The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-05-19
SATURDAY, MAY 10, 1900.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL. BREYITIES.

VIII Gitfi upon thtAt NhAiSo AiV1Ne
Monday night.
With this issue we send out a supplement
containing the final publication of the Local
Laws for this county.
The tallest man in Maryland. according to
a correspondent of the Chicago Record, lives
in Carroll county, and, with strange appro-
priateness, his name is Miles Long.
Whit Monday, June 4, is to be properly
celebrated at Manchester. big time may
be expected, as that thriving place does moth
ing by halves.
Surveys Of the village OF MarrottSville,
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-
adjustment of wooden factory there is con-
templated.
Mr.. James Sloan. Jr.. President Of the
Farmers and Merchants National Bank Bal
timeye, died at his residence, ia that city, on
Sunday last, in her 9th year. He was
faiher-in.l law to Mr.. Charles B. Roberts, for.
merIy of this city.
Mr.. ]. David Crowl will soon level up and
pat in good order Centre street northeast of
Willis. and efforts will be made 10 prevent 1t
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
an excursion TO Baltimore today. Saturday.
Train will leave Double Pipe Greek at 20,
stopping at all stations to Glen Falls. Leaves
Westminster at S.l3. Returning, will leave
Baltimore at p. IN.
Persons desiring the address Of their paper
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or carrier to which you it changed.
The Democratic County Central Committee
met in this city on Wednesday end decided to
hold but one convention 10 elect delegates TO
the State aud Congressional Conventions.
Primaries were ordered for Saturday, June ?.
and county convention for Westminster for
June f. The call appears on the next page
John Thomas Snyder died in this city on
April 25. lie was a member OF Westminster
Council. Royal Areanum, and was insured for
$I50000 On Monday last his beneficiary was
handed draft for S15O000 by Mr.. Frank z.
Miller, treasurer OF Westminster Council.
The draft came from the supreme Council, at
Boston. This is about prompt as the old
style insurance.
The junior FIRE companies Of Westminster
are preparing to take parl in the great FIRE
mems parade in Baltimore next month. They
will take their handsome trucks with them aud
a drum corps and viii be the most attractive
part of the procession. Let the citizens of
Baltimore look out for them. aud as to APP
pearanee the companies of the State oreaniza-
ton will have to look out for their laurels.
The Westminster Ladies Wednesday Gard
Club will not meet again until May 80, when
they will be entertained by Mrs. Edgar
THOMPSON at Mrs. Caroline Shriver's, Avon
dale. At Mrs. George NJ. Parke's ON Wed
nesday Miss Bertie Shriver won FIRST prize,
Mrs Frank t. Shaw the consolation prize aud
Mrs Jos T. Herring the BOBBY. Three ladies
were tied for the first prize and Mass Shriyer
won in the cut.
Westminster has 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. II the Mayor and Common
Council would tax the dogs so high that PEG.
pie would have to get rid OF them very many
people would be graii6ed. There would be
less danger IRON mad dogs, also.
On Monday last a wagon aud three tons OF
hay belonging to Mr.. William Gibson, near
Gist, we're burned. He started his son VIM.
ana sou Moan Win -FOUR hA{TtA
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 aud we're not burned. Il is said
the axle got hot and set fire to the hay.
The warleldsbnrg Sabbath school was re-
organized April 18th, with the following Off
GERS for the ensuing year Male Supernten-
dent, James Z. Smith; Assistant, Oliver A.
Hull; Female Superintendent, Meriah kooniz;
Assistant, Susan Warren; Secretary, William
y. Warren; Assistant Grace Bowers; Lihrari-
an. Daisy d. Townsend; Assistant Daisy
Harris; Treasurer, Rein +. Cook; Organist.
Matte Beaver; Assistant, Debbie Lambert.
The Comfy Commissioners were mostly en-
gagged this week on matters pertaining to
transfers and attachments. They viii sit for
this purpose on Monday and Tuesday next for
the last time this year, and no changes can be
made after Tuesday next TO 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
trict No. ], and Charles Cetler, of District
No. 6, were granted special pensions Of $500
each.
Messrs John NJ. Roberts, II. S. Musselman
aud Charles Z. Nicodemus, 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; II. s. Musselman, secretary; Samuel
J. Stone, clerk; Guy W. Steele, counsel. No
other business was transacted, and the board
adjourned to meet again on Saturday, June ?,
al which time the judges of election, who will
also act as registrars of voters, will be APP
pointed.
An amusing incident happened in. Court
yesterday morning. Several law books were
called for aud the Court was told they were
not in 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 sne had taken them and sold them To
Junk shops; that he had no doubt every mem
her was a good fellow, honest and upright.
Then the court aud bar both smiled together.
Mrs Jesse Roser. aged y years, , months
and 4 DAYS. of New Midway Frederick conn
". 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 dangh
ters are Mrs. Mary Wertz, Of Highspire. Pa.
Mrs. Celia Butt, of New Midway; Mrs. Anna
SlagIe, of near New Midway, aud Mrs. Ella
jackson, of Walkersville. The funeral took
place Tuesday afternoon at clock from her
late residence Interment was made al
Woodsboro.
A slight scratch on one Of her fingers caused
the death Of Mrs. Rachael G. Bankeri on Fri
day morning of last week at her home on
Belle Grove Park, this city. Mrs. Barkert
was recently engaged in Nursing her brother
Isaac Cole. Of This city, who died at Il hospital
in Washington. d. c., several weeks ago, and
it is supposed that she contracted blood
poisoning in the wound through that means.
She was the widow of the late David Bankert,
and leaves two children, ten TO twelve years
old, orphaned by her death. Mrs. Bankert
was daughter of the late Charles Cole, near
tbis city, and a granddaughter of the late Rev.
Isaac Cole, clergyman of the Baptist Church.
Three brothers, residing in this city, and one
sister, Mrs. James Zepp, of Washington, d.
c., survive her. She was about fifty years old.