The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-12-29
sYKEsvILLn ITEMS.
Work OH the Glass Factory Begun-A
Cutting ARRAY Driving Accident
Legal Matters

This has indeed been festive Christmas
season. Few have been gayer or more enjoy
ed by the residents of our community. Old
and young alike seemed to breathe forth the
spirit of peace on earth, good will toward
men,"
Our proposed glass works are no longer a
matter of speculation, but are a delightful
reality. Our energetic business men, reallz-
ing the fitness of the location and the benefits
that would accrue from such an enterprise,
entered wholesouled into the affair audit took
them but a brief period to perfect their plans
and subscribe the necessary amount of stock.
The brick store and warerooms, formerly oc-
cupied by Messrs. Zimmerman & Schultz,
have been purchased, and on Saturday last
the foundation was begun for an extensive
addition to the same, in which will be con-
| tanned the furnaces, apparatuses for pressed
work, &c. The incorporators are the follow
ing well known business men of this town
l.. Fl. and S. P. Schultz, Edward NJ. Mellor,
John Mcdonald, w. II. d. War6eld, Asa
Hepner, John W. Firoved, DR.. d. B.Sprecher,
Thos c. Moore and W. Fl. Forsythe. The
capital stock is twenty thousand dollars. Mr..
Thomas c. Moore, of Philadelphia, who has
been for years connected in an official capacity
with the Findlay Glass Works, at Findlay,
Ohio, will be general manager. Should good
luck attend their efforts the above gentlemen
propose to have the works in full blast by
january 10, next. Mr.. Moore informed your
correspondent that they had orders ahead
already enough TO run them for four months.
This enterprise will benefit orr community in
numerous ways. 1t will add to our popua-
ton about sixteen families. 1t will increase
the trade of our merchants, and add to our
prosperity generally. tits proposed TO employ
about forty hands in all to begin with and our
local unskiled labor will come in for goody
share.
Quite seriOns cutting ARRAY occurred here
on last Friday evening" Just after dnsk. Frank
Grooms, mulatto, and several white men,
became involved in an alteration. The affair
resulted in the whites escaping injury, while
Grooms received five severe euts-one across
the forehead, one on each side, one in the
back and an unusually deep one in the leg.
Drs. Sprecher and Lucas were summoned and
rendered the necessary surgical aid. No ar
rests so far have been made.
The era of peace prophesied in Holy Writ
when s'Swords shall be beaten into pillow
shares and the lion and lamb shall lie down
in peace together, seems not to have reached
Sykesville as vet. On the contrary, Judging
from numerous legal proceedings instituted
here, the average citizen does not deem it
safe TO crook his finger at his neighbor, or any
of his progeny, lest he should Immediately be
grappled by the hind leg and dragged before a
justice of the piece and fined for the whole.
A case tried before Justice Lucas on last
Saturday afternoon is a good illustration of
the above. The average of legal talent con-
nected Herewith was appalling, and the aeu-
men displayed in the cross examinations
simply paralizing. Our Westminster brethren
will have to look TO their laurels. One of our
Freedom brethren wants a brick gently
manipulated over his Uranium, for he says he
is just as good as the bullet proof cloth manu-
featured in Germany, because he is Pierce
Prugh. We have another sample and of the
same piece of cloth in our midst, who, when
he was asked if he was marking goods, replied,
that he was Branden-burg. 1nspite of all the
urgent reasons set forth, and the evident
needs of this community for the new State
Insane Asylum, Westminster seems to want
it. No matter where it is located it will be a
crazy piece of work.
George Chenowith, son of Mr.. Adolphus
Chenowith, attempted to drive young colt
belonging TO Mr. John Hammond on Monday
morning last, but the colt became unmanage-
able and young Chenowith was thrown from
the cart and sustained painful scalp wound,
beside other painful injuries.
We have magnificent sleighing snow here
and the bells are ringing and the bellies are
riding