The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-10-06
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1900
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LuCAL BREVITIES.

horse from lockjaw last Monday.
The Maryland and Virginia Eldership of
the Church of God will be held at Warlields-
burg IN the 9th instant.
A new schedule went into effect on the
Western Maryland Railroad last Sunday. 1t
will be found on the fouth page of this issue.
Mr. David b. Houck, aged rs years, died
near Greenmount, on Thursday last. His
funeral will take place this Saturday morn
ing at Hampstead.
As usual interesting matter will be found
on the first and fourth pages. On the first
will be found an interesting history of the
Acquisition of Louisiana"
The Democrats of Woo!ery's district will
meet this Saturday night, October 6, to Or
sanize Bryan, Stevenson and Talbot Club.
All Democrats are invited TO be present.
Residents of Mt. Airy are apprehensive of
being sidelracked by the change in the Balii-
more and Ohio Railroad as it is said the new
route will be one mile south of that place.
Mr. Robert C. Frizzell, of this city, is dig
gag the foundation for restaurant and saloon
on the lot;where his residence stands, opposite
present place of business. The building is to
be frame, 16x60 feet.
Rev. W. Il. Thompson has been, called 10
the Presbyterian charge at Mt. Airy. Mr..
Thompson for sometime past has had charge
in Charleston, S. C., which he was compelled
to give up on account oil his health.
The Western Maryland College Foot Ball
Team will open the season on its home grounds
this Saturday } afternoon, at 200 O'Clock,
when they will have as their opponents the
Cloverdale Athletic Club of Baltimore.
On the 14th instant the Forty Hours Devo.
ton will begin at st. Johns Church, this
city. There will be Grand Solemn High
Mass nj 10 ii. M, and Vespers and Benedic-
lion al 100 p. IN. Rev. Father Femme, Il
former pastor, will assist in the exercises.
Rufus Krug, aged rs years, Z months and
PC days, died in Hanover, Pa, on the night
OF September p. He was Il native of Adams
comfy, Pa, and about 81 years ago married
Miss Ella Glass. of this county. His widow,
four sons and one daughter survive him.
The will of the late William Ii. Starr, ex-
secretary and treasurer of the Westminster
Savings Bank, which has been admitted TO
probate, leaves his entire estate TO his widow,
Mrs Frances S. Starr, and constitutes her his
sole execulrix. without bond. The estate is
estimated at fifty thousand dollars.
Mrs. Elizabeth s., wife of Mr.. John Wilson
Brown, of Baltimore, Nd, and sister of
Messrs. VIM. and James s. Baer, of this city.
died on Tuesday morning. Mrs. Brown was
about 81 years old, and besides her husband
she leaves four children. A brother of the
deceased died about two weeks previous.
Jacob Bixler, an octogenarian and the
oldest merchant in this city, has sold his stock
of goods to August Baer, OF Baltimore, and
retired from business. The purchaser has re-
moved the merchandise to Baltimore. Mr..
Bixler conducted a store ut the same stand on
Pennsylvania avenue for more than Al years.
The contributors to the Flower Mission this
week were Mrs. Laura Orndorff, Mrs. Ella
Baughman, Mrs H. Keefer, Mrs. W. N.
Keeler, Mrs. j. F. Rinker, Miss Lou Bixler,
Esther Six, Mrs. Theodore Derr, Grace
Thompson. Receivers for next week-Missss
Irene Woodward and Bessie Armaeost.
Mr. F. C. Rossman, of Libertytown, Fred
erick county, who recently purchased of Mr.
Weant, at BrucevilIe, his general merchandise
store, went there Monday to take charge OF
the business. He was accompanied by his
brother, Clarence, who will clerk for him,
and Mr.. f. L. Swadener, who will assist in
taking stock.
Mr.. Francis l.. Favour, aged 26 years, and
son of Mr.. Charles K. Favour, of Sykesville,
has resigned his place in the Baltimore post
office and will start for Jerusalem and be there
at the time of the second coming of Christ.
He proposes to go to San Francisco on foot,
doing Missionary work along the way, then
go to China and India and ON to Palestine.
Mr.. John Flemming Parke, son of the late
Joseph NJ. Parke, of this city, died in Balti-
more on Monday morning last, after an illness
of several weeks, aged AZ years. Mr.. Parke
was commercial clerk, and well-known in
Baltimore. Four children, two sons and two
daughters, survive him, his wife having died
several years ago. His remains were inferred
in Bonnie Brae cemetery, Baltimore, at noon
on Wednesday.
Comptroller Herring on Monday made a
quarterly distribution ofthe public school tax,
which is little larger than usual. 1t is pay
able October Is, and Carroll will receive S3,
1913. ~ for white schools and $394.82 for col
ored; Frederick county, Sc, 022.91 for white
/; ID 81, l42 "a for colored; Howard county,
81, I24. 95 for white and $769.5 for colored;
Baltimore county, S., 559.09 for white and
81, 598. 09 for colored.
The taxable basis of Westminster has in
creased So, 40. so since the last levy, and the
basis is now about 81, 500, 900. The Mayor
and Common Council ON Monday night last
made the levy for this year, fxingit Mt 30 cents
IN the 500, the same as last year-2O cents
for general purposes, 10 for interest on bonds
and sinking fund and for water. Orlando
Reese has been appointed assistant to Clerk
Grammer, in getting up the assessment, &c
Hon. VIM. Jennings Bryan, the Democratic
Presidential nominee, will be in Maryland on
October %, and will speak at Frederick at
noon and at Westminster at O'Clock in the
afternoon. Arrangements will be made Tor
excursion rates on the Western Maryland and
branch railroads. Every Bryan Club in the
n. .lra mis- In ha 40
and each should bring a band of music. Let
there be an old-fashioned rally and mass
meeting, with plenty OF music and enthusiasm.
MIR. Michael +. Walsh, of this city, exhi-
ted az the ADVOCATE Office on Wednesday about
two gallons of craDberries from his farm, be-
tween Cranberry and Snydersbnrg. The ber-
ries grow wild, but are nearly us large AS the
cultivated berry. The patch is not very large,
aud has been burnt over, and the plants have
had rough treatment. Mr.. Walsh will look
into cranberrylcuIture, and will lay off piece
of ground and cultivate berries. de has
about five acres he believes suitable to Grail
berries, and if he finds the crop profitable
may put the whole five acres out.
William H. Reese, prominent farmer OF
this county, died at his home, in Cranberry
Valley, last Monday night. after a lingering
illness, aged nearly seventy-one years. MI
Reese was a son Of the late Andrew Reese, of
this city, and was connected with some OF the
most prominent residents of the county. His
wife died some time ago and he leaves two
daughters. Misses Emma and Matte Reese.
Mrs. Mary Reese Reinhart, Mrs. Hannah
Hoppe, A. J. Reese, of this city; Mrs; Jane
Nusbaum, of Tennessee; Mrs. JOSIAH unger.:
of Baltimore, and Mr.. Lewis I. Reese, OF
Uniontown district, are his surviving brothers
and sisters.
Frederick Wagner, of this city, is in Jail
under commitment from Justice g. W. Crap
ster, to await the action Of the grand lury
upon the charge Ct stealing between SSl AMI
$S5 in money from Grove o. Easton. near
shipley postoifice. The oaense was commit
ted last Monday in the cigar aud tobacco
store of John Leffert, this city. Mr.. Easlo"
laid bag with the money ia il oa the co1 AZ
ter while wailing to get some tobacco. he
moved away few feet and the bag disap-
peared. Easton swore out a warrant for the
arrest of Wagner, who had been in the store
n ~. ,t,l 10 ila made