The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1901-07-06
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITIEs.


The Boys Meeting. of this city, will be
closed during the months of July and August.
Mr.. Ezra Stem has purchased the residence
of Mr.. S. Carr Wickert, this city, adjoining
the NJ 4. Church.
A supplement is sent out with this issue OF
the ADVOCATE. In it will be found some IN
teresting reading.
The ADVOCATE returns thanks to Mrs.
Joshua L. Smith, of Avondale, for basket oil
large and delicious cherries.
Harry Rosenbladt has been awarded the
scholarship at Western Maryland College from
the second legislative district, Baltimore
Between and 6 p. M Thursday Hampstead
and vicinity was visited by a fierce wind and
a heavy thunder gust, with startling flashes OF
lightning.
convention of the Sunday Schools Of
Deer Park Circuit, M. P. Church, will be held
at Deer Park Chapel, Smallwood, on Thurs
day, July 18th.
The sssweet summer girl'' doesnt wear a
hat during the hottest part of the day, even II
she goes from one end of the city to the other,
and rarely carries sunshade.
The City Council of Chambersburg, Pa, on
Tuesday night granted the right to use the
streets of that city to the Baltimore, Westmin-
ster and Gettysburg Electric Railway Co.
Mr.. John M. Roberts, agent of The Amerl-
can Bonding and Trust Company of Baltimore.
presented the ADVOCATE with a very neat and
handy l5-inch rule, issued by the company.
Mr.. Josephus Orendorff Of this city, has
had over 800 chickens stolen from his farm,
in Bachman's Valley, this season. Several
Others in the same neighborhood have lost
from Is to 40.
Under a quarterly distribution of the free
school fund made by Comptroller Herring on
July 1st, payable July Is, Carroll will receive
S., 998. So, Frederick $3,077.43, Howard 81,
1870 and Baltimore county So, 7S7.4S.
Application has been made to Governor
Smith for the pardon of George Holmes, who
was convicted at the November term of the
Circuit Court for Carroll county, 1896, OF sew
eral offences aud sentenced to the pententlary.
Mrs. Mary Ann Little, an inmate of the
Aims House, is one hundred years old. She
has been ut the institution some years and her
expenses are paid by Jacob b. Wildasin, OF
Union township, Adams county, Pa, executor
of George Little, deceased.
The national banks OF Westminster have
declared semi-annual dividends as follows
Union National per cent, First National AZ
and the Farmers and Mechanics 3d. The
First National of New Windsor has declared
a dividend of 81 per cent, also.
Contributors to the Flower Mission this
week were Mrs. HI. C. Keefer, Mrs. William
Keefer, Mrs. j. F. Rinker, Mrs. w. I. Will
son. Mrs. Chas. Baughman, Mrs. Ella Baugh-
man. Mrs. Walter Davis, Misses Marguerite
Skunk, Lizzie Nusbaum, Lou Bixler. Re,
ceivers for next week Mrs. U. l.. Reaver and
Mrs. H. Keefer.
The residents of Westminster, in the neigh
borhood of Main and Court streets, were re
called with some delightful music Tuesday
night. between $50 and 1890. rendered by
G1stayo Lamothe, Arthur Stonesiler, DIR.
Horner. Frank Stevenson and William ID.
Reese. They hope to have another visit from
these musicians.
Two freight wrecks occurred last Monday
morning ON the main line of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad west of Ellicott City; one
near Gathers, and the other two miles above
Marriottsville The passage of trains was de
layed several hours and passengers had TO be
transferred to special trains in both directions
The breaking of axles is said TO be the cause
of the mishaps.
Mr.. George s. Barnhart threshed his wheat
last Thursday. He had six assistants, viz =
Elisha Flater in his S4th year, Jacob Gettingel
in his 80th year, Jacob Slorp in his 18th, and
three boys, Albert Slorp Edward and Thos.
Barnhart, each of whom are IL years old
Mr.. John Blizzard did the threshing with hi.
new machine From three acres Mr.. Barn
hart had 521 bushels.
The Westminster Forest and Stream Clul
on Tuesday evening last elected the following
.otficers-George A. Miller president, John }
Reese secretary and treasurer, ). Carr Wicker
,commissary and DIR. George r. Baughmar
.ouartermaster. The Club have rented the
Bicycle Club House, at Pinesburg, on The
Potomac, and will occupy it from Monday
July Is to July q, both days inclusive.
Between $50 and p. m. Thursday Their,
was an unusually heavy rain in this city and vi
cinity. 1t was preceded by strong wine
which drove pedestrians from the streets anC
compelled the closing of dwellings on Mair
street owing to the binding clouds of dust
The lightning was exceedingly sharp and thu
thunder deafening. A fall of l80 in the tenn
perature occurred in about half an hour.
On Tuesday the Norfolk (Va.) CouncI
granted the Bay Shore Terminal Company
street railway franchise which takes in ever.
ward and every principal street in the city, 10
the consideration of $50, 1000 The Norfoll
Heat. Light and Power Company offered thu
same amount and promised to offer large
sum within 10 days, but the offer was declined
Mr.. Charles E. Fink, of this city, is membe
of the successful company.
w. johnson Quinn, formerly ofthis city, noy
of Asbury Park, N. j., and owner of the AL
lenhurst Inn, met with a serious loss on Mon
day night. Some plumbers were making re
pairs and used gasoline torch, which explod
ed. Spigots were turned on but no water cam
through the pipes, and shortly the house WA
in flames. Mr.. Quinn recently purchased th
hotel, which is said 10 he one of the finest OF
the beach. He has an insurance of SIPS, 0OO
Judge Reifsnider heard objections 10 sew
eral applications for liquor licenses last SAT
urday Robert Selman's, at Watersvile, wa
denied on defects in the application. In til
case of the objections TO the application o
VIM. L. Buzzard, at Parrsville, the objection
were not sustained and the license was issued
Lewis Z. Heldman, who applied for licens
to keep saloon near Eldersburg, failed t
appear and the application failed by reaso
of this default.
At2p. M on June 30 the mercury regis
tered go in the shade and lis in the sun.
fine air prevailed Last Sunday humanit
sweltered under a temperature OF 49, IN tn
shade and 1160 in the sun. Fortunately to
most of the day there was fine air, thong
when it lulled it seemed as if n sirroco fror
the Great African Desert was passing ovel
On Monday the mercury ranged from 96
1O2, according to location, and il was almo'
impossible to sleep at night. On Tuesday th
mercury was go in the shade at 2 p. m.
The First National Bank of Westminste
by its attorney, j. Milton Reilsnider, has Ell
tered suits in the Circuit Court for Caro-
County on II promissory notes given by cit
zens of the county 10 the United Milk Pre-
ducers' Association of Baltimore City, an
discounted by the bank. The makers OF Ii
notes, with the amounts thereof, are as 10
lows Robert Arthur. Linwood, $82. so; Lee
Black, Westminster, 1920; Dennis A. Smill
Wakefield, $192; A. P. Snader, New Wine
sor, $153; VIM. II. Roger, Medford, $82. -
Jehu Roger, Westminster, 1920; G. A. Null
nix, Woodbine, $1s8. &c; t. A. Hartman, Ne
Windsor, $3.50; Thomas ]. Haines, Ne
Windsor, $l65; Thomas j. Gosnell, Woo
bine, 500; Charles C. Engel, Avondale, $17
C. P. Baker, Woodbine, $780,