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

A fire in the chimney of house on Belle
Grove Square, this city, yesterday morning,
caused an alarm of fire. No damage.
Abraham w. Caylor has been appointed
Road Commissioner for Uniontown district,
in the place of Evan Haines, resigned.
A well-known business man of Philadelphia,
Pa, saws Mot only advertise when bust
ness is good, but keep it good by advertising"
Next Tuesday is license day-both county
and city. Persons doing business requiring
license must take them out on or before May l.
At 10 a. m. yesterday, Friday, the Wealth
er Bureau sent out the following bulletin =
Fair tonight and Saturday; light to fresh north
winds.
Bailiff Beaver requests us to state that all
the alleys will be cleaned by the corporation
next week. Those having ashes and other
rubbage should place it in Il convenient place
for removal.
Mayor Miller has issued a call for citizens
meeting at the City Council Chamber, Fire
mems Building, for next Tuesday evening, at
o'clock, TO nominate q ticket for Mayor and
Common Council.
The Junior Glass of Western Maryland
College will give supper TO the Senior Glass
next Friday evening. The supper will be
given at Hotel Westminster, and covers will
be laid for about thirty-fve.
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
has awarded the contract to make the changes
and improvements in their road near Mt. Airy
TO T. II. Clement & Co., of Philadelphia.
The cost will be about $75O,0OO
The Westminster Base Ball Club played
their first game of the season on Wednesday
afternoon and received complete drubbing
at the hands of the strong Western Maryland
College team, the score being 81 to 4.
DIR. Otto Dieffenbach, of Glessen, Germany,
an uncle of Mr. Ferd. A. Dieffenbach, of
Baltimore formerly of Manchester and West
minister, died on April 10, aged 10 years. He
was mining engineer, geologist and chemist
of ability.
The County Commissioners advertise that
they will sell $40, 900 "Carroll County School
Bonds on May 10th. These bonds bear 81
per cent interest, payable semi-annually,
April and October, and the bonds are in de-
nomination of $500.
Persons desiring the address of their paper
changed will state the office where 1t had been
received. Thus, write as follows "Change
nv paper from - to -" filling in
the first blank the Office where the paper is
now going, and in tine second the office, wagon
or carrier to which you want it changed.
Mr.. w. B. Uston, who spent a week in
ference, last week devoted over a column in
his paper, the KENT News, to Westminster,
its manufacturing, educational and other adj
vantages, and made mention of prominent
residences and some of the active business
men.
The Financial Red Book, issued by the
Financial Directory Association of New York,
publishes yearly list of all those who are
worth $780, 900 and over. In it the name OF
Mr. Percy H. Shriver, farmer, Trevanion,
Nd. whose wife is daughter of Charles Nc
i Faddea, deceased, of Philadelphia, Pa, is
given
Mr.. J. Ezra Stem, of Sans Creek, we'll
known and popular young man, and Mrs.
Lillian Cook, were quietly married on Thurs
day afternoon, at 8. 80 clock, at the residence
of Mr.. Rein F. Cook, this city, by Rev. Joel
Brown, of Frederick, recently of this city.
The bride is a great favorite with all who know
her and highly esteemed.
The Ladies Wednesday Card Club was en-
tertained by Mrs. Frank T. Shaw this week.
Mrs. Pinkney J. Bennett won the first prize
and Mrs. John H. Cunningham the BOBBY,
though she had close competitors in Mrs.
Frank T. Miller and Miss Jennie Martin.
Next week the club will be entertained by
Mrs. Dr. Thomas ]. Coonan.
II is rumored that many private residences
and business places OF this city are to be heated
by steam or hot water next winter. A plan
looking to that end is being seriously talked
about. Terre Haute, Indiana, and many
towns in New York, Pennsylvania, New DER
,sey and other States, are so heated, and the
result is very satisfactory.
The executors of Samuel Hoffman on We'd
uesday sold the real estate of the deceased at
New Windsor. Sixteen acres, divided into
aLn cold from Sol n S10C
acre. Daniel Wolfe purchased the dwelling
for S2525, the Junior Order of Mechanics
bought the store-house for $1,000, and the
tenant house was sold for 1855.
John Summerfed Hull, general superin-
tendent of the Hull Manufacturing Company,
Baltimore, died last Saturday, in his 18th
year. He was native of Connecticut, and
an inventive genius, taking out patents for
about $50 inventions. He was twice married,
both of his wives being natives of Carroll.
His first wife, who died in Cincinnati in 1878,
was Miss Susannah Shepard, and his second,
who survives, was Miss Alexina Woods,
daughter of the late Josiah Woods.
Seven local laws, passed at The recent SEES.
sion of the General Assembly, are published
on the I'd page. Two relate to Taneytown,
one to Westminster, one to Hampstead, one
to allow the United States to acquire land in
Westminster for postoffice building, one to
make an additional justice of the peace for
Hampstead district, and one in reference to
transfers of liquor licenses. Other laws will
be published next week.
From Mr.. A. W. Machen, Superintendent
of the Free Delivery System, we have received
a copy of the Report on the Experiment Of
Rural Free Delivery in Carroll County"
made to Hon. Perry s. Heath, First Assistant
Postmaster General. 1t gives full account
of the establishment of free rural postal de-
livery in this county, together with the receipts
and expenditures, much of which has been
published in this paper.
A dispatch from Washington on Thursday
says-A deputation consisting of Messrs. ).
NJ. Miller and P. J. Wentz. and representing
number of their fellow-townsmen, called al
the Postoffice Department today to protest
against the continuation of E. W. Warner as
postmaster at Lineboro. Mr.. Warner was
appointed April 81. A report on the subject
has been asked from Representative Baker,
but the department will investigate any charges
made against Mr.. Warner independently OF
that report, as is its invariable custom.
New Advertisements.
Public Sale of Carroll County School