The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1903-11-14
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
IDCAL BREVITIES.
,as falls on Friday.

Christmas falls on Friday.
Soorlat fever is reported among the pupils
d, The public school at Woodbne.
.t1Oa M. Yesterday. Friday, the wealth
p',roon sent out the following bulletin
Hair tonight aud Saturday.
K VENT. of near Bish's school house,
,.an hi. farm. containing 33 acres, well
; i,,u TO Edward Geiman, of near Mel
.'". far $1,000. Mr.. Wenlz and wife will
move to near Manchester.
Charles 0. Clemson has consented TO be
came Chief Deputy in the Office OF Register
,fWlIs under Dr. }. j. Stewart. The posi-
,o,, will not require Mr.. Clemson to quit the
practice Of law, except in cases before the
Orphans Court
While returning home from New Windsor
IN Tuesday night, James Danner aorse STUN
lied, throwing him off He fell on his face,
his forehead and lip were severely bruised and
cut and there was Il partial fracture OF the
nose. Dr. NJ. l.. Bot attended him.
At Meadow Branch meeting house, last
Tuesday. twentv-llree persons were baptized.
Elders Bonsack and Roop performed the or
Jipauce. Other Elders in attendance Were
Stouer BxIcr, Brown and Flory. There was
:, arge congregation present to witness the
ceremony.
Western Maryland College football team
scored another victory last Saturday, de teating
Delaware College team, at Wilmington Del
aware, BIZ score Of Is to 6. The team will
play the Maryland Agricultural College today.
The College Reserves will play the team of
the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute on the
ball field here this afternoon.
The creditors of Jones 4 Co., of Mount
Airy. who made an assignment October 80,
met in Frederick last Monday A petition
had been filed in the United States Court at
Baltimore to throw the estate into bankruptcy
The creditors signed a petition to Judge Nor
ris against such proceeding, and if bank
ruptcy proceedings could not be avoided, ask
ing that j. ID. Baker, the present trustee, be
continued.
The County Commissioners, on Monday
last, upon petition and certificates from two
musicians, directed States Dell to be taken to
Spring Grove Asylum. Mr.. Dell was at the
Asylum iOrsome time and discharged AS cured.
For seven years or more he has been working
his suall farm and caring for his family, but
recently his mind has become unbalanced
again. 1t is thought he will recover his reason
in the course of Il few months. The Com
miSsionerS transacted some routine business.
The Frederick News of Thursdays says: at
is rumored that the Northern Central Railway
is thinking of disseminating what is known as
the short run train between Frederick and
BruceviIla in the afternoon, and possibly on e
or both Of the short,run morning trains. 1t is
said that these trains yield little, if any, profit
to the company and that the afternoon train,
at least, might be discontinued without sacr-
icing any travel except that which comes from
Baltimore and intermediate stations on the
Western Maryland Railroad. =
Maryland Chassis will hold special meet
ing at Taneytown on Wednesday afternoon,
November Is, at = O. clock in Grace Reformed
Church, to give Rev. DIR. A. Bateman his dis
miSSal and attend to some other important
matters Next Sunday will be the last for
Rev. Bateman with that congregation, as he
expects to leave for his new charge in Lans
ford. Pa. on or about November 10. His
many friends and members of his cougrega-
lion are sorry TO see him leave, as ne has been
the pastor OF Grace Reformed Church for ten
Years.
This Saturday afternoon Justice William
Moore will hear an assault and battery case,
the parties TO which reside in the nelghbor-
hood OF Greenmount. Norris c. Taylor had
Francis Dell, upon the charge of asSaulting
him and his wife Oh November 9Th. Consta,
Bile Davis arrested the Dels on Thursday, and
each gave bail in the sum of $50 for their
presence at Judge Moore's Court today. One
OF the accused showed evidence of having
been in scrap, and the evidence il like to
be interesting. Weant will repie Sent the State
and Jno. Milton Reifsnider, the accused.
A letter to THE ADVOCATE, from Thurmont,
Md, says Rev. e. Turner Jones, b. d.,
former junior pastor Of Hampstead NJ. L.
charge, and now preacher in charge of Thur
mont l. b. Church, preached his first sermon
at that place last Sunday afternoon to very
large and appreciative congregation. Mr..
Jones theme was "Christianity in Earnest"
Tins he handled III a scholarly manner and
showed signs Of magnetism and oratorical
ability which illicited responses again and
again from various parts of the house. Mr..
Jones will begin his fall campaign at Deer
held, Monday night, November 10th. with a
series OF meetings at that place.
-, The Sunday school of Thomas Chapel, at
iannery, held missionary celebration Sun
following program was rendered Address
OF welcome, Miss Bowman; prayer; address,
Mrs. 5. X. Herr; solo, Miss Bessie Herr; re.
marks by the pastor, Rev. VIM. Harden; read
ing, Miss Eva Rinker; address, George X.
Mather; duet, Misses Bessie Armacost and
Bessie Herr; address, j. Belt Towushend; Miss
Blanche Baer presided at the organ. The
chapel was deliberately trimmed with flowers
anu autumn leaves. Mr.. james 5. Baer, ,r.,
Is superintendent of the school