The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1907-08-30
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITiES.

has improved his property with new barn.
The Republican County Central Committee
met in the Odd Fellows Hall on Saturday
last.
Jacob Folk, of near Alesia, sold his farm
to Edward Rupp. son of Jacob Rupp, of near
Manchester, for 81 $50.
E. o. Grimes is having the residence owned
by him on Bond street painted. Mr.. Charles
Bowers is doing the work.
The ADVOCATE is a recipient of the twenti.
eth annual report of the Maryland Agricul-
tural Experiment Station. Thanks.
Henry Thieret, of near Melrose, sold his
farm of about 40 acres to MIR. Jonas Roger, OF
Manchester, for the sum of $500.
Harry F. Cover & Son, cattle dealers, this
city, are receiving cattle and selling them to
farmers to fatten for next years market.
The improvements on the City Hotel and
surroundings are nearing completion, and in
about two weeks the entire work will be lin
ished
Mr.. Nathan P. Noel, of this city, had the
misfortune to run nail in his foot on Tuesday
of last week and is suffering much pain as
result.
The trustees of the NJ. P. Church, this city,
are having built an addition to the church.
The addition is to accommodate their Sunday
school.
At 10 a. IN. this morning the Weather Blu
reau sent out the following bulletin: Partly
cloudy tonight and Saturday ;ino change in
temperature.
number of Knights of Pythias from this
city attended the reunion of the Baltimore
Knights of Pythias held at Electric Park on
Tuesday evening.
Mrs. VIM. Stonesfer, living near Union
Mills, was taken TO a hospital in Baltimore
last week to be operated on, by Dr. G. l..
Wetzel, of Union Mills.
The ADVOCATE is indebted to Mr.. William
W. Haines of Spencer, Iowa, for The Des
Moines Capital and The Chicago Daily Fri
Dune papers, Thanks.
William Curry, of Medford, broke all per
sons records last week for dressing Il beef.
He killed and dressed 640.pound beef in 5
Gninutes and $50 seconds
Dr. Joshua W. Herring and Mr.. Frank Il.
Miller, this city, returned from their cruise to
jamestown Exposition with party OF friends
on Monday from Annapolis.
Mr.. II. C. Albaugh, of Hanover, Pa. who
is having new front put in his new hotel
that he purchased and is proprietor OF in that
place, has about completed the work.
A number of men were grading the lot back
of the Westminster Fire Department Building
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Mr.. George NJ. Parke's property, on Court
street.
Rev. Joseph Cassidy, pastor of st. Johns
Roman Catholic Church, this city, assisted in
the funeral services of his brother, Mr.. Frank
Cassidy, who was buried on Saturday last in
Baltimore.
The Albion Hotel opens today under the
management of James w. Branzell, who was
proprietor of the First National Restaurant
Mr.. H. H. Harbaugh has charge of the First
National Restaurant.
Miss Cornne Sherman, daughter of DIR. j.
H. Sherman, Manchester, fell from a swing
while attending an outing with number of
friends on August Is and broke her left arm
at the shoulder joint.
One of Carroll's progressive farmers, Mr..
Frank H. Willet, of Medford, never forgets
the ADVOCATE On Tuesday he left fine
basket of tomatoes which were very much
appreciated. Thanks.
Case & Irwin, contractors, are laying a
concrete pavement at the Grace Lutheran
Church. About 1000 square feet will be
laid. The above firm has just completed
walk in front of Joseph B. Boyle's residence,
East Green street.
Mr.. John C. Miller, tenant on Mr. Howard
Koontz's farm, near this city, left at this office
on Tuesday branch from raspberry bush
which contained a number of large and de
lcious berries. This is the second bearing
this season and something unusual.
Mr. Theodore Kaufman, who was appoint
ed assistant postmaster for this city recently
by Postmaster Herr, will enter upon his duties
on September l. Mr.. Kaufman has been a
clerk in the brokerage Office of William B.
Thomas, East Main street, for number of
years.
Mr. Granville D. Bachman, an old expert
enced fisherman and who knows how it is
done. and Mr.. George Hazlett, of Wilmerd
ing, Pa, visited Pipe Creek, at Union Mills,
on Tuesday and caught. with hook and line,
u fall fish that measured from to IA inches
in length.
Mr.. X. C. Billmyer, of Union Bridge, has
been made foreman on passenger equipment,
and Mr.. Peter Young foreman of freight car
repairs, both of which, with the paint shops,
will remain at Union Bridge. The machinery
and boiler departments, it is said, will be
moved to Hagersown early next month from
the Western Maryland shops at Union Bridge.
John Frederick Lohmuller a mute, of near
Liberty, Frederick county, died at his home
on Monday after long illness. He was
native of Baltimore and former student of
the Maryland School for the Deaf Mr.. Lob
muller was a student of electricity and was
the inventor of number of electrical appa-
rati of remarkable character.
George w. Armacost, of Hampstead, has
received information from his son, Walter
Lee Armacost, of the latter's marriage on
Thursday, August Is, at Ocean Park, CAL, to
Miss Anna May Shirley, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. C. A. Shirley, of that place. The groom
is florist in California, and has hosts of
friends in Hampstead and elsewhere in this
county.
Edward A. Wilson. colored, of Glen Nor
ris, shot and killed his wife, Martha +. Will.
son, in Baltimore on August 20. Wilson's
wife had separated from him and had gone to
Baltimore to live. On the above date Wilson
went to Baltimore to persuade his wife to re.
turn home with him, but when she refused,
Wilson shot her three times with the above
result. Wilson tried to escape but was cap.
tured.
William I. Wolf, 20 years old, of Middle
town, Md, who was killed instantly at Mt.
Vernon Mill No l. ofthe Consolidated Cotton
Duck Company, Woodberry, on Saturday, by
being caught in a picker machine, was a
brother of Ralph Wolf, of Union Bridge. His
left hand was drawn into the mechanism and
almost severed from his body and deep cash
was inflicted in his throat by the rapidly re-
volving blades which caused instant death.
Teresa Schmitz, S-year-old daughter of
William Il. Schmitz, of Baltimore. was ser-
ously injured by an automobile at Glyndon on
Sunday. The child expected her father on a
trolley car from Baltimore and went to meet
him. When the car stopped she did ndS see
the automobile which struck her, knocking
her to the ground, breaking her nose and
arms, and decorating her shoulder and neck
badly. After an examination by / 1cStor
she was hurriedIy taken to st. Joseph's Hos
piial, Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Elgen, of baltimore,
accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. William d.;
Sheahan. of Philadelphia, visited friends and
relatives in this city this week. MIR. Sheahan
is we'll known here, having been classmate
of Mr.. Elgen at Western Maryland College,
Mr.. Francis Shriver, this city. The many
friends OF Mr.. Sheahan will be pleased to
know OF his success in business since leaving
shere. He studied mechanical drauahtina at