The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-12-07

and the windows all in.
The thermometer on Tuesday morning reg
| istered IA degrees above zero, the coolest da,
experienced so far this fall.
Mr.. Charles E. Cootes, tonsorialist, of th
city, after being laid up for six weeks by sick
ness, returned to work on Monday.
A banquet was held by the active members
of the Westminster Fire Company on Wed
nesday night. The refreshments consisted Of
oysters only and cigars as a side issue.
The Mayor and Council have issued an orde
to the Westminster Fire Department not to
use the Westminster Water Compauy's fire
plugs in time of fires.
Prof Simpson, superintendent of the publ.
schools in this county, is attending the State
Board of Education meetings at Annapolis
that are in progress this week.
The Westminster Fire Company's building
that was damaged by fire last March is about
completed and the interior of the building
is the handsomest south of New York.
Handsome calendars have been received
from the following business people: ID. P.
Smelser & Sons, automobile agents, New
Windsor; John E. Eckenrode & Son, carriage
builders, this city.
A number of the employees at the Western
Odu OOupdiiy ouOpo ~ ouioH
Bridge have been asked TO go to Hagerstown
when the shops are completed there. A mum
Der have already signifed their willingness
to go.
DR.. Warren Theodore Hoyt, of Hanover,
Pa, who died on December 1st after an ILL.,
ness of more than a year from stomach and
bowel trouble, was inferred at Uniontown,
Md, on Monday last The services were held
at his late home.
Mr.. NJ. Theodore Yeiser, of near Union
Mills, sold his farm, on the Littlestown turn.
pike, 10 Noah T. Wantz, residing on the stone
road, for $2,OOO.4O. Mr.. Yeiser will have
sale of his personal property and move to this
city in the spring.
Mr.. Lawrence Reifsnider, son of Mr.. John
Milton Reifsnider, this city, was substitute
on the navy football team that defeated the
army team by 10 to ON Saturday last on
Franklin Field, Philadelphia. Mr.. Reifsnider
was on the line ready to take part when called
upon.
Albert G. Nicodemus, aged about 80 years,
a well known farmer of the neighborhood OF
Unionvile, Frederick county, was found dead
in the wagon shed at his home at o'clock
last Friday morning. His death is suppo sed
to have been due to heart trouble. He leaves
Il widow, but no children.
Mr.. Paul Case and bride, of this city, re.
turned home on Monday evening, and are
making their home at Miss Eliza Lynch
boarding house, Belle Grove Square. On
Tuesday night they were given a rousing re,
ception by the Calithumpian Orchestra, who
simply awakened everybody for two miles
around.
William Fisher and William johnson, two
colored men, have been found guilty by the
Circuit Court of breaking into and robbing of
a house in Middleburg district and were sen
fenced to the penitentiary for two years and
six months They were taken down to serve
their sentence by Deputy Sheriff Hesson on
Monday last.
A dramatic and musical entertainment will
be given by local talent at Odd Fellows Hall,
on Monday evening, Dec. 10, under the aus
pices Of the Aid Society of St. PauFs Re.
formed Church. The program will consist OF
a comedietta, entitled "a Case of Suspension
and an operetta entitled penelope, or the
Milkman's Bride"
The annual meeting of the High Schoo
Teachers Association of Maryland, which
will be held in Baltimore, began today with
a visit to Washington. Among the members
who will make the trip this morning at $50
O'Clock from Mount Royal Station were Geo.
wi .
Lockard and L. Lee Erb, of this county.
1t was denied Tuesday by Western Maryland
officials that an increase had been made in
the wages of its conductors and brakemen, AS
reported from Hagerstown. The subject,
however, is under consideration fer the whole
system, and will likely be acted upon at the
meeting of directors at New York, December
3D. An advance would affect about 300 men
in Baltimore.
All of the stores are getting on their Christ
mas attire. you have not completed your
list for Christmas gifts you can do so by read
ing the advertisements that appear in This pa
per, which will help you TO great extent.
The stores in our little county seal have got IL
stock that will equal any in the ci.y. You can
get anything you want Call and see the stock
and look it over. The clerks will gladly show
you anything your hearts desire.
Miss Ardela " Brown, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel Brown, of Towson, and Mr..
Harry Akers, of Sherwood, have been missing
from their respective homes since Thursday
night of last week, and it is thought they have
eoped Miss Brown left note at her home,
in which she stated she was going to get mar
ried and would return. A message was sent
to Sykesville, but nothing has been heard
from them yet. 1t was known they intended
to marry.
A dinner was given Saturday evening at
the home of Capt. and Mrs. r. W. Sylvester,
of the Maryland Agricultural College, in honor
of the college football team, whose work upon
the gridiron this year has again made them
intercollegiate champions. The M. A. c.
football team claims the championship but
they failed TO play the Western Maryland
College when in this city a few weeks ago.
The Western Maryland has more right to the
honor than M. A. c.
AT the annual meeting of the Tobacco
Growers Association of Maryland which was
held at the Maryland Agricultural College,
College Park. Md, Tuesday, Mr.. W. A.
Walker, Mt. Airy. was elected president. Mr..
Walker was also chosen one of the upper coun
ty representatives, including the counties of
Carroll, Frederick, Washington and Howard.
The meeting was attended by representative
tobacco growers from nearly every couuty in
the State, and considerable satisfaction was
expressed as the result of the excellent work
accomplished during the past year in the in
terest of the growers.
John W. Esterline was found guilty Satur.
day by jury of the Circuit Court for this
county of an assault with intent to ''maim and
dis6gure' his brother,in law, Daniel Z. Deal,
of Hampstead. Esterine's wife is Deals sis
ter. The assault occurred in the rear of the
dwelling occupied by Esterline and his family
in Hampstead about five months ago. The
men, who were on bad terms with each other,
got into fracas and Esterine was punished
by Deal. Esterline then procured revolver
and shot Deal, who is powerful man. frac-
turing his right arm. After he was shot, Deal
knocked Esterline down. The first count in
the Indictment against Esterine charged him
with assault with intent to kill, but on this he
was found not guilty. Sentence was reserved.
John Brent, coIored, residing near Ridge
vile, who was wanted in this county for rob
berry, was arrested at Gainesville last week
by the sheriff of Baltimore county, on war
rant issued to him by this Court, and lodged
in the Towson Jail. Brent was brought to this
city by one of Sheriff Frankln's deputies on
Monday last The grand jury of the Novem.
Der term found bill against Brent and John
Anderson, his accomplice, of robbing Samuel
P. Randolph, of near Ridgeville, some mouths
ago and warrants sworn out for both. Ander.
son was arrested aud locked up in Jail several
months ago, but Brent escaped arrest and
no., RI Natopsyille whore he secured EN-