The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-01-30
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvTTIES.

Many adults and children have been made
quite sick for day or 81 from vaccination.
Next Tuesday, February =. Is ground hog
day, Keep your eyes open and watch the
weather.
Carroll County Teachers Association will
meet in Westminster High School Building,
Friday, February II. at 9 a. IN.
Large Jaws are qaiie common in parts of
Carroll. caused by mumBs. The disease Is
no respecier Of sge, as both old aud young are
afflicted.
Harry Arnold, near Ogg's Summit, has a
very 6ne COW which had twin calves, four
weeks ago. One weighed s. and the Other
IS pounds when dropped.
At 10 a. M, yesterday. Friday. the wealth
er bureau sent ont the following bulletin
Snow this afternoon; clearing tonight; Satur-
day fair, with slowly rising temperature
Joseph Coe, tenant on the farm of the late
Samuel Stoner, near Trevanion, last week
killed four hogs that weighed 1000 pounds.
One Of the hogs dressed over 600 pounds.
Last Saturday, Messrs. Roberts, Grouse aud
Parke, as trustees, sold the two farms Of the
late Judge Charles B. Roberts. near West.
minister, containing 407 acres, 10 B. F. Shri-
yer & Co, OF Union Mills, at S47 per acre.
Snow began falling heavily about II.
Thursday and continued until about s. m,
Friday, reaching depth Of over six inches.
After 3 a. m. the fall was light Snow was
falling heavily and drifting when closed
our forms yesterday
The mist, fog aud rain Of the latter part of
last week almost completely removed every
sestige Of ice and snow. But on Tuesday Of
this week there Was snow. hail, ram and snow
until D. m. which made the payements and
streets very sloppy.
The Lauer Il Suter Company. for manufsc-
turing candy. etc., has been incorporated in
Baltimore with q proposed capital stock Of
5000. 600, divided into 1000 shares of 500
each, by john Lauer, John j. Sutor, VIM +.
Kepier, James A. Clark and Thos. g. Thorpe.
Mr.. Kepler formerly resided in Westminster.
The Comptroller of the Currency has APP
proved the application to organize a national
bank in Mount Airy, Carroll county, under
the title Of the First National Bank Of Mount
Airy. The capital is So, 900. The following
gentlemen are interested in the new bank !:
Charles A. Runkles. Edward NJ. Wordsworth,
W. H. Hood, w. d. Jones and Albert W.
Hall.
Miss Evelyn X Bash, Of Baltimore, left
home on January and was not heard from
by any of her family until last Saturday, when
Il was discovered that she was playing in the
Runaway's Company, in which cousin, Mr..
Calconer, was playing. Miss Bash is a daugh
fer of E. II. Bash, whose home is II West
Tweuty-eight street, Baltimore. A few years
ago Mr.. Bash was merchant at Carrollton
Station, Western Maryland Railroad.
Owing to the overflow of several streams on
Friday of last week, the Western Maryland
Railroad sent the trains from Hagerstown BY
Gettysburg. The train due here at 5.5i from
Baltimore did not arrive until about $50 p.
m. The mail for Baltimore and intermediate
stations was forwarded by Postmaster Baugh
man by the train which returned from Union
Bridge about TO- Is p. m. In doing this our
readers received their paper regularly on Sat
urday. Thanks, Mr.. Postmaster and assist
ants.
At the close of business on January 22nd,
the day of the call for statement of the condi-
ton Of the national banks, the three banks of
this city had on deposit the following amounts:
Union National $224, S08.42; First National
S3OS. 9l2. 48, and the Farmers and Mechanics
SII7.3I4.77; First National New Windsor
x62. CSC. II; and Westminster Deposit and
Trust Company $521, 702. 10; Westminster Saw
ings Bank 1852, 1897 SO; Union Mills Savings
Bank $88, 1864; Manchester Bank Sl36, IA. =
90; Union Bridge Bank 500, 450. 80; Hamp-
stead Bank SlI3. 1877. 81; Sykesville Bank $75,
O69. SO, making total of 81, COL, l00.4l.
Archie Miller, son OF OaLnuei muieI, neal
this city, lineman in the employ of he Cbes-
apeake and Potomac Telephone Company,
was seriously injured Monday afternoon by a
tall of about 20 feet from the top of a pole on
the Reisterstown road near Clarke's lane.
Miller was at the top of the pole adjusting
wires and leaned against wire which would
not bear his weight He was picked up by
his fellow. workmen and carried to the home
of Mr.. Michael Owens. DR.. Charles g. Hill
of Arlington was summoned, and found Sc
we're decorations on the head and nose. Late
in the afternoon Miller was removed TO his
home, 1872 Durham street, Baltimore