The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1903-04-04
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREyTTIES.
Tomorrow will be Palm Sunday,


Tomorrow will be Palm Sunday,
Mr.. Joseph Price and family, of Liueboro,
have moved to Hanover, Pa.
During March there were received at the
Clerks Office for record "A deeds, 80 mort
cages and IL bills of sale, and % marriage
licenses were issued.
John Edward Kirby, a contractor, died at
his home in Baltimore last Saturday, aged A
wears. He was member of the firm of Kirby
Bros, who graded and mscadamized Main
street in this city.
David L. Walsh and Francis Neal Parke,
trustees. sold last Saturday the property OF
the heirs of Thomas Taylor, deceased, con
tanning Al acres, at Patapsco, TO Charles Z.
Bowman, for $4,000.
Tickets for the concert by the Westminster
Band, under the leadership of Prot. Sampaix,
at Alumni Hall, April IL, are selling rapidly;
These who would secure choice seats should
not delay in getting tickets.
Mr.. Joseph Hunter, near this city, who
seeded oais on February IA. reports that they
came up well and are three or four inches
high. The mild weather Of March was very
favorable to the growth Of the oats.
On Nav the s4th annual session of the
Maryland Chassis of the Reformed Church
will meet at CleaSpring. Rev. }. Stewart
Hartman. of Silver Run, will preach the ser.
mon at the morning service on May s,
The fast mail from Baltimore, due here at
8. 40 a. m, on Monday morning was delayed
over an hour as the result of hre under
culvert at Finksburg. Several ties were
burned and they had to be replaced before
the trains conld cross the calvert.
Prof. s. Simpson. who recently purchased
the Sharrer lot on Willis street, between Cen
ire and Court, will have handsome rest
dence erected at once. Mr.. Paul Reese OF
this city. has just completed the plans ana
specihcations. The foundation for the house
has been begun.
The Schlosser Tannery Company have IN
stalled phone al their office. and the INST
message received over the wire VAS FROM The
Westminster Postofiee asking ''who Is tins
The reply came promptly this IS the man
who wanted to be Postmaster and didn't get
it, echo. load laughter at the Posioihee eud.
A decrease of so cents a ton on anthracite
coal has been made, dSung from April l. and
to continue 10 September !. The price Is
still 80 cents ton higher than last year. This
so cents is to cover cost 10 the mine operaiors
and coal roads for the increased cost of min
ing and the reduction Of the working day from
10 10 hours.
The County Commissioners last Monday
appointed Oliver d. Birely Road Commls.
sioner for Middlebnrg district. IN the place Of
Jesse p. Weybright, resigned. and WilliSm
A. Harrison for Mt. Airy district. in The place
of Lloyd S Buckingham. resigned. A special
pension of FIVE dollars was allowed Aun Maria
Bowers, Of Union Bridge district.
The Baltimore Conference Of the Metho
dist Episcopal Church South, after q session
of week at Fredericksburg. Va, adjourned
on Tuesday last. J. +. BAggs was appointed
TO Reistegsto~u, F. Fl. Shipley. supply W.
J. Whitesell 70 Freedom; w. E. Miller to
Linganore. one 10 be supplied; /. J. Lambert
and C. W. Smith TO Gaithersburg.
Grant Chew aud Daniel Bash. of Paiapseo
neighborhoOd, charged with rohbing George
I. Noel, Of Westminster, OF watch and about
$4. so IN money, at Chew's home, had hear
ing before Justice William Moore on Tuesday
morning. Bush was discharged and Chew
sent to Jail to await the action Of the grand
Jury. Weant for the State; Steele for accused.
B. II. Griswold, General Traffic Manager
OF the Western Maryland, West Virginia Cen
trail and Pittsbarg railroad companies, has
appointed W. I. Hunter. general freight
agent: F. N. Howell, general passenger agent,
with offices at Hillen Station, aud q. ". Har.
rison. division. ticket and baggage agent OF
the West Virginia Central and PIttsharg rali-
roads. with offices at Piedmont, W. Va
A partial eclipse of the moon, visible over
she greater part Of the United States. will oe-
cur On the evening of Saturday, April H..
The eel,nse begins before the moon rises. and
Il will AerefOre appear above the horizon
With most Ct the disc obscured by the earth $
shadow. So Car as the ordinary observer 10
concerned tie eclipse will end Al about nine
O'Clock. The shadow will cover about thirty.
une fortierhs Of tie moons disc. thus making
the eclipse nearly total.
Judge Harry NJ Gsabaugh, who was ap.
u,oiSfed Associate Justice Of the District OF
Colyabia Supreme Court was appointed
Chief Sndge on Friday of last week, 70 sue
coed Edward F. Bingham, retired. Judge
Clabaugh was elected Attorney General OF
Maryland ia 1896, in the political uphesyal OF
shat year and 10 1899 was appointed by Pres
adeot Mckinley as Associate Justice, and at
once became popular with his associates on
the beach and the bar. He has made very
acceptable judge.
George r. l.. Hoover. of Carroll county,
Fannie f. Anderson, of Washington and JAS.
r. Woodslde and others. of Baltimore, have
decided 10 op1ose the sale of the remaining
assets of the Baltimore Building and Loan
Association to John X. Hayward, of New
York for ST. 500. Exceptions to the ratlt.
cation Of the sale have been filed in the United
States Court, and Judge Morris has granted
the petitioaers until April % to present evl-
dence 10 support of their exceptions. 1t IS
said that the petitioners who oppose tue sale
represent about $67 ESQ in claims.
In the Court of Appeals on "Wednesday,
Judge Schumacher gave decision Ia the mat,
ter of the appeal Of Joseph NJ. Beaver and
James b. Reager. executors named IN the
paper writing purporting to be the VIII oil
Washington Reaver, appealed from the Or
pbaps' Court of Carroll county. The court de
cides iu this matter point never before raised
directly before the Court of Appeals Of Mary.
Iaud-vhether or not the aitestaton OF VIII
Is valid where the witness signs by making q
crossmark. The lower court refused 20 admit
the will to probate on this account, but me
Court of Appeals holds it was clearly Ia error
and the authority of the English and many
American cases IS to the effect that the exc.
cution by making a mark is valid. Roberts
4 Grouse we're attorneys for the executors.
Henry S. Jean, Of Harrisonville, Baltimore
comfy, was given a verdict for ~, 0OO against
the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Com
paHy at Belair, on last Saturday, for injuries
received at Pennsylvania Avenue Station,
Baltimore, DecemDer H. A9Vi' "@o a.
legged that as the train approached the station,
the conductor announced the station and him
self Jumped off. Mr.. Jean claimed that as
the station had been announced and the train
slowed down and stopped, it being after night,
he followed the conductor. and had reached
the lower step when he discovered his mis-
take, Ibpt Just then the train lurehed forward
and he Lost his balance and fell. de sus
tanned severe injuries, necessitating the an.
mutation of an arm. The company claimed
that Mr.. Jean had no business to leave the
train until it.reaehed the platform, and that
he directly contributed to the accident by his
own negligence.