The Democratic advocate., 1907-06-21
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITiES.

M. Mount St. Mary's Baseball team wal.
lonad the Littlestown club on Monday, by
score of II to L.
The apportionment OF the State School
p,nd for Carroll county for the quarter end.
mo June Is, is $S,63l.O7.
A concrete pavement is being laid in front
,fW H. Davis Co.'S and John I. Anders'
stores, West Main street.
Tho new residence that was just recently
oonnIeted for Mr.. Jesse Chrest, Pennsylvania
avanue. by Mr. Jacob f, Elgen. contractor, is
heng painted by Lippy Cassell.
Mrs, Mary L. Motter. of Washington, ID. e.,
= having a barn rebuilt in the place OF the
nna DESTROYED by fire on Decoration Day,
near Taneytown.
Mr. Austin Geiselman, of Manchester, was
oIsctad vice president of the Manchester
I;gEting and Heating Company, at meeting
recently held in Manchester.
IN lime 10. Mr.. Russell Shoemaker, a stu
d.nt of Gettysburg College, of Harney, left
sar Reading. Pa, where he has accepted
,,ns;tion as Professional Chemist, at the Read
ing Iron Works.
The Westminster Fertilizer Company is inn
,rryine the exterior of their factory with
roat Of paint, and also making improvements
on the interior. Ezra C. Brown is managing
the work.
Movor O. d. Gilberts residence, Bell Grove
Square, and the residence part OF the west
Minister Savings Institution, received fresh
coat of paint this week. Lippy and Cassel
were the painters.
A box of delicious strawberries was LETT at
this office on Tuesday, by Mrs. George Llm-
norman, living at Ebaugh's blacksmith shop.
The berries were the largest ever seen here.
Many thanks.
Mr., Somerville Condor, of near Lisbon.
had unite an accident recently. He turned
his horses into the barn and Immediately
walked in behind them, when one horse
kicked him, breaking his leg.
" Russell Armacost, Belle Grove Square,
after being employed with the Shaw Drug
Company for about four years. has entered
tbe Pennsylvania Business and Shorthand
College and Correspondence Schools. Lam
caster, Pa, for ten months course.
While helping neighbor to haul saw logs
recently, one Of the logs fell on the left leg
Of Eli Utz, near Bandana, and caused irac-
ture. James Toomey was also unfortunate.
He was assisting in tearing down the barn of
Aaron Null when a piece of timber fell on
chs right arm and fractured the bone.
Irene. the 3.year old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Ham, near New Windsor, was
scalded to death on June 10. The child fell
into a tub filled with boiling water. Mrs.
Ham caught the child up in an instant. but
her garments were literally soaked with the
scadng water. The child died II hours
afterwards.
The Westminster Fire Company, which
took part in the parade at Annapolis, on June
Il, headed the fifth division, and had tor
their aid, Mr.. Clarence Clemson, who form
was presented with very handsome bouquet
in front of the Capitol, by Mr.. Louis Sachs,
this city.
Last week Mr.. Charles W. Oursler, of East
Main street, an employee at the Union Bridge
car shops, was the victim of a severe accident.
As AN iron lack" weighing at least 100
pounds, was being moved, it slipped and fell
ON Mr.. Oursler's right foot, crushing the in
step The foot is now doing fairly well, but
,hr young man has a struggle to light the
blues over being a prisoner tor several
weeks.
The new Methodist Episcopal Church, at
Stevenson, Baltimore county, will be dedl-
Gated on Sunday with elaborate ceremonies.
The church is stone structure TO feet square,
and, with the ground. cost $ll 900. The
auditorium will seat 800, and there is pas
tors study, two Sunday school rooms, par
lor and kitchen. 1t is heated by a furnace and
lighted by electricity. The congregation was |
organized in March, 1904.
The P o. S. of A., of Littlestown, Pa,
will dedicate their new building on East hing |
street on the afternoon of July 4th. Mum
erous invitations have been sent to camps IN |
this and surrounding counties and an excep. |
tionally large crowd is expected. prize OF
$50 will be awarded to the camp having the |
largest number of members in line In the |
parade To the camp having the next largest |
number in line SIS will be paid.
Charles W. Dorcus has leased his farm. |
located near Woodsboro, for a period OF 90
years to William F. Robertson and Jacob |
Ohmit. of York, Pa, who will develop slate
deposits on the property, and possibly also |
engage in the manufacture of brick. 1t is |
SAID that if the slate deposit proves as valu.
able as is expected a $4,000 plant will be
put up and branch railway line will be run
from Woodsboro to the plant.
A meeting of the trustees of Warfeld Col |
Iege for Boys, at Sykesville, Nd, was held
Monday afternoon at the home of Bishop
Paret, Baltimore. Action was taken looking
10 the surrender to the heirs of the college
property. This means that the school will
not be re opened and it is understood that it
will be sold. The college was conducted as
an Episcopal institution for about 10 years,
and has been closed for the past four years.
According to dispatch from York in the
Baltimore News last Monday, Mr.. j. Brooke
Fink, OF this city. General Manager of the
baltimore Peach Bottom Slate Co., has, in
addition to his present position, been elected
Secretary and Treasurer of the United Peach
Bottom Slate Co., with headquarters at Delta,
Pa. The United Company is new concern
which will market the production of the COM
bined Peach Bottom slate quarries. Hon. s.
A. Williams, of Bel Air, is President of the
United Company.
Mr.. Phineas w. Shpley, living near Small
wood, had stolen from his buggy on Saturday
night last, which was tied in front of Mr..
Louis Sachs restaurant East Main street, a
bundle of merchandise valued at Sc so. Mr..
Shipley laid his package in his buggy and
went to tobacco store for some tobacco,
which took him only two minutes, and upon
his return. found his package gone This
kind of highway robbery has been going on in
this city for sometime. Some one will be
plnched if we can get our officers stirred
enough to take little exercise and look up
this plundering.
Miss Melva Brown, eldest daughter of Mr..
David j. Brown, of Cranberry Valley, met
with an accident June in which she had one
Of the bones of her right limb broken, be-
ing home from Hampstead and had reached
the farm of Mr.. Christian Hunt. A traction
engine had been working there and backed
out partly in the road. As her horse would
not pass it she got out and tried to lead him
past when he plunged up steep embank-
ment, throwing her to the ground with the
above results.
The Littlestown School Board stirred up
little trouble at their meeting for the election
of teachers last week according to the "lnde.
pendent" Miss Mary Robinson, daughter OF
W. R. Robinson, cashier of the Littlestown
Savings Institution, who has been teaching at
Riverside, N. j., was elected teacher of
School No. at Littlestown over Miss Mar
gnret Elliot who has taught the school for
several terms and was an applicant for re
election. Miss Elliot was given School No.
but declined to accept. sending the Board
note to the effect that the action OF the Board