The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-01-27
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREYITIES.

COnSlueTaDie plOhlIlS bcCh uOhC III ehS
last two weeks.
From Miller's Station large quantity of
milk is now shipped daily, and higher prices
are realized than heretofore, owing to the or
cauzation OF the milk producers.
A subscriber in Vaudeville. Va, in renew
. ing, says-.'I have been reader of the AID
yoCATE for quite number OF years aud would
not do without it for twice the cost of it.
Much sickness prevails in parts of Man
chester district, and there are some cases of
diphtheria. DR.. J. H. Sherman, of Marches
ter is very busy, visiting about forty patients
daily.
Mr.. Walsh's bill to amend the charter of
Westminster is simply to provide for appeals
from decisions of justices of the peace in cases
arising under city ordinances. At present no
appeal can be taken.
The creditors of William c. Benson. of this
county, who has been adjudged an insolvent
by the United States District Court for the
District of Maryland, have selected E. o.
Grimes, Jr., of this city, as trustee.
Messrs. John Gait and John 7. Diffenbaugh,
two well-known citizens of Westminster, are
extremely ILL., They have been sick for some
weeks, and are well up in years, Mr.. Gait
being about IS years of age and Mr.. Diffen-
baugh is nearly 10.
Miss Emily Gore, daughter of the late
Stephen Rozell Gore, of Freedom district,
died at the home of her law, Clar
ence W. Gore, at Glyndon, Nd, on Monday
night Her remains were inferred at Freedom
on Thursday afternoon.
Mr. Wallace Shipley, of Frederick county,
near the Carroll county line, is an extensive
breeder of Plymouth Rock chickens. His
brood consists of about $50 thoroughbreds,
and range in size from to IL pounds each,
100 of which are capons.
The County Commissioners last Monday
passed an order that all taxes in arrears must
positively be paid, and all not paid by April
/, 1900, will be collected according to law.
Lewis Il. Wisner, John Sorp and Eugene
Green were appointed examiners on pro-
posed road in Westminster district petitioned
for by U. L. Reaver, VIM. L. Corbin and
others. Special pensions of five dollars each
we're granted to William Minter, OF Manches-
ter district, and Mrs. Catherine Stonesifer, of
Myers district.
Mr.. James NJ. Stoner, OF this city, last
month visited his son, James l.. Stoner, who
is now stationed at Fort Wadswortb, Staten
Island, N. Y, and is a regular in the Heavy
Artillery, United States Army. James sent
his mother a copy of Harper's Pictorial His
tory of the War with Spain, and gave his
father two relics of the war, an iron key, five
inches in length and weighing about half a
pound, and Mauser bullet. The key shows
much wear, and was used to lock cell in
Moro Castle, Havana.
The constitution of Maryland provides that
no judge can serve after he shall have reached
the age of seventy years, unless the General
Assembly shall pass an act extending the
time. Judge Revell, of this circuit, will reach
ibe Constitutional limit in the wiuter of 1901,
though he will have served but little more
than seven years of his term. Judge Revel
IS a well preserved man for his age, III full
mental yigor and the Senate has passed a
bill extending his term of service. The House
will no doubt sanction the bill, and the circuit
will have the benefit of his ability and expe-
fience for some years longer.
DR.. Harry G. Watson, who, since his grad
nation from the Medical Department of Yale
University has been a resident physician at
IT. Marks Hospital, in New York, has now
opeaed an Office his own responsibility in
that city, at No. 300 East Ninth st. During
areeent illness of the Superintendent of St.
Marks DR.. Watson was appointed in charge
iu his place, showing the confidence reposed
IN him. DR.. Watson graduated from Western
Maryland College in the class of '89, and ex-
poets soon to organize the alumni now resi-
dent in New York, of whom there is con-
siderable number, into an ASSOCIATION.
The Doylestown Democrat published a
statement Of some big loads ef hay hauled to
Philadelphia by Aaron Kratz, of Plumstead-
vile, Bucks county, which astonished the cit
liens of the city of Brotherly Love. The
heaviest load, hauled by his team of four
mules, was II 440 pounds, the net weight Of
hay being 1915 pounds. Upon this, the Bal
tlmore County Union says that may be big
load over in Pennsylvania, but it would not
count much in Baltimore county, and then tells
ofsome larger loads of hay hauled to Baltimore
oy Benjamin I. Ridgely and Price Howard
and then mentioned one of Is, $50 pounds
gross and $3.50 net hauled by John Tracy,
Of the third district, to Baltimore, with -four
horses.
The Young Peoples Society of Christian
nindeavor of the Methodist Protestant Church.
Westminster, will celebrate Christian En-.
deavor Day with special services in the church
9 y! sunday evening next, at 7.SO O'Clock.
Mr. VIC. Perkins, the Denominationa Pres
iuent of Baltimore city, will be present and
address the Society. Addresses will also be
made by Rev. W. R. Graham, D. D., pastor
o. the church, and Mr.. George Mather, Pres
,aent of The Carroll County Union. Miss NJ
louise Shriver, Junior Superintendent, vii
read ,s paper on Junior work. The services
VIII be in charge of Mr.. VIM Mather, Presi
aent Of the Society. The newly elected off
s .e Tor the coming year will be installed b,
fenr Of the committee selected by thu
meeting held at Odd Fellows Hall, this city
~, So weeks ago, to represent the opponents o
as new postal system in the county in pro-
ns ;slo the /: o. Department, met in West
a.'hster on Thursday and decided not to nc
a. present. as the postal authorities hal
p,omlsed the establishment of postal station
c ~ several Of the more important points in .h'
,vuan and to endeavor to perfect The FREE
, aa, delivery and make it satisfactory 10 ih,
tSop,e The committee have petitions agains
ps,;. system signed by about $500 persons
ssuuens IN favor of continuing the system
xa t BY about 1900 persons, have been file,
, nun me postal officials in Westminster. Th
TrSsnoers Of the committee who met her
z;i arsday were DR.. c. Birnie, Howard NJ
SS; s, John Z. Aasenhiper and Grove A