The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-11-26
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
IuCAI RREVITIES,


Additional locals will be found Gu the edi-
torial page.
Mr.. Manro Ychn, Of Winfield, on Wednes.
day shipped two Shetland ponies to Esbyville.
Pa
Mr.. Charles f. Bowers has painted the resi-
dences of Messrs. +. o. Grimes and Jesse c.
Sharrer.
Mr.. John T. Zahn. of this city, killed on
Saturday five hogs which weighed III, 252,
253, 296 and $50 pounds.
Carroll County Fresh Killed Turkeys, the
Best You Ever Ate we're advertised in the
Baltimore papers this week
A number of our citizens from this city at.
tended the Republican torch light processi"n
at Taneytown last Tuesday night.
Some one visited the chicken house of Mr..
Charles A. Horner last Saturday night and
took rooster and three of his pulleis.
Mrs. Laura Frock. of Manchester district.
obtained divorce from her husband, Edmund
l.. Frock in Baltimore, on November Is.
Col. Samuel r. Herr aud Mr.. J. j. Basler,
have introduced water from The Citizens Wa
ter Company TO their farms, near this city.
Mr. David O. Bankert. of New Windsor,
caught with dip net last Saturday night. ia
Pipe Greek, three carp that weighed l2s, lls
aud st pounds.
On Tuesday afternoon of next week the
Westminster Fire Department, with all their
apparatus, will parade at =. 80 O'Clock. They
viii be headed BY the First Regiment Band.
At 10 a. M, vest erday, Friday, The wealth
er bureau sent out the following buileiIn:-
Fair and colder tonight; Saturday fair. De
ficiency In temperature since January 10 No
vember %. All degrees.
Mr. Frank T. Shaeffer, plumber Of this city.
has put hot water plaHts in the residences ot
Mr. Jeremiah Geiman Of this city, and Nj.
John Masenhimer, Of Manchester, and Al
haugh's restaurant, casino and bowling alleys.
this city.
Members Of the Maryland Commandery Of
this city, with the assistance Of Door Virtue
Lodge, No. 4G, A. f. A. NJ, have invited the
Commandery to take part in Lodge work here
ON Thursday evening next. After which there
will be banquet at The Westminster.
Last Tuesday Rev. G. " Baughman for
warded the annual Thanksgiving Offering Of
his people TO the Lutheran Deaeoness Home
at Walbrook. Nd. The goods sent consisted
OF buffers, Jared fruits, vegetables, haur aud
soap, and weighed somewhat over a ton.
Il is becoming very common occurrence
in Hampstead for some one to take horses
hirched in front Of stores and other places.
drive them to exhaustion aud turn them loose.
number Of business men aud others have
offered reward Of $50 for the arrest OF the
offenders.
The Ladies Of the Lend-a. Hand Clsb, for
the benefit of the poor. will hold an Oyster
supper and Bazaar a. the WaHtz Building. oH
Saturday. December 3, commencing 81 :. 80
y. IN Auy contribution will he thankfully
received. Mrs. Geoige Parke. Mrs. Charles
Bilhngslea. Mrs. ;. Simpson, Mrs. Vim. Is.
Thomss-
The Carroll Athletic Foot Bail team Of this
city played a game with the New Windsor
team at New Windsor last Saturday. and de
feated them by score Of Is 10 o. The New
Windsor team was ontclassed al all points Of
the game by the Athletics, and on ThAnksgiy
ing Day the Carroll defeated the New Wind.
sor team by a score of - 10 5.
On Friday night, November Is. the grocery
store of Mr. George r. Grumbine. this civ
was robbed Aboni 81 in money was taken
from the cash register, and be suppeses some
merchandise The burglar got into the store
through a side window on public street and
had to break M iron bar, with which the shut
ter was fastened, to succeed IN his effort.
Mr.. b. Frank Stansbury's bank barn and
hay baFraek, in Hampstead. were burned
about 7 o'clock, on the night of November 49,
The stock aud machinery we're saved. but al
the other contents we're burned. Insured ID
Dug Hill Company for $500. The IRE was OF
iueeadiary origin. The hremen aud citizens
did hard work in saving adjoining property
William Watson. eolored. was arrested last
Wednesday afternoon by Ofhcer Jerome on
the charge Of stealing turkey aud two chick
ems on last Tuesday, between TAReyIown aud
this city. The prisoner made a confession,
bur would not say from whom the poultry was
stolen. and also said he shot al while TAX
ing them. he was committed 10 jail by Jus
tice William Moore
Mr.. John 5 Bale, son OF Mr. n. H. Bale,
cashier Of the First National Bank. OF New
Windsor, met with painful accident Wednes-
day afternoon. He was assisting some carpen.
tiers who we're at work on "A corn crib. on his
farm near New Windsor. when be fell strik
ing a irestle. DR.. Brown was summoned aud
found he had severely injured one Of his kid
neys.
As Arthur Beaver. brakeman on n local
freight train OF the Western Maryland Rail.
road. was about to board The engine 10 this city
about noon Wednesday the step upon which
ne placed his right foot gave way aud the foot
went down upon The rail. the wheels Of the
engine passing over and crushing it badly.
The ankle was also shattered and will be per
manenty stifened. Ampatation of the foot
will probably be avoided, but the injury is
quite severe. Mr.. Beaver is at Hotel Albion
and is improving, and will BIZ taken to Bal
tmore TO bis home on Monday. Dr. WIN. D.
Wells. the Railroad Company's surgeon. AZ
tended the injured man.
Mrs Annie Roberts, well known colored
woman, died at the residence of Mrs. L. J.
Rippard. this city. on the afternoon Of No
vember 20, aged about 60 years. She was the
widow of deceased soldier and a United
States pensioner. and leaves an estate valued
at about $1,000. In childhood she WAS slave
of the Zollickoffer family and of the late Jacob
Reese. A peculiarly about her was that of
late years she had been gradually becoming
white, her whole person is without blotch or
blemish TO indicate that she is not of pure eau
easian blood. She was light mulatto origi-
nally, and her features retained the expires
sion tn a modified degree of the pOlored race