The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-03-01

The Postmaster General has issued genera
| order announcing the increase of pay of rura
free delivery mail carriers 500 each per an
mum.
The William Fl. Lester Manufacturing
Company, for making labelling machines, was
incorporated last Friday, in Baltimore City
by William Il. Lester, of Westminster; Chas
A. Kurtz, Frederick S. Kurtz, Frank W.
Waterman and William G. Towers, of Balti
more. The capital stock is $4,000.
Messrs. Derr x Landlord, of this city, have
| acquired an interest in large West Virginia
business. Mr.. Landlord will leave here in the
near future to take charge ofthat store. There
will be no change whatever in the business
here, as Mr.. Derr will conduct it as usual, and
Mr.. Lamberd will still retain his interest in
the Westminster store.
The Western Maryland Telephone Company
have purchased over 5000 feet of aerial cable,
with copper wires, which will be received in
| few days, and its use will practically do away
with overhead wires. New poles have been
ordered and the system will be rebuilt and be
up-to date in all particulars The Baltimore
line was opened Thursday.
Change in the Steward Of the Aims House
will take place today. Mr.. Berwager will re-
turn to his farm in Manchester district, after
serving as Steward for five years, and will be
SuCCtCteu ny IL. DSutOu Ildil1l, Vi IldlI
district. The position will not be new to Mr..
Ham, for he was Steward for two years pre-
ceding Mr.. Berwager's incumbency.
DIR. Clarence c. BiIingslea of this city,
while on his way to Manila stopped at Homo
lulu, Territory of Hawaii. While there he
procured numerous photographic films of
scenes, &C., of that city and surroundings, and
also copies of the Evening Bulletin, which he
sent to his father, DR.. Charles Billingslea
The paper bears date of February II, and is
a fully up-to-date paper, with large headlines
over each article, in imitation of its American
cousins, and is filed with business advertise
ments of all kinds.
Herbert Carter, alias John Smith, and
Llewellyn B. Winslow, alias Louis keene,
were each sentenced to eight years in the pen
itentiary on Tuesday by Judge Richie in the
Baltimore Criminal Court for holding up and
robbing Mr.. John l.. Stone on Monday even
ing, February 10 last. Carter and Winslow
pleaded guilty, and the sentence they received
is two years less than the maximum. Mr..
Stone is son of the late William Stone of
Westminster. An account of the hOldup OF
Mr. Stone was published in the ADVOCATE two
weeks ago.
The people of Carroll, and of Westminster
particularly, have felt very seriously the lack
of telephone connection, and will feel it for
several weeks more, because it will be several
weeks before the lines of the Western Mary
land Telephone Company can be restored.
The c. and P. Company, whose patrons are
quite limited III comparison, Will not have all
their lines working for some days yet, either.
People rarely appreciate advantages until they
are lost, and the wide and excellen service
given 10y tie Western Maryland Company is
greatly missed.
The bill to authorize Westminster to issue
So, 600 in bonds to buy an equal amount of
bohds of the Washington, Westminster and
Gettysburg Il. r., which was published i'll the
ADVOCATE recently, has been withdrawn, and
Senator Beasman has presented another bill.
The second bill is identical with the other,
except that the Mayor and Council are au
thorized to purchase S25, 900 OF stock instead
of bonds, and the road must be completed and
in operation and railroad shops located within
the corporate limits of Westminster before the
stock can be paid for.
DR.. William B. Stoner, of Sunbury, Pa,
native of Carroll and brother of Mr.. James
N. S:oner, of Westminster, is a candidate for
the Democratic nomination for County Treas
urer of Northumberland county, and the
Renova EUening NerS says there is little
doubt Of his nomination and election; that he
h rs u host of friends; that his popularity is
state wide, as is also his reputation as a ply
sicidn. DR.. Stoner's many friends i'll Carroll
wish him success, and congratulate the De-
mocracy Of Northumberland county in having
50 competent and popular man to place on
their ticket.
Mr.. Joseph Thomas Shorb, son of the late
Joshua Shorb, of Westminster, diei at the
Confederate Home, Pikesville, on Thursday
evening aged 56 years. He was born in En-
mitsburg, and when the Civil War broke out
he enlisted in Battery No. 4, heavy artillery.
at Richmond, Va, and later was transferred
to Company L, Third Maryland Cavalry. For
some years past he had been engaged as
travelling salesman in the West and South,
with headquarters at St. Louis. He was a
man of fine presence, jovial disposition and
universally esteemed. His remains will be
inferred at st. Johns Church Cemetery here
this Saturday morning.
Rev. Samuel \. Diehl, pastor of Salem
charge, Lutheran Church, has rendered his
resignation to the congregations ofthe charge
ST. benjamin 5 and St. John $. and accepted
il call to the Bendersvile Charge, Adams
county. Pa. The resignation was complete
surprise, as but few of the members knew that
he even contemplated leaving. Rev. Mr..
Diehl has been pastor Of this charge for 10
years. and has made many friends, both in
the congregation and out of it. He is of a
genial and kindly disposition and his leaving
will cause much genuine regret. He will re
move to Bendersyille about April l..
Edward Brown, coIored recently committed
10 The house of correction for three months by
Justice " liam Moore for assault on Joseph
l.. O Farrell, proprietor of the Central Hotel,
this city, was before Judge Thomas last Mon
day on writ of habeas corpus, sued out by
his counsel, Guy W. Steele, who sought to
Obtain his release upon the ground, among
other reasons, that the justice had no authority
TO commit TO the house of correction in such
cases. The court held otherwise, however,
and Brown was remanded to the custody of
the authorities and returned to the House of
Correction to finish his term of imprisonment
The rain and melting snow this week caused
high water in the streams of Carroll, and the
breasts of several mill dams were carried
away. About 100 feet of that of Andrew
Drechsler, at Carrolton Station, was washed
out and the meadow land below was flooded
Al! the water in The dam was drawn off, carry
ing great quantities Of fish with it, and after
lis subsistence from the meadows the people of
the vicinity had great sport in picking up the
stranded carp weighing six to eight pounds.
Other milldams were destroyed, or partially
SO, by the food, among them Spahr's, on
Deep Run; Hotf'man's and Richards, on
North Branch, Crowl's, at Patapsco, and
Cruuse's, at Middeburg.