The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-01-16
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITIES.

At 10 a. M, yesterday, Friday, the wealth
er bureau sent ont the following bulletin
Fair tonight and Saturday.
Between midnight and a. m. Wednesday
snow began falling rapidly aud continued until
a. m. followed by hail and rain.
DIR. Clotworthy Birnie, of Tansylown, de-
hvered an address before the Washington
County Medical Society last Wednesday.
In making repairs 10 gass Main, corner OF
Main and Centre streets, on Tuesday, the
ground was found TO be frozen to depth Of
two feet.
Mr.. Stephen L. Shipley. near Freedom. who
has been sick from typhoid fever for about
fourteen weeks, was reported on Wednesday
as being extremely i'll.
George o. Brilliant, as attorney, last Satur-
day sold the farm Of John Weigie, near shy
dersburg, containing 25l acres Of land, to
Henry c. Gummel for S575.
ROYAL r. Logue, of Spring Mills, held the
winning tickets for the trunk and dresssui
case. for which tickets were given at Easley's
Department Store during the holidays.
Hereafter the office of Mr.. Cbsuacey E.
Jerome, the City Policeman, will be al the
Firemen's Building, where be can be reached
by both telephones, or at his residence, after
10 p. m. by c. and P. phone.
As there is smallpox IN Mt. Pleasant, Fred
erick county, and also near Elhcatt City,
Howard county, aad at Gainesville, Baltimore
county, it would be well If both old aud young
were vaccinated. An ounce Of prevention Is
worth a pound Of cure.
NJ. d. Babylon, bar clerk at the Hotel
Albion, this city, was awarded the handsome
set of art pictures, offered by the I. l. Abbey
Co., Manufacturing Pharmacists, kalamazoo,
Mich, for sending the best formula for
mixed drink. There we're i've hundred IN the
contest.
About G O'Clock last Wednesday evening
the eighl-siofy Darby building, southeast
corner Of Baltimore and Ho~ard streets, Batl.
more, was completely destroyed by FIRE Tue
building was owned by Mr. Rufus Wood,
formerly Of this county. Il WAS valued at
$50, 600 aud was insured for $40 900. IL was
occupied BY several firms. who, with their
employees escaped. though there we're some
narrow chances.
The Maryland Geologi al Survey is pre-
pairing, under the personal direction Of DR..
William B. Clark. head Of the survey, ar
elaborate display for the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition ia ST. Louis this year. The act
aal work of grouping the material has already
begun at the Survey Building, at the Johus
Hopkins University. aud The start for the eN
position grounds viii be made about March.
Among the exhibits will be some fine sand
stone from Carroll county.
The United States Army will receive two
additions from Maryland at the years grad
nation exercises at West Point. Ths two
members of the class Of 1904 who will grad
uafe high in the list, are L NJ. Robins, who
halls from the Eastern Shore, and K. NJ.
Campbell, of 0wings Mills. Nd. who was
appointed cadet al large. Both cadets 1t
is said, will be high in the class Of 1904.
There are four cadets from Maryland in the
class OF 1905, but not one in the class Of 19Oe.
There are two in the class Of l901-H. Pleij
and +. B. Biauer, Of Baltimore. The 1905
men are: J. n Hodges. Of Baltimore J. B.
w. Gardiner, Of Bryantowu, Charles county;
e. NJ. Diller. of Double Pipe Greek, son ot
DIR. Diller, and A. Rutherford Of Western
Maryland