The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-11-10
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1900.
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LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITIES.


Ice formed Monday night. Tuesday, cleo
ton day, was clear and cool.
Nicholas S. Wood has been drawn on tn,
Jury in the place of John |. Zepp, OF Mt
Airy district.
Shortly before p. m. on Wednesday rair
began falling and continued until about IA
M, Thursday.
On Tuesday afternoon game Of football
was played between the Westminster Athletic
Club aud the Second Team OF Western Mary
land College. The latter won by score of
to %.
At 10 a. m. yesterday, Friday, the Wealth.
er Bureau sent out the following bulletin =
Fair, continued cold tonight; freezing temper
Azure Saturday with fair fresh 10 brisk north
winds.
Mrs Gambler aged 80 years, wife of Geo.
Gambler, who resides two miles west of Refs
terstowu, died on Wednesday after lingering
Illness Her husband and eight children sur
vive her.
The County Commissioners last Monday
were engaged in routine business. Special
pensions of $500 each were allowed as fol
lows: To George Cromwell, Westminster
district; 20 Milton X. Haines. Westminster
district, and to Emma J. franklin. Of Free
dom district.
About $50 M, on Friday. snow began
falling and continued until o clock a. m.
accompanied with strong north wind. On
Thursday afternoon the temperature began 10
fall, aud if the ground had not been wet from
the rain the snow wouli have been several
inches in depth. All northern exposures were
covered with snow on Friday morning.
The Western Maryland College foot BAH
team we're defeated last Saturday at Union
Park, Baltimore, by the Johns Hopkins Uni
versiiy team by u score of Is to o. This Sat
urday) afternoon the Western Maryland team
viii meet the team Of the College of Physici.
ans and Surgeons, of Baltimore. The game
will begin at o clock. on the College grounds
here.
The injuries of KeebIe Taylor. son OF Rev
Il. B. Taylor, Of this city, noted in this paper
two weeks ago. took serious turn, aud
week ago yesterday his parents were summon
ed by telegraph, and have not returned. Ii
will be remembered, rs stated by the An
vocATE, the young man is student at ST.
Johns School, ManlinS, New York. and was
injured in practice game Of foot bali.
The November term Of the Circuit Court
will commence ON Monday next. There are
eight persons in Jail awaiting the action of
the Grand Jury, and several are out on bnil.
Not more than one OF two of these are charged
with very serious offences. OF The civil eases
there are none on the docket o. much impor.
lance. The opinion among some 81 the mem
bers Of the bar is that the term IL court wuuld
be very short, but for the criminal business
On Friday evening. November "a, the res
idence OF Mr. WIN. f. DEER. this city, was the
scene OF one OF the most delightful social
events ofthe season. The event was a luncheon
given To the employers of the new firm Of DEER
& lAmberd Mrs. DeFr was assisted Ia re
ceiving and entertaining by Mrs Landlord.
Each guest will long remember the pleasant
evening. The menu masterpiece nl the
culinary art, and all heartily showed their
appreciation Of Il.
The drum corps element Of the Republican
party in Westminster celebrated Mckinley's
reelection on Tuesday night with great seal
and energy. 1t was near daylight "Wednesday
morning before the sound OF the drum.beai
died away and tired marchers subsidized. But
for the continuance of the goll-siandard ami
the certainly Of continued prosperity. assured
BY MIR. Mekinley's election, II Is certain that
some of the really prosperous III the black and
tan brigade could not have stood The march.
The remains OF Mrs. Martha A. Lands, who
died on Saturday last IN Annapolis, Nd, were
taken 10 Middleburg on Wednesday for inter.
ment. Mrs. Lands was visiting al the home
of her son, Upton 5. Lands, aud was appar-
emily ia excellent health when her son entered
the home and handed her daily papers 10 read
Mr.. Lands left the room for few moments
and upon his return found his mniher dead
with the papers in her hands aud her glasses
on. The deceased was y years Of age.
The Western Maryland College Faculty pro
cared sample ballots and held an election ou
Tuesday evening. The booths, with the eur.
t..iRs, ballot boxes, judges. clerks aud cha.
leRgers we're provided, and the system Of vot.
ing was explained BY Prof Ward Every
thing for an up-to-dafe election was provided,
except the Doodle. the doater. the workers and
the repeaters. On the boys side Bryan re-
eeived AZ aud Mckinley %, and on the girls
side the vote was about the same Only the
boarding students voted, and lev Of the male
students we're at their homes TO vote at the
regular election.
The Postoffice Department has decided 10
establish snb-sialion at Beckleysville, Fifth
district, Baltimore county, for the aeeommo-
dalton Of the people OF that community, who
do not live on u rural delivery route. Mr.. c.
w. Armaeosi, the former postmaster AT Beck
1eysyilie, has been appointed Is take charge
of the sab-staiion Beckleysville was one OF
the posIoilces abolished after tiif recent ex-
teniion of the Carroll county rue;il free de-
livery system pIIo the upper ami western pr
tions of Baltimore couaty. The snb-Sialion
win report 10 Hampstead PoSionice. With |
which il is connected by Carrier No. a.