The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-08-21
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITIES.

Branch Westinghouse were struck by lightning
last Sunday.
Mr.. George Kreitzman. of this city, has his
house at the West End well up. The front IS
of buff brick.
hen belonging to Mr.. Charles E. Herring,
of this city, has laid five eggs, each measuring
81 by 61 inches.
w. Chester Stick was sworn in as member
of the City Council of Manchester on Monday,
taking the place of William N. Gettier, who
resigned.
Chicken thieves have been energetic in the
neighborhood of Meadow Branch. Mr.. Price,
on Mr. Samuel Roop's farm, has had nearly
all Of his stolen.
Chairman Yandiyer of the Democratic
State Central Committee has appointed Mr..
B. f. Grouse, of this city, chairman OF the
committee on registration.
The Misses Morningstar. of this city, have
sold their grocery and queensware store to d.
E. Geffert, Of Hartford county, Md. He will
take charge about September lst.
Chas. NJ. Motter been has nominated for clerk
to the county commissioners, of York county,
Pa, by the Democrats Heis "a son OF Jacob
l.. Motter, former resident Of Manchester,
this county.
A sample lot Of wheat, 400 bushels, sold for
one dollar bushel in Baltimore on Thursday.
This is the highest price for five years, and
only this lot brought that figure. Let it go
high enough to net the farmer one dollar or
more.
Miss Lulu Beven, of Hillsboro, has been
awarded the scholarship in Western Maryland
College due Caroline county. Miss Helen q.
Hunter, of Annapolis, has been awarded the
scholarship in the college from Anne Arundel
county.
A Baltimore subscriber to the ADVOCATE,
in renewing his subscription, writes 80 our
paper is a welcome visitor always, and would
miss it if it failed to arrive, as it gives me all
of the news of Carroll and keeps me thor
oughly posted"
Mr. o. A. Haines, of Silver Run, sent us
a basket Of fine peaches last Saturday. They
we're the finest we have seen this summer, and
were grown on his Frederick county farm,
near Wo0dsboro. Mr.. Haines' crop amounts
to about 1900 bushels.
Mrs. Julianne Hobbie, who removed to
this city from Washington, ID. O., several
years ago, takes quite an interest in gardening.
Ne were shown beet from her garden
few days ago that measured nineteen inches
around. The beets, Notwithstanding their
enormous size, are tender and delicious.
The County Commissioners on Monday al
lowed James Ruby, of Hampstead district,
$500 to pay his expenses to Woodberry,
where his children will take care of him.
Eva Cox. eolored, of Westminster district,
was allowed a special pension of $500, for
4he use of her mother, Elizabeth Chase. The
Board was engaged in general business.
There will be tournament held in Craw-
ford's Grove, near Taylorsyille, on Saturday,
August %, commencing at 10 O'Clock in the
morning, for professionals and amateurs.
Messrs Guy w. Steele and I. Charles Thomas
will deliver the charge to the knights and
coronation address. A game of base ball will
be a feature of the day; also music and dan
cling.
On August y Noah YoOst and Henry
Henpfing, executors of Valentine Yoost, sold
two farms in Manchester district. First, the
home farm, three miles from LineborO, con-
tanning 81 acres and 20 perches, TO Lewis
Yoost, at S23 per acre-$2011.06. Second,
4aFm of 1874 acres, l rood and 25perehes, near
the home farm, to David G. Leese at SIS pei
Aere-$2419.9l.
The Fishing Club, of which the West End
members age Messrs. Chris. Stoner and j. ID.
Zepp, made big haul at Winters dam on
Wednesday, of carp and eels. sample eel
weighed 81 pounds, and a carp, pounds,
both of which we're taken at random from the
pile. Another party seinsd the dam on
Thursday, but the ADVOCATE cannot print the
alleged lengths of eels or weights Of carp they
got.
About 10 O'Clock on Sunday morning last
The barn of Mr.. William H. Stocksdale, be-
tween Finksbnrg and Gambler, was struck by
lightning and burned. As soon as the stroke
descended upon the barn a volume of smoke
arose. and the destruction was quick. Some
stock and most of the contents of the barn
were burned with the barn. The barn was
insured for 500 in the Mutual Fire Insurance
Company Of Carroll and the contents for 5000
Mrs. Jemima Lamar, widow of Archibald
Lamar, OF Aartinsbnrg, w. Va, died at the
home of her cousin, Mrs, Charles A. Reid, il
this city, at an early hour last Saturday morn
ing. in the 10th year of her age, Mrs. Lamar
was daughter Of the late John Howard, who
was a well-known Baltimore merchant. She
was the last survivor of her family, and leave:
no children. At her own request her remains
were inferred in the burial grounds of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, Sans Creek.
Mr.. William r. Smart of Baltimore, dice
at Winchester Place OBJ Wednesday night, o
effusion on the brain, aged 20 years. The at
tack came about o'clock III the afternoon
and he died about Q o'clock. Mr.. Smart haC
ERGn
successive summers He was a wdower anC
leaves four chldren-E. d. Smart, wel-knO
Ia this city, Dr. i. G. Smart, William Smar
and Miss Louisa Smart, all of Balti sore
His remains were taken yesterday to Lancaster
county, Va. his native place. for interment
There was q succession of heavy showers
last Sunday, beginning at $50 in the after
noon and continuing Ear into the night. Tht
clouds came from the north at first, passed
slowly over this city, then came back and re
enained almost stationary. Heavy shower
then seemed TO come from all quarters of thl
compass There we're heavy rains, witt
lightning aud thunder, in various parts OF thu
c0Rnty, particularly al New Windsor TIT
barn OF Richard r. Smith, near that town
was struck by Lightning, bat some children
saw The bolt descend. and the fire was put on
before any particular damage was done
Contributors to the Flower Mission lhi
geek were Mrs. Saml. Herr, Mrs. j. UtZ
Msss Lizzie Herr, Mrs. Vim. Coon, Mrs. Err
8ish. Miss Mary Engard, Mrs. Laura Orndorff
Miss Naa Zepp. Miss Francis Pearre, Mrs
DR.. Baughaan, Mrs. Margaret Tracy, Mrs
Harry KeefeF, Miss Laura Grouse, Mrs. Chas
Gassell. Miss NJ. Louise Shriver Mrs. Jane
Smith, Miss Louise Bixler. Mrs. Hoppe, Mrs
Mary A. Rinehart, Miss Helen l.. Baer, Mis-
Mary r. Reaver Mrs J. A. G, Bond, Mrs
Julia A. Wilhide, Miss Carrie Wilhide, Mrs
Jesse Shreeve, Mrs. J. F. Rinker, Mrs. job
DiehI. Receivers and packers for next weeI
Misses Men Rinkef and Lizzie Nusbaum.
Mr. VIM S. Hyson, an aged resident of tn
Sixth district of Baltimore county, died a
Freeland after an illness of about ten months
He was born in Hopewell township, for
county, Pa, September Z, 1917. At the ag
of eighteen he began teaching il the publ
schools of York county, and then removed {
Baltimore county, where he married til
daughter of John Safer, descendant 6
Henry Safer, founder O. Sater's Baptis
ChurcE in 1852 he took charge OF the pre-
paratory department of Washington College
Chesiertown, as principal, and remained j
that institution seven years. Among hi
pupils were some Of ihs post prominent publ
men of the present day. He removed
Baltimore city in 1859, thence TO Caro-
county, where he continued his profession
In 1866 he removed to Baltimore county an
engaged in farming.