The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-01-08
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
I0CAL BREVITIES.

The first and fourth pages of this issue con-
.,., some very Interesting articles. Read
Them
VERY heavy frost prevailed on Wednesday
corning. and did not disappear until after 9
,cIock
The Circuit Court has passed II decree d.
..,rru, John II. Buckingham and Myrtle NJ.
Buckingham.
Frederick \. Hook. near Westminster, re-
..atly killed nine hogs that weighed 337. BAG,
"A; as!, :9S. 10. 452, 4jj and 485.
Dnrius December 80 deeds, 10 mortgages
and y bills of sale we're recorded at the
Clerk, Office aud Sc marriage licenses were
..,npi
Chief Judge Charles b. Roberts has APP
.,rpt.I Mr.. George l.. Stocksdale Examiner
h. Equity. in place Of Joseph NJ. Parke, re-
.gurd.
The shooting match held at Hump, on Jan
mary l,t. was largely attended. Three OF the
arse turkeys were won by +. ID. Basehoar,
Of Hanover, Pa.
coal oil lamp in the residence of Mr..
charles f. Herring, this city, exploded about
.eyra o'clock on Tuesday night and came
,rar setting The house on fire.
Next Tuesday is election day for national
.smk directors. The Westminster Water
company and the Farmers Fertilizer Com
,aIy viii elect directors the same day.
John SpangIcr of Sells Station, Pa, near
.he MARYLAND line, shipped a live turkey to
phi!alrphia that weighed u pounds, good
weight. He saws he knows Of others that
f...,,, .in ~ IN ,,nuOIS alive
Thomas j. StoufIer. of New Windsor who
aa, rrayvling salesman for Biedlcr x Co., has
accented q position with Daniel Miller a. Son,
Baltimore. and started on his Southern trip
hrough Tennessee. on Monday, January 3D..
Jesse Chrcsr. of Westminster, was badly
uu Monday afternoon, Oh the farm OF Mr.
Abraham German. near this city. He was
assisting in cutting limbs from Il large tree,
shen limb fell on him. knocking him down
aud breaking Il lee.
From Mr. Joseph Augustus Mckellip,
cashier Of the Peoples Bank, Baltimore, we
Mlycrcrcivci one the handSomeSt calendars
Of the season. For number of years Mr.
NcNeilip was paying teller of the Farmers
and Mechanics Bank. this city.
Mr. v. y. CrabbS. former resident of
Carroll. WAS recently badly injured by being
caught in the machinery Of the mill Of the
Mercantile Milling Company, at lndepen-
drnce Kansas. where Ee is head miller. lie
!, a brothcr-in-aw Of Nh. John Burgoon, Of
Union Mills.
Simon p Baugc died at New Windsor on
Saturday last aged - years. He was a
sinner by trade Il Republican in politics. and
"as ONCE Il constable. His funeral took place
a Mmlay, and was attended by Salem
Lodge, |. 0. q. f.. Of this city. OF which he
vas member.
Mr. Peter Prugh i native of Carroll, and IL
brother OF Mr.. David Prugh, of Freedom dis
ticr, died rcceaiv in Montgomery county,
Ohio. where he went to reside when Il young
aaH He was III his Goth year. NJ. Ahram
Fmgh. Of Gambler, another brother OF the de-
r"ased, Is about 81 years of age.
The New Year. 1898, was greeted in West
mnste" by the firing Of guns and pistols, the
ringing oi bells and the screaming of steam
Whistles. The usual watch meeting was
held at the Methodist churches. New Years
Day was cold and bustery. few people were
'a 'hr streets and business was nearly sns'
pended
he second quarterly apportionrseDi Of the
pubic school fund has been made. payable
2ndanQary TO- Carroll will receive So, l46. n
, =, white schools and S26l.44 for colored;
frederick. S4.Sl83S for white and S75G. "A
'"r coIorrd: Howard. 81, 500 90 for white and
N,S2S3 lor colercd: Baltimore county. &c.
MI Tot white and 81 .05S. 10 for colored.
ihe County Commissioners On Monday al
owed special pensions of $500 Us follows
!" Hannah Gorsuch. William II. Lookard
anu Mary +. Stuiier, all of Westminster dis
3nri' and $500 each to Samuel McCutchen
'"'! wife, Of Faneytown district The resig
'.a''n OF James ". Taylor as Road Commits
l7hpr Tor NooIery's district. was accepted.
considerable general business was transacted.
g.. Reuben Stonesifer, native of this county,
I'fI at N''Ilamsport, Pa. on "Wednesday Of
i q week, aged 60 years. He was the son Of
5ne"JaAn Slonesifer who died al Littlestown,
d. about fourteen years ago. During the
NJ war he was in The government service at
"~hInglon. When Lincoln was shot he was
WW. .g SO closely did he resemble John
TlIk ,sS Booth. He ives not discharged until
''g.''h I'd by relatives from Hanover. Pa,
+ 'ae Court of Appeals rendered number
81 81 decisions this week. One was in the case
D 'saSHel Neybright ct al. versus William ii.
js o"eh his Is an appeal from pro forlna
T TC' e constituting the will of John Weybright.
F Guy court decides that Mrs. Powell takes
we III The land and the entire interest in the
rmso"aIiy, and reyerseS the pro forna in
ga'i and remands the case 10 the Carroll
'u"'y Circuit Court, from which it came.
~, ne taaeral Of Philip H. Stouffer, who died
na. ,ug - 18th ultimO, took place from his home,
v; sa, ohontOwn, on Friday, 3lst. The ser
og = were conducted by Rev. w. H. Purnell,
and u" IL Presbyterian Church, New Windsor,
Gsm me nterment was at the Pipe Creek
bsa 'auaR Baptist burying ground, The pail
fba aI,s were l.. z. Singluf, Ellsworth Ecker,
HARE aasFS :; Hibberd, George C. Anders, J.
RAIL- II,i''o on Singer and George Selby. Charles
funeral. ~ " ''''S'f' n"o c"urse VI '"e
oo otol. q. H. Walters was the recipient of
Pb; Iagr box of presents from "The Push"
IN Go phla, the day before New Years Day.
for tIo oC g, too, was box of very fine cigars
iesso MG l EDITORS of the ADVOCATE. The Pro-
The ag LAS been elected member of the Push.
GeorUa'aH G 9I OF the society for this year are
BeecSSoo. W. hreamer president, William ii.
Tsvor"e treasure: and Miss Minnie Grace
eomo secretary. The annual dinner will
sneo;.i III shortly, and Prof. Walters is 10 be ii
F1 ~ guest on the occasion.
Ca r%e ADVOCATE returns thanks to the Gregg
COW y company, Of Philadelphia, tor a
" ~ ~ thelf annual calendar. Mr.. Frank
Of tb a'ner, formerly of this city, is member
hmbo, company. Bennett & Co., coal and
handso,.u ealers, of Westminster, have issued
week Sui: calendars, of four designs, and this
tOma, aehv .c them to their friends and Gus
and nj me ADVOCATE was remembered,
Office ,'e'S can get them by calling at their
has 1 20. OF writing for them. The ADyocArs
Of The sG m from Charles E. Herring, agent
Compana' massachusetts, Mutual Life Insurance
desk n a9 pretty calendar and a very useful