The Democratic advocate., 1905-09-09
IoCAI BREVITIES.

The Hanover talr opens next Iuesuay'
Farmers are cutting off corn and seeding
wheat.
The Republican County Convention will
meet on Monday.
William B. Thomas & Son are having. a
brick warehouse erected ON Green street, this
city.
The mortgage tax collected by County
Treasurer Hann in the year ended June 30,
1905, amounted to S4ll2l5.
The Teachers Institute begins next Monday
and will close on Friday. Several well-knowh
lecturers and instructors will be present.
Summer guests are departing for their
homes. There we're probably thousand OF
them in and near Westminster this season.
Senior Peter Lamothe, of Matanzas, Cuba,
has presented the Westminster Fire Company
picture of the Fire Department Building OF
Maianzas.
The Mayor and Common Council of West
minister will sit to hear applications for trans
fers and abatements on Monday evenings,
September IL and Is.
By direction of the Mayor aud Council OF
Westminster, the Electric Light Company has
been notified that il must let It's light shine
more brightly at several points.
If you enjoy good story read the one on
The first page OF this issne. On the fourth
mage will be found our New York Fashion
Letter and other interesting articles.
The assessable basis of Carroll for purposes
oC taxation is SIG, ,332, $50, which is S4s6, 81
less than in 1895. Foreign securities, taxed
at 30 cents on the 500, amount TO $3.50, $50,
Rev. Otto E. Bregenzer, pastor OF the
Lutheran church at Myersvilie, Frederick
county, has been elected pastor OF the Luther,
an charge at Union Bridge, keysviiie and
Rocky Ridge.
At 10 a. m, yesterday, Friday, the weath.
or bureau sent out the following bulletin
Fair aud continued cool tonight aud Saturday
Accumulated deficiency in temperature since
January l, 81.
On "Wednesday, Mary E. Lynch, mortga-
gee, sold the properly of Nathan and Annie
Bair. containing acres. with Improvements,
at Enterprise, Franklin district, TO RezIn l.
Buckingham for $I52O0.
AT the Republican State convention on
Wednesday Richard W. Barnes represented
the Republicans of Carroll on the committee
on credentials and Herbert X. Wooden on the
committee on resolutions.
II may be pleasure to some to know that
the Lyric Quariette Of Baltimore, will spend
Sunday. September oath, in Westminster, aud
sing both morning and evening a; Centenary
Methodist Episcopal Church.
Wagons loaded with corn began to arrive
IN Westminster rs early as o clock on Thur
day morning. At clock in the afternoon
there we're fifty in line waiting 10 be weighed
at the B. F. Shriver Company eannery.
Tweniy Eve children were sent 10 Sykes
vile on Monday by the Baltimore Fresh AR
Society. The work ai Sykesyille this summer
has been conducted under the suspiees OF the
Protestant Episcopal Church there, and splen-
did results have been reported.
Mr.. George E. Lippy has resigned the posi-.
tion Of Division Superintendent of the United
Telephone aud Telegraph Company, 70 lake
effect October l, which will be the end ot hls
third year in the service. Mr. Charles +.
Brown, chief liueman, will succeed Mr.. Lippy.
From Mr.. Peter lamoihe. Ma,anzAs, Cnba,
we have received package labeled La
Palma Melado de Cana. which means can
OF Cuban melasses. The sample was very
fine, indeed, and We doubt not Il would CON
mand a large trade among those who use
high grade of molAsses.
The County Commissioners on Tuesday
PASSED bills aggregating IS, 81. 90 and Treas
urer Hann has paid them. Sc far as known
they included every bill against the county.
We do not believe any other county in the
State eau show such clean sheet, and there
Is still some cash in the treasury.
The Westminster street roller has been
rented TO the Nardi 4 Bresnan Contracting
Company, 773 West Pratt street, Baltimore.
The rental is $500 a day. from the time q
leaves Westminster until il returns, and Il
must be returned in good condition. The
roller was started down the pike Tuesday
morning.
Another movement has been inauguraied
10 extend the Bachman Valley railroad 10
Westminster. The road is now operated by
the Mason and Dixon Mining Company, OF
Shrewsbury. Pa, which is engaged in mining
iron ore at EbbvAle. Persons connected with
the company have secured the right of way,
&c, the options to run two years.
Herr 4 Babylon. of Westminster, AT the
Baltimore county fair. this week. received
FIRST premiums on cutunder trap and kimble
wagon; second for dayton wagon and special
mention for top buggy. They had seven
nieces on exhibition aud sold six of them.
Merl Yohn received second premium on col.
lection Of potatoes, and second on peck OF
early potatoes.
While moving a wafer tank in the harm on
his farm, near this city. last Monday. Col ;.
X. Herr and his tenant. MIR. VIM. II. STAINS
bury, were severely injured. The tank slipped
and threw Col Herr against feeding trough,
breaking his nose and injuring one of his
arms, aud Mr. Stansbury had RIB broken.
Both are rapidly improving. DIR. ID. +.
Shipley attended Col. Herr, and DIR. kneisely