The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1901-05-04
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last MONDAY 10 OudrttS d. FldteI, vi t'sthuy
Vile, this county, and Catherine RAIDER, OF
Baltimore.
An election for twelve directors Of the West
minister Deposit and Trust Company will be
held next Monday, from 10 to ii O'Clock IN
the morning.
Ex-Governor Frank Brown will make the
address at the laying of the cornerstone for
the Fifth Regiments new armory on Saturday
afternoon, May IL.
During April 1856 deeds, II mortgages and
10 bills Of sale we're recorded in the office OF
the Clerk of the Circuit Court, and % mar
riage licenses were issued
No place within 500 miles of Washington,
D. c., will be worth talking about, except
Westminster, on June II and ID, the days of
the Firemen's Convention.
Make no engagements for the 18th and 18th
of June Set aside those days to visit West
minister aud see the finest display of Volunteer
Firemen in the United States.
Charles and William, sons of Mr.. John l..
Breitweiser, near Tannery, killed black
snake in a tree last Tuesday. 1t measured
more than six feet in length Its nate, which
was on the ground, escaped.
Westminster's city election will be held next
Monday, May G, between the hours of II m.
ana D ID. IN. me DFtStut mayor anu OOuACit
were renominaied at meeting held last week,
and they will have no opposition at the polls.
Nearly every road man says Westminster is
the cleanliest town on their several routes.
Each of them should try to be here during the
Firemens Convention next month if they
want to see the little Mountain City in holiday
attire.
The recent rains, followed by fine warm
-. ti.o, La 80 .4.,rtaf vaUatatinn at rand
pace. Reports from every district indicate
large yield of wheat and rye, while prepare
tons for planting large acreage of corn are
being made.
A great big time is anticipated at Alesia on
MAY Is, Ascension Day, afternoon and even
ing the occasion being a picnic and festival
bp the well-known Alesia Band There will
be vocal and instrumental music, and the
band will be assisted by number of special
lists.
Mr.. g. P. Thurman, of Hampstead, pur-
chased last Monday thirteen steers from Mr..
Noah Warner, OF York county, Pa. When
bought last fall the steers weighed 1896
pounds, and when sod they weighed II, $50
pounds, an average gain of 372 pounds per
head.
On Wednesday of last week Basil T. Grimes,
assignee of mortgage from Myer Greenbaum,
sold a property about one mile from Mt. Airy
on the Taylorsvile road, formerly occupied
by the Wetzels, to Abe Myers, for $14l.00.
The farm of the late VIM Bush, in Woolery's
district, was offered at public sale on We'd
nesday but was not Sold
Odd Fellows Hall was filed to its utmost
capacity on Friday night of last week by the
friends Of ..The Boys Meeting" who gave "A
Temperance Picnic with the Old Woman Who
Lived in a Shoe Each participant did we'll,
and all were delighted with the entertainment.
Much credit is due to the ladies who were in
defatigable in drilling the boys.
The chairman of the lunch committee for
the Christian Endeavor Convention, which
meets in this city next Thursday and Friday,
May 9th and 10th, requests us to remind the
citizens not to forget to send the eatables
promised to the Lutheran Church Wednesday,
the 9Th, so that the committee can prepare the
lunch as much as possible Wednesday evening.
The Rev. Michael j. Walsh, pastor of the
Sacred Heart Church at Glyndon. Nd, died
about noon Monday at st. Agnes Sanitarlum
of asthma. Father Walsh was attached to the
church at Glyndon for nine years and also at
tended the Catholic congregations at Hamp-
stead and Manchester, this county. The dead
priest was born 40 years ago in the parish Of
Desert Serges, County Cork, Ireland.
Frank Edwards was arrested by Policeman
Beaver on Thursday of last week as tramp
Subsequently it was learned that he had stolen
an umbrella from James Buser, travelling
salesman, who had left his valse and umbrella
in the doorway of store. The tramp cha rye
was dismissed by Justice Moore last Saturday
and Edwards was sent to Jail to await the
action of the grand jury. The umbrella was
a fine one, worth about $500. Edwards sold
it for fifty cents, bat it was recovered.
The Carroll County Teachers Association
met in Assembly Hall, Westminster High
School Building, on April 26. Prof. s. Simp-
son, School Examiner, presided over the
meeting. There being no regular program he
entertained the teachers with various topics,
most important of which were the checks and
the new library so much needed. Paying off
the teachers by districts occupied good deal
of time, but seems so satisfactory. No checks
will be given only in the way mentioned.
Suits have been docketed in the Circuit
Court for Carroll County by Henry Stark, OF
Baltimore, by his attorneys, Edward S. Hines
and Frank d. Noel, against eighteen of the
subscribers TO the stock of the defunct United
Milk Producers Association of Baltimore
CITY, who reside in this county. The amounts
scriptions vary from $50 to $415, and aggre-
gate the sum Of So, 1876. The suits will not
be tried before November, and payment will
no doubt be strongly resisted.
Mr.. Howard Melvin, one of the editors OF
the Denton md. journal, was married en-
Tuesday to Miss Mary Grouse, daughter OF
School Examiner w. S. Grouse. Of Caroline
county, and granddaughter of Rev. VIM. A.
Grouse, of Westminster. The groom is a
cousin of Rev. A. d. Melvin, President of the
Maryland Conference of the M. p. Church,
and of Rev. Dr. Thos. H. Lewis, of Western
MARYLAND College The ceremony was per
formed by Bishop Adams, of the Diocese OF
Easton, Episcopal Church, at Christ Church
Denton.
Mrs. Rebecea Mnsselman, aged SO years
widow of the late John Musselman died a
the home of her son john, in Hanover, Pa.
last Wednesday morning from a complication
of diseases. She was daughter OF Joseph
Haines of Finksburg. She was married 81
years ago to John Musselman, who died abou
% years ago. She is survived by three som som
and one daughter The sons are John, Viii
liam and David Musseman, of Hanover. The
daughter. Mrs Rose Eichelberger, resides il
Monmouth Ill. One sister. Mrs. VIM. Gam
Der, of Gambler, also survives.
Judge Charles I. Reifsnider drew sever
Jurors for the May term of the Circuit Cour
last Monday to take the places of an equa
number of those previously drawn and ex
cused as follows: Uniontown district-Lewi
Myers, George Carbaugh in the place of VIM
R. Zollickoffer and VIM. Fl. H. Formwalt
Myers district-Austin A. Myers, Franklin
"a. Myers, in place of Geo. Fl. Bachman
William A. Leppo. Freedom district-Wm
II. Reynolds, Francis T. Buckingham, il
place of John T. Jones, Francis Rogers
Mount Airy district-John W. Wilson, il
place of VIM. C. Porter.
A large delegation of members of Battlefield
Council, Junior Order United American Ne
chauics of Gettysburg, Pa, visited ihes
brethren of Western Maryland Council No
78 of this city Sunday, and with them Pre-
ceeded in body to Grace Lutheran Church
where the pastor, Rev. P. Fl. Miller, d. D.
delivered discourse especially for the occa
sion. His theme was ''The True Riches.
The visitors we're entertained by members {
the local council and during the afternoo
visited various points of interest in the towr
They attracted much attention, having bee
clad in a neat and handsome uniform.