The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-09-13
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

LOCAL BREVITIES.
r. L. Wamaling, near Woodensburg, has
had his soldier pension increased to $500 q
month.
About fen tons of Lima beans were sold at
New Windsor on Thursday to county and Bal
timere parties.
The steam Touring mills of Westminster re-
ceived more wheat in August than in any other
August since their establishment.
Rev. Robert H. Paine. of Mt. Calvary
Church, Baltimore, will oficiate at Ascension
Church, Westminster, Sunday.
e. Dawson Williams, of Montgomery coun-
ty, a recent graduate of Western Maryland
College. has been appointed instructor IN
Johns Hopkins University.
Prof G. W. Stryker, lately headnaster Of
Warfeld College. near Sykesville, has ae-
school at st. Johns College.
The County Commissioners last Monday
granted special pension OF $500 70 Bert.
Fridinger, OF Westminster district, and trans
acted some general business.
Many toas of fertilizer have been sold by
the two factories of Westminster this week.
Many wagon-loads have passed the ADVOCATE
office daily, going east and southeast.
Joel Fisher, miller at the Carroll Mills, this
city, had the index finger of his right hand
cut off below the second joint on Friday night
of last week, b. having it caught between two
cogwheels.
Notwithstanding the heavy rains last Tues
day Robnsons circus was well attended both
in the afternoon and at night. The perform
ances were up to expectations and were skill
full and pleasing.
Mr.. George w. Albaugh, of Westminster,
was elected a member of the Baltimore Cham
Der of Commerce last Monday. Mr.. Albaugh
is becoming widely known in financial and
business circles Of Baltimore.
Edward Circle, aged 80 years. was killed
at Dayton, Ohio, on Friday Of last week,
where he was foreman Of large livery stable.
He. was son Of David Circle, near Pleasant
Valley, this county. His remains were in
TERED at Dayton.
On August 81 Mrs. Morris A. Nau, of
Taneytown, gave birth to male child, minus
arms or legs. There is a stump of the right
arm, as well as of the left leg, but otherwise
the limbs are absent. The case represents
very rare freak of nature. Otherwise, the
child is well formed and apparently healthy.
While cleaning out an old spring, on the
Shafer farm. Superintendent Gemme, of the
Citizens Water Company, discovered two
stone arrow-heads. One was imperfect, and
was probably thrown away by the Indians who
four hundred years ago hunted and fished
along the Patapsco Falls. The other was
finely shaped. They were both made from
the same kind of rock which is found along
the Falls.
5 Mr.. Harry T. Petry, of New Windsor, and
well known in Westminster, where he resided
for some time, is severely afflicted with rheu-
matism. He had been at Johns Hopkins
Hospital for treatment for long time, and
returned home on August 30, not much i'm
proved. He moves about on crutches, but
with difficulty and pain, and anticipates that
he will have to have both legs amputated
above the knees.
Eugene Roberts, the negro who escaped
from Deputy Sheriff Shaw August 20 by
knocking him down flight of stairs while at
tempting to place him in cell in the Freder-
lex county jail, was captured by the Sheriff $
officers last Sunday near Union Bridge and
taken to Frederick. When arrested the negro
was asleep on the ground near roadway.
He said he had been roaming around since his
escape in constant dread of being appre-
handea,
Harry Mason and Arthur Ford, aged about
1S years each, waived a hearing before Justice
Moore on Monday afternoon and were COM
mitted to Jail to await the action of the grand
Jury. The young men are charged with the
larceny of II pairs of shoes, II understands, .
pairs of drawers, IL pairs of suspenders, IL
shirts and II pairs of ladies' hose John
Lloyd, chief of the Baltimore Il Ohio detective
force, and several other officers we're here with
the goods, to testify against the prisoners.
The Hanover Fair will open on the 10th and
close on the 10Th. The Western Maryland
Railroad will sell tickets to Hanover and re.
turn, including admission TO the fair, at all
citations from Union Bridge to Glyndon, at
ST. rs; $1.00 from Hampstead, 95 cents from
Greenmount, 80 cents from Maple Grove and
Miller's and slight reduction at stations
further up. On "Wednesday and Thursday
special trains will leave Hanover at $50 p.
M, connecting with trains east and west at
Emory Grove.
Fifly-seven suits were instituted in the cir.
cult court for Baltimore county on Friday Of
last week by the Old Town Bank of Baltimore
on notes given to it by the United Milk Pro.
ducers' Association and discounted by the
bank and were not paid Edwin w. Bleakley,
Of Glen Falls, is sued for $155.00; Joshua
Clements, of Owing's Mill, for $54.66; Ran
dolph Slade, of Woodensburg. for 800. 90; John
E. Tinker, also of Woodensburg, for $6S.75
aud Fl. Jacob Zouck, of Glyndon, for $83. 90
The suits against the other defendants are tol
amounts ranging from 500. 90 to $4ll.67.
The hard coal supply in Westminster il
getting short. One yard hasn't pound or
hand, another has less than 100 tons, and the
third has about 800 tons. Those having coal
are only selling in ton lots, hoping they vii
be able to keep the fires of their customers
al Al 81 otr.E 10
The end Of the strike is not now in sight, and
should it end at once the ceal supply will be
short all winter. That is, persons who usually
buy in lots from 10 to 20 ions will not be able
to get them, and will have to be content with
small deliveries. Coal is now dollar ton
higher than usual
It's reported that the Wabash engineer who
examined The territory north of Giyndon, will
a view to recommending change in the road
bed so as to avoid the heavy grade from Gler
Falls to Emory Grove, came TO the conclusion
that the most available route involves a decided
shifting of location. By leaving the presen
roadbed at Emory Grove Junction and bear
ing to the right ridge could be followed
nearly all the way TO Westminster. This
would not only do away with the heavy grade
but it would give more direct line and one
without the numerous curves which are neces
sary in the present route along the falls.
The exercises of the Carroll County Teach
ers Institute were suspended on Wednesday
for short time in order to elect officers fo
the county association for the ensuing year
Following is the result-Geo. W. Hess presi
dent, Ulysses Shipley vice. president, Georgt
f. Moreiock secretary. AIDA L. Trump treas
alrer, Margaret A. McGirr editor. Examine
Simpson appointed the following committees
On legislation-E. Lee Erb, Ulysses Il. Ship
lev, 4. j. Bemiller On reading circle
Geo. f. Morelock, Miss Lillian Trayer, Il. 5
YingIing, Miss Ida v. Cawthorn, e. ]. Wentz
Miss G. May Forrest, George W. Hess. Mis-
Hilda E. Grass. On Libraries Misses Ida +
ILockard, M. Jane Ecker, Mary II. Stansbury
sHonora Birmingham, Carrie Harbaugh
Messrs. James B. Gait, Fl. B. Burgoon.