The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-02-12
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Read the Religious Notices if you desire to
attend church tomorrow.
Monday nextis st. Valentine day. Don't
send any low, comic pictures TO any one.
Fashion notes, information for the farmer,
news of the week, &c, on the fourth page,
and description of the largest kitchen in the
world, &c, on The first page.
Mr.. Ed H. Fridinger has sold his property
in Bachman's Valley to his son, Theodore s.
B., for 81, 800, and expects to remove to Han
over, Pa, about the lst of April.
The Evans who was arrested near Carrolton
last week for non-support of family, was not
Joseph as was stated, but Louis Evans, who
has wife and children in Baltimore.
P P. Saube has been appointed post
master at Lineboro, vice Eli F. Warner, and
Nimrod T. Bennett has been appointed post
master at Warfeldsburg, vice E. j. Sellman.
resigned.
The Philomathean and Webster Literary
Societies of Western Maryland College will
give joint literary and musical entertai. ment
at Smith Hall, College, on the evening of
February 22d.
The many friends of Mr. Ferd. Dieffenbach,
in this city and county, will be pleased to hear
that he is slowly recovering from the murder
Gus assault made upon him, few weeks ago,
by a negro prisoner in the penitentiary.
A few weeks ago Mr.. VIM. Menchey, of
Greeumount, Manchester district employed a
strange young man as laborer on his farm.
He proved to be good hand until one day
this week. when he left, taking with him a
watch and other articles.
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been received this week which had not the
writer's name attached. They were placed in
the waste basket. Correspondents should al
ways sign their names, write with ink and
only on one side of the paper.
The ladies of the Aid Society of the Church
Of God, in Frizellburg, on Tuesday evening
last re elected all the officers, with the excep-
ton ofthe president, Mrs. Sarah Snader. Mrs.
l.. .. Handley was chosen president. ATote
OF thanks was given the retiring president for
the efficient manner in which she had filed
her office.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel J. Radclf, of Howard
county, celebrated their golden wedding last
Sunday. He is II years Of age and she IL.
They have number of children, including
Mrs. Mary Z. Helm, of Westminster, % grand
children and two great grandchildren. Mr..
Kadclif is native of England and his wife u
Miss GoSnell, Of Baltimore county.
Mrs. George Struth, near Brummel, met
S WIN severe accident on Thursday afternoon.
one was standing on box, which either
uted' or she made misstep, throwing her
WIN great force against the edge of another
TOT i tracturlng the right knee cap. DIR. NJ.
a. 6'tt OF this city, rendered surgical aid.
ogSlng to Mrs Struth's age, 70 years, the ac-
cdent may prove serious.
=, Miss jamie Thomas entertained the Card
Ciub on Thursday night Progressive euchre
vas the game. Miss Bette Shriver received
me hrSt lady's prize and Mrs. w. Fl. Wander
Ofd the booby; Mr.. E. 0. Grimes, Jr., re-
T y; the first gentleman's S, and Mr.. VIM. b.
Ihomas the BOBBY. After cards refreshments
were were served The parlors were handsomely
decorated with growing plants, &c.
IN |! reference to the railroad fare from Ar
sadla to Glyndon, thirty cents, B. H. Girls
ToiG, general freight and passenger agent O.
S %e western Maryland Railroad, has written to
oaeS Attorney Ensor, of Baltimore county,
acknowledging the fare was not in accordance
WIN the law, aud explains that the error oc'
tufred by reason Of the fares on the main line
S%fihg the same for Emory Grove and Glyndon.
NJ %f' cOHSwold says he is having new calculation
=" iares made and that they will be printed
""a distributed when completed.
C!rcnit Court begins next Monday Fol
owing is full and correct liz If the Jurors
2 T,1 Newcomer, ST., John F. F'leagle, Thos.
lizard Charles R. Babylon, Orestes Feezer,
ppuS'ln Myers, Jacob Smith, William Mengel,
p pgoert II. Evans, Columbus B. Conoway,
lIuWln j. Crumrine, Noah Schaeffer. George
pSnent, Samuel E. Weimert, j. Webster
waugh, Thomas Jones, Samuel j. Stone,
T Tiliam II. s. Algire, George w. Taylor, Jr..
NNHe As!ore Hoffman, Orestes R. KoontZ, VIM.
~ y. Nltten, Ellsworth E. Lowell, james Rake
"fa"' Emory L. Adams.
VrndOrtf Sons, this city, have novel at
S S%V1lon IN one of the show windows of Their
soaole stores. 1t is locomotive, complete
and ~ 70 Design, and covered with napkins, towels
anu other goods. A track is made of white
cru suOus, and towels folded narrow represent the
MS ISSUES. The motive power is watel
tbo .or; and when in motion the appearance Ii
wS as VI locomotive running on track, the
h. eS g. revolving, the piston rods working
VIM Inc locomotive was constructed by
wh ,,ialn Shugb, clerk in the Orndorff stores
'uO Is machinist by trade.
"a freight wreck occurred on the main divi
A.; Oa OF the Baltimore and Ohio Road, a shor
TS ssaee east of Sykesville, about o'clock or
s slIIu5lsoay night Of last week. Sixteen cars
sba with all kind of goods, were derailed b,
AS Sroken fange and completely demolished.
bo "ous 900 yards of beth the east and west
n Douao track were torn up and all travel sus
Tuaeo during the night on the main line
h. e l was sixteen cars of cattle on the train
jn Is, Mese were near the engine and were no
as sSt 20 The wrecking crews from Baltimorf
H. ill., MI Airy were called ont and worked or
A. Wsnreekage all night, and by 10 o clock FRI
Tue tracks were in running order