The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-09-17
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Mr. John Wagner is having his house on
East Main street repainted. William Arbaugh
is doing the work.
The County Commissioners Oh Monday APP
pointed Dr. William +. CARRIER vaccine physi-
clan for Mt. Airy district.
The cool weather from Sunday until Tues
Iav was Il reminder to have stoves and fur
naccs oyerhauled and the coal bins filled.
Keep in mind the tournament and races at
Pleasure Park, near this city, ON October 9TH
and 9Th. There will be some fast races.
Mr. \. ". Steele the congressional nomi-
nee. was at TimoMium fair on Thursday, and
the Baltimore Sun says he made good i'm
preston.
\ change in the proprietor,hip of the Hotel
Albion. this city, was made on Thursday, Mr..
Herman Dinst succeeding Mr.. Barnheisel,
who has gone to York, Pa.
4 Grand tournament will he held in n. s.
WoolS grove near Mt. Olive Church, 3!
miles east of Mt. Airy, on Thursday, Septem-
beer -. commencing at 10 O'Clock III the
morning. There will be music, &c.
David and Paul Stoner. aged respectively
,iXtcrnand twelve years. who were living with
their grandfather, Mr.. Emanuel Stoner, this
city. disappeared Wednesday morning and had
not been heard from up to yesterday morning.
Wrsmimster'S street Improvement is pro-
crossing rapidly. Unless the guttcrat the in
tnlseciium of Centre and Main streets is alter
3D. go ;ts To change the flow of wafer, the work
ON Main street west of Centre will soon need
repair.
Ex-Gov Frank Brown and son and daugh
Ter returned to Baltimore on Monday, from
mp to Europe, and to an American reporter
expressed surprise that he had been men
! L .,,,I
probability.
Thomas Henry Algire, as executor of Jacob
Algirc, mortgage, sold on Wednesday SO
acres and 80 perches, with improvements, be
longing to J. Frederick koener, on the road
from Manchester to Alesia. Thomas Henry
Algire was the purchaser.
The burial of Mr. Lewis IIotl, who died in
Baltimore on Friday of last week, aged 10
wears, took place at Pleasant Grove Methodist
Episcopal Church, Sandyville, last Sunday.
The services were conducted by Rev. c. +.
Duirear assisted by Rev. 5. W. Coe.
The attention of persons who are entitled
to registration is called to the fact that the
registrars will sit but two days. October 4th
and October 18th. They will sit on October
Is for revision only, not 10 add new names.
Persons who have registered before are not
required to register anew.
John r. Mace and Elias Il. Mace, excel
tors of the estate of the late Eli Mace, OF Han
over, Pa, have sold at public sale the follow
ing woodland. near Nace's Mill, in Myers
distrct-TractS Nos. and ,, containing )
acres and - perches, and , acres and II
perches respectively, to q. Howard Mace, at
S37. 80 per acre.
Mr. ChaS. O. Clemson. of Union Bridge,
shot Il bald eagle on Thursday which meas
I,tr.l-.. al
other fowl have lately fallen victims to the
eagle After Mr.. Clemson had shot the Gag lie
he was compelled to use his gun as II club and
thus beat the bird into nsensibility before il
could be overcome.
Contributors to the Flower Mission this
week were Mrs Keefcr, Mrs. Geo. Baugh
man. Mrs. S. A. Diehl, Mrs ChaS. CaSselI,
Miss lou Bixler, Miss Della Bale, Miss Mary
Reaver. Miss Helen Bacr, Miss Nan Iepp,
Mrs. Alex. Carr, Mrs. Hoppe, Mrs. Joseph
Shrceve Receivers for next week, Misses
Florence Iepp and Nan Rinker.
An agricultural journal says 1.-The rag
weed is unusually tall in the fields this season.
This is considered an inalible sign OF severe
winter The reason underlying this theory Is
that this weed furnishes the food for the birds
in winter and when il grows abundantIy tall 1T
means deep snow. Thus does nature provide
DIR. &. \. f. Hitchcock, veterinary sur
geon who went to Middletown, Frederick
county, from Tanevtown last June and located
!here, is charged with violating the local OPP
ton law ia Mddletown. He was arrested by
Deputy Sheriff |. j. Toms, of MiddletOwn,
aud taken to Frederick, where he was held IN
$500 bail for court. In default of bail he
went to jail.
Messrs Edward f. Rinedollar and John
NJ Roberts, as trustees of William Jesse and
Margaret l.. Roberts, of laneytOwn, sold ON
Saturday last the following real estate The
Home Farm, containing $50 acres, with the
mill, &C., TO Mr.. Samuel Stoner at $40 per
acre; 10 acres and 40 perches, near fancy.
town. to Mr. Charles Ridinger for $3.50, and
55i acres. adjoining the Home Farm, at
So % per acre, TO Mr.. Samuel Ocker.
Mr. John L. Ecbenrode, carriage manu-
lacturer of this city, had fine exhibit at the
Baltimore county fair this week, and received
first premium for his Westminster Runaboui,
first on cutunder dayton, first on eXtension-top
phaeton and second on runabout. He had
six exhibits and received five premiums.
Herr Bros, carriage builders also of this city,
received first premium on a talllngtop buggy
and a cutunder carriage. The buggy had
rubber tires and ball-bearing aXles. They
had but two exhibits.
Mr.. Jacob Il. Reindollar, well-known
starbuilder of Baltimore. died Thursday night
oflast week at his home, 1892 Hopkins avenue.
He was born in Taneytown, Carroll county,
S6 years ago. In 1888 he went to Baltimore
aud engaged in the stairbuilding trade. His
reputation for efficient work soon spread
throughout the country, and he was frequently
called to various cities for work in the large
buildings. The stairways of the City Hall,
Academy of Music, Lyceum Theatre, Union
Station and other large buildings in Baltimore
were erected by him. He was past grand
master of the Odd Fellows and IL member OF
Mechanics Lodge.
Capt. BENJAMIN +. Brown died in Freder-
lex on Sunday evening, in his 74th year. tie
was born in Carroll county March IL, 1873,
and early in life went to work on the Baltl-
more and Ohio Railroad. As conductor on
that road his run was between Baltimore ana
Frederick, and he established his home IN
Frederick. In 1857 he retired from the rail
road, having in the meantime established a
coal yard and entered into partnership with
Martin n Rohrback. They conducted a
general grain and commission business until
The government seized their establishment
during the Civil War, using the warehouse tor
Il commissary department and the coal yard
for forage house. Captain Brown was an
ardent Southers sympathizer, and was twice
imprisoned during the war-once III the Cap
itol Prison in Washington and once III Balh-
more After the war President Johnson ap-
pointed him assistant assessor of internal
renenue for the Maryland district, and he
lived for time in Baltimore, but afterwards
returned to Frederick and engaged in bust
ness until he retired about ten years ago.