The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-02-19
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Have YOU paid your fire insurance for 90.
William j. Arthur, of Linwood, has been
appointed a railway mail clerk.
The high wind on Tuesday night and We'd
aesday made one wish he had cyclone insur-
aace.
EIias B. Arnold has sold his farm at Small :
wood to H. B. Day, of Howard county.
Mr.. John T. Michael of Uuiontown, is
taking embaIming lessons under Mr.. James
" StOner, Undertaken, Of this city.
The County Commissioners on Monday
Nere engaged in general business. A special
pension of five dollars was granted to Dolph
Henderson
The sudden fall in temperature on Tuesday
night and Wednesday, together with a heavy
northwest wind. made the weather very dis
agrefable to pedestrians.
Mr. James \. Dif1enbaugh has sold his fine
house. OH the corner of Willis and Centre
street, this city, TO Mr. David Cowan, Jr.,
@FSI5O0 Mr.. Cowan will occupy his new
home on Monday.
Augustus Hynmau. Of Baltimore, bought
farm IN Franklin district. containing SO
acres of land. from John Wilson for S1675.
AF, Hynzman is a brother of Mrs Charles
SitIg, and formerly lived in UniontOwn dis
met
tuesday next is WaShington's birthday. the
tanks, public Offices and schools will be
closed. In the evening there will be an en-
lerIalnment IN Smith Auditorium, at the Col
iege by the Philomathean and Webster Liter
AIRY Societies.
A game OF base ball, the first of the season,
was played in Mrs. Bowers meadow on last
FRIDAY afternoon. between the Fairview and
ripe Greek schools. The score was to Il
III iaTor Of Fairyew There was plenty of
mud aud lots of kicking.
Every school teacher should read. OF have
scholar to read. the history of The Mary
"Ha Lane. 1t will be found on the fourth
lage OF this ISSUE. 1t will show what heroes
,Ieif ancestors were and what an active part
maryland took in the Revolutionary war.
letter is0m subscriber in Baltimore.
i,rnr"lng his Subscription. Says:-"The paper
pas been part Of NY household for many
YEATS Long may it ike 10 battle against the
%oney power and the tramp nuisance, two of
|e greatest evils that Our country is cursed
WIN.
new Harry y. Mitchell. who was once Il
STUDENT at Western Maryland College. and
T nov pastor Of the Exeter Street Methodist
L!scopal Church, Baltimore, has received
G cT invitation to become pastor of Bethany
;"I'ci'' calhoun and Lexington streets. II
u'ought The transfer will be made.
Key. G. W. McSherrv. pastor of the Luth
n l,a-
%LJ Il!y elected by The congregation of St.
" 'oal ; Lutheran Church at Boiling Springs,
T M, oafIiSte Pa. as pastor of that church.
na one OF the largest churches in that
r'rrV' aud he will assume charge on March l.
yo rIV :, remains d! Mrs. Mary }. Elliott, Of
rom 'A springs, Pa, were inferred in fancy
20. s" :. oh Friday afternoon of last week. She
vIo 'ue widow of the late Frank H. Elliott,
IN 'I Il moved to York Springs from Taueytown
,aj HPfll 1898, tG engage in merchandising
FIr aed IN October of the same year. Mrs.
I -,iOu was daughter Of Mr.. Henry Rein
jsn raL ol near Taneytown. and leaves six
'asi'ers and two sons.
Wi Ohas. Nusbaum and sister. of New
S~JISOF gave very enjoyable dinner on
Dre saay to a few of their friends. Those
Sno aSnl were Misses Addie Nusbaum. Emma
A, F oI'.f r. Engler, B. Engler, f. Nusbaum
il. ATRSer, ID. Chilcote, A. Fronfeter: Messrs.
yr,laL ngler, J. Meyers, Z. Nusbaum, j.
Eiptoaaall, II. T. Sanders, l.. 7. Bitter, 6. c,
a. and R. l.. Weaver.
S %S' Aanle shriner, wife of Mr.. Daniel f.
s %'' El a well-known citizen of Westmin
hear .O early last Sunday morning from
ber |S;uoh6e, after long illness. She was in
h,bs Aythrd year. She leaves besides her
Ess,nu!a one son, Mr.. George B. Shriner, OF
dav 'IIl nSte Her funeral took place Tues
Gtian gF pastor, Rev. W, r. Graham, d. d.,
~ NJ r. Church officiating.
Eavnns., caroline Jones Murray died at Fort
as 'ne, Indiana, on Wednesday afternoon OF
Of Men rek, aged SO years. She was native
Fort %%Vsnester, this county, and went to
Dr. "ayne in 1885. Later she married
SbelIn,ouI' ZONES. brother of Mrs. Catherine
Grt mail mall OF Westminster, and who was the
ing e pnylslclan to locate at Fort Wayne, hav
d. Lo,led there in 1888. After the death OF
ChildSSuueS she married Mr. Murray. One
N. survives her, Mr.. George W. Jones.
3na munster iI Council, Royal Arcanem, had
and oO u..ssllhgulshed visitors on Tuesday night
ges,s "'ertalned them at Hotel Albion. The
Trea.n,aMe re-Grand Regent Yost, Grand
bur S @;. Jnyenal, Grand Secretary Viii
dorF u'; y, and Grand Vice Regent Hogen
COunoa Inc committee of Westminster
E. RnI % entertain the guests were Charles
aidsr Joseph D. Brooks, J.. Milton Ref
Levi bhISohn A. Macintosh, Eli I. Batter
sl D'aek, Geo. r. Gehr and Frank r. Gas