The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-03-25
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
InCAI RREYIIIES.

and entered on his duties last Monday.
L. Ernest Martin, of Westminster, will go
to Union Bridge next week, where he will be
manager of the store of E. E. Engel Il Co.
Mr. j. Frank Long, formerly of Westmin-
ster, has resigned as cashier of the Reisters-
town Savings Bank, to take effect April 9, next.
A subscriber on route 33, writes-The
ADvoCATE reaches me every Saturday, and is
a welcome visitor. | wish it continued success.
While cutting wood with an axe on Friday
evening of last week, George Calf, living near
Westminster, nearly severed the thumb from
his left hand.
Mr.. Allen Wentz, of Hanover, Pa, form.
erly of this city, and member of the firm OF
Wentz & Co., of that place. has sold his inter.
est in that firm.
Mr.. J. W alter Skunk has altered part of
the Bowers residence, which he recently pur.
chased, into an up.to.date harness store and
now occupies it.
Mr.. Charles E. Herring, IA West Main
street. will open u fire and life insurance
office in the annex 10 his former store build
ing, which was used to display furniture and
carpets.
At 10 a. M, yesterday, Friday, the wealth
er bureau sent out the following bulletin:-
Rain tonight; colder in west portion; Saturday
fair. Accumulated deficiency in temperature
since january LIST, 2SS.
Messrs. VIM. P. Anderson, of Mt. Airy, and
Eli j. Butler, of Westminster. attended the
26th annual session of the Grand Council of
the MARYLAND Arcanum IN Baltimore on Thnrs
day. A banquet was held at Rennert's-
The sale Of the personal property of the
late Mrs. Emily j. Rippard, at Firemen's
Building, this city, on Thursday and Friday,
was largely attended by our citizens and many
of the articles brought very high prices.
Last Thursday Mr.. Charles E. Fink, as
attorney for the heirs of Mrs. Susan laugh,
sold tract of land. near Piney Greek Church,
in Taneytown district, containing l29 acres,
to Mr.. George Weant for $776.
We call the attention of cigar manufacturers
and dealers TO an extract from the internal
revenue law, which will be found on the
fourth page of this issue. Cut II out and
place il in a conspicuous place for future ref
erence.
Two subscribers at Narrows, Virginia, paid
their subscriptions recently. 0ne said he had
been taking the paper since 1865, and could
not do without it. The other said he looked
forward to the receipt Of the ADVOCATE TO get
the news from his native county.
The executive of the Carroll County c. 4.
Union ZELDA meeting at New Windsor on
March Is, when a program was arranged
for the annual county convention 10 be held
at Unioutown sometime in May. The theme
will be s'Holding the Young of the Church 10
the Work of the Church.
On March %, the first trains began running
over the completed Wabash extension from
West Virginia into South Cumberland. These
trains pass through Knobley Tunnel and across
the new bridges over the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal and Potomac river. The trains
convey material for use in the construction OF
the Western Maryland link.
Enhraim B. Repp, local secretary OF the
Audubon Society, requests the publication OF
the fallowiBg-"B Boys. see that no one dlsiures
the song birds. They are getting altogether
too scarce. Crows are more SnRed against
than SHINING" About the best way to pre-
serve the song birds is to destroy the English
sparrows.
Chas. F. Mckinney, of Middleburg. aged
IS wears, an employe 10 the railroad shops 81
Union Bridge, while jumping on a train that
was going west al that place, Friday OF last
week, slipped and fell under il, and one Of his
feet was very badly mashed. Mr.. Mckinney
had only been employed month at the shops
Mrs. Hopkins. eolored. wife Of William
Hopkins and daughter OF Debble Green, so
well known in Westminster on account of her
unusual size, died at the Aims House on Fri
NJ
had eaten into an artery, while she was sitting
in the general kitchen, and she bled to death
in less than twenty minutes She and her
husband were inmates Of the Alnls House.
A dispatch from Boston. Mass, March %,
Says:-ReF. s. c. Ohrum, native of Flnks:
burg. Nd, has accepted call 10 the Claren-
don Street Baptist Church, Boston, and viii
begin his pAstorate very soon. he Was q
graduate Of Western Maryland College 10
1881, and of Westminster Theological Semi
nary In 1885. He was ordained TO the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church the next year and en-
tered the Baptist ministry in 1895.
Yesterday, Friday, was Maryland Day At
the public schools. The historical subject
considered was the Religious federation Act.
Songs were sung aud other exercises we're
given. DR.. J. W. Herring made an address IT
the Westminster High School, Prof. Simpson
at Manchester, and George o. Brilliant At New
Windsor. AT most of the schools in Carroll
there were special addresses on the suject for
the day.
The County Commissioners last Monday
appointed the following District Rosd Com.
missioners-Myers' district, Edward Leese,
John Sholl, Jr., John A. Dell; Middleburg
district, Reuben A. Stonesifer. John I. White,
Charles o. CARRIER. Bills amounting 10 IL, l6l
were passed and ordered paid. Dates for
considering transfers and abatements were
fixed. and will be found in our advertising
columns on I'd page.
Mr.. John NJ. Roberts, as trustee Of the late
Jeremiah Allen, deceased, last Saturday sold
the following lots in Union Bridge, known
"a ssIightnerss Addition Lot No. Is TO i.
c. Rinehart for $50; No. 10 to /. c. Rinehart
for sac: No 20 to Emma Moore for $40; No.
2l 10 Caroline Nokes for $40; No. % with
drawn; No. % TO Caroline Nokes for We;
No. "a to Mrs. Sarah Smith for $46; Nos. rs
and 20 TO Geo. t. Grumbine at $40 each. and
No. 81 to Mrs. Sasah Smith for SIS.
Rev. Curtis Lee Laws, D. d., of Baltimore,
was the speaker at the mems meeting in the
Methodist Protestant Church, of this city, last
Tuesday evening. espoke in forcible way
upon the subject of temptation aud men who
heard him were much pleased. Mr.. w. H.
Morriss. General Secretary of the Y. NJ. c.
A.. Baltimore aud specialist in gospel work
among men, will speak next Tuesday night.
As this is the last meeting in the SERVES large
attendance of men is most earnestly desired.
The Airing Broke property, containing 1870
acres IN Northeast Baltimore, was sold on Fri
day of last week to the bondholders for 800
500. The only other bidder was George w.
Albaueh, of this city, whose bid was S275, 600.
According TO the Sun Mr.. Albaugh surprised
the LAWYERS, representatives of the bondholders
and others, by raising the bids from s,Oooto
$1,000 at time Afterthe sale Mr.. Albsugh
said It was his purpose to organize q company
and deveIope the property at once, but was
unwilling 10 give more than S275. 600 for it.
The property cost the Airing Broke Company
about $500, zoe.
The national, savings and other banking
institutions of Carroll had deposits as follows
on March "A; -
Union National. MISUNDERSTANDING, 59l. u
First National, Westminster........ 266, 9yO Of
Fairs. & Mechanics Westminster. 132, llOO3
Westminster Savings HANK. ~, 500 70
Westminster Deposit & Trust Co.. 49I ~. "
First National, New Windsor. $685.. "a
First National, Mt. Airy............ q, 799. ~
Birnie Trust Co., Taneytown...-... 81, ZIS.O
Savings Bank, Taneytown......... l3S, w.. 6s
Manchester Bank................-...-. ZOO,SlZ. 90
Hampstead Bank. 100 2o4. "a
Union Bridge Bank....-.....-.--.-... ZSo,OoI- %
Sykesyille Bank.....-......-.......-.. lOl,Sl3.yI
Uniontown Savings Bank..........-. lSrz4O.Oo
Last Sunday rain began falling about b. 80
a. m. and there were several light showers
until about IL O'Clock, when there were indi'
cations of clearing weather At p. IN. IN