The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-11-13
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
ncAI. RREyIrIES.

please accept our lilttflhS ioI II DttShtIOi
pears, apples and grapes.
Mr.. Michael f. Walsh has sold tract of
four acres, on the New Windsor road, near
this city, 10 Anthony Gail, at SSl.2 per acre.
The foundation for the neg house for John
l.. Reifsnider, Jr., on College hill, is about
finished The building will be finished IN
the spring.
The regular union Thanksgiving service in
Westminster will be held this year in the Il.
p. Church. The sermon will be delivered by
Rev. Calvin S. Slagle.
Mr.. Oliver n Lee, who has been farming
for Mr. Joseph w. Smith, this city has re-
moved 10 Reese On the Saturday before
leaving he killed hog that weighed 427
pounds.
Elder solomon Stoner and wife and Miss
Rachel Pfoutz, of Clear Ridge, and Mr.. W.
Philip Englar, of Uniontown, attended the
German Baptist lovefeast at Rocky Ridge last
Saturday
Mr.. Oliver Pearre, of Frederick, Md, who
died on Monday at the home of his father-in-
law, William I. Dorsey, near Greenwood,
Howard county, was n nephew OF Mrs. Chas.
81 Wantz, of this city.
Mr.. Charles +. C. Smith, formerly Of West
minister, now connected with the Commercial
and Farmers National Bank, of Baltimore,
has been offered the cashiership of new
bank at Asheville, North Carolina.
A hive of bees belonging to Mrs. Joseph
Myers, at Tyrone, swarmed on November z,
!, very unusual occurrence at this season of
the year. at is one Of the great curiosIties
of the nineteenth century, says our cores
pondent.
The ADyocATE is indebted to Mr.. Peter B.
fo,. bf,x of
pecan nuts. grown in Wilson county, on the
San Antonio river. They are the largest we
have ever seen. Mr.. Barnes says the crop is
very large, and the price low.
T. w. Mather Sons, merchants of West
minister. have had phone of the Western
MARYLAND Telephone Company of Carroll
County put in. Their patrons will now be able
to order goods from them by phone and have
the goods delivered. Their number is "A.
Rev. D. Frank Garland, of Taneyiown, on
Wednesday night Iectured in the English
Lutheran Church of the Reformation, Caro-
line and LanvaIe streets, Baltimore, OF WHICH
he was formerly pastor, on his trip to Cali
iornia. which he made with the Christian
Endeavor Societies.
The State Christian Endeavor Convention
was held in Baltimore this week. Miss Mary
b. Shellman of Westminster, read paper on
Thursday afternoon on "What Can Women
DO for Christian Citizenship" George Ii.
Brine, of Taneytown, was elected one OF the
vice presidents for the ensuing year.
Clarence, son of Mr. Milton Schaeffer, Of
this city, while running last Saturday fell
down. His left knee struck upon a stone,
cutting cash D inches long and quarter of
an inch deep The wound is near the knee
cap. Dr. NJ. l.. Bot dressed the wound.
Clarence is still confined to bed.
A letter to the ADVOCATE from Mr.. G. b.
Myerly, of New Lancaster, Indiana, says that
a large acreage was sown in wheat IN his sec
ton this fall, but the weather was so dry the
wheat did not come mp and II was doubtful Il
it would Rain fell last week there for the
first time in two months. The potato crop
was failure. Mr.. Myerly says.
There will be game of foot ball at Western
Maryland College this Saturday. afternoon at
= o clock, between Western Maryland College
and Baltimore City College teams. The
Western MARYLAND boys wallopped the Johns
Hopkins University team last Saturday and
expect to wipe up the earth with the City
College boys Ladies are admitted free.
The Middle Conference of the Maryland
SYNOD of the Lutheran Church was in session
at Union Bridge this week Rev. P. Ii.
Miller was reelected missionary president
The next meeting will be held in May, 1898,
at Mt. Zion Church, Frederick county. Dur
ing the session Rev. g. w. Baughman, OF
IIniOntown, read paper on regeneration.
The County Commissioners on Monday APP
pointed J. William Earhart, John Leister aud
CYRUS Feeser examiners on "a proposed road
in Myers district, petitioned for by Amos
Bowman and twenty three other citizens. j.
n. O. Smith resigned as constable for Fancy
town district. The resignation was accepted
and Burgess ~ Miller was appointed 70 his
place, for term Of two years.
The Baltimore and Northern Electric Rail
way Company has opened its line between
MI Washington and Pikesvlle, giving the
company "A through lne from Baltimore and
Calvert streets to Emory Grove. Cars ar
run on ten-minule schedule TO Mt. Washing
ton aud every twenty minutes TO Emory
Grove. The distance from Baltimore and
Calvert streets to Emory Grove Is twenty
miles.
About u o'clock last Sunday night Mr..
Herbert L. Bowers and wife, of the Central
Hotel, this city. were nearly overcome by coal
sas. which entered The room from register.
Mrs Bowers was in emi-coHscious condi-
ton. when her husband was awakened By her
groaus. Mr. Bowers was considerably af
a..
DR.. NJ. l.. Bot. Mrs. Bowers dill not fully
recover for several days.
Mr.. Frank J. DeyiIbiss. of New Windsor,
who was sergeant-at arms of the last House of
Delegates. is a candidate for the same posi-,
fion at the next session. He was u Baltimore
an Wednesday looking after his chances.
Mr. Devilbiss made good officer. lie was
courteous TO the members and popular
with them. and il is understood his prospects
for reelection are good. The ADVOCATE
would ike to see Mr. Deviibiss chosen.
The county officials elected on November
I'd will 90 into Office the first Monday in De-
cemher. Mr.. Brooks will succeed Mr. Parke
as Register OF Wills; DR.. Bllingsley will
succeed Mr. Grouse Us Clerk of the Circu
Court: Daniel $. Diehl will succeed Mr. Stoner
as County Commissioner and Mr.. John II.
Stem will likely be chosen president Of the
hoard, Ephraim Hanes will succeed Mr..
Murray MS Sheriff, and John L. Maseuhimer
will succeed Mr.. Buckingham County
Treasurer. The change in the sherlt's office
will take place ON the 25th inst.
A dispatch from Harrisburg, Pa, Novem-
Der 8, says "A charter was granted ut the
State Department today to the Washington,
Westminster and Gettysburg Railway Com
pany. which will build line fourteen miles
long, from Gettysburg to the State line. 1t
is the same company which intends to build
line to the national capitol The capital
stock is $500, 900, and the officers are: Pres
ident James b. Colegrove. Washington; Di-
rectors Samuel S. Bushman, Charles A.
Trestel and Henry c. Little. Gettysburg;
Henry A. Cady, Washington; Charles H.
Duttera and John A. Shorb, Iittlestown.
The plant of the Taylor Engine Company,
of Chambersburg, Pa, formerly located in
Westminster, in whieh the people of Cham
bersburg have invested and lost a million
dollars was sold on Friday of last week by
the National Bank of Chambersburg, the
owners of the plant to William H. Derby
shire, Of Philadelphia, and his brother Ed
ward, who represent number of capitalists
who will operate the plant under the corporate
name of the Chambersburg Engineering Com
pany The incorporates are William Fl.
Derbyshire, james Austin. John Leisenring
Harrie B. Price and w. Harvey Irvins The
plans of the new corporation have not been
announced They have bought all the patents
and patterns of the Taylor Company, and
will build engines and machinery.