The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-10-04
LOCAL BREyITIEs.

The private school " Miss Joana Klee6sh,
at New Windsor, has opened with Al scholars.
Between daylight and 2.30 p. M, on Sep
tember e. over three inches of rain fell in
this city.
Wednesday was the Hebrew New Year.
The three stores of the Hebrews in this city
were closed.
The County Commissioners last Monday
granted special pensions of SIS. 90 each to Kate
Smith, Mary StulIer aud Jeremiah F. Miller.
At 10a m. yesterday, Friday, esWeather
Bureau sent out the following bulletin =
Fair tonight increasing cloudiness Saturday,
followed by ram.
During September As deeds, Is mortgages
and bills of sale were recorded in the office
Of the Clerk Of the Circuit Court, and % mar
rage licenses were issued.
The milkmen supplying Westminster on
October LIST raised the price of milk to i've
cents quart. The reason assigned is that
feed has advanced in price.
Mr.. Charles Schaeffer has been elected a
director in the Westminster Deposit and Trust
Company, TO Fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Mr.. Milton Schaeffer.
In the neighborbood Of Gist clover seed is
turning out very WE'LL Mr.. D. r. MeQuay
has rubbed out 16 bushels for +. j. Albaugh,
II for j. H. Criswell and 16 forJ. W. Shipley.
The heavy rains Of last week washed the
wheat fields in Carroll badly necessitating in
some instances re. seeding. With the washing
went seed and fertilizer, entailing additional
loss.
Mr.. Calvin Starner, ST., has been elected
delegatefrom ST. Benjamin's Lutheran Church
to Maryland Synod, which will be held in
Hagerstown in October, and Mr.. NJ. /. Yeiser
alternate.
Mr.. Emanuel Yeiser, of Hanover, formerly
of Carroll, has sold his farm of 922 acres, at
Deep Run, to Nelson Zepp, of that neighbor
hood, for $500. Possession will be given
April LIST, next.
George Koch, who assumed charge of Cen
trail Hotel, this city, last spring, has sold out
to Jacob Marquet, of New Windsor, who as
sumed control on October LIST. Mr.. Koch
will not leave Westminster for the present
A total eclipse of the Moon takes place at
midnight Thursday, the 18th of October, and
is visible in the State of Maryland. The
eclipse from beginning to end will last more
than two hours, totality occurring at LILO
O'Clock Friday morning.
On account of extreme old age, feebleness
of body and desire to be relieved from the
cares of property and business, Mr. David
Cassell has executed.a deed of trust to his son
and son-n-law for the purpose of having his
estate settled up in his life time.
The tunnel on the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road at Mt Airy. which is mile long, will
be completed by December Is. Its cost will
be S750,0O0. The improvements on the road
from Brunswick to Baltimore cost over 3d.
800, 600, and all are nearly finished.
Columbian University, Washington, D. c.,
defeated The foot ball team of Western Mary
land College last Saturday at Washington by
a score of to 0. A Washington dispatch
saws that Roberts, left tackle. carried off the
honors for Western Maryland, but that both
teams showed lack of practice. 1t was the
first game for each team.
Mrs. Martha A., wife of Mr. Herman H.
HymilIer. living near this city, died suddenly
on Tuesday night last, aged 43 years, 8 months
and 2 DAYS. She was daughter of John
Waltman. Besides husband she leaves five
children, three at home, one in Baltimore and
one in Chicago. Her remains were inferred
at Baust Church Friday morning.
Comptroller Herring has made the first quar-
terly distribution of the State school tax.
Carroll will receive So, 521 06 for white schools
and 1856. 35 for colored; Frederick county
So. 1927 for white schools and $1,000. II for
colored; Howard county ST, 1918 for white
schools and $755.42 for colored; Baltimore
county SO, $50. % for white schools and ST.
GOA 43 for colored.
Burglaries have been frequent Of late in the
suburbs cf Baltimore. The police and de-
tective forces of the city have planned a
campaign against them. and they will prob
ably seek other fields of operation. ltwould
be we'll for merchants and sthers along the
railroads to keep lookout for depredators
and the citizens of Westminster would do well
to securely lock doors and fasten windows and
have firearms ready for emergencies.
George Burns, wanderer, was lodged in
Jail on Thursday night, charged with assault
on Hazel Ray Hughes, aged II years, dangh-
ter of George Hughes, near Carrollton, about
o'clock Thursday afternoon. The assault
occurred on the public road, near the girls
home. He did not lay hands upon the child
and no violence was attempted. Burns is also
charged with carrying concealed weapons.
He said he had no parents or friends, and
worked about at anything he could find, and
that he came into Maryland from West Vir-
ginia. Justice Beam, of Patapsco, committed
him to Jail, and he will have hearing before
Justice Crapster al o'clock next Tuesday af-
ternoon.
On the LIST instant the offices of the Electric
Light Company and the Telephone Company
were moved from The Westminster. The
Electric Light Company now occupies the Of
fee of the laie Judge Maulsby, opposite Odd
Fellows Hall, and the Telephone Company's
Office is in the Telephone Exchange, corner
Main and Court streets. Mr.. A. H. Huber
has resigned his position with the telephone
company and been succeeded by Mr. George
E. Lippy, who has been with the company
several years. The offices vacated by the
companies at The Westminster will be occu-
pied by the Albaugh Real Estate and Broker
age Company, and the rooms vacated by this
company will be used as buffet and restaurant
for the hotel.
Particular attention of all persons is called
TO Ordinance No. IA, passed by the Mayor
and Common Council of Westminster on Sep
TENDER IL, last, requiring ''all horses, mules
or other beasts of buden standing upon the
streets, lanes and alleys of the City of West
minister to be attended by some person or
persons or securely hitched or tied to u post
or to some other suitable and proper object;
and that any person who shall be convicted
of violating any of the provisions OF this Ordi-
nance before Justice of the Peace. residing
within the corporate limits of the City OF West.
minister, shall be fined sum not less than One
Dollar nor more than Twenty Dollars and
costs, for each offense, and in default of pay
ment thereof shall be sentenced to imprison-
ment in the County Jail of Carroll county for
period not exceeding Ten Days or until such
fine and costs as may have been imposed shall
be paid"
At Sheepshead Bay, N. Y, the entire rae
ing establishment of A. H. and D. NJ. Morris
was sold at public auction on Wednesday.
The prices realized were good, as 81 head sold
for $l1O,750. Reckon, oh. M, IA years old.
by imp. Pizarro Perhaps. brought the highest
price Of the SALE S. :. Brown paying SIT, 100
for her. Correction, b. M, IA years old, by
Himyar- Mamie Gray, was knocked down to
l.. O. Appleby for SIS, 600. Mr.. R. w. Wal
den, of Middleburg, this county, made several
purchases, as follows: Compute, three year
old, eh. h., by Hanover. Reckon, for $40, 600;
Prestidigiiairice, b. M, years, by Spring
field Active, for SIS, 300; Summer Sea, ch. M,
years, by Amphion- Vacation, for 81, GOO;
Queen Elizabeth, b. f., years old, by imp.
Goldfnch-imp. Queen Bess, for ST 500; Year
ling, br. c.. by imp. Galore Holiday, for $3.50.
Miss L. Walden paid $1,000 for Dolce Far
Niente, ch. c., years old, by Hanover Holt
day.