The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-11-25

| There is said to be considerable demand
| for money at the Westminster banks.
Main street, Westminster, is being seraped,
and the accumulated mud hauled away.
The Oakland Wooden Mills, near Haight,
in Freedom district, are running day and night
Mr.. John T. Diffenbaugh, of this city, has
been quite sick this week, and yesterday was
| i'll.
Mr.. Jacob Lockard, near Westminster,
killed three hogs which weighed 2S9, 2GS and
S4S pounds.
Thanksgiving Day being legal holiday the
Westminster postoffice will be closed from
$50 to 11.45 a. M, and from 100 to P. m.
Vice President Hobart will be buried today,
Saturday and all the postofices throughout
the country have been directed to be closed
| from to 4 p. m.
On Sunday morning Absolom Koontz, of
Silver Run, suffered a paralytic stroke. AT
| first he could not talk, but he is now improving
under the care of DR.. Eyerhart.
Judge William Y. Frizzell of the Orphans
! Court says Carroll county undoubtedly tavors
| 16 to l. At the late election Is Democrats
and Republican were elected, and he is glad
| he was the l.
| Mr.. Jacob Thomson, liveryman of West
| mlDSloTs IOSi Il HUESc Ou luCShdl ht6hb' Ut
animal had been driven to Taneytown and
back that day, aud died about an hour after
| its return.
Rev. Theo. r. Meade, former pastor of
St. Joseph's Church. Taneytown, and we'll
known in this city, but recently in charge of
ST Agnes Church, Gainesville, Md, is to
retire from the priesthood on account Of ILL
ness He is now at St. Agnes Hospital, near
Baltimore.
Dr. Oliver Everhart. of Silver Run, visited
his father, DR.. o. I. Everhart, at Hanover,
Pa, on Monday evening last. During the
night Dr. divers horse kicked his fathers
horse so badly that it had to be killed in order
to relieve its suffering.
Miss R. E. Earhart, near Union Mills, has
an orange tree that is said to be l70 years old.
1t once belonged to the great grandfather of
Mr. B. F. Shriver, aud descended to her from
her father, the late J. B. Earhari. The trunk
of the tree is quite large. There are eight
good size oranges on the tree now.
A delegation from Carroll Castle, No. Z,
A. O. h of the NJ. c. of Silver Run, attended
a social given by Constantine Castle, Han
over, Pa, on Monday evening. The visiting
Knights were Messrs. Augustus Humbert, }.
W. Little, F. I. Cover, +. Ii. Bemiller, Ed
ward Croft, Thomas Boose, Herbert Boose,
heTDSFl lslppYs 0uaS- nun. IsuNatN CthiHtA'
Samuel Hull and Milton Humbert-
The regular monthly meeting of the West
minister Temperance Union viii be held in
the NJ. P Church Sunday afternoon (tomor-
row) at 3 O'Clock An explanation of the
amendments to the local license laws, to be
asked for ut the hands of the next Legislature,
will be explained by Rev. Joel Brown, ID. D.,
aud addresses will be made by Others who
have been prominently identified with this
movement
Hon. John Paul Jones, OF lie Grand, Indi-
ana an uncle to Mrs. Pearson aud Miss Mary
B. Shellman, of Westminster, was paralyzed
about two weeks ago, and word was received
this week that he was critically ILL., HIS age
is II years. and he Is the last of his family.
He spent his boyhood in this city. going with
his parents frstto Maine and then to Indiana
The breaking of the large job press in the
ADVOCATE Office has neceSsitaied the purchase
Of another press, aud the proprieiors have
determined 10 put IN large drum cylinder
iobber II has been ordered and will be re-
ceived next week. Il viii be an upto date
press, large, fast and accurate. Ia a few
weeks the office will be equipped with some
new Job type, borders, &c. and il will be the
equal Of any Office in the state outside OF Bal
timore, and superior to the most Of them.
As these additions to the office will cost
large sum, persons knowing themselves in.
debted to Us will confer favor by prompt
settlement.
Ii has been customary for newly elected Of.
fcers in Carroll 10 assume their duties the
last Of November and the first Monday in De
eember This year il Is not likely they will
be able to do 50. The returns have not been
sent in as early as usual this year, and Gov
LoWndes does not seem 70 be in hurry 10
issue commissions. He went 10 Oaio On
Tuesday to attend the wedding Of his sou on
Thursday. He will not return home until to
morrow and will not 90 10 Annapolis unIii
next week, and il wall take several days 10
issue the commissions, aud those Tor Carroll
may not be received for week or more.
Two years ago they were received AZ the
Clerk s Office on November ~ sheriff HAines
removed to bis farm. at Medfori, on Thgrs.
day, and Sheriff. elect Mo,ier occupied the
resideace at the Jail the same day, hat he
cannot qualify as Sheriff until after his com
mission is received.