The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1903-10-10
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
InCAI BREVITIES.

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A h,omJ the concert at the M. L. Church
there last night. The company returieu oh
the "Owl. !,
TLo Westminster Savings Bank has declared
,am;.anuual dividend of per cent. on the
",nital stock and per cent. on weekly anu
Mr. Frank W. Mitten, of Gettysburg, Pa,
formerly of Westminster, had one OF his feet
IadIv mashed last Saturday by large piece
ice falling upon It,
marriage license was issued at Towson
I,.t Monday to Frank Myers, OF l33 South
Rand street, Baltimore, and Miss Richie
blizzard, Of Carroll county.
ALTO a. M, yesterday, Friday, the wealth
Or Rnreau sent out the following bulletin
partly cloudy and cooler tonight, with rain in
extreme east portion; Saturday fair.
The First Regiment Band, of this city, will
furnish music at the Hagerstown fair on
Thursday. October Is. There will be avery
LARGE attendance at the fair from this county.
The Manchester base ball club walloped
the Saudyville club, on the grounds OF the
former last Saturday, winning two games, the
first bv a score of to 3, and the second by
l0to D.
The County Commissioners last Monday
allowed Joseph l.. Franklin, tax collector for
Westminster district, on S27 ,2G0 for erroneous
assessments for 1902, and on S10,2G1 for
same for 1901.
Mrs. John Williams, of Winfield, sent to
this office last Wednesday a supply of hde
second crop strawberries. She says she has
picked about twenty quarts and distributed
them among her friends.
Mr.. II. Weller of this city, sent TO this
office twig from black raspberry bush
which was full of ripe berries. He found
them growing along the Western Maryland
Railroad on the 9th instant.
The first football game of the season in
Westminster will be played on Western Mary
land College grounds this Saturday after
noon, commencing at 3.l5 O'Clock. The
college eleven will have AS opponents the Uni,
yersity of Maryland team.
The attendance at the Mount Carmel Dem
ocratic meeting last Saturday was estimated
to be 10000 The Baltimore Sun says there
were over J, 800 vehicles Oh the grounds. The
Aesia Band was in attendance and helped
along the enthusiasm by some good music.
The manager of the Western Maryland
football team is named Whip. That is a
GOOD name for manager of the knights of the
pigskin, and it should inspire them to whip
any team that lines up against them. they
opened the season last Saturday at Washing
ton, d. c., and defeated the Gallaudet Col
lege team by score OF e to q.
Union Bridge is to have bicycle and auto
mobile races today, the 10th. The events an
bounced are: Novice half mile, bicycle; auto
mobile, two miles; Carroll county champion
ship one mile, bicycle; motor paced, one
mile; one mile open; one mile, bicycle; mo-
torcyce, two miles; handicap, one mile,
bicycle; gasoline consumption test, motors.
Oliver p Fowble, living near Beckleys-
vile, in Baltimore county, was shot and SerI
ousy injured on Saturday evening last, by his
lG,year old son. Fowble broke up furniture,
abused his wife and raised general disturb
ance. His son demonstrated with him, when
he threatened to kill the youth. going out and
getting bar of iron. When Fowhle returned
with it the boy fired.
Interesting services have been planned at
St. Johns Methodist Church, LaurenS 81. and
Madison Ave, Baltimore, next week. They
will begin next Sunday with rally. There
will be two services in the church. At II Il.
M Rev. DIR. I. II. Lewis, president of West
m Dr. j. W. Herring, of Westminster, State
Comptroller, will deliver an address and take
for his subject ''The Successful Church.
The Miller Bros. Co. and Charles E. Her
ing had three Opening days last week,
showing the latest styles and novelties in
Fall and Winter dress goods, millinery, ready
made dresses, nc. Saturday was the last day.
The Miller Bros. Co. gave concerts, morning,
afternoon and night by the First Regiment
Band and at Hering's Department Store
NICE lunch was served to customers, number
ing over 800, and at night the Westminster
Gutar Club furnished music.
James Hanson McQuay, aged about fifty
years. resident of Freedom district, was
found in an alley, east of Church street, in
THIS city, last Sunday morning, i'll from an
overdose of laudanum. Physicians were sum-
moned and relieved him of the effects of the
drug to considerable extent, and he was kept
walking by attendants several hours. Mr..
MeQuay Is son of Mrs. Sarah McQuay, near
WINFIELD now in her 95th year, and is wild
over, with several children, who live in Bal
hmOre.
Under the game laws applicable to Carroll
cartridges, 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
mol residents or taxpayers cannot shoot wood
COCK, pheaSants, cartridges, rabbits or SPUR
refs IN the county without first obtaining
Incense. The license is $1,000, fee so cents
total $685.
On October l. and the 2lst annual con
Venton of the Woman's Home and Foreign
Missionary Society of the Maryland Synod,
Lutheran Church, met in Frostburg. Follow
ing were the delegates from this county: Miss
Sarah Z. Trump, Manchester; Mrs. G. W.
BBaughman, Uniontown; Mrs. C. A. Britt,
Ianeytown; Mrs. l.. NJ. Bushey and Mrs. P.
D. !; Shriver, Sykesville; Mrs. g. w. Enders,
Union Bridge; Miss Alexina Mering, Lin
wood; Misses Lydia B. Starner and jamie
loung, Westminster.
I'm and after Sunday, October IL, trains
WIN leave Westminster for Baltimore at 5.11,
o'oo and 9.09 a. M, and 10, 4. 20 and GOT
p m, daily. Leave Westminster, going west,
MS.4O 9.52 and IL 53 a. NJ. and 4. 03, 5.54.
G4I p, m. and 1858 midnight. Sunday
"ains, going east, leave Westminster at 7.20
aud 500 a. IN. and 4. 80 and COZ p. m; going
"eSt, at 54O and Ills a. M, and LA p. IN.
ana 1853 midnight. Leave Hillen Station,
Sung west, at 4.30, 1926 and 10. II a. M, and
~ 20, 40, 6.l2 and 11.25 p. m. A full time
"ole Will be given next week.
on the first page of this issue will be
, ,Uuna Inc speech of DR.. J. w. Herring, Comp
s "Uller Oh the Treasury of Maryland, at Chick
T a,nauga' Chattanooga National Military Park,
a ,ennessee, on Thursday, rendering to the
government handsome monument erected
Eo .ae State of Maryland in the park DR..
elhlg was commissioned by Gov. Smith to
, osp the State of Maryland on the oc-
s sason; On the fourth page will be found
o oo political articles and the report of
o O~Smltiee OF the Baltimore city grand jury
springfield State Hospital, near Sykesville.
Ah non. Edwin War6eld, Hon. Gordon 7.
na Aanson and Hon. W. Shepard Bryan, the
mi inocratlc State nominees, will be in Car.
n ~m next Saturday, October II. In the after
ma oa ,hey will address Democratic mass
ab0a, at Manchester, the meeting to open
man a noon. Hon: Murray Vandiver, chair
m;,,o u Inc State Democratic Central Com
viii, e. ana John E. R. Wood, of Frederick,
and and Sso speak at Manchester, and the Alesa
mps; oarroli County Reed Bands will furnish
par alc On the occasion. At night the same
Ws snsmen will address, the Democrats of