The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-03-10
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREVITIES.


Mr.. Edward J. Adams died in Waynesboro,
Pa, on Tuesday morning last. aged 81 years.
He was the father of Mr. Harry Adams, of this
city.
A marriage license was issued last Saturday
in Baltimore to Constant L. Elseroad, of
Houcksvile, and Ida Mae Milligan, Of Balti-
more.
A fall of earth and rock fell on the track of
&e Western Maryland Railroad near Blue
Ridge Summit on Wednesday afternoon, de-
laying Trains TO some extent.
There is need in Westminster of more
houses that will rent for from $500 to 500
permonh. Several persons have been look
ing for such houses this week, but all are oc-
cuped.
Mrs. Levi Reck, formerly of Union Bridge,
died in Hanover, Pa, last Monday, aged sc
years, months and . days. Besides a hus-
band she leaves fiv, sons and three daughters,
all of Pennsylvania.
The thanks of the ADVOCATE are rendered
Mr.. George E. Winters of Washington, d.
C., for copies of the Congressional Record
containing the debate in the House on the
Puerto Rcan tariff bill.
Mrs Caroline Boring, widow of the late
Jacob W. Boring, died near Manchester last
Monday, aged rs years. She was a member
Of the United Brethren Church, and her fu-
neral took place on Thursday.
Wade H. d. Warfeld Il Co., of Sykesville,
have issued a handsome catalogue, illustrated
with cuts of doors, mantels, gable ornaments,
farm implements, vegetables and nearly every
thing needed in building or ON farm and
garden.
Chicken thieves have been abroad in West
Minister the past two weeks. George A.
Miller, Charles H. Lantz and s. Carr Wickert
have each lost fowls. Last Monday night
some one almost tore Mr.. Wickert's chicken
house to pieces and carried off nine fine
chickens.
While Jacob L. Wire and Doc Stem, of
Westminster, we're on their way TO Hanover
last Sunday one Of the horses they were driv-
lug stepped into rut, near Littlestown, and
broke leg. The animal had to be killed.
Messrs. Wire and Stem procured pair of
shafts and proceeded on their journey with
one horse
One of the largest chestnut trees in the
county stood on the farm of Mr.. Vincent
iingling, near this city. It was thirty feet in
circumference, and had attracted attention of
visitors for the past eight or ten years. The
Tree was cut down on Wednesday, Messrs.
Tobias 0urser and Alexander Wisner telling
it in y hours.
George Burlingame, the physical trainer at
Western Maryland College, is to wrestle Harry
Harris, of Philadelphia, in Baltimore next
Monday night. The match is for 81 900 a
SIDE, and Burlingame is being trained by
Pro. NJ. J. Dryer, who recently won two
matches on the mat. Burlingame is in fine
condition, and weighs 1876 pounds.
The County Commissioners last Monday
ganed special pensions of $500 each to
Ssanna Bart of Franklin district, George A.
fenolerOf New Windsor district, Margaret 4.
Spencer, of Westminster district, and VIM.
nCoSton of Freedom district. The Board
issed an order for the confinement OF Morris
ansant, insane, in the Second Hospital for
,ne Insane for six months. Some general
oaslaess was transacted.
On the first page today will be found an
address by Elihu S. Riley, of Annapolis, de-
iFered recently upon the occasion of the ded-
%;io of tablet in the ''Ancient City"
We commend the address to public school
teachers particularly, and suggest that they
ea n II to their scholars. On the fourth page
WI be found two of series of letters that
mr. Geo. w. Yeiser, of Union Mills, this
county, will write of his trip to the Holy Land
anu other places in Europe, Asia and Africa.
Vne of the most wonderful of mechanical
INVENTIONS is an adding machine. There is
que que al the Westminster Deposit and Trust
SJonlIany's banking rooms. IT. has key
no"ru on the order of a typewriter, and adds
~ one TO SIX columns at one time and with
,%euracy. The figures are sci down, as a
typewriter would make them. When the
IIsafeS to be added have all been sci down, a
s esuon rs pressed, crank turned and the sum
"s i, Is immediately printed. We were shown
g. quinn OF two hundred numbers that were
raaown and instantly added. The sum was
ERECT as the bank officers had previously
ier'a'ned The total It is a marvellous ma
e. The National Banks have them also.
Jo MAJOR W. G. Hawley, postmaster at San
NJ, california. was at The Westminster
a', aud Tuesday Of this week. His OBJ
Sr,h was 10 thoroughly inspect the workings
FEM. rec Rural Delivery in this county. aud
~ rpll ms opinion to the citizens Of his city
\, n.y. county, as they had read So much abont
hal h me newspapers, and if as successful as
Aeaa seen represented they wanted it at once.
,bs s u'' by Supt. Machen he inspected
"p'k IN the Westminster Office, and on
h. u ny he irayersed the route of Wagon D,
opon returning he was decidedly of the
sdon, sn suat Free Rural Delivery would be
Tp ss, by the citizens of Santa Glare county.
"a NJ II 'ne new steel Postal Cases we're shipped
''of hawey by Postmaster Schaeffer.