The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1901-06-08
SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1901.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
I,,cAL BREyITrES.


the property having been Withdrawn from sale.
So many towns promise great big things,
Westminster never does. She always gives
full program, for proof of it, be here next
week.
Rev. T. H. Lewis, President of Western
Maryland College, will deliver an address to
the graduates of Homecoming Central High
School June IA.
In May there were 81 deeds, 10 mortgages
and is bills of sale recorded in the Office OF.
the Clerk of the Circuit Court, and IL marriage
licenses were issued.
Frederick fremen are arranging to attend
the ninth annual meeting of the State Fire
mems Association, to be held here next week,
and take part 10 the contests.
In another column Mayor o. d. Gilbert
directs all persons TO keep horses and vehicles
off the streets in the city of Westminster,
through which the fremen's parade will pass
on June II and 13 inst.
A meeting of 1.-THE United States Naval
Academy Graduates Association was held
at Annapolis Thursday afternoon. Capt. j..
w Bennett, of Sykesville, is president OF the
council and the Oldest living alamnus OF the
Academy.
Mr. Charles E. Fink, of this city, has been
admitted to practice in the Supreme Court OF
the District of Columbia, Washington, ID. c.,
in order to facilitate the closing of the estate
of the late Rev. John Gloyd, of which he is
the executor.
A large number of persons attend camp
meeting and picncs in order to see their
friends IF you come TO Westminster next
week there will be little necessity to visit
those places this year, as every one is invited
to Westminster next week.
The County Commissioners last Monday
we're generally engaged in routine business.
An order was passed directing Harvey }.
Smith to be sent to Springfield State Hospital
and be confined there at the county's expense
until he shall recover or be discharged.
Messrs Frank Miller, John M. Roberts,
Harry E. Croui and J. l.. Reifsnider, Jr.. were
in Frederick Wednesday for the purpose OF
becoming members of the Order of the Elks
Mr. E. o. Weant, who is member, accom-
panied them.
Next Monday afternoon, al 2 O'Clock, will
be stField Day. at Western Maryland Col
lege. The program will include field and
track Notwithstanding jumping, shot put
ting and relay race, followed by a ball game
between the college team and the college
alumni.
DR.. Paul Freeman, a son of Samuel M.
Freeman, of Washington, d. c.. was grad
mated at Columbian University of that city.
last week He is a nephew of Harvey G. and
John L. Freeman, of Frizellburg. DR.. Free
man graduated with the third honor, the class
numbering 38.
The attention of dairymen, farmers and
feeders of cattle is called to an article on the
first page of this issue entitled Alfalfa. 1t
was recently read before the Gunpowder Ag-
ricultural Club by Mr.. Charles A. Councilman,
of Baltimore county, and should receive care.
ful study by our people. tits from practical
man upon practical subject.
II you have not done 80, do it at once
write to all your ''uncles, aunts. cousins and
friends to be with you next week-W estmin-
ster's Gala Week-College Commencement
and State Firemen's Convention. No matter
ii your house is small, you can store 'em
away, and let them enjoy good outing.
They will not grumble about the accommoda-
lions.
The Athletics, of this city, will play the
New Windsor club, on the w. NJ. College
grounds here, on Wednesday morning next,
at 10 o'clock. Summers and Ward will pitch
for the Westminster boys, and Haines for
New Windsor A good game can be looked
for Another game will be played at p. IN.
The Western Maryland College team will go
to Gettysburg today, to play the club OF the
Pennsylvania College.
Charles II. Linton and Oliver Herbson.
who were running the steam saw mill for Mr..
William Ii. Linton, on the farm of Mr.. Louis
Harpel. near Springfield Church, did not have
any dinner one day last week. The basket
caught a6re from a spark from the engine and
the basket and dinner went up in smoke.
When the young men stopped for dinner and
struck out for the dinner basket they found 1t
had been burned.
Al the regular meeting of the Board of
School Commissioners on Monday, the Bird,
the assistants place in the Westminster High
School, made vacant by the marriage of Miss
Runkles, was filed by the appointment of
Miss Evelyn Rinker, of Westminster. The
Board passed am order to establish Manual
Training Department in connection with the
High School in Westminster.
Oakland Mills, in Freedom district, once
busy place. running night and day, is de-
serted village After Mr.. n w. Steele left
the mills were run in the daytime only. Many
of the men left After few weeks the mills
were closed, and the men have been leaving
as rapidly as possible. A few found work at
Springfield State Hospital and few more
found employment on the B. Il o. r. r. i'm
provements little east of Sykesvlle.
Between Sykesvile and Gathers there are
three sharp curves on the Baltimore Ohio
Railroad which the Fl. o. Rogers Company
have the contract for Strengthening. By build
ing bridges across the Patapsco and making
tunnel 300 feet long an almost perfectly
straight track will be effected. About so men
are at work west of Sykesville cutting timber,
grading and building boarding quarters and
commissary store for the workmen on the
tunnel The contract calls for the completion
of the work by November l. Tunnelng will
be begun this month.
Mrs. Jane Brown, aged about rs years,
widow of the late John Brown, of this city,
died at the residence of her son-in-law, Mr..
Edward Fowler, near this city, last Monday.
Mrs. Brown was good wife, a devoted mother
and kind neighbor. She leaves several chill
dren. Her remains were taken to Unlontown
Wednesday and inferred in the Church of
God cemetery Elder Craft officiating. The
pail. bearers we're Messrs. Thomas Turtle,
Noah Fowler. E. D. Bowersox, VIM. Beaver,
Isaac Ranoul and Wesley Blizzard. Mr.. f.
C. Sharrer had charge of the funeral.
Tuesday evening the Independent Order of
Mechanics of this city had a family reunion
in their lodge room. Each member brought
with him his wife, daughter or best girl, and
they saw the opening and closing Of the
Lodge, and were greatly impressed with the
occasion. Addresses were made by Rev. p.
FL. Miller. d. D., Messrs. B. F. Grouse, Chas.
a. Baughman and John FL. Mitten, after
which all descended to the main hall where
refreshments were served-ice cream, straw
berries, cake, tropical fruits, &c. About 200
persons, including the members, participated
in the festivities of the evening.
Messrs. Harry P. Gorsuch and Charles E.
Goodwin, of this city, administrators of the
estate of Thos. Gorsuch, who died in March,
1896, on Tuesday petitioned the Circuit Court
of Frederick county to construe the will of the
deceased. They also invoke the aid of the
court in the discharge of the duties Of admin
istering and distributing the estate, TO pro-
cure decree ascertaining the Indebtedness
of the brothers and sisters of testators and of
his nephews and nieces to testator and TO de-
termine their rights in the trust funds of S. 600
and of $1,000 mentioned in said will, and to
procure decree establishing the rights of the
respective legacies to interest and how the
same shall abate, there being deficiency. of
assets to pay in full the legacies and interest.