The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-07-12
LOCAL BREvITIES.

LOCAL BREVIfkES.
A soldier pension Of $1,000 month has
been granted to Felix F. McClaskey, of West
minister.
July 9th was the 3Sth anniversary of Major
Harry GiImore's Confederate Cavalry occu-
pancy of New Windsor.
Walter NJ. Higgins has been awarded the
male scholarship 1T Western Maryland Col
lege for Montgomery county.
Dielman's Hotel, new Windsor, is full of
boarders. A few rooms will be vacant next
week, but they have already been engaged
AT IL m. yesterday, Friday, the Weather
Bureau sent out the following bulletin -
Fair tonight and Saturdays slight changes IN
temperature.
Mr.. Charles Starner, tenant on the farm OF
Mr.. Charles Schaeffer, near this city, from q
four-horse load of wheat obtained ~ bushels
and 20 pounds. This is regarded as a heavy
yield.
Winslow s. Pierce. Of New York, was
elected president Of the Western Maryland
Railroad Company on Tuesday. No change
has been made in the subordinate officers, and
none will be likely for some time.
The business Of the Mutual Fire Insurance
Company Of Carroll County is steadily grow
ing. The business at this season OF the year
is not usually brisk. but the Company had 10
applications for policies on Tuesday and on
Wednesday.
Mr. Andrew K. Shriver, of Westminster,
son az Mr.. William Shriver, and Miss N.
I,ouise TYLER. daughter of Mr.. W. Frank
TYLER. of 433 w. oath street, Baltimore, for
merly Of Westminster, were married at Pixies
vile on Wednesday.
The Circuit Court did not meet last Mon
day. Since the adjournment to meet on July
7ih, the date had been changed to July "a.
Several cases are set for trial, including milk
case not determined in the recent decision OF
the Court of Appeals.
Messrs Samuel Roop, Theodore +. Englar
and Ernest j. Sponseller, OF this city, have
formed co partnership for the purpose OF
conducting the milling and grain business at
the old place of Roberts, Roop 4 Co., corner
of Liberty and Green streets, this city.
Frank Wilhelm. residing with Jeremiah
Brodbeck. near Lineboro, while fastening a
stretcher to lfbinder on Tuesday, had the
fingers of his right hand caught in the clevice,
or hook, Of the stretcher, injuring them to
such extent that the middle and small finger
had to be amputated.
Mr.. Albert Jones, of Mt Airy, has been
appointed by Gov. Smith member OF the
Board of Visitors at the Deaf and Dumb Asy-
lum at Frederick, in the place of the late
Granville s. Haines. The Governor has also
appointed w. Fl. Linton. of Freedom district,
a deputy game warden.
There is corner in corn in Chicago and
the price went to 80 cents a bushel on Tues
day. The corner is only for July delivery and
before the month is out the price may go to
dollar. Wheat on the same day was % to %.
In Baltimore on Tuesday corn sold at rs to n
and wheat at 70 to 79a.
W. 7. Curry, butcher for Isaac N. Stoner,
of Wakefield, will give an open air exhibition
Of his skill in butchering steer that weighs
800 pounds inside Of twelve minutes. The
exhibition will be given at Mr. !. David
Crowl's, on North Centre street. this Satur-
day. evening, at o'clock.
While Miss Pearl Mercier, of Sykesville,
was driving to her home July 4, during the
storm, large oak tree about five feet in di-
ameter was blown across the road, crushing
the vehicle and carrying the lady to the ground
beneath its huge branches. How Miss MERCER
escaped injury is mystery.
Col. VIM. A. McKellip was serenaded by
the Westminster Band last Monday night at
The Hotel Westminster, where he lives. IN
honor of his recent appointment as Consul TO
Magdeburg, Germany. The colonel acknowi-
edged the compliment in a very neat speech.
The County Commissioners last Monday
approved tax collector bonds of Wilson L.
Cronse Of Middleburg district, George =.
Wright of Franklin district, and John 5.
Stricklin of Hampstead district. Sarah Jen-
kins. upon petition and a certificate OF two
reputable physicians, was directed to be con-
fined at Springfield Hospital.
The Democratic County Central Committee
IS called by a notice in another column to meet
at the Court House in this city on Monday,
July 81 al 10 clock q. m, to arrange Tor
primaries and convention to send delegates to
The second congressional district convention
and TO consider any other business that may
be brought before the committee.
Prof. Charles I. Wright, of Havre de Grace,
has been elected School Examiner OF Hartford
county. Prot. Wright was once member OF
the faculty of Western Maryland College, is .
gentleman of culture and an experienced
teacher. The School Board chose well in Sc
lecting him for Examiner. The ADVOCATE
extends congratulations to The School Board
and to Prof Wright, and predicts a successful
management of the school system OF Hartford.
Mayor Gilbert, of Westminster, and Burgess
Bale, of New Windsor, accompanied the Old
Town Merchants and Manufacturers Associa-
ton of Baltimore, on a tour OF the Western
MarVldnQ
day. II was sort of celebration over the
sale of the road, and the mayors of all the
towns and cities on the lines were invited to
ioin the excursion. At banquet at the Blue
Mountain House on Tuesday night there We're
present more Mayors than ever before assem-
bled at ore place, and all made short talks,
while the Icing talk was made hy Mayor Hayes,
of Baltimore. Messrs. s. c. Stoner and Mil
ton Schae,ser, Of this city, were also with the
party.
The consolidation Of the Western Maryland
Telephone Company of Carroll County, the
MARYLAND Telephone Company of Hagerstown
and the Boyds Company of Montgomery
county. alluded to in the Advocate last week,
has been accomplished, and the three COM
panies are now merged into the Cumberland
Valley Telephone Company of Baltimore City.
The officers of the new company are-Presi-
dent. John Hinkley, Baltimore; vice. presi-
dent. William D. Barnard, st. Davids, Pa;
secretary. Geo. W. Leonard, Baltimore; treas
nrer. Samuel R. Caldwell, Philadelphia. The
directors are the officers and Thomas Foley
Hiskey. Baltimore; Louis j. Burger, Balti.
more: Howard E. Bokman, Baltimore; Ward
r. Bliss, Chester, Pa; Charles N. Clement
Sunbury, Pa, and Thomas j. O'Nelil, Han
over. Pa.
Some details of the storm in Carroll on
Thursday OF last week, III auui'ion " .uoss
piven in the ADvoCATE last Saturday, will be
found in the local letters in this ISSUE Las
Sunday severe hail storm passed over por
tions Of the county, doing much damage to
corn and vegetation generally and breaking
window penes. During Thursdays storm
Mrs. Benjamin Fleagle, near Taneytown, for
merly Miss Letitia Parke, Of Westminster, wai
out on porch attending to her flowers, when
tin bucket was blown against her breast
cutting II severely. The large brick smoke
stack. so feet high, at the old tannery OF A
K, Shriver & Sons, at Union Mills, was blown
down, after standing the storms for nearly
half century. The barn of David Crowl
Bobn. tenant for Joseph Englar on the late
DIR. L. Roger farm, near Linwood was knocked
down and severely injured by barn door h
was eudeavoring to close being blown dow
upon him. He was still confined to bed OIL
Thursday but is improving.