The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1901-01-12
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
IOCAL BREVITIES.

The State bOaru Oh IledIlh mas iS'SiNS'~N
Charles n. Mitten, of this city, Inspector
Bank and other elections of directors
brought many people to Westminster on Tues
day.
Mr.. Harvey f. Weant, of Taneylown. while
skating one day this week, fell and was Sc
verey injured
Ice five inches thick was harvested from
nonds and mill dams in the neighborhood OF
Westminster this week.
The Farmers Fertilizer Company has de-
clared an annual dividend of SIX per cent,
PAYABLE on and after January 10.
We have received from Mr.. Chas. Il. Her
ipo agent of the Massachusetts, Mutual Late
Insurance Company, beautiful calendar.
Mr.. Milton A. Bachman has purchased OF
Mr. John w. StOnesifer, for S850.0O, the
property No. 80, Pennsylvania avenue, this
city.
ROYAL Arch Chapter, No. 81, had special
work ON Tuesday evening last, after which
thirty of the members partook OF Il banquet at
The Westminster.
Public sales are likely to be numerous this
season. The Advocate "Sale Register will
he published next week and continued until
the sale season is over.
The County Commissioners last Monday
granted special pensions of $500 each to
Catharine Smith. of Westminster, and Catha-
rine Warner of Uniontown district.
1t will be gratifying to the large number OF
persons in this county who use the Liberty
turnpike to learn that a large force IS at work
ON it, and that it will soon be IN trst,class
condition.
Atll IA. m. Yesterday, Friday, the Wealth
or Bureau sent out the following bulletin =
Occasional rain tonight; clearing ard colder
Saturday, with northeast winds becoming
northwest, and brisk on the coast.
By the will of Miss Rebecca Woolsey, of
Hartford county, Mrs. Mary f. Mather. wife
of Mr.. T. w. Mather, of Westminster is be-
uueathed certain furniture and personal be-
longings and $1,000 Miss Woolsey was
sister TO Mrs. Mather.
During a cold day about month ago the
toes on the right foot of Mr.. John Wonder, OF
Shipley, were frozen while returning home
from Springfield Asylum. Gangrene of the
large toe set in recently, and DIR. NJ. l.. Bot
was summoned The Doctor thinks amputa-
ton will not be necessary.
If the subscribers to the ADVOCATE will
read each week the bargains advertised in 1t,
and take advantage of them, they will save
two or three times the price of subscription.
and some great bargains are advertised today.
The Farmers Dairy Company, which was
organized on December 20, last, to take over
the business of the United Milk Producers
Association, began business on January LIST
and on the 9th went into the hands of re-
ceiver As the receiver had nothing to receive
except some debts and bills receivable no bond
was required.
ia nf a.
+. Durbim and daughter of Mr.. H. H. Bittle,
of Carroll, died in Baltimore on the Sd in
slant, aged % years, 6 months and Is days.
Besides "A husband, who is proprietor of the
Roland Laundry Baltimore, she leaves two
sons, Charles K. Durbin, aged years. and
Roland Durbin, aged years.
The Committee on Claims of the House OF
Representatives, at Washington, have reported
bill to the House making appropriations TO
pay for stores and supplies taken during the
Civil War by the government. One item is
1926. 90 to Adam Shower. formerly of Man
chester, this county, now living in Baltimore
county The claims had all been favorably
acted upon by The Court of Claims.
Deputy State Fire Marshal Charles V.
Wantz arrested Nelson W. Scott, of Lancas
GER Pa, on Friday of last week, at Pilot,
Cecil county. Scott owns distillery at Rock
Springs. Cecil county. and is accused of setting
fire to it on December I, but the fire was ex
tnguished by two citizens, who state they saw
Scott and a colored man start the fire. The
dstiery was burned on the 18th of December
Miss Mollie Warehime, aged about 49, years
daughter of Mr.. Charles Warehime, of Friz
elIburg, attempted suicide last Monday morn
ing, by shooting herself in the head with
revolver. 1t is said the act was done just afte
her father had reproved her for some miscon
duet. The ball entered at the right temple
and passed ont two inches above, and thu
wound is not very serious. Dr. j. Rlnehart II
her physician.
The ADVOCATE will begin publishing a Sale
Register on January l9. The notices of pub
lie sales will embrace the time, place ano
general idea of property TO be sold. Persons
who have their sale bills printed at this office
will be charged so cents for notices in the
Register; all others will be charged $l.00
These prices are very low, when it is consid
cred that the circulation of the ADVOCATE i:
very large and general throughout the county
Mailing list is always open to inspection by
advertisers
Messrs. ID. N. Henning and +. o. Wean
attended court at Frederick on Wednesday, u:
counsel for Charles B. Anders in a suit agains
him by his broteer-in law, Charles E. Saylor
Register of Wills of Frederick county, on {
promissory note for $4,000 given in 1882
Two years later Anders was adjudged bank
rupt, but Saylor claimed that Anders, subse
quent to his insolvency, promised to pay thu
note. The court gave Sayor a verdict To-
$4,000, with interest from 1896.
Mrs. Gorilla Brown, widow of Ex-Sherif
William S. Brown, and for many years Cour
Crier, died in Baltimore on Tuesday night
aged "a years. She was daughter of thu
late jesse Manning, of this county. Her re
;nains were inferred here yesterday. He
surviving children are Mrs. Louisa Forsythe
William E. Brown and Richard Brown, o
Baltimore; Mrs. S. Carr Wickert and Wash
ington l.. Brown, of this city;C. Hall Brown
OF Frizellburg, and DR.. Columbus Brown, o
Pleasant Valley.