The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-11-19
LOCAL BREvITIES.

It is said that the early sowu wheat shows
indications of fly in it.
The gates at the railroad crossing, in this
city, are being rebuilt.
Revival services are being held at the Meth
odist Protestant Church, this city.
Elizabeth, wife of Mr.. John Schaeffer, of
Eastview, is seriously i'll, with little hope of
recovery.
Thursday next is a legal holiday. All the
county offices. banks and most of the stores.
also mills and warehouses in Westminster will
be closed.
Rev. Thomas Atkinson. pastor of St. Bar
nabas' Church, Biddle street and Argyle ave-
nue., Baltimore. has declined call TO Ascen.
sion Church, this city.
Mr.. George W. Yeiser, the well known mer.
chant of Union Mills, has purchased Corbide
gas lighting plant for his store, and states that
the light is as bright as that of clear day.
Mr.. Harry f. Crout has rented The West,
minister hotel in this city, which he has been
the popular manager since the hotel was first
opened The travelling public say Harry
knows hows 10 run hotel.
At 10 a. m, yesterday, Friday, the wealth
er bureau sent ont the following bulleun:-
Fair tonight and Saturday, with slowly rising
temperature. Deficiency in temperature since
January TO November is, 442 degrees.
The Court Of Appeals has reversed the judg.
ment OF the Orphans Court of this county in
the case of Henry o. StoHesifer VS.. Theodore
Shriver, administrator. Joseph d. Brooks
represented the appellant and Edward o.
Weant the appellee.
A letter from Mr. Joseph A. Ricbart, Stock
Yards Station, Kansas City, kansai, says
Harry z. Cover, of Westminster, Nd, who
has bought over so carloads of cat,'e on this
market during the past few mouths took out
recently three carloads Of feeders and stock
cows
The Westminster Fire Company received
this week three new raels, with spider wheels
six feet high. They are fully equipped, and
were made BY the best manufacturer in the
country. Some time in tbs near future they
will parade the town and show the people bow
fully the company Is equipped.
In Baltimore. November II, Alice Y. Wing
ling. a laandress, 500 Cedar avenue, WAS
GRANTED an absolute divorce from Leonard j.
Yingling. and the custody Of their three chill
dren. They were married April 10, 1891. in
Westminster, and lived together until June,
1908. The divorce was granted on the ground
OF unfaithfulness.
Union Thanksgiving services wil be held at
the Methodist Protestant Church, tins city At
1880 a. N. Rev. G. ;. SlRgle, Of the Re
formed Church, will deliver the sermon.
union Thanksgiving service will also he held
by Bepiaminis Reformed and Lutheran
Churches. al 10 a. ~, in the LaJherSn
Church. Sermon BY Rev. JAS b. Siouesiier.
On Thanksgiving Day the postotice in West
minister viii be closed after a. N. There
viii be no delivery by the rural carriers, bat
persons who are served by them can receive
Their mail by calling at the Westminster office
up to o clock a. m. 0nly one city delivery on
that day The regula. afternoon collection
will be made.
A horse and buggy Of Winfield Caple. Of
Sandyville, was stolen from his stable some
time during Tuesday night, and driven ap tie
Meadow Branch turnpike 10 Bahylon's black
smith shop, where the shafts broke on the bag
gy. The thief unhitehed the horse, tied u, and
must have proceeded on foot. as the shafts
were of no use. Ia the buggy was found =
saddle and set OF harness belonging to some
one else.
John Strawsburg. living on Luther Sharetts
farm, in Middieburg district, receutly hasked
693 bushels of corn in AZ hours and tied the
fodder. Also on the same farm, the follow
ing lively results were accomplished IN y
minutes: Luther ShaFretis 10 bushels, John
Strawshurg l0l bushels, Roland Strawsburg
81 bushels. and Oscar Strawshurg, Is years
of age, 81 bushels.
The trustees of FYizeliburg public school met
10 the principals department Thursday even
ing November 10, and discussed some neces-
Sary repairs to the school. After considering
The conditions and management OF the school.
aud the methods applied therein. the trustees
decided to hold thereon, the trustees decided
20 bold regular monthly meeting with the
teachers, on the first Thursday evening Of each
month,
Very httla attention is being paid by pot
hunters and others TO the various properties
advertised against tresspassing on them la
one instance property had been advertised
and printed notices we're posted, and when The
ewneF informed the tresspessers Of that fact,
he was told to 60 TO warmer place. Some
one is breeding trouble. The penalties under
the new game law are said to be very severe.
a few months In the House of Correction will
no doubt, cure this law breaking spirit.
Al the close Of business on November 10,
the date Of the call by the Comptroller Of the
Treasury, the national aud other banks Of this
city and county had on deposit the following
sums: Westminster-Union National SPAS
S23. "a; First National 1863, 793. 66; Farmers
and Mechanics Sl22. S29.0l; Westminster
Savings Bank $slS, l62. 20; Westminster De
post and Trust Company 1861, s44- 3s; Mt.
Airy First National Bank S56, $40. 73i First
National. New Windsor, SGT, 033.02; Union
Bridge 1864, 42437; Manchester SIT6, 0S2. So.
Total, $3.50, S90.2S.
On Monday, Tuesday aud Wednesday The
ADVOCATES telephone rang frequently. Upon
answering it we we're greeted with "0h! my,
won't you please ask the Mayor and City
Council to place crossings at the principal
corners, my clothing and shoes are almost
ruined" from several ladies. We referred
them to the Mayer, who has a telephone in
his place of business Even the bailif Of Tan
eytown had to have little fun at the muddy
condition of Main street, and said 1.-THE next
time / visit Westminster | will bring boat
along so as to prevent soiling my trilbys"