The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1903-09-26
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER &c, 1903
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
I0CAL BREVITIES.


Hickory timber is in great demand, and the
price has advanced to $50 per 1000 feet
At6a. m, September 10, the temperature
was SO, with heavy frost. AT a M, Sep
TENDER % the mercury was 30.
Messrs. Gilbert L Gehr, of this city, are
placing hot water heating apparatus in the
Taneytown Reformed Church.
AtlOa m, yesterday, Friday, the wealth
er Bureau sent out the following bulletin
Fair tonight and Saturday; Saturday warmer
The Farmers Fertilizer Company Of this
city on Friday of last week sold LOB tons OF
their products, and on Thursday ct tins week
&C tons.
Next Tuesday, September %, IS registra-
,;on day. Registration offices will be open
from o'clock in the morning until IN to
evening.
Dame Rumor SAYS there are eight marriagss
10 take place, in which WeslmiRster4elN
vicinity is interested, between ncs aha De
cember lst.
The great nolifc alton and ratification meet
inc at Mt. Airy will be held today-Saturday,
the 26th. The meeting will open at 10 o clock
and be continued all day. and close with
dancing at night,
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee will positively be present
at the Mt. Airy meeting. Gen, Breckenridge
cannot attend, and Ex-Gov. Frank Brown IS
SO disguised with political conditions be will
not 90 to the meeting.
Carroll county was represented by Salem
Lodge Of Westminster, Daniel and Jacob OF
Manchester, Springfield of Sykesville, and
Sulphur Spring Of New Windsor, ia the great
Odd Fellows parade last Wednesday in Balti.
more.
The First Regiment Band. Maryland Ma
tioual Guard, WESTMINSTER took part in the
great Odd Fellows parade in Baltimore on
"Wednesday, marching with the Patriarchs
Militant, who led the procession. The band
had thirty men, and their playing attracted
much attention.
The Western Maryland College football
team will play It's FIRST game Of the season to
day Saturday at Baltimore against the team
of the Baltimore Medical College. On Octo-
her 8 the Western Maryland team will bnck
up against Gallaudet College team, aud 90 the
10th will meet the University OF Maryland
team on the college grounds here.
Sunday. 9th instant, will be the last Of the
Pen. Mar season. This has been the most
prosperous year this popular resort has ever
had and its fame IS spreading throughout the
world A recent tourist, stopping IN ihls city,
said ''he had travelled through the greater pan
Of Europe and had never seen a superior view
to that obtained from Mt. Quirok.
John II. Pilert, BY Howard Bryant. his
attorney, has sued Franklin ?. Goodwin, Of
Reisterstowu, for S, 600 damages for alleged
false arrest on a charge Of obtaining goods
under false preteuses. Mr.. Pileri SAYS he was
confined in the Southwestern District Police
Station. Baltimore. over night and aiierward
was discharged and released WiihOu. trial
Ir=ing Hume. a youth living with William
Benson at Arcadia, is at hospital IN Balu-
more, on account Of being kicked in the face
by mule last Sunday. In endeavOnng 10
mount the animal he fell, aud bis foot caught
in the stirup The mule kicked him IN the
face. knocking ont his teeth and cutting has
mouth badly. and he was otherwise injured
by being dragged some distance.
Jacob Newman. Democratic nominee TOR
Clerk OF the Circuit Court for Frederick coua-
~. Is Il nephew Of DR.. Frank I. Shaw, Of
Westminster. and James I. Waesche, "A Demo.
cratic nominee for Judge Of the Orphans
Court. is brother OF Joseph A. WaeSehe, Of
this CITY. John f. r. Wood. well known 10
Carroll as a forcibe speaker, IS on the ticket
for States Attorney, and State Senator Jacob
Rohrbach has been reuOmiRated.
The Carroll Athletic Club has authorized
Cau.ain Weeks OF their foot ball team to get
the candidates together and begin pmctciug:
also 10 purchase uniforms far the men, More
interest is being taken in the game this year
than ever, and Capt. Weeks says that this
wears team will be the strongest that has ever
represented Westminster. The team will play
some of the strongest teams in the State.
The schedule which is nov being arranged
will be announced later. The following men
are candidates for the team: BOWersox, Mot
ter. Holmes, Edwards, Hook. KINNEY, E-b.
Babylon. Shriver, Weeks. Capt; Ebaugh,
Bolio, Bonnetie, Little, Zepp, Davis and
Webster.
The Miners and Merchants Bank Of Iona
coming. Md, through its attorney, Charles r.
Fink, has brought suits in the Circuit Court
for Carroll against Calvin ;. Slagle aud WIN.
b. Thomas stockholders OF the City Trust
and Banking Company Of Baltimore City
nov in the hands OF receivers. The suits
we're brought under a law passed Ia 1892,
intending to make stockholders Of trust com
panies liable to their deposItors aud creditors
Tor double the amount of the par value Of
their stock number Of similar suits have
been brought in Baltimore city An effort IS
being made to reorganize the company. II
il is successful and the deposltors are paid the
suits will be dropped.
The mandamus case Of the Westminster
Water Company TO compel the Mayor and
Common Council OF Westminster 70 levy .
fax of five cents on the 800 OF the taxable
basis to paw the said wafer company for sup
plying the city with water for public uses. WAS
argued before Chief Judge |. Thomas Jones
on Thursday. Fink and Roberts Grouse
represented the Water Company and John
Milton Reifsnider, Bond L Parke and John
K. Cowen the Mayor and Common Council
The counsel for the Water Company con
tended that ordinance No. 81. passed on May
u. 1888, was a legal contract between the
CITY aud the Water Company and that i was
binding during the life Of the Water Com
pany, which was incorporated for forty years,
and was irrepeala5Ie except by the consent OF
the Water Company, and that the attempted
repeal of the ordinance year ago was null
and void The Counsel for the Mayor and
Common Council conteuded that ordinance
No 62 was not contract, and that II 1t was
il was only a contract continuing from year
To year. and not binding during the life OF the
Westminster Water Company. Judge Jones
held the case sub cura. II Is thought the
case will be taken to the Court Of Appeals,
no matter which side wins.