The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-01-15
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREVITIES.

r nu,tullicc has been cStaDllSheu III
rLm hi. county. with Nathan +. Franklin
postmaster.
Dmhrberia is still prevailing at Hanover,
p!'J ,;r;,,itv Several deaths have oc-
,r-frI recently.
IT.. sale Of the farm of John ". Shater. IN
u,,,r..Dod district. advertised to be sold ON
' ''. Iqb ilsr.. has been withdrawn.
Mr.. Corharinc Beck, of Hanover, Pa, was
nj rcars old on the 18th instant. There are
mr. generations Of her family living.
f.. Milton NJ. Norris. one of the members
,l. IIon,e Of Delegates. will accept onr
..m5. for copie. of the House journal.
Mr., Schaclcr. speaker Of the House of Del
..,tc: SAYS he will not aunOunc. the COM
5 5I, Of the House until the last of next
arrk.
.obu L. Krause. of this city, killed last
...E bog that dressed 5G3 pounds. This is
III. heaviest hoe killed in this city for many
eaI,.
Ne have received from the Equitable Life
,>lrancr Society of the United States the
tmIsomcst calendar we have seen this year.
hi, an ornament to any library.
Mr. Georae A. Davis. Public School Exami
,-r, has purchased the farm of Mrs. Hannah
Doppberiy. in Freedom district, containing
l8 acres The price paid was S7,750.
Ri. Rev. Bishop William Paret visited AS
,rn.ion Parish. this city, on Wednesday
afternoon. and confirmed class of ten. At
gight he preached Il sermon on missions.
There seems to he shortage in weights at
rre Chamber OF Commerce, Baltimore. The
Association has appointed John f. ". Har-
.crt j. Fulton Thomas and Charles {. Cor
>1ch to look into the matter.
Nessrs Smith e. ReifSnider, coal and lum-
Der dealers. this city, have purchased pair
Of fine black horses from G.. j. Smith, OF
Hanover. Pa. The horses We're frequently
used BY the Hanover Steam Fire Engine
Company.
Mrs. Sophia Arndt died near kingsdale,
Adams county. Pa. on Saturday last, i'll her
,mh wear. She was confirmed by the first
ra>toro the Redeemer'S church, LittleStown,
Pa, 80 wears ago. and in her will she gives
that church 500.
Mr. and Mrs. A. |. Geman have issued in
yiation> 10 the marriage of their daughter,
Annie R., To Mr.. VIM. II. StoneSifer. which
will take place ON the 10th instant, Al
o'clock, p. H.. at the home of the bride,
NlorerSye, this county.
Mrs Michael Dietz. aged - years, of Deep
Run Myers district. died on Saturday of last
week. and was buried on Monday morning at
81, Bauholomcws church cemetery, Rev. f.
D. Miller officiating. She had suffered for
more than year with dropSy.
The Comfy Commissioners on Monday al
lowed special pensions as follows: TO Caro-
|,.. III ! ..
William Hopkins. of Freedom district. $500;
10 Anna BauhIitZ, of 'Ganeytown district. SO.
Board Was engaged in general business.
A Christmas Mr.. f. O. Grimes, we'll
auowa business man of Westminster. was the
ccpiehi Of nice Morris Chair from his
employees, and in return he gave his employees
remembrance Along with the chair was
3.r~cnted 4 box Of l.chert' best Iavanas.
Marshall ScIman, son of William SeIIman,
'",dmg near SykeSyille, had somewhat of Il
tHoNly at his home last Saturday. A large
"alrrmelon, which bad been plucked III An
!l,l and stored away. was cut. and proved
'EhrlonS II being Just as fresh and sweet as
HIrti IN season.
! number Of gentlemen of Westminster and
,"lnily indugcd in fox hunt on Wednesday
"H Siager was captured near Wakefield. The
by TlIl lac let loose from the rear Of the Cen
'al Hotel on Monday next about II o clock.
Al lover Of the chase should attend rs the
|N IS IN iirsi class condition.
Thomas Smith, an inmate of one of the
N@e retomatorieS, requests the ADVOCATE
10 take long pole and stir up SykesvilIe
aud EderSburg correspondents, rs we have
"' Irard from them for sometime. After
''aa The paper II goes all over the place, to
"ra from old Carroll, &C." Thomas has
'loken correspondents heed his warning.
:. Ke'opening services will be held at Sandy
Mount NJ. p. Church on Sunday, 10Th inst
Hrv' II. L. Elderdioe. OF Westmin ter Thee
%9'cai Seminary, will preach at 1890 a. m.
i H.'' W; K. Graham, pastor ~ the NJ. r
SWtch' Westminster. at 30 p. H.. aud Prof
.Moi"rSon. of Western Maryland College. a
''oh m. The church has recently been eX
''a'Iyel y repaired
4E. Annie Irene Tracey. the wife of Geo
T. Tracey, the proprietor of Hotel Towson
SVq Monday morning. She had been sui
'' win throat consumption for Severa
I'| vs. Mrs. Tracey was Il daughter Of Geo
-, - '0ekSd&ie, of Frcelands, in the Sixth dis
tu baitlmotP county. She leaves no chi!
a,SL ' Funeral services were held Thursday
a. PanIs Lutheran Church al Arcadia.
cN. Charles Thomas, II member of thu
oS %ITh Bar, and son of Rev. DIR. Thomas
"NeSHIIe. and Mr.. Wood Walters, Of Bal
.o"ote' have gone to Seattle, Wash, as repre-
NATIVES n at that point Of the. Dyea and Daw
nNny transportation and Trading Com
Oh Baltimore. The work of this com
IN
"'eu States 10 the Kondike 0idieldS.
.. ne ne dedication of the new brick parsonag
rb,. uteeaamount. built by the Mancheste
i, ~. OF the church of the United Brethren
han "'' 81 VIII take place tomorrow, Januar
Of hey. +. B. Kephart. D. d., l.. l.. y.
p;s 4un ,' Pa, Bishop of the Eastern Dis
b1 Will preach and conduct the services
VII he services on Saturday, 18th, ut
m'' and Sunday. the 10Th, at 10 II. NJ. 2.3
bs "a saturday last the quarterly meeting c
Man. Intercollegiate Athletic Association c
beIG YMhG and the District of Columbia wa
yerD;, =" Hopkins Hall, Johns Hopkins Uni
Hont!i' Delegates attended from the john
NrIuS University, st. Johns, WesisrI
nra 3iSnI a and Gallaudet Maryland Agricn
BAN college was not represented. The foot
@Snplonship for 1897 was awarded I
BIGnaae1 A silk banner will be given
on Ga flu Chg College was refused admissio
and % a' ground that it did not confer degrees
Ssed IS l, therefore ineligible The asseciatio
Nllso;a Nay "A next as the date for the inter
Esa'e held games, to be held in Baltimore
he en- maryland College is scheduled to
Res olo%xIng April 23-St. Johns "
April 10 Maryland College, at Annapoli:
CoNaoa -Gallaudet vs.. Western Marylan
w., ~ Westminster. May I'd. H. I
asy S y n Maryland College, at Baltimore
AsricaI,m. estern Maryland vs.. Marylan
4''ural College, at Annapolis.