The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-09-30
LOCAL AFFAIRS,
LOCAL BREyITIES.


engaged in routine work.
The posloflice at Mariottsville will become
domestic money order office on October l.
At a. m. last Tuesday the mercury was
down 10 SO degrees and there was very heavy
frost.
AtlOa. M. vest erday, Friday, the wealth
er bureau sent out the following bulletin
Fair tonight; Saturday increasing cloudiness.
The heirs of Levi d. Maus, Sr., sold on
Tuesday farm of 179 acres, roods and Is
perches, situated on the Taneyiown road, two
miles from Frizellburg, 10 Harry Rinehart at
$4,000 per acre.
The leather firm of Cover Il Draylon, of
Winchester, Va, have sold and transferred
all their tanning property to the United States
Leather Co. for 81, $50, 900. Mr.. Cover is a
native of Carroll county.
Mr.. John Rigle, on the Mrs. John I. Lynch
farm, near Westminster, has raised some OF
the finest watermelons this season ever grown
in this county Several weighed from 80 to
AZ pounds each, aud were of excellent flavor
and very crisp.
The season has been all that could be de-
sired for cutting off corn and seeding wheat.
The weather has been clear since the 18th,
with just enough erispness in the atmosphere
TO make one feel like moving. A larger acre
Mr.. William G. Brooks. son of Mr.. Joseph
d. Brooks, Of this city. has accepted posi-
ton with Westinghouse. Church, Kerr 4 Com
pany. electrical engineers, Of 10 Bridge street,
N Y He is AT present located at Jamaica,
Long Island, engaged in converting steam
cars into electric.
Mr.. Lawrence C. Wroth. son of Rev. Pere.
Crime Mroth, rector OF Messiah Protestant
Episcopal Church. and known to many per.
sons in Westminster, has been appointed IL
brarian at the Diocesan Library, NJ HOG Mad
ison avenue, Baltimore lie will take charge
October l.
Frank Il. Phillips, a aative of Carroll, is
Democratic nominee for the House of Dele
gates in Queen Anne's county. Mr.. Phillips
is il, the tin and stove business in Centreviile,
where he has resided for twenty or more years.
He is a brother of Oliver Z. aud William II.
Phillips, Of Freedom district.
Frank A. Robbins circus aud menagerie
arrived in Westminster on Wednesday minus
one cage aud another slightly damaged. In
coming from Waynesboro, Pa, at Naynes-
boro Junction the cage with the kangsroos
projected too far aud ceme In contact with
the station. topping il " The car and the kan
gar0os escaped ia the mountains.
Dealers and others from New York, Phils.
delphia. Baltimore, Washington. Hagprstown
aud Frederick were present this week al The
sale Of the furniture, &c, of the late Miss Sal
lie Loagwel. Some of the furniture brought
very large prices, and ornaments. bronzes and
bric.a. brac were sold at good prices. The
sale will be continued next week. Hundreds
of our citizens attended the sale daily.
Thomas Jones. eoloFed. Of near New Wind
sor, boarded the fast mail train on Thursday
evening at Union Bridge. he WAS the worse
! 4 81
At New Windsor he jumped OF the iraiu land.
ing on his head. His head was badly cut and
he suffered conclusion of the brain aud for
twelve hours was unconscious. he Was taken
10 the Moniour House and Dr. w. ID. Wells Is
attending him.
J. Thomas Roop, auetioner, sold on Satur
day last, shares Of the stock of the Ice aud
Cold Storage Company, par value $1,000 TO
George L. Slocksdale. at $l7.35 per share;
shares of stock Of the Non SeclArian Hail
Company. of FrizelIburg. par value $1,000, 10
George W. Aibaugh. NJ s.. 90 per share. For
~ shares of the stock Of the Lnmber, Coal aud
Supply Company, par valne $1,000 were with
drawn at a bid of $500
The story Of the Scottish Reformation was
given at Odd Fellows Hall, this eiay, on Mon
day and Tuesday evenings TO large audiences.
The marching, drilling, dialogues, singing.
lecture, siereoscopic views, he, were OF a high
order. Each participant flied his OF her part
In an artistic manner. while the solos ot Miss
Ada Shaffer, Mrs. b. +. Grouse and Mr.. Wal
ter Graham, were. as a lady said, Just awfuily
charming.
Charles B. Rnusar, Of Hanover. Pa. after
AZ years continuous service with the Western
Md. Railroad. has resigned. In all that time
he never experienced railroad accident nor
caused the death or injury of single person.
4. h.zhf No
locomotive, including General u. ). Grant
and President William Mckinley. When but
is years OF age Rouser entered the employ OF
the old Hanover Branch Railroad Company.
He was fireman, ON some Of the first engines on
that road.
There was a small size negro riot AT Sykes
vile last Monday night. As result SamEel
Dorsey, alias Elijah Sam was brought to
jail here on Tuesday By Mr.. W. W. Ritter.
who made the arrest by order OF Mayor +. NJ.
Mellur. Justice Harry F. Curley committed
him 10 Jail; fined John Dorsey Sl.OO aud costs
for disturbing the peace; .lohn Green s25 90
aud costs for interfering With an officer in the
discharge Of his duty. and John Hayward was
held under bonds as = witness. In the melee
HAYWARD had his head cut with piece of coal
propelled by Elijah SAM
A few weeks ago il was currently reported
that Lothar Heinrich, who accidentally shot
Mr.. j. Wesley Zepp, near Finksburg on July
2 was a raving maniac. and was confined IN
padded room in one of the Insane asylums.
Such, however. Is not fact. ms Heinrich sailed
for Germany on Wednesday Of last week
where he will study mechanical engineering
and, incidentally serve ia the army rs required
by the laws of the empire. The younger mem
bers Of St. Johns German Reformed Church,
Calvert street, near Saratoga, gave him a fare
we'll reception. Refreshments were served, and
the tables we're decorated ia German colors-
black. white and red. He received number
of presents from friends.
George G. Downs aged % and Marian V.
Snow, both of Baltimore, came to Westmin-
ster on Monday on matrimony bent. Alter
walk about town for several hours, they met a
representative of the ADVOCATE and the young
man inquired il there was an Episcopal
Church here. He was told there was and was
directed how to 60 to it. They first went 10
the Court House and obtained a marriage i
cense, then went to the Episcopal rectory and
were married by Rev. Frank NJ. Gibson. Ph.
d., the rector They requested DR.. Gibson
not TO have their marriage published IN the
Baltimore papers. The Doctor assured them
be would not have it published there. but it
was published there by the correspondent OF
the News.
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