The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-02-05

Maryland news items and other interesting
matter will be found on the fourth page.
Senator Herring on Thursday introduced
Oil IN the senate providing for the restoration
OF certain public records in the office of the
Register of Wills of Carroll county.
The United States Senate has before in an
omnibus claims bill, including war claims
In the bill Is an appropriation for the estate of
Christian Cornell, this county, of $685.
Joseph Evans was arrested Thursday morn
ing by Sheriff Haines, near Carrollton. The
arrest was for desertien and non-support of
wife, and was made by direction of Baltimore
city authorities.
The Baltimore Herald's Annapolis Cores
pondent yesterday announced that Otis Smith.
of Carroll, was elected Assistant Snperinten
dent of the House of Correction. Diigent
inquiry yesterday failed to discover such a
man in the county.
Representative Curtis, of Iowa, member
of the Committee on the District of Columbia.
has introduced bill to authorize the Wash
ngton and Gettysburg Railway Company of
Maryland to extend its line of road into and
within the District Of Columbia.
The County Commissioners last Monday re-
appointed Edward Berwager steward of the
Aims House, approved the bond of Rufus
llOOt. tbilSidDlc lOI VT. ATTY ulSCflct, granted
Especial pension of $500 to Catherine Smith,
of Westminster district, and were engaged in
general business.
Everett Walker, aged fifteen years, of
Taneytown. was received at the Baltimore City
Hospital Thursday night suffering from dog
bite in the right leg. He was bitten near his
home on January II. The animal was killed,
and Il rabbit inoculated with virus from the
dog died of rabies.
Mrs. Caroline Sewall Oliver died at the res
idence of her son-in-aw, Mr.. Carlos II. San
chez, Baltimore, on Thursday, at an advanced
age. Mrs Oliver spent two summers at
Winchester Place, this city, and is known TO
II number of our citizens. She was Il most
estlmable lady, beloved by all who knew her.
1t is violation of the City Ordinances to
throw coal ashes or garbage on any of the
streets or alleys, or to allow water from waste
pipes, wash houses, &c., to run to the cutters,
as many of the latter are uneven and during
the winter freeze, causing slippery pavements,
and in the summer the stagnant water throws
Oft an unpleasant odor.
Miss NJ. Bessie Bennett gave IL tea last Sat
urday from 4 to 6 p. M, i'll homer of her guest,
Mrs. Stuart, of New York, one OF the hand
soonest women who ever visited Westminster.
The table was beautifully decorated with La
France roses. Mrs. Joseph i. Herring, Mrs.
A. r. Stirling and Misses Bette Shriver and
Blanche Bennett served the guests, who num-
bered about thirty.
Col James Femer Lee, once resident Of
Carroll county, near Finksburg, died at his
home on the Patuxent river, St. Mary's coun
ty. Nd, on Monday last, in his 55th year.
Col. Lee was elected State Senator from Car
roll in 1875 and served four years. After
ward he removed to Baltimore county and
was appointed Secretary Of Legation at
Vienna, Austria. The minister to Austria,
EX-NIayor Kelley, Of Richmond, Va, was not
acceptable to Austria, and Col. Lee was prac-
lcalv minister. He made a very creditable
representative For the past four or five
years he has resided on his farm in St. Mary,s
county.
\ school house at Deer Park, about five
miles from this city, was destroyed by fire
Tuesday morning. The school was in session
at the time, but the fire. which originated
from a defective hue, was not discovered until
the roof was in blaze. The pupils, who are
Of both sexes, were panic-strlcken. and some
trouble was experienced in getting them out
ofthe building. but all escaped or were rescued
without injury. The building, school furni-
ture and books were totally destroyed. Loss
about $500: insurance not known. The school
is connected with the German Lutheran
Church near Smallwood, the pastor of which,
Rev. Mr.. Miller, is the teacher. The County
School Commissioners pay S25.O0 quarter
toward the salary of the teacher.
Tuesday, Ground Hog Day, was clear in
the morning and tradition has it that on
February I'd each and every year the Arctomys
Monax comes out to make his weather prog
nostications. IF he sees his shadow, he con-
cIudes that winter is not over and returns to
hibernate for six weeks longer If he does
not see it, he concludes the winter is over and
stays out. As the weather was clear IN the
early morning and again toward evening,
opinion differs whether the ArctomyS MonaX
saw his shadow or not. At an informal meet
inc of local weather observers it was concluded
to refer the matter to the Sentinel What
that paper does not know about the weather
has never been known in chimney corner lore
or written in the books. 1t has Squelched
Hicks and paralyzed the Hog Melt.
A chunk of New England weather drttcd
down this way on February 1st, and sent the
mercury down to 30 in low places and to lo'
in high During the day The mercury did not
rise higher than 20o, and strong wind drtted
the snow that fell the day previous: Another
installment Of New England weather slipped
down this way on Tuesday night sending the
mercury down to near zero. Up in New
England, New York and the North Western
States, however the mercury was from ten 10
twenty degrees below zero, two feet OF snow
on a level. with drifts from six TO fifteen feet,
country roads impossible, street car lines
blocked and steam roads likewise. Hicks
said January would come to a close with
norlherIv winds and cold; also that touching
the ID and and 81 OF February look for a
change for warmer weather with renewed ten
dency to snow and rain.
Charters will be asked in Pennsylvania and
MARYLAND for a railroad to start from Il point
ON the Baltimore and Cumberland Valley
Railroad branch of the Western Maryland ut
or near AItenwaId Franklin county, thence
RIM due south nine miles to the State line.
There il will Join the northern terminus OF the
Hagerstown and State Line Railroad, which
will run seven miles to Hagerstown. ny tins
cutoff, or short line, the curved aud crooked
course Of the Western Maryland Railroad
about Edgemont, through the mountalna and
past Waynesboro. is escaped and straight
line of easy grades made to Hagerstown and
to Cherry Run. giving opportunity TO handle
the Western traffic from the Baltimore and
Ohio. and making through line TO the West
for the Reading Railroad, which connects at
Chambersburg with the Western Maryland
Railroad. The stock has been subscribed and
10 per cent. of it paid in cash and these OIL
GERS elected: President, W. I. Brewer; d.
rectors. J. H. Hood, Thad. NJ. Mahon, ".
". Patterson. Jacob j. Miller, Franklin
Miller and Otis Nicodemus.
Poor Boys of the i9th Century.
Mr.. LYNN r. Meekins, of the editorial staff