The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-07-02
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREVITIES.

LOCAL BREVITIES.
To June 80 heat deficiency $3.50.
Frank Brightwell, near this city, is erecting
new bank barn.
Parts of this county have been blessed with
fine showers this week.
A. N. Warner is painting the fire plugs of
the Citizens Water Company. The color is
drab.
Under an appointment of the free school
book fund just made, Carroll will receive 81,
934.95.
Farmers, sportmen and others should read
the article on the first page headed, Bob
whites Good Service.
Gov. Wariield has appointed Mary c. Pack
ard, of Carroll county, member of the State
Board of Examiners of Nurses.
At 10 a. m, yesterday, Friday, the wealth.
er bureau sent out the following bulletin
Fair and cooler tonight; Saturday fair.
The Carroll FIGURING Mills, of this city, are
replacing their old boiler with a new and larger
one. The old boiler was in use II years.
During June there were recorded at the
Clerks Office 40 deeds, 20 mortgages and
bills of sale, and Is marriage licenses were is.
sued.
William A. Gibson, of Gorsuch Mills, has
been awarded the male scholarship at Western
Maryland College by the School Board OF
Baltimore county.
The several banks of this city on June 80
declared semi-anuual dividends AS follows
Union National per ceut.; Farmers and Me-
chanies' 81 and First National Al.
Ursa Miner Diller, son of DIR. c. H. Dill
Ter, of Middeburg, whose graduation at the
West Point Military Academy was recently
noted in the ADVOCATE, has been assigned to
the 18th Infantry.
Next Monday, July 4th, is legal holiday
The public offices, the banks and the chief
business houses will be closed. The County
Commissioners will meet on Tuesday, and the
Orphans Court on Tuesday and Wednesday.
John t. Stocksdale, near Fiuksburg, brought
to this office last Saturday large basket of
superior white wax cherries. From twenty
trees he picked over 2300 pounds and sold them
TO j. Z. Evans at Carrollton. Owing TO the
rain Mr. StocksdaIe lost fully half of his
crop.
The next Teachers Institute for Carroll
will be held at the Westminster High School
Building, beginning on September 18th and
closing on the 10th. George W. Joy aud John
p Fockler as well as Prot. NJ. Bates Stephens
will be in attendance
The County Commissioners of Howard and
Carroll counties met June "a to inspect the
newly completed joint bridge over the Paiaps
co at Gathers, above Sykesvile. The struc-
ture was accepted and formally opened to
public travel. George Martin, Of Howard
county, was the contractor.
Lieut.. Grove LAWYER. Of Company II, First
Regiment, NJ. n. G.. will probably resign, as
he expects to leave Westminster and go into
railroad work. preparatory 10 eventually oe-
coming a contractor. His brother. Clarence
LAWYER. will enter Lehigh University in Sep
TENDER and take the course in civil engineer
ing.
Howell B. Shriver, q clerk at the Maryland
Hotel, Annapolis, and q son OF d. keener
Shriver. of Westminster, was operated on on
Wednesday evening for appendicitis at the
Auuapolis Emergency Hospital. The opera.
ton was performed by DIR. ST. Clair Spruill,
of Baltimore, assisted by DR.. james J. Mur-
ply, of Annapolis. II was successful.
On a small supplement to the ADVOCATE
issued today will be found the changes made
in the rural free delivery service in Carroll
which went into effect yesterday. Wagons
A. B. C and D have been discontinued, and
the routes of some carriers heightened. The
supplement is a convenient size to post or
hang up and will give valuable information
concerning the mail service.
Frank Smith, colored, alias BLACK Dia-
lnonA, was sent TO jail by Justice William
Moore on Wednesday in default Of $500 fine
aud costs. for assault on Elias Cole. colOred-
The assault was committed some days ago, on
Coles premises, bat be was not arrested until
one night this week Eva Cole or Eva Chase
was arrested upon similar charge, bat was
dismissed upon the payment Of costs.
While unhitching horses in the field shortly
before noon on Thursday. Harry Englar, near
Medford, was seriously injured by kick from
one of the horses. The kick was serious one
aud was between an eye and an ear, and he
was Knocked seuseless. DIR. Geo. H. Brown.
OF New Windsor. WAS summoned and rendered
necessary attention. At noon on Friday Mr..
Englar's condition was reported rs favorable
The County Commissioners last Monday ap.
proved the bonds Of the following tax coilec
tors: George p Buckley, Of Union Bridge
district: john c. Buckley, of New Windsor
district; Emanuel Fisher, Of Uniontown DIS
triet: Jacob Rupe. Of Manchester district. aud
John g. Hoffman. Of Woolery's district. A
.sneeial pension OF $500 was allowed Perry
Rumler. of Myers district number Of
bills were examined and ordered paid.
A Hanover contractor has just completed n
neat piece of work for Jacob l. Shaifer- OF
this city. Mr.. Shaeffer owned two frame
hoases on Pennsylvania avenue. He CON
GUIDED to build brick dwelling. aud to erect
/, where he desired made it necessary 10 re
move the house from the site. He had one
building torn down. then had the foundation
Of il altered 10 suit the other house. which
stood some so or 60 feet away, and had il re-
moved on rollers to lis new position. Mr..
Shaeffer and family lived in the house while il
was being transferred.
M.w,.F...I patlrnnA hes
equipped lis cars to comply Nith the Jim
Grow law. which went into effect yesterday.
duly lst. The rolored population Of Western
MARYLAND Is no. very great. so the railroad
company has divided its cars by substantial
partitions The accommodations must be the
same for each race. Under the law persons
refusing 10 occupy the seats SET apart for them
NAV be elected aud also fined from $ to $50,
or be confined in Jail for not less than 80 days.
Conductors who fail to do their duty are sub
iect TO fines from S25 30 $50.
The wife of NJ. w. Green, of Oakland Mills,
whose disappearance froua her home on June
p was noted in the Advocate last week. was
found four days later in Wilmington, Della
ware. A-dspatch from that city on June Is
saws Harry Bottles, weaver, formerly
employed in Chester. was arrested here tonight
by Chief of Police Black, on complaint o.
Detective Berry, of Chester, accused OF high
way robbery in connection with the assault
upon aged Paul Greenwood, in Chester, OF
MAY 7. At the same time the police cleared
up the mysterious elopement of Mrs. Annie
Greene from Oakland, Mills, a week ago, foi
the woman posing as the wife OF Bottles L
really Mrs. Greene. Bottles voluntarily wen
so Chester and Mrs. Greene is detained at thu
police station until Marshal Farnsn, of Balt
more, is heard fros1.
DeCOu-G0rSuch.
The many friends of Miss Mae NJ. Gorsuch
of Gambler. will be greatly surprised TO learI
of her marriage to George II. DeCou, of As