The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-05-19
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITIES.

With this issue we send out supplement
containing the final publication of the Local
Laws for this county.
The talest man in Maryland, according to
a. correspondent of the Chicago Record, lives
in Carroll county, and, with a strange appro-
priaieness, his name is Miles Long.
Whit Monday, June 4, is TO be properly
celebrated at Manchester. A big time may
be expected, as that thriving place does moth
ing by halves
SURVEYS of the village of Marroitsville,
Howard county, have been made, with view
of selling lots and to develop the business in
terests Of the. place. 1t is stated that the es-
tablishment Of wooden factory there is con-
templated.
Mr.. James Sloan, Jr., President of the
Farmers and Merchants National Bank, Bal
timore, died at his residence, in that city, on
Sunday last, in her 9th year. He was
falher-in. law to Mr.. Charles B. Roberts, for
mery of this city.
Mr.. J. David Crowl will soon level up and
nut in good order Centre street northeast of
Willis. and efforts will be made TO prevent it
being made dumping ground. Centre street
is street to the end of the corporation, and
after that private land.
The Union Bridge Concert Band will have
Train will leave Double Pipe Creek at 1926,
stopping at all stations to Glen Falls. Leaves
Westminster at s13. Returning, will leave
Baltimore at I p. IN.
Persons desiring the address of their paper
changed will state the office where il had been
received. Thus, write as follows: ''Change
my paper from -- to --," filling in
the first blank the office where the paper is
now going. and IN the second the Office, wagon
or carrier to which you it changed.
The Democratic County Central Committee
met in this city on Wednesday and decided TO
hold hut one convention to elect delegates to
the State and Congressional Conventions.
Primaries were ordered for Saturday, June 2,
and comfy convention for Westminster for
June 4. The call appears on the next page.
John Thomas Snyder died in this city on
April %. He was member of Westminster
Council, Royal Arcanum, and was insured for
Sl5OOOO On Monday last bis beneficiary was
handed a draft for $l50000 by Mr.. Frank 2.
Miller, treasurer of Westminster Council.
The draft came from the Supreme Council, at
Boston. This is about as prompt as the old
style insurance.
The iunior fire companies of Westminster
are preparing TO take part in the great fire.
mems parade in Baltimore next month. They
will take their handsome trucks with them and
a drum corps, aud will be the most attractive
part of the procession. Let the citizens of
BaIdakore look out for them. and to APP
pearance the companies of the State organiza-
ton will have to look out for their laurels.
The Westminster Ladies' Wednesday Card
Club will not meet again until May 80, when
they will he entertained by Mrs. Edgar
THOMPSON Mt Mrs. Caroline Shriver's, Avon
dale At Mrs. George NJ Parke's on We'd
nesday Miss Berthe Shriver won first prize,
Mrs. Frank L. Shaw the consolation prize and
Mrs. Jos T. Herring the BOBBY. Three ladies
were tied for the first prize and Miss Shriver
won in the cut.
Westminster has a most excellent concert
band, and also about thousand dogs, two
thirds of which are worthless. When the
band begins to play the dogs begin to howl,
very much marring the pleasure of those who
enjoy the music. If the Mayor and Common
Council would tax the dogs so high that peo-
pie would have 10 get rid of them very many
people would be gratifed. There would be
less danger from mad dogs, also.
On Monday last wagon and three tons of
hay belonging to Mr.. William Gibson, near
Gst, were burned. He started his son VIM.
and sonin- law, Noah Smith. with four horses
and wagon loaded with three tons of hay TO
Baltimore When they had gotten near Hol-
brook the hay caught fire and was consumed
together with the wagon. The horses were
unhitched and were not burned. 1t is said
the axle got hot and set fire TO the hay.
The Warfeldsburg Sabbath school was re-
organized April 29th with the following Off
GERS for the ensuing year, Male Superlnten-
dent, James E. Smith; Assistant, Oliver A..
Hull; Female Superintendent, Meriah Koontz;
Assistant, Susan Warren; Secretary, William
T. Warren; Assistant. Grace Bowers; Lihrar-
All. Daisy D. Townsend; Assistant, Daisy
Harris, Treasurer Rein F. Cook; Organist,
Matte Beaver; Assistant, Debbie Lambert.
The County Commissioners were mostly en-
gagged this week on matters pertaining to
transfers and Attachments They will sit for
this purpose on Monday and Tuesday next for
the last time this year, and no changes can be
made after Tuesday next 10 affect the levy OF
1900. The Board approved the appointment
of Samuel j. Stone as clerk to the Board OF
Supervisors of Election. Philip Stick, of Dis
trcl No. l, and Charles Cleaer, of District
No. G. were granted special pensions ct .oO
each.
Messrs John NJ. Roberts, Fl. S. Musselman
and Charles E. Nicodelnus, the new Board of
Supervisors of Elections for Carroll County.
met in this city last Monday for organization.
John NJ Roberts was elected president of the
board; Fl. S. Musselman, secretary; Samuel
]. Stone, clerk; Guy W. Steele, counsel. No
other business was transacted, and the board
adjourned to meet again on Saturday, June 2.
al which time the judges of election, who will
also aci us registrars of voters, will be APP
pointed.
An amusing incident happened in Court
yesterday morning. Several law books were
called for and the Court was told they were
not ia the Court House. Judge Revell re-
marked that he would have to call the atten-
ton of the grand jury to the theft OF books
from the library Every member of the bar
looked serious The Judge, observing these
expressions, said he did not mean that mem
bers of the bar had stolen the books, but that
some one had taken them and sold them 10
junk shops; that he had no doubt every mem.
Der was a good fellow, honest and upright.
Then the court and bar both smiled together.
Mrs. Jesse Roser, aged ~ years, 2 months
and days, of New Midway, Frederick coun-
ty, died on Sunday last from a stroke OF pa
ralysis received on the Tuesday previous.
Mrs Roser was daughter of the late John
Emlet. of McSherrystown, Pa, and is survived
by her husband, 3 sons and daughters. The
sons are Adam, of Legore, Jacob. at home,
and Samuel, of Union Bridge. The daugh-
ters are Mrs. Mary Wertz, of Highspire. Pa
Mrs. Celia Bait, of New Midway; Mrs. Anna
Slage, of near New Midway, and Mrs. Ella
jackson, of Walkersville. The funeral took
place Tuesday afternoon at 1o'clock from her
late residence. Interment was made al
Woodsboro.
slight scratch on one of her fingers caused
the death of Mrs. Rachael C. Bankert on Fri
day morning of last week at her home IN
Belle Grove Park, this city. Mrs. Bankeri
was recently engaged in nursing her bruiher.
Isaac Cole. of this city. who died at a hospital
IN Washington. d. c., several weeks ago. and
It Is supposed that she contracted blood
poisoning in the wound through that means.
ohe was the widow Of the late David Bankeri,
and leaves two children, ten TO twelve years
Old, orphaned by her death. Mrs. Bankert
was a daughter Of the late Charles Cole, near
1l's city, aud granddaughter of the late Rev.
s isaac Cole, clergyman Of the Baptist Church
three brothers, residing in this city, and one
Mrc ,f nufn l