The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1903-08-01
SATURDAY, AUGUST l, 1903.
The ddte on the Label on yOHT
paper shOiCS the time to lCIiich yOHI'
absorption is paid.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
IOCAI. BREVITIES.

The Hampstead iremen cleared S25 a
their festival last Saturday.
Jacob Rineman has sold his farm, contain.
ing SO acres, near Hampstead, to John w.
Kelhaugh for $500.
G. Moritz Zepp, grocer Of this city, ha
made a deed of trust to Edward .. Weant 70
the benefit of creditors.
The Westminster Abattoir Company IS kill
ing from ten TO twelve beeves a week, beside
calves, sheep and lambs.
Mr.. John Zellers, a well known dairymai
and farmer OF this city. will leave Monday tol
York. Pa, to take charge of Mr.. Kari +
Katz's farm.
Mo a. M. yesterday, Friday, the Wealth
er Bureau sent out the following bulletin =
Partly cloudy and cooler tonight Saturday
fair and cooler.
The County Commissioners did not have
much business to transact last Monday. Far
mers are busy, and this is a dali season about
the Court House.
If YOU want to see a good game of base bal
attend the German picnic this Saturday al
ternoon, near Smallwood. The contestants
will be the Springfield and Smallwood clubs.
]. Calvin Wentz. Of Ebbvale, has purchased
a lot in Hanover, Pa, improved with two
story brick dwelling house, frame cigar shop,
etc, of Louis c. Dellone, for $500. Mr..
Weniz will lake possession next April.
Wan. r. Yingiing, tenant on the farm Of
Josephus 0rendorf, near Stouersville. had a
Weld Of - bushels Of wheat tn the acre on
corn stalk land john Stoner, Ir., near
Union Bridge, from l9 acres had yield OF
% bushels to the acre
Requiem mass for the repose Of the soul Of
the late Pope was said at st. John Church,
At - Aas.H =
Beneficial Society attended in body. The
bell was toled from until o. clock Monday
aud Tuesday mornings.
Application has been made 10 Gov Smith
for The pardon of Lawrence Fizhugh. who
was convicted before Justice Frank !. Lewis,
of Nj. Airy. on April 20, 1903, of unlawtully
riding on Baltimore and Ohio railFpad cars
and sentenced 10 the House of Correction for
four months.
Mr.. Charles P. Bale. of New Windsor, is
at ST. Agnes Hospital. Baltimore, for an op-
Grafton for liver affection. He has been
elected delegate to the National G. A. r.
Convention at San Francisco during the week
of August II to "a next, but it Is doubtful II
he will be able to attend.
The house Of Noah Riil near Houcksyil!e,
was burned Wednesday afternoon. together
with rearly all It's contents. The family was
absent AT the time aud the neigh;sors saved a
few articles from the first floor. Origin # the
fire is unknown. There was an insurance Of
$50 on the house and 500 GA the furniture
in the Dug Hill Company.
The First National Bank of Westminster by
John Milton Reifsnider aud Osborne l. Tel
lott. its attorneys, has sued Thomas Peercr In
the circuit court for Baltimore county on a
promissory note given TO the United Milk
Producers Association for s70,e4. With inter
est from November Is, 1901. aud Endorsed by
the association, 20 the plaintiff.
Heavy showers passed over this city on
Wednesday aud Thursday afternoons. The
thunder on Wednesday afternoon was heavy
and the lightning sharp and vivid. The barn
of Robert Gisi. near Westminster. was dam
aged somewhat by lightning. also the chimney
on the house of A. Bailey Morelock, Church
street. and put the fire out in the stove.
Shortly after p. N. last Wednesday. dark
clouds gathered IN the west and southwest,
aud continued to increase ia density until al
4I5 the storm broke with great severity
lightning, thunder and high wind. The ten
peraiure fell from So At , ?. IN. 70 20 at . =.
NJ; light showers after s p m. During the
storm il was so dark that gas hsd TO he used
in many business places.
James s. Baer. Jr., who has been a clerk
III the Elt1l NHtlAithA tftilN NA " va
the past three years, has resigned aud wall
today take a place with r. p. Baer 4 Co.
hardwood lumber dealers. whose Office IS IN
the Manufacturer Record Baildng, Balu.
more They have lumber interests in Ala
hama and other Southern States. Denton
Gehr, son Of Cashier George 4. Gehr has
been elected to succeed Mr.. Baer IN the bank.
During the storm on Thursday afternoon
lightning struck near the home Of Harry Dit
man. of Mountain View, near this city. stua
ming Mrs. Diiman. who was Ia the house. aud
nearly killing dog that was lying on the
porch. On the farm Of Mrs. Mary Walsh,
near Cagrollton Station, fifteen large apple
trees were uprooied and much fencing blown
down On the farm Of Michael +. Walsh,
sane neighborhood, a number OF apple trees
we're blown down.
Constable Elias n. Davis on Monday nigh
came upon some dnsky maidens at the West
End, this city, quarreling aud disturbing the
peace generally. They scattered at bis APP
proaeh so be waited until Tuesday, when he
arrested Lilly Wilson, Jeanette Hammond
and Laura Dorsey and took them before jus
tice William Moore. They pleaded guilty and
each paid 81 90 fine and Sl.35 costs. Some
charges of assault against each other were
settled upon payment Of costs.
Commencing August Srd, the Western
Maryland will quicken up very materially the
time of their No. Is train, so AS to arrive al
Hillen Station, Baltimore, at $40 p. m. IN
stead of at 6.05 p. m, as heretofore. ms
train will leave Hagerstown al :. 10 p. M, as
in the past, and ran on same time as hereto
fore as far as Westminster, leaving here at
4.25 o. M, and arriving at Baltimore as above.
BY this means passengers will not only have a
quick run to Baltimore, but viii arrive at lat
ter point in time TO connect with the $50 p.
m. train from Union Station, Baltimore, to'
Philadelphia and New York, and will also be
enabled to make connection with the steam.
boat lines for Old Point Comfort. Norfolk and
other Southern points.
John Blizzard and wife, living below Flnks'
burg, met with an accident last Sunday. They
were in top buggy on their way to visit then
son Harry living near the Washington road,
about three miles from Westminster. la com
ing down the hill near Fred. Walklings, the
breechband broke and the horse ran down the
hill. The railing Of the bridge over Beaver
run was broken of and the horse and buggy
with occupants, went over the bridge into the
stream, about eight feet below. Mr.. Blizzard
and his wife were considerably shocked by the
accident, but not much hurt. The water ~
the stream was shallow, but both got then
clothing well soaked. Persons in the neigh
borhood helped them out of their predicament,
and they continued their Journey.