The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-11-01
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

Thursday, November 81, has been desig-
mated as Thanksgiving Day.
Christiana Keck, widow, of Manchester, has
been granted a pension of $500 month.
Next Tuesday, Election Day, is legal
holiday The banks and public offices will
be closed.
Some hail and a few flakes of snow fell on
Tuesday afternoon and again early Wednes-
day morning.
Carroll county's cabbage crop is larger this
wear than for long time, and more kraut
will be made than formerly.
Mr.. E. J. LAWYER, of Westminster. has been
elected delegate to the General Synod of the
Lutheran Church, which meets in Baltimore
next year.
A deer weighing $50 pounds was seen on
Tuesday by John Myerly, on the farm of Eli
Stengcr, in this county, mile south of Shef-
mans Church.
William Eckert near VENTS, raised fine
lot Of sweet potatoes. Among the lot were
two weighing pounds each and one weigh
ing 81 pounds.
At 1Oa m. yesterday Friday, the Weather
Bureau sent out the following bulletin =
Fair and continued cool tonight; Saturday in
creasing cloudiness.
DR.. M. L. Bot, of this city, requests US to
state that there is no truth in the rumor that
he intends to remove to New Windsor, but
will remain in Westminster.
Mrs. Samuel o. Miller, near Westminster,
this season raised a head of cabbage, Of the
fat dutch variety, that weighed nine pounds;
also red beet weighing over nine pounds
The postoffice at Black Rock, Baltimore
county, was discontinued October 81, and
mail will hereafter be delivered by free rural
delivery 1t was one of the oldest offices in
that county.
The County Commissioners granted special
pensions of $500 each to Ann Maria Bowers,
of Union Bridge district, and Richard Rich
ards, of New Windsor district. Some general
business was done.
A marriage license was issued in Baltimore
ON "Wednesday to Harry Calvin Winger, aged
"a. of Philadelphia aud Mrs. Esther Byrde
Orndorff, aged %, of Thurmont, widow of
Elmer Orndorff, of Westminster.
The Western Maryland foot ball team won
another triumph last Saturday They had as
their opponents the team of Mt. St. Mary
College. and the score was % to O. The Col
lege Reserves this Saturday afternoon, at
415, will have game with the Lafayette club.
Judge Thomas has drawn jurors as follows,
in place of several excused John II. Barn.
hart in the place of George L. Hosfeld, Man
chester district; Noah G.. Wantz in the place
Of DR.. George D. Fouke, Westminster district;
Jacob NJ. Fahrney in the place of William d..
Hood, Mt. Airy district.
Owing to an erroneous idea some persons
have obtained by a hasty reading of the sale
of the David Cassell property, we have been
requested by the trustees to state that the
farm file acres will be sold at 100 .. m.
next Thursday, November 6, and the several
wood lots at / O. clock on Saturday November
9Th.
A petition has been sent to the Western
MARYLAND Railroad authorities, asking that the
ll.25 D. M train from Baltimore to Glyndon
be extended to Westminster about three times
week to accommodate persons who wish TO
remain in Baltimore longer than 6.15-the
last train out coming as far as Westminster
or who desire to attend lectures or the theatre.
The request should be granted.
James Keefer, an employee of the Western
Maryland Railroad, and who lived at Union
Bridge, died very suddenly at his home about
noon last Sunday. He was dining with his
family and was in fine spirits, and apparently
in robust and vigorous health, when he was
suddenly attacked with apoplexy, and died
within Eve minutes. Mr.. Keefer was about
65 years old, and leaves widow and FIVE OF
six adult children.
The Baltimore Sun of Wednesday says
~. Edwin McClain, salesman, BOZ North
Gilmor street, was granted an absolute di-
vorce yesterday from Bertha O. McClain and
the custody of their child. They were mar
ried November 6, 1892, and lived together
until April 49, 1898. Mr.. McClain testified
that he reproached his wife for staying oui
late at night and she packed her trunk and
left him, going to her parents home in Wood
ensberg. Md"
Under the game laws applicable to Carroll
partridges, pheasants and rabbits may be shot
between November 10 and December "a
squirrels from September l to December L
woodcock from July Is to December "A. The
penalty for violation is $1,000 for each bird,
possession being evidence of guilt Persons
not residents or taxpayers cannot shoot wood
cock, pheasants, cartridges, rabbits or SPUR
rels in the county without first obtaining q
license The license is $40 co. fee so cents
total 5000.
The First Methodist Protestant Church Of
Union Bridge, Rev. Edgar 7. Read, pastor,
last week celebrated the twentieth anniversary
of the laying of the cornerstone. The open
ing sermon was by DR.. f. T. Little, President
of the Maryland Annual Conference, on Sun
day morning, October 10. The exercises
continued throughout the week. and included
historical and reminiscent. Revs. c. b. Lit
tie, S. Reese Murray, w. S. Hammond and
j. j. Murray took part in the services. and
the celebration closed last Sunday night with
Sunday school rally.