The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-10-01
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
SHED EVERY SATURDAY BY

LOCAL BREVITIES.
Next Tuesday, October 4th, is registration
day.
Some valuable real estate is advertised III
the ADVOCATE.
Edward. son of Mrs. Lizzie Zahn, was Sc
verely by dog on Thursday,
Charles Roemer, Jr. has been appointed
postmaster at Owings Mills. Baltimore county,
vice Guy B. Croft resigned.
A new station for the Western Maryland
Railroad is being built at Glyndon on the site
of the one destroyed by fire last year.
Rev. Fr. Sill held service at Ascension
Church. this city, on Thursday morning, and
Rev. E. B. Taylor ON Friday morning.
1t is said there are several cases of typhoid
fever in the lower part of Mt. Airy district,
and the adjacent part of Howard county.
States Attorney Steele is erecting resi-
denee on Washington road, aud Mrs. Frank
Lynch has built house on Liberty street.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hosfeld, Of Brummel.
presented The ADVOCATE Office on Thursday
with large basket of fine grapes. Thanks.
Mr.. Jacob H. Handley. of this city, has
purchased the house and lot, known as the
Joseph Algire property, on Belle Grove
Square, Westminster.
Thurlow. son of Jacob Fitze, near Avon
dale, had the index finger on his right hand
torn off on Wednesday by having 1t caught
between the cog wheels on a drill.
Rev. ]. B. Stonesifer, of Westminster, took
mart in the ceremony installing, Rev. Dr.
Conrad Clever as pastor of Christ Reformed
Church, Hagerstown, Wednesday night
Sanayville aud New Windsor base ball
clubs crossed bats in Westminster on last Sat
day afternoon ut Lawyers Park, AT o clock.
New Windsor club was defeated by score
10 TO l.
Alto a. m, yesterday, Friday, the wealth P
er bureau sent out the following bulletin =
Fair; cooler tonight and Saturday. Den
cheney in temperature since January to Sep
TENDER 80, S63 degrees.
Mrs. Belinda Waniz, as attorney for the
heirs of the late Ezra ID. WANT. has Sold
farm of l02 acres, > roods aud ~ perches.
near Marsion. il New Windsor district, TO
Miss Cora B. Wautz for $500.
A Parker and Davis Davis League was or
ganized at Mount Airy last Saturday, VITA
Frank l. Lewis president ana Albert Maynard
Robert Sellman. Charles A. Runkies and Us
car NJ. Spurrier vice presidents The mem
bership is $50
BIZ. Grouse and Guy W. Steele, of the
Westminster bar. viii address Democratic
meeting At Hilisboro, Caroline county, next
Thursday night. The meeting Is 10 be under
the auspices Of the Parker League OF that
place. OF which John A. Macintosh. formerly
of Westminster, IS president
If Won are not registered or need a transfer,
attend to il next Tuesday, when the Registrars
of Voters will sit in the various districts aud
= ~ IN he mo
s in the evening, at the places given by adver.
tisement 10 this paper by the Supervisors OF
Election.
The MARYLAND Jockey Club has been reor-
ganizsd. Robert c. Hall. of Baltimore, IS pres
ident. and r. W. Walden, of Mlddleburg, Is
one of the board of directors. Preparations
are making for some interesting races at Pm
leo in November. 1t Is expected that some
OF the fastest horses ia the country will be en-
tered.
Harry +. Crout. who had good season ~
manager of the Blue Mountain House, hH:
returned TO The Westminster. he SAID pro
visions we're higher than he had ever knoSn
though his recollection of prices Of food SUM
runs back about twenty ave years. tie men
toned beef stakes as an example. Shich COS
him % cents pound the entire season.
An unknown colored man applied 10 Lev
Black, OF this city, one day last week. tor as
sistance, saving be bad neither breakfast, din
ner nor supper. he was gwen some none
10 appeAse his hunger, and then sent TO Mr.
Black farm. at Meadow Branch, with a not
10 the tenant 10 put him to work The next da.
n cutting of corn. The colored msn wa
taken in, but in the morning he gone, ans
500 aud watch were missing
In The Circuit Court for Frederick count.
ou Friday of last week George /. Aerng, q
Uuiontown was given judgement BY comics
sion for $500 against the estate Of the ihi
Judge Stake Of HagerstoWn. The sali WI
for $500 and interest, aud the judgment WA
a comprou,ise. Charles Z. Fink was cunnse
for the plaintiff. Col. Charles A. Little. o
Hageistown. is executor Of Judge Stake
The Couaty Commissioners al their session
,.a Monday considered general business. job
n. Eizler. David G. ZentZ and William II
Hogarth. County Commissioners of Frederick
,veFe nresent, and the bids for the JOINT irol
bridge over Sans Greek, near Myers Gate
zera opened and the contract was awarded Z
the York Bridge Co., at S591 Three BAD
we're received. The next lowest was S62I ans
the third bid was S63s.
The display of Fall and Winter goods a
Hering's Department Store heEsh Thursday
Every novelty is shown, aud the millinery de
partment is the ladies delight. Jaoez Po~
eli. the colored parcel ieliverer and genera
utility man. has fixed up very attractive au
tumn scene in one OF the show WINDOWS IL
mot only beautiful, but the tinted leaves are al
occular demonstration that Fall IS here. 10
day-musie and souvenirs.
In the CIRCUIT Court for Frederick count
an Thursday Frank T. Taylor, colored, wa
IN trpprU
Bowie. also eolored, at cakewalk Mt Ridge
v;lle The shooting occurred on the Freder
lex county side OF the village. One hnndret
and six witnesses from Carroll. Frederick
Mon.eomery and Howard counties were sum
moned. and Judge McSherry remarked that
Was physiealy impossible that SO many person
could testify TO material facts.
The Third and Fourth Field Batteries, iron
Fort Myer. passed through Westminster o.
Wednesday morning. on their way to Noun
Gretna. Pa, for target practice. All the me
were youpg. and the horses were all hne look
inc animals. except few of the wagon train
The Third Battery will remain at York an
give exhibitions at the fair grounds until Oeto
her The Fourth Battery will march dlrec
10 Mount Gretna and 90 into camp mmedI
Ately.
l. H Dielman, of New Windsor, who ha
been assistant State Librarian, at Annapoil
for Eve years, has accepted position as assls
tant librarian at the Enoch Pratt Library
Baltimore. He will assume bis new posino
November l. Mr.. Dielman was very ETH
oient officer at the State Library, courteou
snd accommodating, and there are many regret
feat he is to sever his connection with 1t. A
the Pratt Library Mr.. Dielman will receive
larger salary than at Annapolis
The Democratic campaign in Maryland WI
be opened next Tuesday night at Lyric Ha
formerly Music Hall Baltimore. aoVerno
War6eld will preside, aud the speakers vii
be Senator Culberson, of Texas. and hon
Isidor Raynor. Persons in this city and alon
the line of Western Maryland railroad. VIII
desire 10 attend. can go down on the 4.SO o
8.I3 trains from Westminster and return o
the .sOwl." Lyric Hall is about three or fou
squares from Union Station. ON Mount hoya
avenue.
The sittings of the Registrar
o.