The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-05-26
LOCAL BREvITIES.


Granted pension of $500 IA month-reissue
The pension of Nathan Hymiller, of Sykes
Vile. has been renewed. He gets 5000 {
month.
Next Wednesday, Decoration Day, is lega
holiday Banks and public offices will BIZ
closed.
Mr.. Emanuel Yeiser, of Deep Run, Myers
district, is quite sick with asthma and heart
trouble.
AT 10 a. M yesterday, Friday, the Wealth
or Bureau sent out the following bulletin =
Fair tonight and Saturday; warmer Saturday
fresh north winds, becoming southeast.
Mr.. Herman VI. Dinst, of this city, has &C.
cented a position with the Riverside Nursery
and Orchard Company of Troy, Ohio. 1t is
ono of the largest and most reliable nurseries
in the United States.
An examination of persons applying for
nosition of letter carriers and male and female
clerks in the postoffice here, will be held at
the Westminster postofiice June 9. The last
examination was not altogether satisfactory.
David Banner, son of Mr.. A. S. Il. Danner,
ofAvontlale, while wrestling with companion
IN the barn floor of Mr. James W. Beacham,
last Saturday, fell and dislocated his left ankle
Joint. DIR. NJ. l.. Bot reduced the dislocation.
Miss Mary Curry, aged IA years, died last
Sunday afternoon after short illness in New
Windsor She was u sister to Mr.. William
Curry, and Mrs. Addie Ensor. Her remains
we're inferred Tuesday in New Windsor Gem.
etery.
Pickett Post, of Winfield, will have elaborate
Decoration Day services on May 80. The
orators announced are John V. l.. Finday,
of Baltimore, and VIM. III. Thomas, of West
Minister. The program of exercises was re-
ceived too late for publication.
Mrs Catharine Mcdonald. of Sykesville,
died on Sunday, after an illness of several
weeks with typhoid fever, aged rs years. She
constituting the firm of John Mcdonald e. Co.
She also leaves two daughters.
Henry Dugan, colored. aged about 73 years,
died on Sunday last, near Marston. For n
number of years he lived with the Sisters of
Charity at diminishing, Nd, and was greatly
respected. His body was inferred in ST.
Johns cemetery, this city, on Tuesday.
Mr.. Oliver P. Harding, of Frederick, died
oil Sunday night of general debility, aged rs
wears. Until FIVE years ago he was a success
fal farmer of New Market district, Frederick
county. Mrs. VIM. FL. Hoffman, of Union
Bridge, is a daughter of the deceased.
Mrs. Samuel Miller, near this city, about
two weeks ago ran a splinter under the nail of
the right thumb. The accident caused her
much pain, and on Monday last DIR. Jos. I.
Herring cut off portion of the nail aud re-
moved the splinter, very much to her relief.
Mr.. DAVID Crowl has widened and graded
the roadway of Centre street, from near
L 4 l,f,
slightly trees and bushes, making the street a
nice driveway His work was interferred
with by some corporation stone lying in the
way.
The County Commissioners sat for transfers
and attachments on Monday and Tuesday for
The last time this year, and the books are
closed so far ms the assessment of 1900 is con-
cerned. The Commissioners appointed Will
liam II. Study constable for Myers district
for one year.
On Thursday the New Windsor base ball
club PLAYED the young Champions" of
Westminster, and were defeated in a sharply
contested game by score of % TO 4. The
Champions would like to get games with other
clubs from II to Is years. Send challenges
to j. Hampton Baumgartner.
There will he an eclipse of the sun on Mon.
day morning next. 1t will be a total eclipse.
ms viewed from Norfolk, Va, through TO
Louisiana and across the northern part OF
Mexico. $nd nearly total, as viewed from this
section. The eclipse will begin about 7.45.
Get your smoked glass ready.
The annual field and track games of the
Maryland Intercollegiate Athletic Association
were held at Electric Park on Wednesday.
johns Hopkins University won all but two
Of lam
College, won the l6-pound shot put, 80 feet, 9
inches, and ST. Johns College the quarter
mile run.
The c. Al a. IN. train TO Baltimore was de-
layed about twenty minutes on Tuesday morn
ing. Between Avondale and Spring Mills the
coupling of the last car broke loose and the
car ran back toward Avondale. Tie loss was
not discovered for several minutes, or until
the train was near Spring Mills, and the train
had to be run back after it.
There was quite scare at the Imperial
Hotel, Ilth and Hilbert streets. Philadelphia,
on Friday night of last week. The proprietor
is W. W. Power, who was once proprietor of
the City Hotel, Westminster. The netting
that covers the pictures, &C., in the handsome
cafe caught fire, and the cry of fire caused the
sixly-odd guests to rush out in their night
clothes. There was no damage except to the
netting.
In the Political Notes of the Baltimore
American last Sunday was a statement that
Col. VIM. A. McKelip, of this city, would be
a candidate for congress in the Second Con.
gressional District While we are assured
that large number of his friends feel disposed
to honor him with the nomination and would
support him at the polls, yet the Colonel, it IS
said. will not allow the use of his name for
that position under any circumstances.
George Burlingame. physical trainer at
Western Maryland College, is to wrest!e Phil
Colohan, the Wisconsin ''srong man. and
wrestler, at Annapolis, next Thursday night.
Goldman has defeated Jack McGec, the Cana
dian champion, whom Burlingame also de-
feated, and has been anxious to wresie Burl-
,ngame for some time. Colohan is from La
crosse Colohan weighs 225 pounds, and
Burngame is not far short of that weight.
John Diehl, of this city. died at his home,
on Liberty street Wednesday morning, in his
10th year. Mr. Diehl was retired farmer,
and for seventeen years a member Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. He was for
several years one of the road commissioners
of Westminster district. He was a member of
The Prohibition party, and was, several years
ago, candidate of that party for the House
of Delegates. He was twice married, his
second vile surviving him. He leaves by his
first marriage, one daughter-Mrs. Henry
Gealty, of New Windsor-and two sons
Harry C. Diehl, of ST. Louis, NO., and John
A. Diehl. of Kankakee, I'LL.
The Prohibitionists of Carroll on Friday
afternoon of last week elected the following
delegates 10 the Prohibition State Convention,
which meets in Baltimore next Thursday
jeremiah Ebaugh, Rev. John W. Evans, John
W. Burgoon, Calvin e. Chew, Joshua Will
lams, Austin FL. Geiselman. George Mather,
Jabez n. Barnes, VIM. H. Yingling, franklin
P. Fenby, John w. Angel. The aliernates
are-Randolph Taylor, William IL; Long,
Charles Taylor of William, Morris Bishop, w.
A. Burgoon, Edgar Keefer, Milton Penn,
George Arnacost, Ezra Fleagle, VIM. MiIten
and Wilson K. Straw.
Next Wednesday is Decoration Day. Ow
ing TO the dedication of the Maryland inonu-
ment on that day ON the battlefield of Ante
tam, Burns Post, of Westminster, will deco
rate the graves of comrades tomorrow-Snn-