The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-07-06
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITIES.

Sylvia Troyer, near Westminster Tell from
a cherry tree while picking cherries aud dis
located her left shoulder.
The Baltimore Il Reisterstown Turnpike
Co. has declared semi-annual dividend OF
II per cent, less taxes, payable July u
The Garrett County School Board has
awarded Miss Ethel Welch, of Hoyes, a
scholarship to the Western Maryland College.
Mr.. Lawrence F. Reifsnider, of this city,
was admitted as a midshipmen at Annapolis
on last Saturday, passing the examination
with great showing.
The Comptroller of the Treasury distributed
the annual free school fund for the different
counties, Carroll receiving $2,003. IL for its
proportion.
The pea and cherry season at the different
faclories of this city closed last week. Smith,
Yingling & Co. did not can any peas this sea
son, but put up cherries only.
During the month of June 40 deeds, 20
mortgages, bills of sale and certificates OF
incorporation were received, and % marriage
licenses were issued by the Clerk OF the Court.
The wheat crop is pretty well all harvested.
and some of it already hauled in. 1t is said
TO be well flied. Mr.. Joshua Gisi, near town,
was hauling new wheat on Tuesday TO the mill.
The coming state convention of the Frater-
nal Order of Eagles, will be held III Balti-
more July 10, IL and u. Representatives
from the aerie of this city will attend the con
vehtion.
Martin A., son of the late Mr.. aud Mrs.
Martin Granadine, formerly of Westminster,
aged II years and months. died on June q
OF consumption at Saint Agnes Hospital,
Baltimore.
William K Leppo and his sons, near West
minister, hold the record for cutting wheat.
They cut 30 acres of wheat in 81 days, which
required 2SS pounds of Irvine, and used an
foot-cut Deering binder to do the work.
Mrs. r. w. Doty, of Pennsylvania avenue,
received a telephone message on Tuesday OF
the sudden death of her sister, Miss Lillian
Rocky, near Frederick. Funeral took place
on Thursday. She had only been sick short
Time.
The Antietam Fire Company on Tuesday
night gave banquet to the uniformed rank,
rec! team and drum corps of the company IN
honor of the reel team, which won race at
the recent State fremen's meeting at West
minister.
Clayton, Is years old, son of Jesse Stoner.
near Westminster, was taken 10 the University
Hospital, Baltimore, by DIR. Jos. I. Herring.
TO be operated on for appendicitis. The OPP
Grafton was successfully performed on Wed
nesday morning.
The N. /. Gorsueh Son Co., niiIlers, of this
city, sold on the Aoor of the Baltimore Cham
Der of Commerce on Tuesday the first new
wheat -four, the transaction involving 1909
barrels of new winter straight tor August
shipment The price realized WAS SS.b5 a
barrel Of 1876 pounds.
The Sykesville Athletic Clnh defeated the
Columbias, of Baltimore. IN two games II 10
3 and 10 TO July f. The feature OF the first
game was the pitching OF Doughcrty and the
all.around playing of Sykesviile. The fea:-
ures of the playing of the second game was the
pitching of Shipley and the playing Of the IN.
field Of Sykesville.
Mr.. NJ. ShipIey, lineman for the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Company, Of BaitI-
more, while saving limits from iree at Ran
dallsiawn, Nd. June %. slipped and fell.
breaking three ribs and fracturing his skull.
He was taken 10 Skirley's Hotel, where aiien
ton was rendered By Drs. William |. Buppert
and. Hemp. Later be was taken 10 his home,
Gear Eldersburg. this county.
RAYMOND, l6 years old. son uf Mr.. 6rdshor.
tenant on the farm Of Wesley Hahn. in Myers
district. was badly gored by bull few days
ago. The animal attacked him yiclousiy and
would have killed him outright but for the
assistance of an elder brother. who at great
personal peril. went to his relief and succeeded
in beating off the Infatuated ani,nal. The
youth, however, WAS severely, and Il was al
FIRST thought. fatally injured.
The County Commissioners of Carroll eonn.
" last Monday appointed William j. GearhaTi
constable for District No. 8. The buuds OF
the following tax collectors were received and
approved ByArd Dorsey. collector District
No. s; Charles Z. Smith, collector District
No. Is; Tobias III. Eckenroda, collector lbs
triei No. |; Charles 4. Baamgartner, collecloi
District No. 8; Wilson l.. Grouse. cnl!ect'H
District No. TO-
A new Presbyterian Church is being built
at 0wings Mills. The church IS located IN
the ReisieFsiown road. aud is Of frame con
struction, being a. feet long SO feet wide and
10 feet high The cost viii be about 5000
and The seating capacity will be between La
and 300. The church will be finished the iirs
part Of August, and the dedication exercises
will be held probably on Sunday 'sfiernoon,
August 26. Mr.. Charles Hunter. contractor
Of this city, is doing the work.
The Farmers and Mechanics Na,ioua
Bank, of Westminster, on Saturday last ia
creased their dividend rate from seven to eigh
per cent. The directors also at that time
made the surplus fund Of the hank $50 900 90
equal 10 It's capital stock, which places then
nrsnn the "Honor Rolf of National Banks Of
the country, and speaks well for the manage
ment of this Aourishing institution, there being
only few such-less than twenty-in the
State.
A large building owned hy Ms. A. g. La
motto. Of I4smotte Station, w. NJ. k. r., was
destroyed by FIRE on Monday evening. Thl;
building was formerly used as "a canning fac
tory, but the canning business having been
discontinued for some years, was nnoccnpied
until recently, when Mr.. p. p Sauble, rail
road agent al Lamotte, rented 1t and used II
to store fertilizer in. At the time OF the ire
there were six tons of fertilizer in The build
ing, all of which was burned. with no insur'
snce. Origin of fire is not known.
Mr.. Arthur Boehm and Rev. Peregrine
Wroth, rector of the Church OF the Messiah,
Baltimore, have purchased jointly from the
Severn Realty Company the Grafton Boon
estate. which is located on the Anuapoli:
Short Line, near Robinson Station, Anne
Arundel county, and will be used by both as
a summer residence. There are about three
acres in the tract, which overlooks the Severn
river Rev. Mr. Wnoth is q brother of the
Misses Wroth, of the Winchester Place, this
city.
The Union National Bank of Westminster,
which has been in continuous existence since
1916, declared on Saturday last its lS0th semi
annual dividend, payable on the 10th instant,
and its Board directed that the sum of $40, 0Ot
should be taken from its undivided profits and
placed to the credit of its surplus fund, making
this fund $50, 900. The bank has had a very
prosperous career and has for many years paid
to its stockholders = dividend of per cent.
each six months.
The following committees were appointed
by President Simpson, of the Maryland State
Teachers Association, of this city, at Ocean
City, Nd, June 90, for the ensuing year. from
Carroll county: English, Miss Ida +. Lock
ard. Westminster; Geography, B. +. Fleagle,
Hampstead; kindergarten. Pearl Mercer"n,
Woodbine; Mathematics, Geo. +. Moreloek,
chairman, Westminster; Manual Training, II.
A. Hidey, chairman, Westminster. /. Z.
Brown, of Carroll county, is one OF the hrst
board Of directors of the above association.
An unusual occurrence. possibly the like oil
which was never before known to occur ~ any
neighborhood, was the burning OF Mr.. Samuel
M. Hoff's barn on a farm tenanled bv Mr..
Moses Horning June %, while Mr.. Hot "ith
a large number of neighbors was raising a new
barn on his home farm in sight Of the burning
bniIding. The farm on which Mr.. Horning
lives is about mile from New Windsor and
the barn was struck by lightning June q and
started to bnrn twice and both times the hire
was extinguished However, they watched
II all night and in the morning. Mr.. Hornlng,
feeling that all danger Of another outbreak was
past, went to assist at the raising About
L L ! 1t L. ,fNFaA