The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-04-10
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITIES.

LUCAL BKENlllESs
Sulphur Springs Lodge, of New Windsor,
will have its annual excursion to Baltimore
on Saturday, May 9Th.
The ball club Of Western Maryland College
played its first game last Saturday, winning
from the Lafayette club, of Baltimore, by
score of to 6.
The Western Maryland College Glee Club
will give concert at Union Bridge next
Thursday night All who attend will be
highly entertained.
Next week is Holy Week in the Church
calendar. with Holy Thursday and Good Fri
day, and Sunday, the 18th, is Easter. To.
morrow is Palm Sunday.
Mr. John T. Richter, of Medford, has
bought the farm of w. E. Williams, contain
ing 81 acres, near War6eldsburg, for $780,
Jesse Myers will remain as tenant on the
farm.
Senator George L. Wellington was unable
to meet his engagement to lecture on Martin
Luther at Grace Lutheran Church here last
Tuesday night. Heis expected next Tuesday
night.
Mr.. S. C. Chipley, who kept store in Mid
dleburg a number of years, recently bought
the Coldspring Creamery, on the New Wind,
sor pike He will conduct the creamery and
a store.
We don't know anything about it, ut the
ladies il charge of the children's carnival and
Easter egg rolling at Winchester Place on
e .ster Monday. at 2 p. m. say there will be
lots offun for young and old. Don't forget it.
George Alban, while cutting timber near
Miller's Station, was seriously hurt, an mar
rowly escaped fatal injuries, from a falling
tree His left leg was caught between the
tree and n LOG. and the calf was literally torn
from the bone.
Mr.. Charles T. Reifsnider, assignee of
mortgage, sold on Monday last two tracts of
land Of Jacob Fifer and wife, in Freedom
district, near Woodbine. One tract contained
1876 acres and the other 104 acres, and both
were sold to VIM. l.. Hammond for about
$4,000.
A number of aged people cave died in
Adams county, Pa, recently, viz Mrs.
David Troxel, on the 3D. in her 18th year;
Mrs. John Spangler, on March "a, in her 10Th
year; George Swope, on March Both, in his
72d year, and on the 31st ultimo, Mrs. Sarah
Lohr, agei so years.
Union Bridge had lively town election on
Monday. No politics were involved only
rivalry for office. Several tickets were in the
field. and these officers were elected-William
Wood, mayor; Philip B. Myers, Silas d. Sen
seney Samuel Repp, Robert 0. Fuss and
Benjamin T. Phillips councilmen.
In lieu of the usual and long Arbor Day
exercises at Central Hall School, this city,
Prof. S. 7. Ford, the elecutionist and reeiter,
has been engaged to give entertainment at
clock, at the school house, on next We'd
nesday evening, April IA. Prof. Ford is well
known in this city and no doubt large audi
ence will greet him.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Stull, while driving
in a buggy on the road leading from ramp
stead to Houcksville, were tn own to the
ground by the breaking of the king bolt anc
Mrs. Stuil was badly hurt, receiving wound
in the head, and being severely bruised about
the body. Mr.. Stull was badly shaken up,
but escaped serious injury.
A grain dealer last week called the ADyo-
Gates attention to the fact that wheat was
then sixteen cents bushel less than in .Janu-
airy, and said that in his opinion the price
would fall to sixty cents a bushel by harvest
time. There was decline of two cents by
last Monday, and on Wednesday there was a
sharp decline, the price going three cents
lower.
st. Beniamin's Lutheran Sunday school
was reorganized last Sunday, and the 70 low
ing officers chosen: Calvin Starner, Sr.,
superintendent; NJ. I. Yeser, assistant super
intendent; William E. Starner, secretary;
Holly Dell, assistant secretary; Daniel b.
Schaeffer, treasurer; Edgar Schaeffer, libra
rian; Oliver Schaefer, assistant librarian;
Mrs. S. A. Diehl superintendent of infant de-
partment and Mrs. Charles Reese assistant.
Mr. William B. Thomas of this city, Sc
cured verdict in the Howard county Circuit
Court on Tuesday, against John Weyprecht,
involving a suit for $500 on promisory note,
said to have been executed By the Monumen-
tai Manufacturing Company, Of Wheeling, W.
Va. Attorney General Clabaugh and Joseph
d. NJ. Guire were counsel for plaintiff. The
case was tried in Baltimore county in 1895,
resulting in disagreement of jury, was then
removed to this county and then to Howard.
Mrs. Chas. H. Comfort died in Gettysburg,
Pa, on the 9th instant A week previous she
was enjoying good health but on Tuesday
aight she had a bad attack of pleurisy, which
gater turned to pneumonia, of which she died.
She was in her 66 year. Mrs. Comfort was
born in Germany, and was the daughter of
Henry Garlach. she is the last of the family.
The deceased leaves a husband and three
daughters, Mrs. John Thorn, of Gettysburg;
Mrs Rev. Frank Garland, of Taneytown, and
Mrs. Walter Wilmer, of Blltimore.
An election for directors of the Land, M
proysmspt, Loan and Manufacturing Com
pany of Westminster, on Monday, the follow
ing were re-eleeted-Edward Lynch, Charles
H. Vanderlord George w. Albaugh William
A. Thomas, Grove A. Shipley, John j. Reese,
Milton Schaeffer aud Fred. d. Mill +. The
board organized by re eecting Edward Lynch
president, Charles H. Vanderford secretary,
George w. Albaugh treasurer and William
H. Thomas counsel. A dividend OF four per
cent was declared, payable Immediately.
Rev. A. D. Melvin, of Westminster, was
ell cted President of the Maryland Annual
Conference of the Methodist Protestant
Church on Wednesday on the second ballot.
He received 127 votes to 68 for Revs. f. I.
Little, j. L. Mills and f. I. Tagg. After the
election the balance ofthe FIRST day of the Con
ference was occupied in hearing the report OF
tie retiring president, Rev. DR.. Kinzer, the
appointment of committees and tributes to de-
ceased members. The memorial of Rev. DR..
j.. T. Ward was read by DR.. S. B. Souther.
land.
Col. John NJ Hood, President of the Yves
tern Maryland Railroad, was "a years of age
on Wednesday, and the ADVOCATE extends
It's congratulations to him. He is native OF
Carroll. having been born at "Bowling
Green near SykesVile. and an able apC
energetic railroad president. Although the
road has been hampered by debt and Other
disadvantages he has extended lines in many
directions, improved the bed. added many
fine stations, and bettered the equipment, and
made the road one o the best contributors tC
the trade of Baltimore, Long life and success;
to him.