The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-10-16
LOCAL AFFAIRS
LOCAL BREyITIES.

Mr.. Edward Lynch, OF this city, has Dulit an
addition TO the house he recently purchased.
The Western Maryland Railroad Company
has improved the Main street crossi ng in this
city.
The corporation has put brick walk down
on both sides of the bridge which spans the
railroad at Green street.
Lovefeast, which was held at the Dunkard
Brethren Church, at Meadow Branch, was at
tended by large congregations on Saturday
and Sunday.
The steam roller belonging to Westmin-
ster. struck small stone on Saturday last and
socket was broken. 1t will cost $50 to repair
the damage.
Mr.. Robert Selman has sold one of his
farms, in Mt. Airy district, to a Mr.. Albaugh,
Of New Market, Frederick county, Nd. The
price was Sc, $50.
William KINNEY has been appointed post
master at Fenby, in the place OF j. +. Nelson,
and William S. Gambler, at Gambler, IN the
place of Nicholas Benson.
Mr. Thomas g. Otto, of Middleburg, raised
a fine crop of corn this season, and expects
to get over 900 barrels from IL acres Many
of the ears are fourteen aud fifteen inches
long.
The ice plant of the Westminster Ice and
Cold Storage Company closed last Saturday
The Company has about 10 tons of ice on
hand, and the delivery wagons are still run
ming.
The football season will open in Westmln-
ster this Saturday, afternoon at o'clock,
when game will be played on the college
grounds between the Western Maryland and
ST. Johns College teams.
The 37th annual fair of the Frederick
County Agricultural Society will commence
next Tuesday and close on Friday. I'm
paralleled attractions are promised, and many
citizens of Carroll will attend the fair.
The Maryland Synod of the Lutheran
Church, in session in Washington, ID. T.,
unanimously accepted an invitation to hold
the next annual meeting in Taneytown, ex-
tended by Rev. DR.. d. 4. Garland of that
place.
BY the wreeking of freight train on the
Frederick Division of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road, on Monday last, at McSherry's Crossing,
near Hanover, Pa, a car of canned goods
belonging to Smith. Yingling l. Co., of this
city, was wrecked.
The Union National Bank of Westminster
has lust issued neat circular, giving list of
the officers of the bank and the last called
statement of condition. The bank is one of
the best managed institutions of the kind 10
be found anywhere.
Joseph NJ Rarke, Esq, the Oldest member
of the Westminster bar, and perhaps the old
est praeticing lawyer in the state, on Wednes-
day resigned as one of the Examiners in the
Court of Equity to take testimony, position
he had held for a number of years.
The Advisory Committee for Carroll and
Director VIM. L. Amoss of the Department
of Farmers Institutes met in Westminster
on Monday and arranged program for the
institute to be held in this city on December
% and 3d. Fuller particulars next week.
Albert, aged about twelve years, son of
Mr. Fred. Eckenrode, of this city, had the
index finger of his right hand cut off by cir
cular saw at the carpenter shop OF Mr.. Harry
Case. He was pushing some blocks against
the saw when accidentally his finger went
against it and was sawed off.
Mr.. John L. Reifsnisder has purchased
lot of II acres, adjoining the rear of his prem
ises, at the West End, for $40, from Mr.
Michael Z. Walsh. Mr.. Walsh has also sold
a lot, 80x200 feet, on Doyle street, to John
H. Wilson, for 800, and two acres on the
New Windsor road, to Samuel Greenholtz,
for $50.
Capt. VIM. Cole, Of Washington, D. c.,
who had been keeping hotel in that city for
a HuluU6F VI years. Qic0 DA FItVAl W iaab
week. His remains were inferred IN Hamp
stead on Monday delegation of Masons,
G. A. r. men and others accompanied the
body Capt Cole was a. native of Hampstead
district.
Gen. Adam f. King was announced to ad
dress the Westminster Republican Club last
Monday night, bnt be was conspicuous by his
absence The meeting was something OF
failure and a Republican remarked the next
day that two more meetings like it would re-
suit in the county going Democratic by 1000
majority.
The Patapse0 Flint Mill Company, the
Flint Mill Company of Baltimore and Edwin
Bennett were sued for $40. 900 damages in the
Court of Common Pleas, Baltimore, on Tues
day, for the death of Jacob Il. Wetzel, who,
it is alleged, was made fatally i'll by inhaling
flint dust while working in the flint mills
formerly operated by the defendants at
Hoods Mills. this county. The suit was
brought by the widow and two children of
Mr.. Wetzel through Duke Bond, attorney
Mr.. Upton Decker was found dead in bed
at his home at Fountain Valley on Wednes-
day morning He was in his I'D year. Dur
ing the late war he was federal soldier, serv-
ing in the Sixth Maryland Regiment. For
some time he was color sergeant of the regi
ment. His wife, who died about two years
ago, was a sister of Mr.. John T. Diffenbaugh,
Of this city, and he leaves two daughters, Mrs.
Milton Hesson, who resided with him, aud
Mrs. Joseph Forney, of littestown, Pa.
Mr.. David Stoner, President of the Board
of County Commissioners of Carroll county,
accompanied by County Treasurer A. T.
Buckingham went TO Towson on Wednesday
to settle accounts with the Commissioners of
Baltimore county. Carrolls bill against Bal
timore county was $l273, for which check
was given to Treasurer Buckingham. Carroll
is indebted to Baltimore county several hun
bred dollars, but us the bill had not been
made up it was not paid.
The Washington Post, of Tuesday, has the
following among its Art Notes.. 5. Noel
has just completed in plaster, the bust of
Col James G.. Berret, which has already
been most favorably commented upon. Elk
ecuted in full salon proportions, the model is
not only admirably rendered as work of art,
but is by far the finest Interpretation of a dis
tinguished personality the sculptor has yet
executed. For short time the bust will be
exhibited in the Veerhoff Gallery land will then
be sent to a bronze foundry and cast"
The Baltimore American says: Harriet
Hawkens is the name of an aged colored
woman living at No 1909 Parrish alley who
says that she remembers incidents OF two
great wars-that of 1912 and the late civil
war. She says she is over l02 years of age,
and was well grown girl at the time of the
FIRST war, of which, however, she does not re-
member many details. She was born in the
family of Rev. James Higgins, late of Hag-
erstown, TO whose wife her mother belonged
She was given to Miss Ellen Higgins when
she was three years of age, and went with her
when she married Perry Bennett. of Carroll
county,
Mr.. Benjamin Skunk, formerly citizen Of
this county, died October lst, at Savannah,
Georgia, aged CT years and 10 days. Mr.
Skunk had been employed for the last fifteen
years by L. B. Hunting & Co., and other
firms of Jacksonville aud Fernandina, Florida;
also in Savannah His wife, Mrs. Margaret
Skunk, and daughter Hannah, survive him,
residing near New Windsor. Out of family
of twelve children, he has two brothers living,
Mr.. Samuel Skunk, well-known in Westmin
ster, and Mr.. George Skunk, of Harrisonburg,
Va. His remains were inferred in the Laurel
Grove cemetery at Savannah.