The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-06-18
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Chapel organ TO the Lutheran and Retorme'
congregations of Baust Church.
Closing exercises of St. Johns parochia
school. this city, will be held in Odd Fellows
Hall Tuesday and Wednesday evenings of mex
week.
At Woodbine, Robert L. Pickett and Jane
w. Pickett have been appointed rural carrie
and substitute. respectively, on Route II, Il
fill vacancies.
Howard Koonlz, Of Frizellburg, has opened
a creamery on Liberty street, this city, in thu
building formerly occupied by William Stultz
dealer in bicycles.
The Westminster steam -four mills have
ceased operations until after harvest. in ordei
to have the mills and machinery thorough,
overhauled and cleaned.
Miss Bessie Belle Beaver, daughter of Mr.,
and Mrs Oliver Beaver of neas this city, ha
received Normal Certificate at Washington
College, Chestertown.
George Bankert and Harry Thomson. o
this city, have charge of Mr.. H. II. Har
baugh's Livery at Blue Mountain House. MI
Harbaugh took fifteen horses from here.
3. F. Shriver & Co., Gamers, started their
factory in this city on peas last Saturday
Their new factory, near Westminster, rs ex
peeted to be ready TO start up in the corn sea
son.
The property Of William p. Blizzard, three
fourths of a mile east Of Carrollton Station
advertised to be sold a. Sheriff sale June
Is will not be offered, as the matter has beer
settled.
At St. Johns College. Annapolis, Monday
in the senior oratoricai contest John +. Mudd
of Bryantown, Nd, won first place. HIS sub
iect was Captains Of Industry }. W. c.
Stick, of Hampstead, was q close second.
The graduating class of 1904 at West Point
Military Academy. who will receive commits
sions in the Army This year, includes Ursa VI.
Diller, son Of DR.. c. II. Diier, of Double Pipe
Creek. Another member of the class Is Rob
bert NJ Campbell, Of 0wings Mills. Baltimore
county.
July 26lh will be Masonic Day at Pen Mar,
under the auspices Of Door to Virtue Lodge Of
this city. Il is expected that about twenty
lodges Of this State, Pennsylvania and West
Virginia will participate. Excursion trains
will be run from Baltimore, Frederick. Ha-
gerstown and Chambersburg.
A suit for $4,000 damages was brought in
the CITY Court. Baltimore, Monday, against
the Western Maryland Railroad Company, for
the death of Donald j. Westerman, aged Is
years, who was run over aud killed BY train
AZ Fulton Station on May % last. The suit
was brought by Frank Wes,erman, father Of
'sle boy.
NJ. Gilei Gill has brought suit in the Cir.
cult Court Of Baltimore city against the Balti-
more and Reisierstown Turnpike Company
because be was compelled to pay so cents toll
on 4-seated automobile al the PlkesTiile
gate. II is little singular that people will
spend from one to two thousand dollars fer an
automobile and then kick al paying few cents
toll. They are swift TO complain Of the pixies,
but do not want to contribute 70 their main.
tenance.
Rev. L. B. Taylor, who recently resigned
thereetorship of Ascension Church, Westaiin
ster, received and accepted a call 10 ST. John 5
Church. Bayonne, New Jersey, about month
sgo. Bayoane is city OF about 10000 inhab-
iiants, and is situated on the peninsula between
New York and Newark bays, and Is about
twenty minutes ride by rail from New York
city The Church is q strong one. Mr.. Tay-
lor will assume the rectorship about the first
of August.
AT a special meeting of toe State Geology.
cal Survey Commission on Monday, Governor
WaI6eld requested the engineering staf of the
survey to begin the preparation of topographic
maps of the various State properties, and sug
gested TO Prof Clark that he should make ar
rangemenis 10 begin with the Springfield State
Asylum, at Sykesyile, where the management
Of the asylum IS preparing for the construction
of additional bindings TO meet the needs OF
the State insane. Mr.. johnson. of the high
way force, viii have charge of the work.
Abdel r. Wentz, of Liueboro, this county,
was graduated at Gettysburg College this
week. and received the First Honor, the
Graeff prize. for the best essay. the Gies prize
in debate and honorable mention in the Pen
aud Sword Prize in English composition. VIM.
r. S. Denuer, of Manchester. was awarded
the Second Honor. The graduates from this
county were Geo. F. II. Berwager, of Wentz;
VIM Il. S. Denner, of Manchester, and Abdel
Ross Weutz, of Lineboro, all as Bachelors OF
Arls. and Clarence Milton Schaeffer, Of West
Minister, as Bachelor of Science.
A smsll fire in the roof of the coal shed a
the Citizens Lumber and Coal Co., this city
last Saturday night, caused an alarm OF hre al
Hoo clock. The iremen responded prompt
ly and the fire was soon extinguIshed. The
origin of the FIRE is unknown. 1t might have
been caused BY spark from the engine of u
special train going west shortly before the fire
was discovered or by balloon, a number Of
which were sent up by students Of Western
Maryland College, some of which came down
in the city. The damage was slight, owing Il
timely discovery and the promptness OF the
fremen.
Mr. Charles V. Waniz, of this city, has re
ceived letter from Capt Howard R. HE
kock, of the 18th U. S. Cavalary, which wa
encamped here Monday of last week, in re
gard TO the depredations of some of the men,
Cant. Hickock says: las far as we can de
termine we cannot positively locate the eul
prits, though from some of the circumstance
connected with the case there may be lmpli
cation on the part Of three men whom we nov
have in confinement, charged with the rob
berry of a watch, against whom the evidence
i'm this latter case seems good. Mr.. Want
had a slot machine robbed by some of the
men in the command, and wrote to Captain
Hiekock in regard to the same.
The County Commissioners had busy day
last Monday. Upon petition, aud certificate
of Drs. Charles r. Foutz and Thos. j. Coonan
William d. Miller was directed to be taken Il
Springfield State Hospital. DR.. Chas. K
Foutz was appointed physician to the BoarC
of Health of Carroll County until May list
1905. The contract for the iron bridge oyei
Big Morgan, at Greenville, was awarded e
The York Bridge Company. the lowest bid
ders, at S1379, the price to include masonry
and competed DEIuEt- 1uS NOHtidIt ita AA'
mudsill bridge over Alloway's creek, neal
Harvey, was awarded to Franklin 2. Reayer
for S29e, the lowest bid received. Next Mon
day the Commissioners will likely make the
levy for 1904.
The repor; of Thos Hughes and Clifton Dol
Benson, special counsel appointed by order o
the Circuit Court No. 2 Of Baltimore City Il
investigate and report upon the responsibility
of the directors Of the City Trust and Banking
Company. have submitted their report to Jndg'
Sharp. They claim in the report that all th'
directors are liable to the creditors of the com
pany. The amount for which it is sough
to hold the directors liable is 5000. TIT
directors at the time of the failure of the com
pany numbered eighteen, including William
b. Thomas, of Westminster. The counsel To-
the directors claim not only that the directors
are not liable, but also that they acted with
the soundest business judgment aud prudenc,
in not proceeding against the bond OF Franz
]. Kohler, the treasurer of the company
whose acts caused the failure, which was fol-
$40, 900 only. and allowed the bond to lapse,
and required Koher to turn over to the com
pany stocks, bonds, &C., from which $50, OOC
have already been realized.