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. Stonesifer's residence.
AT 10 a. m. this morning the weather bureau
sent out the following bulIetin:-Showers to.
night and Saturday; cooler tonight.
number of improvements are taking place
IN this city. Some are building additions to
their residences aud others applying a fresh
coat of paint.
On account of freight CONGESTION on the
Western Maryland Railroad this week all pas
senger trains were from 80 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
S4,65O Or about $284 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 r. Fl. Pol
lock Packing Co., of Hanover, Pa. Mr.. John
+. Vanfossen, of this city, is the superin-
tendent
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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. II, Is and IA.
This fair has made 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 Patapsco falls, at Tannery. where
new road is being built. Their bid was
$294.00. Joseph d. Weimert, of Cranberry,
bid $44500 on the mason work and received
the contract.
A barn on the farm of William A. Hood,
near Mount Airy, tenanted by Jesse Dayhoff,
was destroyed by fire shortly after 8 o'clock
Tuesday night, together with a number of
farming implements. The origin of the fire is
unknown. When the fire was discovered such
Roadway had been gained that it was impossi-
BILE to check the progress of the flames.
The Westminster Fire Company at 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 so uniformed
hremen and drum corps of 20 men. They
will take their four-wheeed hose wagon along.
1t is being done up for the occasion.
Owing to the rails spreading a mile west of
the Blue Mountain House Sunday night
freight train was wrecked on the Western
Maryland railroad, blocking traffic for some
hours. A half dozen cars were deraied and
damaged. An excursion train from Baltimore
to Hagerstown was held for several hours on
the east side of the wreck while returning TO
Baltimore, and an excursion train from Balti.
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
Sykesvllle, were struck by lightnin. about 10
O'Clock Tuesday night and totally DESTROYED,
together with n lot of hay and wheat The
bolt struck the hay harrack containing IS tons
of hay, and the flames spread 10 the adjoining
barrack, which contained between 700 and
500 bushels ofunthreshed wheat. The neigh
bors formed bucket brigade and checked
the flames from spreading to 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 Mrs. J. Ii. Devbiss, Wake
field; Clayton Devilbiss, this county; Albin
l.. Duvall, Westminster; 5. Wooden, Hamp
stead; III. e. Beard, this county; l.. G. aud
l.. A. Barnes, Il. S. Siugluf and Mrs. W.
Cora Stoulfer, New Windsor; Mr. and Mrs.
James w. Beacham, Avondale; Mr.. and Mrs.
}. W. Fuss, Union Bridge; f. T. Bennett.
this county, and John Il. CasseI, Westminster.
Miss Elizabeth llagerman, of Hagerstown,
in her WILL probated Tuesday, distributed an
estate of 1000. She leaves 81 200 each to
Edward Harrison Hagerman and Mary f.
Peckmnn, The latter having lived with her
many years; $500 each to her nephews. How
ard Bollsatter, Philadelphia, and Martin Il.
Hagerman, Baltimore; to her nieces, Miriam
Hagerman and Armenia Hood, Baltimore,
$500 each; to Frederick Brely, Hampstead,
Nd, brother-in law, $500. She left 81, 900
for memorial window TO be placed in mem
DRY Of herself in the Presbyterian church. Ha-
gerstown, and $lG0 TO the Sunday school.
John Boylan, of Baltimore, formerly of
Westminster, who is in the employee of the c.
x p. Telephone Company of that city, had
narrow escape from death Monday of last
week while stringing wires a pole at Ham
ilton, Baltimore county. He was working on
a pole that electric wires were also run on,
and, on reaching back of him to pull on a
wire, he came in contact with The electric
wire. Strings of electricity shot out of his
mouth. ears and body, while people stood
screaming on the ground for help, but in some
unknown way he got loose and hung in the
wires until he revived from the shock and
came down the pole unassisted, to the sur.
prise of the crowd, who thought he was killed.
The fingers on one of his hands are burnt into