The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-01-28
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITIES.

Owing to the closing of the roads by snow
drifts our local correspondence IS short this
week.
Edward C. Register, Of Baltimore, has sold
his farm and residence, at Spring Mills, 10
Jehu Roger. of Meadow Branch. Mr.. koyer
formerly owned the place.
Senator McComas has introduced bill to
increase the pension Of John + Enoch. Of
Mount Airy. late private Company A, ism
Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry,
to $l7.
The Degree Team of Constantine Castle
No. l42 Knights of the Mystic Chain, Of Han.
over. Pa, went to Harvey, last Saiur-
day, TO confer the three degrees Of the order
upon large class of applicants
Mr.. Richard A. Martin, a we'll known farmer
of near Hampstead, in the Fifth district Of
Baltimore county, fell Tuesday evening and
fractured his left leg between the knee and
ankle. The limb was somewhat deiormed
from an injury received By having been run
over by heavy wagon few years ago.
81. Johns Beneficial Society held their an.
sual supper in the Firemen's Building last
Wednesday evening, after which they al
tended lecture BY Rev. Father Mcclellan.
His theme was Bear ye each others burdens.
The lecture was replete with wholesome adj
vice and apt illustrations.
At a meeting of the stockholders Of the
CInchfeld Corporation at Bristol, Va. on
Monday, Charles Z. Fink, Esq, of Westmin-
sler, was elected secretary and treasurer. The
Corporation has capital Of s., 900, 900 and
owns coal mines and two railroads the NIr-
giniss.
From January LIST to 9th, inclusive, over 20
tramns were accommodated at the Almshouse,
and from the 7lh TO the 25th about the same
number. Mr.. Ham, the steward. says as
soon as there is an indication OF foul weather
the tramps drop in like leaves falling from a
tree.
On Thursday night, January 10, fire of
supposed incendiary origin, DESTROYED the
barn, wagon shed and hog house on the farm
of Samuel Bricker, in 1aneytown district.
The live stock, wagons and machinery were
saved by neighbors, but 275 bushels OF wheat.
1900 bushels Of corn and lot of hay were
burned.
The Civil Service Board of Examiners Of
Westminster Postoffice was organized on the
oath instant. Mr.. L. II. Fisher, of Washing
ton, d. c.. had charge of the work. He sP-
pointed Mr.. Silas A. Barnes and Mr.. Abra-
ham L. Williams new members of the board.
Mr.. Dohnea G.. Nygren was retained, being a
member of the old board. Mr.. Barnes was
elected local secretary, and took charge at
once.
The County Commissioners last Monday
eppointed vaccine physicians by districts ac-
cording to their numerical order as follows:
DIR. C. w. Weaver, DIR. j. j. Rinehart. DIR.
]. S. Marshall. Dr. Samuel l.. Moore, DR.. D.
Il. Spreeher, DR.. j. H. Sherman, DIR. Charles
r. Foutz, DIR. r. F. Richards, DIR. E. d.
Cronk, DIR. C. II. Diller, DR.. Geo. H. Brown,
DR.. James Watt DIR. William Gayer. +. b.
Ham was reappointed steward of the Aims
House.
Mrs. Jennie Snowden, colored. aged 20
wears, was found dead in the residence OF
Mr.. John I. Brown, West Main street, this
city, Tuesday morning, about ii O'Clock,
where she was housemaid. The woman was
found by her niece, Irene Bell lying at the stove
dead. where she had been working. She was
in her usual health and had been left by her
niece a Jew minutes berfore. DR.. Foutz was
summoned and he stated she died from heart
failure.
Messrs. Charles F. Miller, Jr., john II;
Cnnringham, Ii. Peyton Gorsueh. Howard
Sehaeffsr, James Fl. Cassell and George Baby
lon. members of Door-to Virtue Lodge, A. r.
A. NJ. paid a fraternal visit, upon Invitation
70 Ionic Lodge. Reisterstown. on Tuesday
NIGHT. Ionic Lodge installed its officers anC
did work in the third degree, and, with guests
enjoyed banquet at Hiteshue's Hotel. Door
to-Virtue members were much pleased viii
their visit.
On the night of January "a burglars broke
into the storehouse of Messrs. lde Bros, a
Woodstock, on the main line of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad. The safe had beer
wrecked inside, but the outer door had re
sisted the explosion. The burglars, however,
picked up in the store an open face gold
watch. silver watch, three or four pairs o
shoes, about 100 coppers and 81 so in stamps
the village postofice being located in thu
. store.