The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-03-13
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

Mr.. J. J. Roller, of this city, has sold his
huckster route, in Baehman's Valley, to Mr..
George Essick, of Mt Pleasant.
Eighty shares of the Littlestown Savings
Institution Stock was sold last week at S26
and $26. 25 per share, par value $500.
The gentleman who hitched pair of black
horses before the ADVOCATE Office last Monday
afternoon, can get his whip by calling at this
office.
Mr.. Beverley B. Bennett has rented the
premises at Woodbine, formerly occupied by
Stackhouse Bros, and will open general
store next week.
George w. Albaugh has sold TO S. X. Herr
for S475 cash the brick house of NJ. Join
Lynch, on Sycamore street, opposite Win
chester Place, this city.
Another cut in the price of coffee was made
on Wednesday of half a cent pound. The
total cuts made in the past two months amount
to three cents a pound.
The concert which was to have taken place
on the evening of March at the College, has
been postponed until Friday evening, March
10. No admission charged.
The will of David Miller. who died on Feb
ruary %, was offered in the Orphans Court
on Monday, but was not admitted to probate,
notice of eaveat having been filed.
Mary Fowble and William 0. Fowble, ex-
eeutOrs of Richard Fowble, sold on Tuesday
farm of 90 acres, near Maple Grove station,
Hampstead district, to John J. Abbott. The
price was between $2400 and $2500.
The Pennsylvania Conference of the United
Brethren, which began its session in Baltimore
last week and adjourned on Monday, when
appointments were made. d. w. Hallenber
ger was appointed to Manchester, this county.
George Howard Caltrider, of Hampstead,
convicted of assault and battery at the recent
term of the circuit court, was on Tuesday SEN
fenced to pay a fine of fifteen cents. When
fines are fifteen cents or less the cost is paid
by the state. The costs in this case were
about $43.
Rev. A. d. Melvin, of Westminster, is
spoken of as the probable president of the
Maryland Annual Conference of the Metho-
dist Protestant Church to succeed the Rev.
DR.. Kinzer DIR. Melvin will preach next
Sunday night at EPSON Methodist Protestant
Church, Towson. Baltimore Sun.
Mr.. Samuel Baumgardner, prominent cit
izen and wealthy farmer, was found dead in
bed at his home, near Taneytown, last Sun
day morning. He retired in his usual health
the previous evening and, it is supposed, died
about midnight. He was about 20 years old.
His wife died few months ago. He leaves
a number of children.
David Foutz, the great base ball pitcher,
died in Baltimore on Friday Of last week, in
bis 4lst year. He was son of the late Solo
mon Foutz, of Carroll and was born on the
farm. near Westminster, where Mr.. William
Fenby lives. He died of asthma, at the
home Of his mother, who was Miss Cook, of
War6eldsburg. A wife survives him. He
had no children.
Mr.. Hiram PLANE, formerly of this county,
died at the residence of his son-in-law, Mr..
John z. NALL, in Stanton, Virginia, on We'd
nesday night Mr. PLANE was born at Sam s
Creek, March Is, 1915, and lacked five days
of being SO years DID, He left this county
about twenty years ago. A widow and two
daughters survive him, His death will be re
greeted by large circle of relatives and
friends.
John L. BemiIler, of Fountain Valley, has
caponed 1922 chickens this season. Some of
the largest capoa raisers of the county are N.
r. Koontz, Union Mills, 161; Henry Cassell,
Medford, 1877; Joseph Myers, Tyrone, ia;
Jonas Yingling, near Union Mills, 124; Harry
Freeman, Frizeilburg, 1876; Calvin Starner,
Fountain Valley, 1913; William Fenby, near
Westminster, 103. Mr.. Bemiller caponed 103
chickens in half day.
The Washington correspondent of the Bal
timore American, writing on Wednesday,
Representative Booze saw Sena-
tor Wellington today. Milton SchaefFer, of
Westminster, also saw him, and announced
his candidacy for the postoffice at Westmin-
ster." Mr.. Schaeffer says he did not mention
the Westminster postotfice to Mr.. Wellington;
that he was in Washington on railroad bust
ness, was in the company of two Democrats
after business was concluded, and the two
minutes talk he had with the Senator was
upon matter concerning some one else and
not himself.
Several boxing contests we're announced
3 for Thursday night at Odd Fellows Hail. this
city and about two hundred persons were
present at Is cents head to witness them.
Ropes, seconds, referee, time-keeper and all
ring accessories were Employed Ed. Green
and George Zentgraf were the stars of the
evening. Green has made quite a reputation
as a boxer, but Zentgraf put him out in the
third round by thump on the chin. The
other boxers we're colored, and they did a
humping business from start to finish. Joe
Coleman got decision over William Hill;
William Morgan over Dorsey Brown, and Bud
Harding over Charles Todd, who has but one
leg. There were a number of knock down
blows delivered.
The dead body of William Valentine was
found Saturday in a box car on a switch OF the
Pennsylvania Railroad at Woodsboro, Fred
erick county The sum of $3.50 was found in
the pockets of his clothing, and there were no
evidences of foul play. He had been leading
a hermit life for some years. He owned Il
house and lot near Woodsboro' and also some
property at New Windsor, this county, but
took up his abode in this old weather beaten
box car, which he had placed at the end of
the switch. In the car his effects consisted OF
an old coal oil lamp, straw mattress and a
revolver The last seen of him alive was
Thursday afternoon, when he went to town
and purchased five-cent loaf of bread, which
was also found in the car. The superstition is
that he was taken with an attack of heart
failure soon after entering the car and, being
too weak TO close the door, died from expos
ure. He was 20 years of age and well con-
nected in Pennsylvania.