The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-11-16
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL RREVlIIES.

The only business done by the County
Commissioners on Monday was to pass num-
Der of bills.
Mrs. H. A. Lawrence, of Littestown, Pa,
has sold her property in that place to George
Formwalt, ofSilver Run, for $4,000.
The objection to the liquor license to sell
liquor on the Nicodemus road, near the Car
roll county line, has been withdrawn.
1t is estimated that at least 1000 rabbits
were killed in Carroll county on Saturday
last. Partridges are reported very scarce.
At 10 a. m. this morning the Weather Blu
reau sent out the following bulletin Fair to-
night; Saturday, increasing cloudiness and
warmer.
"Uncle JIM Tawney. the veteran coon
hunter, and Jacob Long while hunting on last
Friday night. near Carrolton station, killed
wildcat.
Mr.. Charles B. Hunter, contractor of this
city, is erecting store and dwelling combined
for Mr.. F, J. McClosky, of Owings' Mills.
which will be completed shortly.
Miss Eta Sweadner, of Libertytown, who
was recently operated on for appendicitis at
the Frederick City Hospital, is doing nicely
after the operation, but is quite i'll with ty-
phoid fever.
Mrs. Foster Warehime, of Frizelburg.
Saturday of last week. was accidentally struck
in the side with such force by one of the cows
as TO fracture two ribs
The Western Maryland Railroad Company
has repaired the road leading from the Albion
Hotel to the Farmers Fertilizer and Feed
Co.'s works. This road was almost impassa
BILE until it was repaired.
The snow fall in this city Thursday was to the
depth of three an inches or more. This
is the first snow of any account that has fallen
in this county this fall. 1t will be hard on the
corn huskers, as there are a number that have
great deal out.
Western Maryland Railroad will receive the
twenty new freight engines in December
Eight of them will be used between Hagers
town and Cumberland, 8 between Hagerstown
and Baltimore. two on the Hanover division
and two as pushers.
The citizens of Hagerstown have collected
about $50 for Charles Hartley, the boy who
had both arms cut off by John Robinson cir
Gus train while on its way from Hagerstown to
this city. The money will be used in purchas
ing an artificial arm.
Elk Sheriff William Fl. Wilson, of this city,
purchased from Messrs. Monroe w. and
Harry T. j. LaMotte, administrators of Mary
B. LaMotte, deceased, at private sale. at
Manchester, lot of land known as the base
ball grounds containing % acres
Mr.. Charles E. Simpson, of Mt. Airy,
would like to arrange a horse race with Mr..
Charles N. Mitten, of Westminster, for a
purse from 5000 to $500, or any other horse
in the county, the race to take place on the
Frederick fair ground race track.
Rev. Harold NJ. Rider, pastor of the Cen
tenary M. E. Church, this city, delivered an
address at the fifty,sixth anniversary of the
establishment of Gorsuch Methodist Episcopal
Church, Washington, D. g., today. Rev.
Mr.. Rider was former pastor of the above
church.
The proposition made to the Baltimore
County School Board at Towson on Wednes-
day by the Rockdale Powder Company, at
Hoffmanvile, to remove the dynamite plant
near the school building near their plant, or
erect another school in a safe locality, was
accepted.
MIR. E. Leonard Davis. of Bird HILL is the
boss turnip raiser for this fall lie exhibited
two in this office on Monday that weighed 81
pounds-one weighed 8 pounds and measured
Is inches in circumference and the other
weighed 81 pounds and measured 204 inches
in circumference.
Master Freddie Marquet, the ten-y old
son of Jacob Marquet, who was formerly pro-
prietor of the Central Hotel. this city, but
dent last Monday. While tampering with
broken bicycle, in some way he fell and ran
the fork into his upper lip, and cut cash
through his cheek.
The Miller Bros. Co.'S chrysanthemum
show that has been in progress since Tuesday
will close tomorrow. At the hour announced
in this Issue in their advertisement they will
give away one of the beautiful chrysanlhe
NUNS to every customer who purchases to the
amount of 81. 90 or more. An early call will
avoid the rush that is sure to come.
Clayford E. Baker. son of Jasper L. Baker,
of Unionville, Frederick county. in one days
work husked the corn from so shocks besides
tyipg up the fodder. By measurement the
amount of corn extracted was 164 barrels in
lOa hours work. Mr.. Baker has frequently
husked from 10 to IL barrels of corn in day,
and is considered the champion corn husker
in Frederick county.
Messrs Sereck S. Wilson and Fisher Wantz,
of this city, returned from their two weeks
hunting trip in North Carolina last Saturday
evening, and report of having had great sport.
Each shot a deer and IA number of partridges
bringing home with them &c. The deer they
shot would not keep, as the weather was too
warm, but they started with quarter of one
and it spoiled before they reached home and
they left it behind.
The executive committee of the Westmins
ter Fire Company, who had charge of the re-
building of the engine house, after it was
partly destroyed by fire on April last, will
have their names carved on marble stone in
the front of the building. The executive COM
mittee is composed of President John NJ.
Roberts. Secretary and Treasurer JAS. Pearre
Wants. Chief Frank L. Shaeffer First Vice.
president W. r. Anders and Second Vice
president Michael E. Walsh. Mr.. Joseph L..
Matthias, this city, will be sculptor.
The reports which banks of Carroll county
are making in response to the call OF The
Comptroller, showing their condition at the
close of business November IL, should be
gratifying to their officials, as the showing is
excellent. The reports are as follows First
National, 1928, 791 .32; Union National. $S01,-
425. 26; Farmers and Mechanics $165, 1868. 03;
Westminster Savings Bank, 1861, 1890. 40;
Westminster Deposit and Trnst Company,
1924, 4SS; First National Bank of New
Windsor, $88, 016. 90; Hampstead Bank, $685.
$685. "a; Sykesville Bank, $79, 520.67.
On November Mr.. John E. Sandruck,
blacksmith in Manchester, met with painful
accident which will keep him from his bust
ness for few weeks. He was trying to ram
a bullet from rife barrel and had an iron
ramrod fastened in the vice and holding
the rifle barrel in his hands would ram
it on the rod with all his force, when ne drew
back too far and instead of the barrel going
on the rod he missed il and the iron rod
passed through his left hand, entering 1t be-
tween the thumb and index finger, going
: through the hand broad ways. DIR. ). ID.
Preston dressed his wound
Mr.. William c. McAfee, former chief OF
the Baltimore Fire Department and ex state
fire marshal, died at 80 O'Clock Sunday
evening at the Union Protestant Inirmary,
Baltimore. The end came quietly. Mr.. Nc
Afee lapsed into Inconsistencies Saturday
night, and remained in that condition until
he died. By bis side during his last hours
were his wife, his sister. Miss Grace McAfee,
aud his two children, Misses Ethel and Maud
McAfee. Sunday night the body was removed
from the infirmary to his residence, 27Sl st.
Paul street. Funeral services were held at
his late home on Tuesday and interment took