The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1901-11-16
NOVEMBER 16, 1901.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITIES.

Lovefeast will be held at Meadow Branch,
today, Saturday.
Joseph OrendorfT, of this city, is preparing
to open grocery and provision store on lib
erty street.
Miss Carrie Mourer, of this county, has ac-
cepted position as teacher in school in
New York city.
Mr.. VIM Mengel, of Bird Hill, has sold his
farm, containing rs acres, to Mr.. Elder, of
Pittsburg, Pa, for $4,000.
1t is said that cholera has appeared among
the hogs in Hampstead district, and several
have died from the disease.
There were several snow squalls Thursday
morning and there was strong northwest
wind prevailing nearly all day.
Mr.. S. Carr Wickert has moved from his
residence, adjoining Centenary NJ. e. Church,
to the one he recently built on East Main
street.
At II M. yesterday, Friday, the Wealth
er Bureau sent out the following bulletin:-
Cloudy tonight, probably snow; Saturday fair;
fresh west winds.
Emanuel Yeiser, of Deep Run, this county,
has moved his family and household goods to
the residence of his sonin-law, Samuel II.
Willet, in Hanover, Pa
For several hours last Tuesday there was
light rain the first of any consequence since
the 18th of October. Vegetation is suffering
and the roads almost Sitting from dust.
At the State Christian Endeavor Conven-
ton, held in Baltimore this week, Mr.. George
X. Mather, of this city. was elected president,
to succeed Mr.. Henry N. Hanna, of Belair.
At last west Centre street is being i'm
proved. The cutters are being opened so as
to keep the water out of the middle OF the
road bed, and a pavement is being laid in
front of the High School.
Luther, aged II years, son of Mr.. Thomas
Bankard, of this city, on Friday evening of
last week, fell down the cellar steps, produe-
ing compound fracture of his right leg. DR..
VIM. D. Wells rendered surgical attention.
Messrs. j. w. Andrews B. 7. Bohn, j. F.
Green, Henry H. Griffith, W. Crawford, S.
A. Cady and G.. E. Smith of the Washington,
Westminster and Gettysburg Railroad survey
ing corps registered at The Westminster, on
Tuesday.
Mr.. Henry H. Brough, of Uniontown, has
been granted a soldier pension of $40 per
month; Mary A. Little, of Westminster, one
of So per month; Mahlon Bowers, of Winfield,
increased to $12 per month, and Virginia M.
Horner, of Harvey, to So per month.
Corn and fodder shocks were scattered by
the high wind of Tuesday night and Wednes-
day. On Wednesday the wind was trying to
blow from every part of the compass at the
same time The dust was binding and walk
ing was anything else than agreeable. Thurs
day was equally as hlustery.
Mr.. David H. Smith, of Frederick, Nd,
for % years proprietor of Smiths Temple of
Fancy, in that city, has accepted position
with Miller Bros, of this city, as buyer and
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partment, which they will soon open in the
basement of their large stores
Mr. Charles Hesson has purchased the res
idence and storeroom of Mr.. John 7. Derr,
opposite the Firemen's Building, this city, for
$4,000 Owing to the sale of that property
Mr.. Derr has moved his grocery store to one
of the rooms of his fathers property, few
doors east of his former place of business.
r. N. Fleagle's creamery, at Melrose, was
broken into on Friday night of last week and
SIS taken from a drawer. All the brass work
and piping was removed from the separator
by the thief. Mr.. Fleagle was compelled to
secure the necessary fixtures from another
creamery before he could supply his customers.
Contractors on the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad improvements are laying rails be-
tween Reels Mills and Mount Airy and on the
Adamstown cut in Frederick county. They
hope to have these two sections completed
within the next few weeks. The section east
of Mount Airy is expected to be completed
by January 1.
Waynesboro, Pa, is anticipating large
time on Thanksgiving day, and the chief at
traction will be Firemen's parade. Seven
uniformed companies have already accepted
invitations among them the Westminster Fire
Department. The Westminster foot ball team
will accompany the firemen and play game
with the Waynesboro team.
Messrs. J. Wesley Zepp, DR.. Leonard Zepp
and Dr. Joshua W. Herring executors of Law
renee Zepp, deceased, sold last Monday the
home farm of Mr.. Zepp, near this city, con-
tanning 175 acres to Mr.. John /. Basler for
$4,000; lot of 6 acres, fronting on the turn
pike, to Col Samuel Herr at $50 per acre,
and wood lot of 154 acres, near the Gorsuck
road, to Mr.. James +. Lowe at $11 per acre.
At his residence in Baltimore, Nd. No
vember 18th, instant, Mr.. Elias A. Gorsuch
died, aged 81 years, months and II days.
Mr.. Gorsuch was formerly resident of Car
roll county, having been born near Gambler,
and was unmarried He is survived by five
brothers. William, of Fnksburg; Thomas, of
Gambler; George w. of Woodbury.; Phineas,
of Westminster, and Lovelace s., of Balti-
more. Funeral services were held at Mt
Pleasant Church yesterday morning.
Last Saturday the first game of the season
for the championship i'll football in the Inter
collegiate Athletic Association of Maryland
Colleges was played here on that after
noon between Western Maryland College
and st. Johns College, resulting 6 to 0 in ia
vor of ST. Johns. The halves were 25 min
utes each. Umpire-Frank Luthardt, Of the
Maryland Athletic Club. Referee-Charles
Clunett, of the University Of Virginia. To-
day, Saturday, the Johns Hopkins football
eleven will meet the Western Maryland foot
ball team at American League Park for the
first game in the contest for the. championship
Observation-Disclosures Aconniafinr