The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-12-24
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Merry Christmas to all.

Wednesday was the shortest day of the year
The DAYS will gradually lengthen until the ZlSI
of next June.
On Saturday last there was rain, hail ana
-, to one n. m. The weather was clear
and mild afterwards
Read the Christmas Poetry and Story on
the first and fourth pages Of this issue. lhere
are also other entertaining artcles.
horse belonging to John Snowden, col
arad If this city, while being driven to
,yagon near Belle Grove Square on Monday
dropped dead. ,o
lanes Hamilton was sentenced to three
""thS IN The House of Correction tor vagTan-
"rIr squire Myers last Saturday. Hamilton
,.o - a iury trial and plead guilty
Next Monday is legal holiday; banks
and public offices will be closed; Inc Oouli i
y Commissioners will meet on lu9sT W. an"
the Ornhans' Court on Tuesday ana venues
day ,
Mr. T. W. Shriver of this city, has been
engaged by the West Baltimore NJ. I ouliu iit,
srLo0l 10 rive two stereopticon entertainments
~ tho Life Of Christ, afternoon and evening
of December y.
From the JAS +. Smith Insurance Agency
the oldest in Westminster, we nave recGrSe"
handsome calendars issued by the New Eng
land Mutual Life Insurance Company, tn l
Fire and Marine Insurance Company OF OF ST.
ponl Minnesota, the Fire Association OF
PHILADELPHIA and the pennsylvania rire l"-
.uraucc Company, of Philadelphia.
Mrs Iavina Behl. of Harvey. daughter OF
tbe late Samuel England, OF Lbertyio%h'
Frederick county, died suddenly on SATURDAY
morning last, aged about 20 years. I1er re-
I ;bartvtnNVn MOnCaVI
wornino and interment was made III Lovers
Rock Cemetery, where her first husband
hurled She leaves husband, two childre'
and one sister. |
marriage license was granted IN ~
more, on Wednesday, TO Willie +; Cathepff
Baltimore. and Fannie Ii. Holbrookeot
C"rroiI county. On Thursday licensdaS
issucd to John w. Fream, OF HarneYIS
county. and Fife NJ Feagle. On th+nle
dov one was granted to William Dunl daha
RIanche W. V. Wagner. The lady is a il'lo-
daughter of Mr. Grove A. Shipley.
Mr.. Samuel c. Little. native of leIon
district, this county, died i'll Balunf l"st
Sunday morning, aged Sc years lafg one one
day. In early life he taught schofh thiS
coun.y. then went to Baltimore, anSr many
wears was in the hotel business a4erN OF
proprietor He was at the old fGIhu"se
hotel. atterward at the United StaI Llie' ~ al
GUYS, and in 1856 was proprietor liie Ma
;ional Hotel. Washington. Hehrrle" "
laughter of Mr.. Guy, of Guys hf'
The late grand jury Indicted plumber OF
,olored people for rioting at Nary camp
last summer. Jonas StrotheAnd lhZZie
l.angsly, two of them, were AIRED near New
Market. Frederick county, la week; anu
taken to Jail at Frederick. $rtt names
was notified and went to Frede X on FRIDAY
evening and brought the prisfrs mere oa'
urday morning. Charles Dori, another Oh
the rioters. was captured in E@ard county,
and was lodged in Jail here OF tuesday,
Westminster Council, Royd Arcanum, on
Tuesday night last elected ofrs as lolioT W.,
Regent, George r. Gehr; ve-regent; ~ az
Charles Billngslea; colectorHarry Z. Al
haugh; secretary, Frank R. CASH.; treasurer
Charles Z. Herring; orator, F. KHerr; chap
lain. j. Belt Townshend guide, in >. butler;
warden, A. n. Beaver; sentry, ehu H0Ser;
trustees. Dr. James H. Bllinslea, Il. y.
Grimes and George W. Albaugh representa-
tive to Grand Council, John A. Macintosh
The Court of Appeals on Wednesday de
cided Il case of much imporince 70 every
municipality in the state. 1t was an lssu
raised between the city of FREDERICK and TN
Frederick County Commissioners. he clt
claimed onc-half of the 80 centstax Oh stock
and bonds, and the Court of Appeals has de
cided in favor of the city. older this decl
sion Westminster will get half # the 81 cent
tax paid by the citizens of tie city or tn
class of property, which will aid consIdenel
to the city S revenue.
Rev. 7. H. Lewis, d. L., President
Western Maryland College will deliver
lecture in Centenary Methodist Episeop
Church, this city, on Friday evening, Jah4a
9TH, at eight O. clock, entitled "Our New IA
adise.'' The lecture will embrace some e
perience of his tour around the World u
will present an opportunity to spe"u a n''
instructive and entertaining hour Win
lecturer. The object Of the lecture too'
are sure. will engage the interest," OF Inc co
munity, the proceeds beng entlrely ue'o'
TO the seating of Alumni Hall.
On Monday last the election for Direct
of the Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Carroll County was held, resulting as loi,o"
DIR. j. W. Herring, Hon. Charles b; RobeI
Granville S. Haines, Edward E. RlnedolI
Frank l.. Herring. Louis f. Shriver, }. Oil
WadIow. DIR. J. J. Weaver, Samuel Roop a
+. O. Grimes DIR. Herring was elected pi
dent and Edward Lynch secretary and ire
urer. After the election and organization
were invited to dine with the secretary,
Judging from the time spent at the table
must have enjoyed themselves. The din
consisted of oysters-raw, stewed ana IRE
roast turkey and chicken, vegetables, XII
old ham, ices, cake, coffee and cigars
Jonas woodward, colored, of Littlesto
p, came TO Westminster last week.
snont most of his time at the West End. wi
he proceeded to paint red. During his o
atoms he applied some epithets not com
meutary to a white citizen, and was
sprawling to the ground by well dire
blow of a fist Officer Beaver came a.
while woodward was celebrating and
him in Before Squire Myers woodward
charged with being drunk and dlsorderly
with using profane and obscene language,
the Squire fined him $500 in each case,
$l.35 costs, making total Of 500. w
yard paid up on Saturday afternoon and '
home. He will not come to Westminster
again.
Miss Halle d. Jones, daughter of Mr.
bert Jones, of Mt. Airy, has been mi.
since November Dist. The young lad
about thirty years of age. She left HON
visit to Baltimore and spent about
weeks at a boarding house on Monu
street. The day she was to return home
vember DIST, she left the boarding house
has not been heard of by her family or fir
since, though diligent search for her has
made by detectives in Baltimore, Washin
Philadelphia and New York. Miss D
parents cannot assign any reason toi
leaving home relative said Wedn
that on several occasions she had talk
going away, and expressed Il desire to be
a nurse, but nothing serious was thought
A letter to the ADVOCATE from snbs'
at South Norwalk, Conn, Dscembe
says :-''[ am always glad to get yonr val
paper; it seems as if | am lost when Sal
evening comes and no paper, but | an
solled when Monday comes for am
get it then. We have quite winter hel
snow from the blizzard we had last NJ
Der still remains with us. l had about
cabbages and all my turnips caught
snow; some of them begin TO peep GU
but they will be total loss TO me, as I'll
so deep under the snow yet that | fear
not gather them before they are spoil
see YOU are giving weights of hogs
send the weights of two butchered last
10 months old, 290 and 295 pounds, W
nrettv GOOD for an old Marylander.