The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-05-18
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREVITIES.

lions OF THIS county, has resigned.
Mr.. John 7. Keefer, near Bale, raised
fine new barn on Wednesday, to take the place
of the one burned on January %.
Arlington Volunteer Firemen's Association
has elected delegates to the State convention
to be held in Westminster June G8.
An unusually large quantity of Lima beans
has been planted this season. Many persons
have planted from 1000 to 4, 300 hills.
PenMar Park will open June q, and it
will be lighted by electricity. Mr.. }. Emory
Crout, of Reisterstown, will have charge of
the restaurant.
Early potatoes, beans and grape vines were
very much injured by the killing frosts of last
week, and owing to the lack of rain wheat and
grass is very short.
Between p. m. on Monday and a. m.
Tuesday there was a fall in the temperature
of % degrees, and raw east wind made heavy
clothing necessary for comfort
Hagerstown Junior Fire Company have in.
creased their membership, and have decided
to enter all the races, etc., al the Firemens
Convention in Westminster on June G-S.
Extensive preparations are being made TO
celebrate Decoration Day, May 80, by Post 9,
G. A. R., of Gettysburg, Pa Burns Post,
Westminster, has been invited to participate.
An exhibit of the work done in the Manual
Training Department of the Westminster High
School will be given Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday of next week between 10 a. m. and
3 p. m.
On Monday Messrs. Harry Cover q Son. of
this city, shipped nine cars of fat cattle to Bal
timore. The cattle were purchased from the
B. f. Shriver Co., Robert Gist and John I.
Wagner.
The Westminster Theological Seminary is
having plans and specifications prepared by
Mr.. Paul Reese, architect, for the enlarge
ment of the present building. The work will
be begun at once.
A serious freight wreck occurred on the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad near Morgan last
Wednesday morning. Sixteen cars were
wrecked, blocking both tracks for consider
able part of the day
Water cress, Methodist weed and wild mus.
tard is very strongly in evidence in nearly
every part of this county, while trees of all
varieties are filled with the tent caterpillar.
Root out the weeds and tents.
Mr.. Fred. w. Magin, of Davenport Wash.
ing,on, formerly of Bloom, in good old Car.
roll County," sent this office late Seattle and
other papers containing accounts Of the San
Francisco earthquake. Thanks.
All the members of Co. II and the FIRST
Regiment Band have been ordered to meet at
the Armory on Thursday of next week, ut 40
p. M. for inspection, after which they vii!
parade the principal streets Of Westminster.
Next week Governor Warlield will appoint
members of the Spring Grove and Springfield
Asylum boards. 1t is not anticipated that
there will be any important changes. lie will
also appoint u additional members of The
jamestown Exposition.
Last week we published an account Of the
killing of Joshua Ohler, formerly Of Middle
burg district, this county, by Deputy Game
Warden Henry c. Turner, of Weverion.
Washington county. On "Wednesday the grand
jury indicted Turner for murder.
Al Carter, the negro charged with the muir
der of Engineer Rinehart, at Dorsey's Run,
near Ellicott City, on April last, was captured
last week by B. Il O. policemen near Rock
wood, Pa. He confessed his crime and sur
rendered without causing any trouble.
Mr.. L. B. Buckingham, near Daniel, who
was stricken with paralysis two weeks ago, is
improving. Mr.. Buckingham is over so years
of age and has been suffering from tobacco
heart" and heart failure very recently. He is
a brother in law of Mr. Levi Condor, of Bal
timOre.
A we'll known farmer of Westminster district
clover and timothy seed my land was free from
filth, but was persuaded to buy western and
foreign seed and now ii keeps me busy to free
my land from the imported and unknown
weeds and as soon as possible will go back
to raising seed again"
Mr.. John McGee, 40 years old, of 1928
North Gilmor street, Baltimore, was knocked
down and run over by team at the corner OF
Calvert and Baltimore streets about clock
last Saturday morning and had his left leg
fractured. He was taken to the City Hospital
in the Central district ambulance. Mr.. Nc.
Gee formerly resided at Mt. Pleasant, and is
a son in-law of Mr.. George c. Grass, OF West,
minister.
Thomas Horn a we'll digger, residing near
Harrisonville. Baltimore county. lost his lie
Monday afternoon while cleaning well on
the farm of Mr.. Saunnig, at that place. horn
was at the bottom of the well, which is 6o feet
deem. when the earth at the top caved IN,
burying him completely. His body was not
recovered until about o'clock tuesday
morning. Horn was about 80 years old, and
was married.
DIR. Daniel z. Dunot has been appointed
chief surgeon of the Western Maryland Rail-
road system. This work has heretofore been
in charge of DR.. J. w. Chambers, but he has
asked to be relieved, and his request has been
Granted, DR.. Dunott will have charge of all
The Western Maryland lines, inciuiing those
into West Virginia. He will shortly make
trip over the system TO familiarize himself with
II and so be in position TO meet hurried calls.
The new appointee is among the best known
of the Younger surgeons of Baltimore.
Mrs. Mary Ellen Parker and Michael E.
Walsh. as administrators of David Fowble,
last Saturday sold the late residence OF the
deceased. on Green street, this city, to Mr.. ii.
Peyton Gorsuch for $25O5. Also IA acres,
rood and 81 perches of land, near Warfelds
burg, to Mr. George w. Albaugh at $50 per
acre. Also 335 shares OF the Farmers ana
Mechanics National Bank of Westminster
s shares to Mrs. John I. Strevige at S2O.3o;
4 TO Mrs. John Fl. Cunningham at S20.35;
to Mr. George P. l.. Hoover at S20.35; 5 to
Mrs. John 81. Cunningham at 500. 25; to Mr..
George l.. Stocksdale at $20.25, and 81 to
same at 5000.
The Seth annual session of the Maryland
Chassis of the Reformed Church met at Faith
Reformed Church, Cough street. near Patter-
son Park avenue, Baltimore, OF which Rev.
DIR. A. S. Weber is pastor, from May 10 to Il.
Rev. Mr.. Weber was formerly pastor OF 81.
Paul's Church. Westminster. The Classls
convened on Tuesday evening, and after the
election of new president the retiring presl
dent, Rev. Lloyd r. CobientZ. pastor OF OF.
PANTS Reformed Church. Mulberry and Cal
houn streets. preached. The Mary land Chassis
of the Reformed Church consists OF 60
churches. with 1,159 members. the largest
churches being located in Frederick and Ha
gerstown. The Woman's College of Frederick
e also connected with this church. The his
tory of this church in Baltimore dates back to
1850.
Ex.Judge Bond, attorney for the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company, on May IA APP
neared before the Commissioners OF Frederick
county and made an argument against the
nroposed increase of the assessment for taxa
ton of the companys property in Frederick
connty. Aside from the main line, which,
under the company's charter. is exempt from
taxation. the Baltimore and Ohio has in Fred
er;ck county miles of track upon which 1t
has been paying taxes, the assessment being
81 zoo a mile. The Commissioners. being OF
The opinion that this assessment should he in
creased, notified the company to this effect
As for the Adamsiown cutoff, Judge Bond
contended that it was part of the main line
and exempt from taxation. In regard to the
assessment of the trackage now taxed, he
noin,ed out that it was the same as the assess
ment in Carroll county, and argued that the
assessment was fair one and should not be
Increased. He also made an appeal tor liberal