The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-11-09
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREVITIES,

The marble works at Union Bridge are
working about 80 men Oh full time in their
quarries.
Mr.. Vincent Yingling, of near this city,
sold his farm near Cranberry station, TO Joshua
D. Hunter for $2,250.
On last Wednesday night some person or
persons unknown robbed slot machine be-
longing tc MIR. Charles V. Wantz.
:. Hon. Joshua w. Herring, cashier of the
Union National Bank, was elected an officer
of the Red Cross Society of Maryland.
Mrs. John Kroh, of Bachman's Mills, Md.
bought a building lot near Hanover, Pa. She
also offered for sale a building LOT adjoining
but did not sell.
The contract to place steel joist over Pipe
Creek, at Otterdae Mills, was awarded by the
County Commissioners on Monday to the
York Bridge Company. Their bid was $47O.
Mr.. Denton s. Gehr, executor of Francis
s. Starr, sold at public sale on Saturday last
lot and improvements, situated in Union
town, to the Wyoming Tribe of Red Men for
1904.
Raymond P. Bankert, laundryman of this
city, is erecting two-story building on Penn
sylvania avenue to carry on his laundry and
overall business, which he is conducting in a
building opposite Bond street.
The fall term of the public schools of Car
roll county ended Friday, the 9th instant.
The 24th of this month the teachers will re-
ceive their salaries for the fall term, and the
Teachers Institute will be held on the 26th,
9th and 18th, Monday, Tuesday and We'd
nesday of Thanksgiving week.
Hon. Herman Stump, of Hartford county,
was elected president of the Board of Visitors
of the Maryland Asylum and Training School
at Owings' Mills in place of Hon. Milton G.
Urner, of Frederick, who had been president
for number of years, and who on account of
pressing private duties resigned. General
Stump was one of the charter members of the
institution.
The cunning season for rabbits and par
tridges opens up tomorrow in this county.
Deputy Game Warden Bachman warns all
residents of this county that if any non resi-
dent of the county who hunts without al in.
viation or special permit from the owner OF
the property he trespasses upon, he will en-
force the law upon him. The license to
hunt in this county is $1,000.
A telegram announcing the death in Den
yer, Col, on Monday, of Mrs. Gilmor NJ.
Ross, formerly Miss Lydia G. Hull of Balti-
more, has been received by her mother, Mrs.
William Hull, 1922 Eutaw Place. Mrs Ross
was i'll but few hours. Mrs. Ross, IN COM
Dll2nc6 Win nCT WISHES, Will NC CIcululcu Will
her infant baby in Denver. Mrs. Ross Was n
graduate of the Friends School, this city,
and of the Western Maryland College She
was devoted member of the Friends Society,
and was of q lovable disposition.
Our friend and neighbor, Congressman j.
A. Goulden, won out on Tuesday last by a
handsome majority in the 18th New York
CITY District. The gentleman had two strong
men against him, one a leading Republican,
aud the other q prominent Independence
League, or Hearst Democrat, both making a
vigorous campaign for the prize. His vote
exceeds that of both of his opponents, show
ing the esteem in which he is held in the lar
gest Congressional district in the country. 1t
has population of 400, 900 with 70, 900 voters.
Judge Thomas has decided that Judge
Harry NJ. Clabaugh is rot a legal resident OF
Carroll county. Judge Clabaugh, who occu,
pies seat on the bench of the District OF
Columbia, was recently stricken from the list
of registered voters in the First precinct OF
Taneytown district. He petitioned the Cir
cult Court to be reinstated, and his case was
heard on Monday and held for co 1sideration.
Judge Thomas has now refused to grant the
prayer of the petitioner. He also heard three
cases on Saturday and ordered them to be
stricken from the registration books. They
were as follows Frank E. Cunningham, Au
gust Corbin and Isaac Bruce, all OF the Sew
enth district.
The Athletic League game between Western
Maryland and Maryland Agricultural College
which was scheduled to take place here last
Saturday did not come off. The president OF
the body telephoned that he was unable to
provide officials, who, according to the con
stitution of the league, in regard to football
must not be connected with either college
rlo,,:.- rpba NJ r. team came tn West
minister, but would not agree to any PROPOSE
ton whatever in reference 10 the officials,
claiming that the game lust take place under
the regulations or not at all. The first and
second teams of the college, not to dlsappolnt
the gathering present, played a friendly match
in which neither side scored.
The Washington, LIE Gore and Gettysburg
Railroad and Power Company, OF which j..
w. LIE Gore, of LIE Gore, Frederick county, is
the principal promoter, has secured from the
burgess and commissioners OF 1aneytoWn q
franchise for the operation Of its proposed
electric railway line through that town. The
franchise gives the company permission 10 use
certain streets and alleys ''for the purpose Oh
grading, constructing and operating railway
and all other privileges not inconsistent WIN
;ts charter nassed by the General Assembly OF
Maryland.'' The franchise is perpetual and
the railway company's property is exempted
from municipal taxation for period OF ou
years. e ao.,, .,
ANNAPOLIS. on Friday last, delivered an opin-
ion in the case of the Baltimore ana onio
Railroad Company against John Wnloehiii
Affirming the Judgment of the Circuit Court
for Carroll county. The suit was brought to
recover damages for delay in Transporting
some cattle to the Union Stock Yards In BAL
timore city. At the outset OF the discussion
Z of the case the opinion states that the common
law liability ola common carrier IN carrying
cattle is to carry it safely and within reason,
able time, and that, therefore, a Iaiiure W w
On Constitute a proper ground for damages.
IL ia also held that the carrier Is liable 1or
avoidabIe delay to receive such cattle when
dnlv notified to receive them. After discus
sine a large number of exceptions to evidence
and rulings of the lower court on prayers ano
finding no error in the action OF the court De-
low. the opinion discusses the main cohten
lions of the counsel for the appellant, namely
that mere DELAY is not sufficient to constitute
a ground for damages unless n specitc act Oh
negligence il shown to have caused the delay,
and that the fact that the cattle were INTENDED
to be sold at certain time could only DC
proved by declaration made to the raiiroau
official or agent competent to receive s9c1 ,
communication. The opinion cites the iead
ing case Of the Philadelphia, Washington and
Baltimore Company VS.. Lehman, Do Mary
land, 200, as authority for the position that to
carry freight with reasonable avoidance OF
delay is an obligation upon common carriers
which can only be defeated by proof OF inev-
liable accident; and that evidence OF custom
can be introduced to show that in such cases
the cattle were to be sold at certain time
and place. Steele and Buckley were for
Whitehill. and Bone Il Parke for B. u ..