The Democratic advocate., 1904-05-21
SATURDAY, MAY 21, 1904.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
InCAI RREYITIES.

Young mare from lever TINS Weeh
Lantz Bros, of New Windsor, have pur-
chased J. Edward Vests huckster route.
George 0. Brilliant has been elected coun :
sci to the Board of Supervisors OF Election.
A patent has been granted to Oliver W.
and A. L. Warner, of Sykesyille, for wagon
brake.
B. F. Shriver & Co., of this city, have their
new canning factory nearly completed, except
the storage house.
A deer was seen on the farm of John NJ.
Roberts, near Avondale, last Saturday, by
Harry Hesson, the tenant,
Theodore s. Zepp has sold to H. S. Steyer
tract of timber land, containing Is acres,
near Union Mills, at SS5 per acre.
at 10 a. M, yesterday, Friday, the wealth
er bureau sent out the following bulletin
Partly cloudy weather tonight and Saturday.
At Annapolis. last Saturday. St. Johns
College baseball team cleaned up the Western
Maryland College team by a score Of Is to ?.
Vincent Yingling has sold wood lot Of
FIVE acres, near the late David Reese 5 farm.
to Thomas F. Babylon al S24.T5 per acre.
Among the graduates of the College Of
Physicians and Surgeons. Baltimore. this week,
were John Folk aud T. Howard Wertz, both
of near Alesia.
Democratic primary meetings will be held
this Saturday afternoon in the several districts
of Carroll county. See notice on second page
of this issue.
The ladies who had charge Of the Fire
mems festival are requested to meet at the
Firemen's Hall next Monday afternoon al
O'Clock prompt.
Mr.. John G. Hoffman, OF Woolery's dis
trict has a three legged chicken, which IS in
a fair way to develop into full grown fowl,
The third leg has six toes.
Last Tuesday. Edward o. Wean,, As IS.
signee, sold the property of John I. Deer. ia
Frizellburg, containing liz acres, 70 Harvey
C. Freeman for S3400.
The Supervisors Of Election have deter
mined to make two voliug precincts IN fancy
town district. This will make the number Of
voting precincts in the county twenty one.
Rev. S. J. Derr, pastor Of st. Pauls Evan
gelical Lutheran Church, at Arcadia, will be
installed on Sunday, May %, al 10 a. N.
The services will be conducted by Rev. z. II.
Miller, d. D., Of Westminster.
Edward Hartman, near New Windsor, met
with a very serious accident on "Wednesday by
his horse running off, throwing him out Of the
carriage against post and dlslocaung has
hip. He was also considerably bruised.
While plowiug last Saturday morning Mr..
Peter Eugard, near this city, had two hngers
on his right hand severely laeerated by a
harbad wire fence. The nail on one finger
was torn off aud the other WAS cut in two.
The Baltimore Book Company. OF Bai,i-
more, Nd, are bringing out new edition Of
James McSherry's History Of Maryland.
edited and continued by DR.. Bartlett B.
James. of Westera Maryla College.
Last Monday the semi i.annual meeting Of
the Board of Directors Of the Mutual Fire
Insurance Company of Carroll County was
held. After the transaction Of business they
adorned TO the Albion Hotel, where Mr..
Joseph b. Brown. the manager, served a trst-
class dinner, which was greatly enloyed BY
the participants
Deer have been seen in several places IN
this county recently. and IL is hoped that they
will not be shot or captured, as II Is 3 viola
tion of the game laws Of the State, punishable
With severe penalty. }. W. AyIreti, Stale
Game Warden, has asked Us to call especial
attention 10 the law, and state that the county
game wardens have been notified to see that
the law is not violated.
The County Commissioners this week grant
ed a special pension Of s. TO Andrew Ohler
of District No. u. % the 18th instant they
met the Frederick Commissioners and located
a bridge at Pool's Fording, The bridge will
be 240 feet long. Of two spans OF l2o feet each.
Ou the 14th Messrs. HesSon and Benson
located bridge over Big Morgan Run at
Greenyiie, near Oakland Mills IL will be
so feet long with road bed IA feet wide.
From about O'Clock last Saturday sitter
noon until O'Clock, there was thunder gust
with fine rain which was of great benefit 70
veretation. There was fall OF Is degrees IN
temperature between , and p. N. After
n. m. there was almost continuous rain until
3.3Oa. IN. Sunday. On Sunday the Wind was
from the north and west and IRE and over
coats were necessary for comfort. At $50 q.
M. Monday the temperature was down to 3s,
aud there was a white frost.
One Of the most stringent laws passed by
the last Legislature is that which pertains 30
Concealed Weapons" This act makes il
unlawful for anyone, not an officer Of the law,
to carry pistol. dirk knife, bowie knife, slung
shot. billy, sand. club, metal knuckles, razor
or any other dangerous weapon, (peukniyes
excepted) under a penalty Of one thousand
dollars. or imprisonment not more than two
wears in the county jail or House of Correc-
lion. The Court may. under certain circum-
STANCES, impose both fine and Imprisonment
A ioint convention of the Sunday sehook
and Christian Eudeavor societies Of the Mary
land and Virginia Eldership Of the Church Of
God began in the church OF that denomlna.
tion at Uniontown Thursday morning, and
will continue, with three sessions daily, until
Sunday evening. An address of welcome was
delivered by Elder j. D. Clark, pastor Of the
church in which the convention is being held,
10 which Elder j. NJ. Carter responded. The
convention was organized by electing Elder
J. D. Clark president, Elder I. B. Tier vice
president. c. o. Roger secretary and A. A.
lockard treasurer.
In the case of BiddiHgeT against the Road
Commissioners for Union Bridge district, the
Court all three Judges being on the bench
decided that the Road Commissic lers we're
not liable fer damages for an INJURY resulting
from defects in the roads or small bridges.
About year ago the Court decided that the
Cousty Commissioners we're not liable iol
such injuries As the lawrow stands It seems
that no one is liable, and the psrson, VINO Is
injured by reason of detective roads or small
bridges, has no remedy against the County
Commissioners or the Road Commissioners
for damages.
Joseph D. Baker, of Frederick, trustee oi
the banking firm of Jones & Co., of Mount
Airv. and of the estates of Albert Jones and
r p. Jones, is making distribution of about
S85. 900 to the creditors. He is paying the
debts of the Messrs. Jones, as individuals, IN
full. and 66s per cent. of the obligations oi
the banking firm Mr.. Baker states that the
remaining Indebtedness of Jones L Co.
amount to a little over S33 900, and he esti-
mates that he has left in assets about S3o, 600,
which shows that these estate will likely pay
dollar for dollar, with interest added from the
date of the assignment, which was October
90, 1908.
Last Monday evening the recently elected
Mayor and City Council qualified and organ
ized. and John T. Zahn was chosen presi-
dent. Mayor Gilbert made the following ap
pointments which were approved by The coun'
ell: Treasurer, John J. Reese; clerk and tax
collector. Henry B. Grammeri bailiff and
street commissioner, Chauncey Z. Jerome
counsel. John Milton Reifsnider. The fol
lowing standing committees were appointed
On lights. John Il. Elgen, William D; Henry
and Nelson Gilbert; on finance, John j.
Reese, John I. Zahn and John Il. Elgen; on
streets, John I. Zahn, John Il. Elgen and
William d. Henry.