The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-09-22
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER %, 1900
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITIES.
HE'D EVERY SATURDAY BY

ar Rureau sent out the following bulletin =
Fair: cooler tonight and Saturday; light south
winds.
The Reuben Pool will was sustained by the
;nry in the trial at Ellicott City. The verdict
was rendered last Saturday, after trial last
ing six days
Mr.. Charles A. Marquet, as assignee, on
Wednesday sold the farm of VIM: U. Lam
bert, containing 62 acres, near Tyrone, to
Mrs. Charles Marquet for $1612.
The two night. blooming cereus plants of
Mrs. Theodore Derr, this city, bad 2S more
flowers open on Thursday night, making 66
blooms on the two plants this summer.
Last week. in our Shiloh Items, an account
was given of the illness of Noah Shaffer, aged
IA wears. He died on Friday and was buried
at st. Johns (Leister's) cemetery on Sunday
last. He was son of Mrs. Andrew Shaffer.
AT the Baltimore County Fair last week
first and second premiums on dayton wagon,
and special mention on two seated runabout.
Herr Bros. were awarded first premium on
runabout.
On Saturday last Mr.. John T. Cassell, rs
executor of John X. Diehl, deceased, sold ten
shares of the capital stock of the Union Ma
tional Bank of Westminster to the Westmin-
ster Lodge of Independent Order of Mechanics
at $51 per share.
Miss Villa Francis Blocher, the 16-year-ol
daughter of Jacob II. Blocher, president of
the Carroll County School Board, died sud.
denly at the home of her father in Manchester
Wednesday afternoon. She was graduate
of the Manchester High School.
Overcoats and fires were necessary for COM
4. off nd
early Tuesday morning. Tuesday at 6 a. m.
the mercury was down TO 81 and strong
northwest wind was blowing. At $50 a. m.
Wednesday the mercury was down to AZ, and
there was a heavy frost.
A pear tree, full of fruit, in the garden in
the rear of the Union National Bank, this
city, for several days presented the unusual
spectacle of branch having six different
clusters of blossoms on it. DR.. ]. w. Herring,
the cashier of the bank, presented the bios
SONS to Mrs. Col. VIM. A. McKellip.
The annual meeting of the Advisory Boards
of the Hagersiown Fair was held last Satur-
day. A number of addresses were made, in
Guiding one by Mr.. Howard M. Zile, on ''Im-
portance of Agricultural Fairs" There were
short talks also. and Mr.. Geo. W. Albaugh.
of Westminster, was one of the speakers.
Among the students entered at Gettysburg
College this year are the following from this
county w. P. S. Denner and Charles H.
Nav. of Manchester; c. M. Schaeffer, of We t.
minister, and A. r. Weniz, of Lineboro, all in
the freshman class, and Martin W. Shorb, of
Double Pipe Creek, in the preparatory class.
Mrs. Rebecca Shriver. widow of the late
Lewis Shriver. died in diminishing, Nd, on
the 14th instant, aged 76 years, months and
Or H., Che 70 cnrvivad hv thrae dauUhfe
and two sons, viz Misses Ella and Annie,
of Emmitsburg, and Mrs. Samuel Hartman, of
Taneytown; Charles, of Illinois, and Rowe, of
California.
Contributors TO the Flower Mission this
week were Mrs. Harry Keefer, Mrs. J. F.
Rinker, Mrs VIM. Keefer, Miss Lou Bixler,
Miss jamie Yingling, Miss Fannie Manahan,
Mrs. Laura Orndorff, Misses Florence Brown,
Della Bale, Matilda Derr, Mrs. Ella Bangh-
man. Receivers for next week Mrs. Ella
Baughman and Mrs. U. L. Reaver.
Mrs. Catharine Busby, widow of the late
Abraham Fl. Busby, of this city, died at the
residence of her daughter, Mrs. George w.
Rush, in Baltimore, Nd, on Wednesday last.
Her body was brought here yesterday and in
tered in the Westminster cemetery. Mrs.
Busby was 80 years old on July %, last. Her
only son, Charles, resides in Iowa.
Miss Blanche X. Baer entertained few Of
her friends at the home of her parents, Capt.
and Mrs. JAS S. Baer, at Tannery, on Friday
evening of last week. The time was delight
fully spent in conversation, games and music.
Refreshments were served in abundance. and
prizes were awarded Misses Lizzie Nusbaum
and Mary Kreiger in the game of Observation.
Mr.. Lewis P. Manning sold twenty mine
shares of the stock of the Union National
Bank of Westminster last Saturday as follows
Five shares to George X. Schaeffer at $50. 80
and three shares at $51. 25; five shares to Mar
garet T.. Grass at $51.25 and nine at $50. 90;
five to Milton Chew at $50. 90; one TOD. Pearre
Wantz at $5l.75, and one TO Charles Fisher
Wantz at $51.75.
A Republican campaign club was organized
at Odd Fellows Hall. this city, on Monday
night. Mr.. Joseph d. Brooks called the
meeting to order. Charles T. Reifsnider. Jr.,
was elected permanent president; Arthur +.
Smith, first vice president, and Jacob ii.
Handley, secretary and treasurer. Addresses
were made bv Rev. Wesley Reid Davis, d.
D., and Col. VIM. A. McKelip.
Hanover Fair begins on Tuesday of next
week, and closes on Friday. On Wednesday
and Thursday the Western Maryland Railroad
will run special trains from Hanover at 500
o. a.. connecting at Emory Grove with train
for Union Bridge and intermediate points.
Excursion tickets, including admission, will
be sold from Union Bridge and all stations
east 10 G,sndon for $1.25 for all trains.
Ida. wife Of Mr.. Charles C. Engel, a we'll
known resident of this county, died at her
home near Avondale, Wednesday afternoon,
aged about 40 years. She was a daughter OF
the late Lewis Shafer aad sister of Mr.. jacob
Sbafer. of this CITY, She was member OF
Ben;amin's Reformed Church. at which hel
suoeral took place yesterday morning. A
Vassa number of relatives and friends were
preseat. Her husband survives her.
On Thursday evening the Junior Order Of
Mechanics. No. 70, of this city, had u frater.
nal visit froa4a New Windsor Lodge. The oc:
easiou was one of good fellowship and socia
enjoyment. An address was made by Rev.
VIM. O. Livingston, OF Urbana, Md, voca
solos by Misses Henry and Lou Yingling and
Wm. Yingling, duets by Mr.. and Mrs. Rem
niger, and a recitation, The Church Organ,
10y Maud Yingling. Refreshments were served
Samuel Swope Huber. native Of Getlys
burg. Pa, died very suddenly Tuesday morn
ing AT tbe Eastern Hotel, this city. Mr.
Huber was in his 3lst year. He was one OF two
sons of the late John M. Huber, a well known
druggist of Gettysburg, "a MS o.oue'i
Frederick Huber, died at Atlantic Cityin May
last. His mother, who has been residing IL
Pittshurg, Pa. was Miss Scott, of this coun
ty, and Is connected with the most prominent
families here. His remains were inferred III
the Catholic cemetery on Thursday.
Mr.. Philemon Griffith, we'll known resi-
dent OF Nj. Airy, died on Wednesday OF las
week, of general debility, aged about 10 years.
He is survived by widow and eight children
Misses Griffith. Of Alexandria. Va; William
C. and Philemon, of Baltimorei TanJore u,
of Fargo, North Dakota, and Guy, OF MT
Airy; Mrs. Edwin Waters, OF Goshen, monI
gomery county; Mrs. Joseph M. Wood; o
New Market, Frederick county. and MISS
Linda Griffith, of Mt Airy. The funeral took
place last Saturday afternoon at Mt. AIRY.
A new swind!er is on the road. He drive
through the country and sells soap at 80 h J,
which sum includes the price OF forty yafds o
carpet, selected from samples which he has ~
his wagon. He takes the IS, leaves the box
of<oap, promises to leave the carpet wiinln =
week and drives away. The soap is worit
probably Soc 1t stays with the purchaser
The carpet is worth probably $l5, but II stays
al Al 4 l.on