The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-10-20
LOCAL. BREyITIES.

MIS- ooiH IL iItHs Htdi 4NtN 'Ih'A0tAF
raised the "boss" sweet potato Of Carroll. 1t
weighs seven pounds.
collection win be taken up at Ascension
Church, this city, tomorrow for the benefit of
the Galveston sufferers.
marriage license was issued in Baltimore
on Monday to William Durham, of Hanover,
Pa, ana Mamie +. Rooms, of Union Bridge.
At 10 a. m. yesterday, Friday. the Wealth
er Bureau sent out the following bulletin -
Confined fair tonight and Saturday; light to
fresh north winds.
The Westminster Bryan, Stevenson and
Talbot Drum Corps has been supplied with
seven new tenor drums. The Drum Corps
will be out next Tuesday
Mr.. Henry Leese, aged 70 years, months
and 20 days. died on the 18th instant, near
Manchester. from tumor. He leaves
widow, four sons, a daughter. and five brothers.
A bell weighing $50 pounds was put in the
belfry Of the Maryland Collegiate Institute at
Union Bridge last week Miss Mary Repp.
graduate Of New Windsor College, has be-
come music teacher at the Institute.
Mr. Arthur f. Smith on Wednesday after
noon and DR.. l.. c. Stitely on Thursday morn
ing lowered the record for strokes over the
Westminster Colt Links to 30. The record
heretofore established was 81 strokes, made
earlier in the season.
Mr.. o. NJ Blizzard. Of Hampstead, spent
several weeks in the neighhorhood of Mt.
Pleasant, during which time he bagged l73
squirrels. During the winter Mr.. Blizzard
will return to Mt. Pleasant, with his stereop-
ticon and minstrel show.
Carroll was well represented at the Freder-
lick Fair last week, and was more largely rep
resented at Hagerstown this week. At West
minister $50 tickets were sold. and the supply
being exhausted people paid their fares on
the train. About 500 tickets were sold at New
Windsor.
A meeting of the stockholders Of the MIX
Producers Association in Carroll will be held
at Firemen's Building. Westminster, at 100
O'Clock this Saturday afternoon. The meet
ing will he addressed by Mr.. A. Y. Dol6eld,
president Of the German American Bank,
Baltimore.
The Western Maryland College foot ball
team defeated the team Of Nj. ST. Joseph's
College, Baltimore, last Saturday by the score
Of . 10 o. This Saturday afternoon at ?
O'Clock the College team will have the team
of Mount ST. Mary's College, Emmitsburg. as
opponents.
Foster Fleagle, aged lG years, months and
is days, died September 2s,h, 1t Stamm Hos
ptiAis IfthihNA- pHAR4 mum AHAtffAt Atilibt-
rhage, following an operation for appendicitis.
He was one Of the twin sons Of Uriah and
Catherine Fleagle, Of Lindsay, Ohio, formerly
of this county.
The contributors 10 the Flower Mission this
week were-Mrs S. A. Diehl, Mrs. Ezra Bish
Mrs. g. W. Baughman. Mrs. Laura 0rndorH.
Mrs. J. L. Utz, Mrs. II. c. keefer. Mrs. J.
Il. Rinker. Misses Lon Bixler, Rosa Reese,
Esther Six. The receivers for next week are
Mrs. II. c. Keefer and Miss Nan Rinker.
u. l.. Farrar, A. L. Wolf and Charles W
Otto, all Of Carroll have been put in The FIRST
grade Of list Of eegihles for places IN the Gus
toms House. The examination took place
last June and the records of applicants have
just been made public The frs, grade in
cludes clerk. day Inspector and deputy col
iector
From Mr. Frank b. Matthews, Of Cape
Charles City. Va, formerly Of this city.
have received campaign button that Is very
much in evidence in Virginia. Ii Is in the
shape of a three leaf clover and bears the col.
lowing 1890. Democracy Stands for b.
metallism NOT recommendation; People NOT
Trusts; Republic NOT Empire Thanks.
seaffold gave way at the new building for
the Farmers aud Mechanics Bank, this city,
about clock Thursday afternoon, and J.
Webster Ebaugh, the contractor. George Leas,
Charles Bankert aud William Hunter fell with
it. a we're more or less Jared and bruised,
and Mr.. Hunter was the Only one able to re.
sumo work yesterday. None sustained serious
injury.
At the Hagerstown Fair, on Wednesday. the
committee on awards gave franklin county,
Pennsylvania, the first prize of $50 offered to
any county connected with the Fair Associa-
fi0n making the best exhibit collectively as
eoaaty of farm products. Carroll county
Nd. got the second prize-S25. Both coun-
ties had very crediiable displays, and the
Judges bad hard work to decide which was the
better.
Persons coming to hear William Jennings
Bryan next Tuesday should come early and
find places 10 hitch their teams. They can be
placed anywhere except on Main street and
liberty as far as Green. Bands and Drum
Corps will be playing on these streets and II
will not be safe TO have teams on them. The
meeting will he opened at O'Clock. in the
rear Of the German Baptist Chnrch, close 10
Belle Grove Square.
Miss BERTHE Fowble. former teacher Of
Black Rock public school. Baltimore county.
daughter at Mr. John Fowhle. Of Western
Ran, WIS married on Tuesday to Mr.. Frank
Joyce, son of Mr.. John S. Joyce, Of Cockeys-
vile. at the parsonage Of Greenmount Metha-
dist Episcopal Church, Baltimore. The pas
tor Rev Edwin T. Mowbray, performed the
ceremony. The bride wore sieel-colored Hen
rietta cloth, trimmed with whits silk and gold.
They will live near Butler.
If the weather is favorable next Tuesday,
the day Mr.. Bryan speaks in this city. there
will BE- an immense crowd here to see and
hear kim. And wherever there are large as
sembIies pick pockets aud sneak thieves from
the cities are on hand to ply their vacations.
we would advise people to be careful of their
watches. jewelFy and money, aud persons llv-
ing in Westminster should see to it that their
premises are not exposed to raids of thieves.
Extra officers will be on duty, but the people
themselves should be careful Of their property
The County Commissioners last Monday
ordered that Dora Wilson. of Woolery's dis
trict. be sent to the Springfield State Hospital
uH.iI she shall have recovered OF be discharged
by due course OF law. Pensions OF 500 each
we're granted to Richard Richards. of New
Windsor district. and to Anna r. Fowler, OF
Westminster district. An appropriation OF
SO 90 WAC made for the transportation OF Il.
w Dnrbin to Holyoke, Mass, where his
family reside He is destitute, and the Com,
missioners thoughtit better to send him home
than to send him to the Aims House.
Mr.. VIM. Boon, of near Louisville, Free
dom district, cut poplar tree on his tarm
few DAYS ago which measured by . feet across
the stump. from which he made IA saw logs.
Five were rs feet, one IA feet, two II feet and
six feet long. The hauling to the mill was
done by Mr. Jacob Powder, and the saving
by Mr.. u. f. McQuay The logs were cut
into inch boards and made 3, 1853 feet Of
lumber. besides between three and four cords
Of fire wood Mr.. Boon is building barn Oh
his farm and had it sawed for Notwithstanding
for same The size of the barn is 36x4s feet.
Prof. Albert Kimmous Prince and his ae-
companist. Prof Frank NJ. Vogt, of kansas
City. Missouri, arrived here on Monday They
have travelled through tweuty-three States and
two Territories since August Is, and are called
the musical globe Prof. Prince is a
gnaster Of the mandolin aud an exquisite
whistler, while Prof. Vogt handles the contra
bass guitar with equal skill. Prot, Prince is
an enthusiastic admirer of the Democratic
nominee for President and predicts his cleo
ton. To the great delight of the guests dur
ing the dinner hour at The Westminster they
rendered some of their choicest music.