The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-04-09
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Henry stump mas DSSiL SOiI''h'l'9''i@N P'o'
MASTER at Houcksville.
William B. Hull has been appointed post
master at Beggs, in the place of John I.
Grouse, resigned
Washington Camp, P 0. s. of A.. of
TYRONE. held an encampment last Saturday
night. The program was well rendered and
highly appreciated.
The Gettysburg Compiler, Of April G, says:
.'Nr. E. Purcell, of Harrisonburg, Va, con-
tractor of the proposed Washington and
Gettysburg Railroad, was in town last Friday"
Alfred Bruce, an aged colored man. Of this
city, was kicked by his own horse last Satur
day afternoon and both his legs we're badly
hurt. A small bone in one of them was
broken.
On Saturday last Messrs. Edward Rein
dollar and John NJ. Roberts, trustees of VIM.
Jesse Roberts and wife. sold a dwelling and
lot in Taneytown TO John w. Crabster for
$500.
The Road Commissioners of Uniontown dis
trict settled up their business last week for the
past year. During the year Sl155.S6 were
spent upon roads, and there was balance to
their credit of $3.50 80 and $50 of uncolected
taxes.
Mrs. Mary 4. Mark, widow Of the late
Capt. Jacob Mark, of AdamsOwn, Adams
county. Pa died last week in Baltimore, aged
- years. months and days. She was a
native of this county, and leaves son, two
daughters and nine grandchildren.
Nathan Miller, who was Il native of Mont
gOmerv county, and who was miller at
Hoods Mills for number Of years, died from
consumption at the Aims House last Friday,
aged "A years He was buried on Sunday,
Rev. VIM. A. Grouse officiating.
Ice and frost on Sunday and Monday, raw
wind on both days, snow on Tuesday, with
temperature below freezing, and a fall on
Wednesday TO 200, the weather was more like
that usually experienced in February than
that of April. Some snow fell on Wednesday
night.
The recently elected directors of the West
ern MARYLAND Telephone Company of Carroll
County organized last Saturday and reelected
the former officers as follows Charles +.
Fink president, Charles II. Vanderlord vice
president and A. H. Huber secretary. treas
urer and general manager
Jefferson SIorp, a painter of this city. while
at work painting house for Louisa Dorsey,
in the suburbs of Westminster, fell last Sat.
urday morning from a ladder, sixteen feet, to
the ground He had a hip severely injured
and was otherwise badly bruised. He was
taken home in n carriage and attended by DR..
BilIingslea.
Mrs. Blanche Leppo died suddenly on
Thursday night Of last week at the home of
Mr.. S. S. Schaff, Hagerstown, of nervous
prostration, aged about thirty -one years. Her
husband, Mr. Charles Leppo, is clerk at the
National Hotel, Washington. For some time
Mrs. Leppo made her home with his mother,
at New Windsor.
j. Hamilton Repp has donated a parcel of
ground in Union Bridge for public park.
The citizens of the place are taking steps to
have it laid out and improved in such manner
as to make it an attractive resort. Flower
beds will he arranged and ornamental trees
planted without delay. It will be known as
Hamilton Hill Park.
The County Commissioners last Monday
granted a special pension of $500 to Samuel
McCuchen and wife, of Taneytown district,
and S25 to John r. Allen, of Freedom dis
trict. for the benefit of Charles Allen. John
I. Diffenbaugh was re-appointed constable
for Westminster district for two years. I'D
win NJ. Shipley, Simon H. Golibart and Elias
II. Bollinger were appointed examiners on
proposed Joint bridge by Carroll and Balt-
more counties over the North Branch of the
Patapsco at Oakland Mills.
The L. B. Sunday school at Greeumount
was re organised April 3rd, the pastor, Rev.
d. W. Solenberger. presiding. The following
officers were elected for the ensuing year -
Superintendent, J. Frank Utz: assistant,
Joshua Shafer; secretarr, Katy |. Caltrider;
assistant c. D. Nagle; treasurer. u. Edward
Warehime; librarians, VIM. w. Burgoon ana
William Nagle: chorister, E. Benton Ham;
0rganist, Miss Ella Bosley; executive commit.
tee, B. F. Bosiey, Joshua Stoffer, Daniel
T lola nd
The Land, Improvement, Loan and Manu-
featuring Company of Westminster on Mon
day last elected directors as follows :-Geo.
Rinehart, Milton Schaeffer, Charles H. Van
derford, William Fl. Thomas, John j. Reese,
Fred. D. Miller and Charles E. Fink. The
board elected John j. Reese president, Chas
II. Vanderford secretary, George W. Albaugh
treasurer and William II. Thomas counsel.
dividend of four per cent. on the capital stock
was declared, payable on and after April 4th.
The Cycling HANDLERS of this city held a
very spirited business meeting on last Monday
night at their club-room. About fifty wheel
men were in attendance After the regular
business of the club was finished the following
nominations were made to FIJI the offices for
the coming year, to be elected at the next
business meeting, Monday, May 2nd:-For
President, Chas. w. Moore and H. Z. Cor.
such; Vice President, George Mather and
Charles Cootess Secretary, F. T. Butler and
T. r. Cassell; Treasurer, VIM. N. Keefer;
Captain, Dohney Nygren and VIM. +. Long;
First Lieutenant, George X. Babylon, Frank
Diffendal and Dohney Nygren; Second Lien
tenant, Chas Brown, VIM. Utz and W. H.
Lester; Seargeant-at-Arms, j. IA. krichton,
Frank L. Yingling and i. W. Fl. LaMotte;
JanitoF, P. Harry Irwin and John 1. Derr-
The Captain called club run to Littlestewn
for Easter Sunday; meet at club p. m.
Union Bridge bad its municipal election
last Monday. There ware two tickets IN the
field. as follows - People's-For Mayor,
William H. Marshall; Councilman. b.. r.
Phillips, Dir. John A. Weaver, Theodore
Fowble, David G. Ogle, Albert NJ. SMITH,
Citizens - For Mayor, Abraham Stoner;
Councilmen, Frank Reck, Frank Shriver,
Samuel Repp, J. G. Wantz, j. Frank Baker.
The Peoples ticket won by majorities ranging
from 43 to Sc. The Citizens ticket stood Tor
an extinguishment of the town debt end a
curtailment of expenses before branching oat
IN improvements. The Peoples ticket stood
for improvements. Improvements should be
made when possible with q due care for the
interests of property holders. hui Union
Bridge should profit by Westminster eXper-
lence The town government, officers, cost
TAR more than few years ago. the tax rate
has gone up from 10 cents to 374 cents on the
SlG0 90 and the bonded debt is about S25, 900.
The tendency, too, is at all times to an IN
Al - t.n.a