The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-03-10
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
IOCAI. BREYITIES.

condition.
A racing club has been organized at Wood.
bine. The club has twenty members.
Mr.. Vincent Yinghng has completed
double house on Liberty street, extended.
On Tuesday Westminster had its real, gen.
uine spring opening-a hand organ all day.
Woodbine, it is said, is becoming quite a
grain centre, has three hotels and fine gen
eral store.
MIR. Plus Little, of Westminster, has sold
his freight hauling business TO MIR. Gardner,
the railroad agent here.
Capt VIM. Baird, U. S. Army, retired,
will inspect Co. II and the First Regimental
Band, in Westminster, an Monday, April 3
Mr.. Edgar F. Keefer. of Myers district,
who recently purchased the farm of Mrs. Susan
Bowersox, near Westminster, took possession
on Friday.
At 10 q. M, yesterday, Friday, the wealth
er bureau sent out the following bulletin:-
Partly cloudy and slightly colder tonight;
Saturday fair.
Rev. F. T. Little, D. D., President of the
Maryland Conference, will preach in the
Methodist Protestant Church, this city, Sun
day morning.
Mr.. Harry Owings, of near War6eldsburg,
has completed a machine shop on the land OF
Mr.. Adam Rickle, in the rear Of Liberty
street, this city.
Elmer, son of Mr.. VIM. R. Yingling, on the
farm of Mr.. Josephus 0reudorf, near West.
minister, caught three young ground hogs on
Friday of last week.
Several local letters. intended for last
weeks paper, were not received until Friday
night and Saturday morning. Please mail all
such so as to reach us by Thursday night.
Reports from personal property sales state
that horses, mules, shotes and farm imple-
meuts are bringing excellent prices, especially
at those sales that were advertised in the
papers.
Mr.. John E. Stonesifer, of this city, re.
ceiyed telegram from his daughter, Miss
Grace, and Mr.. Robert Hoppe, stating that
they arrived safely at Denver, Col, and found
six inches of snow. They left here last week
for that place.
Messrs. 7. ]. Hunt, J. 7. Mellor and Jas.
MeDonald. Carroll county merchants, were
among those entertained by the Travellers and
Merchants Association of Baltimore on We'd
nesday afternoon and evening. There were
1900 persons guests Of the Association during
the week.
From an early hour last Saturday until 10
D. m. rain fell almost necessarily. with occa-
sional heavy thunder showers. In many places
the cutters were not sufficiently large enough
to carry of the water, and il rushed over the
payements, making it very unpleasant for
those who were on the streets.
Mr.. J. Frank Brown, Of Pittsburg. Pa, has
purchased from the trustees of the estate Of
Andrew Banks and the receivers Of the Tyson
Mining Company 500 acres of land in Sol
diers' Delight tract, Baltimore county. II is
reported that large suburban hotel viii be
erected on the property by some capitalists,
whom Mr. Brown is said to represent
Boumi Lodge. Mystic Shriners, of West
minister, had banquet at The Westminster
last Tuesday evening. Each of the members
was accompanied by a friend. The menu
consisted OF oysters on the half she'll, con
somme soup. baked and planked shad, cspon
chickens, with necessary trimmings. ice cream,
strawberries, cake, etc. Mr.. II. P. Gorsuch
was POSTMASTER and general good time was
enjoyed by all.
Claggett ID. Miller, of Baltimore, has sued
the Western Maryland Railroad Company in
the Superior Court for $40, 900 for alleged in
juries on June IL, 1905, in the disastrous col
lision between passenger train and freight
train near PatApsco Station. Carroll county.
Mr.. Miller was one of those on the passenger
train. The declaration states that both his
was otherwise seriously and permanently in
jured.
On Tuesday the Westminster Gas Light
Company elected officers as follows: Presi-
dent. WIN. A. Cunningham; Directors, Robert
C. Hall, Charles V. Wantz, DR.. j. Howell
Billingslea. E. o. Grimes, John L. Reifsuider
and John b. Cunningham. The consumption
of gas is increasing and the plant Of the com
pany has been greatly improved within the
past year, After the election a dinner was
served by the Secretary, Mr.. John II. Gun
ningham, at his residence.
On March a company was formed to be
known as TIE DEMOCRATIC ADVOCATE Con-
PANY, and charter was granted by the Court.
The directors are VIM. H. Vanderford, DIR.
J. Howell Billingslea, T. Herbert Shnver,
johnnie E. Beasman, David p. Smelser, Geo.
W. Albaugh, Fred. d. Miller, Benz. F.
Grouse. George NJ. Parke, Francis l.. Ham,
Guy w. Steele and Francis A. Crawford. At
a meeting of the directors DIR. J. Howell Bill
lingslea was elected president; Benjamin F.
Grouse, vice president; Edward D. Diffendal,
secretary, and VIM. b. Vsnderford treasurer
and general manager.
Mr.. J. Thomas Roop, auctioneer, last Sat
urday afternoon sold 10 front of The Westmin
sier the following stocks shares West
Kaufman at $S4. so; : shares Westminster
Deposit and Trust Co to Alfred Stevenson al
1882; 10 shares Merchants Grocery Co. to
John j. Rose at So. so; 10 shares Merchants
Grocery Co. to Denton Reese at 5000; 10
shares Merchants Grocery Co. to John ].
Rose at So. 90; 10 shares Union National Bank
to B. F. Shriver at $50. %; 10 shares Union
National Bank to o. ID. Gilbert at $50. 25; 10
shares Union National Bank to B. f. Shriver
at 5000.
The County Grange held their quarterly
meeting at the Firemen's Building, Westmiu
ster, last Saturday. There we're about forty
delegates aud members present. DIR. MELON
nell, of the Maryland Agricultural College,
secretary of the State Grange, was present and
took an active part in the proceedings. A
resolution was unanimously adopted request
ing the Carroll county members of the General
Assembly TO support legislation for good roads,
oyster culture and low taxes. The delegates
and visiting members were entertained at
dinner at the Central Hotel and the Rose
House by Mr.. Michael E. Walsh, lecturer of
the County and State Grange.
County Superintendent S. Simpson, School
Commissioner Fred. D. Miller. City Superin-
tendent James Fl. VanSickle, of Baltimore,
and others on the committee representing the
public schools of Maryland, appeared before
the Ways and Means Committee of the House
of Delegates at Annapolis on Thursday and
protested against any reduction in the appro
pration for the public schools of the State.
Prof. Simpson in his talk presented the figures
to show that Carroll county this year, under a
most economical administration, will spend
every cent that comes into the county for
schools except $267.13. Should the reduction
be made, the School Board of Carroll would
have to ask the County Commissioners to add
three cents to the tax rate of the county, and
fifteen other counties would have to ask their
County Commissioners to add from five cents
to seven cents on the 500.
Court Proceedings.
The following case, removed from Frederick
onnntv haran on Monday and WAS closed ON