The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1901-12-21
saturday, DECEMBER q, 1901
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
I0CAL BREVITlES.

LOCAL BREVITIES.
Merry Christmas to all.
onr Hanover letter was received too late.
ToJay. the DIST, is the shortest day OF the
rLo rnion Mills Savings Bank has declared
-" annual dividend Of three per cent.
Tho nubc schools closed yesterday, the
ao, h, and will reopen Thursday, January I'd.
wo,orp MARYLAND College closed yesterday
,he holidays and will reopen on January 6.
marriage license was issued in Baltimore
a r ,Dn, TO Henry II. Hobbs, Sykesville,
and Mary i. Sparner.
snow began falling at $50 a. M, last Thurs
IT, and continued until 3 y. NJ, attaining
i.1tb ol about one inch.
= ! H. G.ntcr has resigned as letter car
.;.r ,t Manchester and Carroll {. Warehlme
has been appointed in his place.
Stanley c. Reayrr has been appointed post
..,.,.r Al Taneytown to succeed Preston b.
TagIsr and Asa IIcpner at Sykesvile.
At y M. Yesterday, Friday, the Wealth
or Rpreau sent ont the following bulletin
F,rand continued cold tonight and Saturday.
Another supplement is sent out with this
;.sna of the ADVOCATE. In it will be found
acknowledgements and considerable reading
matter.
Letters of administration upon the estates
ofGranyille S. Haines and John l.. Stull were
Granted this week Neither left will. The
rnrsona propcrty of Mr.. Haines is estimated
4, 10000 and that of Mr.. Stul at 5000.
As our papcris delivered in this city Friday
afternoon We are asked 10 say that Miss +. 5.
Jacobs. Director Of the Cooking School at
Washington. u. C., will deliver "a lecture to
tbr Iadies at Odd Fellows Hall, at 40 p. m.
Admission free.
Telephones have recently been installed by
brWrstcrn Maryland Telephone Company of
Carroll County for j. Grattan Doyle, Jacob
l.. Shafcr and $ sters of Notre Dame, West
Minister: Reed Bros, Union Bridge; A. c.
Richardson. SmalIwood, and Jonas Wagner,
Mrdtord
From shortly after midnight on Sunday
mill o clock Monday morning there were
almost continuous succession of heavy show
rrs. Al times it seemed us if roofs and win
dows would he crushed by the heavy fall of
water. or that the high wind would blow them
If or in.
Sunday morning. from II to 3 o clock, by a
heavy downpour Of rain. This was followed
hv colder weather. and Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday morning the mercury was well
down and remained from 10 to II below the
freezing point.
The following have been chosen by the
faculty of the Western Maryland College to
contest in the preliminary intercollegiate ora
torca contest: Howard S. Robinson, j.
Dawson Williams, I. II. Lewis, Jr., q. |.
Humphrey, II. c. Hancock, George Medders
and Robert Il. Carman.
On Christmas day banks and public offices
will be- closed. The postotfice will be open
from ) to a. m. and from 5 to 6 p. m. There
will be the usual early morning collection and
delivery The afternoon collection will he
made at ) clock, from Washington avenue
to Grumbme's on Main street only.
Brniamin's Reformed Church has under.
gone some noteworthy improvements by hay
IN the woodwork on the exterior frightened
with few fresh coats ofpaint. The parsonage
also received some needed repairs. Miss
Maggie Stoner and her mother furnished the
ycstibuIe of the church with a very pretty
lneoeum.
Mr.. Charles c. Gorsuch will entertain the
children Of this city and vicinity at Odd Eel
lows Hall Christmas afternoon. Talent from
Baltimore will be brought to afford amuse-
ment, and boxes of candy will be distributed.
Last Christmas afternoon the Hall was filled
and the probabilities are that no less will be
present this year.
The County Commissioners last Monday
appointed Ford A. Barnes a special constable
for Freedom district, subject to removal at the
pleasure of the Board; Dr. Charles R. Foutz,
physician to the Board of Health, for one yeaI
at Il salary of $25. 90; and DR.. Thos. j. Coonan
physician to the Jail at Il salary of 500. 90 pei
annum. George Cromwell, colored, of West
muster district, was allowed special pension
Of $500
The new telephone line to Baltimore was
opened to the public on Tuesday, and the
subscribers Of the Western Maryland Tee
phone Company of Carroll County can now
Communicate with over 5000 banks, trust com
panirS and business houses in Baltimore
They can also talk to Hartford and Cecil coun
ties, and AS far as Wilmington, Delaware
Other connections will be made soon, and the
service, in the territory covered, will be Ia
%tI"r than by the Z. and p. line.
William France, colored, of Sykesville, wa!
committed to Jail here on Friday of last week
by Justice d. s. Brandenburg, upon thu
charge of receiving goods, knowing them Il
b" stolen. His attorney, Jno. Milton Rrlt
Snlder, got out writ of habeas corpus, and :
hearing was had before Judge Thomas OF
Wednesday. 1t was alleged that there wa
not sufficient evidence to hold him. Ate
taking testimony the Court remanded him t.
jail to await the action of the Grand Jury.
Mr. NJ. l.. Main, welI-known manulac
turrr of lIagerstown, last Sunday quietly Gel
ehrared the liftieth anniversary of his birth
Mr.. Main is Il son of the late Capt. Daniel l.
Main, and was born at Myersville, Fredericl
county, Md. AT the age of 10 years he lei
the farm to clerk in IA store at WoOdsboro
Later he taught school for two years and the
engaged in business at Westminster. Nm
years ago he moved to Hagerstown, and sine
then has been actively associated with tn
business interests of that city.
lady subscriber to the ADVOCATE living i
West Virginia, noticing in the advertisement
Of I. w. Mather 4 Sons their announcement
OF Christmas tree ornaments, wrote TO tn
firm to send a lot, inclosing the money to pa
for the same Some years ago subscriber
the ADVOCATE, living in Illinois, seeing
special trowel advertised by a Westmnste
hardware merchant, wrote here and secure
one Through advertising our merchants re
ceve many orders by mail from people lvin
at considerable distance from this city.
Messrs. n. |. Gorsuch & Son, of this city
are manufacturing one thousand barrels {
Passover -four for the Orthodox Jews OF Ba
tmOre. Rabbi Schaetfer visited the mill o
Monday and the process of cleansing or pur
flying it began. When completed the mi
was started and representative of the Rabt
was left to mark each barrel of flour as
comes from the packer. 1t is at once loade
in ears and shipped to Baltimore. The yer
best grade of Carroll county wheat is used l
the manufacture of this flour. N. |. Gorsuc
d Son have been making this -four for 5year
Mr.. S. E. Frock, of Connelsville, Pa, vi!
tied relatives and friends in Carroll this weet
He is a native of Bachman's Valley, but hi
resided in Connelsvlle for about u year,
He was nominated for sheriff of Fayette cour
ty by the Democrats without opposition, an
at the late election was elected by So majority
The county is Republican by about 1900 ms
Jorty. and his popularity is attested by tn
splendid victory he won. The next highe'
Democrat on the ticket was defeated by owe
500 majority. Mr.. Frock said he felt cont
dent of success from the day of his nomin'
ton, Notwithstanding the odds he had to Owe
come.
The special farmers institute for Wester
Maryland opened at Odd Fellows Hall, tn
city, yesterday morning. The attendance
the morning was fair, and in the afternoo
was very much larger. 0. c. Gregg, Supe