The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-12-29

Next Tuesday, January l, will be a legal
holiday. Banks and public offices will be
| closed.
The Pension Bureau has granted a pension
Of $500 month to Susan Cox, of Black
Rock, Baltimcre county.
From Mcssrs Smith Il Reifsnider, dealers
| in Building Material and Coal, this city, we
| have received full set of their beautiful cal
sndars.
| supplying milk to the citizens of Westminster.
last Monday delivered 112i gallons to his GUS
| toners.
At St. Johns Roman Catholic Church.
| Westminster, on New Years Day. there will
| be solemn mass, sermon and the TIE Deum at
10 clock, a. m.
The County Commissioners on Thursday
next will hear the objections to the prosposed
road from Westminster, through the Aims
House farm, to the Bloom road.
The clerks and employees of Derr & Lam
berd, this city, presented the firm with two
handsome guartered oak leather.back, ball
bearing, revolving Office chairs.
Concerning January bills
There's Just this thing TO say:
If everybody paid us we
Could everybody pay.
At11 a. m. yesterday, Friday, the Wealth
| er Bureau sent out the following bulletin =
Clearing this afternoon; partly cloudy and
colder tonight and Saturday; winds becoming
fresh from the west.
Mrs Mary Fitze, aged about 70 years, widow
of the late Samuel Fitze, died in Mayberry
Thursday afternoon. She leaves several chill
dren. Funeral at Baust's Church this Satur-
day morning at 10 O'Clock.
Mr.. Charles D. Bonsack, near this city, has
formed copartnership with j. }. Ellis, under
the firm name of Ellis & Bonsack. and are
engaged in general commission business, at
3U5 South Charles street, Baltimore.
The Orphans Court on Thursday ard Fri
day heard the arguments as 10 RESPONSIVENESS
ofSl5OO 90 allowed the executors of John ID.
Miller for attorneys fees. The Court changed
the amount and made an allowance OF $l4O0.
Invitations have been issued for the mar
riage of Mr.. Thomas E. Cross, of Baltimore,
a son of Rev. I. ]. Gross, of Libertytown, to
Miss Elsie Durbin Smelser, of New Windsor,
at the brides home, January 2, at Il O'Clock.
The Baltimore American of Monday had
an article on Westminster occupying two and
a half columns. The American should send
its correspondent back again, to get some
additional items and correct the errors in his
article.
Rev. T. O. Grouse, pastor of Lafayette
Avenue Methodist Protestant Church, Balt.
more, and son of Rev. VIM. A. Grouse, OF
Westminster, has been presented with silver
tea service as a Christmas gift by the members
of his congregation.
Samuel D. Six died in Philadelphia. Pa,
on December Goth, of brain fever, aged 40
years. He was brother of Mrs. FL. c. keeter
aud Mr.. George Six, of this city. Mr.. Six
was a native of Double Pipe Greek. Inferred
at Keysvile yesterday.
The Westminster Bowling Team went to
Baltimore on Thursday and at night defeated
the Monumental team two out of three games.
The Westminsters won the first by 800 to 1893
and the second by S26 to 1855. The Monu-
mentals took the third by S29 to 7lS.
William Sehaeffer, aged IS years, son of
Mr. Jere Schaeffer, of this city, while cutting
wood in his fathers woods yesterday Friday
morning, accidentally cut his left foot, nearly
severing the great toe and severely cutting the
second. DR.. NJ. l.. Bott dressed the wounds.
Owing TO the Indictment weather of last Sun
lay evening the Christmas entertainment of
Beniamin's Reformed Church was postponed,
ard will be held next Sunday evening, De-
cember Both, al Z D. IN. Should the weather
prove uufavorab!e, will be held the first clear
evening.
In Baltimore, on Thursday afternoon, spot
wheat closed at III cents; for January 764,
and for May 70 cents; yellow corn from Al to
42i cents, white AZ to AZ; per barrel .25 to
81 80; oats, &c to 81 cents; rye, 43 to 80 cents;
hay. $lS. SO to $3.50; straw, rye, So so 10
S14. so, wheat, Sc. SO to 81, oai, 81 to So; po-
tatoes, SO to 60 cents.
Mr.. Harry Huber, whose term of service in
the. Navy expired on 18th of August last, has
again returned to seattle. On the 22d instant
he passed the examination before the Board
on the Receiving Ship Franklin, at Norfolk,
for Assistant Electrical Engineer, and was
admitted to his old position. In time he will
be transferred TO some other ship. During
his vacation he visited his sister in Illinois, an
aunt in Ohio, besides his family and friends
at his old home.
Owing TO liberal advertising aud fine stocks
of goods at fair prices the merchants OF West
Minister all had large sales during December,
particularly just before Christmas. Persons
from Washington and Baltimore, who were
here for Christmas, report prices much lower
here than in those cities. Derr Lamberd
report the heaviest trade the house has ever
experienced, in staple MS well as in holiday
goods, and Mr.. Derr had to go to New York
on Wednesday to replensh stock.
The financial troubles in Baltimore have
some effect in Carroll. Some of the stock OF
the American National Bank, which failed,
is held here, and large number OF notes given
by Carroll farmers to the United Milk Pro-
ducers' Association have been turned over to
the Old Town Bank, which has gone into the
hands of receivers. 1t is also said that con-
siderable sum in bonds of the United Milk
Producers Association is held here, and the
Association is likely to have its affairs closed
up at a considerable loss.
At the close of business on December IL,
the banks of Westminster had deposits to the
amount of 81, i 57, 1858. 70, as follows: Union
National $3.50, 1882, First National $685.
.87, Farmers and Mechanics National
500, 257.0 Westminster Savings Bank $6O7.-
1892. In addition there were on deposit on
Wednesday last with the Westminster Deposit
and Trust Company 1921, 955.72, making a
total of 81 AS. 2l9.44. On December IL the
deposits of the First National Bank of New
Windsor were $57, 92s.32. The deposits of
the bank at Union Mills are over $23, 900, aud
those of the Manchester bank about $75, 900.
In addition there are two banks in Taneytown,
one in Uriontown. one in Hampstead, one IN
Union Bridge aud private bank at Mt. Airy.
The money on deposit in Carroll amounts to
over s., 900, 900. At the close of business on
Thursday the Westminster Deposit and Trust
Company had on deposit 1922, 024.42.
Election Of Officers.
Salem Lodge, No. 80, |. o. o. F., has
elected the following officers:-N. IT,, VIM.