The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-08-12
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Linwood Camp opened yesterday.
The canning factories Of this city will START
next week.
Owing to the continued wet weather pears,
plums, grapes and tomatoes are rottening to
such an extent that the crops will be very short.
Miss Anna White, of North East, Cecil
county, has been awarded the female scholar.
ship from that county in Western MARYLAND
College.
Mr.. John I. Rickter, near Medford. is seri-
nusly ill from blood poisoning, caused by
eryslpeIas DIR. Brown, of New Windsor, is
attending him.
The School Board had steam heating ap.
raratus put in the graded schools at Hamp-
stead and Manchester last year, and are having
one put in the school at Taneytown.
More than $4,000 is being spent by the
Western Maryland Railroad for the construc-
ton of Il hay shed, milk depot and other i'm
provements on the lot on Front and High
streets, Baltimore.
At 10 a. M. yesterday, Friday, the wealth
er bureau sent out the following bulletin:-
Cloudy tonight and Saturday with occasional
showers. Accumulated deficiency in temper
allure since January list, 81.
Mr. John W. Blizzard, of Patapsco, from
seven trees picked l42 bushels of apples this
season, and from three other trees he gathered
u bushels. The apples were purchased by
Charles and Elias Taylor and shipped to Bal
tlmore.
We have received from Mr.. James ID.
Mitchell. photographer of this city, who ac-
companied Co. H, of Westminster, to the en-
campment at Belair, photograph of the
Company and the First Regiment Band upon
landing at Belair.
Of pn
was severely hurt last week by a pop bottle
bursting while filling it. The glass entered
his wrist, severing AN artery and cutting an
ugly cash in his arm. He is a son of Joseph
A. Orendorff, of this city.
Mr.. David II. Lester, of Hampstead dis
trict exhibited at this office last Monday a
stalk of corn, grown on his farm near Mexico,
which measured Is feet inches. Will Bal
tmore county, with lis ii feet inches corn
stalk, please go way back and sit down.
Mr.. John (Doc) Lockard, residing near
East View, while in the barber shop of Mr.
James Boylan, last Tuesday, was suddenly
stricken with a spasm of the heart Mr..
Boylan summoned DR.. j. Howell BiIlingsIea,
Who administered the necessary remedy.
With this issue of The ADVOCATE we add a
Supplement, in order to G ve our readers the
usual amount of reading matter. 1t contains
Chairman Nandver's explanation OF the pro.
posed franchise amendment, When Success Is
a Failure, an interesting story, advertisements,
&c.
Prof George W. Ward removed with his
fnmily to Baltimore last week and occupied
the residence adjoining The State Normal
School, of which he was recently elected prin-
cpaI. The school opens September II, and
he is arranging details for the beginning of the
session.
Democratic nominees and members Of the
new County Central Committee are requested
To meet AT the Court House. in the city of
Westminster, on Tuesday morning, September
-, 1908, at 10 o'clock 1t is hoped every
nominee and every committeeman will be
present
The ADVOCATE has received from Hon.
Joseph A. Goulden, member of Congress from
the Eighteenth District, n. Y, wall map of
the United States, for which he will accept
our thanks. Mr.. Goulden formerly resided
in Tanryt0wn district. this county. where he
has many relatives and friends.
En- Sheriff Ephraim Haines, of Medtord,
was stricken with paralysis last Monday after
noon. DIR. }. Howell BilhngSlea, of West
Minister, was summoned to see him at night
and found that his whole left side was in
VOWED and his condition serious. Yesterday
Last Monday afternoon, while on his way to
linwood, Samuel I. Otto, of New Windsor,
was paralyzed on the left side. Upon arriving
at Linwood his condition discovered and
he was taken TO his home. Mr.. Otto is about
4S years old. has ii wife and Il number OF chill
dren AT last accounts he was improving.
The Deer Park German Lutheran picnic
last Saturday drew an immense throng. as
usual. Threatening clouds and several light
showers did not lessen the crowd materially,
0nd the occasion was an enjoyable one.
Music was furnished by the Pleasant Valley
Band. About $50 gallons Of ice cream were
sold.
The rural free delivery route No. =. which
was laid out last spring. was put into operation
on August |. George Uher is the carrier and
StandiSh Ihler substitute. The carrier begins
To deliver mail in ResterStown. north of
Chatsworth avenue, makes II loop to the start
ing point by way of Duckers lane. Glyndon,
thence up the Westminster pike, to FinkS
burg. returning by way Of the High School
lane.
Edgar son of Rev. c. s. Slagle, pastor of
st. PauI's Church. Westminster has been APP
pointed to the chair Of Science and Higher
Mathematics at Lutherville Women's College,
at Iulhrrvile. Md. Prof Slagle graduated
at Mercersburg Academy in 1901, and from
Franklin and Marshall College in 1904, and
in 1908 took special course in chemistry at
johns Hopkins University. Mr.. Slagle is -
years of age.
The members Of the Young Mems Christian
Association of Sykesville held lawn fete in
WariieId's Grove on Tuesday night. The grove
was beautifully lighted with japanese lanterns.
There was large attendance and the affair
met with deserved success. This organization
4 H., ID
rector of st. Barnabas' Protestant Episcopal
Church. who has been unremtting in his eff
forts to make ii 4 success. There are 35
members.
Last Tuesday night as Mr.. Jesse Smith was
on his way to deliver ice cream to IA residence
on Green street. he went by the way of Adel.
sprrger alley. Between Lynch K Co. 5 livery
Stabe>and Green street he was held up by
colored man. who demanded the ice cream.
Mr.. Smith did not hand over the cream, but
instead he landed an upper cut. which knocked
the negro out. After the delivery Mr.. Smith
returned home through the alley. but the man
had recovered consciousness and lett.
The will of the late John l.. Reifsnider, of
Westminster, was probaed in the Orphans
Court on Tuesday. John Milton and John l..
Reilsnder, Jr., his sons. and Geo. K. Gehr,
cashier of the First National Bank of West,
minister, are executors. Five hundred dollars
is left to St. Pauls Reformed Church, West
minister, the income 10 go toward the pastors
salary; $500 is left to the Westminster Gene
terry Company, the income TO be applied to
the care of his burial lot in the cemetery.
Upton Morgan, colored servant, is to have the
house he occupies rent free, so long as he re-
mains in the employ of the widow, and the
widow is to support and care for another
faithful domestic. Phoebe Marks.
A Pleasant Outing.
On Thursday last, DIR. j. W. Herring with
his wife, his two daughters. Mrs. Thomas A.