The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-11-20
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITIES.


Mr.. Jacob Lambert died near Taneytown,
on Thursday of last week, aged sc years.
A morse belonging to Mr.. George II. Waltz,
near Linwood, died yesterday, aged 81 years.
The Carroll County Teachers Association
met at Central Hall Schoolhouse, this city,
yesterday.
Mr. Augustus Brown, of Taylorsville, on
Monday sold his farm, near that place, to Mr..
Horton, Of Mt. Airy district, for $1,000.
Harry T. Petry, formerly in the green
grocery business in this city, has accepted
position in Baltimore and gone there to live.
Next Thursday is Thanksgiving Day. and
most. if not all. of the stores in Westminster
will be closed; also the banks and county of
fees.
Mr.. G. Edward Waltz, of New Brunswick,
New Jersey, formerly of near Linwood, had
fall last week, breaking a small bone Of his
left leg.
Bishop Paret will visit Ascension parish,
this city, on Wednesday, January 18th. He
will deliver a sermon and administer the rite
of confirmation.
Mr.. Oliver Hull, residing on the farm of
Edward Roop, near New Windsor, raised 207
barrels of corn on 119 acres, ali average of Is
barrels to the acre.
Harry Hyze, of New Windsor district, was
arrested ON bench warrant on Thursday,
having been indicted by the grand jury for at
tempted abortion. He is now in Jail.
Mr.. Raymond p Bankert, of Westminster,
has received the contract to fresco Christ
Episcopal Church, at Chaptico, st. Marys
county, Nd. He will leave for Chaptico to-
day.
Commissions for the newly elected county
officers we're received at the Clerks Office on
Thursday, and they must be taken ont within
thirty days or the places will be deemed va
cant,
The fve.acre lot at Woodbine, formerly
owned by B. H. Belts & Bro, has been pur
chased by Beverly B. Bennett, who is now
engaged in the mercantile business at that
place.
Mr. Daniel Caltrider died at Mt. Washing
ton. Baltimore county, on Tuesday, of apo
plexy. He was native of Carroll and y
years Of age. A widow and five children
survive him.
Mr.. Abraham Lester died at his residence
at Finksburg on Wednesday, in his 18th year.
His funeral took place at 10 o. clock yesterday
friday morning at the NJ. Z. Church South,
Reisterstown.
The ADVOCATE is indebted TO Mr.. James E.
Smith, the insurance agent of Westminster,
for calendars for 1898 and blotting pads is
sued by the wellknown insurance companies
he represents.
Recently the ADVOCATE made a note of Mr..
Henry POOLS wonderful garden. A few days
ago Mr.. Pool brought us one OF the curlositles
Of that garden. 1t was cabbage stalk with
20 heads, each perfectly formed, and about
she size Of medium sized apples.
There was touch of winter last Friday and
Saturday. A cold wind from the west was
blowing and on Saturday morning the mercury
went down to 81 and considerable ice formed.
There was another wintry blast on Thursday,
and ice formed nearly half an inch thick.
William B. Hull, a merchant at Beggs, this
county. was acquitted in the United States |
Court at Baltimore on Tuesday upon the !
charge of making false returns of stamps can
celled by him while postmaster at Beggs. He |
was defended by Attorney General Clabaugh. |
Local carpenters have repaired the damage |
done TO the Westminster shirt factory building /
By IA recent storm and strengthened it. A |
building inspector from Baltimore examined |
the building this week, and recommended |
that it he anchored, winch will de done at
once.
The County Commissioners on Monday
allowed special pension of $500 to George
Cromwell, of Westminster district. DR.. Leon
ard Zepp was reappointed physician TO the
Aims House for the term of one year at
salary of 500. The Board examined num-
Der Of accounts and ordered them paid.
Mrs Mary Litenberger, widow of "Santa
Anna Litenberger, died at the almshouse on
the nth instant, aged IS years, lacking few
weeks. She had been blind for over IA
years. and was paralyzed on the Wednesday
previous to her death. The remains were in
tered at Testers cemetery on Saturday last
Grover, aged IA years. son of Mr. Theodore
Tracy, living near Melfose. fell from horse
he was riding to Melrose on Wednesday, the
animal having become frightened and run off.
His foot caught in the stirrup and the lad was
dragged some distance, receiving a number of
bruises and sustaining fracture of a thigh
bone
A subscriber at Gambler, in renewing his
writes-'I think it the duty of
every Democrat to take the ADVOCATE. Was
glad to see the ADvocATE'S poultry ont again
after the elections; was sorry for Mr.. Steele,
as | considered him the best man on the
ticket, and think il was shame that he was
heaten."
Williamsons Royal Entertainers went to
Manchester on Thursday. They expected to
remain a week in Westminster, but the ex.
perience Of three nights convinced the mana
ger that this city not a good show town.
The audience was very good on Monday
night and the performance very COED for the
price.
The Western Maryland Railroad Company
has placed an order with the Baldwin Loco
motive works, of Philadelphia, for six new
freight engines They are to be consolidation
engines, with four driving wheels ON each
side, and &c greater hauling capacity than the
engines in service at present. The contract
December J, and they will be put into service
at once.
Mrs. Kate Lockard, wife of Mr. Herbert
Lockard, died near this city on Saturday
last of phoid fever. Her funeral
took place on Monday morning at Ascension
Church, and her remains were inferred in
Westminster cemetery. Five of her children
have been sick with the same disease and two
are still ILL., Mrs Lockard's youngest child
was but three weeks old when the family was
first afflicted with the fever. The deceased
was q sister of Mr.. Scott Jordan, of Westmm-
ster.
In the Court of Appeals on Tuesday the
case of WeybTight vs. Powell was argued by
Francis NeaIe Parke for appellants and d.
n Henning and James A. c. Bond for APP
of the will of the late John Wey
bright of Double Pipe Creek. The will gave
certain real and personal property TO his wife
during her lifetime and at her death it was to
20 to his daughter, Emma Weybrght. 1t was
provided, however, that should the daughter
lie without bodily heirs, the property was to
20 10 the son. Mrs. Weybright died about
four years ago, and the daughter has since
married VIM. H. Powell, by whom she has
son. 1t is contended on one side that the
provision as to bodily heirs related to the {
period between the death of John Weybright
and that of his wife, and that the devise over
o the son was void and the daughter now
owns the real and personal property nbso-
utely On the other hand it is held that the
son should hold the personal property and pay ,
over to the daughter the income from it dur
ng her life, and that if at her death she
hould leave no children or defendants the |
'eal and personal property should go to the |
on or his heirs. IA