The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-12-08
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREVITIES.

ne entertainment lsiSt mcth " bhS i'tei
Club, of Baltimore, Melted the Westminster
Fire Department $50
Miss Lillian Franklin, teacher in the
Westminster High School, was taken sick IN
school on Wednesday and has been confined
to the house ever since.
During November there were recorded in
the Office of the Clerk Of the Circuit Court 60
deeds, 20 mortgages and 10 bills OF sale, and
30 marriage licenses were issued.
Mr.. Plus j. Little, for many years janitor
of the Court House, is quite sick at his home
in this city. His physician stated yesterday
that he could not live over "A hours.
At 10 a. IN. yesterday, Friday, the Wealth
er Bureau sent out the following bulletin =
Rain tonight and Saturday; warmer tonight;
colder Saturday with fresh south winds.
George L. Stocksdale, as executor, sold on
Tuesday Il house and lot belonging to the eS-
tate Of the late John Z. Hornbcrger, on Lib
ertv street, this city, to Leauder Gladhill, for
500.
Dr. Horner, veterinary surgeon, has had Il
telephone put in his office by the Western
MARYLAND Telephone Company of Carroll
County. The Doctors office is nearly oppo-
site the ADVOCATE office.
Mrs. Mary A. Berry. a sister of Mr.. George
W. Chase, of Taylorsville, this county, died
at her home in Washington, d. c., on No
vember 18th, in her 6Sth year. Her remains
were taken 10 Greenwood Cemetery, Brook
Ign, New York, for interment.
Sheriff Motter took Dixon and Stewart,
sentenced to the Penitentiary for q and q
years, respectively, to that institution on Fri
day of last week, and on Wednesday took
persons 10 the House of Correction, and the
Jail is now without . prisoner. What other
county has an empty Jail?
McGinns & O'Conner, distilers, are putting
up bonded warehouse at their distillery, on
the Western Maryland Railroad, about u mile
west of Carrolton Station. The building will
have capacity of 1000 barrels. The bricks
are being furnished by Elias W. Ourser, this
city.
The stockholders of the United Milk Pro-
ducers' Association living on the line of the
Western Maryland Railroad will hold meet
ing at the Westminster Fire Department
Building this Saturday afternoon, at
o'clock Mr.. L. S. Hines. Baltimore law
yer, will address the meeting
John Hollenger died at his home in this
city about 8 O'Clock Thursday afternoon from
stroke of paralysis received about o clock
the same morning. He was native of Adams
county. and first lived in Carroll near Ire
vanion. Afterward he removed to Franklin
district, and several years ago came to this
city. He leaves wife and four children.
William Theis, of Baltimore who has leased
some lands at Eastview and Deer Park, began
this week 10 open flint stone quarries on them.
He has also purchased the canning and saw mill
property of Miles l.. Long, at Carrollton Sta
ton. aud will convert them into flint mill.
The flint will he crushed and ground and then
shipped to New Jersey, where it will be made
into chinaware.
On Tuesday night some person visited the
premises of Ex-Sheriff Haines near Medford,
broke open the dairy and took some milk,
broke opem the corn crib and took some corn,
and broke open the cellar door of the resi-
dence and carried off about forty pounds of
beef and several dressed chickens. The thief
was considerable enough not to put water in
the pan from which he took The milk, so as to
make it appear that none had been taken.
School Examiner Simpson attended the
meeting of the Association of School Com
mssioners of Maryland in Baltimore ON Thurs
day and Friday. On Thursday afternoon he
joined in the discussion of paper en- "rhe
Consolidation of Rural Schools" Prof
Simpson says the meeting was very profitable
10 those engaged in educational work and
many helpful suggestions were made. He
thinks he will attend 1.-The Southern Associa
tom meeting in Richmond, Va, Christmas
week.
Two weeks from next Tuesday will be
Christmas. Are you ready forit? Have you
thought of he presents you want TO make, of
the things for the little folks, of the minee
pies, cake. confectionery, nuts. &c? The
advertisements in the ADVOCATE will direct you
where to get what you want. Read them, and
then make your purchases AT once, and do
not put off shopping until the latest moment.
Hurried shopping is not satisfactory. and
then, too, the stocks are now full and the
sentiments better than they will be later.
Mr.. James NJ. Stoner, of this city, has re-
ceived letter from his son, james H., ct
Battery O., 9Th U. S. Artillery, announcing
his arrival at Porto Rico. The Battery left
New York on the 18th of November aud ar
rived out on the 21st, passing through a
severe storm off Cape Hatteras. Owing to
the uniriendly feeling of large part of the
native inhabitants, Spaniards and negroes,
the men are compelled TO 60 armed whenever
they go ashore Nearly all the inhabitants go
barefooled, owing to the heat Mr.. Sioner
was well and enjoying himself
Mr.. Harry II. Harbaugh proposes to erect
a large stable on the property he lately pur-
chased from Mrs. Taylor, adjoining the West
minister Fire Department Building, This ciiy.
The building will be about As by 200 feet,
three stories high. There will be stalls ior
twenty to thirty horses, and ample room Tor
carriages. There will be an Office and II har
ness room, and the second and third stories
will be used by Mr.. Harbaugh for dwelling.
He will add some fine rubber tire carriages to
his equipment and some ioppy looking horses.
The building will be commenced about the LIST
of next April.
The Mayor aud City Council of Wesimin-
ster met in regular session on Monday night
last The Clerk and Collector, Mr.. Henry
B. Grammer, reported receipts from licenses
as follows $500 from delivery wagons and
carriages, $1,000 from fire insurance com.
pany, $500 from dogs. He also reported
SIS36 and 81 O4 interest collected on tax levy
OF 1898, S24. So and $l.27 interest on levy of
1899, and Sl199.97 on levy of l900-total
Sl246.22 Bills, aggregaiing Sl07.62, were
passed. The Treasurer, air. John j. Reese,
was directed to pay a note of $5O0.O0, bor-
rowed by former administration.
A game Of base ball between the boys of
Mt. Olive and New Windsor public schools,
on Thanksgiving Day, resulted in victory
for the New Windsor boys by the score of 10
to 8, and the game ended in a SCRAP. Bene
dick and Ham was the winning battery and
the losing battery Thomson and Brown. The
players were-New Windsor, John Ham c,
Paul Benedick p, Harry Haines ] b, Guy
Babylon 2 b, Charlie Roberts 8 b, Charlie
Mitten S. Walter Abbott r {, Charlie Engler
II. Steve Lowell {; Mt Olive, H. Brown c.
Dan Thomson p, r. Murdock b, G. Budd 2
i. G. Hampton 8 b. K. Thomson r {, j. Jack
son {. II. Holton s. J. Rhine c {.
The Garman road case, from Manchester
district, was considered by the County Com
missioners last week. Ivan l.. Hof appeared
for the petitioners. and Guy w. Steele for
Henry Richards, the objector to the ratiGea
ton Of the report Of the examiners, Afss
Nearing statements of both sides. the order
,rskifyiDg the report of the examiners was re-
sounded by agreement of both sides, and the
examiners then made another report, to the
raiifeaaion of which objection was made, and
the matter was laid aside for future considera-
hion. The County Commissioners this week
ratified the amended report and survey of the
examiners ON The Walsh road. Eliza Feezer,
of Myers district, and Eva Chase, of West.
minister district. were each allowed special
pension of $500.