The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-06-08
LOCAL BREvITIES.
additional Locals on Fourth page.


Additional Locals on Fourth page.
The Westminster Deposit and Trust Com.
pany has declared a semi dividend of
three per cent.
Mr.. Theodore Welk, Of near Westminster,
has rented house and lot in Pennvllle, near
Hanover, Pa.
At IOa. m. this morning the weather bureau
sent out the following bulletin:-Fair; warmer
tonight and Saturday.
indications point to a large number OF rab-
bits, as they can be seen on nearly every
roadside about shutdown.
Dr. ]. W. Herring, of Westminster, was one
of the honorary pallbearers at the funeral of
Hon. A. P. German on Thursday.
G. Irving Tracy, of Upperco, was valedic-
torian at the Dickinson College commence
ment at Carlisle, Pa, on Wednesday.
Alesia Bands headquarters on Wednesday
were at TIE ADVOCATE office, and after the
parade they serenaded the office. 1t is fine
band.
Between and o'clock on Thursday morn
ing a heavy thunder gust passed over this city.
II was heavier in the southern part OF the
county.
Rev. Wylis Rede. former rector of As
cension Episcopal Church, Westminster, has
been extended call to St. Mary's Church,
North East, Md.
A horse attached to a buggy, both owned
by Mr.. John Saylor, of this city, was frightened
by an automobile on Monday evening, ran of
and broke the buggy.
Between and p. m, GU Wednesday, there
was heavy rain in Cranberry Valley, while
on this side of Mr.. VIM. Lueabaugh's mill
there was only light sprinkle
Owing TO illness of President Lewis, Rev:
Washington GLADDEN., Of Columbus, Ohio, will
preach the baccaaureate sermon at Western
Maryland College on Sunday morning
Bayard Bruce, colored. of Union street, this
city, has goose that follows him around the
streets, and woe be unto dog that interleres
with it. The goose is said to be 10 years old.
]. Ezra Stem, assignee of mortgage, last
Saturday sold to the George w. Albaugh Heal
Estate and Brokerage Company, for 81. 90 an
acre. the Henley E. Carr farm, IN Franklin
district.
Homecoming Fire Company brought with
them to the convention here the Oldest banu
In the State. 1t was organized ia February,
1857, and has been in existence ever since.
Prof Frank Stevenson, Jr., is the leader.
On Nav 81. Charles P. Jones sold Az acres
of wood land in Silver Run Valley, near the
Pennsylvania line The land was divided into
nine lots. and sold at from $50 TO 5000 per
acre, realizing about $500.
Among the contributors 10 the fund of the
Womun's College, Baltimore, which was being
collected TO relieve that institution OF debt,
were Mrs Margaret Bale, s.. 500, aud Miss
Elizabeth Cassell, s., 600, both of WestmIn-
ster.
MARYLAND, song. words by Marie G. Jones,
music by Rev. G. NJ. Clayton, both Of POGO
moke City, Nd. The words are inspiring.
and the music has the ring OF the Old Mary
land Air. Mr. Clayton is a sOn-in law OF Mr..
and Mrs. Simon p Weaver. of Westminster
The MARYLAND Publishing Company, Of
Baltimore, of which Mr.. VIM J. Shriver, OF
Westminster, is manager, issued pamphlet
entitled "Firemen's Souvenir. containing
the official program of the convention, sketch
Of Westminster and Carroll County, iliuSira-
tons, etc.
Friendship Steam Fire and Engine Co, Of
Chambersburg, Pa. one of the best drilled
organizations in that State, took part :" the
drill contest. This organization has attended
the MARYLAND State Volunteer tirelnen $ Goa
vsntions for several years, and has carried on
a number of prizes for the best drilled conf
pany.
Partr;dges are heard almost every evening
calling BOD W HitG, anu tue itiAAAaAAeiN aAN
that there will he large number Of them this
fall. If the killing OF cartridges could be pre-
vented for four or FIVE years II woald allow
this fine game bird TO multiply. rs u i now.
when a e,,yry = flushed u is followed uniil
nearly every bird is killed
The spring meeting Of the Convoca,ion If
Towson was held al the Church Of the Re
deemer, Govansiown, on June .. Bishop
Paret presided at the business session. and the
opening services we're cuuduci~d by ATch
deacon Hoban Smith. The Coivocation
Sermon was preached by Rev. Or Frank NJ
Gibson, rector Of Ascension Church, ihis ciiy.
Mr., James d. Mitchell. photographer pre-
senled The ADVOCATE with post card views ut
the several arches and street SCENES during the
Firemsn's Convention. He also made photo
graphs Of several companies. The lest one
was the Loaaeoeing Company and bssd GA
the lawn of Mr.. Emanuel Shaflsrs residence,
where many of them were located. Thanks.
New Windsor College commencement *.
ercises closed Thursday Prizes we're awarded
AZ fellows: General proficiency. Mltiiam ..
Yates; second proficiency, Bessie VI. teard;
elocutlon, Helen EnglAr; maihenla,ies, Earle
Anders; penmanship, Madrid lamberti music,
Bessie ii. Ford. William o. Yales, candi-
date for the ministry. was graduated with the
degree Of A. B.
James W. and Joshua I4oeksrd, as executors
of Joshua Lockard, Joseph ID. Brooks, aitor-
ney, on Tuesday sold the Joshua Loekard
property. on Fair Ground Hill, near West
minister, for $63S. 90, to Lewis 7. Manning,
and on Wednesday, as assignee OF mortgage,
Mr.. Brooks sold the Henry Magin farm aud
mill property, on Morgan Run, TO FRnzceska
s. Muller, for $4,000.
Mr.. Kenneth Mills, nephew Of Mrs. Mary
N. Yanderford, of Westminster, Is one OF The
graduates Of Lehigh (Pa.) University. Mr..
Mills has secured a position on a civil
engineering corps in Mexico. aud will shortly
leave FOR that country. Mr.. Mills friends IN
this city will be pleased to know that he grad
uated with high honors, and that the position
had been rendered him several months ago.
Energy and determination will win.
Among those especially mentioned in the
commencement exercises at the Woman s
College, Frederick, is Miss Katherine, daugh-
ter of Rev. c. S. Slagle, OF Westminster,
Miss Slagle rendering soprano solo. ''Supee's
Sacred is the Weeping, which was sung with
precision and refinement of shading" The
college auditorium was filed TO overlooking
and as the last notes softly hoated away the
soloist was greeted with great applause.
On Monday afternoon horse and buggy,
owned by Albert Hare. Of Grave Run Mills,
Nd, were hiiched in the yard Of ex-sherif
Wilson, of Manchester, while he WAS attending
to some business with Mr.. Wilson, and when
Mr.. Hare started to leave he found they were
gone. The next morning Mr.. Hare wen. to
Hanover, Pa, and informed the officers there
of his loss, and he was told that team
without an owner had been found at the Penn
mill at an early hour. Upon further investi-
CATION he was delighted 10 find it was his
property.
western Maryland College Commencement.
Commencement exercises begin a Western
Maryland College at O'Clock this evening
with Closing Exercises of the Preparatory