The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1901-01-05
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of Hampstead at 49,
During December there were recorded in
the office The Clerk of the Circuit Court 40
deeds 16 mortgages and bills of sale, aud
AZ marriage licenses we're issued.
Rev. l.. NJ. Zimmerman, native of Car
roll, now pastor Of Christ English Lutheran
Church, Baltimore, was taken sick last Satur-
day, and is quite i'll with pneumonia.
The Y. P. S. C. E. of the NJ. P. Church
will observe the week Of prayer, holding ser
vices each night of next week from 7.30 to
$50, to which all are cordially invited.
Mr.. William L. Richards has purchased for
81 ,00e the Stansbury Hotel property at Pa
tapsco. He will likely convert it into black
smith and coach shop, if he can fine the right
man for The place.
The Wilson Buggy and Machine Company
has succeeded Wm [. Wilson IN the buggy,
binderan machine business, at the old stand,
West Main street, this city. nj. A. Doyle is
manager for the company.
Annie, aged 81 years, wife of Mr.. George
Welk, of Frizellburg, died on Wednesday last
from consumption. Besides her husband she
leaves four children. Her funeral took place
yesterday at Baust's Church.
AT IL a. m. yesterday, Friday, the Wealth
er Bureau. sent out the following bulletin =
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portion tonight; colder Saturday with east
winds, becoming fresh on the coast.
Mr.. Wm Helm, gatekeeper of the Western
Maryland Railroad at Westminster, and Miss
Sarah Everhart, of this city. were married on
Monday night last, at 8 o'clock, at the brides
home, on Pennsylvania avenue, by Rev. T.
H. Miller.
A meeting OF the milk shippers on the line
of the Western Maryland railroad is called for
this Saturday afternoon, at the Fire Depart
ment Building, at l o'clock. The call says
business of vital importance will be brought
before the meeting.
Dr. Charles Roop, of Renova, Pa, sur
geon of the Pennsylvania Railroad. has been
transferred to Altoona, Pa. DR.. Roop is
son of Mr. David j. Roop, near UnioHtown,
this county The transfer is promotion aud
his many friends in this county will be pleased
to hear of his success.
On Thursday night a large number of rela-
tives and friends gathered at the residence OF
Mr.. VIM. Eckert Frizellburg, to witness the
marriage Of Mr.. Levi D. Maus, Jr., and Miss
Hattie Babylon. Rev. B. W. Kindley, of
Uniontown, officiated. The bride and groom
left yesterday for visit to relatives in Virginia.
Mr.. A. F. George, of AlIegany county, has
succeeded Mr.. Thomas ON. Baumgartner, as
Postofice Inspector at Westminster, in charge
of the Rural Free Delivery System. Mr.
Banmgartner left on Wednesday for New
York. where he will be an assistant to Capt
E. FL. Hathaway, who has charge OF Free
Rural Delivery In several states.
The Finksburg Woman Christian Temper
anee Union met at the home of Mr.. Frank T.
Fenby on Saturday. December 18th, at which
time circulating library was Institutes The
Union, though Of only three months growth,
numbers eighteen active and four honorary
members. The next meeting will be held at
the home of Mrs. Ina Gist, Finksburg, on
Saturday, January rs, at 2 p. m.
All the national banks Of Westminster will
elect directors next Tuesday to serve the en-
suing year. Westminster Hardware Company
will elect directors on Monday, 10 to II a. m.
Other elections will take place on Tuesday as
follows Albaugh- Babylon Grocery Company
at 9 a, M: Westminster Water Company at
10 a. M; Farmers Fertilizer Company 10 to
IL a. M. /; Ice aud Cold Storage Company 10
to II a. m.
The Modern Woodmen of America, of
Taneytown, on Friday of last week, elected
officers as follows John S. Bower. consul;
Henry Meier, banker; John j. Reid, clerk;
James Fl. Reindollar. advisor; Thos. Wentz,
escort; Charles g. Brown, Waterman; 0. D.
MISSIONER, sentry; DR.. G. W. Weaver, camp
physician; P D. Koontz, manager; Henry
Meier, delegate to state camp, which will
meet in Annapolis.
Mr. Nicholas Walsh was struck with stone
on the night of December %, at Shiloh school
house, and very severely injured. he was
confined to the house for some days. Mr..
Walsh is trustee of the school and attended
an entertainment on the evening of the as
sauIt warrant charging Thomas Fowble,
son of Mr.. Fred. Fowble, near Hampstead,
with throwing the stone, has been issued. He
had not been arrested up to Thursday last.
Mr.. Daniel a. Gorsuch, aged So years, an
architect and builder, of New Windsor, died
on Tuesday evening at the residence of his
mother, Mrs. Peregrine Gorsuch, 20i2 North
Fulton avenue, Baltimore. Mr.. Gorsuch was
taken sick while visiting his mother about two
weeks previous, aud was unable to retarn to
| his home He left widow and one son. who
| is a superintendent at the Washington Navy
ward. His remains were inferred at New
| Windsor on Thursday.
Mrs. Ellen Crumbacker, of Union Bridge,
| by her attorneys, David N. Henning and Ed
ward O. Weant. has filed suit in the Circuit
| Court at Towson for divorce from her hus-
band, w. D. Crumbacker. The plaintiff
states that she was married to the defendant
in 1884, that he is plumber, and is now re-
siding at Gainesville with another woman.
Judge Burke signed an order requiring the
| defendant to pay his wife $25 counsel fees and
| 81 so per week alimony.
Dividends, clear of taxes, have been de-
clared as follows for the vast six months !:
Union National Bank of Westminster per
cent; First National Bank of Westminster Al
| Farmers and Mechanics National Bank of
Westminster 81 per cent, and the Union
Bridge Banking Company 8 per cent. The
| Baltimore & Reisterstown Turnpike Co. on
/ Thursday declared semi-annual dividend of
/ II per cent The Ice and Cold Storage Com
pany of Westminster has declared dividend
of five per cent. on the capital stock, payable
on and after February A.
| By the order of Court the receivers of the
! United Milk Producers Association ceas ed
business in Baltimore on Monday night last.
! and the milk that was formerly shipped to the
Association is handled by the Farmers Dairy
| Company, whose place of business is the old
Olive Dairy, 1929 Pennsylvania avenue. The
| Farmers Dairy Company was organized hasti.-
| ly last Saturday to take over the business, and
will meet again today Saturday to complete
organization. Mr.. Evan Haines, near Lin
wood, is the president, and Mr.. Edward S.
Hines, lawyer of Baltimore, is secretary and
|
| Mr.. Joshua Caltrider. ell,known citizen
/ and farmer, died on Wednesday at his home
/ in Hampstead district, near Maple Grove,
aged about 70 years. In politics he was a
| Democrat, and was elected County Commits
! sioner in 1891, OH a ticket with David Stoner
| and Hezekiah Hahn He served four years,
and retired in 1896. His health began to fail
| when he was Commissioner. A wife survives
him, but no children. He was brother of
Jacob Catrder, of Baltimore; Mrs. May
Fowble, of Greenmount. and Mrs. Samuel 81.
Hoffacker, of Alesia His funeral took place
at Greenmount U. B. Church yesterday, Fri
day.
The County Commissioners on Thursday
heard the objections to the proposed road from
Westminster to The Bloom road. There were
two objections filed, one by the Washington
and Westminster Turnpike Company, to a
short road leading from Coppersmith's to the
public road at Fenby' S; and the other by Mrs.
Elizabeth Gist and others TO a road running
through their properties aud the Aims House
/ farm Guy w. Steele represented the obJec-
tors, aud argued, as to the Aims House prop
erty, that the Commissioners had no right to
dispose of it or any part of it without authority
of the Legislature. The petitioners for the
road we're represented by Bond l. Parke and
Jno Milton Reifsnider. A large number Of
persons interested in the opening of the road
were present. The Commissioners will prob
ably decide the matter of appointing exami
ners on the proposed road on Monday.