The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-01-18
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITIEs.


on March So
Judge Thomas will draw the jury for the
February term this afternoon.
In the absence Of the Rector Rev. FIR. Sill
will officiateat Ascension Church tomorrow
Sunday.
The date on the label on your paper, after
the name, shoes the time to tChach your su6-
scTiption IS paid.
The Farmers Fertilizer Company of Car
roll County has declared am annual dividend,
payable on and after January q.
Prof. Simpson, School Examiner is on the
program of the Teachers Institutein Hagers-
town for two addresses on the 9th inst.
At II m. yesterday, Friday, the Wealth
er Bureau sent put the following buletin:--
Fair; continued cold tonight and Saturday.
Noah Sullivan, executor of Ephraim Ware
hime, on Saturday last sold a house and lotin
MeIrose to George Houck for $4,000; also
lot of personal property.
The regular Farmers Institute for Carroll
will be held at Walden's Hall on Monday and
Tuesday next. a full program was published
in the ADyocATE last week.
An oyster aud meat supper. for the benefit
Of Washington Camp, No 20, T. Q. 5. A.,
was opened in the Hall at Gist on Thursday
night twill be continued enthusiastically.
Mrs. Margaret Shugh, of Union Bridge, has
in her possession Gala lilly stalk that is AZ
wears old and has on it at present tine
blooming flower Mrs. Shugh is the mother
of Mrs Harry Brough, of Uniontown.
s. An examination will be held, under the d.
rection of the Civil Service Commission, at
the Westminster postoffice on February Is,
for Interpreters Of Arabic, Italian, French,
Slavenish and Creation and for female INDUS
trial teacher in the Indian Service.
The store Of Baker & Sentz, at Mt. Airy,
was entered and robbed on Monday night last
of a lot of penknives, spoons and other goods
Five men were arrested in Baltimore on Wed
nesday with a lot of goods upon them, cores
ponding to those stolen from Baker & Septz.
On the OH instant there was masquerade
and surprise pound party at the residence OF
Mr.. Richard Smith, near Snydersburg. IN
honor of Ann Maria Utz's birthday. Dan
cling. games and music were the enjoyments
Of the evening. Refreshments were album
dainty served. There was a large attendance.
The farm recently sold TO Ex-Judge Chas.
T. Reifsnider by Mr.. Joseph |. Gist, is only q
part of the homestead of the late Col. Joshua
i7ist. which was left to Miss Federal Ann
Gist. his daughter The homestead of Col.
Gist is now occupied by Mrs. Elizabeth, widow
of the lale Mordecai Gst and his son, Mr..
Joshua Gist. - ,g
On Wednesday the Carroll County Board Of
Fire Underwriters elected the following OH /
cers-President, Charles e. Goodwin; vice
president Preston B. Englar; secretary and
stamp clerk Miss Mary B. Shelman; treas
urer, james E. Smith; rating board. Messrs:
Charles E. Goodwin, }. Hoffman Fuss and
James E. Smith,
Mr.. S. c. Stoner, agent, this week distrIb-
uted some very pretty calendars issued by The
Baltimore Life Insurance Company. and re-
membered the ADVOCATE office. The Lun
Der, Coal and Supply Company of Westmn.
ster have very pretty calendar, also, and
though little late in coming, is equal TO any
for nttractiveness.
Mr.. J. David Crowl, Of this ely, set a steel
trap for a chicken hawk which had caught and
carried away five or SIX of his chickens. He
succeeded in catching him, and he was a
buster for size, weighing four pounds measur
ing u inches around the body, feet inches
across the wings and % inches from head TO
tail. Its talons were II inches long. Mr..
Crowl thinks be will have his mate in a few
days.
The River View Hotel at Havre de Grace,
Md, was completely Quilted by fire about
o'clock last Wednesday morning, also store
adjoining and DWELLING Owing to the effi-
cient water works. owned by Mr.. George w.
Albaugh, Of this city, the fire department were
enabled to prevent an extensive conhagration.
Mr.. Frank A. Myers, of this city, superin-
tended the rebuilding of the works, and ire
quently visits that thriving little city to inspect
them.
Mr.. Levi Lauer, living near Sherman
Church, York county, was 81 years old on the
10th inst. and the event was duly celebrated,
four generations of relatives being present on
Al A he Nypr
and Mrs. Levi H. Lauer and son Raymond, OF
Alesia; Mr. and Mrs. John A.. II, uck and
daughters Carrie, Bertha and Annie and sons
Edward, Irwin and Gilbert. and Mr.. and Mrs.
Clayton NJ. Houck, of Bachman's Valley.
The ADVOCATE tenders thanks TO Hon.
Charles J. H. Ganter for copy of Maryland
Manual for 1901 1t issa valuable compen-
dunn Of legal, historical and statistical infor-
nation relating to Maryland, compiled by
Hon. Wilfred Bateman. Secretary of State.
The latter, in a note at the opening OF the
book acknowledges valuable aid of Mr.. Louis
I'll. Dielman, Assistant State Librarian. OF
Carroll; Ehhn S. Riley, of Annapolis, a we'll
known writeron Maryland history, and Harry
j. Hopkins of the Comptroler's office.
The steam -four and chopping mill of Mr..
George w. Albaugh, on the outskirts of
Westminster is nearly ready to start. The
building is n by SO feet, and is fitted up with
the best up.to date machin.ary. An ice plant
is being installed to manufacture ice for the
cold storage room of the Westminster Abattoir
Company, recently organized. The cold stor
age building will be erected adjoining the mill
and will be 1873 by 80 feet. The bnicherlng
establishment will be about $50 yards away,
near the Manchester road. Mr.. Albaugh
purposes erecting several dwellings near the
mill, fronting on the Gorsuch road.
Co. II, 1st Reg. NJ. N. e., was inspected
Tuesday night by Col. Charles f. Macklin,
Inspector General Of the Maryland National
Guard, accompanied by Col. Chas A. Little,
commander of the LIST Reg. The result of the
inspection will be announced in report when
the entire regiment will have been inspected
by Col. Mackln. COL Maeklin is ex naval
officer and his criticism of the Alb and 5ih
Regiments in his reports OF two inspections OF
those regiments were very severe and have at
aracied a great deal of attention in military
circles.
Cardinal Gibbons came TO Westminster last
Saturday evening, escorted by Fathers f'heo
dore Meade and William j. Kane. They were
met by Father Cassidy, Edward Lynch ID.
N. Henning, Charles e. Fink, WIN. Shrvel
and Joseph b. Boyle, who escorted them tc
the parochisl residence of st. Johns Church
The Cardinal preached al the 10 clock ser
vice Sunday morning, aud after service held {
reception in the pnrochial school building, lh'
number of callers being estimated at 700. H'
dined with Judge Thomas aud in the afternoon
went to Union Mills, where he was the CUES
of Mr.. B. f. Shriver and family.