The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-02-10
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITIES.

Immense loads of hay and railroad ties were
hauled TO this city this week. Many of the
loads were drawn by teams of six or eight
horses.
Mr.. John Stone, living near Uniontown,
has Just completed a new stable to take the
place of the one destroyed by a storm last
summer
Routine business was transacted by the
County Commissioners this week. Special
pensions of S.. 90 each were granted to Han
nah Gorsuch, 9TH district, and to Adolphus
henderson, 9th district.
Mr. Solomon Shepherd, of Union Bridge,
while on n visit to his daughter, Mrs. David
Engar, Medford fell off porch on Sunday,
and badly bruised his hip and arm. DIR. q.
K. Markell attended him.
L. II. Ditman, of Lauraville, Baltimore
county, son of Mr.. Lewis Ditman, near Small
wood, passed the civil service examination in
the postal carrier service held in Baltimore.
HIS percentage was 1928.
While visiting relatives and friends in this
county, Mrs. Sarah r. Horner, of Aurora,
Missouri, was quite i'll at Mr. X. c. Bakers,
Of Smalwood. Friends were assiduons in
their attentions, and Mrs. Horner is now in a
lar way TO recover.
Attend the Farmers Institute at the Court
House today-Saturday. At7.30 in the even
ing, at the Fire Department Building. Miss
h. Grace Mccullough will deliver an address
on Food and Food Principles, which will be
specially interesting to ladies.
The February term of the Circuit Court
will commence on Monday next, with Judge
Charles T. Reifsnider presiding. 1t is not a
grand jury term, though some small state cases
may come up on appeal. There are on the
docket rs trials, 20 appeals and 25 originals.
The high reputation of the Foyer Club, OF
Baltimore, won by previous appearances in
ihis city, served TO pack Odd Fellows Hall
on Thursday night, when the Club presented
two tarces-The Silent Woman and The Bos-
ion Dip. The farces were excelently given,
and between the plays recitation and vocal
solos gave additional pleasure to the audience.
Roger Christ, aged IS year, son of Mr..
Edward Christ, formerly living near Union
iown, this county, skated into an air-hole on
he Schuylkill river, at Philadelphia, Pa, on
Friday night Of last week, and was drowned
companion broke through at The same time
eat was rescued in an unconscious condition.
ioang Chrisi's body was recovered on Sun
iay.
The remains of Samuel Hoffman. of New
Windsor, whose death was noticed last week,
were inferred in Pipe Greek German Baptis,
hnrying ground on Saturday last. The funer-
a. services were conducted by Elder Ephraim
SSSboner, assisted by Elder Vim. A. Franklin.
Ihe oher elders present were-Solomon
SSoner, Ephraim Stouffer, Jeremiah Brown,
uIeenbury Ecker, A. P. Snader, VIM. Wine
and W. Philip Englar. The pail bearers
Sere-Dr. j. H. Helm, N. II. Bale, Charles
.t.AI,t, far md
Howard Ensor. Charles Bale undertaken.
capt. E. Fl. Hathaway has been placed in
elarge of the Free Rural Delivery System in
nls county, and he wishes all complaints as
neiiicieney of carriers or changes in the
sssslee to be made TO him, at Westminster
Sl'aer IN person Or by letter, giving specific
aleails 1t is his purpose to make the service
"orough in every particular, and no mattel
now slight the complaint he desires to rectify
u. :. capi. Hathaway is an experienced posta
s'ilge tlieial, aud has had ! rye experieiics
u 'h's service in other States, aud his desire
I % make the free rural system in this county
style. >Ni'N - ''''''
senator Williams, Of Anne Arundel intro
'uceu bill in the Senate on Tuesday to IN
seSiporaie the Annapolis Banking and Irns
NJ 'hrsny. Among the incorporates arc Geo
~ alsaugh, b. f. Grouse and Frank Il
cunningham Of Westminster. The capita
,.osS IS TO be $50, 900, with the right to IN
Ease to $3.50, 1000. The company is author
81 ;s'l 10 do banking business, TO act as fnan
s 'a' aseni, trustee and guardian and to receiv'
fssPsft} on deposit and loan money thereon
~, also provided that when the compan.
gu .an act as trustee, receiver, administrator
eo, su'or, guardian or committee, or if tn
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