The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-03-10
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
.LncAI. RREYITIEs.

Mr.. Edward ]. Adams died in Waynesboro,
Pa. on Tuesday morning last, aged 81 years.
He was the father Of Mr. Harry Adams, Of this
city.
A marriage license was issued last Saturday
in Baltimore to Constant +. Elseroad, of
Houcksville. and Ida Mae Milligan, of Balti-
more.
A fall Of earth aud rock fell on the track Of
the Western MARYLAND Railroad near Blue
Ridge Summit on Wednesday afternoon, de-
laying trains 20 some extent.
There is need in Westminster of more
houses thai viii rent for from $500 to 500
per month. Several persons have been look
ing for such houses this week, bat all are oe-
capied.
Mrs. Levi Reck, formerly Of Union Bridge,
died IN Hanover, Pa, last Monday. aged Sc
wears. 6 months and . days. Besides hns.
band she leaves FIVE sous and three daughters,
all OF Pennsylvania
The thanks Of the ADVOCATE are rendered
Mr.. George F. Winters, of Washington, ID.
c., for copies Of the Congressional Record
containing The debate in me House on the
Puerto Riean tariff bill.
Mrs. Caroline Boring, widow Of the late
Jacob w. Boring, died near Manchester last
v.
Of the United Brethren Church, aud her ia.
neral took place on Thursday.
Wade II. d. Warfield 4 Co, OF Sykesyille,
have issued handsome catalogue, illustrated
with cuts of doors, mantels. gable ornaments,
farm implements, vegetables and nearly every
thing needed in building or on farm and
garden.
Chicken thieves have been abroad in West.
minister the past two weeks. George A.
Miller. Charles II. Ianiz and s. Carr Wiekeri
have each lost fowls Last Monday night
some one almost tore Mr.. Wiekeri's chicken
house to pieces and carried off nine fine
chickens.
While Jacob L. Wire and Doc Stem, OF
Westminster. we're on their way to Hanover
last Sunday one Of the horses they were driv-
ing stepped into a rut, near Liitiestown, and
broke leg The animal had 10 be killed.
Messrs Wire and Stem procured a pair OF
shafts and proceeded on their journey with
one horse
One Of the largest chestnut trees in the
county stood on the farm of Mr.. Vincent
Yingling, near this city. Il was thirty feet in
circumference. and had attracted attention OF
visitors for the past eight or ten years. The
tree was cnt down on Wednesday, Messrs.
Tobias Oarsler and Alexander Wisner telling
il in p hours.
George Burliugame, the physical trainer at
Western Maryland College, is to wrestle Harry
Harris, of Philadelphia, in Baltimore next
Monday night The match is for 81 900 a
side, and Burlingame is being trained by
Prot NJ. J. Dwyer, who recently won two
matches on the mat Burlingame is in fine
condition, and weighs 1875 pounds.
The County Commissioners last Monday
granted special pensions Of $500 each TO
gosanna Bart Of Franklin district, George A.
FeroIar Of New Windsor district, Margaret E.
Spencer. Of Westminster district, and VIM.
W. Colsion of Freedom district. The Board
PASSED AN order for the confinement of Morris
Vansant, insane, in the Second Hospital for
the Insane for six months Some general
business was transacted.
On the first page today will be found an
address by Elihu S. Riley, OF Annapolis. de-
livered recently upon the occasion OF the ded-
ication Of tablet IN the "Ancient City.
We commend the address to public school
teachers particularly, and suggest that they
read IT to their scholars. On the fourth page
will be found two OF a series of letters that
Mr. Geo. w. Yeiser, OF Union Mills, this
county, will write of hIs trip to the Holy Land
and other places in Europe, Asia and Africa.
One of the most wonderful of mechanical
inventions is an adding machine. There is
one at the Westminster Deposit and Trust
Company's banking rooms. II has key
board on the order Of typewriter, and adds
up one to six columns at one time and with
accuracy The figures are set down, as a
typewriter would make them. When the
figures to be added have all been set down, a
button is pressed, a crank turned and the sum
total is Immediately printed. We were shown
a column of two hundred numbers that were
set down and instantly added. The sum was
correct, as the banks officers had previously
aseertained the total 1t is marvellous ma
chine The National Banks have them also.
Major w. G.. Hawley, postmaster at San
Jose, California. was at The Westminster
Monday and Tuesday of this week. His oh
iect was to thoroughly inspect the workings
of the Free Rural Delivery in this county. and
report his opinion to the citizens of his city
and county, as they had read so much about
Il in the newspapers, and il MS successful as
had been represented they wanted II at once.
Accompanied by Supt. Maehen he inspected
the work in the Westminster office. and on
Tuesday he trsyersed the route of Wagon ID,
&c. Upon returning be was decidedly of the
opinion that Free Rural Delivery would be
adopted BY the citizens of Santa Clare county.
Two of the new steel Postal Cases were shipped
to Major Hawley by Postmaster Schaefer.