The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-10-05

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County Commissioners on Monday last.
Father Cassidy will lay concrete payment
in front of the church property and paths
around to the different buildings in the near
future.
The Mayor and Common Council give no.
tce in this issue that all taxes unpaid by No
vamber lst for 1905, and previous years, will
be sued for.
Postmaster Baughman and Dohnea Nygren,
of this city, caught Sc bass out of the Potomac
River at Williamsport last week that weighed
l15 pounds.
Mr.. John V. l.. Findley, Jr., who was NOM
mated for Congress in the Fourth Congres
sional district, recently bought the Oakland
Manor farm, near Oakland Mills.
w. Fl. Blizzard, Green Spring Valley, is
building house on his farm. known as the
Waters Camp Meeting Ground. Mr.. Louis
Haines, of Gambler, is contractor and builder.
During the month of September 40 deeds,
10 mortgages, bills of sale and certificate
of Incorporation were received, and "a mar
riage licences were issued by the Clerk Of the
Court.
Mr.. Chas. 81. Fowler, a guard at the House
of Correction, was appointed on Thursday by
the Board to fill the place as secretary of that
institution during the illness of Mr.. Benson.
the incumbent.
The Western Maryland Railroad changed
from the old to the new track at Glyndon last
Friday. The old track is being torn up and
will shortly be graded down with the level of
the one just completed.
The Oath annual convention of the Woman's
Home and Foreign Missionary Society of the
Maryland Synod, Lutheran Church convened
in Taneytown, this week. About1O0 officers
and delegates from all over the State were
present.
Charles Mackley, of near Union Bridge,
who was injured at the above place while work
ing under car at the car shops several months
ago, had the misfortune to have 4S chickens
stolen from his hennery last week. Mr.. Mack
ley is still confined to his bed.
DR.. J. Clement Clark. superintendent of
Springfield State Hospital, Sykesville, enter
tanned the members ofthe State Luaacy Com
mission at dinner September 26. After dinner.
importaI4 matters in connection with our
lunaiics were discussed. 1t is sad, but true
lunacy is on the increase in our State.
On September 81 Frank, son of John w.
Ecker, of SANS Creek, who has been en-
ployed as brakeman on the Northern Cen
trail Railroad, was thrown from a shifted
freight car and badly crippled. AT Baltimore
recently, he had his right leg amputated
above the knee. He is slowly improving.
Negotiations are now underway for securing
a sewing factory in Hampstead and Mendels
Brothers, of Baltimore, Manufacturers of La
dies Wrappers. etc., have offered to locate
in there providing certain conditions are
met Among these is the providing a suth'
cient number of hands to justify their begin
ming.
The following changes were made by the
Western Maryland Railroad Company in its
agents: Mr.. Conner, of Shippeusburg, is
transferred 10 Chambersburg; c. c. Billmyer,
formerly of Union Bridge, goes from Glyndon
to Shippensburg and r. Rowe goes from Blue
Ridge to GIyndon; w. I. Renner is made
agent at Rocky Ridge, J. S. Biggs resigned.
A limited divorce from Henry Hartung, Jr.,
1913 East Washington street, Hagerstown, Md.
with the custody of their child, was applied
for in Circuit Court No. 2 of Baltimore City
Friday by Bertha s. Hartung, through Caleb
Griffin, attorney. Mrs. Hartung alleges that
her husband treated her so cruelty that she
was compelled to leave him January 81 last
They were married on February 70, l9o3'
at Westminster, Md.
VIM. M. Hale, 7.year old son of John D:
and Emma Hale. of Baltimore county, died
on September q from meningitis and paraly-
sis. The trouble is thought to have been
brought on by a fall from horse which oc-
CURED during the summer. Although com
nlaining some at times it was only few weeks
after that medicine was administered, when
he improved. He again became delirlous and
gradually grew worse.
Gettysburg College football team defeated
with ease the Western Maryland College team
on last Saturday. The game was under the
new rules but to the uninitiated spectator IL
looked like the same old game. The VISITORS
,aeyer had the ghost of show and the home
DEAN did not plBy with the snap that they
would otherwise have displayed, though a
number of brilliant plays marked the game.
The score was As to o.
A bill for divorce was filed in court at Ha'
gerstown, October 2 by Mrs. Lille l.. Wright
from her husband, Frederick A. Wright. on
statutory grounds. Both Mr.. and Mrs Wright
are we'll known socially. and Mr.. Wright is
interested in auarries at Union Bridge. Pixies
Vile and other places. They formerly resided
in Baltimore and Washington, being married
in the latter city in 1899. The filing OF the
bill created sensation there.
The 6.1O p. m. Express on the Western
MARYLAND Railroad was delayed about one
hour and half on Saturday evening by start
ing away from Glyndon without its conductor
Conductor Buckingham getting orders
and in the meantime the train started OF run
ming about miles up the road before 1t was
discovered that they had no conductor. The
train was stopped and backed to Glyndon
where they found the conductor.
decree of divorce from his wife, Jennie
G.. jackson, was on Friday granted to John
n Jackson, of Union Bridge in the Circuit
Court for Frederick, the decree granting him
tho custody of his three minor children. I'M
mediateIy after securing the divorce jackson
secared a license for his marriage TO DAISY ";
Swope, of Frederick, and they were weddeo
at the parsonage of the Evaugeiicai =, Luthera ~
Church, Friday afternoon by heV: Cnar'eS L :
Steck. ..,o
There has been great deal of real estate
ohong;np hands in Pleasant View. John Dut
,aror has .old his house and lot to George +;
Racbman for $500; William Horner has sola
h;s house ard lot to Irving Prom, Ior S'ooi
az Latter in turn sold it to a Mr.. Walsh, or
Westminster. for $1,000. Mr.. Horner bought
honse and lot in Union Mills from mrs.
Lessee p. Koontz and will move to that Viiage
in the near future. Mr.. William +. hoaugn:
of Lttlestown, Pa. has sold his mouse anJ'D
in this place, for 1896, to Mr.. DaVio WHSLE
of Westminster.
The Washington Post says; Inc corner
stone of new St. Agnes Churcn, ulen n.uI,
81 wb;cb Rev. M. F. Yingling has recently
vi W." anno;nted pastor, will be laid Sunday
n Cesn Z at4 D. M, by Ri. Rev. A. A. Cur
-" Wear General of the archdiocese. very
D. u.s. a. P. Doyle. D. D.. Superior OF +, the
nnostoIic Mission House, Brookand, Will . de
i hpo' the address. The members OF the
K";ahts of Columbus, of the Ancient Order OF
n;hsrn;ans and of Carroll Institute will attend
n a body. The public is invited 10 a.iend.
Trinity male choir will render the music.
N;nateen loaded cars of an eastbound par PAL
N,ne md Ohio freight train were deralIed
nd tumbled down an embankmen. near Thn.. Ms,
rsv;iie Junction. east of Mt. AIRY, Inurs nay
Srnoon by the breaking OF iiang s do eu Ts
0ehe car wheel. The engine wa ~ srack
e. both tracks were b sU5G smashed sp wreck
ing 2. s' we're dispatched from Brunswick,
Gsifs and Mount Glare, but it was not
until Ter r seven hours work that they g, sue
ceede. getting the eastbound track open'
Nobods ss injured in the wreck.