The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-11-25
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1899.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Thursday next, Thanksgiving Day, is a
legal holiday. All the banks and public Off
ces will be closed, also some business places.
Attention is called to an advertisement in
this issue of the sale of IS shares of the stock
of the Union National Bank of Westminster,
which takes place Enthusiastically.
Messrs. George W. Albaugh and S. D. Sen.
seney are having a store and dwelling erected
in Union Bridge, on Main street, near the
railroad The building is 40 by 10 feet
Mr.. Philip NJ Hunter has sold one of his
houses, opposite the old fair grounds, to Mr.
Marshall Selby, of Eldersburg, for $3.50. Mr..
Hunter and family will shortly remove to
Baltimore.
William H. Trego, native of Carroll, died
in Baltimore early last Saturday morning, aged
81 wears When fifteen years old he entered
the service of the Adams Express Company,
and rose ~ gradual steps to positions of i'm
portanee. wife, one son and one daughter
survive him.
DIR. John N. Weaver has sold out his drug
store at Union Bridge TO Mr.. l.. Z. StOuffer,
of New Windsor, who viii take charge about
January lst Mr. Stouffer has been in the
drug store of Mr.. l.. Fl. Dielman for several
wears. d. Weaver is notin good health, and
feels he must retire from the business.
Inc VIII OF tne late JutSe 0uafteS ID. Ahou-
erts was admitted to probate in the Orphans
Court last Monday. He left his whole estate
to his widow, and She was named in the will
as executrx The personal estate is valued
at $4,000 and the real estate at about S45,
zoe. Judge Roberts also carried considerable
life insurance.
There are about 100 persons on the payroll
at the Western Maryland Railroad shops at
Union Bridge. Most of the employees are
from Union Bridge and neighborhood, and
many Of them own their homes there. The
proposed sale of the railroad is matter much
discussed among the men, for a change in the
ownership might affect the shops.
Mr.. William J. Barrick, of Baltimore, a son
of the late j. w. Barrick, of Woolery's dis
trict, this county. died at noon on Friday Of
last week at the Episcopal Hospital, Philadel-
phia. He was a travelling salesman, and was
taken in in Philadelphia while there on bust
ness. A wife, who was Miss Belle Kessler,
survives him. His age was Al years.
While blowing cut potatoes on the 18th Of
Angus, last, Mr.. Elmer Wampler, near Finks-
burg. uncovered a turtles nest. He took
three Of the eggs to the house and put them in
a bottle. The bottle was tightly corked and
put away, and in about four weeks three lively
snappers we're Matched. When they were dis
covered kuGN NNIE "a NAlltAh AAt WI
tie in an endeavor TO get out.
The following appointments of storekeepers
and gaugers have been made by B. F. Parleit,
Collector of Internal Revenue Zedekiah
Cross, of Baltimore county, Jacob q. Myers
and John X. Miller, Carroll county, and
Thomas Fisher. Garrett county. These ap-
pointments were rendered necessary, Mr..
Parlett said, by the increased work in his dis
triet Those appointed viii be paid by fees.
In the Circuit Court Of Anne Arundel coun-
" last Saturday action was taken on the death
Of Chief Judge Charles b. Roberts, of the
Fifth Judicial Circuit. Mr.. +. Eugene Wathen,
on behalf Of the committee OF the bar, pre-
scented resolutions, which we're seconded by
James NJ. Munroe and James w. Owens in
euogistie remarks Judge Revell paid a
tribute to the memory Of the late Chief Judge
also.
Work on the Washington and Westminster
turnpike, notice of which was published ia
the ADyocATE last week. was begun last Mon
day. Two road machines and thirty four men
were at work on Wednesday. The first work
was the widening of the road to thirty feet
Some of the hills will be cut down and the
lower places filed up, thus making the grade
easier The pike will be eighteen feet wide,
and on the side will be a twelve-foot summer
road.
''The first part Of the winter will be pleas
ant" said Mr.. Henry Pool, Of this city, as he
laid down a hog melt on the counter IN the
ADVOCATE Office on Tuesday. And" he
continued. "the whole winter will be rather
mild You see the melt is smooth, indicating
even weather throughout the winter. When
there are spots on it, look out for storms and
severe weather. The indications are that
there viii be plenty of rain, but not much
snow
A subscriber to the ADVOCATE in New Jer-
sey, writes to this paper as follows Tn
closed please find 81 90 10 renew my subserip-
ton to your valuable paper which could not
begin to do without. Allow me to congratu-
laIe YOU upon your splendid campaign for the
Democrats of Carroll, and | rejoice with you
In the party's success. Your editorials on
Roosevelt we're just rich. You hear him
Ialded so much around here that it did me a
pile of good to have him measured according
to his true dimensions"
The young men of Westminster have issued
invitations for dance 10 be given at the
Westminster Fire Department Building next
Wednesday night. The chaperones are Mrs.
John E. Smith. Mrs. William B. Thomas,
Mrs. Z. o. Grimes, Mrs. I. J. Coonan, Mrs.
George NJ. Parke, Mrs. John L. Reifsnider.
Jr.. Mrs. Joseph T. Herring, Mrs. Frank z.
Miller Mrs Guy W. Steele and Mrs. John
Milton Reifsnider. The committee in charge
Of the dance are Z. O. Grimes, Jr., w. Frank
Thomas and Guy F. Smith.
The remains of Henry A. Burgoyne, who
died in Baltimore, at his home sol W. LON
bard street. on Sunday, were inferred in
Hampstead cemetery on Tuesday. Mr.. Bur
eoyne was 81 years old, and was a native Of
Charleston, South Carolina In early life he
went to New York. but when the Civil War
broke out he went south and entered the
array. After the war he settled IN the fifth
district of Baltimore county, near Hampstead
He is survived by one son and four daughters.
They are James l.. Burgoyne. Of Towson:
Mrs. W. w. Wareheim, Mrs. John W. Frank
and Mrs. Ezra J. Brown. of Baltimore, and
Mrs Edward Meade, of Keswick, Va
Mr. George P. Buckley, who has conducted
a banking business at Union Bridge for nearly
sixteen wears. has retired and turned over the
business to the Union Bridge Banking Com
many. of which he is director. Prior to en-
eaging in banking Mr. Buckley was merchant
at Union Bridge for about nineteen years, and
was very successful As a banker the conf
denee of the community in him was shown by
the large amount of money deposited with
him. The average deposits amounted to about
$65 200, and at one time Mr.. Buckley had de-
posts of 500, 900. As soon as Mr.. Buckley
can get his affairs in shape he will go TO a Bal
timore hospital for treatment for some rheu-
matte affection Of his right hip.
Miller Bros, merchants of this city, had
quite a success with their ehrysanth emum
show. They had about 600 on exhibition for
a week, and on last Saturday gave one to each
customer who purchased goods to the amount
Of one dollar or more. They had 10 give
them away quite early in the day and about 5
O'Clock in the afternoon the supply was ex-
hausted. During the day and at night Fran
tatuono Brothers Famous Colonial Orchestra
rendered excellent music The Frantatuono
Brothers are skilled musicians, and the large
audience literally applauded them, particu-
larry the violin solo, ''The Mocking Bird. :"
During the evening number of young ladies
and gentlemen took advantage of the occasion
and INDUCED in waltzes to the music of the
orchestra.