The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-02-11
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITIES.
'nesdnr IS Valentine Day.

Next Tuesday is Valentine Day.
Lent begins next Wednesday, the 18th.
Easter falls on April ?.
Activity in Westminster this week was
largely confined 10 shoveliug snow.
John c. Shipley has been appointed post
master at Gist and Miss Birdie '. Mark At
Silver Run.
The sale Of the saloon. this city. Of Harvey
Stem was not conSummated, and Mr. Stem Is
conducting the business.
Mr.. Jacob L. Shafer has purchased FOR
s.. 800 the John A. Macintosh property ON
Pennsylvania avenue, this city.
Mr.. John J. Myerly, farmer Of the 5,h
district Of Howard county. near SimpsonyIlle.
was paralyzed on Monday and is critically III.
He Is a native Of Carroll and a brother Of the
late Jacob Myerly Of Westminster.
Mr.. Jacob Zumbrum died at the home q
his daughter. Mrs. Bale, at Mckinstry' Mil,
on Friday night Of last week. ia his SD year.
His remains were inferred AT Sans Greek
Three sons and six daughters survive him.
The Western Maryland Telephone Com
panv Of Carroll County has recently put in
phones in Westminster for George r. Grum-
b ne. groceries; Mrs. Eta TAYLOR. millinery;
Ed H. Manning and Charles f Herring, res.
idence.
Daniei Richards, formerly Of Hampstead
This couaty, died at his home ia New York on
February Ist. from injuries received on Janu.
ary 26. by being crushed By an elevator, which
he was putting in position. He was trusted
employee OF Couch, Clernand X Co., elevator
builders, $50 Centre street.
The committee Of the Westminster Fire De
partment in charge Of the financial arraHge-
ments for the State Firemen's Convention TO
be held here on June 9th and tn, will COM
menee on Monday next to make house to
house canvass for subscriptions and donations.
A liberal response is expected.
C. C. Douglass, Of the Young Mems Chris.
tan Association, Of Western Maryland Col
lege. has been elected third vice president Of
the Associations Of Maryland, Delaware and
District Of Columbia The Associations held
their 9th annual convention in Cumberland
on Friday, Saturday and Sunday last.
Mr.. Charles w. Mace, well-known school
teacher and Justice of the peace. died at his
residence. near VENTS school house, Man
chester district, on Friday evening of last
week, of consumption, aged about % years.
A wife and one child survive him. His re-
mains we're inferred at Sherman's Church on
Tuesday last.
Three more candidates for sheriff have come
into the field: Charles II. Fowler, of West
minister district, aud George +. Wright aud
Augustus Brown, of Franklin. Mr.. Fowler
saws that he announced himself as candidate
to a number Of friends some days ago, and he
will accept the nomination without having II
handed to him on silver waiter.
Harry C.. Blumerstock, of near Mountville,
Pa. who is charged with the THEFT OF horse
last NAV from William NJ Englar, of Mediord,
this county, and who was brought to Jail here
about two weeks ago, had a hearing before
Justice Fuss last Monday, and was held toI
the action of the graad jury. His counsel
CIV w. Steele. believing Blumerstock is
Illegally held. has applied for writ OF habeas
corpus, and The case will probably be heard
today.
Vim. +. Thomas trustee of John Wilson,
sold on Wednesday last donbie brick and a
frame dwelling, in MiddlebHrg. to Frank IL.
Wilson. for SIPS. en- the same day, VIM.
N. Yingling, executor, offered the farm of the
late Mary A. Caple, near East View. contain
ino IS acres. 1t was bid to $4,000 per acre
by Adam Hewes One of the heirs sent word
10 the executor not to sell for less than 3d.,
700 bat did not say he would take the farm
at that price He will be communicated
with, and il he does not want the farm 1t vii
go 10 Mr. Hewes.
Snow fell here at times ON Sunday, Mon
day. Tuesday and Wednesday. making lota
fall of about fourteen inches, the greatest
amount known here for many years. Follow
ing the snow came the coolest wave expe
rienced in this section for a long time, the
mercury on Thursday morning being 10 TO IA
DEGREES below zero and rising but 2 above
during the day. Yesterday Friday morning
two thermometers registered 20 below each
al o'clock. The snow made excellent
sieighiug, which has been greatly enjoyed, the
streets OF Westminster being lively with jung
ling bells the laughter of merry girls, and the
songs of the college boys. Main street was
rather crowded with slsighs and sleds on Mon
day and Tuesday.