The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-02-25

Last Tuesday Edward Key a colored boy
of New Windsor, while shooting crows. the
gun bursted and severely injured his left hand.
Mr.. Herman n. Dinst, of this city, on We'd
nesday, while seighing, was upset and his left
colarbone WAS broken. DIR. Wells reduced
the fracture.
Do not forget the meeting at Frizellburg
this Saturday afternoon. Several persons
from the Mary land Agricultural College and
others will be present.
Judge Thomas and Messrs. VIM. d. Lowell
and T. JEFF. Gum, deputy clerks. were in
Baltimore this week to testify in the Naturali-
cation eases before the United States Court.
Messrs. James A. C. Bond and Elias B.
Arnold as assignees, last Saturday sold the
farm of the late Charles w. Arnold, Sr., con
tanning Il5 acres, 2 roods aud perches, near
Bird Hill, to Elk Judge Bond for S3,58l.47.
The Union League of Baltimore expect to
have 800 men in the Roosevelt inaugural
parade on March 4th. Collector William +.
#Stone has beer chosen chief marshal. and
among the aids he has appointed is George
:. Sharrer, of Westminster.
The passenger department of the Western
laryland Railroad announces that, beginning
February %, the mail train leaving Baltimore
SIS a. m. daily, except Sunday, and now
running as far as Cherry Run, will be con-
tinued on TO Hancock, Nd, arriving at that
point at LILO p. ID.
Mr.. Harvey Westaway, formerly of near
Patapsco, but now cashier of The Chalfonte,
Atlantic City. n. j., sends US handsome
Photographic booklet Of the hotel. The pho
tographs are of the outside and inside-show
ing the various apartments-dining rooms,
library, exchange, parlors, &c.
One morning last week the milk train from
Mount Airy for Baltimore stopped at Gathers
to take water. A quantity of the water splashed
out of the penstock to the rails and locomotive
wheels. The water froze where it fell, and
soon the wheels and rails we're fast together,
causing a delay of nearly two hours before
help arrived.
Maggie, wife of Edward Mcpherson, of
Hagerstown, Nd, died February % at the
State Hospital for the Insane, at Sykesville,
aged 81 years. She was in perfect health up
to the time her son, Roy Mcpherson, was
convicted in Hagerstown of robbing ID. X.
Cummings store and sent to the penitentiary.
The shock Of this unbalanced her mind.
The eldes, son, about ) years old, of Bradley
Owings, residing on the Washington road,
about miles from this city, met With serious
accident while at his grandmother's, Mrs.
Nelson's, on Wednesday evening. He had
three fingers on his left hand cut entirely of
Inv another small boy while cutting wood
The fingers have no, been found. DR.. Wells
dressed n. wound.
- -. - 90 ,..-s committed
suicide February 81 by hanging himself from
the rafier Of a barn on the farm Of George
Hanky- near Creagerstown; IN Fredenck
county, while visiting his orother-in-ia~, N,
y. hoio. MT. EAmsoarg was an etnptoye OF
Mr.. Frank NJ. Stevens, formerly Of TINS cliy'
and also drove team from thus place TO
Creagers;oTu with a load OF furniture "heh
ne meSea mere
Last Tuesday evening n dance was given at
Firemens Hall. this city. which was largely
attended by citizens aud out town guests.
The patronesses were Mesdames George NJ