The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-01-21
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREyITIES.

Miss Kate Murray and Miss Amanda Stewart
are in charge of the Aged Peoples Home Of
the NJ. P. Church. this city, succeeding Mrs.
Bale.
George Formwalt as administrator. has sold
the farm of the late Henry Formwali, ~
Myers district, TO Harvey BoOse at $3.50
per acre.
About :. SO p. M. on January Is, snow be
ean falling and continued until a late hour.
4 high wind prevailed aud the snow driited
considerably.
Joseph A. MeKellip, OF Baltimore, formerly
of Westminster, has been re elected director
Of the Boys Home Calvert and Pleasant
streets, Baltimore.
Chicken thieves are doing great work IN
MYERS district Recently 81 were stolen from
Jacob Koontz cut of 20. and p from John
Crawford, Of Mt. Pleasant.
Mr.. Arthur S. Annett, representing the
manufacturing department Of the United
States Censns Bureau, is cauvassing this coun-
~ looking up statistics for the year 1901 de
will visit every manufacturing plant "a the
county and We bespeak for him a cordial re-
cepiion.
Last Tuesday evening Westminster Council,
No. 1887, Royal Arcanum, gave smoker at
It's council room in the Wantz Building. at
which time Grand Officers ID. J. Jnvenal,
Grand Treasurer, and A. V. 0wings, Grand
Orator. were present and installed the officers
elected in December for the ensuing year
The County Commissioners this week al
lowed John C. Buckley, tax collector for New
Windsor district. on 81, coo erroneous assess
ment on the levy OF 1904 and Joseph l..
franklin. collector for Westminster district,
on 81. O99 on the lew of 1901 number of
bills we're paid all Of which were for small
amounts except one to Spring Grove Hospital,
which was 5000.
Last Saturday the Directors of the Union
National Bank this city organized and re-
elected the old officers. Howell Bllingslea
president: DR.. Joshua W. Herring cashier
George Armaeost teller, and J. Pearre Waniz
bookkaeper The officers then partook OF
dinner at The Westminster-raw oysters,
baked fresh shad, turkey, fancy ices, cake,
coffee, cigars, &c.
About O'Clock last Saturday morning the
safe in the Pennsylvania Railroad office, at
Bruceyille. was blown open BY burglars, who
obtained about $40. 90 in cash. The safe was
badly shattered but the building was uninjur-
ed. Tracks in the snow, supposed 10 have
been made by the burglars, led in the direction
of Union Bridge. They were followed for
some distance, but the trail was lost.
The Havre de Grace Nd. Water Com
pauy, of which Carroll Albaugh is vice pres-
dent; George W. Albaugh secretary and treas.
urer. and Frank A. Myers superintendent, all
of Westminster. is laying the foundation and
brick flooring for an ice manufacturing and
cold storage plant adjoining the filtration
plant. The machinery for the ice plant has
been purchased and will have capacity OF
about ten tons daily.
The North Carolina Society, of Baltimore,
of which Prof. Simpson, of this city, IS mem
Der, will hold It's annual banquet on Friday,
January 27, at the Belvedere. DR.. }. W.
Herring. cashier of the Union National Bank
OF Westminster, will deliver an address before
the Society. Dr. Elliott, of Johns Hopkins
University: DR.. Winslow. of the Maryland
University; Prof Il. H. Norman, of the Bal.
timore Business College. and a number of
other prominent natives of that State, residing
IN Maryland, are members of the Society.
AT Frizzell's Rose House, this city, last
Tuesday night, quite number OF the members
of Westminster Lodge, No. Al, |. y. NJ, en-.
loved a supper. After satisfying the inner
man. The burning to death Of the Wooiery
children was discussed, and one OF the mem
bers suggested that as an evidence of their
sympathy with the parents, a donation be sent
TO them. Each member responded promptly
and the result was a very generous amount.
Their act was indeed, true charity.
Edward Murphy, alias Morgan and several
other aliases, who had been held in Baltimore
for the action Of the Carroll county authori-
ties, for completely in the Mount Airy Bank
robbery, was released on Tuesday, and was
immediately rearrested by Postothce Inspector
Gregory, and is now held, with Robert L.
Stainlaek and John King, on the charge of
robbing the postofice at Kingstree, S. c.. for
which all three men have been indicted.
There was no evidence States Attorney Steele
knew of to connect Murphy with the Mount
Airy robbery, and so informed the Baltimore
authorities.