The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-09-25
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LncAL BREYITrES.

College.
st. Johns College football team viii play
the Western Maryland College team. in this
city, on October l6.
Two fine mares were stolen last Sunday
night from the stables Of John Mcdonald, at
Sykesyille, Carroll county.
Mr.. Jeremiah Rinehart by his will left 500
to be invested for the pastors salary OF
Baust's Church, at Tyrone.
The ADVOCATE will issue 16 column sup
plement next week. Business men wanting
space in it should apply at once.
Scott N. Lloyd, as executor Of John l..
Lloyd, deceased, sold Oh Saturday last acres
of land, well improved, near Wariieldsburg,
to Thomas Dell for $40
Mr.. E. 0. Grimes Is just having completed
a double dwelling on Bond street, this city.
Each house contains nine rooms, with bath
room, closets front and back stairs, and eel
lar under the whole house.
The Second Annual Methodist Autumnal,
representing churches of Maryland, Penn
syivania, Virginia and West Virginia will be
held at Pen Mar on Saturday, October 2
Excursion trains viii be run ON the Western
Maryland Railroad.
Mr.. J. H. Drechsler. the new editor Of the
Carroll News, published at Union Bridge,
took charge last week A considerable i'm
provement was noticeable in the paper and
we doubt not it will continue to improve under
the new management.
A sudden change in the temperature on
Sunday and Monday made fires and overcoats
comfortable on Monday afternoon and night.
On Tuesday the mercury was down to Al at
a. M with brisk northwest wind blowing.
There was frost on Monday and Tuesday
A hurricane, originating in the West
Indies, came up the Atlantic coast this week.
In Florida much damage was done to shipping
and the rain fall was unusually heavy. The
hurricane reached this latitude on Thursday.
Westminster was on the extreme western
limit of its track.
The people Of Westminster and vicinity
have been overrnn with amusements this
week A vaudeville company performed here
several nights and on Wednesday night there
was dog, pony and monkey show. Both
shows had brass bands, and they livened up a
very dull town. On Friday night there
was dance at the Fire Department Building.
Mr. G. Edward Waltz, son of Mr.. George
III. Waltz, of Linwood, has accepted posi-
ton as professor of book keeping and bust
ness practice in a business college in New
Brunswick, New Jersey. Mr. Waltz gradu-
ated at Sadlers Business College, Baltimore,
last May, where he taught up to the time of
accepting the present position.
It is said that syndicate Of FIVE Philadel-
pha capitalists, two of them connected with
the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad, are negotiating
for the purchase of the Home Telephone
Company, of Baltimore. The Home Com
pany has made propositions to the Western
Maryland Telephone Company of Carroll
county Tor connection and interchange of
business.
The city of Westminster is liable to suffer
some financial embarrassment on account of
aredaetion of the tax basis. The power to tax
is limited to 80 cents on the 500 and the
attachments that have became necessary it is
thought will reduce the basis to 50, 100000 or
less. Some street Improvements are neces-
sary but not much can be done under present
conditions.
Mr.. John Beaver, marble cutter of West
minister, has made marble bust Of Mr. Ed
win J. Lawyer State Fire Marshal and Presi-
dent of the Westminster Fire Department.
The marble itself is a beautiful piece, and the
workmanship of Mr.. Beaver is admirable.
The likeness to Mr.. LAWYER is not very sirik-
ing. but the work shows Mr.. Beaver possesses
high talent as a sculptor. The bust is to be
placed upon pedestal in the Fire Depart
ment Building
The County Commissioners have appointed
Oscar NJ. Spurrier, Michael Glennan and
James Pickett examiners road IN Mt.
Airy district petitioned for by B. +. Grimes
and eighteen others. The contract to build
an iron bridge over Pipe Creek, at McFad-
denis Mill, has been let 10 the Wrought Iron
Bridge Company, Canton, Ohio, forS524, the
county to furnish The lumber. A special pen
sion Of $1,000 has been allowed TO Conrad
Eisenhut, of Manchester district.
The Advisory Boards of the Hagerstown
Fair Association met at Hagerstown last Sat
urday. After business was disposed OF the
members and others enjoyed q dinner at the
dining-room on the fair grounds. Among the
after dinner speakers was Mr. Charles E.
Fink, Of Westminster. Others present from
this city were Messrs. Edward Lynch, George
W. Albaugh, Milton Schaefler Chas. V.
Wautz and B. f. Grouse. Howard NJ. Zile,
of Winfield, was also present.
Mrs Minerva Ludley, Of Baltimore, came to
Carroll on Tuesday to visit her sister, Mrs.
David Slonaker, at Mayberry She had with
her a little child between one and two years
old, in bad health On Wednesday morning
the child was found dead III bed. A coron
er,s inquest was held over the remains, and
the testimony of Dr. }. Rinehart Of Frizell
burg, set at rest all doubt as to the cause Of
death. which was marasmus The jury rem
dered a verdict of death from natural causes.
Miss Elite A. Jordan and Clay Jordan, who
accompanied the remains of their grand
mother, Mrs. w. A. Weaver, to st. Louis,
Mo-, were met at Union Station there, on
Saturday morning by their father, Mr. 4. J.
Jordan Their uncle William Weaver and
lady friend joined them at Columbus. The
casket was opened at St Louis and the body
was found to be well preserved Mr.. Charles
p Bale undertaken at New Windsor pre-
A., br,l, e., al I,o4.S, - In II,
home of Mrs. Margaret Jordan, where Mrs.
Weaver died while on visit.
DR.. William Rickert, well-known physi-
clan Of northwest Baltimore, aged forty-two
years, died Tuesday afternoon Of apoplexy at
his late home, No. lS4l Pennsylvania avenue.
He attended 10 his practice on Monday. and
was taken i'll early Tuesday morning. Drs
Branham and Lewis were sent for. but could
not afford him any relief DR.. Rickert
born in Carroll county, and went to Bati-
more at an early age. He was a gradu te Of
the College of Physicians and Surgeons.
During the yellow fever epidemic in Jackson
Vile, Fla, several years ago. he rendered
valuable services. He leaves widow.
A fire in a show window Of one of Miller
Bros. stores, this city, about $50 o clock on
Tuesday afternoon, destroyed about 500
worth of goods, mostly hats shirts and neck
lies. Inc origin OF the IRE Is uhhnOWli. bHt
il is supposed a customer struck pallor
match on an iron safe near the window as he
passed, for the purpose of re.lighting cigar
and that part of the head flew into the win
dow and ignited the lace curtains. The fire
department was called out, but The fire was
exiinguished by street hose before the fire
men arrived.
Westminster grain dealers are apprehensive
that there will be a fall in the price of wheat.
They regard the market rs very uncertain
Mr. Charles c. Gorsuch, of N. !. Gorsuch {
Son, believes tina after awhile there may he
an improvement in price; Mr.. +. 0. Grimes
thinks the future price of wheat looks dark
and Mr.. II. S. Roberts, Of Roberts, Roop
CO.. is apprehensive that wheat will fall IN
price He thinks that when wheat went to
dollar bushel six or eight cents of it was the
result of speculation; that. in view OF the de
mand then, about 90 cents wonid have been
a heallhfu market In this section more
than half of the crop is still in the hands of
the farmers.