The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1903-08-29
SATURDAY, AUGUST 30, 1903.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREVITIES.

ldst SUBWAY. AC SiOoCN
Gov. John Walter Smith has declared Mon
day, September 9TH, Labor Day, legal holi
day.
AT 10 a. M, yesterday, Friday, the Wealth
er Bureau sent out the following bulletin -
Showers tonight and Saturday.
Andrew Gable, this city, has grown some
fine tnrnips this season. He brought one to
this office on Wednesday that weighed over
four pounds.
The sale of the farm of William T. Robert
son, advertised to take place next Wednes.
day, by Benz. F. Grouse, assignee, &c, will
not take place.
DIR. W. H. Fenby, a son of the late William
Fenby. near this city, was nominated for the
House of Delegates by the Prohibtionists of
Queen Anne's county on Wednesday.
Beginning with last Saturday the heat has
been intense this week The several showers
did not cool the atmosphere for any length of
time. and the great humidity prevailing caused
much suffering.
Potatoes are rottening rapidly. 1t is sand
that if they are placed in bins and sprihkled
with air.slacked lime il will preserve thema
They should be picked over so as to remove
the deeayed ones.
Westminster streets are daily crowded
with wagons hauling sweet corn TO the can
neries, ties, wood. wheat, potatoes. straw, hay
and other country produce, and take back
lime, lime stone, fertilizer and mill feed.
Taxpayers who would avail themselves of
the discount allowed on taxes should pay them
BY next Tuesday. A discount Of two per
cent. Is allowed on county taxes and i've per
cent. on State taxes paid by September LIST.
Every passenger and baggage car owned by
the Western Maryland Railroad was pressed
into service last Sunday in order to aceommo
date the large number of excursionsts to Pen.
Mar. York, Gettysburg, Linwood and other
points
The Circuit Court for Carroll, Judge Thorn
as on Tuesday granted divorce a vineulo
mafrimonii to Florence NJ. Hesson from her
husband, Samuel d. Hesson, Of Union Mills.
George L. Stocksdale was attorney for the
plaintiff.
Walter l.. Mains circus will exhibit in
Westminster on Friday, September i. The
tents will be pitched on Fair Ground Hill.
All grown people are happy. Those without
children are engaging nieces and nepheNs to
take TO the circus.
The Hanover Fair will open on September
and close September IL. The Great Fred.
erick Fair will open October 20 and continue
four days. Efforts are being made to make
this exhibition exceed all others, and $4,000
in premiums are offered.
The County Commissioners were engaged
in general business last Monday A special
pension of $500 was granted to Eliza Cooper.
of Westminster. Charles G. Spreeker was
appointed constable for Mt. Airy district for
two years from the date Of his commission.
Mrs. Barbara koontz, Of Baltimore. for
merry of Westminster, who was struck by al
electric car on Wednesday of last week, as
noted ia The ADVOCATE last week, died Wed
nesday night of this week at the Maryland
Homeopathic Hospital. She was s. years old.
Persons having land for sale should list i,
with the Bureau of Immigration, Baltimore.
Ii will cost nothing 10 do so. and may re-
suit in a sale Write to Herman Badenhoop.
Secretary. Many persons, particularly IN the
far West, are seeking homes in Maryland. and
are ia communication with the Bureau Of I'm
migration.
The Supervisors of Election give notice BY
advertisement that they will sit on Tuesday.
September Is. for the purpose Of granting re.
moval certificates. II a voters name has nj.
ready been erased. the certificate will be given
to him or any person applying tor It; but
If the voters name has not been erased be
must apply in person for il
liz explaining the difference OF handling aud
shipping grain. compared with ten years ago.
n. LGoFsuch Son Co. made the following con-
parison-''0nly few years ago good size,
or average car Of wheat. was 500 Bushels. On
Tuesday of this week we loaded and shipped
in one car 1866 bushels. shipping it to Balti-
more aad selling it to an export frm.
The Democratic County Central Committee
met at the Court House last Monday morning,
aud organized by the reelection OF Charles +.
Fink for chairman, +. 0. Weani secretary and
DIR. Thos. j. Coonan treasurer. All but two
of the nominees on the Democratic ticket we're
present also. Candidates and committeeman
thought the outlook good for the election Of
the whole Democratic ticket.
A. A. Mitteu, at Spring Mills, mile from
Westminster, planted 1900 hills Of lima beans
this year. and will realize 1900 quarts. He has
sold the most of them at 10 cents quart, and
is still selling them at that price. They were
raised on about one eighth OF an acre, and the
total value of the product is about $1,000.
The beans are large and plump, and Mr.. Nit
ten presented THR ADVOCATE with generous
portion.
II was rumored for several days that Web
ster W. Sweigart, nominee for Register OF
Wills on the Republican ticket, would decline
the nomination The rumor had some foun-
dation, but it is now said that Mr.. Sweigart
will remain on the ticket, but the railroad,
for which he is agent, will not grant him a va
cation TO make canvass. II has also been
rumored that one Of the Legislative candidates
would decline TO stand.
Theodore Crawford. night engineer at the
factory of the Ice and Cold Storage Company,
this city, was knocked down by shock from
lightning during the storm Monday night. de
wss standing on box oling the governor st
l-nnol-a1 10 the Hcnr Mr.
Crawford was stunned but not injured, though
he said there was some numbness on his right
side and leg. He thinks the lightning must
have come into the building on an electric
wire.
Mr.. Joseph Price, of Hanover, Pa, as at
torney. last Saturday sold at public sale a farm
of Ii6 acres and 81 perches, near Llneboro.
Carroll county, to Charles Fredericks for s3I
per acre: wood lot Of % acres and 62 percheS
20 Mr.. Kllnedinst, of York county, Pa, for
$50. rs per acre; wood lot of 10 acres and
1876 perches to Mr.. Krugh, of York county.
Pa, for SOS 70 per acre, and a wood lot OF
acres aud 80 perches to same. for $25.OO per
acre; 81 acres and roods. adjoining the farm,
TO Charles Fredericks for $4,000 per acre.
Charles Il. Woods, lawyer Of Baltimore,
and native of Carroll, near Finksburg, was
assaulted by John L. Feehan, u Waterman at
the Baltimore City Court House, on Tuesday
afternoon, and severely injured. feehan was
arrested aud on Wednesday, before Justice
Fechtig at the Central Police Station, declined
10 make statement. and was held in the sum
of $500 for Court. Mr.. Woods testified that
he wanted to show the paintings in the Court
House 10 some ladies and asked Feehan If the
room was locked. Feehan told him to see the
ianitor, in rather surly manner Mr.. Woods
said he did not wish TO offend him, and turned
away, when Feehan kicked him in the back.
Turning to defend himself Feehan struck him
in the face and knocked him down. Mr..
Woods did not know what next happened.
Upon recovering he discovered an arm was
broken, his back bruised and his face also.
Weather Record for the Week
August 22-mercury SO at a. m. and 80
at 2 D. M; generally clear. August 23-
mercury "a at : a. IN. and IS at p. M; gem
orally clear. August 24-merenry 66 at a.