The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-11-23


Amount on deposit in the First National
| Bank at Mount Airy, on November II, was
$l53, 597.O7. A grand showing.
1t is reported that after the shops at Hagers-
town are completed about 126 employees of the
Union Bridge shops will be removed there.
Mr.. James Eckenrode, aged about 80
years, of Harvey, and the Oldest man in that
neighborhood, helped to husk corn this fall.
The Carroll County Teachers Institute will
be held at the High School, this city, next
week from Monday, Goth. to Wednesday,
28th. An interesting aud instructive program
has been prepared.
Charles Moser and Clarence Moser, of
Bruceville, were witnesses on the Eyler MUIR
der case that was in progress at Gettysburg,
Pa, for week or two. Eyer was convicted
of murder in the first degree on Tuesday.
Rev. Hugh l.. Elderdice, president of
Westminster Theological Seminary, preached
at the M. P. Church, New Market, Md, on
Sunday, the 18th inst. The collections on
the circuit for seminary interests amounted to
500.
On Tuesday nine persons were arragned
before Judge Thomas. All pleaded not
guilty. Eight were colored and one white.
Of course, the colored children were all limo
cent, but they may be found guilty before
their case Is over.
Mr.. Arthur ]. Arbaugh, of Webster street,
this city, cut the instep of one of his feet so
badly on Tuesday that he severed an artery,
which required several stitches to sew it up.
He will be laid up for about 10 days. Wells
4 Sullivan rendered the surgical aid.
The degree team of Gettys Lodge, No. III,
l. o. O. F., of Gettysburg, Pa. will On Tues
day evening, December 4th, confer the LIST,
OnA Ord bor Of
fancy Lodge, of Taneytown. Members of
Gettys Lodge, as well as Odd Fellows through
out the county, are invited to be present.
Mr.. George Martin, farmer, of Patapsco.
met with painful accident Monday while
leading COW by chain. In some manner
one of the fingers of his right hand became so
fastened that it was pulled completely off,
Drs. w. d. Wells and Eugene M. Sullivan,
of this city, rendered the necessary surgical
attention.
Mr.. William G. Baker, Jr., of Baltimore,
son of Mr.. William G. Baker, of Buckeyes
town, was chairman of the young business
men committee which raised the largest sum
for the Y. M. G. A. building fund. Mr.. Baker
is graduate of Western Maryland College
and president of the Alumni Association,
and is well known in this city.
Charles Brown, youth, living on the Refs
terstown pike, about mile from this city,
while handling a revolver last Sunday after
noon, cartridge was discharged, the bullet
striking him in the leg and coming out several
inches below, causing very serious and pain
full injury. Drs. W. d. Wells and Eugene M.
Sullivan, of this city, rendered the necessary
surgical attention.
On Wednesday the Lutheran Church con.
gregation, Uniontown, of which Rev. G. w.
Baughman is pastor, sent the following fruit
and vegetables to the Lutheran Deaconesss
Home, Walbrook: 1877 quarts of Jared fruit,
8 bushels of potatoes. turnips, beets, cabbage,
apples, corn meal, buckwheat meal, lima and
soup beans, pumpkins, and IS pounds of
home made soap. The gifts weighed 1900
pounds.
The will of John Saylor, of townsville,
Frederick county, has been filed for probate
in the Orphans Court. He directs that all
his property be sold and the proceeds divided
equally among his children and grandchildren.
The will provides that if any of his children
make any trouble concerning the provisions
of the will their portion of the estate is to be
equally divided among the children who make
no trouble. John Abner aud Daniel W. Say
lor are named as executors.
The Gettysburg Compiler of November q
says: 1--WE enjoyed call last week from DR..
| Jacob Rinehart of Frizellburg, Carroll Co.,
Nd. He graduated from Pennsylvania Col
lege in a class of ten in 1916, of which there
| are besides himself but three survivors, Rev.
DR.. Eli Huber, of this place; Rev. DR.. Samuel
A. Holman, of Philadelphia, and Rev. DIR.
John A. Kunkleman, of Mercer county,
Pennsylvania. DR.. Rinehart practced medi-
| cine in Fairfield from 1858 to 1864. He is a
cousin of j. Edward Plank and David L.
| Plank, of this vicinity, and has been visiting
his relatives in this county.
The Baltimore Sun of November 81 says ::
1.-The Maryland Agricultural College football
team, which is to play Washington College
next Saturday, is looking forward to hard
game, but is in high hopes of winning, thus
| taking the championship of the Intercollegiate
! League. Each team in the league has won
| one game, but st. Johns has lost two and is
out of the race. Since the Aggies will not
play Western Maryland College on account
of hitch in not having The proper officials
when the Aggies went to Westminster, the M.
A. C. men say the championships will be set
tied at College Park next Saturday.
On Wednesday Governor Warfeld pardoned
Frank r. Taylor, colored, who was convicted
of manslaughter in September, 1904, by the
Circuit Court for Frederick county, and sen
fenced to five years in the penitentiary. Tay
| lor was we'll advanced in years, and the offense
for which he was punished consisted of the
| killing of a companion, Robert E. Bowie, at
| Mt. Airy, while engaged in drunken brawl.
The killing was in a large measure in self
| defense. Taylor, whose home was III Howard
county, had many friends among the white
residents, who testified as to his good charac-
ter and asked for his pardon. Judge Motter,
States Attorney Willard and the members of
the Jury before which he was tried also joined
in the request.
Clarence Cole, residing near Westminster,
was accidentally shot in the head by Thomas
McClane, colored, on Wednesday while out
| hunting. The two men were in thlcket,
near Cranberry schoolhouse. looking for
game and could not see each other, when a
bird flew out in front of McClane, who. not
seeing Cole, fired. Cole was within 5 yards of
him. The load struck Cole square in the left
eye, tearing it completely out of the socket.
breaking his iawbone and tearing away part
of his skull. Mr.. Cole was hurried to the Office
of DIR. Luther S. Bair, VINO saw at once that
he was dangerously wounded. He dressed
the wound and took Cole to the University of
| Maryland Hospital Baltimore, on the $40 p.
m. train Mr.. Cole has wife and two chill
dren. He is about 35 years of age. On
Thursday evening he was reported by DR..
Baer as getting along as we'll as could be ex-
pected.
Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Durbin, each having
a child, residing between townsville and
Union Bridge, were arrested by Constable
William Garhart, of Freedom district, on
Saturday on warrant sworn out by Mrs.
Scott and Mrs. Brown for stealing buggy,
2 sets of harness, 60 yards of carpet, horse
| collars, looking glass and other articles. Mr..
Smith, husband of Mrs. Smith. was also ar
rested, but asked TO go out to procure bail
| from friend, but never returned, thus escap-
ing. The constable returned with the two
women to this city and lodged them in Jail on
Monday night. Mrs. Durbin was arraignedl
before the court Wednesday morning and
pleaded guilty to stealing the buggy and har-
ness, but said she was innocent of the theft of
the other articles. The goods were all identi-
fed at Mrs. Smiths home, where it was
stored. Mrs. Smith was left out on bail.
The advisory board of the Maryland Inter
collegiate Athletic Association met in the office