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

Nine of the sixteen wells IN Clear Ridge
near Uniontown, are dry.
Miss Sadie Maseahimer, Of Manchester, ha,
been appointed notary public by Gov. John
Walter Smith.
]. Clinton White has been appointed post.
master at Morgan. on the Baltimore X Ohio
rcilroad, in the place of C. A. Hartsock, de-
ceased.
A communication signed ''Nescioh has been
received at the ADVOCATE office. 1.-THE author
makes himself known TO the editors the article
will be published.
There will be a wheeling match at Medtord
on New Years Day, beginning at 10 o clock.
Lots of amusement is anticipated and a large
crowd TO witnfsSst.
John B. Allen mail carrier No. II. from
Woodbine and other places, 24t miles, has
resigned. and will be succeeded January !,
1901, by NJ. X. Cross.
The County Commissioners last Monday
approved the bond Of Vim. F. S;ocksdale,
constable for Woolery's district, and granted
special pension Of $500 to Deborah Green,
of Westminster district.
Charles W. Quynn, executor of Jane +.
Williams, sold on the 10 instant, farm OF
2293 acres, near Sykesville. to Mordecai {.
Jones. of Mt Pleasant, Frederick county, at
Sl6.5 per acre-SS790.
On December "a, 1900, the mercury at > p.
IN. registered 81 in the shade, and 20 in the
sun. The weather was clear and our streets
were thronged with Christmas shoppers.
Christmas day was very pleasant, and gener-
ally fair.
Mr.. George E. Stoner, of Westminster, was
last week elected one Of the vice presidents OF
the Maryland State Horticultural Society.
Mr.. StOner is the proprietor of an extensive
nursery near this city and an experienced
grover of fruit stock. as well a. all other
varieties of nursery stock.
Thieves visited the premises of Mr.. Frank
p. Fenby and Mr.. Frank Bitter, near La.
motto, on Thursday night Of last week and
stole lot Of poultry. The gentlemen are
making an effert to discover the guilty per
sons, and will pay a reward Of 5000 for
their arrest and conviction.
Miller Bros. merchants Of Westminster. on
Christmas eve presented each Of their ~
clerks and employees with handsome gilt
The clerks aud employees presented the firm
with an elegant Office chair and a box of cigars
to each member. Mr.. r. II. Reininger made
the presentation speech. and Mr.. Fred. d.
Miller made feeling reply.
Mr.. Charles G. Gorsuch's invitation to the
children of Westminster and vicinity 90 Odd
Fellows Hall on Christmas afternoon was
heartily accepted. and about $50 children we're
present The children were pleasantly enter
tanned with some shght-oi- hand tricks And q
Punch aud Judy show. and at The close each
child was presented with box Of candy.
The handsome doll at Roses drug store,
Westminster, was won hy Ex-Shefif George
n. Fringer. Who guessed the dolls name a.
Eliza. The crokin0le board. awarded 10 the
person guessing the nearest 20 the correct
humber Of Herring Blackberry Syrnp cartons
in show windew, WIS won by Henry T.
Stiteiy. who guessed $40. The actual numheT
was Sal.
The farm of Sebastian Bowers, near Bird
Hill, containing Dos acres aud advertised TO
be sold last Saturday, not sold, on account
of insnfficieney of bids. Mr.. Bowers Sanis
SD. 90 an acre for Il. John I. Strevege, as
attorney and agent tor the heirs Of Edward
Sirevege. sold on the same day faTm 81 ass
acres, near Tyrone. TO William Uptoa Marker,
of Tyrone, 1t S2a. 81 per acre.
S. B. Berkovieh, son of Mr.. Moses Berko-
wich. of Westminster, who IS an apprentice "a
the United States Navy, has been transferred
to the Monongahea, which LETT Newport,
Rhode Island, on Thursday, for winter cruise
TO the Barbados aid West Indies. The ship
Is scheduled to arrive at yorktown, Va, %
May %. Young Berkowich entered the navy
last May. and is in his 18th year.
Mr.. George Yingliug. aged y years. second
son of Mr.. j. Wesley Yingling, died Al the
home Of his father 10 this city on Monday
evening. He bad been in poor health for
some time. His funeral took place on We'd
nesday, at Centenary NJ. z. Church. Rev. T.
II. Miller. of Grace Lutheran Church, otfci-
aiing in the absence of the pastor, Rev. DR..
j. A. Price The interment WAS ia Westmin-
ster Cemetery.
The Miss Carrie I.auer, who was horribly
burned. as published in the Advocate last
week from the York, Pa, Gazette, was Miss
Carrie Lauver. daughter Of the late DR.. Nil
ton Lanver, of Middleburg, this county. She
was "A years of age. aud lived with Ms.
Annie LLOYD, of York She was polishing a
stove, when there was an explosion Of the
polisb. and she was so horribly burned that
She died a week later Her funeral took place
last Monday, inteFment being at York.
While Mr.. Emanuel Bowers, Of Baltimore.
was driving along the Nieodemus road last
Sunday, going 10 visit his father, Mr.. Sebastian
Bowers, near Bird Hill. be was startled by q
report Of pistol or rife and The whizzlng Of
a bullet very close to his face. The bullet
struck tree on the opposite side OF the road,
where Mr. Bowers examined il. The shot
was no doubt carelessly fired, but carelessness
with the use Of FIRE arms Is not excusable.
Had the ball struck Mr.. Bowers. 1t would
have produced serious, If not fatal, wound,
and the person firing the pistol or rifle, It d $
covered, would have been severely dealt with
by the court -
The Mutual Fire Insurance Company of
Carroll County has Used its thlrtieth annual
statement It's receipts were sll $500, as
follows: la hands OF treasurer So y. interest
ON premium notes $40, 643. IL, from invest
mems 81. 200. II. from ground rent $3.50.
Paid out-Union National Bank $1,000. First
National Bank s., 600, interest on loans S43,
insurance commissions $40, clerical assistance
SIS. taxes ST.. Is. over-draft in bank S3l2.Os,
rebates S423l, directors meetings $4I.S5,
salaries 81, IT'S, agents commissions $3O3. AZ,
Office expenses $363.04, investments u, 500.
The losses BY FIRE were 81, s54.59 and from
lightning $l02. 65. Number Of policies is
2.746, amount of property insured -, Isl,
or. and the amount Of invested funds Is S27,
AGO.
On several days n Christmas Derr L
Lamberd, dry good' rchants of Wesimin-
ster. had advertising suspended IN the
air hielr above the house-tops, which at
traeted much attention. On Christmas Day
they had banner up bearing the words
MERRY Xmas and Happy New Year, Derr x
Lamberd." Far above the banner was n
United States flag, 8 by 10 feet. The banner
was 10 by "A feet, and the letters on II 3 feet
high. The banner was visible AS far away as
HAMPSTEAD, and was observed by many per
sons within radius of five or six miles. The
banner aud flag were supported by SIX Eddy
kites. each three feet high. They we're sent
I'M separately. and afterwards connected with
one cord. Between four and 1--WE Thousand
feet OF cord were used.
Mr.. Hanson T. Bartholow, Il well-known
citizen OF Carroll, died at the residence of hlS
daughter. Mrs. Margerie r. Wilhider near
Bird Hill, on Friday, December l4th, 10 the
SOth wear Of his age. His funeral took " &c
on t6e 10Th, at Mt Pleasant Church, near
Gambler. and was largely attended. The pail
hearers were William Baker, Harrison Davis,
Alfred 7. Buckingham, John Davis, William
Shilling and George Barber. Dir. Bartholow
gas twice married, bur he outlived both wives.
One son. Alfred, went to Florida some years
ago and died there His only other child.
besides Mrs. Wilhide. is Thomas Bartholow,
of Baltimore. The deceased was active as a
Democrat for many years, and in 1861 was
A member of the Board OF Control and Re
view, after the assessment of 1876.