The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-09-15
LOCAL BREvITIES.

Equinox
At6a IN. on Thursday the mercury regis
tered go.
Thomas Upton. of Hampstead, has been
appointed notary public.
Harvest home services will be held at Banst
Church tomorrow Sunday morning at 10. 80
o'clock.
The Pension Office, Washington, has granted
a pension of 5000 month to Ephraim L.
Miller, of Union Mills.
An Imperialist Club was organized last Sat
urday night at Union Bridge, with William
Wood president and membership of over 100.
Chas, Harbaugh. of Taneytown, has bought
the Philip Brown farm. $50 acres, near FAIR
field, Adams county, Pa, for $4,000 per acre.
Turn out and join the Bryan clubs to be or
gained tonight Saturday throughout Car
roll. All persons opposed TO Imperialism and
trusts are invited to unite with the forces OF
the Republic.
Owing to the low wafer in wells and springs
and cool nights and mornings there are many
cases of typhoid fever and dysentery in parts
of this county. Bay-Boil all the water used
for drinking.
Mr.. John H. Benner has sold his iarm of
70 acres, and improvements, on the Union
town and Westminster road, near MoTelock' S
Schoohouse, to Frank 81. Garner, of Middle
burg district, for $4,000. Mr.. Garner will
remove TO the farm next April.
Messrs. NJ. +. Main & Sons, propretors of
the Manufacturing Supply Company, of Ha-
srerstown, one of the leading furniture firms of
that place, have begun the manufacture of
bed room sets and sideboards, employing
about fifty men. Mr.. Main and sons formerly
lived in Westminster.
An examination for substitute clerk aud
carrier will be held at the postofiee in West
minister on September 26. Candidates for
clerk must not be less than Is years Of age
and carrier between q and 40. Applications
should be made to Horace G. Reese, secretary
postal board, Westminster, Md.
Contributors to the Flower Mission this
week were Mrs. Ezra Bish, Mrs. DIR. Baugh-
man, Mrs. H. C. Keefer, Francis keefer, Miss
Brown. Mrs Robert Myerly, Mrs. Sarah
Haines, Mrs. J. F. Rinker Receivers for
next week Misses Clara Macalister and Nan
Rinker.
During the last week or two many horses
have showed the effects of the heat in their
hind legs, being weak across the kidneys.
MANY farmers were compelled to stop work
on account of the great distress exhibited by
the horses II was shot time" surely. on
the teams that hauled corn to the canning
factories.
The Geo. w. Albaugh Real Estate and
Brokerage Co. has sold to DIR. B. G. Frank
lin, of Marston, the Winters property, No.
PIG East Main street, Westminster, for $1,000.
The same company has also sold small
property belonging to Mr.. L. NJ. Sellman,
Situated in War6eldsburg, to William ID. But
Ter for $500.
About forty. FIVE young ladies and gentle
men enjoyed a sirawrde from this city to MIR.
Samuel Roop's on Thursday evening, where
they were heartily welcomed by Mr. Roop and
family. The lawn was lighted with variegated
lanterns, and fine program was rendered by
the guests. Mr.. Edward Diffendal's team was
used by the visitors.
The Hanover Fair, which is so largely at.
tended from Westminster and upper Carroll
will be held September 25th to 18th. The
management promise large display OF ex-
hibits and interesting races. ScIentihc klte
flying is one of the novel attractions, and
another big minstrel company IN cake walks
and plantation music and fun.
Miss Emily, eldest child of the late Jacob
Beaver, died at the residence of her sister,
Mrs. Mark L. Lester, in Thin, Ohio, on
Tuesday last Her remains were brought to
were Immediately taken to the Westminster
Cemetery and inferred She was sister to
Mr.. G. Frank Beaver, of this city. Two
neobews. the Messrs. Lester, accompanied
the remains.
AtNhe October term of the Court of Appeals
the following cases from this county will be
rgued.-No. IA, the Mayor and Common
Council OF Westminster VS.. the Westminster
Savings Bank; No. 10, Joseph A. Miller and
John T. Miller, administrators ct John ID.
Miller, VS.. George B. Gehr and Jonas Bach
nann, executors of John ii. Miller; No. 10,
same vs. same; No. IL, same VS.. same; NO.
1s, same VS.. same.
Mr.. Manro Yohns Poland China herd, at
the Bethlehem, Pa, Fair, took the following
premiums First for boar years and over;
first for boar year and under years; hrst
for boar pig 2 TO u months; first and second
for sow . years and over; first ana second Tor
sow year and under years; ilrst and seconu
tor sow pig from 2 TO IL months. other
premiums were-second for Chester SOW z
wears and over; second for fat hog; first and
secood for geese; first for ducks; first and
second for rabbits; first for squirrels
Mr. John Z. Ogg died suddenly on August
81, at his home in Liberty township, Knox
county, Ohio. aged rs years, months and o
DAYS. He was born in this county, and emil
grated with his parents. William, and Cafha-
rine Oep. TO near Monudsville, Ohio. IN 1879
Two wears later the family went to hnox
county. In lS47 John +. Ogg married Susan
nah Myers. and eleven children were born TO
them. eight of whom are living William
Ogg. father of the deceased, was accidentally
killed bg falling from load of hay upon dhe
times of hay fork.
A conference between the board of directors
and the executive committee OF the United
Milk Producers Association, together win
The presidents and fee representative members
OF each branch organization, all oil whom are
large shareholders in the limited MIX ITO,
daeers' Association, was held AT the once o'
the association, Baltimore, on MONDAY. a
plan of reorganization was submitted anu
iayorabiv considered. TWAS decided to have
the plan drafted i'm detail and copy sent 70
each shareholder, and that general meeting
of stockholders be called foe September II,
at which meeting the plan of reorganization
will be submitted for ratification by the stock
holders.
The Reuben Pool will case, removed from
Carroll county, came up for triad on Monday
IN the Howard County Court before JUDGES
jones and Revel and a jury. The lawyers
repehseuting the contestants are Jonn M
Rabtxts. vi. Fl. Thomas, Chas. L. Reifsnieer'
.Jr.. and John G. Rogers. The LAWYERS rep
resenting the executor, Benjamin T. rool'
are Edward T. Jones and Bond q farke'
Upward of a hundred witnesses were sum
moned to testify in the case; Lloya FOUL
Caroline Barnes aH) John Barnes, her nus
band; Ruth N. Parrish and Moses Parrish :,
her husband, and Mary 4. Gorsuch are IN. .he
contestants. The case probably vent ~ 'ne
Jury yesterday-Friday.
Another meeting of persons Interested y, ~
having a road opened from wesim,Hn i',u 70
the Bloom road was held at odd reilo~s
Hal, this city, on Monday afternoon SpeeeJhe H.,
were made BY Jno. Milton kaitsnIder; wno
acted as ehairman in The place Of tss.Su .'ag
VIM. B. Thomas. Eliss B. Arnold. y. y.
Grimes and Scott Lloyd. The meeting .o e (
recess at 8. 80 and called in body upon ~. ',S
county commissioners, and wece ui'or 1,;es
that the commissioners could take as aeuvJ