The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-10-01
LOcAL BREyITleS.


local team by a score of 10 to 5.
The burning of some brush near the gas
works, this city, on Tuesday evening, caused
an alarm of fire at 6. Is, and the rapid assem-
bling of the Fire Department.
The County Commissioners were engaged
in general routine business last Monday.
Elias N. Davis was appointed constable for
Westminster district for TWO years.
The foot ball season at Western Maryland
College opens this Saturday afternoon, at
$50 clock, when the College team viii play
the Druid Outing Club of Baltimore.
.AWashington letter to the Baltimore Amer
lean states that when Judge McComas resigns
his place on the District of Columbia bench
Attorney General Clabaugh will probably be
appointed his successor.
Registration days-0ctober 4 aud IL. No
other opportunities to get registered this year,
and if not registered you cannot vote. Per-
sons who registered last year or in 1896 are
already qualified to vote.
The Westminster Gas Light Company is
extending its mains on East Green street IN
order to meet the demand for gas there. The
company is making some Improvements at
the gas-house by which the supply and CANDLE
power of gas will be increased.
The County Surveyor, Mr.. P. C. Kennedy,
is preparing a new outline map of the county,
showing the district lines, all the county
roads up to date, and the principal villages
and postofiices. The map will be on a con-
venient scale, and will fill a long felt want.
Congressman Wm b. Baker was in West
minister on Monday and met the Republican
Central Committee ard numerous other Re
publcans 1t is thought that he left some
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The Westminster Deposit and Trust Com
pany have purchased $25, 900 in bonds issue d
by the corporation Of Pocomoke City, Nd,
for water and sewerage purposes. The price
was S1.10i, free of all taxation, except for
State purposes. The bonds run for 30 years.
Capt. Charles W. Miller, the popular con-
ductor of the Blue Mountain Express on the
Western Maryland Railroad, is to be assistant
traiumaster at Hagerstown. His many friends
will regret his removal, but they feel assured
that he will be as accommodating and genial
there as in his present position.
After many years without one Westminster
is to have a great circus performance and
managerie tits Walter L. Main S, and since
it was here few years back it has grown to
be equal to any circus in the country. twill
give two performances here next Saturday,
for some miles around will attend.
Mrs. Sharretts, wife of Mr.. Jacob Sharetts,
near Bruceville, died on Saturday of last week,
aged about 70 years. She had been in. feeble
health for some time from dropsy. Her fun
eral took place on Tuesday morning, the in
terment being in the union cemetery at
Hawks Church, near Double Pipe Creek.
Mrs. Sharretts was member of the Reformed
Church.
The directors of The Mutual Fire Insurance
Company of Carroll County on Saturday LAST
elected Mr.. Edward Lynch, of this city, sec
rotary and treasurer i'll the place of the late
Richard Manning. Mr.. Lynch was one of
the organizers of the company and had been
a director from the beginning up TO Saturday
last. when he resigned, and Mr.. E. 0. Grimes
was chosen to succeed him.
The case of Mrs Brashears against the
Supreme Lodge of the Royal Arcanum, which
was noted in the ADVOCATE last week as being
on trial in the circuit court for Frederick
county, having been removed from Carroll,
was ended on Tuesday by a verdict of So, 434
for the plaintiff. VIM. H. Thomas, II. NJ
Clabaugh and Milton G. Urner represented
the plaintiff, and Col. Trippe and VIM. P.
Maulsby the defendants.
Mrs Frank W. Fouke, of Baltimore, who
has been spending some time with her mother,
Mrs. Judge Smith, this city, met with a severe
accident on Friday of last week. While
carrying a thin glass tumbler in her right hand
she stumbled and fell against door jamb,
breaking the glass and cutting the palm of her
hand horribly. Blood spurted from severed
artery and the flow was stopped with difficulty.
Her husband took her to a specialist in Balt-
mere the next day, and the wounds were re-
dressed, sixteen stitches being required. The
wounds are still very painful.
Work on the new buildings for the accom-
mediation of female patients at the State Asy
lnm for the Insane at Springfield. near Sykes
vile, has been begun by the contractors,
Messrs. Henry Smith Il Sons The buildings
win be four in number, consisting of a service
building and three cottages, all connected by
corridors and practically under one roof
Room for 200 female patients will be provided.
When the new structures are completed they
will be in charge of women physicians, which
will mark a new departure in the treatment
OF the insane in this State.
The fall and winter schedule of the Western
Maryland Railroad will go into effect next
Sunday, October 2nd. The last run of the
Blue Mountain express west will be made on
Saturday, October LIST, and the last run east
on Monday, October 3rd. The Blue Mountain
Express returning ON Monday will be run upon
the following changed schedule Leave
Hagerstown 6.35 a. m, Smithsburg Col.
Edgemont 706, Blue Mountain us, Blue
Ridge 7.22, Thurmont 7.39, Rocky Ridge
7.47, Bruceyille 1851, Union Bridge S.04, New
Windsor S.11, Westminster S24, Glyndon
s. ST. Owings Mills 900. Sudbrook Park 90S,
and arriving at Hillen 9.31 a. IN.
Another report of the condition of the
national banks has been called, ON the date
Of September 90 The banks of Carroll had
on deposit 1854, 724.7S, as follows Union
National Bank of Westminster S199, 635.77,
First National $166. 237. AZ, Farmers and Me-
ehanies' $780, 4I.27 and First National of
New Windsor $50, 507.31. The Carroll County
Savings Bank of Uniontown, whose report for
September /, called by the State Comptroller
under n law of the recent legislature, is pub
lished in the ADVOCATE today, had deposits as
follows: Individual deposits subject to check
Sc, 452 Ga, demand certificates of deposit
1921 SO, and time certificates of deposit So,
963. 29-total S60,037.6l.
At Grace Church, on Thursday night OF
last week, says the Worcester Mass. J
SDV about 1900 persons gathered to extend
a welcome and a reception to Rev. William
I. Thompson and his bride. The church was
handsomely decorated IOf tAe OccaSlOh anu
light refreshments were served. The recently
married couple had just returned from an ex-
tended bridal trip TO Europe. Among the
guests were eighteen brother clergymen, who
offered their congratulations. An orchestra
discoursed music from behind bank Of
choicest flowers Mr.. Thompson formerly
resided in this city, and has several times off
ciated in Centenary NJ. f. Church since his
ordination. His many friends in this vicinity
extend congratulations.
The Western Maryland Telephone Com
pany of Carroll Comfy has replaced the old
switchboard in the Westminster exchange by
a new one, which combines all the latest i'm
provements, and which will improve the ser
vice In order to have accurate and prompt
responses from the exchange patrons should
call by numbers instead of names. Some
times there are several members of a business
firm and one is called for. Under these cireum
stances it is difficult for the operator 10 give
prompt service. The Company have recently
put phones in the County Commissioners room
at the Court House, in Dr. Thomas Coonani
office, in the residence of John l.. Reifsnider
Jr., in the Electric Light and Power Com
pany's building and in the Office of NJ. z
Walsh, all in Westminster