The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-03-30
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITIES.

Spring, will please give the
number of their former Carrier
or postoffice, as we'll as the one
to which they wish the paper
sent. By SO doing they will
save us much trouble.
A number of persons left this county for
North Dakota on last Monday.
Mr.. Paul Reese's interesting Diary of
Voyage to Brazil is concluded with this weeks
publication.
Four carloads of cattle were shipped from
this city on last Monday by Mr.. Harry F.
Cover Son.
Mr.. Frank T. Sbaeffer has purchased the
residence ofhis father, the late Willism Shaef.
fer, on Pennsylvania avenue, this city.
The south wind and fog of Monday and
Tuesday caused the snow TO rapidly melt,
consequently the streams were unusually high.
At IOa m. this morning the weather bureau
sent out the following bulletn:-Raln tonight
with rising temperature; Saturday clearing
and warmer.
Mr.. Jesse Babylon recently lost fine horse
which he purchased from Charles Brown
The day he purchased il the horse fell into.
the branch. where it drowned.
Next Monday is the first business day of
April. and the indications are that there will
be a large number of persons in this city
Financial matters are said TO be easy.
Paul Hendricks, Baltimore tramp, was
sent to the House Of Correction on Saturday,
by Justice Crapster, for three months on the
charge of vagrancy.
Notwithstanding this is the ienten season,
vet every dressmaker and milhner in the
l. p.1s.1r,
the loveliest creations in both lines for Easter.
An attempt was made to rob meat house
in Bachman's Valley one night last week,
but the watchful dog gave an alarm aud Mr..
Thief went off without any booty. Call again
and receive dose of lead instead Of bacon
The next graduation class of Western
Maryland College will consist of 20 males aud
9 females. The class invested with the
academic cap and gown on "Wednesday. Dr.
James w. Reese, professor of Latin aud
Greek, the senior member of the faculty, made
the address.
Door.io- Virtue Lodge, No. As, A. F. A.
NJ, conferred the third degree st their hall
on Thursday night, after which banquet was
served at the Firemen's building. About
ninety persons were present, including visitors
from Manchester, ReisterStOvu. Union Bridge,
Mt. Airy and Freedom.
Mr.. A. C. Strasburger. Of Westminster, has
sold his business to Mr.. Louis Sachs, Of Bal
iimore, who will take possession shortly. Dir.
Strasburger came 10 this city twenty nine years
ago, and when he leaves he viii take with
him the best wishes Of a large number Of
friends for himself aud family.
ST. Johns Ieisler's) Sunday school was
reorgauized last Sunday and elected the fol
lowing officers: A. P. Berwager, superin
tendent; Rev. r. W. Doty, assistant superiu
f.. tendent; Films Basler, secretary; Elsie Brown,
librarian; Emma Matthias. assistant librarian,
and George W. Brown, treasurer.
A special meeting Of Maryland Chassis of
the Reformed Church in the United States
was held IN st. Paul's Reformed Church, this
city, last Wednesday, at which the pastoral
relations between Rev. F. A. Cook and the
Union Bridge Charge was dissolved, aud Rev.
W. II. Sangree was received from Lancaster
(Pa. Chassis.
On the first page will be found the able and
interesting address before the Westminster
High School. on Maryland Day, hy DIR. 0rrin
Edward Tiffany. Professor Of History and
Economics. Western Maryland College, on
Marylands Influence IN Founding National
Commonwealth with Special Reference TO the
Settlement of the Northwest Territory Qnes
ton. Read it carefully.
When you 60 into an Office on business it
is not the right thing to pick up any scraps Of
paper lying on the owners desk nor peep into
The drawers If a2en. The paper scraps IRE
quently contain memorandums of his bnsi
ness. not yours. These are small things, yet
the man or woman guilty of peeping shows
their i'll breeding by SO doing.
After being in the barbering business for
nearly thIrty-nine years IN this city, Mr.. John
Gerke has disposed Of the business to Mr..
Vim. NJ. Eekard, who will take possession
next Monday. Mr.. Gerke will be missed by
his many friends from the shop. Mr.. EckArd
has been with Mr.. Gerke for about ten years
and is considered first class tonsorial artist.
John Garrett. colored, has been held for
the grand jury by Justice Crapster on the
charge of stealing $50 from Mrs. 5. Carr
Wickert, of this city. john was raised by
Mrs. Wickert, she having taken him when he
was very small. Garrett, after stealing the
money, bought watch, two rings and then
hired horse and buggy and drove TO Refs
town, where ne was arrested by an order from
Sheriff Franklin.
With property in Baltimore involved, copy
of the will of Mrs. Sarah S. Maynard, late OF
New Windsor, this county, was filed on Wed
nesday in the Orphans Court by Charles
Jones. the executor. To Mrs. Mary Eliza
beth G.. Smith. daughter, are left two par
cells of property in Baltimore, while Margaret
Henrietta Jones, another daughter. receives
another piece. Sarah Maynard Smith, n
granddaughter, also receives piece Of Balti-
more property, as does Dennis Maynard Jones,
a grandson. The will is dated March %
1902
Senator Beasman's bill to amend the charter
of Mt. Airy has passed the Senate, and also
Mr.. Frederck's bill amending the road laws
of the county. On Wednesday Senator Beas
mans bill to sanction the bequest of Sallie
Longwell; Mr. Kolb's bill TO authorize Union
Bridge TO borrow money for an electric light
plant; and Mr. Bushey's bill to provide for
indexing general equity records of the coun-
ty, were passed. In the Senate unfavorabls
report upon Mr.. Frederick's bill to require
justices Of the peace to give bond to maintain
proper docket books was adopted.
Notwithstanding the Indictment weather,
several large sales and fittings last Monday
the lecturers on the Milk Special had fine
audiences at nearly every stopping place from
0wings' Mill to Thurmont The train stopped
at II stations and fully 700 persons heard the
talks of DIR. c. Hampson Jones, Assistant
Health Commissioner, of Baltimore, and Mr..
Jared Van Wagenen, of New York. Il is to
be hoped that the lecturers sowed good seed
in fruitful ground. There has been little, II
any complaint from milk shipped from this
county to Baltimore, and as a rule it has been
recognized as the best going to that market.
The rye whiskey distillery near Carrollton,
this county. owned and operated by the A.
. McGinnis Company, has been sold to Mr..
G. Paul Duffy, of the Duffy Malt Whiskey
Company. The purchaser, it is understood,
will enlarge the plant and continue business
under tie former name of the A. McGinnis
Company. The price for the distillery, plant,
rights, good will and whiskey on hand in bond
amounted 10 about SIC, 900, and will be con
summated upon examination of the title. Mr..
james e. Preston, who is the president of The
A. McGinnis Company and represents the
estate of Arthur McGinnis, consummated the
sale to Mr.. Duffy.
Fountain Valley Items.