The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-08-25
SATURDAY, AUGUST %, 1900.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
InCAL RREVITIES.

street parade was very creditable for small
show.
At 10 a. M yesterday, Friday, the Wealth
er Bureau sent out the following bulletin =
Local rain tonight and Saturday; light north
west winds.
The fine rains this week have been very
beneficial TO pastures aud late crops, but will
not materially benefit the general corn and
potato crops.
Mr.. William B. Thomas has had the resi-
dence on Main street. this city, formerly
owned hy Mr.. Samuel Cover, renovated and
put in first-class order.
Sheriff Moiter was out ON Tuesday looking
for two boys who escaped from the asylum Tor
Feeble Minded Children at Owing's Mills.
They were not in this section.
The Salvation Army Campmeeting opens at
Mt. Airy today. Adjutant Joseph Kemp has
been on the ground this week arranging de
tails. and the authorities in Philadelphia have
arranged TO make the meetings interesting.
Mr.. William A. Roop, near Warfeldsburg,
drove to Westminster last Saturday with pants
on the front legs of his horse. and the sight
created much amusement. The animal had a
sore leg and the pants we're put on to exclude
the flies
Clarence Stem, aged six years, son OF Nc.
Jesse Stem. Of Westminster, had an eye badly
injured on Tuesday by a stone thrown by a
playmate The sight was destroyed and fears
are entertained that the other eve may be
affected
Chief Judge l. Thomas Jones was here GA
Monday and Tuesday, and heard some motions
and arguments in reference to the deeds ot
trust hv Mrs Irene c. Bennett aud Mrs. David
Cowan. Jr Also AN argument to a dumurrer
to a petition in the case of John Nelson.
N POI
ident. to the ADyoCATE, says The Carroll
County Teachers Association will be held IN
the High School Building, Westminster, On
Friday, September 7, at 10 a M. and II =
desired that all active teachers be- present
Mr.. Thomas Kelbaugh. a we'll known eiti-
zen Of the fifih district ot Baltimore county,
died on Monday at the Maryland General
Hospital, Baltimore, of appendicitis. aged
about 55 years. He a Federal soldier 'u
the war Of 1861 65, and later IN the regular
army. In politics he was a Democrat and was
active in party affairs.
The Statement of the Receipts aud Expen.
ditures of Carroll County for the year ended
June so last IS Published an the fourth page
of this issue. The publication began last Sal
urday. but we neglected 10 call special aiieh-
ton to it. All taxpayers should read the
statement II is a concise statement 81 how
the peoples money is spent.
Mr.. Samuel f. Null. living near Westmin-
sler, has large crop Of fine cantaioupes- lie
did not ask the ADVOCATE 10 take his word as 10
size and quality for he brought in a buster,
of delicious flavor. Mr.. Wesley Blizzard, also
living near Westminster, presented the Ap-
yoctTE. the same day, with box OF green
cages, large, shapely and Of fine flavor.
On Sunday night last Mrs. Theodore Der,
Mrs. d. f. Shirley aud Mrs. Charles II. Van
derfoFd had night blooming cereuses m bloom
Mrs. Derr had two one with seventeen flowers
and the other with six. Several blooms came
out previously, three were Knocked on IA
handling and two opened on Monday night
making thirty one in all on the two plants
The colored camp at Asbury Grove opened
on the 18th and will close September 3. Oa
Sunday, September ., the Western Maryland
railroad viii run a special tram to the camp
leaving Union Bridge at 9. II a. IN. and West
minister at q44 The round trip fare from
Westminster will be 50 cents. Returning
train will leave camp at 40 in the evening.
Rev. b. r Carnahan, of keedysviile, Md,
will preach tomorrow tSundayl al Bansi
Church at 10 clock a. M. at Union Bridge
at . 30 .. M. aud at Ladiesburg at 80 ?. M
This charge was quite recently made vacant
hy the removal Of Rev. h. o. Spessard 10 the
Reformed Church az Mifilinhurg, Pa. Rev
Mr. Canadian Is a candidate for the vacancy.
President William B. Thomas, OF the Cit
gems Wafer Company 81 Westminster, reports
that the cnmt,any has secured most excellent
wafer from The first well bored. and the estI-
mated flow Is about p gallons rninui"
Water was first struck at a depth Of seven
feet, aud al - feel 3 large vein entered
The Company is now having a second we'll
bored.
Mr.. Albert Selman aud Wifi, who cane 70
Westminster from England about eighteen
months ago. left Tuesday 10 retarn Ia Eng-
land again. They were at the Rectary 81
Ascension Church "A year, aud the past SIX
months Albert has found employment at gar
denng his regular occupation. There was
not enough Of il here to afford him proper
support aud failing to secure work IA Balii-
more he concluded TO return TO England.
Thomas C. Maxwell, well-known resident
of the Third district Of Howard county, hut
now temporarily residing in Baltimore, was
seriously cut with "A knife last Monday near
West Friendship, bv Edward Smith, also of
the Third district They were returning from
Sykesyille, when an alteration arose, result
ing in the cutting. DR.. Benjamin + Shipley,
who was summoned to attend Mr.. Maxwell,
found the wounds to be dangerous and ordered
the patient TO be removed at once To BALM
more hospital.
j. W. I.ockard & Sons locomobile is a most
complete machine. The motive power IS
steam and the fuel is gasolene The engine,
boiler water tank and nearly all the maehin-
cry is in a very small compass, and concealed
from view, yet the engine has tour-hor
power, and the machine can he sent over the
roads as fast AS tram on a Taliroat. II kas
every conceivable appliance to insure safety.
It runs up steep hills, aud IN descending can
be governed to run as slow as desired. Ii the
rubber should break in descending, the ma
chine can be run slowly by reversing the en-
CINE. An who have ridden IN it have been
delighted. The cost of running is about half
a cent a mile.
Messrs. Edward s. Heefner aud Harry St.
Clair Sierer, two young gentlemen Of Cham
bersburg, Pa were IN Westminster on Tues
day in the interest of the Street FAIR and Car
nival TO be held there on September Is, 10
and 20. The Street Fair is TO be a Midway
affair, covering several blocks. There will be
a monster day parade and beautiful night
parade ofgorgeOus floats, illustrating historical
events; also hose company races, hook and
ladder contests and a great variety of amuse-
ments. Chambersburg has not had any
parades or public demonstrations for some
wears. and the people there are working to
make this event memorable one well as
one of great pleasure to all. The young men
are ia charge, and all the business men have
made liberal subscriptions to carry out the
program.
The Southern States Telephone Company.
in the organization of which MIR. Charles +.
Fink of Westminster was the leading spirit,
built an exchange and telephone system IN
Norfolk, Va about three years ago. The
new company made much lower rental than
the Bell Company was charging. Ia eonse-
quence the new company at once secured a
large number of subscribers. To meet tins
competition the Bell Company reduced rates
to $50 a year for business houses and SIS tor
private residences The Bell Company has
lust notified all its patrons that rates will be
double hereafter, or $50 for business houses
and $50 for residences, giving AS reason that
the company has lost $4,000 in endeavoring
to compete With the Southern States Com
pany. A Norfolk despatch, on Monday, says
the people are very indignant over the in
crease, aud the new company will likely have
a large addition to their patrons. People
everywhere should support and MAINTAIN their
local companies, ever remembering the high
rates paid for telephones before local com
panies were organized.