The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1901-01-19
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITIES.

LOCAL BREyITIES.
Butter has fallen to q cents pound in
Baltimore.
Mr.. Joseph Stul, of Union Bridge, has
moved to townsville, Frederick county.
Snow began falling at LAO p. m. Thursday
and continued until 5p M. 1t melted rapidly.
The pension of George E. Yingling, West
minister, has been increased to $500 a month.
At 2 o'clock in the afternoon on January
Is the mercury was 48 in the shade and " IN
the sun.
Colds, sore throats, the grip and some light
cases Of pneumonia are reported in various
parts of the county
Quite a number of blue birds we're out on
Monday and Tuesday. Something very un-
usual at this season of the year.
From Mr.. Frank W. Shrver, treasurer of
The Gregg Carriage Co., Philadelphia, Pa,
we have received a handsome calendar.
Messrs. Ebbert & Beck, Of near Berret,
recently killed II hogs that weighed 32oO
pounds, the largest weighing 6O8 pounds
Rural free delivery is to be extended
throughout Frederick county at an early day.
Libertytown wants TO be distributing point
Mr.. Harry Shopland has gone to Berryville,
Virginia. TO reside 1t will be remembered
that his store at Copperville was burned De-
cember 81, last.
In the list of directors of the Carroll County
Electric Light and Power Company, published
last week, the name of Mr.. Geo. M. Parke
was omitted Mr. Parke succeeds Mr.. Chas.
E. Fink.
The County Commissioners on Monday last
appointed VIM. j. Crabbs, Jr., constable for
Union Bridge district. A special pension of
81. 90 was granted Miss Ada Johns, of Frank
lin district.
Owing to the 6ne condition of the roads
large quantities of straw, hay, railroad ties,
piles, wood &C., are being hauled daily to
this city, and many wagons return loaded with
lime stone.
Mr.. J. Henry Benner, near Frizellburg,
being annoyed by rats around his hog pen,
set a trap last week, and>caught "a. OF these
he caught twelve at one time. The trap was
literally full.
Messrs Lewis Martin and Jabez Armacost,
both of Hampstead. delivered large loads Of
hayin Hanover on Tuesday. The first hauled
a load of 5000 pounds and the second one of
S,110 pounds
Memorial Baptist Church, colored, of West
minister, was crowded last Sunday night, to
hear a sermon by the pastor, Rev. X. i.
Thomas, on ssThe child sneezed seven times
after it was Dead The text was III Kings,
4th chapter, 1886 verses.
Rev. s. s. Henry, pastor of the German
Lutheran Church, near Smallwood, died last
Sunday night. He was 81 years, 10 months
and | day old, and leaves wife and FIVE
children. His remains were taken to Shrews
bury. Pa, for interment on Tuesday. Mr..
Henry had been pastor of thai church about
ten years, and was very popular with all
classes.
In Baltimore, on Thursday, there was a
match between the Keystone League, of Phil
adelphia, Pa, and the Baltimore Shooting
Association. The League won by nine birds.
DIR. George Baughman and John L. Reifsni-
der, Jr., of this city, members of the Associa-
ton, did some fine shooting. Twenty birds
were used, DIR. Baughman killing 10 and Mr..
Reifsnider Is.
Joseph Larew, aged 70 years, died on Jan
nary 9TH, at baltimore, Adams county, Penna,
after an illness of nine days from Bright's
disease and gastritis. In 1876 he married
Miss Mary Stoner, of Union Bridge, this
county, who was his second wife, and survives
him. She is a sister of Messrs. David and
Emanuel Stoner, of this city, and with the
latter she will make her future home.
Westminster Council of the Royal Arcanum
elected and installed the following officers on
the 10Th instant Regent, DIR. Charles Bill
lingslea; Vice Regent, E. o. Grimes; Orator,
Fred. d. Miller; Collector, Eli T. Butler;
Secretary. VIM. F. Derr; Treasurer, Frank R
Cassell; Guide, DIR. NJ. L. Bot; Chaplain, f.
K Herr; Warden, Chas. Schaeffer; Sentry,
Plus Little; Trustees, f. Thos. Babylon, II.
Stewart Roberts and John J. Reese.
Rev. Dr. Laurence Bates, aged 81 years.
died at his residence in Baltimore Thursday
~ n. d. e.
10 this city and was greatly esteemed by a
large circle of friends here. DR.. Bates was
one of the most prominent ministers of the
Methodist Protestant Church. He was born
on the slope of Emsham Mount, Burlington
county, New Jersey. His ancestors were
English Quakers who came to America and
settled in New Jersey before the Revolutionary
War.
Mr.. George Ross, assistant postmaster of
Toronto, representing the Postmaster General
of the Dominion of Canada, arrived in this
city Tuesday evening. The purpose of his
coming here is to personally inspect the rural
free delivery mail system inaugurated in this
county He learned all he possibly could of
the workings Of the system at the postoffice,
which is the starting point of the four postal
wagons in use, and also of number of rural
carriers, and was taken over some of the routes
by Postmaster Schaeffer, so as TO have an op-
portunity to observe the delivery of mails in
direct and practical manner.
The following porkers were killed by Fran
els Fl. Lambert this season John Cornell
five, 100, 900, 100, $50 and 245; Francis II.
Lambert four, 200. III, 203 and 100; John
Lantz six, 2a4, 248, 249, 23S. 284 and 234;
Gustavus Barnes three, 264, 252 and 218; VIM.
Frownfclter FIVE, 975; Charles Otto six, 1915;
Walter Barnes FIVE, 270, 256. 238, 220 and
210; John Wilhelm eight, 1872. 1874, 30, 1913,
220 200, 1856 and 1893; Wesley Fritz four,
375, 313, 285 and 289; John Geiger twelve,
zig, 229, 23S, 20S, 226, 210, 268, 2S6. 2i8.
256, 23S and 234; Samuel Lantz FIVE, 635;
Charles Peltz four, nine months old, BIS, 295,
275 and 269.
Githa, aged II years, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Miller, residing on the Washington
road. near this city, was seriously injured
about II m. last Sunday by kick from a
horse The child was playing with goat and
it ran near some horses Mr.. Miller was ar
ranging in the stable, and it is supposed the
horse kicked at the goat Just as the hoy passed.
The boy skull was fractured so seriously that
his physician, DIR. Jos. 7. Herring. took him
to the Maryland University Hospital by the
afternoon train, where an operation was made.
On Thursday telephone message reported
the child was doing well.