The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-06-19
SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 1897.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITIHS.

Some interesting political matter will be
found on the first page.
The County Democratic Central Committee
will meet in Westminster on Monday morning.
w. S. Wolfe has been appointed postmaster
at Union Bridge, in the place OF }. W. Little,
removed.
Work on the shirt factory building. this
city, is progressing as rapidly as the weather
will permit.
The private schools conducted at public
school houses and other private schools
closed yesterday.
Justice j. Il. Barnes, of Sykesville, fined
Dennis Spriggs $500 and costs for disturbing
sthe peace on June 5.
The thanks of the ADVOCATE are due MIR.
John R. West, of St. Louis, Mo-, for copy
.ofthe Post Dispatch of that city.
Mr.. s. Carr Wickert, of this city, is having
his residence reprinted. John Foutz, OF
Warfeldsburg, is doing the work, with three
assistants.
Walter son Of Lemuel Babylon, of Avon
dale. disocated his right ankle on Tuesday
afternoon The disocaticn is a bad one and
very painful
The cool and rainy weather this week, it is
feared. has caused some damage to the wheat
crop from mildew and smut. Some OF 1t has
been beaten down.
George Barnes, a carpenter, while at work
on dwelling for George Schrade, at Sykes
Vile on Tuesday, fell distance OF twelve
feet and fractured an arm, near the wrist.
Mr.. Joseph A. Leppo, near CarTollton, has
had the appearance Of his house greatly i'm
proved BY coat of paint. The work was
done by VIM Fl. Snyder and John Albangh.
Mr.. Harvey G. Haines, painter Of West
minister. is engaged in painting the following
houses in this city Anchor Hotel, house adj
Joining, Mrs. Frank Pearre'S and Uriah Blk
ler's.
The charges against Thomas Paynter and
John Coppersmith, for an attempted assault
on Grace Shipley, of Westminster, came to
naught before Justice Baer on Friday alter
noon Of last week.
Among those awarded premiums in the
First Intermediate Glass at the commence
ment of 81. Joseph's Academy, on Wednes,,
day, was Miss Julia, daughter of DIR. Edward
d. Wells, of this city.
The report of the robbery of watches, chains
and diamond pins from a number of young
men who have rooms in the Albaugh Block,
on Court street, this city, was only Joke.
No robbery took place.
Westminster Fire Department opened
strawberry and ice cream festival at their
handsome building Thursday night, and will
continue it tonight, Saturday, and Monday
and Tuesday nights of next week.
In our advertising columns will be found q
list of the registrars of voters for this year, APP
pointed by the Board Of Supervisors of Elec-
zion on Wednesday, They are mostly the
saa,e as those who were appointed last year.
The Gettysburg Electric Railway was sold
on Thursday of last week for SOC, 600, TO
Horace A. Doan, of Philadelphia, Max
Reebenaek a director of the Pennsylvania
Railroad. and Luther S. Bent, president of
the Maryland Steel Company.
And now Is the season for the careful CD
cook TO use benziBe or coal oil stoves, thereby
endaneering the lives of the family and de-
stroying the property. Already several per-
sons have been fatally or seriously burned, and
the probabilities are that many more will be-
Mr. John Bernstein, of Westminster, has
three Plymouth Rock pnllets that were Matched
on january 2, and about the first of june be-
gan laying eggs. This is very unusual as
chickens do not usually begin laying until
eight months old. The eggs are about the
size of bantam eggs
.Door-to- Virtue Lodge of Masons, this city,
closed for the summer on Thursday night last
after comforting the Third Degree They also
entertained large delegations from Manchester
and Union Bridge Lodges. As usual, on such
occasions, very enjoyable evening was spent.
About 100 members and visitors were present.
Mr. j. E. Evans, merchant at Carrolton
Station. sent ms a trig on Thursday that con-
tanned 43 cherries. 1t was the largest cluster
ever sent TO this Office Cherries ar plentiful
this season. Mr.. Evans buys and ships them
20 Baltimore, and on Wednesda afternoon
sent off between eighteen and nineteen hun
dred pounds.
Mr. Joseph Fl. Goodwin, son Of the late
Daniel p, Goodwin, of Westminster, died in
Cincinnati, Ohio, on Tuesday, in his 43d year.
He was in the drug business in Cincinnati.
His mother and two brothers, Frank ?. and
Thomas W. Goodwin, live at Reisterstown.
His remains will be inferred here today, Sat
nrdaY, at noon.
The Blue Mountain House is open and the
ice and Cold Storage Company of Westmin-
ster shipped fifteen tons of superior ice there
this week. The Blue Mountain train will go
up the road this Saturday afternoon and re-
turn on Monday, special 1t will be run
regularly, except Sunday, beginning June 26.
Train win leave Baltimore at 1922 p m.
The election and registration in Carroll in
1895 cost $2,S74.00 and in 1896 S4, 63O.0O.
For the reform (?) law passed by the last Legis-
lature the people Of Carroll have paid 81, $500
more than they paid under the Democratic
law. The county had to buy new ballot
boxes, when the old ones we're good enough,
and the new registration was entirely unneces-
sary.
Among the graduates at Notre Dame Con-
vent, Baltimore, on Thursday, was Miss Mary
Agnes Wells, daughter of DR.. r. c. Wells,
of Hampstead, who took second honor and
read an essay entitled 'Noble Lives. The
members of the first class of graduates, IN
1876, held Is reunion on Friday. The class
numbered seven and all were present.
Among them was Mrs. Thomas Wells.
Mrs. Margaret Roger, of Meadow Branch,
near this city, on Sunday last entertained at
dinner number of visitors, most of whom
were relatives and had been at the recent An
nual meeting of the Brethren at Frederick.
In the company were nine ladies', the eldest
of whom was ninety years of age. and the
young st 60 years-making the average age
about II years. All these dined together.
John Bankard, a farmer near this city, died
suddenly at L. 80 last Saturday afternoon from
he lrt disease, in his forty ninth year. He
was unwell and went to his bedchamber to lie
down, and was found dead few minutes
after. His wife, who was the daughter of the
late Thomas B. Gist. died several years ago.
He leaves a number of children. He had
nany relatives in this county and Baltimore.
His funeral took place on Tuesday.
Comptroller Graham OR Tuesday made a
quarterly apportonment of tue public hool
tax. Under it Carroll will receive 81, 90
for white schools and S261.44 for colored;
Frederick SO, 965. 80 for white schools and
1856. "A for colored; Howard 81 ,398.9S for
white and $500. So for colored; Baltimore
county 81, 6S4 80 for white and 81 ,058. 10 for
colored This is about half what the appor-
tonment ought to have been.
The members of the Forest and Stream
Club, of Westminster, met on Wednesday
night last and elected the following officers
George A. Miller, president; John J. Reese,
secretary and treasurer; S Carr Wickert,
eommissary, and DR.. George E. Baughman,
quariermaster The club decided to eneamp
on the Monocacy river, above Doub Pipe
Creek, at the same place they encamped
few years ago, beginning Saturday, August
It'll, and continue one week or longer, at the
option Of the members.