The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-10-08
SATURDAY, OCTOBER s, 1904.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITIES.

Horseback riding IS popular enjoyment Oy
the young people of Middleburg district.
The First Regiment Band will furnish music
at the Hagerstown Fair next Thursday.
The Western Maryland hauled 2,5lS more
people to Pen Mar this season than last.
The drouth in this county is becoming seri
Gus. Wells, streams. and springs are lower
than ever known, and some are dry.
Five games of duckpins was rolled between
Albaugh's and Stems Bowling teams. Al
baueb's team was defeated three out of five.
The Manchester Base Ball Club defeated the
New Windsor aud Sandyville Clubs combined
last Saturday at Manchester by score Of Is
tol2.
Carroll Chapter, No 81, Royal Arch Ma.
sons, of Westminster, will resume work next
Tuesday evening, after the summer vacation,
and elect officers.
The clover seed crop 10 Carroll is much
larger than usual. The corn crop is good, and
the higher price of wheat fully makes up for
the decreased yield.
Westminster Savings Bank has declared a
semi annual dividend of four per cent. on cap.
ital stock and two per cent. on weekly and
monthly deposits.
There is so much bad in the best Of us,
Aud so much coed in the worst OF us,
That it hardly behooves any OF US
To talk about the rest of US.
There were recorded at the office of the
Clerk of the Circnit Court during September
40 deeds, Is mortgages and bills of sale, and
20 marriages licenses were issued.
By the 10 O'Clock train from Baltimore,
Yesterday morning, there arrived IN this city
sc persons 20 be naturalized, who, with their
witnesses, appeared before Judge Thomas.
Masous are now at work on the addition
which Mr.. Cover is building to his residence,
at York Road, which, when completed viii be
occupied by his iaiher.iu-law, Thomas New
man and wife.
Comptroller Atkinson has made the first
quarterly apportionment Of the State school
tax fund. Carroll viii receive S., 6SS. rs;
Frederick IS, 669.2 "a Howard s., s66.53 and
Baltimore county $4,000 Is.
Mr.. John E. Crout, of Reislerstown, who
has successfully conducted the Peu-Mar res
iaurant for 26 years, closed It last Sunday with
a dinner aud speech to the orchestra. Mr..
Crout was 20 years old on that day.
Mrs. Maggie Baumgartner 0rendorff is tax
ing some very handsome pictures OF dwellings
and public buildings 10 Westminster on post
cards. little room is left for writing, aud
they are very convenient TO send 10 friends.
AT 10 a. M, yesterday, Friday. the wealth
er bureau sent out the following bulletin -
Fair and continued cold. with frost tonight /;
Saturday fair warmer. Deficiency in temper
allure since January | to October :, so de-
grees.
The Miller Bros. Co.'S Grand Au,umusl
Opening began on Thursday and will close
this Saturday evening. The varioas depart
menis are filed with the choicest the market
affords, aud they have been crowded with
ladies, the millinery department being their
greatest delight.
The middle conference Of the Lutheran
Church will be held al ST. James Church,
Union Bridge. Nd, November ! 8. Rev. q.
w. Banghman will deliver the conference ser
mon. Other ministers Of this county taking
part in the exercises will be IL. II. Flick. r.
W. Doty and Dr. p. H. Miller.
At 6 a. m. on Tuesday the mercury regis
tered SO degrees and there was a heavy frost
All A. m On Thursday, the mercery regis
tered so degrees at this office. Shortly after
, a. IN. there was a fine rain, followed by a
strong north wind. which caused the Iempera-
tnre 10 fall rapidly. AT 8 a. N. yesterday the
mercury registered p degrees, and there Was
ice and frost.
Officer Helm on Monday arrested Alice
Myers. Lena Barnhart, Sallie Green and l..
May Dorsey, all colored, and charged them
with disurderiy conduct at the railroad station
before JGstiee G.. W. Crapster Ali plead
guilty and each paid 81 90 fine and 81 IS
costs, except Sallie Green. who was laken to
Jail
The County Commissioners on last Monday
were mostly engaged in considering bills
against the county. A number. az. reeaiing
s., 849. 10 we're passed and ordered pad. The
principal ones were 81, IA to the York Bridge
Company for bridge over Aloway's Greek,
$500 TO State Attorney Sieele's, slT2.47 for
supplies for the Alnis House-
Mr. Henry Frank. who had been the toll
gate keeper on the Baltimore and Reisiers
town Turnpike below this city for n number
of wears. has retired Oh account of the in6rmi
ties OF age, aud removed to Baltimore. where
he will reside with his son in la~, Mr.. Frank
f. Logue Mr.. Frank was obliging i0 all and
was an efficient officer. Mr. John Holmes
has been appointed galekeePer IN the place OF
Mr.. Frank.
Mrs. Barnhart, wife of George Barnhari,
:, we'll known blacksmith living about mile
north ef Brummel, died suddenly on Thursday
afternoon of apopexy. She had been IN her
usual health until a short time before her death.
Mrs BarnhArt's maiden name was stephan.
She was 81 years old and leaves a husband
and II children. Her funeral will take place
tomorrow Sunday morning at 10 O clock a.
Leister's Church.
A Kansas City paper says: Harry F.Cover.
OF Frizelburg, who had been buying in this
market every week during the past three
mouths. bought car load Of cows aud heifers
on September 80. Cattle, it is said. have
reached Us low price as they will go this sea
son. j. A. Reekart, live stock reporter, says
there are two reasons for this belief-one, that
the demand is about equal to the supply, and
the other. that good many producers have
decided not TO market their stock If prices de-
cline further.
The suit for 500 by w. l.. W. Seabrook,
of Westminster, against Bareda Turner, late
clerk of the Circuit Court OF Baltimore city,
was tried in Baltimore on Wednesday and
Thursday. The plaintiff loaned his son Clar-
epce. who was clerk in Mr.. Turner's Office,
500, and had written agreement with Mr..
Turner that he was to deduct $1,000 month
from Clarenee's salary and pay to him until
the 500 was repaid. Mr.. Turner testified that
II was never contemplated that the monthly
payments should be made, and that the elder
Seabrook wanted the assignment OF his son !
salary as a check upon the latter. Held sub
euria by the Court.
The suit of Daniel Caltrider and others to
break the suit of Mrs. Mary Polk. widow OF
Col. Robert NJ. Polk, both of whom lived in
this city and were well known here, is on trial
in Court of Common Pleas, Baltimore, and II
is thought will continue some days. There Is
a long array of counsel on both sides. Those
from Westminster are Chas. I. Reifsnider and
Joseph D. Brooks, for the plaintiff, and b. r.
Grouse and Z. o. Weant for the defendants.
About month before Mrs. Polk died an effort
was made by some of her relatives to prove
her insane. A jury pronounced her sane, aud
about eight days before she died she made a
will beaueathing $1,000 to the children OF
Mrs. Robert Hilterbridle. sister, and the
balance to Frederick l.. II. Glendmeyer and
bic sister Mrs. Polk g foster children.
George w. Stocksdale died early October
/, at his home, in Reisterstown, Baltimore
county. from a complication of heart trouble
and Bright's disease Mr.. Stne:.,dale was well
and fayorably known. both socially and in his
professional capacity. he having been at dit
ferent times auctioneer, constable for the
Fourth district aud deputy sheriff. He was 81
years of age at the time of his death. Mr..
StocksdaIe was three times married his trst
wife left FIVE children, aud the third survives
with three others. He was a member OF
Henry Clay Lodge. Independent Order of Odd
Fellows, the Masons and the Junior Order
United American Mechanics. The funeral
took place Monday from Reisterstown Metho
dist Episcopal Church South, and was largely
attended.