The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1901-04-20
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BRHyITlEs.


Taneytown, next Monday will take position
with Mr.. E. o. Grimes, this city, in the store
aud warehouse.
Mr.. j. w. Swenk, Of Bachman's Valley,
has accepted a position as clerk with the
Charles Heiser Shoe Co., of Hanover, Pa,
and began his duties last Tuesday.
On Monday night thieves stole about 25
chickens from Mrs. Anna NJ. G. Myers, near
this city. Last fall thieves raided her chicken
house and carried off lot of poultry.
Edgar McCauey, of Hagerstown, has been
appointed railway mail clerk on the Union
Bridge Baltimore run He was formerly pos
tai clerk on The Grafton Baltimore run.
Chief Judge Jones decided in the Howard
County Court the suit Of John Mcdonald
Co., of Sykesville, against Seth. w. War6eid.
The decision in effect enforces mechanics
lien.
Riley L. Elgin, Of Franklin district, this
county, now a student at St. Johns College,
Annapolis, has been elected one of the as
sistant editors of the College Annual to be is
sued in 1902
The County Commissioners were hearing
appeals for transfers and attachments on Mon
day and Tuesday and in routine business. A
special pension of $500 was granted to Wash
ington i. Baker, of Woolery's district.
The public schools of Carroll closed this
week. The Teachers Association will meet
in this city on Friday of next week. La West
minister and in some other towns private
schools will be opened-in Westminster next
Tuesday.
The Ladies' Wednesday Club was enter
tanned by Mrs. George D. Fonke this week.
Mrs D. n. Henning won first prize, Mrs.
John II. Cunningham the I'd, Mrs. VIM. II.
Thomas the visitors prize, and Miss Mamie
5Coonan Henning the beeby.
A. C. Hancock, of Council No. 1877, New
Windsor, has been elected Inside Sentinel OF
the Grand Council Of the Junior Order United
American Mechanics. The Council, which
met at Oakland, Garrett county, adjourned
Wednesday to meet next year in Annapolis
Miss Mary Adelaide Croft, OF Baltimore,
daughter of Mrs. John q. Stitcher, of West
minister, was married last Sunday, April H.
1901, at ST. Bridget's Church. Canton, at g. 80
o'clock in the morning. by Father Mcnamara,
10 John Archibald McIsaac, of Baltimore.
The bride wore a gown of brown, with hat and
gloves to match.
The program for Arbor Day at loves
School was bfief, but interesting. The pupils
did well, considering the meagre preparation.
Two trees were planted The boys named
tuelT tree OiiupSOh anu Inv SiA1o -SAttoeShCN
theirs Browning, and each cheered Justify for
their trees. The song at the planting was
heard for quite distance.
On April I'd, Mr.. Emanuel Baukard, of
Linwood, while on his way to visit his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Charles BOSTON, at New Midway,
Frederick county. was taken i'll with pneu-
monia, but continued on his journey. Upon
reaching his daughters he went to bed and
died there on the 9th. His remains were
taken to Linwood for burial.
Mr.. John d. Bowers, merchant of this city,
has purchased from Mrs. Mary J. Bowers the
store property he now occupies and has occu
pied since 1885, 1t is very desirable prop
erty as a business stand. Mr.. Bowers has also
placed in his store one of the handsomest soda
water fountains in the state, has .enameled
the interior of the store, painted the front and
made some other improvements.
At Benjamin's Lutheran Church, near this
city, of which Rev. s. A. Diehl is pastor, the
Tenth Annual Conference of the Woman's
Home and Foreign Missionary Society," Middle
Conference, Maryland Synod. will meet on
Wednesday of next week. There will be three
sessions-1G.3 80 a. M, 1.30 and 7.30 p. m.
Mrs. Rev. G. W. Baughman is vice. president,
and Miss Lizzie t. Birely is secretary and
treasurer.
A subscriber in Baltimore in renewing his
subscription to the ADVOCATE. writes :-"Hav-
ing been subscriber to The Advocate for
eighteen or twenty years, have never missed
a copy, and it is eagerly awaited for by every
member of my family. 1t is looked upon as
letter from home. / consider The Advocate
the very best journal in the state, thoroughly
reliable courageous and sound on all public
questions"
Work is plenty in Westminster and wages
are higher than for some time for day laborers.
Another water system is being introduced into
the city and the mains of the old company are
being extended, besides some ten or twelve
artesian wells have been bored for the original
company. 1t is understood that number of
dwellings will be erected in the city during
the summer and many others will be painted
and improved.
Mr.. S. G. Stoner, Assistant Marshal of the
Westminster Fire Department. desires to re-
organize and increase the membership of the
Junior Hook and Ladder Company composed
of the smaller boys To that end he requests
parents to send their boys TO the Fire Depart
inent Building on Saturday. April 20, and
Saturday, April 81, for enrolment and drill
at p. m. 1t is desired to have them in the
great firemen's parade in June. Mr. Stoner
saws they will be carefully cared for.
Ri. Revd. William Paret, Bishop of the
Diocese Of Maryland, visited Ascension Parish,
this city, last Tuesday, arriving on the noon
train. At o'clock he confirmed a class of
three males and seven females-five white and
five colored The Bishop delivered a forcible
sermon on the Parable of the Prodigal Son,
as it is commonly called. The word Predi
gal, the Bishop said, was mans word, written
in the headings Of chapters by the transators.
Gods word was ''lost,n and he quoted it
H. tt,roa fin,ac ~ xxoc mead Tha Urauation
was very large considering the day and hour,
a busy day and a busy hour.
A very quiet and pretty wedding took place
at the residence of Capt. Charles N. Kuhn,
on Court street, this city, on Wednesday even.
ing The groom was Mr.. Charles e. Wamp-
Ter, and the bride Miss Mary G. Yingling,
daughter of Mr. George Yingling. Rev. w.
r. Graham, ID. D., pastor of the Nj. L.
Church, was the officiating minister. There
we're no attendants and only the immediate
friends aud relatives were present. The bride
was becomingly attired in white organdy and
carried pink roses. After the ceremony re-
,freshments in abundance were served. The
bride received a number of very pretty and
useful presents.
The German Baptists of the Eastern Dis
arict Of Maryland met in session at Ellerton
on Wednesday, in the new Grossnicke Meet
snghOuSe. The delegates present represented
10 congregations, % mee,inghouses, IS appoint
ments, aud a membership of about 5000, and
included II elders, 40 ministers and number
of aymen Among the delegates were George
Wolf and George Bowers, of Piney Greek;
Alfred Englar and Greenbury Ecker, OF Pipe
Creek; William E. Roop and Ezra c. Brown,
of Meadow Branch; Preston g. Duval and C.
H. Roop, of Sans Creek; D. 0. Metz and
Solomon Longnecker, of Beaver Dam. The
election of officers resulted as follows: Mod
orator, Elder Thomas j. Kolb, of Double Pipe
Cheek; reading clerk, Elder George X. Sap
pington, of townsville, Md; writing clerk,
Elder Uriah Bixler, of Westminster. Elder
Uriah Bixler was elected delegate to repre-
sent the district at the annual meeting to be
held in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania,
Whitsuntide, 1902.