The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-05-13
SATURDAY, MAY 10, 1905.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITIEs.


Belle Grove Square.
Numerous strawberry and ice cream festl-
walls and other entertainments are announced
under the head of Especial Notices.
Ross B. Miller was brought here Thursday
morning from Frederick Jail. He is charged
with the larceny of clover seed from Joseph
Shorb, of Double Pipe Greek.
John NJ. Roberts has sold his farm, at
Avondale, formerly the Van Bibber property,
to B. F. Shriver Il Co., for $4,000. The
farm contains about 2S6 acres.
The Carroll County Medical Society will
meet At The Westminster, this city. May Is,
att IN. DR.. John Ruhrah, of the Medical
and Chirurgical Faculty of Maryland, will
deliver an address.
Noah Shelter, of Lineboro, freight brake
man on the B. 4 Il. Division of the Western
MARYLAND Railroad, was knocked from car
at Hanover, Pa. last Monday, and had one
of his hips severely bruised, while coupling
ears.
The Western Maryland College base ball
team defeated the Mount ST. Mary's College
club here last Saturday by score OF TO 4,
the exact score by which Mount ST. Mary :
defeated Western Maryland on the Thursday
previous.
Jabez Powell, of Westminster, who was
window dresser and general utility man at
VIM. r. Derr's store, then with Derr Lam
bert and later with Charles f. Herring. ieft on
Monday evening for ClArksburg. W. Va,
where be will enter the employ of Mr.. Lam
bert, formerly Of DeTr 4 Lambert.
Samuel A. Haihes. of near Bales store, IN
New Windsor district, in 1886, put ). A. h.
ON a land terrapin Recently Mr.. Haines
found the same terrapin with the initials plain
ly showing. One of his sons pnt new letters
90 the she'll, with the year and day OF month.
Mr.. Haiues was 50 years old on April 30 and
was born and raised on the farm 90 which be
now resides.
John NJ. Roberts, Benjamin F. Grouse and
f. Neal Parke. trustees, have sold the rest
dence and Office OF the late Judge Roberts,
opposite the Court House, TO John n. Gun.
pinghan, for s.. 026. Ii is learned that the
property will be occupied By Mr.. Alice. engi-
neer Of the Western Maryland Railroad. in
charge of some new proposed Improvements
this section.
Miss Flora Gemmel. aged lG years. died al
Glyndon ON Friday of last week. About two
weeks previons she jumped from porch and
fell on rusty hoe. which penetrated her
groin. Blood poisoning sci IN, causing her
death. She was niece OF Mr.. David w.
Gemmei. of Westminster, and Mrs. Gemmel
nursed her during. her illness until her death.
Flora was pretty girl. full Of life and vivAoity.
Charles j. Wells, son Of DIR. K. c. Wells.
OF Hampstead, was graduated from the De
: pxrtment of Dental Surgery, University OF
Maryland. on Monday night last. lie has
been taking , medical course. and will com
plete it before beginning practice. Very many
dental students nov take course in medicine.
Samuel L. Bare, Of Westminster. graduated
from the Medical Department, University of
Maryland. ON Tuesday night
The entertainment by the pupils of the
Westminster High School, at Odd Fellows
Hall, on Friday night OF last week, was great
success. The hall was not large enough TO
hold all who desired 10 attend. BY request OF
number of persons the entertainment Will be
repeated at Odd Fellows Hall on Monday
night next, the 18th. and tickets that we're not
used last Friday will be received ON Monday
evening
A weed known as "wild water cress' has
made lis appearance in many wheat and rye
fields in this county in large quantities. The
blossom resembles Wild mustard and Is = rapid
grower. Il is said it viii eradicate all other
vegetation. is more 10 be dreaded .han Cana
dian thistle, and that the only way TO get nd
of tits to pull il up very slowly, so Ms not TO
break the roots. Il is supposed the seed was
brought TO this county in western clover and
timothy seed.
Rev. Henry d. Newcomer. the new pastor
of(irace Evangelical Lutheran Church, Broad
way and Cough street, Baltimore. delivered
his FIRST sermon last Sunday. At the morning
and evening services the church was crowded
and the congregation is greatly delighted With
their new pastor. Rev. Mr. Newcomer ar
rived in Baltimore last Saturday from Silver
Run, where he took charge on February l..
1904, and took up his residence at the parson-
age Of the church, 2ll4 East Baltimore street.
At recent meeting Of the visitors and
governors Of St. Johns College, Annapolis.
Il was determined TO offer a free tuition
scholarship TO the High Schools Of the State,
the scholarships to be awarded TO the boy who
stands highest in the graduating class. II
such boy does not want TO accept the hos
standing next may have the scholarship. The
amendments are to be made by she principals
OF the schools. The Westminster High School
will be entitled to free tnition scholarship.
At The Westminster. on the evening Of May
5. the Junior Class of Western Maryland Col
Iege banqueted the Senior Class. Walter M.
Higgins. of Rockville. was POSTMASTER. The
toast "Our Seniors was responded TO by Roy
C. Smith, of Denton, president OF the junior
class. The toast .'0ur Juniors was responded
to by Frank E. Rathbun, OF Mountain Lake
Park, president Of the senior class. DIR. Lewis
spoke on my Ideal College Man. The
table was decorated with the college colors
and the bill of fare was the best the market
afforded and was served in courses
James Oscar Houck was brought here from
Baltimore last Monday and the same day was
indicted by the grand jury for forging the en-
dor ment Of Joseph A. Leppo on check.
lab AZ "a.
homa. and Deputy Sheriff G. W. Garrison, of
that city. came TO Baltimore last week after
him. As no one here suffered by Houck' s
attempt to pass q check here. aud the charges
in Oklahoma being of serious character. the
case here against Houck was stetted. and he
was handed over to Deputy Sheriff Garrison,
who started Wednesday afternoon for Okla
homa. At Baltimore Houck's wife joined
her husband and the deputy sheriff, and went
West.
David N. Henning, J. Bernard Wells and
Michael E. Walsh, trustees, last Saturday sold
several tracts of land of the BueheD estate, IN
and near Hampstead, as follows: To Marga-
ret Sprenkel, Hanover. Pa, for $76O, house
and lot; lot 20 Thomas J. Hunt, for S445; lot,
for $500. TO Miss Julia Buchen, Hanover, Pa. I;
house and lot, for $1,000, a hack lot for $40
and acre, roods, 20 perches, for $4lO42,
to DR.. Albert z. Buchen, Hanover, Pa; 3
acres, 8 roods and perches to Miss Julia
Buchen and DIR. Albert z. Buehen, for $780,
81: 3 acres, 6 roods and 6 perches, TO +. l..
Ham. for 1882. so; back lot. half acre, TO
Thomas J. Hunt, for $i60. The total sales
amounted to 81, 828.4S.
Last Saturday night as Mrs. Snyder, wife
of Mr.. Frank Snyder. an engineer on the W:
Nd. r. r., formerly of Westminster, attempted
10 light gas jet at her residence, 1928 East
BiddIe street. Baltimore. she was nearly
thrown from her feet by the force Of an ex-
plosion from the broken jet. The burning
gas which filed the room scorched her hair
badlyand also that Of her two young childreH,
who were entering the room. From all over
the neighborhood people focked to investigate
the explosion. the NOISE of which could be
plasaIy heard for block. The force of the
explosion not only broke panes of glass in the
windews in the front and rear of the house,
but also tore several doors partly from their
hinges. Neither Mrs. Snyder nor her children
was seriously injured.