The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-03-06

Miss Mary c. Roop is visiting the family Of
Rev j. L. Walsh, in Washington, d. c.
The rectory of Ascension Church, this city,
is being repapered and the interior reprinted.
Some time last month eve belonging to
Mr. Burrier L. Cookson, near Uniontown,
dropped black lamb. A week later the
lamb died, and week afterwards the eve had
two white lambs, both living and hearty.
This is a very unusual occurrence.
The Board of Control and Review finished
It's work last week Mr.. Reese, the clerk, is
busy copying the schedules into the books,
and has several districts yet to enter. After
this is done all this work will have to be tran
scribed into the regular assessment books.
Mr.. G. Clarence Eichelberger has resigned
as chief clerk at the railroad Office here, and
on Monday left for his former home in Fred
erick county, near Rocky Ridge. Mr.. Amos
Hahn, assistant clerk, was promoted to chief
clerk, and Mr.. Howard Helwig was appointed
to take Mr.. Hahn's place.
James Higgins, porter at the City Hotel,
Westminster, left the hotel suddenly on Thurs
day. After he had gone it was discovered
that three quarts of whisky were missing, the
overcoat and hat of Thomas Snyder the
clerk, $500 from the cash drawer, 40 cigars,
and $1.30 and a knit jacket and gloves of
William Wittchy, boarder.
Mr.. L. C. Stiateley, of this city, now
medical student in Baltimore, is a member of
the Baltimore Athletic Club. He is one of
the Clubs best high jumpers and one of the
team which represented the Club at st. Leo S
Gymnasium games Tuesday night, and quit
with record of feet 3 inches. The Herald
had very good picture of Mr.. Stiateley on
Wednesday.
The pleasant little Whist Club, which met
Tuesday afternoons from two to six at Mrs.
William H. Vanderford's parlor, on Main
street, this city, closed on Tuesday. The 6rst|
prize was won by Miss Annie Keer Spalding,
prizes of consolation were given to Misses
Catherine Baumgartner and Virginia Martin,
and to Mrs. Francis H. Orendorff prize of
gratitude.
Local consuls for the Maryland Division,
League of American Wheelmen, we're ap-|
pointed on Tuesday by Chief Consul Conway
w. Sans These officials look after the cyclel
interests of their localities. Those for Carroll
are-Westminster, J. h. Krichton; Unionl
Mills, Harry w. Shriver; New Windsor, A
C. Smelser; Manchester, c. J. H. Ganter;|
Taueytown, Harry P. Millels Sykesville, J. NJ.
Wilson.
At an election held on Tuesday for Pres
ident and six Directors of the Westminster
Gas Light Company, the following were re
elected-John L. Reifsnider, President; Chas.
B. Roberts, Edward Lynch, William A. Cum
ningham, Robert C. Hall, Charles I. Reifsni
der and Charles V. Wantz, Directors. TheI
same day an annual dividend of three perl
cent was declared.
Ex-Governor Frank Brown will sail on May|
on the Lucania. of the Cunard Line, for al
fog trip abroad, accompanied by his twol
children, and possibly by one or two young
ladies. friends of his daughter. He will first
visit London and Paris until the end of the
season in those cities, and will afterwards go
to Norway, Sweden and Russia. He will re-
turn early in September next, in time for his
children to resume their studies.
Mr.. David Miller died at the residence of
his brother, near Carrollton, on Sunday last,
aged SO years. Years ago he made invest
ments in the West aud in Galveston, Texas,
and became rich. In recent years he had
decided much of his real property away. He
was an eccentric man and had issued pam
phlets on religious and political topics and 10
or II years ago was candidate for Congress,
at which time he walked all over the district.
About Is years ago he had his grave dug in
his yard and had a tombstone erected with his
name, age and epitaph on it.