The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1901-09-28
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER %, 1901.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITIES.

On and after October LIST rural free delivery
will be established at HenrytoD, this county.
One hundred and twenty bushels Of lima
beans were shipped Thursday from New
Windsor.
On September Is lightning killed COW be-
longing TO Mr. John G. Buckley, OF New
Windsor.
At $50 a. m. last Thursday the mercury
registered 400 and there was a very heavy
FROST and light ice in low places.
The Hagerstown Fair will be held October
Is. 16. II and 49, The Frederick Fair will
open October 8 and close on the 11th.
The meetings at the tent at the corner of
Liberty and Green streets, this city, have been
discontinued and are now held at As West
Main street.
AT " m. Yesterday. Friday, the Wealth
er Bureau sent out the following bulletin
Partly cloudy tonight; Saturday threatening,
probably rain.
Mr.. Marshall G. Shaw, Of Uniontown, is in
st. Louis, Missouri, and is highly pleased
with that busy, hustling city of the West He
has our thanks for copy of the 1t. Louis
Republic.
Inhuenz;. is prevailing among the horses IN
this county. 1t is said that if horses are kept
from pasture fields and given quinine in large
doses they are soon relieved. See veteri-
marian, however, is advisable
Mr.. w. H. Linton, of Freedom district. has
a stalk of corn that is II feet q inches high.
On Il is an ear Of corn that is 15s inches long
and lO1 inches around. 1t was raised on the
farm Of Mr.. G. II. Warfed.
Recently the property Of Jacob Hornberger,
of Littlesiown, Pa, was sold at public sale.
Mr.. Edward Slifer. of near Silver Run, par-
chased the residence for $I316, and also lot
of six acres, near Lttlestown, for $67 per acre.
See fourth page for other Local Affairs,
Hicks for October, Death of Well-Known
Persons, w. G. I. U. Convention, Etc. Also
Maryland Affairs, News of the Week and In
teresting Facts Concerning Former Presl-
dents.
The County Commissioners on Monday last
appointed DR.. d. Is. Spreeher vaccine physl-
clan for Freedom district, and granted special
pensions of five dollars each 10 Margaret
Haines of Franklin district, Catherine Clefer
of Manchester district and Debora Green of
Westminster district. Some general business
was DONE.
BENJAMIN Ireland, of Glen Falls, about II
years old, on Monday while helping a neigh
Dor to thresh wheat, got one foot caught III the
rapidly revolving cylinder of the machine.
The heel of his shoe stopped the machine, the
steam power having fortunately just been shut
off, but his foot was badly mangled and part
of it will have TO be amputated.
The new Democratic County Central Com
mitiee met in this city last Monday and organ
lied with Charles Z. Fink chairman, Edward
o. Weant secretary and John j. Reese treas
urer. Mr.. Fink accepted the position with
much reluctance, on account of his varied
business interests, in addition 10 his law prac
tice, but we have no doubt he will make an
active chairman and very efficient one.
The canning house of Mr. Lewis ShipIey,
at Gambler, was destroyed by fire about l
O'Clock yesterday friday morning The
structure was of frame, 30 by so feet, and it,
with boiler, engine and some other contents,
were insured in the Mutual Fire Insurance
Company of Carroll County for $1710. There
was $3.50 insurance in the James b. Smith
Agency, as follows $3.50 on the building,
$500 on machinery and $1,000 on contents.
Mr. James P. Lowell, of Waynesboro, Pa,
died on Wednesday night last, OF cancer OF the
stomach aged SO years. He was connected
with the Huber family of Westminster and
was once a resident of this city, during which
time he was foreman of the foundry of the old
Union Works He held similar position
with the Geiser Company at Waynesboro. A
wife and several children survive him, includ-
ing Miss Agnes Lowell, wellknown in this
city. Mr.. Lowell was highly skilled in foun-
dry work and man Of great industry and in
teligence.
On Friday of last week, in the Frederick
county court, Emmett l.. Ronte, of Union
Bridge, pleaded guilty of stealing horse and
a runabout from John D. Grabill and was
sentenced to the penitentiary for eight years.
Route was arrested at ConnellsviIe Pa,
few weeks ago, where he was traced by ex-
Sheriff o. ]. Gaver, who will receive $500 re-
ward offered by the County Commissioners.
In pronouncing sentence Judge McSherry said
that inasmueh as the prisoner had inforned
the authorities where to recover the animal
and trap, and as he had pleaded guilty, thus
saving the expense of trial, he would give
him only years, instead of "a, the full pen
atty.