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

Mr.. Charles Il. RINK, VINO was appointed Il
member Of the Board of Supervisors of Elec-
tons of this county, has resigned.
Mr.. John T. 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 6-S.
An unusually large quantity of Lima beans
has been planted this season. Many persons
have planted from 1000 to 4, 500 hills.
Pen. Mar Park will open June q, and it
will be lighted by electricity. Mr.. }. Emory
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 2 p. IN. 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., at the Firemen
Convention in Westminster on June 6-S-
Extensive preparations are being made to
celebrate Decoration Day, May 30, by Post 3,
G. 4. 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
3p. m.
On Monday Messrs Harry Cover Il Son. Of
this city, shipped nine of fat cattle 10 Bal
timore. The cattle were purchased from the
B. F. Shriver Co., Robert Gist and John /.
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 viii
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 eress, Methodist weed and wild mus
tard is very strongly in evidence IN nearly
every part of this county. while trees of all
varieties are filed with the tent caterpillar.
Root out the weeds and tents.
Mr. Fred. W. Magin. of Davenport. Wash
ington, formerly of Bloom, in good old Car.
roll County" sent this office late Seattle aud
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 nexi week. at 80
D. M. for inspection, after which they VIII
parade the principal streets of Westminster.
Next week Governor War6cld viii sppoiui
members of The Spring Grove aud Springfield
Asylum boards. II is not anticipated that
there will be any Important changes. lie will
also appoint II 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, Al Dorsey's Run.
near Ellicott City, on April last, was captured
last week by B. 0. policemen near Rock
wood. Pa He confessed his crime and sur
rendered without causing any trouble.
Mr. T. B. Buckingham, near Daniel, who
was stricken with paralysis two weeks ago, Is
improving. Mr.. Buckingham is over 50 years
of age and has been suffering from tobacco
heart and heart failure very recently. he IS
n brother in law Of Mr.. Levi Condor, Of Bal.
timors.
A well known farmer Of Westminster district
recently said in this office when ] raised
clover and timothy seed my land was free from
filth, bat was persuaded 10 buy western aud
foreign seed and nov il keeps me busy 10 free
my land from the imported and unknown
weeds, and as soon as possible will 60 back
to raising seed again.
Mr.. John McGee, 40 gears old. Of 1923
North Gilmor street. Baltimore. was knocked
down aud run over By team 1T the corner Of
Calvert and Baltimore streets about o clock
last Saturday morning aud 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
q son in-law Of Mr.. George c. Grass, Of West
minister.
Thomas Horn, q well digger. residing near
Harrisonville. Baltimore eousiy, lost his life
Monday afternoon while cleaning a well on
the farm OF Mr.. Saunnig, at that place. Horn
was at the bottom Of the well, which Is 60 feet
deep, when the earth at the top caved ia,
burying him completely. His body vas not
recovered until about Q O'Clock Tuesday
morning. Horn was about 80 years old, and
was married.
DR.. Daniel z. Dunott has been appointed
chief surgeon Of the Western Maryland Rail
road system This work has heretofore been
in charge of DIR. ]. W. Chambers but be has
asked to be relieved, and bis request has been
granted. DIR. Dunott viii have charge Of all
the Western MARYLAND lines, including those
into West Virginia. He will shortly make a
trip over the system TO famlliarize himself with
it 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 ard Michael L.
Walsh, as administrators of David Fowbie,
last Saturday sold the late residence Of the
deceased. on Green street. this city. 10 Mr.. h.
Peyton Gorsuch for S2505. Also IA acres, /
rood and 81 perches of land, near Warields
burg, to Mr.. George W. Albaugh at SIS per
acre Also 334 shares of the Farmers and
Mechanics National Bank of Westminster
5 shares to Mrs. John 7. Strevige at $50 35;
5 TO Mrs. John Fl. Cunningham at $40. 80; 5
10 Mr.. George p. L. Hoover at S20.35; 5 TO
Mrs. John II. Cunningham at $40 %; 5to Mr..
George L. Stocksdale at $40 25, and ST to
same at 5000.
The Seth annual session of the Maryland
Chassis of the Reformed Church met al Faith
Reformed Church, Cough street. near Patter-
son Park avenue, Baltimore, of which Rev.
DIR. A. S. Weber is pastor, from May Is to q.
Rev. Mr.. Weber was formerly pastor of St.
Paul's Church. Westminster. The Chassis
convened on Tuesday evening, aud after the
election of a new president the retiring pses
Paul's Reformed Church. Mulberry aud Cal
houn streets. preached The Maryland Chassis
of the Reformed Church consists OF Go
churches, with 11,159 members, the largest
churches being located in Frederick and Fla
gerstown. The Woman's College Of Frederick
is 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 ap-
peared before the Commissioners of Frederick
county and made an argument against the
proposed increase of the assessment for taxa
ton of the company's property in Frederick
county. Aside from the main line, which.
under the company's charter. is exempt from
taxation, the Baltimore and Ohio has in Fred
erick county miles of track upon which II
has been paying taxes, the assessment being
81, 500 mile. The Commissioners being OF
the opinion that this assessment should be IN
creased, notified the company TO this effect.
AS for the Adamsown cutoff, Judge Bond
eontended that it was part of the main line
and exempt from taxation. In regard 10 The
assessment of the trackage now taxed, he
pointed out that it was the same as the assess
ment in Carroll county, and argued that the
assessment was a fair one aud should not be
increased. He also made AN appeal for liberal
treatment of the railroad company on the