The Democratic advocate., 1902-05-10

UnIonf0Wn, has deh0rHeu ZlJ neau Oh cattc.
Westminster is to have another barber shop
Charles Cootes is fitting up one next door TO
the First National Restaurant
Mr.. F. A. Diefenbach, formerly Of West
minister, has been reappointed Deputy Warden
of the Maryland Penitentiary, position ne
has acceptaby filed a number of years.
Mr.. A. C. Strasburger is having his resi-
dence, adjoining his store, this city, repainted-
The walls of the First National Bank OF West
minister are being repointed.
At IL m. yesterday, Friday, the Wealth
er Bureau sent out the following bulletin
Fair and cooler tonight and Saturday; proba-
bly, frost tonight in the higher mountain dis
tricts.
Charles Scott and wife left on Thursday for
his former home in Ohio. Mr.. Scott for sew
erai years past was in the hardware business
In Union Bridge and was of the firm of Weant
4 Scott. Mrs. Scott is daughter of the late
Mordecai c. McKinstry.
The many friends Of Mrs. DR.. Jacob Rine-
hart, of FrizeEIburg, who had a tumor removed
several weeks ago at the Johns Hopkins Hos
pital, Baltimore, will be gratified to learn that
she is rapidly improving, and expects TO be
home in about two weeks.
The brick house in Uniontown, now the
residence of Davis Myers, is one hundred
years old. There is tablet bearing &C. s.,
1902, y in the wall. The house was built by
Conrad Stem, and for number of years was
occupied by the late William Segafoose as
hotel.
The Westminster Fire Department on We'd
nesday night voted to accept the invitation to
Homecoming, where the convention of the
Maryland State Firemens Association will be
held next MONTH The fremen will go 40
strong, and take drum corps of about Is
members. They will leave here on Tuesday,
June 10.
The Westminster Deposit and Trust Com
pany last Monday elected directors Tor the
ensuing year as follows L. Herbert Shriver,
David E. Stem, Jacob Fl. Bocher. John E.
Masenhimer, William G.. Rinehart, Charles
Roop, Milton Schaeffer, f. Neal Parke and
Fred. D. Miller.
The statistician of the Lumber, Coal and
Supply Company, of Westminster, informs
the ADvocATE that during the year ended
April 80 the lumber, coal and machinery
handled b. the company weighed $4,000, 600
pounds, making 225 carloads, or solid train
Ii miles long. This is pretty good for the
second year of business.
The program of the 11th Annual Convention
of the Carroll County Christian Endeavor
Union was received too late for publication.
The Convention opens at Taneytown Thurs
day morning and continues two days. Morn
ing sessions will be held in the Presbyterian
Church, afternoon sessions at the Reformed
Church and evening sessions at the Lutheran.
Bank statements were called this week,
showing condition on April 80. All the West
minister banks show good line of deposits and
loans and discounts. The deposits were as
follows Union National $3.50, ,489. II, First
National $28S, ,560 50. Farmers and Mechanics
1929, $685. .03, Westminster Deposit and Trust
Company 1856, ,834 33, Westminster Savings
Bank $646, ,969.07. The deposits of the First
National of New Windsor were $9l, ,595. 40,
and those of the Union Mills Savings Bank
$56, 780.6S.
A lantern carried into the cellar of the
Westminster Hardware Company store yestsr-
day Friday morning about O'Clock. caused
an explosion and the setting fire to small
quantity of paint. The smoke from the fire
was tremendous ana caused much excitement
The Fire Department soon had three streams
of water pouring into the cellar. and the fire
was extinguished before much damage was
done. The chief loss was from water. Chas.
Englar, one of the statesmen, was severely
burned on the right side of the face.
DIR. ]. W. Herring, as trustee for Francina
Hoss, on Saturday last sold At shares of
the stock of the Union National Bank of
Westminster The purchasers were Milton
Chew shares at $52 so, Fannie S. Schweigart
shares at $52. % and 2 at $51.25, William
g. Rinehart IS at $51.25 and at $51.00,
David Stoner 5 at $51.50, VIM. r. Trenwith
s at $51. so, Edward G. Richardson at $50. 90.
Six hundred and five shares of the stock of
the Baltimore and Reisterstown Turnpike
Company were bought by George W. Albaugh
for himself and others at an average price of
So. g. par value $780,
The Western Maryland College Athletic
Association has decided to postpone its open
handicap athletic meet from Saturday, May
II. until Saturday, June 7. Notices of the
change of date have been sent to all universi-
ties, colleges, schools, Y. M. c. A. 3 and
athletic clubs in Maryland, District of Colum
bia, Delaware and Southern Pennsylvania.
The change of date will give the committee
more time in which to perfect arrangements
for the meet, and will also permit some to
enter who could not be present on the former
date. The work of resurfacing the track is
being rapidly pushed forward, and by June
it will be one of the best and fastest in the
State.
In order to keep up the taxable basis the
County Commissioners propose to have com
panles with stockholders and bondholders
living in Carroll 10 report the names and hold
ngs of all such, in order that they may be
taxed, and it is proposed to procure from the
office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court list
Of judgments on record, in order that they
may be listed and taxed. It'll said that judg-
ments are being taken instead of mortgages,
in order to escape taxation, but those who in
tended to dodge their responsibilities will be
foled. A $1,000 five per cent. mortgage is
taxed but $4.O0. A $1,000 judgment will be
taxed as other property--l7 cents for state
purposes, 45 cents for county purposes, and
from to II cents for public roads. A per
cent. mortgage for $1,000 held in Westminster
would pay a tax of $4.0O. A $1,000 judgment
will be taxed for state, county and road tax
$500, and in addition So. so for city purposes,
total of $10.50. Mortgages will soon be-
come popular with tax dodgers.