The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-04-07

Miss Alverda LaMotte has been commits
stoned postmaster at LaMotie postoffice.
Miss May Gardner is having a new roof put
on the Orendorf house, this city, recently
purchased by her.
w. l.. Wine, of Greenmount, shipped box
of extra fine chickens to President Mckinley
in Washington on Tuesday.
Mrs. Louisa R. Weaver has purchased from
Mrs. Annie Haines her residence on Centre
street, near Willis, this city.
Mrs. Joseph Bankert, of Pleasant Valley,
sold the past year to G. A. Hunter, huckster,
near this city, 1853 dozen eggs.
The Maryland Collegiate Institute of Union
Bridge, will hold commencement exercises
April II, Is and 10, at night. in Town Hall,
that place.
At 10 a. IN. yesterday, Friday, the Wealth
er Bureau sent out the following bulletin =
Fair tonight; probably showers Saturday or
Saturday night; fresh southwest winds.
Many of the store windows have been beau
tifully dressed for Easter. Those that are
open at night show to much greater advan-
tage under the rays of gas or electricity.
The Mayor and City Council on Monday
night last made contract with the Carroll
County Electric Light and Power Company
for lighting the city. The contract extends
for ten years and the price is the same as the
city has been paying.
Mrs. Ella E. Biggs, wife of Mr. j. Wesley
Biggs, of Stonersville, died on Thursday, aged
46 years. The deceased was daughter Of
Mr.. William Bachman, of Bachman's Mill,
and one of her three sisters is Mrs. Samuel
Cover, of Westminster. Her funeral will be
held tomorrow Sunday morning; meet at
the house at $50. Interment at st. Benja-
minis Lutheran Church.
Charles F. Eichelberger, well cit
izen of New Baltimore, York county, Pa,
attempted to hang himself on Wednesday
morning last. He was found by his wife, who
gave an alarm, and two neighbors cut him
down. A physician was summoned, who
found that life was not extinct, but that his
spinal cord was severely strained. At last
accounts he was in a precarious condition.
Free delivery having been ordered to be es-
tablished at Westminster on July l, the Civil
Service Bureau will hold an examination at
the postoffice here on May IL, 10 secure an
eligible register of clerks and carriers, in order
that carriers and their substitutes may be ap-
pointed in time for them to select their uni
forms, and become familiar with their duties
before the establishment of free delivery.
Persons desiring to take the examination can
procure blanks from Horace G. Reese, secre-
tary of the board of examiners, at the postof-
fee, Westminster. Applications for carriers
must be filed with Mr.. Reese, properly made
out, by 9th of May.
Mr.. Evan Thomas Snader died at his home,
Brooksde Farm, on Sans Creek, this county,
on Wednesday last, in his Goth year. Death
was the result of paralysis, and he had been
sick about two months. He was a well known
farmer and an excellent citizen. His wife
died FIVE years ago, but nine children survive
him. The children are Mrs. M. o. Myers, OF
Westminster; Edward Snader, Waynesboro
Pa; Mrs. Thomas Pearre, of Unionville,
Frederick county; Elder Abraham Snader,
New Windsor; Hamilton Snader, Chicago,
and Ida, Olive, Warren and Clayton at home.
The funeral will take place this Saturday
morning-meet at the house at $50, services
at Pipe Creek Church.
Mr.. Paul Reese, son of Prof Jas. w. Reese
of Westminster, now student at the Ataliei
Masaueray School of Architectural Design,
has Just completed a drawing for a park on
Belle Isle, near Detroit, Michigan. The
drawing is Is by feet. on scale of 40 feet
to the inch. On the island is a colorado, with
o monument in front 100 feet high, with q
court of honor at the rear. On the monument
is to be a torch, supplied with natural gas from
well. Paul has only been at the schoo
about IA months, and students of that short
period are only paid four or five dollars a
week for such work. He, however, received
more than twenty dollars for his week work.
At the annual examination of pupils a
Westminster High School, the following pro
motions were made in the different classes
From first 10 second grade, %; from second
to third, 20; from third to fourth, 10; from
fourth to fifth, IA; from fifth to sixth, 9; from
sixth to junior class of the High School de
partment, Is; from junior to middle class, IA
from middle to senior class, II. The follow
ing have completed the course as prescribed
for the High School Emma Yingling, Clara
L. Yingling. Georgia c. Rodrick, |. May
Price, Lulu NJ. Rodrick, J. Lawrence Rinker
and John B. Edwards. The present term o
school will close on April 20, and subscrip-
ton school will begin on Monday, April %.