The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-01-16
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREVITIES.


minister has declared an annual dividend of
six per cent.
Mr.. Jacob t. McComas, who formerly lived |
at Hoods Mills, this county, died in Baltl- |
more on Thursday, aged 10 years.
William Engelman. ex-soIdier, through his
ATTORNEY. Mr.. A. II. Huber, is in receipt of |
pension at the rate of $500 per month, COM
mencing August, 1890.
little snow has fallen here every day !
since Monday, but had only attained depth |
of about two inches up to noon yesterday, and |
few fakes were falling at that time.
The County Commissioners were engaged
in general routine business on Monday.
They granted a special pension OF $40 to Mrs;
Catherine Haines. of Uniontown district, and |
made visit to the Aims House.
A large band of Gypses are encamped near
Meadow Branch Church, about two miles
from Westminster. They have SIX wagons
and over forty horses Meadow Branch is a
fayorite camping ground for Gypsies
Lovers of music should go to hear the piano
recital at Western Maryland College next
Friday evening, by Prof. Richard Burmeister,
the noted pianist of the Peabody ConserYa-
tory, Baltimore.
The barn on the farm of Mr.. WIN. Sher-
man, near Alesia, was discovered to be on hire
Wednesday night, but was noticed in time 10
be extinguished before much damage was
done, II is supposed to be the work OF amin
cendiary.
The training ship Alliance of the United
States Navy, aboard which is Harry Il. Huber
as o naval apprentice, left St. Thomas for the
United States on the llth inst. The vessel
should reach Newport News about the 18th
of January.
George w. Albaugh, broker and real estate
agent. has sold for NJ. L. Main, the store
property at the intersection of Main street and
PENNSYLVANIA avenue and dwelling on Car.
roll street, this city. Both were purchased
by F. Thomas Babylon
George w. Long, well-known farmer OF
Woolery's district, died last Sunday morning,
aged 46 years. His death was caused by con-
sumption, which was contracted from an at
tack of measles year ago. He leaves
widow and five children.
An unusual number Of dogs are afflicted
with rabies. They have been reported IN
Baltimore and in number of counties. Two
have been at large in Carroll and several IN
Baltimore county. There are about thou.
sand dogs, more or less, in Westminster and
should some of them go mad it would be
serious matter. Owners of dogs should be re-
auired to keep them off the streets for time
or put muzzles on them.
Collector Shaw has appointed Frank Shriv-
err. of Reisterstown, to the vacancy on the
staff Of esstomhouse inspectors made by the
death of Col, Joseph c. Hill Mr. Shriver
recently took the civil service examination
and attained percentage of 1918. 1t is un-
derstood that Joseph Dulany, now of the labor
force of the customhouse, will be made mes
senger to Special Deputy Collector James A.
Difenbaugh, vice William E, Eney. deceased.
While assisting in threshing on the farm of
Mr. Charles Grove, near Manchester, on We'd
nesday evening, Mr.. George Bixler, son of
Mr.. Peter Bixler, when attempting to step
over the connecting rod, was caught and
shirled around the rod at q trightful speed,
but in an instant the machinery was thrown
out of gear by another workman, and thus
prevented horrible death. The flesh upon
his limbs was horribly bruised and torn from
the bones at several places. He will recover
while Mr. Peter Ritz, living near Mexico,
was on his way home from this city on Thurs
day evening he met with an accident that
came near being fatal just as he was cross
ing the railroad track near Bish's mill, the
Fast Mail train came along and strack his
wagon. Mr.. Ritz was knocked out and was
considerably cut and bruised about the head
and face, He was taken to the coal chute
and attended by DIR. j. II. Billingslea, and
afterwards was taken home. The wagon was
demolished
1t is Mr. Joseph Haines, Of Linwood, not
Mr.. Jos. Euglar, as the ADVOCATE was misin-
formed, who is considering the ACCESSIBILITY of
eontesting the right of County Commissioners
10 act SIS Boards of Control and Review 1t
is said that in making County Commissioners
Boards Of Control and Review the law only
added to the duties Of County Commissioners.
n n /. =, la1 Al,afh had
the per diem of the Commissioners not been
changed to four dollars, when sitting as Boards
of Control and Review, the idea of added
duties might hold.
Mr.. Clifton L. Murray, of Hampstead, had
the boss hog in Carroll this season. 1t dressed
$50 pounds. The hams weighed about 60
pounds eaeh and he made about 800 pounds
of lard There was guess box on the weight
Of the hog, which had $3.50 in it. Mr.
Murray's little daughter guessed 6909 pounds
and David Browns guess was 6894. Just
after being killed and dressed the hog weighed
s903 pounds. Later it was weighed at the
warehouse at the railroad, and weighed $50.
so the $3.50 was equally divided between
his daughter and Mr.. Brown.
Mrs. Mark O. Shriver gave tea on Tues
day at her home, 607 St. Panl street, Balti-
more, in honor of her niece, Miss Alice
cassidy, OF Olnclnuati, WHO - Spehuius lhS
winter in Baltimore. Assisting them to re-
ceive were Mrs. I. A. Cassidy, Mrs. Column
bus Shriver, Mrs. B. F. Shriyer, Mrs. W. B.
Munnikhuysea, Miss Foley, Mrs. Clement
O'Leary. Mrs Edward Dietrich, the Misses
Kirkland, Miss Yearley, Miss Roder, Miss
Clarke, Miss Josephine Shriver, Miss Sadie
Shriver, AGsF the tea a number of gentle
men we're asked to supper with the receiving
party.
Mr.. Adam Rohrbaugh, formerly a we'll
known distiller of Manchester district, died
at the Aims House at an early hour last Sun
day morning, aged about 80 years. Ee
owned, besides a distillery, several farms and
wood lots, and had on hand about 5000 gal
Ions of whiskey. BY endorsing notes for
Others he became heavily involved in debt,
and last September made assignment to
Dr. John b. z, Weaver, of Manchester At
ter the assignment he came to the Alms
House, and he had been sick nearly ever
since be came, His remains we're taken to
Manchester and inferred on Tuesday, services
being conducted at the Lutheran Church,
Rev. G. N, Eyster officiating. The atten-
dance at the funeral was very large.
The Fidelity and Deposit Company of Bal
timore on Tuesday reelected its board of d.
geetors, among whom Is Mr.. Charles +. Fink,
of Westminster, and the directors reelected
Ar. EDWIN atbelu prestueht' Apou tntf'3
of the agents of the Company we're preseu; at
the stockholders meeting coming from as far
north as Portland, Maine, as far south as New
Orleans, from Omaha, Nebraska, Minneapolis
Minnesota, Chicago, Cincinnati, ST. Eouis,
Richmond, and other important cities. This
Company has been in existence about six
wears. and confined its operations to this state
for the first three years. Now it has agents
in three.fourths of the States, and its business
for 1896 was largely in excess of the total for
the first four years of its existence.