The Democratic advocate., 1903-05-02
IocAI RREvITIES.

LUOAL DRENAAkES.
A. Krumriue, of Deep Run, Myers dis
trict, finished planting 17-acre field of corn
April "a
Adiutant General Saunders has appointed
May IL as the time to examine Company ID,
(Frizellburg), First Maryland Regiment.
In April 1870 deeds, 65 mortgages and 10
bills of sale were recorded IN the Clerk 5
office, and % marriage licenses were issued.
At 10 a. m. yesterday. Friday, the Wealth
er Bureau sent out the following bulletin:-
Fair tonight aud Saturday; continued cold to-
night, with frost.
At2p. m. on April 29. the mercury regis
tered 80 degrees in the shade and 9S degrees
in the sun. At the same hour on the SOth
the mercury registered 81 in the shade and
l02 in the sun.
Messrs. John Mitten and William 0ursler
fished in Shamburger's dam last Tuesday
night, and were very successful. They caught
a large number of suckers and carp. One OF
the carp weighed 81 pounds.
Mr.. Vincent Yingling is preparing to erect
four dwellings on the corner OF Nam street
and Washington avenue, this city. The prop
erty was formerly owned by John V. Gent
graf Charles B. Iingling, contractor.
Last Monday Judge Thomas, after hearing
testimony upon protest made by Is citizens
of Frizelburg against granting TO John Few
license TO keep hotel and sell liquor 10 that
place, passed an order refusing the license.
We are indebted to Mr.. Jesse W. Fuss,
member of the House of Delegates, for copy
Of Maryland Manual. 1902; A Compendium
of Legal, Historical aad Statistical luforma
ton Relating to the State Of Maryland.
James Niekum died in Taneytown April
%. in bis Dist year. He leaves three children:
Miss Alice. at home; Milton j., Of Pleasant
vile, Ohio, and Charles, of 0skaloosa, Kan
sas. Interment was made in Piney Greek
Presbyterian Cemetery.
..You must wake and call me early. call
me- early. mother dear; for I'm TO be Qaeen
o. the MAY. mother I'm 10 be Queen o the
Nav This was the song Of the Nav Queen
years ago, but the Queen o the May this
year net with chilling blast If she was
early or out any other time yesterday.
Considerable excitement was caused in this
city last Monday afternoon by The announce
mant that Mr. A. Augustus BHddl Mitten
dwelling and farm buildings, near Spring
Mills. were on fire Fortunately the report
was not true The fire was on what Is known
AS ivy Hill, near Mr.. AiIien's residence.
There was decided fall in the temperature
after 10 D. NJ. Thursday night. A strong
northwest wind drove the dns; ia binding
clouds and very few persons were on the
streets after that hour. The mercury at . 80
o. M. registered 81, and At a. ~. Friday SS.
a fall OF 40 degrees. A high wiad prevailed
yesterday.
A number Of changes were made Thursday
IN the persouei of the Supreme Court OF the
District Of Columbia. consequent upoa the re
tirement Of Chief Justice Edward f. Biug
ham. Justice Cla5augh succeeded TO the
Chief Justicsship. and In tura wss succeeded
rs Associate Justice BY TX x-Senaior Jeier e.
Prilchard, of North Carolina.
The eaveat to the will Of Thomas o. War
field, OF Howard county, filed by bis daughter,
Mrs. Belle Runkles, wife Of Charles A. Runk-
les. Of MI. Airy, has been Withdrawn. accord
ing to the terms Of proposed settlement oui
Of court. Under the will Mrs. Raakies Nas
TO receive only $500. The amount OF the al
lowance to be made her under the agreement
is said TO be $50.
DR.. G. II. Mead, Of New YORK. the Grea,
Temperance Lecturer. will speak ia the Luh
eran Church, this city, Sunday afternoon.
Nav 8, ut , 80 q clock aud also in the even
ing af I. 80 O'Clock DR. Mead, IT will be re.
membered, smoke At Alamni Hall two years
ago at the Coenly Christian EndeaTor Con-
vention. and charmed all by his m 1tchless wit
and splendid oraloTy.
The closed season for fishing ia this county
Is during the month OF May. IL Is unlawful
to take 6sh in any manner OF to have them ia
your possession II is also unlawful at any
time TO turn any poisonous matter IN the
streams. The Town Branch the past week
was full Of dead 6sh, killed by poisonous
matter turned in the stream IN the nelghbor-
hood Of the Shirt Factory. There is heavy
fine against this
Al Easton. Nd. on Friday evening Of last
week, Rev. Dr. W. X. Graham, pastor of
Calvary ~ p Church, was visited By large
number of his congregation who LETT suhs;au'
tial evidences Of their appreciation Of him.
and package of money for his wife. The
uantry was flied TO oyerhowing, refreshments
.sre served and all had an enjoyable evening.
Dt. Graham was formerly pastor OF the N. r,
Chareh 10 Westminster.
IaS Monday the conductors, baggagemen
asd bs4sg.smen in the passenger and freight
service os the Western Maryland Railroad
we're informed that their wages would be in
creased from - to % cents day, or a gen.
eral average OF about 10 per cent The ad-
vance was made effective from April /, and,
Il is said, viii add about $4,000 10 the an
si4kal expenses for operations. The men are
lnaQia pleased with the advance.
TIE MARYLAND Glass Company. whose plant
a. located near Annapolis, last week concluded
20 wind ap its affairs by having receivers ap'
x,ointed. Tie Baltimore Sun says The
eomuany has az authorized capital of $50.
600 Mr.. Halloek Penrose has been IN charge
of the plan, ss Fiee-president ana general
manager Mr.. fhoa2as, OF Westminster, ls
president. Mr.. Thomas b. Harrison Is Seere-
iary and Mr.. Charles g. Helm is treasurer.
.,~a A. Thntnaz II n Phi.
foak. Thomas B. Harrison, Charles q. Helm,
HoSlock Penrose. Mr. Richie aud Mr..
Iiri.ass. About so persons are employed.
Commencement exercises of Westminster
Theological Seminary will begin tomorrow,
SUNDAY. aud close on Tuesday following. The
exercises will he held in the Methodist Prot
astapt Church Af 10 30 SGaday morning
the baecalaurate sermon will be delivered by
President Hugh l.. Eiderdice and the alumni
sermon by Rav. Claude G. Douglas at P. m
On Monday night the Stockton Society VIII
nave a reunion aud banquet. On Tuesday
commencement exercises will take place.
T'he graduates will be Aubrey +. Hess, 81.
Mary's. West Virginia; George J. Hooker
and Richard L. ShipIey, Of Baltimore.
The Western Maryland Railroad Company
has sold its private car Pen Mar to the Mis-
sour Pacific Railroad Company. OF which Ar.
George J. Gould is the president. II IS IN,
Aerstood that the car will be used by one OF
The officials of that system The car was found
TO be too long for the sharp curves OF the
Western Maryland. Mr.. Henry A. Bishop,
acting yice.president, said the delivery OF the
new yestibuled coaches and baggage car for
the Blue Mountain express is promised for
about June l5 This train is also TO have a
new engine. but it will not lie ready for de-
livery until about the middle Of July. Ii will
be the first vestibuled train ever owned By the
road.
letter from Denton, Caroline county,
says Prof. Daniel de Monilpied, an inter
esting character, died recently at the Caroline
comfy almshouse. of which he had been an
inmate for year. He WIS born in France
and was literally educated. He spent most
of his life teaching languages in New York,
Peunsylvania and New England. de taught
AT one time in the Western Maryland College
AZ Westminster. During the Civil War he
served in the Union Army. At one time he
owned considerable property, aud resided at
Ridgely." About 1866 there was very &C.
centric Freuchman employed as laborer at
Western Maryland College by Prot. Buell.,
who was master of several languages, and
conyersed in Latin, Greek, French, German,
Hebrew and Russian, but he never taught IN
the college.