The Democratic advocate., 1900-12-01

on Saturday last weighing 4Ol and 437 pounds
respectively.
The sa.e of the Andrew Shaffer farm, ad-
vertisei bv MIR Michael +. Walsh. assignee
Of mortgage, will not take place today, as
advertised.
Mr.. George E. Benson has purchased the
stock of goods from his father, Mr.. Nicholas
Benson, at Mechancsville, and will continue
business at the old stand.
Mr.. Charles Fuhrman, at the tollgaie on the
Littlestown pike, about mile from Nestmin-
ster, has killed his porkers. They weighed
S07, SI71, 800 and S9s pounds, respectively.
Thirteen persons from Westminster went on
the Western Maryland Railroad excursion to
Lnray Caverns on Thanksgiving Day. The
train was heavy one, and was drawn by two
engines.
The late election in Carroll cost 81 024.G7.
This includes printing, advertising. pay OF
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 a continuous run OF over seven months
The Company have over 200 tons stored ia
then ice houses.
Mr.. Six, of Union Bridge, has had his store
room in this city, adjoining Carroll Hall, re-
papered and repainied, and put in first class
condition. 1t will be occupied by baker
from Taneyiown-
On Sunday night last. between 8 and
O'Clock, during hard rain there was some
thunder and very vivid lightning. The raiu,
fall during the night WAS quite heavy, espe
chilly in the early hours of Monday morning.
The Board Of Supervisors Of Elections Of
Carroll are prepared to pay the election Off
eials 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. Ars.
Crout, with corps Of assistants, had beauii-
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 aud all appreciated her
good taste.
A Rockville letter to the Baltimore Herald
SAYS :-'.It is stated that the prelimiuaries 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 viii
be II mites in length and the route will hr
through Montgomery, Howard and Carroll
CunntieS- IN MHtNtant. anu tAsNeA+Su Atsisai-
county, Pennsylvania y
The County Commissioners appropriated
Sl2.OO 10 pay the fare Of the late q. Wash.
Dnrbin to Holyoke. Massachusetts. where his
family resides. Mr. Durbin was then SEX
and died few days later, on October 2lsi.
aud was buried here. Messrs. Charles +.
Goodwin and Joseph W. Smith, who looked
after Mr.. Durbin, bought cofin Tor him for
S. 90 aud returned the other 50 90 "a the
County Commissioners this week.
airs. DR.. ]. Rineharg, Of Frizellbarg. cele-
brated her birthday last SaadaY hy giving
family dinner Those present were Mr..
Howard Wantz. vile and child; Mr.. William
Arthur. wife and child Harry l. Riuehars
and Mr.. William l.. Fleagie and wife. Mrs
Rinehart received numerous token at the an
uiversary. The dinner WIS gotten ap IN her
weIl-kuown elegant style aud served with
heartiness that made all feel thai il was good
to be there.
Mr.. Jeremiah Brodbeck, living in York
county. Pa, near Lineb0ro, IN this county,
while cutting fodder last Saturday got his right
hand Caught in the cutter aud had it sa badly
crushed aud nlangled il hAd % he ampntaied-
DIR. Albaugh, assisted by 1rs. Seitz and Far,
performed the operation. He is ahOnt twenty
five years OF age and married, and a son III
Mr.. Wesley Brodbeck, living on adjoining
farm. Mrs. Aanie L. Albaugh, OF Westa'ln-
sier, is an aunt Of the young man,
Prof Simpson. treasurer Of the Board "
School Commissioners OF Carroll County, paid
of the public school teachers yesterday in
orderly, systematic manner. that lefi 40 room
for delay or interruption. There are ore
hundred and thiriy-HIne schools, and one
hundred and seventy teachers 10 the county
The teachers were grouped in thirteen see
h. Hsa-H-n naf9 9fsN
The county, and the checks had been made
oat alphabetically icr The teachers IN each
district. As they passed oaf ot the Assembly
Hall in the High School Building each teacher
wrote bis name and received his check.
Mr.. Henry Pool. the weather observer and
prognosiicaior of this city. brought ia the 4 "a
vocaTE Office this week hog melt. and pointed
out the weather indications for the winter.
IA sinler, he says, people must expect cold
and disagreeahle weather, not gentle spring
zephers. bat 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, ind there
will be some snow, but the melt does not in
dictate any deep SHOWS. la March there will
be blustery weather, but nothing unusual.
Mrs. Julin Allgire, widow Of the late Mel
ehor Allgire. of Houeksville, and once Judge
of the Orphans Court of Carroll. died Sunday
morning, after an illness of one week. She
was first stricken with apoplexy, and renamed
IN a semi-uncOnsciouS condition uuill ner
death. which resulted after about 80 eouyul
sions She was IN her S0th year and was a
descendant Of the well-known Houck family
of Carroll county. Her funeral took place on
Wednesday morning, interment being at
Hampstead Chapel. Rev D. NJ. Browning
oliciated, assisted, by Rev. Emory Buhrman.
The pallbearers we're VIM. Richards, Frank
Rankard. George W. Zepp. William Arma-
cost. John d. Houek and William Houck.
Westminster is soon to have two more bot
Ting esiablisbAents, making three for the
city. The YoN Brewing Co. has been eStab-
lished here for about tive years, on corner OF
Liberty and Green streets, and Mr.. }. David
Crow has put up building, with cold storage
room. on Centre street extended. for Ha-
eerstown brewery. Messrs. VIM b. Thomas
and Joseph B. Boyle are now erecting balid
iups for boftling establishment 10 he oecu-
pied by Warren s. Shipley, agent tor the
bartholomew Company. The boiiilug estab-
Iishment will he 50 feet long by 20 feet vide.
two Stories and very strongly built. II will
have an l., ~ by II feet, for an Office The
bnildiuq will have a large ccld storage room.
A stable. 80 BY 80 feet, two stories, will he
erected also. The buildings are located along
the Western Maryland Railroad, on lani
owned by Messrs. Thomas and Boyle, just be
low the ice factory. and will have the conve-
nience of a railroad switch.
Or. Lewis X Woodward. graduate OF the
Hahnemann Medical School of Philadelphia.
Of the class of 1899, has resumed hls Residence
In Westminster. Atthe close of hls COLLEGIATE
service he was one of the four students as
signed to duty in the Hahnemann Hospital
an institution that ranks among the very best
in this country. 1t is not only one of me
largest hospitals, but because OF its location
affords a fine field for accident and emergency
practice. After leaving the hospital he TOOK
a three months special course at the Lying,in
and Charity Hospital in obstetrics. The
Philadelphia Evening Telegraph in 10 cal
referring to the graduation of DR.. Woodward
and his three associates in the Hahnemann
hospital said in the history OF the Hahne-
mann it is safe to say that none have left 4
SRith a better record than these young men,