The Democratic advocate., 1906-07-20

| felon on the front finger of his right hand, and
is suffering very much.
j. R. Elderdice, Ruthsburg, Nd, was
awarded free scholarship to Western Mary
land College on July Is.
! The bond of William ]. Garheart, consta,
| bic for Fifth district, accepted by the
| County Commissioners on Monday.
The Grace Lutheran Sunday school held
their annual picnic in the grove of Mr.. Theo-
dore F. Englar's, near this city, Thursday.
Chas. C.. Caple, of Towson, formerly of this
country, is manager of the stock on the farm
of Mr. Chas. A. Councilman, near Glyndon.
The German Baptist Church, at Meadow
Branch, is erecting new sexton's house in
! the place of the one recently destroyed by
fire.
DR.. Charles r. Foutz, health commissioner
of Carroll county, will visit Taneytown next
week to ascertain the health conditions of that
place.
The MARYLAND Agricultural College, Col
lege Park, Md, has issned a very fine cata,
logue of the work of the above college for
1867.
Mr.. John Yngliug. of Mount Pleasant,
has sold his farm containing 1903 acres to Mr..
Horatio Rhodes, Of Bachman's Valley, for
$50 an acre.
Inc nrSt new sweet COEh tual NtS bttN
brought to this city was presented to the AD-
voCATE by Henry l.. Hosteld, Of Brummel. 1t
was fine. Thanks.
The gas company is laying large iron pipes
in the drain that runs along the railroad, pre-
paratory to laying a switch that has been
graded for about year ago.
Mr.. Alonzo williar. OF Sabillasville, who
was severely injured in the railroad wreck at
Paiapsco on June Il, 1905, is able To be
about again. He was scaldea.
Rev. Hugh Lalimer Elderdice, Of West.
minister Theological Seminary will preach at
the services at Penn Grove Camp, near Han
over, Pa. during the encampment next month
Mr.. Michael E. Walsh. of this city, attend.
ed the Catholic Beneyolen: Legion's annual
reunion on Thursday that was held at River
View. Mr.. Walsh was an State orator of
the above society.
The ADVOCATE has received u beautifully
illustrated chart showing the buildings of the
Western Maryland College, and giving such
information in regard to the Institution AS will
iniercs, the public.
The Carroll Oak and Tanning Company, Of
Tanuery, are reu,odeling their plant aud will
tan hides by new process. While giving
their new engine trial one dAy last week,
the cylinder head blew out.
About twenty boys have been added TO the
Westminster shirt factory. IN addition TO the
girls, to learn the shirt making business This
Is good move for the manager Of the Fac
tory, as they are lots Of Idle boys.
The Heptasophs Coaclaves af Baltimore
will celebrate Heplasophs DAY iu that eily nu
August ~. The celebration Nii take place
at Electric Park. No doubt, some Of ,h,,
Heptasophs Of this city will attend.
Last Sunday, July S, is kno~n ia the church
calendar as ST. Swilhiu' day. The name og
ST. Swiihin is associated win July 10. chiefly
through the superstition that ID raiu falls on
that day there will be rssiu tor 80 jSys.
Ernest Geinsan. noble grand; CIauds T.
Smith. vice grand, aud James NJ. Siouer. re-
cording secretary, who were elected Ia ,h.
above officers Of Salem Lodge |. O. o. r. re
Gently, installed oR Monday night.
An excursion 70 COLCHESTER passei through
this city over the Western Maryland Railroad
from Waynesboro and other places ON sun.
day A number of oar former resident. we're
on the train aEd talked 10 some Of our ci;i
zens.
The DufTey Disiiilery. at Carenlltou, Tor.
merry the Mediums Disljilefy. are preparing
to build q bonded warehouse seven stores
high, which will Be Of modern bald. A switch
800 feet long Is being run iato the warehouse
by the W. NJ. Il. K.
The items Of Berrei ofihe Iast tao weeks has
contained notices Of Miss Erman Shoemaker.
Of Berret. being married and divorced all ia
one week, Is not correct. She wIshe. 90 in
form ihe readers of this paper and ihe public
generally OF this fact.
The First Regiment Band gave a parade on
Thursday evening aud played some very fine
music, which the public eujnyei very much.
But the militia, which was 10 accompany
them, failed IN show up. Il mus, hAve been
to0 warm for ihe soldiers.
Mrs Caroline. widow af the late Wm. G.
RinehArt. this city, vas stricken with apo.
plexy. followed by paralysis nf the right Slde
early Wednesday morning. Ms. Riuehari
has been quite an invalid from heart disease
and dropsy. Her condition IS quite serious.
Tha State game warden OF Maryland, has
sent deputy game warden Frank Bachmaa, Of
this city, 3 notice 10 arrest all bo,s that ARE
caught killing song birds with sling shot or air
rifle, which he said IS being done. Crows.
sparrnws aud hawks. are destructive. and
ought 10 be killed.
A new dynamo has been pat in the mill Of
Roberts, Roop 4 Co, IN place Of The old one
which was damaged by the fire last fall The
mill will be wired As soon Ms possible by a
firm from Hagersiown. SO as 10 run 80 night,
the mill Is over run with orders for dnur
and cannot make II fast enough.
The Board Of Aldermen Of Frederick Al a
meeting on Thursday night gAnted o. MASH
ington, Frederick and Gettysburg Railroad
Company a franchise 10 use "A street IN that
city for a single track. What has become Of
the Washington. Westminster amd Gettysburg
Railroad thai was TO be built through tins city ?
Al the Reformed Church reunion at Pen
Mar on Thursday, Miss Katharine SlagIe, of
this city. sang a vocal solo. and Rev. James
B. SlOnesiteT. Of near here. vas elected As an
association officer, Rev. Calvin : Slaglr, Of
this city, aud Rev. J. Stewart Hartman. If
Silver Run. we're also present al the meetings.
Revs DIR. Kerr and Robbins, a committee
from the Baltimore Presbytrry, visited West.
minister few days ago to examine the Long
well property with view of deciding upon lis
acceptance, under the will Of the late Sallie
Longwell. No decision in the matter will
be reached before the meeting of the Presby-
terry IA October next.
A scholarship in Western Maryland College
has been awarded TO Hammond Clary. OF
Frederick The recipient Of the scholarship
ia a son Of Mr.. and Mrs. John n. Cltry, and
graduated last month from the Male High
School of Frederick. Francis p Phelps. Jr.,
of Cambridge. Md, has been awarded
scholarship to the Western Maryland College
DR.. T. Fl. Lewis, president of the Western
Maryland College, and daughters, of this city,
who left for Europe about ten days ago,
reached there safely. The Doctor and his
daughters were entertained for several DAYS by
Mr.. Gordon, member of Parliament in Lon
don. and afterwards took them TO his country
place by the sea. They go from there TO
Switzerland. DIR. has greatly improved.
Edward Beck, Waynesboro's well known
hardware merchant. was business visitor to
Chambersburg Friday. Mr.. Beck has been
urged by many of his friends to become can.
didate for the legislature on the Democratic
ticket He declines TO allow his name to be
used for the honor, preferring to si2vote his
time to his business. Mr.. Beck, is fc-merly
of Uniontown, and would be elected If he
would accept the nomination, as he is from
Carroll county where the winners are raised
Mr.. Thomas kell Bradford, prominent
member of the Baltimore bar, died July 8, in
Concord, n. H., where he had gone for Chris
tian Science treatment for Bright's disease,
from which he had suffered for several years.
Concord is the home of Mrs Mary Baker G.