The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-08-24

The heaviest thunder storm of the season
passed over this city about noon today.
| DIR. Luther Bear, of Taneytown, will open
an office on West Main street, next to Mr..
John E. Stonesfer's residence.
! At 10 a, IN. this morning the weather bureau
sent out The following bullehn:-Showers to
night and Saturday; cooler tonight.
number of improvements are taking place
| in this city Some are building additions ito
their residences and others applying fresh
coat Of paint.
On account of freight CONGESTION on the
Western Maryland Railroad this week all pas.
senger trains were from 30 minutes to hours
late some days.
Charles Eyler, of Union Bridge, has bought
the late Albert Rooms farm, near Mt Union,
from Scott Rooms, agent for the heirs, for
| S4,650 or about $2S9 per acre.
The Westminster High School was placed
on the list of accredited high schools by the
State Board of Education of Maryland, at
Baltimore, on Wednesday.
| Charles E. Swartzbaugh, of this city, has
charge of the cutting room of the II. Ii. Pol
lock Packing CO., of Hanover, Pa. Mr.. John
| P. Vanfossen, of this city, is the superin-
tendent.
! A tournament and picnic was held in Eng
| lars grove. near this city, on Thursday, by
the colored lodge of Odd Fellows of this
place George Brown, knight of Reisterstown,
| took first prize.
The great Hanover Fair, at Hanover. Pa,
| will be held on September IL, r. Is and a.
| This fair has made a number of improvem ents,
| and also added some new attractions, and the
racing card is also much better than in previ-
Gus years.
Mrs. Ida Freizes of Baltimore. who was
boarding at Mr.. J. Thomas Roop's, Belle
Grove Square, for the summer. was taken to
| the Maryland University Hospital Baltimore,
on Friday last by DR.. J. w. Herring to under
go an operation for growth under her arm.
The York Bridge Company, of York, Pa,
was awarded the contract by the County
| Commissioners on Monday TO place an iron
brigde over Paiapsco falls, at Tannery. where
! new road is being built Their bid was
1924 co. Joseph ID. Weimert, of Cranberry,
bid S445.00 on the mason work and received
the contract.
A barn on the farm OF William A. Hood,
near Mount Airy tenanted by Jesse Dayhoif.
was destroyed by fire shortly after S o'clock
| Tuesday night, together with number Of
| farming implements. The origin of the ERE is
unknown. When the fire was discovered such
Roadway had been gained that il vas impossi-
bic TO check the progress of the flames.
The Westminster Fire Company al a special
meeting on Thursday evening accepted the
invitation extended to them by the Jubilee
committee of Baltimore to attend the big eel
ebration that IS TO take place in that city next
month. The company will have 80 uniformed
hremen and drum corps Of 20 men. They
will take their four wheeled hose wagon slong
| II is being done up for the occasion.
Owing 10 the rails spreading mile west Of
the Blue Mountain House Sunday night a
| freight train was wrecked on the Western
| Maryland railroad. blocking traffic for some
| hours. A halt dozen cars were derailed aud
damaged. An excursion train from Baltimore
| 20 Hagerstown was held for several hours on
| the east side of the wreck while returning 10
| Baltimore, and an excursion train from Balh
more TO Cumberland Was delayed beyond the
wreck until near midnight.
| Two large barracks on the farm Of Mr..
| Frank W. Snyder, about one mile east of
/ Sykesville, were struck by lightning about 10
! O'Clock Tuesday night and totally DESTROYED.
| together with lot Of hav and wheat The
| bolt struck the hay harrsck. containing - tons
/ of hay. and the flames spread Ia the adjaiuiug
I barrack. which contained between 700 and
/ 500 bushels Of nnthrrshel wheat The neigh
! bors formed bucket brigad. and checked
| the flames from spreading 10 the barn. which
Is located nearby The loss Is heavy and Is
| partly covered by insurance.
Following are the visitors from Carroll
/ county who attended the exercises Of the sum
mer school and farmers institute conference
/ at the Maryland Agricultural College, College
| Park, this week Ms. J. H. Deyilhjss. Wake
/ field; Clayton Deyilbiss, thiS couuiy; AIbiu
/ l.. Dnvsll WeSiminstat; = Wooden. Hamp
stead; II. +. Beard, Tins county; l. G.. and
( l.. A. Barnes. .. ) SlinglufT and Mr. ".
| Cora StnuiFer. New Windsor. Mr. and Ms.
James W, Bescham. Avordala; Mr. All Ms.
4 j. W. Fuss, Uaion llridsr; T. r. R-up-u.
tins county, aud John 7 G ssseli Westminster.
Miss Elizabeth HagermAn, 81 Hagerstowu.
I IN her vail. prnhaie,l Tuesday. distributed "a
estate Of s. Goa She leaves 81 900 each ~
/ Edward Harrison HseerIuaa and Mary r.
I Prckman, the latter having lived with her
many year.; S5O1 each 20 her nepheWs Haw-
ard BcllsiAtler, Philadelphia. and Martin r.
/ HagrTnsan, BaliimGrc; to her Bis-c1.s. Miriam
| HagrrmaH aud Armenia Hood, BallImors,
| $500 each; TO Frederick k,r,ly, Hampstead.
| Md, brnlhrr.iu laS. 500 She leli 5 900
! for a memorial window Ia te placsi IL mem.
/ ory Of herself in the Presbyterian church. lIs-
| geFstown, and SlCO 10 The Sunday scho,l
| John Boylan, Of Bali,morc. f,rmcriy 81
/ Westminster. Who . ~ ihr emp1o5r 1T the &.
I 4 Z. Telephone Company If thsi CIV. hsd a
/ narrow escape from death Monday OF last
| week while stringing wins on a l,s!e nj Ham
/ ilion, Baltimore county. He was working on
a pole that electric wires we're also run on.
and. on reaShIng back Of hial 10 uull on a
I Wire, he came IA Contact with the rlrcirlc
I wire. Strings Of electricity shot out ~ his
mouth, ears and body. while people siooi
! screaming on the ground for help. bat in some
/ nnknowu way he got iaose and hung a the
wires until be revived from ihr shock ard
came down The pole unas.i~iel. "a the sur
prise Of the crowd, who thought he xas killed.
| The fingers Que of his bands arr burnt int0
the bone Tie Is slowly improving