The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-05-15
SATURDAY, MAY Is, 1897.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITIES.
Pet foxes is a Westminster fad.


Westminster's new Mayor and Common
Council will lie sworn in on next Monday
night.
Mr.. William L. Fleagle has been elected
principal of Frizellburg Academ1 in the place
of Prof A. L. Williams, resigned.
P. NJ. Gorsuch, aged 10 years, of New
Windsor, is held for hearing before Judge
Baer this morning, upon an ugly charge.
The sixth annual convention of the Cirroll
County Christian Endeayor Union will be
held at Uniontown on Thursday and Friday OF
next week.
A lady in Baltimore, in renewing her sub
scription to the ADVOCATE, writes that she
would not do without the paper no matter
what it cost.
Dr. Charles Billingslea, of Westminster,
presided at the 24th annual convention of the
State Temperance League in Baltimore on
Tuesday night.
An ordinance of Westminster prohibits fast
driving and bicycling within the corporation
limits, and the city bailiff has determined to
arrest all offenders.
The lot where the former M. p. Church in
Finksburg stood was sold at public sale last
Saturday to Mrs Jacob L. Stocksdale, for
Sl02 The lot contains little more than a
quarter Of an acre.
The Oakland Manufacturing Company to-
getker with about thirty. others from Balti-
more and vicinity, paid visit 10 their mills
jn Freedom district this week and had gen.
orally pleasant time.
The militia company now forming in this
city will meet at the Fire Department Build
sng on Friday night of next week, at o clock,
for the purpose of electing officers and trans
acting other business of importance.
Fifteen years ago today, May IS, Mr.. Geo.
L. Gtocksdale was examined and admitted to
the bar of the Circuit Court for Carroll. The
examining committee at that time was Joseph
NJ. Parke, Col Vim. P. Mauls5y and ex-
Judge John =. Smith,
The Western Maryland Telephone Com
pany of Carroll County have put phones in for
Mr s. G. Chipley at Cold Spring Creamery,
on Sans Creek, and for the Ice and Cold
Storage Company of Westminster. 1t is very
probable line will be run to Weist's Mill.
JOha G. Buckley, assignee of mortgage,
sold on Saturday last the farm of John G.
Senseney, containing 139 acres, roeds and
20 square perches of land, and situated on the
road leading from JInwood to McKinstry's
Mill. 1t was purchased by Joseph Engler at
$685. per acre.
The County Commissioners visited the Aims
house LulS week anu lOuilu lHB anu
premises in good order They also inspected
a bridge near CarrolIton, and decided to
make some repairs. The Commissioners have
made some changes and decided improvements
at the Court House.
Congressman Baker has recommended Drs.
Frank Fl. Seiss, of Taneytown; Charles II.
DjIler, of Double Pipe Creek and Harry F.
BaeF, of Tannery, for appointment as Board
of Examining Surgeons for Carroll county
They will succeed Drs. John S. Matthias, /.
j. Shreeve and Thomas Coonan.
Persons are frequently disappointed by not
being able to get single copies of the ADVOCATE
at The publication office. We print papers to
supply our subscribers and for Office use, and
therefore the only way to be sure of getting
the paper is to subscribe for it and thus re-
ceige it regularly through the mails. Each
ISSUE has its own special interest.
Westminster Council, Royal Arcanum, will
hold reception at the Fire Department
Building on Tuesday evening next, to which
Invitations have been issued. Eigl4. O clock
is the hour, and an interesting entertainment
has been arranged. Prof. F. A. Soper, of the
Baltimore City College, will deliver an adj
dress, and there will be a musical program of
a high character.
Mr.. Harry Strasburger died at his residence
in Baltimore on Tuesday night, in his AID
year He was a brother of Mr. A. G. Stras
burger, of this city, and some years ago was
his partner in business here. 1t has been
about fifteen years since he left Westminster.
About two years ago he lost his eyesight and
since then had not engaged ia business. He |
leaves wife and one child.
The engagement is announced of Miss Mary |
Reese, youngest daughter of j. Fisher Reese, |
sSza., consular agent at Charleroi, Belgium,
80 NJ, Burgess, young barrister of London,
EnglaBd, The marriage will probably take |
place in die autumn. Miss Reese is a cousin
of Rev. James w. Reese, Phi. d., of this city, |
and is we'll known here. With her parent, |
she has been residing in Belgium for some
years.
A rare bird in this section was exhibited at
the ADVOCATE Office on Wednesday morning
by Mr. Howell Davis, living near Smallwood. |
It was a sea gull, full grown, and Mr.. Davis
caught it in a field on the farm of Mr.. John |
z. Prick ON Tuesday morning. 1t was sitting
on log, and made no attempt to fly, but at
tempted to pick Mr.. Davis. The bird meas !
ured 4 feet and II inches across the wings.
The sea gull lives on the water, and has web
feet like duck. 1t must have been blown
inland by the storm OF Monday night, and
gotten tired out.
By the will of the late Henry Swope, Mr.
Harry >. Boyle IS made executor ana num-
Der Of requests were made, some of which
are To Mrs Edgar Hammond, the heme
fam of about 100 acres, known rs Cedar
Lawn" and the household furniture; TO Mrs.
Henry Boyle, about log acres of land, and the
residue, if any, of the money after other be-
quests are paid; ID John Forney and Mrs
Boedle, of Gettysburg, 81 900 each; to Mrs.
Alice Forney and Miss Alice Atlee, of BaIti-
more. $3.50 each; to the Pipe Creek Benevolent
Society, Western Maryland College and the
fund of the Nc p. Church ST.
600 each-S3, 900 in all; to Joseph Boyle, his
horse, buggy and harness; to Frank Boyle
fine violin, etc.-LibertytOIoa Banner.