The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1903-01-03
LOCAL BREVITIES.

LUIAL bNEflllLS.
Tho nubIic and private schools and Western
MARYLAND College will reopen on Monday.
Re careful in dating letters, notes, mort
cages or other important papers 1hls Is 1913.
Mr. D, H. Warehime, of Mountain View,
t;Iad six hogs that weighed 140, 1873, 134,
I8g. 81 and so. Total, 707 pounds.
Mr.. J. Webster Ebaugh has been appointed
= trustee of the Westminster High School, in
the place of D. l.. Farrar, who has left the city.
The annual report of the Maryland Hospital
far the Insane, near Catonsville, shows that
~ inmates are from Carroll, 6 males and 6
females
Mrs. George W. Grimes, near Taylorsville,
has a cactus. commonly called the snake cac-
ms, which is 8 feet 10 inches high. This is
an unusually tall cactus.
The New Year was greeted in Westminster
bv the ringing Of bells, firing of guns and
pistols and exploding of fire crackers. Watch
nipht meetings were held in the MethodIsts
and Lutheran churches.
DIR. NJ. l.. Bot, of this city, who has been
suffering for ten days with catarrh of his right
hand, is improving DR.. j. T. Herring oper
ated upon his hand on Monday.
AT lOa IN. Yesterday Friday, the Weather
Bureau sent out the foil owing bulletin =
Rain and warm tonight; Saturday rain, fol-
lowed by fair in the afternoon or night.
A prosperous New Year to all. One of the
hest roads to prosperity and happiness is to
nav your debts and then contract no more.
Pay as you go. If you cannot pay don't go.
The George W. Albaugh Real Estate and
brokerage Company propose increasing their
captal stock to 500, 900. A stockholders
meeting will be held on February 2 to consider
the matter.
Mr.. Jacob Brehm, ST., of Hampstead dis
,rct, a retired farmer and worthy citizen,
who has been quite i'll with liver and kidney
trouble, is improving, under the treatment OF
DR.. NJ l.. Bot.
William n. Keefer and Milton A. Sullivan,
Of Westminster, have formed a co partnership,
and will continue the grocery. provision, flour
and feed business built up and so successfully
conducted by Mr.. Keefer.
During December As deeds, lG mortgages
and bills of sale were recorded in the Clerks
office and AZ marriage licenses were issued.
During the year 1902 $50 deeds, $50 mort
cages, 1856 bills Of sale and 2S3 marriage H.
cenSes were issued.
The County Commissioners contracted last
Monday with the York Bridge Company for
an iron bridge over the Patapsco at Benson's
ford, for $1,000. Also with the same company
for an iron bridge over Big Morgan at Baes
mans ford, for $l150.
The national banks of Westminster on We'd
nesday declared semi annual dividends, clear
al county, state and national taxes, as follows:
Union National per cent, First National 45
per cent and the Farmers and Mechanics -
per cent. The dividend of the First National
If New Windsor was 81 per cent
i g.,
Snydersburg on Friday of next week for the
purpose of organizing farmers club. 4. W.
Sylvester, of Maryland Agricultural College,
and Jose phi B. Ager master of the State
Grange, are expected to address the meeting.
The Westminster Hat Company on Monday
next will open store in this city, on East
Main street, next door to John d. Bowers
grocery store They will have the office of
the company in the building and keep large
stock of hats of their own manufacture exclu-
siyey.
The surplus of the Register of Wills Office
forrhe year ended December 6, last, amounted
to nearly $1,000, which goes into the State
treasury. Register Brooks also paid out about
$1,000 in salaries, besides his own salary of
$1,000. This was accomplished by his policy
OF requiring all fees to be paid cash.
The mandamus and injunction cases against
the Mayorand Common Council of Westmin
ster, by the Westminster Water Company and
Fred. ID. Miller, taxpayer, will not be heard
next Monday. By agreement of counsel in
both sides the Mayor and Council will be given
longer time in which to file their answers.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles McFadden, of Anda
luSla, near Philadelphia whose serious acct
dent on Christmas morning was noted last
week, are both improving Mr.. McFadden
has about recovered. Mrs. McFadden, who
was the more seriously injured, has been re-
moved to her home, and is steadily improving
Comptroller Herring has made quarterly
apportlonment of the public school tax. Car
roll will receive $3,521.08 for white schools
and S355.35 for colored; Frederick, SIS. 41927
Tor white and 81 200. II for colored; Howard,
Sl19l5 for white and S755.42 for colored;
Baltimore county, $9,39023 for white and
sl,6O443 for colored.
The rain, snow and sleet of Monday coated
streets and sidewalks with ice, making walk
ing little difficult, many persons taking to
The streets. On Tuesday sleighs ran nicely
on the streets and pixies, and number were
Out. The boys and girls of Westminster en-
Joyed rare sport in shedding aud skating on
the ice coated pavements.
The term of the late postmaster of West
minister, Milton Schaeffer expires in about
TWO weeks. Horace G. Reese has been acting
postmaster for the sureties of Mr.. Schaeffer.
mere are number of applicants for the posi-.
uon. The contest does not appear to be a
very warm one, as most Republicans have
concluded that the choice has narrowed down
Mr.. Reese.
In another column will be found an account
h., a.
MHaryland Railroad Company to the Bowling
ureen Trust Company. tits for $40, 900, 900,
a aou covers the same property that the $780,,
oVo'ooo hrst mortgage does. The 100000
mortgage is document of 60 printed pages,
ana was filed for record in the Clerks Office
mere on Wednesday. The fee for recording
was $70.5O
mere was unique parade in Taneytown
vi new Years afternoon. 1t was gotten up
W W, franklin Bowersox, Charles Brown and
"ITe frank. The paraders, numbering sew
era, hundred, were in masks and fancy dress,
Tnu In line were the Taneytown Band, the
nIaheytown Drum Corps and the Keysville
nrlm Corps. 1t was the first parade of the
Aihu ever witnessed in Taneytown, and created
nlucn amusement to large crowd of specta-
olS' franklin Bowersox was chief marshal,
WIN ). d. Reindollar and Frank E. Cunning
"au' OF Westminster, as aids.
charity Lodge, No. So, Knights of Pythias,
TI l9ls city, Friday night of last week elected
sne following officers to serve the ensuing six
months: Chancellor Commander, Guy l..
ppow'er; Vice Chancellor, Denton S. Gehr;
Il relate' Chas Mackley; Master of Exchequer,
g p" bernstein; Master of Finance, Thos. E.
ITeepse; Keeper of Records and Seals, John
NJ neese; Master of Work, VIM. R. Anders;
TASTE faster at Arms, Edward s. Shriver; Trustees,
nneo; A. Kaufman, James H. Cassell, Hoff-
I iiAh Fuss, John Fl. Mitten and John B. Say
.or; Marshal, John Fl. Mitten: Representative