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

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and about $500 damages resulted.
Owing 10 the absence of the pastor, Rev.
r SIaae. no services will be held at ST.
P,ars Reformed Church, this city, tomorrow
The County Commissioners have appointed
LIN : Strickl;n tax collector of Hampstead
DISTRICT. in the place of John W. Abbott, re-
signed.
Durur July 20 deeds, 7 mortgages and 8
hills of sale we're recorded in the office OF the
CLARK of The Circuit Court, and Is marriage
licenses were issued.
Yaniis' hotel, itllestown, Pa, was forci-
hly entered Tuesday night last, and robbed
Of quantity of wine. liquors, cigars, over
coat. coat, hat and vest.
On Wednesday David SIoner, mortgage,
soId The farm of the late Rudolph Martin,
three miles east of Taneytown, containing ca
acres 10 Mrs. Rudolph Martin for $3.50 per
acre.
Inless e-tracked, about noon today a hot
,rss, is due from the Northwest. AT 8 p. IN.
Wednesday in Rapid City, Wyoming, the mer-
cnry stood at JOG 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,
If Tannery, who is Mail Carrier No. 8, was
considerably stunned by lightning, which
srnck the tree. He felt the effects for several
days.
Mr.. Henry o. Deyries, near Marriottsville,
is ante i'll. from paralysis. Mr.. Devries, who
bennqs to the Carroll family Of that name,
ba, been judge of the Orphans Court of
Howard county and also school commits
sOuer.
Additional wagon service will be established
from Westminster and Littlestown, Pa, being
supplied from Wagon d. Length of route,
q is miles; number of houses on route, 81;
nOpulation served, 407; Charles H. Stavely is
The carrier.
Sheriff Motter on Tuesday took W. D.
Heavy. aged Is years, of Harvey, to the
House of Refuge, under commitment from
Justice N B. Hagan, of Taneytown. The
parents of the youth charged him with being
incorrsihle
The creamery of Myers & Arthur, at Friz-
eIlburg, was damaged by fire OH Saturday
morning last. The roof caught fire from the
smokesiack, and would have been serious but
for timely discovery. bucket-brigade did
GOOD service.
Bird Hill aud Pleasant Gap base ball clubs
crossed bats on July Il, Bird Hill winning by
the score of 20 to IL. Batteries-Bird Hill,
s. Frizzell and Williams; Pleasant Cape:
Barnes ana OOl- leu oh pisco DiiN
Hill 10; Pleasant Gap 6.
Troop A, Maryland National Guard, will
begin march to Gupon Springs, West Vir-
gnia. on the 18th instant. They will start
from Pikesville, and the route will be by way
Of CockeysviIle. Westminster, Frederick, Ha-
gerstown, Chaf!esown and Winchester.
It's rumored in Westminster that charges
are in course of preparation, TO be laid before
tho civil Saryica Commission "a WASHINGTON.
D. c., against George Z. Sharrer, Deputy
Surveyor OF the port of Baltimore, and other
custom house employees and Federal Office
holders, for their course at the Republican
primary In this city last Saturday.
Oliver Sholl, who was released upon $1,000
bail by Justice William Moore, for his APP
pearanee at the November term of Court, to
answer a charge of lelonious assault upon
Laura C. King. was surrendered by his 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. L. II. Zimmerman, !. native OF Man
chester district, this county, and a brother OF
Rev. l.. NJ. Zimmerman, of Baltimore, died
at Bremen, Germany, on July 4, shortly alter
his arrival in Europe. His remains were
brought to Baltimore on Saturday night, and
were inferred at Reisterstown on Monday.
Services were held at the Reisterstown Nj. Il.
Church.
An organization of the breeders of Jersey
cattle is about to be made and it will be known
as the Maryland Jersey Cattle Club. call
has been issued to meet at Timonium Sep
iember 6, during the Baltimore County FAR
Among the breeders in this county are Messrs.
Nathan H. Bale, New Windsor; Horpel X
Springer, Sykesville, and II. f. Lamotte,
Finksburg.
The assignment for the benefit of creditors
made by Mrs Irene C. Bennett, Mrs. Daisy
Bennett Cowan and Mr.. David Cowan, Jr.,
to Thomas J. Coonan, Luther G. Stitely and
Edward D. Weant, as trustees, has been set
i aside by the Circuit Court ioT Carroll County,
/ IN Equity, on the ground that the assignment
reserves for the benefit of the grantors certain
4 properly TO which the Court holds the creditors
4 are entitled
Linwood Camp opened yesterday. Tomor,
row, Sunday, the Western Maryland Raiiroao
/ wall run excursions to the camp, three from
A Tank, at S.47 and 10 50 u. m. and 1858 p. M,
stopping at all stations. Trains will leave
\ Westminster for camp at 9. 10 and Is n. m.
A and Las and A. II p. M During continuance
OF the camp all accommodation, mail and
through passenger trains will stop at camp
gong and coming.
The Citizens Lumber and Coal Company,
Of Carroll County, Nd, has been Incorporated
Il The officers of the company for the first yeai
are Charles C. Gorsuch president, John /.
Brown treasurer, Harvey S. Witter secreiar,
+ aud manager, and the following directors
/ Nathan l. Gorsuch, Samuel X. Herr, John l.
Brown, Charles C. Gorsuch and Harvey ).
Wilter. The company will conduct genera
coal aud lumber business in the yards lately
4 vacated by the Lumber, Coal and Supply Co
August Albert, President of the Maryland
slate Firemen's Association, has appointed
Fl John ii. Cunningham, of Westminster. Char
man of the Executive Committee; Rober. ).
aehinney, of Taneytown, on the Auditing
Committee; j. Frank Baker, Of Union Bridge
4 on on the Statistical Committee; William ID
i wilson, of Manchester, on the Exhibits Com
m'itee, and DIR. Jos. T. Herring of Wes;min
d s,er' +. G. Eppley of Union Bridge, DR.. G.
iblrnie of Taneytown, and John Il. Masen
INNER, of Manchester, on the Committee oil
Legislation.
The old Ridgeville Hotel, oil the Frederick
PIKE, owned and conducted for fhe past TWEEN
Vseyen years by Mr.. G. A. Smith, has been
purchased by Mercer Bros, of Frederick
county, for 5000. The new owners contem
pla'e charging the building and continuing
Tue old hosiery on an improved plan. II i
stated that station will be built by the B:llti
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on the line embraced in the improvements tC
~ made in the vicinity of Mount Airy. 0na
w. as9 o. ground reserved by Mr.. Smith, he in
@nds erecting fine summer hotel.
:, lew nights ago Rev. S. J. Derr, pastor o
a. ne hampstead Lutheran Church, was placing
~ ~ morse IN its stable, when the eackling .
~s en'ekens attracted his attention. lie
ISred ior the chicken honse when he Jaw :
,s'ne white boy, whom he knew. limp AWAY
, son The door of the house. Mr.. Derr quieti,
sa oA Tue boys place in the door, and soon hs
t aaa handed TO him six pairs of chickens. liz
,asn sad Il think | have enough, when the
r r.;s on Tue inside walked out and was sur
G,sea 70 fnd his pastor The minister recog
a. e :. m the thief man of good reputation
n =, ple'y, and advised him to 60 home ane
may LOT forgiveness. The thief has sold a:
nas 'y as ~ chickens at time, though he die
iSs .alse any at home, and several cows il
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