The Democratic advocate., 1896-08-15
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREyITIES.

The cornerstone of the new NJ. P. Church
a, Enksburg will be laid on Thursday next,
Auonst 90 at 2 O'Clock in the afternoon.
Addresses will be delivered by Rev. Drs. L.
n Lewis and j. ID. kinzer. An interesting
occasion is expected.
Mrs. G. W. Crapster, of this city, has been
very successful this season in raising cucum
hers We we're shown number OF them a
few days ago, and they were quite uniform in
.;ze The largest weighed one pound and ten
ounces, and the others were nearly as large.
Mr. Claude T. Smith, son of Mr.. James E.
Smith. of Westminster, wrote very interest
inc and instructive communication TO the Bal
timore Herald on the money question, which
was published in that journal on Wednesday.
Itdealt with ratios aud production of gold and
silver and closed with clear statement of bi-
metallism.
Special Deputy Collector James A. Difien-
baugh on Wednesday night gave tug party
in compliment to the special inspectors. In
the party were Captain George V. McGowan,
+ b. Madeira, Frank H. Sterling, Lloyd
Wilkinson and William ]. Blair. The party
went down on the tug Favorite, and returned
to the city at midnight
The Baltimore County Fair, at Timonium,
will be held on September lst, I'd, Sd and 4th,
and the MARYLAND State Fair will be held in
conjunction with it. Unusual preparations
have been made to make the fair interesting
and instructive, and many amusements and
diversions have been arranged for also. The
ADVOCATE acknowledges a special invitation
to attend.
The fire alarm bell is now in the tower of
the Westminster Fire Department. After it
"a l., 81 I,
aly to ascertain whether it hung plumb, and
this ringing brought out the fremen and citi-
zens generally. The bell is all right now and
will not be rung hereafter except to give an
alarm of fire or to announce meetings of the
Department.
The committee having in charge the ap-
pointment of students TO the vacant scholar
ships at the Western Maryland College, met
Wednesday and made the following appoint
ments Maud f. Yingling, Clementine E.
Roberts, Goldie Steele, Eva Grace Handley,
Margaret Fuller Reese, W. Wampler King.
Arthur G. Null, Vernon N. Ridgeley, Chas.
E. Hardy and Walter H. Smith.
Mrs. George E. Baughman, Mrs. NJ. L.
Iantz, Mrs. Utz, Mrs: Thomas Zepp, Mrs.
James A. c. Bond, Mrs John Diehl, Mrs.
Misses Grace Diehl, Ethel Ruthranff, Eva
Rinker, Lille Woodward, Lon Bixler and
Emma Reese were contributors to the Flower
Mission this week. Receivers and packers
for next wsek-Misses Birdie Buckingham
and Lizzie Nusbaum.
On Sunday, on north Amity street, Balti
more, Richard NJ. Lyons suddenly became
insane, seized sledgehammer and struck his
stepdaughter blow crushing her skull.
Lyons, it is said had been drinking for some
days previous to the act. His mother is en-
poyed by family at Sykesville The dead
woman had several illicit children by her
stepfather. She formerly resided in this
county, but left her husband several years ago.
new game law was passed for Carroll
county by the last Legislature. By the law ii
is unlawful to shoot, catch, kill or have in
possession any partridge, pheasant, woodcock
or rabbit between the LIST day of November and
the 10th day of October; or any squirrels be-
tween the lst day of November and the 1st
day of September. In other words the time
allowed by law to shoot partridges, pheasants,
woodcock or rabbits is from October 10 until
November l. Squirrels can be shot between
September ! and November l.
Westminster had two fires on Thursday af
ternoon both on the same premises. About
1890 barrack. on the premises of Rev. J.
I. Ward, on Pennsylvania avenue, took fire
from spontaneous combustion, it is thought,
and was destroyed. II contained about $50
bushels of wheat and so bushels of oats.
About o clock the stable caught fire from
sparks, it is supposed from the previous fire,
and was completely burned. In each case the
destruction was almost complete before an
alarm was turned in, and, although the Fire
Department responded quickly, they could do
nothing. William Helm, who ran with one
ofthe reel sections, fell exhausted as soon as
he reached the scene of the first fire. He
soon recovered, however
The Westminster bar held meeting on
Monday, Judge Roberts presiding and States
Attorney Reifsnider secretary. The meeting
was held in response to letter from the bar
q Cumberland, to ascertain the sentiment of
she Carroll bar as to the ACCESSIBILITY offorming
State Bar Association and how many mem
6ers of the bar would attend the meeting at
Blue Mountain House on August 28. The
organization of State Bar Association was
endorsed and James A. C. Bond, Charles I.
RelsDider and d. n. Henning were appointed
committee to ascertain how many members
OF the local bar would attend the meeting.
1t was also decided to form Carroll county
bar association and the following committee
was appointed to draft constitution and by
laws-James A. c. Bond, Jos. NJ. Parke,
Charles ]. Reifsnider, WIN, II. Thomas, d.
q HenBiBg Charles Z. Fink and ,Jpo. Milton
Reifsnidev.
An unknown man, who was acting strangely,
was brought here from Frizellburg by Consta-
Die hively the first part of this week. There
vas no charge against him, and he was brought
here that he might secure hotel aecommoda-
Mons. No hotel cared to take him, and the
aeEt day he was taken in charge by an officer
and p9t in Jail for safe keeping, as it was evi-
aent his mind was unbalanced. He had on
nus person between $40 and $50, a note for
SoO0 and another for between $50 and $40,
palk book showing two deposits, one of $120
and $780, in the Northern National Bank of
Lancaster, Pa, certificate Of deposit for
SsVo IN the Lebanon National Bank of
Lebanon. Pa, and discharge for James
N n 3MeDonongh from the Federal Army in 1865.
n Inc smaller note he had is dated Blainesport,
Sra-, and is signed by Amanda McDonough.
oeles Attorney Jno. Milton Reifsnider has
written TO the Lebanon Bank concerning the
nan, and received reply they knew nothing
!. nun, He has written to other points to
earn II possible of some relatives Of the man
l" ne can be taken care of.
9 non Carroll Spence died in Baltimore on
o:uhday last. In early life he was quite prom
Ineat IN politics and public affairs. He was
oofn IN 1918, was finely educated and admitted
T. me bar. In 1912 he was elected TO the
legislature, and during the session he deliv
eu one OF the most finished speeches ever
Geara IN the capital. 1t was filled with quota
uo1s from celebrated authors, and nterlarded
WIN Latin, Greek and French sentences. 1t
nas IN relation to some bill that was being
f,es1ed by Western Maryland, and the late
fTfeoD T Powder, of this county, then in the
y ,'Ssse OF Delegates, was put forward to reply
n G!f, which he did. After speaking in
nugilsp for few minutes Mr. Powder went
,G"aras S;' t,a desk Of Mr.. Spence and closed
nls speech ip Pennsylvania German, which
~. III worse than Choctaw TO Mr.. Spence.
s,;aS SsaSng the delivery by Mr.. Powder some one
Illedout: "Givs him., Jake" Mr. Pow
%ss s;, nl9ading the sympathy of the crowd was
sLa Iasu n MN, became more earnest and rolled out
.Se s,s herman with great rapidity to the discom-
Ge 'aie oil Mr. Spence and to the amusement of
members apJ c.s~.t~ko-.