The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-10-12

The German Baptist Lovefeast, at Meadow
Branch, will be held on November 8.
The number of tickets sold from this station
to the Hagerstown Fair this week were 476.
Mr.. j. Howard Miller, of Taneytown. has
position in the Miller Bros. DEPART
ment store, this city.
c. N. Mitten, of this city, entered horse
In the 3minute race at Hagerstown Fair on
Tuesday and came out third.
Friday morning was the coolest morning
this fall. The thermometer registered q de.
grees, and very heavy frost put in its appear
ance.
A son of Charles A. Koontz, near Tyrone.
broke his left arm last week. Drs. Rinehart
and Benson, of Frizelburg, reduced the frac-
ture.
At 10 a. m. this morning the weather bureau
sent out the following bulletin Fair and not
so cold tonight and Saturday; probably frost
at night.
Lemuel A. Cook, proprietor of the Anchor
Hotel, received stroke of paralysis on his
left side on Monday morning and is in q
critical condition.
Howard Brown, travelling salesman of Bal
timore, and wife, have moved to this city.
Mr. Brown was formerly salesman for AL.
baugh-Babylon Co.
j. Ezra Stem, assignee of mortgage, sold
at public sale on last Tuesday the farm of
1929 acres, more or less, belonging to the late
Francis T. Davis to Charles S. H. Davis and
Francis I. Davis for $1,000.
A play entitled "a Box of Monkeys was
reproduced at the Odd Follows Hall on
Tuesday night before a small audience on
account of the Indictment weather. 1t was
held for the benefit of Harry I. Petry.
The storm of Saturday afternoon caused
considerable damage to trees, fences and corn
was so quick that people ON the street had no
place to see shelter and were drenchedk
through.
Elder Mitchell Slower, of Waynesboro, Pa,
brother of the Brethren's First Missionary to
India, will begin protracted meeting in the
old stone church at Meadow Branch on Sat.
urday evening, October Is, and, continue each
evening during the following week. The elder
will preach on Sunday morning and evening.
The following case was argued in the Court
of Appeals, Annapolis, on Monday: The Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad Company against
John Whitehall, appealed from the Carroll
County Circuit Court, was argued by F. Neal
Park and James A. G. Bond for the appellant
and ID. Princeton Buckley and Guy W. Steele
for the appelees.
Sunday will be rally day at the Methodist
Protestant Church of this city. In the morning
the pastor, Rev. l.. F. Warner, will preach a
sermon appropriate to the occasion. In the
evening the officers and teachers of the Sunday
school will be installed. Rev. Fl. l.. Elder
dice, ID. D., will deliver an address on the
Importance of Sunday school work. Special
music at both services A souvenir program
for everyone who attends.
Jacob A., Nathan H. and David B. Haines,
heirs at-law and attorneys of the late Samuel
A. Haines, sold at public sale on Saturday
two valuable farms, in New Windsor district,
to the following parties: David B. Haines,
the home farm, containing 1543 acres, at $40
per acre, and Charles Z. Haines, the second
tract, of 333 acres for $17OO. A tenant
house, which belongs TO the home farm, WIS
excepted.
John johnson. colored, charged with as,
saulting and shooting John Mcconnell, col
ored, at Dorseys Run, Howard county, was
held for the county authorities by Justice
Grammar of the Central district Tuesday morn.
ng. The shooting is alleged to have happened
on July a last. Mcdonnell informed Ser
geant Lancaster and PaIrolman Bavis that
II WaTIdHl ndl bttil iSSutu lbT JDUi.SDll III now
ard courtyard the officers took the negro into
custody.
Dr. o. i. Everhart, residing in Hanover
Pa, four years ago grated about twenty ches-
nut trees on his farm. near Manchester, Md
This season the gratis produced their first
fruit-the Paragon, the finest chestnuts that
grow. Each burr produces three chestnuts-
each one measured in length an inch and Il
quarter-the aggregate weight of three chest
nuts being an ounce and quarter When
you consider that the common chestnut weighs
about Il dram. the yield of the Paragon is re
markable.
Chief Judge Mechnir Hoshall. of The Or
phans' Court of Baltimore county. who lives
near Freeand, Says that the people in his sec
lion do not only raise big turkeys, big corn
and big wheat, but big families rs well. In
support of his assertion he says that Mr.. John
H. Hilker, &c years old, who lives near Hnif
mau's Paper Mill and who has been twice
married, is the father of rs CHILDBIRTH by
the first marriage and II by the second.
There were 10 boys by the first marriage,
Of whom vote, and of the seven. the Judge
declares. vote the Democratic ticket.
Shortly after o'clock Tuesday evening a
car loaded with -four from the steam roller
mill of Roberts, Roop & Co., of this city, ran
VIII on the western mdTyldHu IediiTOdu ue-
tween here and New Windsor. The car had
been pulled from the mill siding and shunted
10 the main track. 1t was on heavy grade
and the brakeman discovered Immediately
hat the brakes were out of order and could
not be drawn. The Car gradually increased
It's momentum and the brakeman, realizing
hat it was beyond control, jumped and es
capped injury. Down the grade of about 100
eet to the mile increasing its speed at every
revolution of the wheels, the Car rushed until
i was running at the rate of probably IS
niles an hour. The distance from this city to
New Windsor is seven miles, and it was made
n seven minutes. The station agent at New
Windsor was wired from the Office in this city
n time to open switch at that point and the
runaway dashed upon the switch and crashed
nto seven cars on the siding, two of which
we're demolished. The car did not leave the
rack and, though considerably shattered, has
been brought back to this city. Fifty four
barrels of -four were damaged.
Personals.