The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-04-16
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
InCAL. BREYIIIES.

the Sykesville and Springfield Water and Rail
road Company.
Charles Slagle has been appointed postmas-
ter at Middleburg, this county, vice William
E. Kolb, resigned.
Joseph B. Brown, proprietor of the Albion
Hotel, this city, shot "A wild ducks on Dish S
dam on Tuesday morning.
George W. Smith, of Waynesboro, Pa, has
erected fire escapes at The Westminster IN
surfing safety of guests in the case OF hre.
At 10 a. M, yesterday, Friday, the wealth
er bureau sent out the following bulletin
Rain and warmer tonight; Saturday rain.
Ex.Gov. Frank Brown is having plans made
for four warehouses to be erected on Pratt
street, Baltimore, on the site of buildings
burned in the recent FIRE.
A mare belonging to W. I. Bowers, near
Winfield, foaled twin colts on Tuesday OF last
week-a mare and horse colt-and the
youngsters are growing finely.
Philip Cohn, of Baltimore. has rented the
old Crumrine store in the Hoffacker building,
Manchester and will open a cigar factory as
soon as it can be arranged for that purpose.
Elmer Mimic, of Mount Airy, met with a
painful accident on April 9. While helping
to load cross ties, he fell with a tie on his
shoulder, which fell on his arm and broke IT
Gasua Molesworth. who purchased the house
and lot in Mount Airy which was formerly
owned BY James Thompson, has torn down
the old house and is preparing to erect new
one.
Mrs. McKellip sailed from Bremen last Sat
urday with the remains of her husband. Col.
VIM. A. MeKelliip, and is expected TO ar
rive in Baltimore about the 2Sd or 24th in
slant
The County Commissioners were busy with
transfers and Attachments on Monday and Tues
day to hear appeals from districts No. 4. 3
and 6 A special pension of three dollars WAS
allowed Richard Richards of New Windsor
district.
The Uuion Trust Company. Baltimore, is
going to liauidate. Its stock is $50 per share,
and Il is believed that when the business is
closed up all its stockholders will receive $50
per share. Mr.. Charles f. Fink, Of West
minister, has been elected one Of the exeeu
tive committee.
Last Monday the following were elected d.
rectors of the Manchester Bank:-Aessrs- J.
II. Blocher. DIR. J.. II. Sherman, DR.. j. ).
Zeigler, d. J. Brown, o. B. Vent, l.. b.
Lippy, Jacob Rupp, J. F. Warner. Charles
Briihart, J. E. Denner, J. y. Dehof and J.
Z. Masenhimer.
Robert Baumgartner, aged 6 years, who,
with his mother. lives at VIM. t. Lucabaugh :.
about miles from Westminster, was bitten BY
dog last week. Whether the dog was suffer
ing With rabies or not was not known, but the
little fellow was taken to the Pasteur Inst
tate, Baltimore.
The 2ist commencement of Westminster
Theological Seminary viii take place Sunday.
Monday and Tuesday, Nav l. , and 8. There
will be five gradnates-Georgs +. Brown,
y Istusnoar Warzriets
Nd; Joel Russell, Dodson. La; Gideon |.
Humphreys, Cove Point. Nd; Ethel Z. Par
sons, PitIsville, Nd.
A subscriber to the ADVOCATE in Baltimore,
in paying his subscription, writes; While
do not agree with the ADVOCATE politically, /
think il is the best weekly newspaper IN Mary
land. aud under no circumstances would
be willing 10 be without il; and look forward
with real pleasure to It's coming each week. y
Another subscriber, at Martinsburg W. Va,
writes-'We receive the ADVOCATE every Sat
urday morning and it is Ike getting letter
from home.
We have received from F. Nee. Brown,
formerly Of Unioutown, this county. but now
postmaster and custodian Of public buildings
at Brunswick, Georgia, a generous supply Of
post cards, with views Of public and private
buildings, 0gIethorpes Cannon used in the
OF snAcNis w. " NSA1f
Oak" the birth place of Methodism in Amer
lea, the immense lumber yards, the celebrated
harbor of thar city, &c, which be had issued
in honor Of the opening Of the Government
Building. Thanks.
On Saturday, April 10th, 1854, this section
was visited BY heavy fall Of snow, aecOmpa-
MED with high wind. which closed all the
roads The following Monday was Court day
and nearly every one came to Westminster IN
sleighs. About 10 o clock the sun came out
warm and by or clock in the afternoon
the snow was melted and all returned home
on mud. The north side of Main street was so
filled with snc W that the men from the Union
Works. near the Courthouse, threw the snow
into the street So that the occupants could
open their doors. otherwise the snow would
have fallen into the rooms.
The annual stockholders meeting of the
Sykesville Bank was held on Tuesday. and
the following directors were elected for
the ensuing year Johnnie E. Beasman,
John T. Ridgely, Charles Z. Beck. Viii
mer R. McCordell, William Fl. Forsythe,
Jr., G. Harry Bevard. Samuel d. Ship
lev, John w. Selby, Albert S. Dorsey,
James B. George, VIM. NJ. Chipley aud Wade
II. d. War6eld The officers are Wade Fl.
d. Warield president; G. Harry Beyard, vice
president, and VIM. NJ. Cbipley. cashier. The
Sykesville Bank supplies a long-felt want and
has been prosperous from the start.
The Sentinel last week said-'The bill to
amend the charter of Westminster, which had
passed the House of Delegates, was hung up
by Senator Beasman in the Senate and there
fore failed to become law" Our aeighboI
is in error in this. The bill passed the House
and was called back from the Senate before
any action was taken there, the members OF
the House from Carroll desiring to amend il
by striking out the property qualification
clause. IL was then too late to get the bill
through. The Advocate is not informed as to
what action Senator Beasman would have
taken had the bill reached the Senate.
Rev. I. Il. Lewis, D. D.. has resigned the
presidency of Adrian College, at Adrian,
Michigan, the resignation 10 take effect
July LIST next. DIR. Lewis so ably adm
Mustered the affairs Of the college the
trustees were loath to accept the resigna,
ton. He will devote his entire attention to
Western Maryland College, of which he has
been President for about Is years. Some ex-
tensive improvements are being made at West
tern MARYLAND College, and more are cOntem'
plated. The endowment fund of the college,
as announced at the Maryland Annual Confer
ence of the Methodist Protestant Church, re
Gently in session. amounts 10 Sll, OOl. The
Western Maryland NOllege Is uoihg goou "oI I
and offers an excellent opportunity for Carne
gle and Rockefeller to help along the endow
ment fund.
The Order of the Holy Cross. who located
in Westminster in August, 1892, occupying the
house donated to the Order by the late Mis-;
Lucretia Van Bibber, will remove to their new
home at West Park, on the Hudson river
New York, next month. The new house is a
large and substantial building, costing about
$50. 600, and specially constructed for the
work of the Order The house will be blessed
on Thursday morning, May 49, to which many
persons throughout the United States have
been invited Special trains will be run from
New York city, at reduced rates, on the ocea
son. The change of headquarters by the Or
der is much regretted by this community
where the members are held in high esteem
The All Saints Sisters, of Baltimore, will oc
cupy the Westminster House during the sum