The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-04-28
SATURDAY, APRIL %, 1900
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
tocAL BREvITIES.

fro n
=, Ire 40 u ' This city, yesterday morning.
used an alarm of fire. No damage
Ah.obam w. Caylor has been appo.h.eu
pA5 Commissioner for Unlontowh uis'iio''
- ,he Mace of Evan Haines, reslgheu.
known business man OF Phliadeipn.a'
y 80 .-ssNot only advertise when ous,
ne o., i rood. but keep it good by ahVetuS'"s
Next Tuesday is license day-both county
and citv. Persons doing business requlMI. Ne
license must take them out on or pe'o'
At1o a. m. yesterday, Friday .ns "e".H
or Bureau sent out the ioi'o Ell north
Far tonight and Saturday; hight 10 ifeSi NO.
winds. ,hat all
al pIinrs viii be cleaned by the eorporaatlon
tle a.. - Those having ashes ana o,nea
rnbbaee should place 1t IN c"i''e'''e
for removal. ,;,;zensi
Mayor Miller has issued call for e.'i1 E;rs-
meeting at the City COUNCIL Sh aln'e,;;ns at
mems Building for next litS. e. Mayor and
8 o'clock, to nominate
Common Council ii
M, T,n;or Glass of Western Marylahd
n NJ vS;ll give supper to the senior S'Ise
-, Friday evening Inc suPPei gill
mex. HI - Hotel Westminster, and covers wiz
e. laid for about thirty-tv
Tho Baltimore 4 Ohio Railroad 0ouip'S -as
axyarded the contract to make inc ~, a;ry
"a improvements in their roaa nsal III ,ai,b;a
~ n H. Clement q Co,' VI
RI cost will be about S75O,ooo.
~" ~ " westminster Base Ball Club played
Inc 1a,a ,,f the season on Wednesday
tL r I'm and received complete druop'nS
.e.t' Ids of the strong Western MAR 'S"N
. 1ne 80 team. the score being 81 to l.
n o,,o D;eseubach, of Glessen, Germany I,
nncIe of Mr. Ferd. A. DiehenoayW9, ' "
RaItimore. formerly of Manehes sc an H.
minister. died on April TO- ageu !" - I.,is,
was n Mining engineer, geolog'si ana es-s----.
~ ability.
The r,,.,tv Commissioners advertise that
t,..y ,.,I Iii $50 CO.. Carroll County Schoo
B,nd~ Is May IGth. These bonds bear ~
per cent interest, payable semianhaaiiy y
April and October, aud the bonds are IN de
nomination of $500.
Persons desiring the address Of their paper
changed viii state the office where II had been
received. Thus. write as follows Change
NV paner from 10 ." filling "a
the 6rst blank the Office where the paper ]:
now going and IN the second the office, wagon
or carrier to which you want il changed
Mr. W B. Usilton, who spent week 10
Westminster as delegate 10 the NJ. 7. Con
ference, last week devoted over a column u
his paper, the KENT News, to Westminster
its manufacturing, educational aud other ad
vantages, and made mention of promiuen
residences and some OF the active business
meu.
The Financial Red Book, issued by thu
Financial Directory Association of New York
publishes yearly list Of all those who ar,
worth 100000 and over. In 1t the name Q
Mr.. Percy II. Shriver, farmer, TrevaRion
Nd. whose wife is daughter Of Charles Nc
Fadden, deceased, Of Philadelphia, Pa,
given.
Mr.. J. Ezra Stem, Of Sans Greek. well
known and popular young man, and Mrs
Lillian Cook were quietly married on Thurs
day afternoon. at 8. 80 o clock. al the residene
of Mr.. Rein f. Cook, this city, by Rev. Joe
Brown, of Frederick, recently OF this city
The bride is great favorlie with all who kno'
her and highly esteemed.
The Ladies Wednesday Card Club IN
tertained by Mrs. Frank i. Shaw this week
Mrs Pinkney J. Bennett won the first priz
and Mrs. John II. Cunningham the BOBBY
though she had close competitors in Mrs.
Frank q Miller and Miss Jennie Martin
Next week the club will be entertained b
Mrs DIR. Thomas J. CoOnan.
II Is rumared that many private residence
and business places OF this city are TO be heate
bv steam or hot water next winter. pla
looking to that end is being seriously talke
about Terre Han,e, Indiana. and man
towns in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jei
sew and other States, are heated, and tb
result is very satisfactory.
The executors of Samuel Hoffman on Wed
nesday sold the real estate of the deceased i
New Windsor. Sixteen acres, divided int
about seven parcels, sold from ssh to Sl02 pc
acre Daniel Wolfe purchased the dwellin
for S2525, the Junior Order of Mechanic
bought the store-house for S2O60, aud til
aenant house was sold for $3.50.
John Summerield Hull. general superir
tendent of the Hull Manufacturing Company
Baltimore, died last Saturday, in his III
year He was a native of Connecticut, an
an inventive genius, taking out patents f.
about 80 inventions. He was twice married
both of his wives being natives of Carol
His first wife, who died in Cincinnati in 1877;
was Miss Susannah Shepard, and his second
who survives, Was Miss AeXina Wood
daughter of the late Josiah Woods.
Seven local laws, passed at the recent se'
sion of the General Assembly, publishe
on the ID page. Two relate to Taneytowr
one to Westminster, one TO Hampstead, on
to allow the United States TO acquire land J
Westminster for posioffce building. one
make an additional justice Of the peace fo
Hampstead district, and one in reference |
transfers of liquor licenses Other laws vi
be published next week.
From Mr. A. W. MacheD, Superintendent
of the Free Delivery System, we have receive
a copy of the Report on the Experiment {
Rural Free Delivery in Carroll County
nade to Hon Perry S. Heath, First Assstar
Postmaster General 1t gives a full accouI
of the establishment of free rural postal d.
livery in this county, together with the reeeip
and expenditures, much of which has bee
pHblished in this paper.
A dispatch from Washington on Thursda
says-A deputation consisting of Messrs.
NJ Miller aud p. j. Wentz. and representa-
number Of their fellow townsmen, called !
the PostoEiee Department today to prote
against the continuation of Z. w. Warner I
postmaster at Iineboro. Mr.. Warner va
appointed April 81. A report on the snbje'
has been asked from Representative Bake
bat the department will investigate any eharg
made against Mr. Warner independently
that report, as is its invarable custom.
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