The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-10-08
MR. H.rHUBER.
The Interesting Record of This
Worthy Citizen.

What greater mark of esteem can the,
neople Of city show to IL fellow citizen
Than to place him in positions of the high
est trust. requiring honesty, integrity and
ability? Assure1ly none. And, the re
fore. when. tracing the history of our eEni-
inept f5wnsman, Mr. A. H. Huber, from
the DAVIS of his youth to the present period,
It is evident that his worth was long ago
recognized by the citizens among whom he
has mainly spent his life; for although BORN
in Pennsylvania, he has been resident of
Westminster since 1857, during which he
has flied offices of Importance and respop-
sibillty From 1853 until 1863, he WAS
depu.y clerk of the Circuit Court, and
from 1862 until 1886, Mr. Huber was
know as Westminster postmaster, Elk
cepti,.s about two-and -a-half years of Pres'i-
dent Johnson's incumbency. Later, hep
became superintendent Of Public Stores at
the Baltimore Custom House during the
final months of President Harrison's ad-
minis ration. and the commencement of
Cleyeand's second term. He was like
wise chairman of the Carroll County Cen
tral Committee of the Republican party,
serving several times as State committee
man Of the same. In fact, ever since his
early manhood, he has engaged actively in
Local politics
The magnificent drug business which
Mr. Huber conducts in Westminster ranks
among the largest and best Of Carroll
county: his store in Carroll Hall, 1876 East
Main street, being the largest and proba-
bly one of the best stocked of any retail
store in the State. 1t is unnecessary to
remark that this vocation receives his di-
rect supervision; day by day, week by
week, month by month and year after year
since July, 1864, Mr. Huber has devoted
his time, health and ambition towards
building up this drug business; and that
he has been eminently successful, even a
glimpse of his store discloses. He also
keeps up lively interest in the welfare
of every one of our public enterprises, be-
inc connected with many Of them; among
others the Westminster Water Company,
Of which he is both secretary and treasurer,
and this he has been since it's organization.
For more than year past he has been
the secretary, treasurer and general man
ager of the Western Md. Telephone Co.
As the occupant of these responsible posts
he has gained the esteem and confidence
of evervbody, irrespective of class or con-
dition. With an eye looking to the steady
development of the Water Works in our
midst, Mr.. Huber has managed the fnan
ces of that Company with prudence and
foresight, and through his efforts, Gin
conjunction with the directory, he has
given to Westminster one of the most per-
feet water-systems in the State of Mary
land
His comfortable residence is at 112
East Main street where may be found
probably one of the finest private libraries
in Maryland. Mr. Huber collection is
notably and particularly replete in Napo-
leonic literature, his possession being his
purchases and gifts of friends commencing
in his early boyhood. These are supple
mented with numerous engravings and
curios all having reference to the great
Emperor Besides these it is we'll known
fact that his fondness for military history
and especially that Of the campaign OF
Gettysburg has made him an authority upon
hat famous battle.