The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-04-02

DeSlnhlnS Apfll StrentS OF pOStonce boxes
throughout the country were increased.
During March 81 deeds, AZ mortgages and
bills OF sale were recorded in the Clerks
Office, and 40 marriage licenses were issued.
Mr.. Augustus Brown, of Franklin dis
trlct, has removed to Westminster, occupying
one of MIR. George W. Alhaughs houses on
Main street, near Union National Bank.
The toll gate ON the Hanover branch of the
Baltimore and Reisterstown turnpike has been
abolished and the Company have decided TO
abandon the upper ten miles of the road.
The Sunday school of the Church of God,
at Frzellburg, will reorganize tomorrow
| Sunday morning at $50 o'clock, There
will be preaching in the church at T. 80 in the
evening by Elder J. R. Gearinger.
| Elmer Hyde died near New Windsor on
Friday, March 18th, in his I'D year. He was
descended from the family from which Hyde
Park, England, is named. Interment was
at Winters Church on Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. Daniel Fiscel, the markets gardner, near
Uniontown, was in Westminster Yesterday
with spring onions raised in the open air
This was very early for this section. Mr..
Fiscel presented the ADVOCATE with gener.
Gus number.
Mrs. George Zepp, of Melrose, aged about
y.
only eight days, of appendicitis A husband
and one small child survive. She was
daughter of the late Benjamin Wentz, of West
Mannheim township, Pa.
Last week handsome brass pulpit desk
was presented to Ascension Church, this city,
as memorial to the late Senator Pnkney j.
Bennett. 1t was the gift of the family of the
late senator, and was made by Luetke & Co.,
ecclesiastical art workers, New York.
We are indebted to Mr.. Frank w. Shnver,
of the Gregg Carriage Co., Philadelphia, Pa.
for an invitation to attend the third annual
exhibition of carriages and wagons, to be held
in that city March % to April I'd, inclusive,
also for copy of the Official Souvenir Gaia
logue.
Lew Wilson, colored, of this city, assaulted
another colored man named johnson on
Thursday afternoon. Wilson was arrested by
Policeman Beaver and taken before Justice
Fuss, who fined Wilson one dollar and costs,
in default of which he is a guest of Carroll
county for thirty days.
The Carroll FIGURING Mills of H. S. Roberts
Il Co., this city, closed on Saturday for an in
definite period. The warehouse of the firm
is full, and the war cloud has prevented ship
ment to foreign countries. The local markets
being well stocked the price is too low to
warrant further manufacture.
The Baltimore Conference of the NJ. E.
Church South, recently in session at Hinton,
w. Va, adjourned on Monday. Appoint
ments for this section are as follows Pre-
siding elder, G. H. Zimmerman; Freedom,
w. A. Mcdonald and F. A. Tyler; Reisters-
town, w. NJ. Watt and f. H. Shipey; lIinga
more, w. Z. Wolfe and B. l.. PARROT.
Peter Perry died at his home near Priest
land, on Thursday, March oath, aged 80 years.
He leaves a wife and number of children,
among whom are Melvin, William, Harry,
Edward, John and Isaac Perry and Mrs. AL
fred Bankard. Mrs. Frank Englar, Mrs. Ken
lev Zumbrum and Mrs. Joshua Shorb. His
remains were inferred at Beaver Dam on
Sunday.
Henry limbaugh, who had been in i'll health
for several years, died at his home near
Marriottsville, on Saturday, March Goth, aged
65 years His wife was Miss Catharine Spiel
man, sister of Henry Spielman, of Linwood.
Mr.. limbaugh was one of the first to be mar
ried in the 'old Winters Church" and at
one time lived at Pleasant Valley. wife
and eight children survive him.
About o'clock last Saturday morning the
frame dwelling of William Warner, at Frizell-
burg, was burned by a fire of unknown origin.
The house was a new one, scarcely finished,
it the day before the fire. There was an in
surance of S12O on the furniture and $3.50 on
the dwelling in the Dug Hill Company, and
also a builders insurance risk Of $3.50 more IN
Wilson IL Geodwin's agency.
County Commissioners Frederick and Knox
paid visit Saturday to Oakland, Carroll
county, point on the Patapsco, where it is
designed to build bridge between Carroll and
Baltimore counties at the joint expense OF the
two counties. They were met at Oakland by
the County Commissioners of Carroll county
and by representatives OF the Oakland Manu-
featuring Company, and it was explained that
the bridge contemplated would be AN iron
structure, with an 8O-toot span, and that the
abutmenls would be from Is to 20 feet high.
| The Oakland Manufacturing Company agreed
that, if Baltimore and Carroll counties paid
| $500 each. that company would pay the bal
ance of the cost of the bridge.