The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-12-23
AN OLD PAPER.
Westminster and Its Business Men so Years
Ago, all of Whom Are Dead Except One.

Mrs. Josephine Gist Fowler, daughter of
the late Samuel Gist, near this city, while
looking through a box of Der fathers came
across copy of 1.-The Carroll County Demo
crat" of December 20, 1856. volume l, No.
29. 1t was published at No. 8, Carroll Hall,
Westminster, by George H. Randall, and is
very little larger than half of The ADVOCATE.
Under the head 'City of Westminster" is
all announcement that the Franklinville post
Office has been discontinued;a Christmas Ball
at Dymock's Hotel, with music by Clark's
followed by a scathing editorial on an article
in The Sentinel, and also letter from Union
town to .Dear Brother Grammer" in regard
to the recent victory of the Know Nothing
Party. The letter is of humorous character
and is signed by ''Your Brother. &C., Jake"
The marriage of VIM. II. Baust and Miss
Emily c., daughter of Capt. Charles Devil
bliss, all of this county, by Rev. John G.
Fritchey, is published.
Among the prominent business advertisers
are Jesse Reifsnider, F. 81. Orendorf, l.. NJ.
Shriver, Nathan l. Gorsuch, E. o. Brien. John
Malambre, Dr. Booth, dentist, j. F. Reese;
DR.. J. F. Burlington. and W. A. FrItehey,
Taneytown; Herring & Christ, j. & W. e.
Byers. S. r. Gore was collector of State and
county taxes, and he appeals to all to settle;
Francis Eline advertised his farm in fancy
town district at private sale; Jesse and Cyrus
Schweigart as trustees, advertised farm and
several lots of the late John Schweigart, q
miles northwest of Westminster, on the Union
town turnpike; John j. Baumgartner, as trus.
tee, advertised the farms and wood lot OF
George Spalding, in Taneytown district, at
public sale.
Jacob Powder announces the sale of land
warrants at the courthouse door; DIR. j. w.
Herring advertises that he has removed his
office to the residence of Lewis Trumbo; Jos.
Davis, as trustee of Joseph Shockey. near
Middleburg, advertises his personal property;
John Warnefet, on Deer Park road, adver-
tses an estray hog; John b. Boyle. as clerk,
gives notice of the discharge in bankruptcy of
John Cradle and WIN. S. Brown.
New Windsor foundry and machine shop
was run by Samuel Pelton Co.. and manu-
featured horsepowers and threshing machines.
The members of the firm were Samuel Pelton,
Lewis Sheuy, Daniel Engle, Samuel Hoffman,
Reuben Haines and james Alice.
Wheat was quoted from $l.70 to $l.95, corn
from IS to 81 cents, oats from 80 to SO, rye
81. % to $1.25.
Four cases from Carroll county circuit
court were tried in the Court of Appeals on
December 13, viz:
Daniel Frazier vs.. VIM. Critic, Jr.; Mauls-
by LOT Appellee anu dluleI
State use of Martha Ann Manning, VS.. Allen
Baker; same attorneys. Grove Shipley VS.. J.
w. Tyson and Thos. Russell; Raymond for
appellee and Palmer and Maulsby for appel
liant.
d. Gehr announces change in time of his
stage line. DIR. George s. Fouke, dentist,
announces he removal of his office to his res
idence, opposl, DIR. Swormstedl 5, in the
central part c. he city.
VIM. P. M:Ilsby and John f. Smith were
law parn' Z, and their office was opposite the
Bank Of Nstminster; Elijah f. CIRCUITS office
was Q, NJ first Aoor, left wing, of the court
hous Hayden & Baumgartner's law office
was2 O. l, Court street, and J: +. NJ. Whar-
tol = office was in Wills City Hotel; Charles
W. Webster's office was at his residence ad
joining J. & W. G. Byers store. Robert
kerbey and r. A. Miller advertise coach
weeks, and John A. Grimm, Manchester, ad-
yertises furniture of all kinds.
All the persons above mentioned are dead,
except DR.. Joshua w. Herring, of Westmin.
,ler, who is yet actively engaged in business.