The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-10-09
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITIES.


A horse belonging to G. W. Yeiser. of
Union Mills, ran off on Wednesday and broke
a leg. The animal was killed.
The VIM. II. Miller farm, % acres, near
Nace's MILL Myers district, was sold on Tues
day to Charles " Miller, at $52 per acre.
Rev. DIR. f. Yates Reese has donated a
aumber of books, mostly on theological sub
lects, tn the library of Western Maryland Col
lege.
During September AS deeds, II mortgages
and 10 bills of sale were recorded at the
Clerks office. and "a marriage licenses were
issued
While Dr. George Ii. Baughman, of this
city, was at dinner at Union Bridge on Thurs
day, some one entered his operating room and
carried off pair of forceps.
Thomas +. james, near Manchester, brought
TO this Office a sample Of his apples, one OF
which measured 132 Inches each way. 1t IS
known as the twenty ounce apple.
Rev. Adolphus E. Baker, a recent graduate
of Hampden- Sidney College, has received and
accepted unanimous call to Springfield
Presbyterian Church, near Sykesville.
Farmers have had excellent weather for
seeding wheat, and the crop has aboutall been
seeded Some wheat is up and growing finely:
Much corn has been cut and the crop is good
one.
The Hagerstown Fair will open on Tuesday
next and continue four days. Unusual at
fractions are offered the public this year, and
Westminster and Carroll will be we'll repre-
scented.
Mrs. Albin Myers, housekeeper on the farm
of Mr.. VIM. G. Rinehart, near this city, sent
TO this Office on Wednesday five sweet potatoes
that weighed total of 10 pounds and ounce.
She raised about 25 bushels.
When Mr.. J. W. Skunk, of this city, went
out on Wednesday morning to bring IN the milk
bucket, which he hangs out in front of his
residence for the milkman to fill, he found it
empty. Some thirsty fellow had drank the
milk.
A new schedule went into effect on the
Western Maryland Railroad on Sunday last.
The corrected time table will be found on the
fourth page The fare from Westminster to
Baltimore has been reduced to 10 cents-$l.4 40
for round trip.
Last Saturday William Helm, hagman of
the Western Maryland Railroad in this city,
discovered two tramps trying to steal ride
on train. He arrested them and took them
10 Jail, but had lively tnssle with them.
One of the tramps tried to throw him under
train.
Rev. DR.. W. R. Graham, pastor of The
Westminster NJ. P. Church, will leave for
Delaware today and will preach the reopen
Sng sermon of Methodist Protestant Church
ln Sussex county. Prof. S. Simpson and
Rev. J. A. Weigand will hold services to-
morrow at DR.. Graham's church.
The Westminster Flower Mission, which
has been so successfully carried on this sea-
son, closed work this week. The ladies thank
all those who have so cheerfully contributed
10 this charity by their work and offerings and
assure them of the hearty appreciation of their
gifts by all those who have received them.
The building committee of st. Johns
(Lester's) Lutheran Church, has secured and
agreed upon plan for new church. Geo.
w. Brown is secretary and Jacob Brehm, Jr.,
is treasurer for the committee. Jacob Brehm,
Sr., and David j. Brown were elected solicit
t0rs and collectors offurds for the new church.
Two horses and two mules belonging to Mr..
Cornelius Lippy, near Snydersburg, were
missing GA Wednesday morning Mr.. Lippy
aoticed three rails down and concluded the
horses and muies bad been stolen and he came
TO this city and notified States Attorney
Reifsnider. The animals have been recoy
cred. They strayed away most likely.
An apportionment of the public school fund
has been made, payable after October 10.
Carroll will receive Sc, 293. 4S for white schools
and 1921, "A for colored; Frederick 50, 636. rs
for white schools and $3.50 "A for colored;
Howard So g99. 80 for white schools and
$685. So for cGlored; Baltimore county Sl3,
694. so Tor white schools and 81, 05s. l9 Tor col
ored.
Mr.. William Yingling died at his home in
Frizellburg suddenly at O'Clock yesterday
friday morning. He was seized with heart
disease and died in an hour, aged a years
and Is days. He leaves wife and five chill
dren by a former wife-Mrs. Abraham Sheets,
of Frizellburg; Mrs. 0rem, of Oakland Mills,
aud Ezra, Plus ana Charles iinging, Of
Westminster.
The directors of the Westminster Savings
Bank on Saturday last declared asemi-annual
Dividend of 81 per cent. on the capital stock
and per cent. on weekly and monthly de-
posts. On the same day the following d.
rectOrs we're elected Elias 0. Grimes, DR..
Charles BilIingzlea, Edwin j. Lawyer, Vim.
II. Starr, Charles 7, Reifsnider, +. Thomas
Babylon and J. Wesley Myers.
The County Commissioners were engaged
in examining and passing bills, granting
special pensions and visiting the Aims House.
Special pensions were granted as follows :
George A. Fowler New Windsor district,
$500; William H.. Wagner, Of Uniontown
district, $500; Harriet Hill, colered, Middle
burg district, $1,000; Philip Slick and Mary
u. Hawk, Taneytown, $1,000 each.
An eight year-old son of Charles Blocker,
OF Littlestown, while visiting his grandfather, |
Mr.. Absalom Thurman, near Brummel, fell
from a wagon last Saturday afternoon and cut
a cash four inches long in the calf of his right |
leg by falling on a scythe that was leaning |
against a wheel of the wagon. Dr. John 5.
Matthias, who attended him, had to put four |
stitches in TO hold the wound together.
A large stable on the farm of Mr.. Obadiah |
Buckingham, brother of County Treasurer |
Buckingham, near Gambler was totally de- |
stroyed by FIRE, with most of its contents on
Friday afternoon OF last week. All the hay |
and straw on the place was consumed, and n
hundred bushels of potatoes were thoroughly |
roasted, A quantity of fertilizer was saved. |
The loss is about $500, with an insurance of
$780,
The Westminster shirt factory building is |
about completed, and some of the machinery |
will arrive next week. The directors of the |
Merchants and Manufacturers Association
have been somewhat hampered financially by |
the failure of some of the subscribers to the
shirt factory fund to pay up. Let all in ar
rears settle at ence. No one is back much
and the matter should be attended to imms
diately.
The venerable DIR. Samuel Swope, of fancy
Gown, R0w in his 92d year, is extremely i'll,
and his death is expected at any time. He is
che last of his family. The Doctor was child
less and none of bis brothers had male deScen-
Aants. His brothers and his brothers. chill
dren are all dead, leaving the Doctor the sole
survivor OF has family, except Sister Mary
Josephine, of Emmitsburg, who has been
Sister of Charity for over so years, and who
was daughter of the late DIR. John Swope,
On Friday evening of last week Mrs Hobbs