The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-02-11

Mr.. Jesse P. Garner, of Linwood, this
county, addressed the board of the Maryland
| Sunday School Union, on Tuesday afternoon,
| in Baltimore.
Mr.. John w. Bromwpll, of Mt Airy, has
been appointed one of the Board of Visitors
| TO the School for the Deaf and Dumb at Fred
eriek by Governor War6eld.
Stony Ridge public schoolhouse, near Sykes.
vile, Freedom district, was burned last Mon.
| day right. The building was a one story
| brick, and it and the contents was insured lor
500 in the Carroll County Mutual.
| At meeting of the Maryland State Turn
pike Association in Frederick last Saturday,
| DR.. Howell Billingslea aud A. P. Snader, OF
| this county, were elected members of the eX-
| eeuiive committee.
At 10 a. m, yesterday, Friday, the wealth.
| er bureau sent out the following buletin:-
| Fair and much colder tonight: minimum tenn
perature IS degrees or less; Saturday fair,
colder Accumulated deficiency in tempera-
iure since January LIST, 1853.
w. D. Ecker, whose home is near Mt. Airy,
| is in Frederick Jail on the charge of shooting
and instantly killing Vim. Sears, of Knoxville,
Frederick county, on Tuesday night. The
coroners inquest rendered verdict OF justltia-
bic homicide, and he was released from GUS
tody.
The cornerstone of the Protestant Episcopal
Church of the Messiah, Gay and Fayette
streets, Baltimore, was laid on Wednesday,
the stone being the one used IN the old church
The rector, Rev. Peregrine Wroth, is brother
of the Misses Wroth, of Winchester Place,
this city, and spends several weeks here every
summer.
The County Commissioners last Monday
received petition from Moses p. Banmgard-
ner and seyenty-6ve others for bridge across
Piney Greek where it empties into the Monoc-
acy, on he road leading from the diminishing
to the Keysville road. J. S. Stricklin, tax
collector for Hampstead district. was allowed
on s., 1872 erroneous assessment for the year
1903.
A slight fire occurred at the home Il Mrs.
Betty Zepp, on Liberty street. this city, last
Sunday afternoon. caused by the careless
handling of match. A sofa was set on FIRE,
which was carried into the street, and the
carpet was burned to some extent. The fire
occurred in the sittingroom and was extin-
guished without calling out the Fire Depart
meut.
A letter to The ADVOCATE from Mrs. S. II.
Golibart. of "Sweet Air Farm near Sykes.
vile, says On Monday, February 6, at
noon, Il coyey of partndages came 10 our
diningroom window and few off before could
feed them. saw an account in your paper
that lady in Somerset county, Md, had a
lemon on her tree that measured III inches
l have three on my tree that measure III.
100 and l0l inches.
Mr.. Raymond P. Bankert, one of the en-.
terprising young men of this city, will open an
overall, shirt and drawer mandatory in ad-
dition TO his laundry business, which is very
large. More applicants have applied for posi-
lions than he has work for. He has also in.
stalled twenty-five Of the best Wheeler 4
Wilson sewing machines in the room over his
laundry and will start his factory in about two
weeks. Including both factory and laundry
there will be about go people employed. and
the pay roll will amount to about $500
month to start with. Mr.. Bankers sister
will assist him in the new department