The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1903-07-18
SATURDAY, JULY IS, 1908.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
InCAI RREYITIES.


Religious notices, Sunday school picnics
and festivals, &c, will be found on the first
page of this issue.
Mr.. Joshua Stevenson, near this city, has a
Party ample tree which is very full. One twig
had IA apples on it.
About sunrise last Tuesday the mercury was
down to 50, and at g. so ii registered So. Heavy
clothing was comfortable.
Wednesday was ST. Swlhin's Day, and as
there was no rain, according to tradition there
will be no rain for forty days.
AT 10 a. m, yesterday, Friday, the Wealth
er Bureau sent out the following bulletin =
Fair; warmer tonight and Saturday.
After the sudden northern blast Tuesday
afternoon there was rapid fall in the TEN
perature. At ) a. m. Wednesday the mercury
registered AZ degrees.
A letter from Bachman's Valley says
early white potatoes are yielding we'll and
the late planting indicates good crop; also
grapes. Apples will give fair yield.
During the storm in Hampstead last Satur-
day, a pear tree in the garden OF Dr. r. f.
Wells was struck by lightning, and his wife
was severely shocked by the electricity,
Ii is said that nearly 5000 persons we're
present at the annual reunion Of the Reformed
churches Of Maryland, Virginia, District Of
Columbia and Pennsylvania last Thursday at
Pen Mar.
Calvin T. Fringer. as assignee of mortga-
gee, sold last Saturday the farm Of Susannah
aud Samuel Morelock. containing leo acres
of land, near Brummel, to David II. Leister
for s., $40.
On the fourth page of this issue will be
found the general statement Of the receipts
and expenditures for Carroll county for the
year ending June 80, 1903. Every tax payer
should read it,
Mr.. Isaac \. steiner. Of Medforj, has had
his buildings repainted, thereby greatly Im.
proving their appearance and adding To their
beauty The work was done by Mr.. Harvey
Bankard and has corps Of painters.
Mr.. Charles c. Gorsuch. Of this city, who
has been prominently mentioned AS the Re
publican candidate for Clerk of the Circuit
Court. has absolutely withdrawn, and will not
allow his name to 60 before the convention
What is believed To be valuable deposit Of
magnetic iron has been found st the bottom
Of the breast of the dam of the Citizens Water
Company. Mr.. David W. Gemmel, the su-
perintendent, leita sample of the ore At this
Office on Thursday.
Rev. Dr. Adolpaus u. Melvin. former
pastor of the Methodist Protestant Church,
inns CITY. Is extremely ia ~ us ft~iAFftt III
Baltimore. This will be sad news to his many
friends in this city and county where be was
universally popular.
A number Of payements on the Main street
need repairing. One in particular east Of
the railroad. Is in n very bad condition, ard
ii the owner could hear the remarks Of numer-
Gus ladies who are compelled 10 use it we are
sure he would have 1t repaired al once.
Miss lola c. Hall, Of Cenireviile, Md, has
been appointed a member Of the faculty of
Claremont College and Conservatory Of Music
Al Hickory, n c. Miss Hall Is a graduate Of
Western Maryland College, aud taught school
the past year near Ridgely, Caroline county.
The Us. the Young branch Of the W. c.
T. z. will disband their monthly meeting dur,
ing the summer, opening the FIRST Monday
evening in October al 80 p. m. at Carroll
Hall by the President Miss kiiLe Noel The
Rescue Band will also close during The sum
mer
Much OF the wheat brought to this mar
kei has been 50 damp that our milers aud
shippers could not use ii. Il would be better
for the farmers not Jhresh, but wait until II
becomes thoroughly dry. Several loads had
to be returned this week, owing 10 its bad con
diiion.
Sheriff Crawford arrested aud placed in jail
al an early hour on Thursday Johu 4. Ship.
ley, who is charged with assaulIing Jackson
Mummaugh on the night Of july & IN the re-
sidenee of Miss Elizabeth Armaeost, near Pa
tapsco. Shipley will have hearing before
Justice Moore on Tuesday next.
Mr.. Jacob W. Caple writes 10 TINS ADyo-
CARE ''that the road between Ar. Herring ;
Mill and the Deer Park road Is in a danger
Gus condition. and has had nothing done on il
since the big rains that hneksler came very
near upsetling, :, We would like q
little work done on the road.
Mrs. c. A. Spencer, of Smallwood, who
sold quilt by numbers. had the envelope
containing the prize number placed in the
care Of Mr.. Elias \. DAVIS, of this city. On
the night of July 10 the envelope was opened
and the number was III. Mrs. Helena l.
Logue, Of near Shipley, held the correspond
ing number.
Last Saturday was a scoreher; at a. IN.
the mercury registered IS and 90 at 2. M.
Shortly after clock there was high wind,
followed by thunder gust, which brought the
temperature down to y, at 1 O'Clock. On
SUNDAY rain fell from II a. M. until 1880 p
m, with heavy thunder gusts from $50 until
about s p. N.
Mr. John Scholl. ST., of Silver Run Valley,
has recently had many chickens stolen. At
an early hour one day last week. hearing a
noise ia his chicken house. he took his gun
and went to the house and upon entering 4 he
was surprised to find large nccoon. The
animal tried TO escape, but Mr.. Scholl shot II,
and since then he has not had any chickens
stolen.
About 2 30 p. m, July 10, there was Sc
we're thunder storm in this vicinity. Omnous
clouds rolled up from the north and west,
with vivid lightning and deep peals OF thun.
der Without any indications whatever OF
wind, and while every avenue of ventilation
was open, there was sudden blast that hiled
stores and other business places with binding
dust. 1t lasted but moment, but II required
several hours work 10 wipe off the dust
gentle rain followed the windsiorm, lasting
until about D. IN. The temperature fell -
degrees, which was greatly enjoyed by swell
terIng humanity.
Ifall the rumors are true there may be great
things in store for Westminster. la Pitts
burg. Pa. on Monday. George }. Gould, the
head of the Wabash Railroad System, said:-
at is our purpose to weld The Wabash roads
into one grand system before long that will
reach from Ogden, Utah, and ii Paso, at the
Mexican border on the West. through Kansas
CITY. St Louis, Pittsburg. to Baltimore. We
intend to make the latter city our seaport nn
the Atlantic. 1t is magnificent one, but has
been neglected. We propose to develop It
and make it a great port. We do not intend
to 90 to New York. There is more ecIat 10 a
trunk line into the metropolis, of course, but
it is too expensive as a freight exporting ter
minal. Baltimore is the best seaport on the
Atlantic for the exporting of such commodi-
ties as will make up our tonnage-eoai, gram
and packing house products.
Lisbon Items.
A heavy storm passed over our county on
Sunday last, deluging everything. Wheat IS