The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-08-31

Mr.. Samuel Otto, well known citizen OF
Harvey, sold his farm to Mr.. Walter Shoe.
maker, of Taneytown, for $685..
Mr. John d. Kane, of Taneytown, sold two
houses recently to Mr.. Edward ID. Hartman,
of Taneytown, for $4,000.
The Farmers aud Mechanics National
Bank of Westminster presented the ADVOCATE
with two souvenir lead pencils of the bank.
Thanks.
Elias B. Arnold, of Baltimore, brought a
number of people from that city ON Monday
to run bis canning factory at Smallwood. He
will can tomatoes.
A grand farmers picnic will take place at
Mount Carmel, Baltimore county, September
Is. Arrangements are being made by the
committee in charge for a big time.
David p Smelser, clerk of the Circuit Court,
fell down a fight of steps at his home in New
Windsor, on Sunday night, and twisted his
shoulder very badly and received other in
juries. He is improving slowly.
The quarterly meeting of the Maryland
Branch Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
viii be held in the Methodist Protestant
Church, of this city, next Wednesday, Sept.
9th, morning, afternoon aud night.
Mr.. James Fowble. of Sykesvile. has been
awarded the contract for the construction of
the dining hall at the Springfield State Hos
piial for the Insane. The drawings we're
made by Architects Owens & Sisco, Baltimore.
Mary C. Gilbert and Eva E. Gilbert, exec.
utrices of Edwin g. Gilbert, deceased, sold
on Saturday at public sale, near Union Bridge,
a little home and q acres Of land to George
C. and Laura M. BOSTON, of Union Bridge,
for $579.
Beginning with next Sunday the hour for
evening service at the Methodist Protetant
church viii be changed to $50 clock. Pas
tor preaching, and public cordially invited.
Christian Endeavor will resume its regular
meetings every Sunday at G. 80 p. m.
Mr.. Charles F. Bell one of Carroll >ounty's
progressive farmers, living on the Sullivan
road, about four miles from this c.ty, is the
boss cantalouEe raiser. He presented the
ADTocATE with a most delicious one that
weighed pounds and measured 80 inches in
circumference. Thanks. Be wants to know
who can beat IL?
Mr. Ira B. Scott, a member of last years
graduating class at Western Maryland College,
this city, has been appointed principal Of the
Hampstead High school. He will be assisted
by Misses Mary Siansbury and Rose Copper
smith. and WIN. Shamer, of Pa,apsco, who
comes back to the school after an absence OF
thirteen years.
The Governor has appointed ex-Sheriff F.
A. Crawford member of the Board of Su-
peryisors Of Election for Carroll county in
place Of Charles E. Fink. resigned. Mr..
Crawford is the member OF the board not APP
pointed on the recommendation Of either
party organization, but particularly represent
ing the Governors position on election mat
tiers. DIR. Fink resigned sometime ago.
At their meeting on Monday the County
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SIS 10 Mrs. Charles Christ. Of District No. l.
Messrs. F. B. Yingling, r. Norris Caples aud
Ernest Wolf were appointed examiners on
the road peiitioned for by Mr.. Isaac Green,
Jr., and others, in Woolery's district Il was
ordered that Bertha Phillips, of Freedom dis
trict, he kept at Springfield Hospital for the
Insane at the expense of the county.
The body of the colored man who was
drowned at Dorsey's Ran, Nd, on August "a,
gas recovered Sunday at Albertoa. about two
miles below, along the bank of the river. he
was employed by the Shoemaker Rhinehart
Construction Company. and at the time was
working with other men on bridge which
was being Constructed across the Paiapseo at
that place. The wafer rose suddenly on &C
count Of cioudburst in the neighborhood of
Mt. Airy. swamping the bridge.
Governor War6eld attended ibe reunion
held last Saturday by the Sunday school Of the
Forest Baptist Church, at Forreston. in the
Fifth district Of Baltimore county. aud deiv
cred an address. Congressman J. Fred. G.
Talbot was also present and delivered an al
dress. Governor Warfeld and party left Sat
ureiay for Hampstead at 40 O'Clock a. m.
over the Western Maryland Railroad from
Union Station, Baltimore. The party were
driven from Hampstead TO Forreston.
Upon entering bed room August - about
half-psst nine, Mrs. Harry NJ. Mellor, Of
Sykesville, found lamp which she had lighted
aud put is the room on FIRE. Instantly, her
little niece, Ruth Riley, threw it out Of the
window, but il fell on the porch roof. the oil
ran over the roof and igniled. Their cries
brought the neighbors in full force. The new
engine was also brought out, but before it
could reach the house the fire had been extin.
guished with little or no damage.
A steam grain separator, which belonged to
Howard T. Hare, of Manchester district, was
destroyed by FIRE at Miller's Station Sunday
night. II was part Of Mr.. Hare's threshiag
outfit. which consisted Of the separator aud
traction engine. and which be had leit stand
ing near the station, The rs. was the work
of an incendiary, who thoroughly saturated
the separator with coal oil before igniting II.
The loss is estimated at about 500. The
pany for $3.50.
VIM. p. Saoner, r. F. D, Carrier No. 8. of
Hanover, Pa, met with an accident Saturday
while serving The patrons Of his route. While
watering his horse from trough at The Johns
farm. near Sehwartzs schoolhouse. the horse
made q sudden plunge, throwing Mr. Stoner,
who stood beside the horse, 10 the ground,
and the wheels Of the wagon passing over him.
Stoner grasped the wagon axle and was
dragged about loo yards. calling to the horse
ell The while 10 stop, which the animal finally
did. Outside of some painful bruises Mr..
Stoner was not injured, aud viii be able TO
resume work in day or two. Mr.. Stoner is
q brother of Mrs. L. o. Difendal, of this city,
and Joseph S. Stoner, Of Meadow Branch.
The funeral of the late Joseph l.. Haines,
of Linwood, took place last Saturday at p.
m, at his beautiful home, about mile from
the above place There was a large attend
anee from the surrounding country. also West
minister, Taneytown, Uniontown and New
Jersey, where his wife's people lived. Rev.
Mr.. Bachman, of Uniontown, and Rev. Hull,
of Baltimore county. oficiated. The pail
bearers were Z. o. Grimes. Sr.. DR.. Charles
Billingslea, Edward Reindollar, Samuel Roop,
Gloyd LyIch, Lewis Shriver, J.. H. Billingslea,
directors of Mutual Fire Insurance Co. of
Carroll County Interment in Pipe Creek
Quaker burying ground, where all his family
for many generations have been buried
Mrs. Brown, wife of DR.. Brown, of K ST.,
Washington, D. c., met with quite painful
accident August Is. The Doctor aud Mrs.
Brown had been touring the country for five
weeks, several miles from Sykesville their auto
mobile broke down and bad TO be hauled into
Sykesville. They were rushing for the p. m.
train, intending to leave their machine here
10 be sent home after them, when Mrs. Brown
in attempting to get on the train which was
about TO start, fell on the railroad track cutting
her face severely and spraining her arm. She
was not able to leave for her home until Sun
day afternoon. Mrs. Brown is treasurer of
the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of
the State of Maryland and also the District of
Columbia.
DIR. A. Leo franklin. at the Western Mary
land Hospital. Cumberland. SOB of DIR. Benia
min G. Franklin, of this city, last Sunday
successfully performed caesarian operation
upon Mrs. Mamie Twigg, who, with her hus
band and one child. resides on the National
pike, about six miles west of Cumberland.
Dr. franklin was assisted in the operation by
Drs. Cole, Hodges. Owens, Cowherd and
Watson. Mrs. Twigg had previously under
gone three severe abdominal operations, these
necessitaiing the more radical operation of
last Sunday as cohesion, due 10 the previous
operations, prevented Childbirth, although
the effort had been vainly prolonged five days,