The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-10-23
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LocAI BREvITIES.

Mr.. NJ. Talhelm, of Waynesboro, Pa, is
visiting his son, Mr.. Mex. Talhelm, this city.
The Littlestown canning factory of B. F..
Shriver & Co. packed l645 tons OF corn this
season.
f. S. Ramer, for many years proprietor OF
the Globe Inn, at Gettysburg, Pa, died on
Tuesday evening.
A hot water heating apparatus has been put
in the Montour House, this city. NJ. Schaeffer
& Co. did the work.
Miss Anna Arnold, granddaughter of Mr..
Jacob Lockard, near this city, will accept our
thanks for a basket of pears.
The family of Mr. A. w. Machen, of Wash
ington. D. c., who spent the summer in this
city, returned to Washington yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Chew and Mr.. and
Mrs. J. D. Crowl spent Sunday with their
aunt, Mrs. Margaret Jordan, at the Retreat. "
DIR. d. F. Shipley, of this city, attended the
semi-annual meeting of the Maryland Homeo-
paths, held at lowering Hall, Johns Hopkins
University, Baltimore, this week.
The Westminster Republican Club held a
meeting on Wednesday night, which was adj
dressed by Mr.. VIM. B. Thomas, Phillips Lee
Goldsborough and William c. Smith.
A telephone message was received by DR..
j. S. Matthias, this city, Friday morning, that
his uncle, Dr. Samuel Swope. of Taneytown,
was unconscious and his death was looked
for at any moment.
Hanson o. Harner, well-known school
teacher of this county and Adams county,
Pa, died at his home, near Harvey, on Oct0-
her 10, aged 40 years, months and % days.
He had taught school for twenty-four years.
From J. Snider Noel, sculptor of Washing
ton, d. c., formerly of this city, we have re
ceived photograph of the bust of Col. JAS. u.
Berrett, made by Mr.. Noel, description Of
which was published in this paper few weeks
ago.
Mr.. Granville S. Haines, of Union Bridge,
was elected director of the Western Mary
land Railroad on Wednesday, and Mr.. George
r. Gehr, of this city, was elected director
of the Baltimore and Cumberland Valley Rail
road
A subscriber to the ADVOCATE in Minneapo-
lis. Minnesota, in renewing his subscription,
writes without the good old ADVOCATE in
my house | would not know anything about
old Carroll county, where ! spent many happy
days.
While painting the rear of Mr.. Charles V.
Wantz's store building, this city, on Monday,
Harvey G.. Haines fell from a second story
WINDOW ana TGcGlNEu W HtH oHAhdl
column that compelled him to stop work for
several days. DR.. M. L. Bott attended him.
Mr.. Charles Stonesifer, this city, brought to
this office on Monday a second growth pear,
of the Bartlett variety, that measured 134 by
12l inches. The first crop was gathered
about the LIST of August, after which the tree
bloomed, and on Sunday he found several
others, the above being one of them.
II. ~ L.. II, TOR, Wallav
aged twelve years, while his parents were abb
sent from home, found cat rifle cartridge.
In trying to cut the bullet ont with a knife the
cartridge exploded the ball passing through
two pairs Of pants and wounding his knee.
Dr. NJ L. Bott attended the youth but could moi
locate the ball.
Notice has been given of the intended in
corporation of the Washington, Westminster
and Gettysburg Railroad Company. Appli-
cation will be made to the Governor of Penn
syIvania on the 18th of November for the
charter. The incorporates are j. B. Col
grove. G.. f. rockingham, A. G. Dennistone,
Charles II. Duttera, John A. Shorb and Sol
ONION D. Mehring, of Littlestown; John A.
Hughes, Samuel NJ. Bushman, C. A. Trostle,
David G.. Minter, Amos J. Collins and Jacob
F. WAINWRIGHT, of Gettysburg.
A Western Maryland extra freight train
Monday morning ran into the rear of another
extra freight train. The caboose of the latter
train was smashed and the colliding engine
was slightly damaged. A brakeman forgot to
turn a switch in the Western Maryland yard
at Chambersburg, aud four box cars were de-
rallied locomotive and four fiat cars were
demolished on the Western Maryland Railroad
at Hanover by wreck. Engineer Hapman
was injured by jumping before his train
collided with some shifting cars.
The Ladies Home Journal has recently Sc,
cured a number of the original paintings OF
many of the famous artists Of by-gone days.
BY a late process copies from them are SO per
fectly made as to deceive even the most ex-
perienced judges of art. In order that many
who would otherwise never see them may
have aa opportunity of looking at these mas
terpieees The journal supplies them to the
churches wishing to spend an evening with
the noted artists and their work. Mrs. s. X.
Herr, of Centenary NJ E. Church, this city
has secured the pictures and will give an even
ing of art early in November. 1t will nc
doubt be much enjoyed by those who attend.