The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-05-14
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
IOCAL BREVITIES.

. m,. ~ Justice of the peace for the seventh
district
Mr. e. ". Nerryman, near this city, aged
~, ,,r. had a fall on Friday afternoon of
~ week and lisIocated the large bone Of his
lift arm. The injury was unusual and very
painful
Mr. David T.. Walsh, Of Carrolton. passed
denomination on Wednesday and was adj
u ,,:,,eJ ia the bar by the Circuit Court the
,o l,y He is brother of Michael E.
Walsh Ed
Me- Il. Barnitz, of Baltimore, is having
...,I., Story added to lis summer home, in
~, civ. and will put the whole house in
%',.lab order. Mr.. William Harver, of
Fillmore. is the contractor.
hitter ro tie ADVOCATE from Maj. Geo.
y W.II.rbr,n. agent for the National Life
Insurance Company of Montpelier, Vermont,
saws that Admiral Dewey is a brother 10 the
President of the Company.
Emory Buhrman Chapter, Epworth League,
New Windsor. will celebrate the Sth ami
,..r.or,, of the organization OF the general as
emily tomorrow Sunday evening. There
viii he Il public installation of officers OF the
CHAPTER at the same time.
Sheriff Haincs went to Ellicott City ON
WaIrosdayand cot Eugene Sellman from the
Sheriff Of Howard county and brought him 10
siI here. SelImans home is in Howard
,,rprv, near Hcnryton. and he is charged with
,ro,o,s conduct and destruction Of property
i; tL- store Of Mr.. OctayiuS Devries at that
The Cuion Bridge Fire Company have
elected the following delegates to the tIremen 5
convention at Salisbury in June Francis G.
rrnly. II. II. Bond o. W. Hess, J. Frank
B.Err and William II. Marshall, with the fol-
lowing aIternatcs M. l.. Sayor, c. f. Gray,
r. N. Ole. f. F. Phillips aud Harry \.
GroaiLelt, .r.
4 ,rcuchiug rain, driven by strong wind,
made rhcattendance very slim AZ the churches
IN this city last Sunday. The clouds rolled
awa, al night. aud cool wave followed.
There was heavy frost Monday morning and
fires and oyercoatS were necessary to comfort.
Some little Snow fell with the rain about 10
o'clock Sunday morning.
Dr.. D. +. ShipIcy went to see Buffalo Bill S
Wild West Snow in Baltimore on Wednesday.
and took his son Paul with him. The crowd
waiting to get tickets was immense, and while
ho Doctor was looking after Paul, to keep
him from getting crushed, some ght-iingered
Gentleman reached into his pocket and took
ont the two dollars surplus the Doctor had.
Ms Clcmentiue Warfeld, daughter Of
Mrs. Elizabeth WarGeld. of WaterSvil!e, was
married ON Wednesday evening to Mr.. john
Nyron Adams. of Baltimore, but formerly of
New York. by Rev. c. c. Griffith, AT Ascen-
sion ?. +. Church, Arlington and Lafayette
avenues. Baltimore The bride was dressed
in white muslin. and the church was deco
rated for the occasion.
Mrs Cathariue Zahn, of this city, will leave
here on Monday at l.l6 p. M, for Baltimore,
where She will take the North German Lloyd
Steamship Munich for Bremen, Germany. on
Wednesday. Mrs Xahn will remain away
uutil September next While absent she will
visit relatives and friends in Darmstait,
Asrhe and Vienna, Austria. Her many
friends wish her bon rogdgc.
Wheat has risen steadily and rapidly the
past few weeks, and went to 81. 80 a buShel in
New York ON Monday. the highest price since
1883. when the Hutchinson Squeeze" forced
it to $500. The farmers of Carroll have but
little wheat to sell now. hat they will rejoice
TO know that the JuIy price. when they will
have some has reached SIPS. In Westmin-
'trr wheat was Sl.25 buShel.
The lawyers Of Westminster have formed
Bar Association, with Chief Judge Roberts
president. Charles T. ReifSnider vice presi
dent. j. Milton ReifSnider secretary. Charles
l.. Fink treasurer. and James A. c. Bond, ID.
y. Henning and William II. Thomas COM
Alttee to examine candidates for admission to
The bar. \ constitution and bylaws were
1doPoed at ii meeting on Wednesday.
The BOILER of locomotive attached to a
freight lr2iu on the Baltimore X Ohio rail
road, near SykesviIc, exploded last Sunday
morning with terrific force, and Clinton Burns,
the engineer, and James +. Schillinger, the
brennan. were killed. The train was badly
wrecked. Passengers Of the Frederick train
following, had TO walk nearly a mile IN the
ram to take another train west Of the wreck.
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Pool, wife of Mr..
nenry Pool, Of this city, died at noon last
Saturday May l. after an illness of more than
Two months, aged IS years. Besides huS-
gand she leaves three daughters, Mrs. Lewis
D. Barnes OF Gambler, Mrs. George w. Arnold
Q, Sandyville. and Miss Emma Pool, at home.
MIS- Poo was native Of Carroll, and
daughter Of the late Henry Smith. For about
Sixty years she was an earnest member OF the
N. I. Church.
Mr.. Edwin W. Shriver. of this city, has re-
Gently completed job of book binding for the
county Clerks Office in which 40 volumes OF
Land and Mortgage Records were entirely re-
pound IN canvas covers and neatly titled.
An examination of the work will carry con-
E'cnoa that it will compare tavorabIy with
Aai done by the Baltimore houses who make
a Speciality of it. Mr.. Shriver has also done
several pieces Of binding for this Office which
nave given entire satisfaction.
The Frederick correspondent Of the Balti-
more Herald, writes under date of May as
1oiIows THE fremen of Frederick city are
Iuch pleased at the action Of Governor Lown-
qeS IN retaining State Fire Marshal Edwin D.
Lawyer in Office for another term. Since his
connection with that Office he has given entire
sallSiaeton to the insurance men and tiremen
Vi Vi, Frederick, who say he has conducted the
omce IN more satisfactory manner than any
Oheai who has ever filled it.
. The Middle Conference of the Maryland
synod of the English Lutheran Church was IN
session at iadiesburg, Frederick county, on
tuesday and Wednesday. From Carroll were
present Revs. P. Fl. Miller and S. A. Diehl
d D Westminster, r. l.. Patterson of Union
" W!'qge George W. Baughman Of Unlontown,
y II. Lhrhart of Silver Run, and ID. Frank
uatIand OF Taneytown. Among the lay dele
sales were DIR. j. J. Weaver of Uniontown
~pu Calvin Starner A number of papers
we're read and discussed.
IN. j, Rinehart, of FrizelIburg, Chief fudge
u me Orphans Court, on the Dist Of last July
"Ouslt ten light steers, weighing in the aggre-
gaze ol25 pounds. He turned them on grass,
anu by November they had made an average
saih Of l78 pounds. Since then they have
zen ~s: led on grain and last Monday they
II %hslghed 8, 72O an average gain since he pur-
oIaSeG them of about 4594 pounds. He pur;,
onased at 81 cents and sold at cents ana
SSne3,sSlxteenth. The Doctor thinks that IN
eeuiGg the cattle, not counting labor, that the
urn led realized him about 81. so barrel.
~ Jacob Tate, whe once worked for Mr.. Ed.
RPaiLeSt OF this city, and later horse dealer IN
tDoS'lim1ore, was on Friday of last week SEN
w rneed to two years in the penitentiary. IL
has %as SHOWN al the trial that Tate, who was
TTI "s dealer, secured an introduction to Mr..
ta aefl ~ through Mr.. Mcknight and agreed to
s fac Mr. Hatrick's horse and wagon on trial
MI a lew days. Mcknight drew up paper
ppua.porting TO be receipt for the horse and
, "agcn and got Mr.. Hatrick to sign it. Tins
s oveipt atterward turned ont to be promls-
wy note payable FIVE days after date, when
vas never paid