The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1901-03-09

Mrs. Heltie Witter died Mt her residence in
this CITY yesterday Friday morning. in her
cad wear. She had been sifk some time with
heart disease, followed by paralysis. Four
children. all residents of Westminster, survive
her Funeral Monday at lp. m; interinent
at Kreiders.
A preliminary contest, participated in by
eight students, was held at Western Maryland
College last Saturday night to select repre-
sentatives of the college in the intercollegiate
oraiorical contest to be held at Maryland Ag-
riculiural College on April 26. g. H. Myers.
of Hagerstown, and Elwood A. Cobey, of
Charles county. were chosen.
The County Commissioners last Monday
authorized John G. Buckley, collector OF taxes
for New Windsor district, to sell for taxes a
tract of land containing y acres, 2 roods and
Is square perches of land, assessed to the heirs
and unknown heirs of Rachel Belt, formerly
Rachel Zile. George A. Fowler, of West
minister district, was allowed special pension
of So. 90, and one of g. so to Catherine Smith,
same district.
The wife and three daughters of Daniel
Yingling, Of Webster street, this city, were
taken violently i'll about l o'clock on Friday
morning of last week. They had all the
symptoms of arsenical poisoning violent
vomiting, swollen faces, DC. They all ate
oatmeal the evening previous for supper, and
the arsenic may have come from the paper in
which it was wrapped. DR.. William Wells
attended them.
Robert n. Hewett. a well-kno and very
prominent Freedom district farmer, died at
his home, near Eldersburg. last Tuesday, aged
about 20 years. Mr. Hewett was man of
influence in the neighborhood in which he re-
sided and will be much missed. In politics
be was Democrat, but did not take an active
part in political affairs. He leaves a widow,
two daughters and four sons-Mrs. Betz, Miss
Elizabeth Hewett, James, Panl, Daniel and
Saville Hewett
Mr.. J. Oliver Stonesifer, of Taneytown, re-
ceived his certificate of general average, which
IS 90. "a per cent, in the bookkeeper exami-
nation, Departmental Service. The time al
lowed for the examination was seven hours,
and embraced seven different subjects, viz :
Spelling, arithmetic, letter writing, penman-
ship. copying from plain copy. copying from
rough draft and practise of bookkeeping. In
the latter. which is "A techinal subject, he re-
ceived IA full mark.
John Toddes and James Foreman, horse
dealers Of Gettysburg. Pa, were arrested ut
Taneytown on Wednesday afternoon, by order
of States Attorney Weant, upon request of }.
l.. Williams, District Attorney for Adams
county They were charged with fraudulent
removal of property that had been levied upon
by the Sheriff OF Adams county. The prop
erty consisted of four horses and some farm
implements. A hearing was set for o'clock
yesterday friday afternoon. John Toddes
once lived at Marston, in this county.
By an act passed by Congress in the closing
hours of the hate session, by the solid Demo
cratic vote and the vote of considerable
number of Republicans, the tax was repealed
upon bank checks, certificates of deposits,
promissory notes, money orders, express re-
ceipts, telephone and telegraph messages,
miscellaneous bonds, conveyances below 81, :
500, insurance policies, leases, manifests,
mortgages, power of attorney and protests.
The repeal will reduce taxation about sal,
600, 900. The act goes into effect July ], next