The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-10-21
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITIES.

LUIAL DNEflllESs
VIM. Bivens, Taneytown, has had his u S.
pension increased from Sc to So per mont h.
Apples we're never known to rot so rapidly
as they are doiag this fall. They began to
decay on the rees before being picked.
The German Baptist held their annual love-
feast at Meadow Branch last Saturday and
Sunday There was very large attendance.
A trestle at Bennett & Co.'S coal yard broke
down on Monday morning with car loaded
with coal. The car was somewhat damaged
BY the fall.
DR.. L. II. Lewis, President of Western
MARYLAND College, viii preach at Shiloh NJ.
p. Church. Walkersville, Frederick county,
on Sunday.
The Western Maryland College foot ball
team defeated the Maryland Agricultural Col
lege team at College Park last Saturday oy a
score Of q to 0.
One hundred and ify-fve tickets to the
Frederick fair were sold at the station here on
Thursday The Carroll County Band, forty
pieces, also went to the fair on Thursday.
We have received from VIM. J. c. Dulany
Co., Baltimore, two finely executed litho-
graphs of Col. John Walter Smith, Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor of Maryland.
Wednesday and Thursday were Admiral
SehIey days at the Frederick fair, and large
number Of our citizens were present and took
part in the great ovation extended to the Hero
of Santiago.
On Tuesday night there were succession
Of heavy showers, aud the ground seems to be
thoroughly saturated. The grain IS coming
up finely and there Is every indication OF
good growth before cold weather sets in.
On Saturday last Rev Calvin S Slagle, as
administrator Of Charles FL. Henneman. de-
ceased, sold house and lot on Bond street,
this city, to Mr.. E. O. Grimes for Sl465.
There is a ground rent on the property of s.
year.
Mr.. Pins Little, OF Cranberry, on Tuesday
last while hauling cider, one barrel came in
contact with another, and caught his left hand,
MASKING the ring or third finger to the second
joint. Dr. NJ L. Bolt rendered the necessary
surgical aid
To COMMUNICATIONS do not write
with a lead pencil. USE INK. Several letters
were received this week, IN pencil, that il was
with great difficulty they could be read Also
write oaly on one side Of the paper so as TO
admit of division.
County Commissioner Jesse Lennon
brought to this Office on Monday sample Of
his Mountain Greetings apples -Four Of them
weighed six pounds, and the other six were
bNt a little StGilAtet- W. A4NAatl1M SO eANRaN
twenty bushels from his tree. The apples At
traeted much attention, and most people pro
nounced them the largest they ever saw.
A subscriber to the ADVOCATE AZ Colony,
Kansas. ia paving up 10 1901, writes The
Advocate gets here regularly Sunday night.
and never fail to call for il Monday morning
TO get the news from Old Maryland This
part Of the country is getting very dry. Stock
water on the uplands is scarce. ! hope the
Democratic ticket may be successful this fall
A subscriber at Glen Morris, Baltimore
county. writes that Mr.. VENUS, of Jessup's
Switch. raised this season some sweet potatoes
weighing 81 pounds each, also some Amer
can potatoes weighing from ] to 81 pounds
through 500 bushels. Also that Mr.. j. n.
Diffendal husked 50 barrels Of corn in eight
DAYS and tied the fodder. One day he husked
II barrels, the corn being larger. Can the
above be beaten in Carroll county
The Hotel Company Of THE Hotel West
minister was organized IL tue othce OF the
company, IN the hotel, on Wednesday evening
last The incorporates are Messrs. George
w. Albaugh. Dr. Joseph I. Herring, Fred. y.
Miller. DR.. Geo. T. Baughman and A. II.
Huber Mr. Albaugh was made president Of
the company. DIR. Jos. 7. Herring vieepresi-
dent. and A. II. Huber secretary and treas
urer Mr. Harry f. Crout was elected man
- r. a. ,,,,na,,
=, sA -
for the Hot Springs, Va, 10 remain until he
islmproved IN health. ne mas oeeh suieI n
ever slnee ms return rom ' ~ ni','is
ago, and 10 thai time nAs iost over - poai'is
~ weight his eonaitlon = suen 1a.1 the
slightest DIT q excitement tn , h, a l'.o .
state Of nervousness "i I, 'ea1es MN = .
Frustrated eoaditioh. before leaving he sA
pressed regret q not oeihg ao'e y iAAe part
~ the Democfauc cam pAigh-
A telegram was received by Mrs. l. ). orn-
dorf on Tuesday announcing the death that
day Of drs. d. ). Monroe. vile OF Rev. ~ >
Monroe, u. D., Presiding elder OF Central
Pennsylvania Conference. She died alter an
illness OF eleven days, ana was buried on
Thursday IN ht. ollyet cemetery, Baltimore
Mrs. Monroe was the daughter OF me iate
Joshua Pearre, OF Frederick county, ma.