The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-12-04

Persons who expect to have public sales
during the winter and spring should remem-
Der that the most attractive bills are printed
at the ADVOCATES office.
Hicks predicted that December would open
with storms in progress, and the prediction
was verified. From the 22d to the 18th, he
says, there will be heavy rains in the South,
billiards. in the North, and dangerous storms
on the high seas.
The 2lst annual convention of the Dual
Grand Lodge of Good Templars was in ses-
sion in Baltimore this week. Miss Ida Ship
ley, OF Daniel, this county, was elected deputy
marshal. The next convention will be held
at Poplar Springs, Howard county, in Deem
Der, 1898.
The Carroll County Band will have an en-
tertainment on next Thursday evening, De-
cember 9th. The affair will close with Il
comedy called "Who's Who" in which the
cast will be filled by Misses Blanche Bennett
and Betty Shriver, and Messrs. f. H. Man
ming, T. Z. Kennedy and Frank Thomas.
Wheat is 90 cents bushel in Westminster,
which is very good price, considering prices
for several years past. Opinion prevails that
! the tendency will be for lower prices rather
than higher, and farmers should consider the
matter, whether it would not be better to sell
at 80 cents at least part of their wheat than
to hold and perhaps get only 80. They should
also consider the loss in shrinkage, &C., that
is likely by holding until spring. If wheat
goes higher they will have part Of their crops
to sell. If it goes lower to sell now would
help to even up prices
Mrs. Lucy A. Sim, widow of the late DR..
Thomas Sim, Of Libertytown, Frederick
county, died on the afternoon of November
26, aged II years, months and 3 days.
Mrs Sim leaves three children Mrs. B. A.
Richmond, of Cumberland, Dir. J. Walter
Sim, of Cooksville, Howard county, and Miss
Katie Sim who resided at home with her
mother. Another daughter, the wife of Mr..
VIM. Cunningham, of Clearspring, Nd, died
a few years ago. Before her marriage the
deceased was a Miss Davis, daughter Of the
Davis, of near Watersville, survives.
The Carroll Mills, this city. owned and
operated by Roberts, Roop Il Co., We're en-
gagged this week making flour for the Hebrews
of Baltimore. The whole machinery had to
be thoroughly overhauled and every particle
of the ordinary flour removed. The order
was for 500 barrels, and the grinding began
on Wednesday under the supervision of Rabbi
Levinson, of Baltimore, and Louis Bernstein,
Il Hebrew baker of Baltimore, and Harry
Abenson, his assistant. The grinding is
necessarily slower than the usual grinding,
and the work was expected to have been fin
ished Yesterday. The flour is said to be self
rising.
Twenty of the most prominent and pro-
gressive farmers and business men Of lower
Carroll and adjoining section of Howard, have
formed an association for the improvement Of
the breed of horses. They have purchased
from Mclaughlin Bros, of Columbus, Ohio,
the imported French stallion "Vivant," a
coach and hackney bred horse, for $1,000.
The horse is said to be one of the finest speci
mems Of his kind ever seen in this country.
He is mahogany bay and weighs 300
pounds. He bears the stamp of the French
government and his pedigree dates back in
the same strain for 100 years. The horse was
delivered 10 the company by Mr.. Jacob Far
low, at GlenwuOd, Howard county, on De-
cember l. The association then organized
with the following officers President, W.
H. ForSyth; secretary, b. ID. Patrick; direC-
tors. Charles +. Beck, w. II. Sinson, Joseph
W. Berret.
The fair and festival for the benefit Of st.
Johns Church, this city, closed on Saturday
night last, and, notwithstanding there were
several rainy evenings, about 500 were rea-
lied. Among the successful winners by
paddles and raff1es were John NJ. Roberts.
stick wagon: California blankets, Policeman
VIM. Beaver; riding saddle, Edward Green
hOltz; large lamp, Plus Little, Jr.; large doll,
Mamie Cunning ham barrel Of flour, Mrs.
Coonan; handsomely embroidered centre
piece, Miss Hamilton; China dessert plates,
Mrs Charles +. Stewart; set of harness, Louis
Freeman: barrel Of flour, Mrs. Timothy Lane;
large embroidered centre piece, Mrs. Joseph
r. Herring; barrel of flour. Mrs. John Brcight
ner; ton of coal. T. Herbert Shriver; set of
China. George Walsh. Many small articles
were disposed of in the same manner, and
hundreds of fancy articles were sold direct
from the tables. The lunch room was unus-
ually well paroniZed.
Dir. Milton Hammond. pioneer in the
practice of homeopathy in Baltimore and one
of the oldest and beSt-knowm physicians IN
that city, died Wednesday morning at his
home. 80 North Paca street. of general de
bilnv and complication Of diseases. Born
in Chester county. Pa. Dir. Hammond re-
ceived his early education in the schools near
his home Going To Baltimore when still
very young, Dr. Hammond entered the Uni
versity of Maryland School of Medicine and
graduated from it fifty years ago. His diploma
from that school is one of the oldest now eN
tant. He returned to Chester county and
practiced medicine there until shortly before
the war; At the opening of the war he went
10 Washington as chief of staff of the Capitol
Hospital. He held this position but Il short
time. and then went to Baltimore 10 enter
upon his long and successful career Il
physician in that city He was the preceptor
of the late DR.. Woodward, OF this city. and
was well known in this city aud county.