The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-05-29
IocAL sREyITIES.

offices will be closed
William H. Forsythe, Jr., of Sykesyille, win
be graduated at the University Of Maryland,
Law School, next Monday night
The SINNERS Row Baseball Club defeated
the Western Maryland College Club on Thurs
day afternoon by score of IL to Z.
Very many tough looking tramps, black and
white, have passed through this city recently.
Some claimed to be looking for work.
The children of Miss Mannipg's school, this
c;tv. had their annual SNOWFALL battle on
Wednesday afternoon and had jolly time.
Read this to your wife then run:
Beneath the rule of lazy housekeeper
Richly the spider hangs his house in air.
Attend the Farmers Field Institute to be
held at Winchester Place, Westminster, next
Friday, June A, from 10 a. m. until p. m.
The County Commissioners on Monday
granted a special pension OF $500 to the
afflicted child of Joseph Fowler, Westminster
district.
Among the graduates of the State Normal
School this year are Misses Bertha Edna
Matthews, Nellie May Matthews and Lillian
Fleagle.
Owing to the late receipt of advertisements
this week the church notices, Baltimore
communication and some other articles had
10 be omitted.
Mr. George w. Albaugh has sold TO James
Six, of Union Bridge, the store and dwelling
sn this city occupied by Jacob Wohlgemuth,
baker and confectioner.
Chas E. Fink, mortgage, sold on Saturday
last TO Jesse Leatherwood, for S1575.66, the
farm of Claggett Dorsey, containing 1883
acres, two miles from Woodbine.
Mr.. Amos Armacost has sold his farm, near
HAMPSTEAD, to Mr.. William Houek, and has
purchased a lot from Mr.. VIM. A. Abbott, in
Hampstead, aud will build residence for
himself.
The house on Manc hester avenue, this city,
where Rev. Baptist Snowden lived and died,
was badly damaged by wind storm last week
and has been torn down. 1t belongs to his
son Thomas.
After services on Ascension Day, May q,
at st. Johns (Leisters) Church, the following
officers were elected Elder, 9. A. Hostelt;
deacon, Harry L. Hosfelt; Trustees, Geo. W.
Blown and Henry Urine.
The American Queen for June, published
by Miller Bros, merchants of Westminster, is
a handsome number. Its contents are varied
including a serial story, department OF OUT
door sports, fashions, &e.
The Commencement at New Windsor Col
Iege will begin on Sunday, June 9th, when
the baccalaureate sermon will be delivered by
Rev. L. S. Fulmes, of Lafayette Square
Presbyterian Church, Baltimore.
For the Annual Meeting of the German
Baptists the Western Maryland Railroad will
sell excursion tickets to Frederick for all reg
ular trains, May % to June 10, good to return
until June 30, at one fare for the round trip
The Baltimore Herald of yesterday says /:
"The Treasury Department has notified
Samuel Cover, of Carroll county, acting as
superintendent of warehouses in the customs
service, that his services will not be required
after May 3lst. :"
B. f. Shriver Co have put in their
canning establishment in this city an improved
pea huller. The vines are pulled up and
brought to the factory and run through the
machine, thus saving the expense of picking
the pods from the vines.
Westminster's military company fully or
ganized on Friday night of last week by elect
ing officers as follows: VIM. II. Baer, Jr. ,
captain; Joseph D. Brooks first lieutenant,
and Carroll P. Albert second lieutenant. The
company has been named the Westminster
Guards.
A subscriber to the Advocate, living in
California, writes: "The date on the label
of my paper admonishes me that my subscrip-
zion expires May "a. Enclosed you will find
money order for one dollar to renew. The
ADVOCATE has been regular letter from home
10 me for eighteen years.
Miss Addie p Gorsuch, daughter of DR..
Siias n. Gorsuch, of Gambler, died at Johns
Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Tuesday morn
ing of a disease superinduced by an attack OF
grip in February last Miss Gorsuch was
about 81 years old. She was an accomplished
pianist and vocalist, and had a large circle of
friends.
Mrs. Thayer, widow of the late Prof. Ma
thaniel Thayer, and sister to the Misses and
the late Judge VIM. N. Hayden, Of this city,
died in Baltimore on Wednesday night last,
in her S3d year. She leaves one child, Miss
Mary Thayer. Her funeral will take place
this Saturday morning al st. Johns Church
at 8 o'clock.
The Westminster Junior Baseball Club de-
f,ated the Carrolton boys, on Thursday after
noon, on the grounds of the former, by score
of IS to 81. A feature of the game was the
pitching Of Wells for the home team, who
succeeded in striking out seventeen opponents;
Three of Carrollton's pitchers were knocked
out of the box.
Mr. Edwin W. Shriver, of this city, has
been engaged by the Washington. Westmin-
ster and Gettysburg Railroad Company TO go
over the proposed route of the road and re-
port as to the probable business at might be
expected He will note population. indus
tries, &C., and make an estimate ofthe proba-
BILE passenger and freight business the road
would receive. Mr.. Shriyer started out on
the work on Tuesday, going first to Gettys-
burg.
Mr.. L. Eiseman, Of the firm of NJ. Strauss
& Co., Baltimore, was here on Thursday to
confer with the Merchants and Manufacturers
Association relative to establishing a shirt
factory in this city. A lot has been secured
from John 7. Cassell, on John street extended,
with O frontage of 60 feet on the railroad.
The lot cost $500 A contract was taken to
Baltimore yesterday for the signatures of NJ.
Strauss & Co. 1t provides that the firm shall
operate the factory for FIVE years, and if they
fail they are to pay interest on the cost of the
building and lot for the gnexpired time.
A barn on the farm Of Mr.. Michael Walsh,
near Carrollton Station, tenanted by his son
William, was destroyed by fire about clock
Wednesday night. The barn was T0x40 feet,
and with it were burned two tons OF hay, a
fodder cutter, spring wagon. four sets OF
harness, and some other articles, causing a
loss of about 5000 upon which there was no
insurance. Two calves. horse and mule
were somewhat burned before being cotton
out, and Mr. William Walsh was badly burned
about the hands and arms in reseuing prop
erty. The barn was insured in the Dug Hill
Company for $3.50.
The lawn fee for the benefit Of the Sunday
School improvement Fund, NJ. P. Church,
this city. on the grounds of the Aged People 5
Home, began on Thursday and will close this
Saturday evening. The grounds we're beau
tifully decorated and lighted on Thursday
evening, and the attendance was large. A
pleasing vocal and instrumental program was
rendered, followed by the twining of the May
pole, which was very pleasing part OF the
evenings entertainment Saunders u Stay
man, of Baltimore, loaned Fischer piano
for the occasion, and sent up pianist who
rendered most beautiful selections.
A letter received by Mr.. A. H. Huber an
nounces the arrival of his son Harry, on board
the gunboat Castine, at Montevideo, South
America, on the Dist of April, after passage
of 80 days. After his arrival he was trans
terred TO the cruiser Lancaster, from which
he will shortly be assigned TO the armed gun
boat Wilmington. During the voyage the
Castine recoaed at st. Lucia, w. L., and at
Bahia, Brazil. Harry expresses his fondnesS
for his new ship and its officers. He remarks
his surprise at the cheapness of soap-bark,
which, he SAYS, can be had for almost nothing,
and at the extremely muddy waters of the Rio
de la Plata. The rebellion in Uruguay is
causing considerable alarm, the residents al
Montevideo daily expecting an attack from
the insurgents.