The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1901-10-19

Ten shares of the capital stock of the Union
Bridge Banking Company, par value Ply,
have been sold to Ephriam W. Stoner for
$16.60 per share.
The County Commissioners this week were
engaged in general business. special pen
sion Of So. 90 was granted to Annie X. Fowler,
of Westminster district.
This afternoon, at 2.15 o'clock, there will
be game of foot ball between the Galaudet
College team of Washington, ID. O., and the
Western Maryland College team.
AT IL m. yesterday, Friday, the Wealth
er Bureau sent out the following bulletin:-
Fair and continued cool tonight and Saturday;
heavy frost tonight; northwest WINDS
Notwithstanding the great amount of rain
that has fallen the past two or three months,
there is much complaint about the lack OF
water in wells, many of which are nearly dry.
There was decided fall in the temperature
after D. m, Thursday. Yesterday Friday
morning at o'clock the mercury registered
$50, and there was strong northwest wind
blowing.
Glenn. aged Z years, son of Mr.. Samuel
Miller. near this city, while running across
room last Saturday night fell and dislocated
shoulder. CIellie Miller, who had been very
sick, is improving.
Farmers are much delayed in their farm
work owing to the scarcity of labor, yet many
able bodied men seem to be hunting ~ work
by standing on street corners or following the
trail of a rabbit or coon.
II will be gratifying to the many friends of
Rev. M. A. Femme, formerly pastor OF ST.
Johns Church, this city, to learn that he has
recovered his health and has returned to his
parish in Baltimore county.
Miss Sarah C. Trump, of Manchester, was
elected historian of the Woman's Home and
Foreign Missionary Society of the Maryland
Synod of the Lutheran Church, at meeting
of the Sotsety at Waynesboro, Pa, last week.
Last Sunday afternoon and night there were
several very heavy showers. The rain fell IN
such sheets that objects less than hundred
wards distant were not discernible. Fields
and roads were badly washed in some parts OF
the county.
Last Saturday, at Emmitsburg, Mount st.
Mary,s football eleven defeated Western Mary
land College by 16 to 6. After six and a half
minutes of play Western Maryland scored her
first and last touchdown by line bucking.
Roberts kicked goal.
Two new rural free delivery routes will be
inauguraied on November Is, from York
Road, each 33 miles long, covering IA square
miles and serving 657 people. The carriers
will be w. D. Shildt, salary $500 per annum,
and ]. A. Rooms, salary $500 per annum.
The Young lady branch of the W. G. T. u,
known MS the 'sY " was recognized IN this
CITY this week, with the following officers =
President, Miss Kitty Noel vice president,
Miss Hollace Williams; secretary, Miss Mar
tina Sehaeffer; treasurer, Miss Lilly Woodward
Marshall Washington colored, was brought
to Jail last Sunday morning by Constable
Mitten, of New Windsor district He is
charged with stealing corn from Samuel Irlte,
near New Windsor, and was committed for
the action of the grand jury by Justice Ed
ward West.
George Garrett, son of the late Andrew
Garrett and Miss Cora Barnhart, daughter of
Mrs. Anna Barnhart, both of Bandana, Pa,
were married Sunday morning, Oct. 10, at
$50 O'Clock, at the home of the bride, by
Rev. j. H. Turner, pastor of the United
Evangelical Church.
Prof. Simpson has fixed a number of APP
Monuments in the school districts of this coun-
ty in order that he may have an opportunity
to meet the patrons in the school room and
discuss with them the public school interests
He has this week visited the schools in Mt.
Airy and ON the Frederick county line.
Messrs. Jno. Milton Reifsnider, Guy W.
Steele and Charles T. Reifsnider, Jr., attended
the Court of Appeals this week. The first
named argued the case of Erb VS.. Grimes, for
the appellee, and the latter two argued the
case of Feeser, adm, VS.. Feeser. Reifsnider
for appellant and Steele for the appellee.
Two more rural free delivery routes will be
established in this county and Frederick.
They will start from Union Bridge, with l.. ).
Poole and w. Fl. Wagner carriers. Postof
fees at Unionville, townsville and Daysville
will be discontinued; Unionville will be made
a postal station of Union Bridge postotfice.
Samuel Dudney, Samuel Davis and Cuto
Green, all colored, were brought to Jail on
Monday night by Constable Montgomery, of
Mt. Airy. They are charged with carrying
concealed weapons and disturbing the peace,
and were committed for the action of the grand
Jury by Justice Frank |. Lewis, of Mt. Airy.
Adam Lee and Fisher Hill, two colored
bows, were before Justice G. w. Crapster on
Tuesday morning, to answer the charge of en-
tering the dwelling of Grove A. Shipley, this
city, and stealing $40 in money. Hill was
discharged, and Lee was held in the sum of
$50. 90 for the action of the grand jury. Bail
was given.
Five hundred and nine tickets were sold at
the railroad station, Westminster, to the Ha-
gerstown Fair this week. In addition many
persons from this city used their mileage
tickets and there were probably more than
500 tickets sold at other stations in Carroll.
The attendance from this county at the Fair
may be safely estimated at about 1900.
The First National Bank of Westminster,
by Jno. Milton Reifsnider and Osborne |.
Yelott, its attorneys, has docketed 26 suits in
the Circuit Court for Baltimore county against
various persons on promissory notes given to
the United Milk Producers Association OF
Baltimore and discounted by the bank. The
aggregate amount sued for is 3,37248.
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LEI by marking dwellings, stores, scratching
show windows, cutting doors and window stills
with knives or scrapng them with iron or
glass, breaking window shutter hinges or locks,
scattering parlor matches and small stones on
the pavements Mayor Gilbert will have the
bailiff to Commune" with you, boys, unless
you stop such conduct
Thomas Alban, of Hampstead, was before
Justice G. w. Crapster on Friday of last week,
charged with assault and battery on Andrew
]. Lippy. also of Hampstead. 4. 0. Weant
and d. N. Henning appeared for the prosecu-
ton and Jno. Milton Reifsnider for defense.
After hearing the evidence Alban was fined
$1,000 and costs. He gave security and APP
pealed the case to the Circuit Court.
Pretty Story, Maryland Affairs, News OF
the Week, Political Articles, &C., will be
found on the fourth page of this issue. We
also send supplement containing interesting
miscellaneous articles. We issue the supple
ment in order to accommodate our largely in
creased advertising patronage and TO give our
subscribers the usual amount of reading mat
ter.
The first year of the twentieth century has
been a prolific one. Fruit trees and lilac
bushes have bloomed twice, and the straw
berry patch of Mrs. John Williams, at Win
field, has borne second crop. Mrs. Will
liams sent some of the second crop to the AID
vocArE on October r. They were as pretty,
red, large and as fine favor as the ordinary
May strawberry. Mrs. c. H. Vanderford, o.
Westminster, had night blooming cereuS
which had three large flowers on it on October
IA. On the same day Mrs. Orlando Reese,
Of this city, sent to the ADVOCATE office &
second bloom lilac. Mr.. D. Fl. Warehime
of Avondale, brought in on Tuesday sweet
potato which weighed pounds and 2 ounces
He has a large quantity of sweet potatoes
weighing two and three pounds