The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-08-17
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
RRENITIES.

the children's meeting at Emory Grove camp
meeting last Sunday.
Edgar Slagle, of this city. has taken charge
of the corn packing factory at Kingsdale, near
Littlestown, Pa, for the season.
A delegation of P. 0. s. of A, of Pleasant
Valley, attended the celebration of that soci-
ely in Hanover, Pa, last Saturday.
Albaugh and Bixler, painters, we're awarded
the contract by the County Commissioners to
paint the exterior of the Court House.
Mr.. Claude t. Allgire, solicitor for the C.
i p. Telephone Co., this city, is sick with
typhoid fever at the home of his father in-law,
Whitfield Stansbury, Hampstead.
The ADVOCATE is a recipient of the Niagara
Falls Gazette from Mr.. James D. Mitchell, of
this city, who attended The Photographers
Convention at that place. Thanks.
Mr.. Benjamin F. Grouse, Insurance Com.
missioner, of Baltimore, Nd. has issued very
fine book of the State of Maryland Laws re-
lating to Insurance and Insurance Companies.
One hundred and sixty-o tickets we're sold
to Linwood Camp last Sunday from this station,
and also 20 TO Cumberland, which was the first
excursion train over the new extension to Cum
berland from Baltimore.
Jesse Marsh, of Pine Hill, Nd, had the
while driving across bridge with horserake.
Mr.. Marsh missed the bridge and was thrown
to the ground with the above result.
James Kratz was arrested by Patrolman
Biadefeld, of Towson, and brought to the
1owson Jail, charged by NJ. H. Lambert with
stealing three cows, valued at SSS, belonging
TO him about May %, 1906. Mr.. Lambert
lives at New Windsor. Kratz was committed
by Justice August W. Miller, Of Mt. Winans.
The Taneytown Mutual Fire Insurance Com
pany of Carroll County was Incorporated by
The Circuit Court for Carroll county on Monday
last. Theineorporators are David NJ. Mehring,
Ptolouiy s. HiIterbrick, Samuel II. Mehring,
James N. O. Smith. James H. Reindollar,
Richard s. Bill, David Fl. Essig and Oliver
T. Shoemaker, who will also be the directors
for the FIRST year. Joseph d. Brooks, Esq,
is the attorney for the company.
For several months the Western Maryland
shops ct Union Bridge shut down the works
at noon on Saturdays, giving the men an ad-
ditional half day holiday. Orders came to
continue work TO the closing hour of that day,
and on last Saturday they began again to
keep up operations 10 end of the day. About
$50 cars and engines are now on hand need
ing repairs Of some kind. This effecisa great
many people of this city who work at Union
Bridge and who go up and down each day on
the train.
Sunday school convention Of the Methodist
Protestant church, at Finksburg, consisting of
Sandy Mount, Finksburg. Providence and Mt.
Gilead, will hold Sunday school convention
in the Finksburg church on August %. The
following speakers will be present and deliver
addresses on vital and important subjects
DIR. ]. w. Herring. State Superintendent; G.
A. Mock, Reys. C. C. Douglas, J. A. Kitiell,
G. w. Beck and " X. Belts. Sessions begin
at 1896 a. m, $50 aud 7.45 p. m. All are
cordially invited.
The sixth annual reunion of the Western
MARYLAND Association of the Deaf was held
Iast Friday at Braddock Heights, Nd. A
large attendance from all over the Stale was
present. The meeting was opened with prayer
by Rev. George F. Flick, Of Baltimore. After
a few remarks by Rev. d. E. Moylan the Sn
nnal election of officers took place. resulting
as follows: President, Henry I. Creager, Of
Frederick; vice president. Harry NJ. Kemp,
Of Frederick; second vice. president, Miss
Carrie NJ. Ehaugh. of Westminster; treasurer,
A. B. Snowman, Of Frederick.
The vaudeville bill at Electric Park this
week was headed by Miss Roberta keene,
who, with her own company, will present
patriotic little episode OF army lite, entitled
..Yisions Of Home" Il was written by Miss
Louise Malioy. Of Baltimore, and deals with
the gallant boys in blue in the Philippines.
The action takes place 10 Jungle camp. Miss
Keene and quartet render some vocal selec.
tons. The play is said to be staged in an
elaborate and effective manner. Miss keene
is a daughter Of John h. keene, who formerly
conducted the green grocery business in this
city some years ago.
Harry Gill, negro, employed by the John
Robinson Circus, which gave an exhibition in
this city last Tuesday, was stabbed al Luray,
Va, last Saturday, over the heart by another
negro, also circus employe. and died IN about
20 minutes. No one saw the tragedy. The
murderer fed and has not been appreheuded.
When Gill was questioned about she slabbing
he talked freely during the few minutes he
lived until asked the name of the man who
had stabbed him. To this question be an
swered "Jokn." refusing to give any other
name. Gill gave his home as Charleston, ".
Va, and repeatedly kept saying he was not
going 10 die.
On last Tuesday, Ross WiIhide, of Middle
burg. met with what came near being very
serious accident He WAS hauling hay to 4.
D. Cash's. and on his return trip. when OPP
posite W.. w. Walden's place, the horse be
was riding broke through the bridge that
thrown from the horse. and his foot catching
in the stirrup be WAS dragged about Is yards,
when from some cause the horses stopped aud
he lay unconscious for about Is minutes, un-
al some men driving by found him. They
brouxht him 10 town, where, after some time,
he was restored 10 consciousness, and. except
for severe cts and bruises on his face, he was
not otherwise injured.
From the annual statement of the reeripts
and expenditures Of Carroll county tor the
carren: year, about to be made public by the
County Commissioners, The county appears to
be IN q very satisfactory financial condition.
The receipts from ali sources were Sis, 413.-
62 and the general expense account $lll, ia
80, leaving balance OF s., 359.3 80. The county
Is practically without debt and has a handsome
surplus. There are bills outstanding to the
amount of about 81. 400. There are also bonds
TO the amount of $26. 600. but these are really
an Indebtedness of the Board of School Com
missioners. The money was borrowed by the
County Commissioners and loaned 10 the
School Board TO iquidate floating debt.
The interest and 81 900 annually on the prin-
cipal is being paid by the School Board. The
County Commissioners have balance in bank
of s., S31lS, besides $40, COS. 25 taxes due in
hands of collectors.
While returning from the Belair Market
Saturday night about / 20 o'clock Mrs. Lydia
Bange, a years old, of 1914 East Monument
street, Baltimore, was taken suddenly Ill on
Monument street, near Central avenue. She
was taken into the home of Mr.. Ferdinand
Pross, 1906 Monument street, and n physician
was summoned, but she expired before the
physician arrived. Coroner Baldwin, of the
Northeastern district. was notified by the police.
and after investigating the case be advised that
the body be sent to the Morgue for post
mortem examination. DIR. N. G. keirle, city
postmortem physician. held an autopsy Sun
day, and as a result he notified the coroner
that the woman had died from congestion of
the brain and lungs, which had been brought
about by Bright's disease. Mrs. Bange was
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John GreenhoitS
this city. Her funeral took place on Tuesday.
and interment at Krider's cemetery. The ball
bearers were here nephews James NJ. Stoner,
funeral director. She is survived by her hus-
band (Mr. Joseph w. Bange), two daughters
mrs. Bessie l.. Browning aud Miss Flora
Range) and three sons Messrs. William,
Edward and Walter Bange).
Charles Hartley, aged 16 years, of Middle
port, o., an employ of the John Robinson
circus, was brought TO the Railroad Y. NJ. c.
A. Hospital, Hagerstown, al o'clock on
Tuesday morning badly mangled as the result
of being run over by one of the circus trains
on the Western Maryland Railroad near Chews-
vile shortly after midnight. Both arms were
crushed and his skull was fractured. Surgeons
amputated the left arm at the shoulder and
the right arm Mt the elbow but they have little