The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-08-04
SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 1900.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREVITIES.

of Springfield Asylum struck by lightning |
and about $500 damages resulted.
Owing to the absence Of the pastor, Rev. /
c. 5. Slagje. no services wll be held at st. |
Pauls Reformed Church, this city, tomorrow. |
The County Commissioners have appointed |
John S StricRin tax collector Of Hampstead !
district, IN the place of John ". Abbott, re-
signed.
During July % deeds, mortgages and 5 |
bills of sale we're recorded in the office OF the
Clerk of the Circuit Court. and Is marriage /
licenses were issued.
Yantis' tiotel, Iittlestown, Pa, was forci |
bly, entered Tuesday night last, and robbed |
of a quantity of wine liquors, cigars, over
coat, coat, hat aud vest.
On Wednesday David Sloner mortgage, /
sold the farm Of the late Rudolph Martin, |
three miles east of Taneytown. containing 81
acres. TO Mrs. Rudolph Martin for $500 per |
acre.
Unless side-tracked about noon iodaya hot
wave is due from the Northwest. At : p. m.
Wednesday IN Rapid City, Wyoming, the mer-
curry stood at log and in North aud South /
Dakota, at the same hour, It registered 100 /
While taking shelter under a tree during
one of the storms last week, Harry Matthias,
of Tannery, who is Mail Carrier No. 3, was
considerably stunned by lightning, which
struck the tree He felt the effects for several
days
Mr.. Henry o. Deyries. near Marriottsville,
is quite ILL., from paralysis Mr.. pevnes, who
belongs to the Carroll family of that name
has been a Judge Of the Orphans Court Of
Howard county and also school commits
sioner.
Additional wagon service will be established
from Westminster aud Littlestown, Pa. being
supplied from Wagon d. Length OF route,
% 3 miles: number of houses on route, 81;
population served 4o7; Charles H. S,avely is
the carrier.
Sheriff Motter on Tuesday took W. D.
Heagy aged - years, ct Harvey, 10 the
House Of Refuge. under commitment from
Justice n B. Hagan, Of Ianeytown. The
parents Of the youth charged him with being
incorrigihle.
The creamery Of Myers 4 Arthur, at Friz.
enburg, was damaged by fire on SATURDAY
morning last. The roof caught FIRE from the
smokestack and would have been serious but
for timely discovery. A bucketbrigade did
good service.
Bird Hill and Pleasant Gap base ball clubs
crossed bats on Iuly u. Bird Hill winning by
the score Of - 10 II. batteries-Biri Hin,
5. Frizzell and Williams; Pleasant Gap-c.
Barnes and r. Pool Left on hases-BIrd
Hill Il; Pleasant Gap s.
Troop A. Maryland National Guard, viii
begin march to Capon Springs, West NIr
GINA. on the 18th instant. They wall start
from Pikesville, aud the route will be by Nay
Of Cockeysvlle Westminster, Frederick, Ha
gerStowu, Chariestown aud Winchester.
II is rumored in Westminster that charges
are in course Of preparation, 10 be lald before
the Civil Service Commission al Washington.
D. c.. against George L. Sharrer Deputy
Surveyor of the port Of Baltimore, and other
custom house employees and Federal office
holders, for their course al the Republican
primary in this city last Saturday
Oliver Sholl. who was released upon $1,000
bail by Justice William Moore, for hls APP
pearance at the November term Of Court, 10
answer charge Of ielonious assault upon
Laura G. King. was surrendered by has bonds
men on Tuesday, they fearing he might leave
the state. The bail was increased to $1,000,
which was given, and Sholl was again released
Rev. Il. H. Zimmerman, native Of Man
chester district, this county, and a brother OF
Rev. L. NJ Zimmerman, Of Baltimore, died
at Bremen, Germany, on July I, shortly after
his arrival in Europe His remains we're
brought to Baltimore on Saturday night, aud
were inferred at Reisterstown Gu Monday.
Services we're held at the Reisterstown NJ. +.
Church
An organization of the breeders Of Jersey
cattle Is about 10 be made aud It will be known
the Maryland Jersey NAttle Atuh y Nati
has been issued to meet at Timoninm Sep
tember 6. during the Baltimore County Far.
Among the breeders ia this county are Messrs.
Nathan H. Bale, New Windsor; Horpel x
Springer, Sykesyille aud IL. +. Lamotte,
Finksburg.
The assignment for the benefit OF creditors
made by Mrs Irene c. Bennett, Mrs. Daisy
Bennett Cowan and Mr.. David Cowan, Jr.,
10 Thomas J. Coonan, Luther c. Stitely and
4 n kaz lalsr sci
aside bv the Circuit Court for Carroll County,
in Equity on the ground that the assignment
reserves for the benefit Of the grantors certain
property to which the Court holds the creditors
are entitled.
Lswood Camp opened yesterday Tomor
row Sunday, the Western Maryland Railroad
will run excursions 10 the camp, three from
Tank, at SAT aud 10. 80 a. N. and S.53 P. m,
stopping at all stations. Trans will leave
Westminster for camp at 9. 10 and Is a. N.
and l. 40 aud T. IL p During continuance
of the camp all accommodation, mail and
through passenger trains will stop at camp
going and coming.
The Citizens Lumber and Coal Companv,
OF Carroll County, Nd. has been Incorporated.
The officers of the company for the first year
are Charles c. Gorsuch president, John 1.
Brown treasurer, Harvey ). Witter secretary
and manager, aud the following directors
Nathan l. Gorsuch, Samuel X. Herr, John i.
Brown. Charles C. Gorsuch and Harvey ).
Witer The company will conduct general
coal and lumber business in the yards lately
vacated by the Lumber, Coal and Supply Co.
August Albert, President of the Maryland
State Firemen's Association, has appointed
John II. Cunningham, Of Westminster, Chair
man Of the Executive Committees Robert ).
Mckinney. Of Taneytown, on the Auditing
Committees j. Frank Baker. of Union Bridge,
on the Statistical Committee; William ii.
Wilson, Of Manchester. on the Exhibits Com
mitiee. and DR.. JOS T. Herring of Wesmin-
ster. f. g. Eppley OF Union Bridge, DR.. {.
Birnie Of Taneytown, and John +. Masen-
hmer, of Manchester, on the Committee on
Legislation.
The old RidgevilIe Hotel, on the Frederick
nike. owned and conducted for the past TWEEN
tv.seven wears by Mr.. c. A. Smith, has been
purchased by Mercer Bros, Of Frederick
county, for s., 900. The new owners contem-
plate euarging the building and continuing
the old hostery an improved plan 1t Is
stated that Il station will be built by the Bait
more & Ohio Railroad Company at that place,
on the line embraced in the improvements to
be made in the vicinity of Mount Airy Ona
lot Of ground reserved by Mr.. Smith, he in
tends erecting fine summer hotel.
A few nights ago Rev. S. J. Derr, pastor Of
the Hampslead Lutheran Church, was placing
his horse IN its stable when the cacklug OF
his chickens attracted his attention. Tie
started for the chicken house when he saw a
lame white boy, whom be knew. limp away
from the door Of the house. Mr.. Derr quietly |
took the boys place in the door, and soon he
had handed to him six pairs of chickens. lie |
then said'"I think have enough, when the |
person on the inside walked out and was sur |
s3rised to find his pastor. The minister recog- |
nized in the thief a man of good reputation !
for piety, and advised him to 60 home and |
pray for forgiveness. The thief has sold as
many as 20 chickens at time, though he did |
not raise any at home, and several cows in !
the vicinity became dry, if allowed to stay in |
pasture at night