The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1903-03-21
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
IOCAL BREVITIES.

The W. F. d. team of bowlers defeated the
Stars three games in five at duckpins on AL
nugh' alleys Wednesday night.
Prot. Simpson has distributed booklets con-
tanning material and full instruction for the
observance of Arbor Day, April 3rd.
The Lantz Brothers and Mr.. f. West, New
Windsor hucksters, gathered and shipped to
Baltimore, this week, 5000 dozen Of eggs.
Mr. David H. Geiman and family, who re-
sided on the farm Of Mr.. Oscar d. Gilbert,
near Corbin'S Mill, left last Monday for Gran.
ada, Colorado.
Mr. David Roger and family, of Waynes.
Loro Pa. formerly Of Union Bridge, will
leave March 81 for Ferry, North Dakota,
where he will engage in farming.
Mr.. James Maxwell Wright, who died in
Rio de ,aneiro. Brazil, last week, was an I'M
Gle of Mrs p. c. Kennedy and cousin Of
MIS- James a. c. Bond, of this city.
Mr. H. A. Taylor, Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury Department, Washington, ID. c.,
asks for proposals for a suitable site for the
Federal Building to be erected in this city.
At 10 H. m. Yesterday, Friday, the Wealth
er Bureau sent out the following bullitin:-
Increasing cloudiness, with rain, and warmer
late tonight; Saturday clearing and colder.
On the l4lh instant Mr.. Henry Morelock,
Of this city, sold his personal property
horses. cattle, farming utensils, furniture, &c.
There were sold 900 articles. which Mr.. Elias
" Davis, the auiioneer, disposed OF in 10
hours
Many of our older readers, especially those
that were on the road in 1.-THE good old days"
as hucksterS and wagoners. will ENJOY the ar
hce in another column of This issue-"An
Old Landmark and Its Story" Read it, as
it will bring up many pleasant recolIections.
Wednesday next will be celebrated in all
the public schools of this State as "Maryland
Day. The program will contain an article
on the settlement of Maryland by Mr.. Alan
". Will, an adaptation of Maryland, My
Naryand,' and the reading of an essay on
The Makers of Maryland"
Mr. Jacob Wink, an undertaken of Man
chester, who had IA hearing before Justice
Vim. Moore, Saturday, i'll regard to violating
the burial laws Of this State, two cases, plead
ed guilty and was fined $40 and costs in one
case, and States Attorney Weant directed
plea Of not guilty in the other.
Mr. W. Riley Myers gave a gramophone
concert to the inmates of the Carroll County
greatly enjoyed by them. 1t was curiosity
to them and the music was very much appre-
Grated. As one of them remarked in return
ing thanks. 1T was an afternoon like you
read about in books"
By the quarterly distribution of the public
school fund Carroll county receives So. 52l .0S
for white and $355.35 for colored schools;
Baltimore county $9.38O.23 for white and
= oil IA
4lS.2I for white and S1.0O0.7l for colored
schools, and Howard 81, 791. 5S for white and
SI5j.42 for colored schools.
Vim. Johnson, colored, was arrested in
Baltimore Monday by detective of that city.
Constable Davis. Of this city, took Johnson
to Union Bridge Wednesday, where he had a
hearing before Justice Crabbs, who held him
Tor the grand jury. Johnson is about % years
ola and worked at Walden's training stables.
lie is charged with an unmentionable crime.
Mr.. Columbus a. Smpley and Mrs. Ruth
+. Wheeler, a. heirs at-aw OF the late John
[. Shipley, near Shipley, have sold his real
estate at private sale Mr.. Columbus A.
SblpIey purchased the home farm, containing
2OS acres, l rood and 10 perches for 50, 700,
and the farm of 101 acres, near Gambler, was
sold to Mr.. James A. Phillips, of Baltimore,
for $500.
Herman Haines, Vernon Dell and james
SWartzbaugh were arrested charged with steal
ing vine from John SENT. They had a hearing
before Justice Crapster who discharged
Swartzbaugh and held the other two under
Ca'l for the action of the grand jury. On IN
formation before Justice Moore, SENT and
wife were held for hearing next week fol-
selling wine on Sunday and to minors.
Mr.. Lewis E. Lamotte, of Hampstead who
was committed to Jail by Justice Houck fol
hearing upon a charge of having committed
an assault upon his father-in-law, Prof. Levi:
=. Myerly, also of Hampstead, was taken be
lore Judge Thomas, Tuesday afternoon on {
writ of habeas corpus and discharged from
custody on the ground that the commitment
was defective. Weant for state, Michael +
walsh for traverser.
Last week The ADVOCATE announced tina
Inc U. s. Commissioner of Education intend
ed to have photographs taken of all the public
schoolhouses in this county, together with the
teachers and pupils for exhibition at the 81
L LOUIS Exposition next year. Mr.. E. b
thompson, photographer of Washington
~. T., is now at work between this city ant
MI: Airy. and will be heartily assisted by Elk
Anner Simpson and the teachers.