The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-06-07
SATURDAY, JUNE I, 1902
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREyITIEs.

LOCAL BREvITIES.
Commencement exercises at Western Mary
land College begin tomorrow.
The two canning establishments of West
minister started on Thursday, packing peas.
The Supervisors of Elections are preparing
TO make appointment of election officials.
Among the graduates of Dickinson College,
at Carlisle, Pa, is Mr.. S. Luther Baer, Of this
city.
Twenty FIVE cents pays for the ADVOCATE
for three months; so cents for six months.
Try it.
Dallas Thompson, of Westminster, has been
restored to the soldier pension list, at $1,000
a month.
Rev. DIR. Williams, of Walbrook, viii preach
College next Sunday.
During May So deeds, 81 mortgages and IA
bills of sale were recorded at the Clerk Office
and 16 marriage licenses were issued.
Owing to cool and dry weather corn is not
doing well; grass is short and the wheat crop
will scarcely exceed half the average.
A marriage license was issued in Washing
ington, d. c., on Tuesday, to Arthur w.
White, of Union Bridge, and Cora j. Rout, of
Pittsburg Pa.
If you want to have the correct style of hat
you must get Panama or Porto Rico. lmi-
tations from so cents to $l.50; genuine from
SIS. 90 to $4,000.
County Commissioners on Monday were
engaged in general business. A special pen
sion of $500 was allowed Rosana Bart, of
Franklin district.
Mr.. Larkin A. Shipley, of Daniel, was
among those who were graduated from the
Maryland University School of Law. Balti-
more, last Monday.
William P. Ward, of Gambler, as well as
W. o. Lamotte, Of Enksburg, is a member of
the graduating class at st. Johns College,
Annapolis, this year. Commencement exer-
cises begin on Thursday of next week and
continue until the following Wednesday.
Justice Moore on Monday heard case of
assault and battery against Charles Crum-
hacker, charged by his wife, and dismissed the
accused after hearing the evidence. There
we're many witnesses. Weant represented the
State and Henning appeared for the defense.
Decoration services were held at Providence
Church on Thursday Of last week. Rev. L.
F. Warner, pastor of the M. P. Church, West
minister, delivered an address, and Miss Hol-
lace Williams and Mr.. Randolph Taylor-sang
a duett The address and singing were greatly
enjoyed.
On Tuesday Mr.. Joshua Koutz, near fancy
town, raised the frame of a bank barn, 45x90
feet The timbers are of white oak, and the
roof will be of slate BUD Martin con-
tractor All the frame work was in position
aud properly secured by noon, after which
about $50 persons were served with dinner.
At recent meeting of the Junior Glass of
ST. Johns College, Annapolis, R. E. Elgen,
Mount Airy, was elected associate editor, and
Fred Y Cronk, of Winfield, business mana
ger of St. Johns Collegian, monthly publ
cation issued by the students of the College.
G. A. Cummins, of Baltimore, was elected
editor.
Charles Discher, aged about Y years. died
at the Aims House on Friday of last week of
dropsy, heart trouble and jaundice. He for
merly lived near Brummel and once kept
hotel at that place. He had no relatives, ex
cepts nieces and nephews in Baltimore.
His remains were inferred at the German
Lutheran Church, near Lauver, on Saturday
afternoon. -
Collector Stone has made some changes in
salaries at the Customs House, Baltimore, be-
June l. Charles Fl. Baughman,
clerk, has had his salary advanced from $1,000
to $1400, and that of Frank j. Devilbiss, of
New Windsor, has also been advanced from
$1,000 to $140e. The position of opener and
trict, has been abolished.
Miss Sallie Gould Sellman, daughter of Mr.
Robert Sellman, was married Wednesday
morning at the brides home, in Sykeavlle, to
Mr.. Frederick w. McElroy, of Philadelphia.
Rev. David May, of st. James Episcopal
Church, performed the ceremony. The bride
wore going away gown of imported broad
cloth of blue, with hat aud gloves to match.
Mr.. Alsnzo B. Sellman was the groomsman,
Miss Leyantia Barnes was maid of honor and
Miss Katie, Gould, of Washington, D. c.,
bridesmaid.
The woods are merry with the sounds of the
l7-year locusts. Pigs, chickens and birds are
on them, and f. E. Schneider, near
has a young dog which reishes them
also. They are not like the locusts that were
made to descend upon Egypt, for they so far
have not destroyed anything. John the Bap-
tist lived on loeusts and wild honey, and some
people in Baltimore last week tried locust
pie. but in the place of honey had beer The
pie was not palatable, but the beer covered
up the deficiencies.
The will of Thomas Owings Warfeld was
fled for probate in the Orphans Court Of
Howard county last Tuesday, but was not ad
mitted, caveat having been fled by Mrs.
Isabella Runkels, of Mount Airy. Mrs. Run
kels is daughter of the testator by bis first
wife. She is joined in the caveat by her hus-
band, Charles A. Runkels The estate of
Mr.. War6eld is very large. The caveators
allege undue influence and that the will is
fatally defective in other respects. The will
otals IF anual ehare with
The other children of her father.
A FIRE broke out in the woods of Vincent
Yinging, near this city, on Wednesday and
harmed over about acres before ii was under
control Some corn and wheat near the fire
was ruined by the heat. 1t is supposed the
fire originated from smonldering embers on
piece of land adjoining, which had been
cleared, aud which were famed to a flame by
the stiff breeze in the morning. During the
fire, the smoke from which was visible in this
city, rumors were rife that Bishs mill was on
fire, then speculation placed the fire at Luca
baugh's mill, and a number of people went to
ascertain the true facts.
The Baltimore American of Friday says =
"With the Maryland federal appointments,
with one exception, disposed of, Senator Nc
Comas and those members of the Maryland
Congressional delegation acting in harmony
with him will make an effort to secure at least
one, and possibly two, foreign appointments
for this state They have agreed to urge Col.
w. A. McKellip, the well-known lawyer of
Westminster, for the Havana consulship, and,
failing in their effort to land this place for
him, they will continue their work in his be-
half, urging him for foreign post equally as
desirable as that at Havana.
Ellen, aged 10 years, daughter of Mr.. VIM.
Weisensale, near GIFTS Mill, near Hanover,
Pa, wandered to this city on Wednesday
night She had been sent from home TO carry
a dinner to her father, lost her way and came
to Westminster, still carrying her fathers din
ner. Mr.. Jos. Nv. Smith noticed her as she
was passing the Office of Smith & Rsifsnider,
took an interest IN her, found out her name
and home and telephoned to Hanover, where
her father waseommunieated with. He came
here on Thursday and took his little girl home
She was barefooted, foot-sore, weary and
hungry When asked why she did not eat the
dinner, she replied-.It is papa's dinner.
Since Pawnee Bills Wild West Show eK-
hibited here two weeks ago, every boy in
Westminster carries rope and practices las
soing every other boy, dog, cat or post that is
within reach. And they all have pistols. and
the swapping of caps is continually heard.
Last Saturday dozen or so of them gave
Wild West Show, after Pawnee Bills style,
and had a good audience and the performance
was creditable. They did not have horse
TO steal, but dog answered the purpose and
the dog thief was lassoed and hung in true
Western style. Some good acrobatic work
was done. The admission was one cent aud
r.