The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-08-06
SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 1898.
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LOCAL AFFAIRS.
InCAI RREVITIES.

people last Sunday.
Charles A. Hartsocli has been appointed
postmaster at Morgan.
We are indebted to Mr.. w. Riley Myers for
copies of West Virginia papers.
A most delightful day was spent at Avon
dale Park on Tuesday, the occasion being the
nnion pcmic of the Methodist Sunday schools.
George Medders, of Kent county, has been
awarded the scholarship in Western Maryland
College.
There were recorded at the Clerks office
during July mortgages, "a deeds and bills
Of sale and II marriages licenses were issued
The Hanover division of the Western Mary
land Railroad has carried 1900 more passen-
GERS this year than for the same period last
wear.
John G.. Hess formerly of this city, pres-
dent of the Hess Manufacturing Company,
Hagerstown, has applied for the benefit of the
inSOlyent law.
The ice house of David j. Crowl, near
Westminster. was burned on Tuesday last.
The origin of the fire is unknown. Consider
able ice was lost.
The sale of the land in Frizelburg, adver-
Used bv Sheriff Haines in last weeks ADvO-
CATE has been Withdrawn. as the matter has
been compromised.
John F. Pfeiffer Of Manchester, this coun-
". died Sunday afternoon. in the 57th year of
his age. He leaves Il widow and one son,
Charles s. Pfeffer.
A call appears in this issue for meeting Of
the Democratic County Central Committee at
the Court House, this city, at 10 o clock Il IN.
on Monday, August %.
The last Legislature appropriated 81 800
10 each county for manual training uses in the
public schools where the conditions warrant
the expenditure of the money.
A number of showers have fallen in this
section this week, some Of them quite heavy.
The long drought in parts of the county has
had the effect of permanently inuring the corn
crop.
Mcssrs Fred. d. Miller and Frank Il.
Miller. of this city, have been notified of the
death of an uncle in Richmond, Indiana, and
that they are legatees by his will to IA valuable
estate.
The repairs to Main street will not be done
any too soon. The bed of the street has been
going from bad to worse, and the recent Sc
we're rain has shown the deplOrable condition
into which this expensive roadway has deteri-
Grated.
On Monday night party of four persons
spent the night at the Hotel Albion. this city,
who were making the trip from New York
city TO Buena Vista, near Blue Mountain
House. in a two-horse trap. They expressed
themselves as delighted with their eXpe-
rienceS.
DR.. Harry f. Gettier, son of DR.. c. p.
Getier, of Littestown. Pa, and grandson of
the late Peter Gettier, of MelrOse, Carroll
county, has been appointed as a surgeon in
the u. s. Army, and assigned to Camp Thomas,
Chickamauga. He was one of few appoint
ed out Of 1000 applicants.
The School Commissioners on Tuesday
elected Milton Schaeffer PRESIDENT Devices l..
Farrer secretary, treasurer and examiner;
James S. Baer, Jr.. assistant and Ivan l..
Hoff counsel. Mr.. Orlando Reese. the former
assistant secretary, treasurer and examiner,
will be retained for few weeks.
Master Victor Strasburger, of this city, re-
turned from trip to Virginia last week.
While there he visited several camps of sol
dierS and brought home some mementoes,
among them some ''hard-tack," specimens Of
which he left at this office. 1t resembles the
ordinary soda cracker-but it isn't.
Mrs Katherine Sheman, of this city. has
received an autograph letter from Commodore
Schley, dated few days ago. Mrs. She'll
man knew the Commodore in his boyhood,
and after the battle of July 3, she wrote him
her congratulations upon the great victory OF
the fleet under his immediate command. The
letter of the Commodore is in reply.
In Crawfords grove. near Taylorsville, on
Wednesday. the oath instant, will be held a
grand tournament. Mr.. Claude T. Smith
will make the charge to the Knights, and Mr..
Guy W. Steele will deliver the coronation adj
dress. This tournament was announced by
hand bills to be on the 18th, but has been
changed to the oath. Those interested should
make a note of the change.
On Wednesday, between : and p. M.
there was one of the most attractive electrical
displays that has been seen in this section for
years. The clouds extended from the north
east 10 southeast and there was almost Il con-
tinuouS flash. The clouds were black and
angry; the moon showed dimly and the zig gag
flashes of lightning lent additional interest to
the scene, which was wierd and inspiring.
The contributors to the Flower Mission this
week were Mrs. Harry Keefer. Miss Della
Bale Mrs. Ida Gorsuch, Mrs. Thomas Erb.
Mrs. Chas. Cassel, Mrs. S. X. Herr, Miss
Lillian Zahn, Miss Nettie Six. Miss Lou
BiYler. Mrs. Mary Rinehart, Mrs. Alex. Carr,
Mrs [. l.. Reaver. Miss Mamie Zepp. Miss
Mamie Rinker. Miss Frank Pearre, Mrs.
Dehl and Mrs. Utz. Receivers for next week
are Misses Laura Grouse and Myrtle Malehorn.
Mrs. John r. Tilghman, of Ivy Green,
Carroll county, was found dead on the lawn
IN front of her house on Monday. where she
had fallen from the porch steps while suffering
from an attack of heart disease. Mrs. Thigh
man was siXty-six years old and had been
married fifty years. She leaves twelve chill
dren. She had been perfectly we'll up to the
morning Of her death and had been attending
TO her household duties through the day. To-
ward evening she went out on the porch alone
70 rest, and must have fallen from her chair
10 the lawn. She was dead when she was
sound. She is survived by her husband.
The City Council held its regular monthly
meeting on Monday night. The report and
estimates Of the engineer for the proposed re-
pairs to Main street were received and dis
eussed, and the Council unanimously decided
that the repairs must be made. The Mayor
was authorized to get all the facts and figures
IN the matter and report at a future meeting
to be called when definite action will be taken.
The Mayor and Council express the desire
that all those who contemplate having water
or gas connections made will do so as promptly
as possible, so that the new work on the
streets will not be torn up.
The mean Temperature for the month OF
July was 10 degrees, which is the highest
average for l. years, or since July, 1887, when
reached so degrees. In 1876 it reached 81
and in July, 1872, 80 degrees. The coolest
July we have had since 1870 was July, 1898,
when the average temperature was 10 degrees,
OF degrees cooler than last month. The
mean Or normal temperature for the month
OF August taking the last q years as basis,
a degrees. The warmest month was that
Oh 1871, with an average of II degrees, the
coolest that of 1874 with an average of II de-
gGees The highest temperature reached was
% degrees on August IL, 1881, and the lowest
ol degrees on August "a. 1890.
A Fatal Accident Near Manchester.