The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1901-10-26
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITIES.

At5 O'Clock Friday morning the mercury
registered 2S0.
w. Barwager, near Bart's Church, Adams
county. Pa, raised 1873 bushels of corn on one
acre this season, it is said
Burglars entered the store Of County Com.
missioner J. N. Dehof, at Greenmonht last
Sunday night sud carried off about SIS worth
Of gatds.
Jacob ", aged 10 years, son of Oliver W.
Garrett and wife, Of Bandana, Pa, died Tues
day night from typhoid fever, from which he
suffered for several weeks.
At II IN. yesterday, Friday, the Wealth
er Bureau sent out the following bnlletin:-
Fair and continued cold tonight, with frost
Saturday; fair light northeast winds.
At 2.S0 o'clock this Saturday afternoon
there will be a football game between the
teams Of Western Maryland College and the
Maryland Medical College, of Baltimore.
The deaf mutes from GaIlaudet College,
Washington, d. c., defeated the Western
MARYLAND College foot ball team on the lat
ter's grounds last Saturday by a score OIL too.
On the fourth page will be found the official
list of nominations and the proposed constitu-
tional amendments, in the order and form of
the official ballots to be used at the election.
Mr.. Daniel C. Fiscel the market gardener,
with some fine apples and pears last Monday.
He has about 800 bushels Of apples OF different
varieties and 81 bushels Of pears, all very fine.
Marshall Washington, colored, gave bail in
the sum Of 5000 before Justice VIM. Moore
last Monday for his appearance at the next
term of court He is charged with stealing
corn from the field of Samuel Trite, near New
Windsor.
Mr.. Nee. Davidson. agent for the heirs, sold
the Davidson property, situated on Baltimore
street, Taneytown, consisting of store room
and dwelling, last Saturday at public sale, to
Milton Rooms, of the firm Of Weant Il Rooms,
for s., 900.
Messrs. Miller Bros. are having the base
ment of their storeroom fitted up and intend
to open new -Housefurnishing
Goods-to their already large establishment.
Workmen are now engaged in making the
alterations.
The County Commissioners were engaged
in routine work principally this week. Special
pensions Of $500 each were allowed TO Milton
n. Haines, of Westminster district, Richard
Richardson, of New Windsor district, and
William Hopkins. of Westminster district.
Mrs. Wesley Horich, of near Sherman's
Church, whose son George died from typhoid
fever and was buried Sunday, October 10, was
taken sick while on her way home from Han
over the latter part of last week and now lies
critically i'll at the home of her parents, Geo.
Garrett and wife, of Bandana, near Melrose.
The Republican meeting at Odd Fellows
Hall. Westminster, on Monday night was well
attended Herman S. Platt and Thomas Par
ran, the nominees for Comptroller and Clerk
of the Court of Appeals, and Geo. r. Gather,
Jr, addressed the meeting, and a Baltimore
1 L.
songs.
The Baltimore City Civil Service Board has
received the names and averages of the per-
sons who passed the examinations held on
july 8. Abraham L. Wolfe passed for first
grade clerk, with an average Of IS. Is; Albert
L. Farver passed for second grade clerk, with
an average of $500, and Vernon Fl. Quail
passed for third grade clerk, with an average
Of 40. These are from Carroll county.
The students of Westminster High School
have organized a football team with the fol-
lowing players Harry Bowersox c., VIM.
Sellman L. T., VIM. Lowell R. E., Theodore
Brown r. g., John Sharp L. g.. Grove Gist
H. E.. Hampton Baumgartner X. T., Robert
Ebangh r. Fl. B., Lester Helm Il. B. and
Captain, George Hook l.. II. B. They would
like to hear from teams averaging 100 pounds.
Address all communications to h. A. Hidey,
Westminster, Md.
The Frederick News of Thursday says =
Ben jackson and John Burns, colored,
charged with being implicated in the affray at
Jackson's chapel, near Mount Airy, which
occurred on Sunday morning, June 2, in which
Edward Burns and Luke Moore, both colored,
were fatally wounded, were arrested at Mt.
Airy on Monday by Deputy Sheriff Brengle.
The prisoners were brought to Frederick and
taken before Judge Motler, who held them in
the sum of 500 bail.
Vernon c. Dell and James Swartzbaugh,
young men of Westminster, We're held in the
sum of $4,000 bail each by Justice G. W..
Grapsler, on Tuesday, for their appearance at
the November term of the Circuit Court, to
answer the charge of highway robbery of
Reuben Frzzell, of Morgan's Run. They are
charged with assaulting and robbing Frizzel
on a public road near Westminster Dell was
also fined SIS. 90 aud costs for assaulting frz-
zeIl before the robbery. Neither could give
bail and were sent to Jail.
Mr.. Edward Nee. Noel, of the Medical
Department u. S. A., and wife, are spending
his vacation in this city. Since the Spanish
American and Chinese wars he has received
many curios through the medical corps. The
last is a sword formerly worn by the 'Lanuiai,
or fighting class of the time when the Japanese
wore two swords, and were distinct from the
other people. Capt. Irving w. Rand, who is
Asst Surgeon in the United States Army, and
is now stationed at Fort TrumbulI, Conn, sent
the sword to Mr.. Noel, with full description
of it.
A hearing will take place before Justice
Moore next Monday afternoon at O'Clock,
which will likely draw large crowd. On
October a row occurred at Bear Hill, Myers
district. AS part of the result Samuel j..
to l.
bert Feeser-one for assault aud battery, one
for carrying concealed weapons and one to
keep the peace-and warrant against Henry
Sell for assault and battery. Eeeser swore
out warrants against Samuel j. Starner, Miles
Starner and George Null for assault and bat
terry, for assault with intent to kill, and to
keep the peace.
A runaway horse created great excitement
on Main street, between the Hotel Westmln-
ster and the Westminster Savings Bank, this
city, Monday afternoon. The animal was
driven to buggy by Bernard Shriver, aged
II years. son of B. +. Shriver, OF Union Mills.
The street was full of vehicles, and as young
Shriver found the runaway beyond his con
troll, jumped from the vehicle near the post
Office and fell on his head, sustaining severe
bruises He was carried into the drug store
of his UNCLE, Joseph B. Boyle, and afierward
taken to the latter's house, where physicians
found that no homes had been broken, and
that though his injuries we're severe they were
not serious. After the lad jumped the horse
continued his flight, colided with several
vehieles, demolished the buggy and ran on
out of the town. One of the vehicles in col
lision was spring wagon in which John I.
Cassel was seated. The wagon was over
turned and Mr.. Cassell thrown out, but not
severely injured.
SandyvilIe Items.
Mrs. Bette Gosnel, of Winfield, is visiting
her mother, Mrs. Jacob Tanner.
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