The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1903-05-16
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREVITIES.


next Monday with eight or ten painters.
Mr.. Charles Schaeffer is building a brick
dwelling on Pennsylvania avenue, this city,
adjoining his present residence. Mr. Schaef
fer and family will occupy the new house.
Prot. Simpson, school examiner, will de-
liver the annual address before the graduating
class of the Maryland Collegiate Institute,
Union Bridge, on Wednesday of next week.
There is on exhibition at the Miller Bros.
Company's Stores, this city, beautiful fruit
quilt, made by Mrs. Catherine Spencer, of
Smallwood. The quilt will be on exhibition
all next week.
The excursion of the Union Bridge Band
to Baltimore on Wednesday was a great sue
cess. The train started from High6eld, aud
had sos passengers when it left Westminster
at SOS in the morning. Twenty tickets were
sold at the station here
John Z. Rckle, well known farmer, near
this city, on Tuesday, through Charles I.
Reifsnider, attorney, applied in the United
States court, Baltimore, for the benefit OF the
bankruptcy law. His liabilities were given at
$l,375.S IS and assets at S2S6. 50.
The canning establishments of Westminster
are being put in order for the season Of 1903.
While the pea crop is a little later than usual,
owing to cold and wet weather delaying plant
ing, the prospect is good for u large yield. Ii
is expected that the canneries will start about
the 10th of June.
John Johns, a contractor and builder OF the
Third district of Howard county, while leav.
ing store at Sykesville on Monday slipped
upon the steps and fell, breaking one OF bis
legs below the knee Medical assistance was
rendered by DIS. John W. Hebb, Jr., and
ID. B. Sprecher.
Salem Lodge, No. 90, |. o. o. F. of West
minister, celebrated the 55ih anniversary Of
the organization of the Lodge. The wives
and daughters of the members attended, and
addresses were made by Rev William A.
Grouse and Dr. J. W. Herring. Refreshments
of ice cream, cake aud fruit we're enjoyed af-
ter the addresses.
L. A Halter, machinisi, has installed gas
engine in bis shop on Green street, this CITY,
that is a perfect piece of mechanism. II can
be started in few seconds and stopped as
quickly. IL is far more economical than
steam power, as there is no loss in fuel IN get
ting up steam or in shutting down. There IS
no dirt, and 10 time lost in firing.
P. A. Gorsueh, as auciioneer. sold on Sat
urday last for Charles I. Reiisnider. trustee
TO August Miller, the folloWing real estate
near Reese, in Moolery district No. l, ?
acres, 8 roods and 9 perches, To William Ar
mold for $3.50 No. 2, II acres, to William
Arnold for $685. No. 5, Is acres, 10 John
Poisal for S4O9. 50-a total Of Sl527. 50.
I.ovefeast at Meadow Branch was largely
attended last Saturday and Sunday. Elders
Caleb Long. OF BooBsbOro, and John Bowies.
of Middletown Valley preached Sunday.
Other elders present we're Solomon Stoner,
of Uniontowu; David Stoner. of townsville;
E.k Gtnnar ~ Ifnfna Rridga. lahu
WiIliar, Of Unionville; uriah Bixler. and
Charles D. Bonsaek, Of Meadow Branch.
The department store Of T. W. MAlher 4
Sons. this city, was entered from the rear lasi
Saturday night and about seven dollars we're
stolen from the cash register. No money,
except small change, is ever left ia the regis
ter over night. This is the second cash regis
ter robbed in this city in the pas, few weeks.
Some chicken stealing has been been going
on, TOO.
Julia Simpson, aged u years, daughter Of
Rev. Elmer Simpson, Of Small~ood. was
thrown from bicycle on Saturday aud frae
tured her skull The fracture Is four inches
in length. The little girl never lost conscious
ness and is doing as well as can be expected
from the nature Of the wound DIR. W. ID.
Wells, of Westminster, and DIR SiAs \. Cor
such, of Gambler, are her physicians.
Company II. First Regiment, Maryland
National Guard WAS inspected last Monday
night at their headquarters. FTizzellburg, by
Lieutenant Colonel Schuyler, GnIied States
Inspector of Troops He was accompanied
by Col. Little, Of the First Regiment Col.
Schuyler will make report on Company 4
to the War Department aud also TO the Adju
tani- General of Maryland.
On Thursday Of last week Miss jennie
Wohlgemuth left her home 81 1903 Orleans
street, Baltimore. and that was the last seen
of her until her body was found in the new
lake in Patterson Park, Wednesday. she had
been in i'll health for about year. Miss
Wohlgemuth was 45 years old, aud was SIS
Ter OF Mr.. Jacob W0hlgemuth. formerly of
this city, but now residing in Annapolis
B. r. Shriver & Co. the extensive Gamers,
with establishments at Westminster, Union
Mills and Littlestown. Pa, have purchased
property at New Windsor and will start can
merry there. They have already contracted
for q considerable acreage OF sweet corn
New Windsor is situated 10 q fertile region,
cultivated by an intelligent class OF farmers,
and ought to be good location for canning
establishment.
Jeremiah Johns, q cattle dealer of McSher-
rystowu, Pa, this week bought Is head of
a
cattle were fed on the ShriTer farm. adjoining
Westminster. They averaged 1910 pounds,
and were shipped on Wednesday to c. Rush
4 Son, extensive butchers of fine beet, Phil
adelphia. The cattle fed by B. F. Shriyer 4
Co stand high with the Philadelphia butch
ers. and they pay the top price for them. Mr..
Johns paid S.. 20 hundred for the cattle, or
$l,375.92 for the lot.
Closing exercises at the Union Bridge Col
legiate Institute begin on Sunday. May 81.
The graduating class consists of Francis j.
Sayler, Stella D. Smith aud Jessie S. Mess
Ter, of Union Bridge; Carrie Mae Bixler,
Westminster Nellie 5. Heefner, Waynes
boro, Pa John ). Crumpacker, Bonsacks,
Va. Elsie Anna Dotterer. louisville. Md. !;
4. Bette EnSor, Oak Orchard, Md. Alice
FTtz, Blue Ridge Summit, Pa. Edgar G.
Guyton, Burkitlsville. Md; and Stella G.
Williams, Kearney, Nebraska.
James Fl. Reynolds, of EIlicott City, was
brought here from the House of Correction
last Monday by Charles H. Fowler. of THIS
city, one of the guards at the institution. he
was committed by Justice Frank |. Lewis OF
Mt Airy, for stealing ride on the cars OF the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, to the House Of
Correction for six months. Judge Thomas
released him, on writ of habeas corpus, on
the RrOu0u I0aI LD6 law WHICH iE was
committed had been repealed. Such offend
ers are now sent 10 court for the action Of the
grand jury.
Amanda, wife of George Gummel, OF Gran
berry Valley, died May s, after an illness of a
few weeks She was much esteemed by the
neighborhood. and was 81 years, months
aud 10 days old. Besides her husband she is
survived by two children, Mrs. Warehime. OF
Baltimore, and Edward G., at home. The
remains we're inferred in Manchester Lutheran
cemetery on the 18th, Rev. H. H. Flick OH
eating The palbearers we're Noah l.. Sui
Ivan, David J. Brown, George Hunt, James
II. Lippy, John H. Leister, WIN. II. Ruby.
Shakespeare's Twelfth Night was given
on Friday night of last week in Alumni Hall,
Western Maryland College, under the direc-
ton of the teachers Of English and elocution.
Ii was an endeavor TO show play of the
great dramatst as il was played when first
written. Accordingly it was given without
scenery, placards merely announcing the 10.
cation of the scene but the eostuming was
as complete as it would have been in the Eliz.
abethan age. The leading parts we're well
sustained BY students who are making spe-
cialty of eloeution.