The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-02-08
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITIES.
Next Friday is St. Valentines Day.

Next Friday is st. Valentines Day.
Lent begins next Wednesday, the 18th.
Gov. Smith has pardoned Vernon c. Dell
and James Swartzbaugh, of Westminster, and
they were released from Jail on Tuesday.
Mr.. C. NJ. Murray, of Hampstead, fell last
week and broke rib. While he suffered pain
in the side, he did not know the rib was
broken until several days after.
Mrs. Eli I. Butler slipped on an icy pave
ment, near her home, West Main street, this
city, on Monday evening and had an arm
broken.
Henry H. Dennis died last Sunday of con-
sumption at the Gentlemen Driving Park,
near Baltimore. 1t is said he had relatives
near Westminster.
The bowling teams of the Gentlemen s
Driving Park, Baltimore, and Westminster,
will have match at Albaugh's alleys, this
city, next Wednesday night.
Bishop Grafton, of Fond du Lac, Wiscon-
sin, who was guest at the Holy Cross House,
preached very strong sermon at Ascension
Church, last Sunday morning.
Charles W. Merryman, of Tannery, has had
his pension restored and increased to $500 a
month. Samuel Grove, of Union Bridge. has
had his pension increased to $40 month.
Last Wednesday was the coolest of the sea-
son, the mercury in Westminster registering
from l above zero to below, according to
location, and at $50 p. m. 80. The change
occurred about midnight.
The Annual Report of the Springfield State
Hospital, for the year ended September 80,
1901, shows that there are % patients in the
institution from Carroll-11 males and IL
females The cost to the county for the year
was So, 69242.
A subscriber at Taneytown, noticing the
weights of the Judges of the Orphans Court
in the last issue of the ADVOCATE writes
ssThere were recently weighed at Slower s
Store at Faruuhar's Run three men, who
weighed as follows William Snyder 202, L.
M. Martin I'll, and Joseph Foreman 2lS.'
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Kastner,
of Woodberry, Nd, formerly of Westminster,
was the scene of a very pleasant surprise party
on Friday evening, January 81, given IN honor
of Mr.. Charles c. Kastner. The evening was
spent in games and other amusements. At
eleven O'Clock refreshments were served, and
at midnight all departed for their homes.
Several weeks ago report gained currency
that Mr.. p A. Gorsuch, the well. known auc-
tioneer of Westminster. was dead. The re-
port spread from the fact that Mr.. Gorsuch
had short attack of vertigo and fell IN his
ward. He requests the ADVOCATE TO announce
that he is not dead, but in the field to auction
sales, and expects to serve the people at least
twenty FIVE years longer.
The quarter centennial celebration of Johns
Hopkins University will take place on Febru-
ary 81 and o. The ceremonies will consist
of two general meetings and subordinate func-
TONS The first will be held at Music hall
Friday afternoon at o'clock, when DIR. Gill
man, President Emeritus, will deliver COM
memorative address. Reception ofguests and
students will follow. President Remsen will
deliver his inaugural on Saturday morning.
A number of citizens of Carroll have been IN
vited to the ceremonies, including Comptroller
Herring, President Lewis. w. Md. College,
DIR. Brnie, newspaper editors, Ex-Judge
Bond and x.Judge Reifsuider.
The Detroit Free Press OIL the evening OF
January go gave its business staff grand BAN
auet. The staff also enjoyed vaudeville en-
tertainmant by members of the several theat-
rical companies playing in the city. Among
the performers was Miss Roberta Keen, for
meriy of Westminster, who was playing at the
Avenue Theatre OF Miss Keen, the Free
Press says Especially enjoyable, among the
set numbers on the program, was the singing
of Roberta Keen, who changes her singing
voice as easily as the birds of the season. The
Young woman has three voices of equal quail
ity-soprano, contralto and basso-and In her
several numbers she showed wonderful versa
tility."