The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-03-31
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The County Commissioners we're engaged
in routine business last Monday. A special
pension of $40 was allowed Henry Kelley.
The congregation of the PRESBYTERIAN
Church of WilIiamsport, Nd, have elected
Rev. James NJ. Nourse, president of New
Windsor College, temporary pastor
AT 10 a. m. yesterday, Friday, the Wealth
err Bureau sent out the following bulletin -
Rain, followed by clearing during the nights
Saturday fair; fresh north winds.
Joseph Frey Hipsley, carpenter of West
Friendship district, Howard county, died on
Friday of last week at his home, near Mar
riottsville, aged "A years.
The base ball season of 1900 at Western
MARYLAND College will open this Saturday.
afternoon at go O'Clock, when the College
Club will have the WAlbreok Athletic Club as
opponents.
Mrs Amanda sherman, of Alesia, sol
<iier's widow, has been granted pension of
$500 month The pension of jeremiah
Haines, Of Union Bridge has been increased
from 5000 to Sl7.00 a month.
Eliza Pitts. colored, died in Westminster
on Wednesday night. She was very old, aud
it is said her age was los years. She has
grandchildren living here over Fifty years old,
and il is very probable she was centenarian.
Five assault and battery cases occupied the
attention of Justice Moore this week. They
were from different parts of the county; one
having occurred in this city. Some of the &C
cused plead guilty to the charge and Others
we're released on bail for hearing
Among the appointments of the Washington
Conference of the NJ. +. Church, eolored,
made on Monday. were the following To
Westminster, r. g. Walker; to New Wind
sor, G. r. Williams; to Sykesville. B. f.
De- I Mafa
Door to Virtue Lodge, A. F. A. NJ, this
city, did work ia the third degree on Thursday
night. There we're visitors present from
lodges at Reisierstown, Manchester aud Union
Bridge After comforting the degree the
lodge aud visitors enjoyed '.n exec llent supper
in their banquet room.
Mrs. Susan Barnes, widow Of Alfred II.
Barnes, died on Friday of last week at her
residence near War6eldsburg. Two sons aud
two daughters survive her; also one sister,
Mrs George Zepp, aud one brother, Mr..
Thomas Barnes. Her funeral took place on
Monday at Stone Chapel.
Persons desiring the address Of their paper
changed will state the Office where ii had been
received. Thus, write as follows: Change
my paper from --- to ---, hilng IN
the Grst blank the Office where the paper is
now going, and IN the second the Office, wagon
or carrier to which you want 1t changed.
Snow fell some hours last Monday morning,
beginning about O'Clock. 1t melted some
as IT fell, but laid TO the depth of two inches.
Snow fell again on Thursday beginning at
1880 a. M. and continuing until far IN The
night Ii melted as it tell, otherwise the
depth would have been four or five inches.
Delegate f. NJ. Anderson has presented to
Gov Smith numerously signed petition for
the pardon of Dr. b. l.. Haley, who was con
victed in the Circuit Court for Carroll for
shooting Chas H. Buckingham aud sentenced
to the penitentiary on March s. 1895, for two
wears An appeal was taken, but Haley failed
and is now in the penitentiary.
Mr.. T. Lee Noel, of this city, has received
from his wife's brother, Reuben Hyder, for
merly Of Union Bridge, this county, but now
a member of Co. f, 10th Infantry, Y. ). A.,
now al Manila, Soldiers Memorial and a
map Of the Philippine Islands. The Memo
rial contains a list of the members of Co. h,
and j. fine specimen Of photographic work.
Elder aud Mrs John Utz, Of near Union
Bridge, have recently returned from eight
months travel through the states OF Ohio, In
diana, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas and Oklahoma
Territory During their journeylngs they
travelled almost four thousand miles without
accident or mishap, visited one hundred and
ninety-three families, relatives aud acquaIn-
The party OF emgrants noted in the ADyo-
CATE last week going to Rugby junction,
North Dakato, started on Monday evening at
3. 40. going By way of Hagerstown and Cherry
Run. Only twenty four started from West
Minister aud one was added TO the party at
Hagerstown. Another party will leave West
minister next Wednesday for Rugby junction.
The number going is uncertain, but the party
will likely be zen OF twelve.
There will be held, on next Wednesday
evening April 4, ia Alumni Hall. under the
auspices of the Maryland Annual Conference
Of the Methodist Protestant Church, which
will then be in session in this city, a grand
Christian Endeavor Rally. A number of
prominent speakers have been engaged and
special music will be provided. special
train will be run from Baltimore for thus meet
ing All Christian Endeavorers 10 the county
are cordially invited TO attend.
The alarm of fire in this city on Saturday
night of last week, was caused by the explo
sion of coal oil lamp in tAfresidence of Mr..
George w Miller, East Main street. The
lamp was suspended in the front hall. 1t
broke from its fastenings, dropped to the floor
and the burning OIL was scattered about. The
fire was extinguished by the family aud neigh
bors before much damage was done. The
Fire Department was summoned by telephone
aud was at the scene of the fire in less than
FIVE minutes after the alarm was given.
Mr.. John Young, an aged farmer living
about two miles from Westminster, while sui
fering from nervous prostration on Sunday
night last wandered away from home about
midnight He was missed directly and search
instituted, but he was not found until Monday
morning He was several miles from home
and in a pitiable condition from exposure and
sounds sustained by falling. After he disap-
peared snow began to fall and continued dur
ing the night Mr. Young has recovered from
the effects of the exposure. His age is "a.
The faneral of Edward Reaver, who was
killed in the battle of Fonda, in the Philippine
Islands, on February %, 1899, took place at
Mount Union Church. in Hampstead district,
Carroll county, Sunday afternoon. The fu.
neral services were under the supervision of
Burns Post, No IS, Grand Army of the Re
public. of Westminster. The funeral cortege
passed through Westminster at noon, escorted
by members OF the Grand Army of the Re
public and the Carroll county military com
pany of Frizellburg, nnder Capt. John +.
Amer Mr. ReaveT was the son of Henry L.
Reaver. of Freedom district, and nephew OF
Oscar D. Gilbert of Westminster. When the
war with Spain began he enlisted in the
Twenty-third United States Infantry at joliet,
ILL.,, which was Immediately sent TO the Phil
ippines.