The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-12-01
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITIES.

on Saturday last weighing 4Ol and 437 pounds
respectively.
The sale of the Andrew Shalfer farm, ad-
vertised by Mr. Michael L. Walsh assignee
of mortgage, will not take place today, as
advertised.
Mr.. George L. Benson has purchased the
stock of goods from his father, Mr.. Nicholas
Benson, at Mechauicsville, and will continue
business at the old stand.
Mr.. Charles Thurman, at the tolgate on the
Littestown pike, about mile from Westmin-
ster, has killed his porkers. They weighed
3O7, 3l74, 800 and 1893 pounds, respectively
Thirteen persons from Westminster went ON
the Western Maryland Railroad excursion to
Luray Caverns on Thanksgiving Day. The
train was heavy one, and was drawn by two
engines.
The late election in Carroll cost 81. 024. 67.
This includes printing, advertising, pay oil
supervisors, counsel, clerk, registers of voters,
Judges and clerks of election, and all other
expenses.
The ice plant of the Westminster Ice and
Cold Storage Company shut down last week,
after continuous run Of over seven months.
The Company have over 200 tons stored in
their ice houses.
Mr.. Six, of Union Bridge, has had his store
TOUll III tHls CHJf Oaiioh AA"''f -
papered and repainted, and put in first class
condition. 1t will be occupied by Il baker
from Taneytown.
On Sunday night last, between 6 and I
O'Clock, during a hard rain there was some
thunder and very vivid lightning. The rain
fall during the night was quite heavy, espe-
cially in the early hours of Monday morning.
The Board of Supervisors of Elections Of
Carroll are prepared to pay the election Off
cials for this year. and they are requested to
call at the Office of Mr.. John NJ Roberts,
President of the Board, and get their checks.
Quite surprise greeted the guests of The
Westminster on Thanksgiving Day. Mrs.
Crout, with corps of assistants, had beauti-
fully decorated the diningroom with wheat,
rye, apples, pears, oranges, bananas, sweet
and white potatoes, corn, cabbage, pumpkins,
onions, palms, rubber plants, ferns, &c. The
effect was beautiful and all appreciated her
good taste.
A Rockville letter to the Baltimore Herald
says 1T is stated that the preliminaries for
the construction of the Washington and Get
tysburg Railway have been completed and
that the actual work of constructing the road
will begin in the near future. The road will
be ~ miles in length and the route will be
through Montgomery, Howard and Carroll
counties, in Maryland and through Adams
county, Pennsylvania"
The County Commissioners appropriated
$1,000 to pay the fare of the late G.. Wash
Durbin to Holyoke, Massachusetts, where his
family resides. Mr.. Durbin was then sick
and died a few days later, Oh October 2lsi,
and was buried here. Messrs. Charles E.
Goodwin and Joseph w. Smith, who looked
after Mr.. Durbin, bought coffin for him for
$500, and returned the other 5000 to the
County Commissioners this week.
Mrs. DIR. J. Rinehart, of Frizellburg, cele
brated her birthday last Sunday by giving a
family dinner. Those present We're MIR.
Howard Wantz, wife and child; Mr.. William
Arthur, wife and child; Harry L. Rinehart
and Mr.. William L. Fleagle and wife. Mrs.
Rinehart received numerous tokens Of the an
niversary. The dinner was gotten up in her
wel-known elegant style aud served with u
heartiness that made all feel that it was good
to be there.
Mr.. Jeremiah Brodbeck, living in York
county, Pa, near Lineboro, in this county,
while cutting fodder last Saturday got his right
hand caught in the cutter and had it so badly
crushed and mangled it had TO be amputaied.
DIR. Albaugh, assisted by Drs Seitz and Fair,
performed the operation. He is about twenty
five years of age and married, and sou OF
NJ "Ss,e' = -
iarln' mis. n.iu'e -. - noae",
ster' Is an aunt vi inc young "'A"
Prof Simpson, treasurer of the Board ol
School Commissioners of Carroll County, paid
off the public school teachers yesterday in AN
orderly, systematic manner, that left no room
for DELAY or interruption. There are one
hundred and thirty-nine schools, and one
hundred and seventy teachers in the county.
Tie teachers were grouped IN thirteen see
tions, according to the Election Districts of
the county, and the checks had been made
out alphabetically for the teachers in each
district. As they passed out of the Assembly
Hall in the High School Building each teacher
wrote ms name anu reee'Seu MS ciec"'
Mr.. Henry Pool. the weather observer and
prognosticator of this city, brought 10 the An.
vocATE Office this week hog melt. and pointed
out the weather indications for the winter.
In winter, he says, people must expect cold
and disagreeable weather, not gentle sprung
zephers. but the hog melt indicates mild
weather during the forepart of the winter,
with plenty of rain and muddy roads. To-
ward the latter part of January and through
February the weather will be colder, and there
wiR be some snow, but the melt does not in
dictate any deep SHOWS. In March there will
be blustery weather, but nothing unusual.
n III. .u.;.. ,;d. oe a.. ,o.. MI
Mts ya.a S Hn',.w;lIa a VI neoa lie
ssoL y, rour, 81 ca,rnil dad SnaJ.y
o. .ns urpa t oi ;IInoss nf ON. weat SI,s
morsans, III, av;,h aronIa~v and rem.ned
was n, san Sm rnud;ton mil her
III 'h;aI ""'.I.aJ r., IN oonvnl
s;ons. She was in her SOth year and was a
descendant of the weIl-known Honck family
of Carroll county. Her funeral took place on
"Wednesday morning, interment being al
Hampstead Chapel. Rev. D. NJ. Browning
officiated. assisted BY Rev. Emory Buhrman
THE pallbearers were VIM. Richards, Frank
Bankard. George w. Zepp. William Arma
cost. John d. Houck and William Houck.
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westminster Is soon 70 nave .m W. NOR re D ~
Ting eS,apIlsnmen's. nahrs .n' - y. .,' ah'
city. Inc iork brewing 90 n's ne els, es,ao u
ilshed mere ior ABOUT Two years 1a Ior m.; u
Liberty and Green streets a.a Mr. .. Davlu
Crowi has put up a building, win eord s.orage
room, on Centre street extended. tor Ia
gerstown brewery. Messrs. I'M. D. homes IONA
ana Ioseph ho,;n ss,a afg ~ 10 5e