frosty nights will prevail
About full moon look for autumna storms
aud prepare for much colder weather for sew
eraI DAYS thereafter. From about 18th to
18th falls another storm period, bringn
change to much warmer. falling barometer
and more autumnal storms. After each De-
tober storm area passes east of your section,
look for change to cooler with frosts. The
Dist, 22d, are centers of reactionary distur-
Dances. From 18th to 10Th is storm period,
with moon at new in perigee. This calls for
many hard storms on land, lake and sea. A
cold wave, with snow north, will follow this
period.