The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-11-05
IOCAJ BREVITIES.

.Tmtb," New Windsor-Your letter will
he published next week.
Tuesday next is election day and is a legal
holiday. All the public Offices and banks will
be closed
Next Tuesday is election day. The polls
omen at s Il. m. and close at p. m. Vote
early.
Samuel f. Wimert, of this city, has had his
United States pension increased from 50 to
SO per month,
Nadgr N. McKinstry has been appointed
,os,ma>tcr at Mckinstry's Mill, this county,
vice j. Blair Hoge, resigned.
1.-THE Clerk 5 office during October there
were recorded 81 deeds, Is mortgages and II
bills of sale and % marriage licenses were Is
sued.
Presidential postoilices in Maryland show
gratifying increase in receipts for the last fiscal
wear, I'm 1897 Westminster returned 1914
and for 1898 Sc, 800.
On Thursday Mr.. James II. Myers. as eX
rru,or Of Jacob Myers, deceased, sold a house
and lot in Frizelburg to Mr.. George W.
Babylon for Sl225.
The DOYLE brothers are erecting cosy
cottage on their lot between the New Windsor
and Uniontown roads; it is nearly completed
and occupies Il very choice situation.
The thanks of the ADVOCATE are due Mr..
Frank j. DeviIbiss for copy of the Altoona
Times, in which is report of speeches OF
MesSrS. jerks and Sowden, Democratic can
didates for Governorand Lieutenant Governor
of Pennsylvania.
The work of improving Main street, West
Minister, has reached the railroad. The larger
stone is already in place and is being very
slowly covered with the top dressing. Mr..
Orlando Reese. a member of the City Council,
is experimenting the work.
Lewis Rusk, of Manchester district, died
on Tuesday at his home, north of Dug Hill,
from injuries caused by having been kicked
by Il mule belonging to his employer, MIR.
George Zepp, last week. Mr.. Rusk leaves II
widow and children.
HaIowe en- was observed in Westminster
by the usual silly performances of removing
steps and throwing corn and -four on pedes
TRANS. No one can object to legitimate fun,
but when clothes are spoiled by flour, and life
and limb endangered by removing steps, it is
time to protest.
Charles w. Cremer, Esq, for a number of
years editor of the Valley Spirit, Chambers
burg, Pa, has accepted the State news and
political editorship Of the Philadelphia Times.
Mr.. Cremer is a son Of Rev. w. {. Cremer,
who was for many years pastor OF st. Paul 5
On Tuesday last Mr.. John Z. Strevige of
this city, was hewing timber for Mr.. VIM. a.
Cunninghams barn. when the axe accident:
ally slipped and cut him in the left instep.
The wound was half an inch long and eX-
tended into the bone, causing him to become
unconscious from the loss of blood.
Thomas Bowman, Il member of Co. q,
Sixth U. s. Cavalry. and who had been sick
at a hospital in Rhode Island, returned to his
home at the Tannery on Thursday on a fur
Tough He was at Santiago and his descrip
ton of army life is interesting and thrilling.
He is now corporal, having been recently
promoted.
Rev. Thomas MasIin, known colloquially
as the RESCUED Man, held an interesting
series of meetings last week at Centenary NJ.
Z. Church. Mr.. Maslin was born in New
York City and had gotten pretty far on the
road to ruin; his story of his life and its dark
spots is very thrilling. He is an earnest
talker, and his sincerity is very apparent.
The County Commissioners on Monday
were engaged mostly in routine business.
They ordered that change he made in the
intersection of the Patapsco road with the
turnpike at Sandy Mount. through the lands
of Lewis w. Caple. The County Surveyor
made the change on Tuesday and bad place
will soon be made into an excellent piece of
road.
Joshua Hawkins, colored. is in Jail await
ing action of the grand jury, on the charge of
a ielonious assault on Mary Henrietta Nolan,
also colored, aged fourteen years. on August
LIST last Hawkins had gone to Baltimore and
was arrested there and turned over to Sheriff
Haines and brought to Carroll. He had a
hearing before Justice Baer, who committed
him for the action of the grand jury.
NJ, r,o nf
jniontown, this county, and died near Balti
more about year ago, and was buried in
Loudon Park Cemetery, has Just had monu-
ment erected to his memory. The base is
four feet square and the monument is fifteen
feet high Foutz was one Of the famous base
ball pitchers of the country and lasted longer
on the diamond than any other player.
Mr. Edwin j. Lawyer, State Fire Marshal
brought from his recent trip to Omaha. Ne
braska, handsome pair of horns and hoofs
of a Texas steer, as present from Mr.. Paul
W. Kuhns to the Westminster Fire Depart
ment; also a collection Of minerals from the
Rocky Mountains, from Rev. Luther M.
Kuhns; photographs of Indian Chiefs from
Mr. John H. Kuhns, and badges from the
secretary of the Virginia Firemens Associa-
ton.
Mrs. Rebecca Eckenrode, widow of Joseph
Eckenrode. died at the home of her son,
Frederick d. Eckenrode, near Uniontown,
on Tuesday. Mrs Eclenrode was daughter
of the late John Wise. She was about seventy
years old, and leaves five sons and two daugh-
ters-Frederick D. Eckenrode, near Union
town; Frank A. Eckenrode, of Reese; Edward
Eckenrode, near Lnwood; John E. Ecken-
rode, George E. Eckenrode, Mrs. Harry X
Schaetfer and Mrs. John Stefy OF Westmin-
ster
Martin l.. Morelock, of the firm of More
lock Il Grouse, merchants, of Manchester
died last Monday afternoon, rather suddenly
OF apoplexy, at the age of fifty-four years.
lie was on a fishing trip on Saturday with
John Burns, of Manchester, and while they
were returning home in buggy was stricken
with the disease, and became unconscious.
lie remained in that condition until his death
Mr. Morelock was at one time engaged in the
oil well business in Kentucky, He also con-
Quoted tanneryin West Virginia, and store
at Frlzellburg, this county He was a mem
Der OF Lebanon Lodge of Masons, at Man
CHESTER. He leaves widow, who is daugh-
'ef OF the late George Grouse, but no children.
=. Mr.. George Edward Snyder died in Grant
Olty, Missouri, on the 18th of last October,
aaged 40 years, months and II days. The
funeral was held at the Christian Church on
the 18th. Mr. Snyder was native of West
minister, and when IA years old went to New
FORK and Boston. Two years later he went
to Kansas, and in 1874 from there to Worth
county, Missouri, where he has since resided.
Un January 81, 1877, he was married to Miss
victoria Saunders, who, with five children.
survives hun. The local paper says ITO know
MIN was to be his friend, and no man in the
county had wider acquaintance. Mr.. Sny-
der was brother of Mr. Thomas Snyder, of
thls city, and was also a nephew of Mr.. Ed