The Democratic advocate., 1897-06-26
SATURDAY, JUNE 26, 1897.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITIES.


On the first and fourth pages will be found
much interesting political and news matter
Philip s. Bowman, sheriff OF York county,
Pa, was in Westminster on Monday on busl-
ness.
Frank Eckard has been commissioned
postma Ter at Uniontown and John w. heck
at Harney.
A pension has been reissned to Conrad
Mann. of Finksburg, and he has also been
granted an increase.
G. P. Ritter has been appointed postmaster
at Keysville, Middleburg district, in the place
Of O. r. Koontz, resigned.
The salary of the postmaster at Westminster
has been increased to $500 again. FOR a
year or two the salary has been Sl7OO
On Thursday last Mrs. Elizabeth Davis, as
executrix Of Jesse Z. H. Davis, sold 80 acres
of land. near Union Bridge, to Edwin G. Gil
bert for S400.
mad dog was killed near Hampstead last
Saturday. Before being dispatched 1t had
bitten dogs and cattle in the neighborhood OF
Snydersburg aud Greenmounf.
The weather was so cool on Monday morn
ing. June q, that persons coming to town
early in the morning complained OF being
GOLD and some wore overcoats.
Miss Estele Constance Mccall, of BaltI
more. died on June TO- aged q years. Sne
was a sister of the Misses Mccall, teachers OF
St Johns parochial school, this city,
Mr.. Ed. Ridgely began cutting wheat on
she farm Of Mrs Hannah Dougherty, in Free
dom district, on Monday last, June q. he
expects to realize about 80 bushels to the acre.
Capt. Thornton Wright, popular con
duetor of the Western Maryland Railroad,
and Miss India Ruley Of Baltimore, will be
be quietly married in Baltimore on the goth
inst.
Mrs. Annie R. Stoner, assignee of mort
gage. sold ON Wednesday the house and lot OF
John Thomson and wife, on Pennsylvania
avenue. this city, to Mrs. Eliza l.. Wagner
for S445.
The board Of newly elected pension exam
lining surgeons of this county has organized by
eIecting Dr. c. H. Diller, of Double Pipe
Creek, president; DR. Harry +. Baer, of Tan,
merry, secretary, and DIR. +. ii. Seiss, OF
Taneytown, treasurer.
Ephraim Miller, one of the most prominent
citizens of Adams county, Pa, died on Thurs
day of paralysis, aged 90 years. lie IS
survived by two daughters, Mrs. Edward u.
Richardson of this county, and Miss hathe-
rine Miller, of Gettysburg.
lanes Reaver. prominent citizen of Ger
nesdav of last week, the result of stroke of
paralysis few days previous, aged SO years.
Mr.. James Reaver, near Harvey, is . son OF
the deceased, and one of his daughters is Mrs.
John Bower, of Taneytown.
The Warfeldsburg base ball club forfeited
a game to the Red Morgan Club last Saturday
at Warfeldsburg. The game was started late,
and stter playing three innings, with the score
4 TO in favor of the home team, some OF the
Warieldsburg players had to leave, and thus
the game WIS stopped and forfeited.
Mr.. Charles r. Woods, formerly of the
Westminster bar, has located in Baltimore,
and has an office in the Equitable Building.
Mr.. Woods has been at the bar several years,
is young man of energy and capacity, has
considerable acquaintance in the city and
should do we'll The ADVOCATE wishes him
SUCCESS.
The Baltimore and Reisterstown Turnpike
Company has granted to the Pimlico and
Pikesville Railway Company the right to the
use of the tracks now laid along it, and also
the right to construct a single-track railway,
stpulating, however, that steam should not be
used as motive power. The consideration
was So, 600.
The Court of Appeals has decided the case
of julius Traub & Brother against the Gale
Judgment below in favor of Traub u Bro.
The amount of the award was $1,043. This
S the third time the case has been to the
Court of Appeals, Traub & Bro. winning
each time in the lower court
Mr. Graham Watson, of Queen Annes
county, Maryland, and graduate of Western
Maryland College, class of 49, was married
at ST, Paul's Episcopal Church, Centreville,
so Miss Heating, daughter Of Mrs. +. +.
Heating. Charles NJ. Grow, OF the class Of
iS6. was married on June 16, at Annapolis,
Missouri. to Miss Rowena Benson, of that
place.
Calvin Zimmerman, proprietor of the hotel
at Mt Airy was thrown from his bicycle a
short distance beyond the farm of Wellington
Hammond, on Monday afternoon, while on
his way to Frederick and received painful
scratches and bruises about the body. The
accident was caused by n pnncture OF one of
she tires Mr.. Zimmerman managed to get
10 Frederick and returned home on the cars.
Mr.. Jeremiah Bale, a well-known citizen
Of New Windsor, died on Wednesday last,
aged ~ years and days He leaves u
widow. whose maiden name was Elizabeth
Jane Carter. Mr.. Bale by close attention to
business had accumulated quite handsome
fortune. His remains were inferred at VIM
ter's cemetery on Friday, the funeral services
being conducted by Revs. Long and Baugh
man.
Mr.. Edwin W. Shriver, of this city, who
was engaged to report upon the probable bus
mess Of the proposed Washington, Westmin-
ster and Gettysburg Railway, and Of the in-
dustries, &C. along the line, from Gettysburg
to Mt Airy, has finished the work and made
his report to the company He has received
letter from the secretary comphmenting his
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business fully warrants the building OF the
road, and he believes it will be built.
Owing to the thorough investigation by
State Fire Marshal Ed. }. Lawyer Thomas
OiConper. a Thurmont, Frederick county,
sire bug is in Jail, charged with setting fire
to and burning the residence of his sister on
the 14th in stant The property was insured
in the Carroll County Mutual Fire Insurance
Co. for $780, Those who think the duty
of the Fire Marshal is one Of pleasure or that
of sinecure would find it to be the contrary
if they had the work to do, as he is on the go
all the time, or whenever the Insurance Com
panies think it is necessary.
The Westminster Fire Company has the
best runners that can be had in the county.
Their Annapolis run was their first experience,
but they ran faster than any of the other com
panes to the plug. The men are all young
ana are SWllJ runners lHey are dCe IldtACs;
Ed DifTendal, Luther Long, Dock Cassell,
Geo. Mobley, VIII Long, Will Baer, Nic'
Frizzell, Len. Schaeiier, Chas. Harman,
Herb. Morgan, William Giggard, VIM. Helm,
Geo. Fisher; Frank Schaeffer and George
EckeDrode, pugmen; H. Cootes, nozzleman;
Harry Schaeffer, foreman aud manager.
Frank SchaefIer made the connection at the
plug so quickly that the people thought he
threw it on.
The Taneytown base ball club played a
game with the Kings Sons, of this city, Thurs
day. and were badly defeated by the score of
o.. Only hits were made off of Wells.
The features of the game we're the pitching of
Wells, the all around playing of McMurran.
w Wells and Butler. Batteries-Ianeytown
Angel, Clark aud Clingan; Westminster, j.
Wells and ShHver. The teams lined up as
follows :-Westminster, Ed. Shriver 2nd b,
McMurrau IS, W Wells If, w. Thomson lst
b, EIting Shriyer c, }. Wells p, Ch 5. Miuen
rf, Ed. Murray f. f. Butler 3rd b; fancy
town, Koons 3rd b, Crabsler IS. g. Clngan
& e, W. Angel f, r. Clingan c, L. Angel +
f, Lefevre 2nd b, Clark lst and p, A. Angel
p and lat b.