The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1907-09-13
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL sREviTiEs.

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Mrs Rose Zimmerman. near this city, pre-
tod this office with q box of crab apples.
Thanks.
Mr., J. Thomas Yingling, of Bachman's
Valley, remembered this ONCE by presenting
a basket of apples. Thanks.
The Oakland Wooden Mills are running on
f,II time. and sometimes at night to NIL Inc
increasing orders.
Miss Pearl Starr, of near Union Bridge,
hos entered the Littlestown High School tor
the coming year.
Young band of fifteen pieces, under the
dracJorate of Mr.. John Houck, has been Or
gauized at Carrollton.
The Lutheran congregation at Uniontown
= having its church re-frescoed. Mr.. Lampe,
of Frederick, is doing the work.
Row W, l.. Seabrook will preach IN the
German Lutheran Church, near Smallwood.
nm Sunday next at ten o clock a. M
The farm owned by Mr.. Joshua Hunter,
,,oar Cranberry, which was to be sold by him
i,s, saturday, was not offered for sale.
William dams, near Warfieldsburg; has
accented position IN the warehouse Oh i'oo
rrrs, Roop Il Co., this city, and has entered
upon his duties.
Miss Lou Harbaugh and MIR. M. John
Lynch, Liberty street, are having thelr resi-
dsnres PAINTED. Mr.. Charles Bowers, Liberty
street, is doing the work.
The County Commissioners On Monday last
Granted special pension OF % to Lucreha "A.
Bphoe, coored, of Westminster, and also
passed and paid number of bills.
Venus, the bay pacing mare owned by
Charles w. King, this city, which was entered
in the .. % class at Timonium Fair, last En-
dav captured second money and won the FIRST
heat in 2. 1917
Mrs. Margaret Shipley, this city, purchased
the Albert Geering property, on the Sullivan
road. near this city, which was sold at sheriff
sale last Saturday by Sheriff Joseph H. Frank
lin. The price paid was $3l5.
The farm containing l20 acres OF land, sit
mated in Myers district, which was offered
for sale on Saturday last by the heirs OF the
Late IJrah AFTER, was purchased by George
V. Miller for $47.00 per acre.
The two year old daughter of David n.
Lester. of the Deer Park farm, near REGISTERS
town. fell IL distance of ten feet causing
fracture of the right leg between the ankle
and knee DR.. NJ. l.. Bott. of this city, at
tended her.
Emma l.. Russell, of Baltimore, sued Mon
dnv in the Circuit Court of Baltimore for an
absolute divorce from Charles Russell, whom
she charges with adultery. They were mar,
ried January 30, 1906, in this city, and lived
together until December, 1906
Mr. Milton Swartzbaugh, Fair Ground Hill,
exhibited at this office an ear of corn IN The
shane of human hand. The ear is quite
LARGE and at the end where corn begins to
shoot there are five small ears just starting to
mature, that exactly represent the fingers on
a persons hand.
Miss NJ. L. Gilliss, of Woodbine, is now mt
her sisters home in Baltimore, where she was
detained by illness last week as she was en-
route to the executive missionary convention
AT CarroIton. Her case is lnclpient nervous
prostration, due to over work and grip. She
has quit the schoolroOm for one year.
What might have been a bad accident occur
red last week when Joshua Dilman was driv
ing along the Wartieldsburg road, near Spring
Mills, in "a severe thunderstorm, lightning
striking and smashing the rear wheel on his
wagon. Mr. Ditman was returning home IN
company with several other gentlemen who
were working with him. but none were hurt.
A rally of the Christian Endeavor Societies
of the Methodist Protestant Churches IN
Western Maryland will be held IN the Meth
odist Protestant Church. this city, on Thurs
day, September 10. Services, morning, after
noon and night. The theme of the rally will
be- missions The public is cordially invited
To attend.
What might have proved a serious accident
happened nj the B. f. Shriver canning factory
Wednesday, when George Little. son of Sam
ue Little, Belle Grove square, had his cloth
ing caught by Il lever of the cooker. He was
drawn under the machinery, his clothing torn
in shreds, and his right leg was much bruised
and skinned, but no bones were broken.
The annual meeting and exhibition of the
MARYLAND State Horticultural Society will be
held in the Fifth Regiment Armory. Ball.
more, on December 8 and 4. All fruit, veg
erahlr and flower growers and the public
generally are cordially invited to attend these
meetings, and all growers are urged to make
exhibits and compete for the premiums at the
annual exhibit. The summer meeting takes
place at jamestown Exposition on Society
Day. September "a.
Mr.. j. Edward Beck. of WayneSboro, Pa.
stopped off in this city for an hour on Monday
last on his way to the jamestown Exposition
and called on Mr.. George Shriner and the
ADVOCATE Mr.. Beck at one time sut
trred terribly with rheumatism, but took Il
cure at Mt. Clemens, Mich, which has Ell
tirely relieved him. Mr.. Beck says he is a
Democrat, aud he is a pretty good sized one,
too.
That advancing years does not extnguish
the a,ni,ers vi love has again been verified by
the fact that John II. Shriver, aged 20 years,
who is employed as n Waterman on the West
ern Maryland Railroad, and who lives at
Owings' Mills. Tuesday secured a marriage
license in Baltimore to marry Miss Tomsey j.
Anderson, of Carroll county, who is 40 years
his junior. The prospective grom. who has
already been married twice, lives at the resi-
dence of Elias Norris. on the Reisterstown
road. He would not discuss his nuptals, and
seemed to be much discounted to know that
the issuing ofthe license had been made pub
lie. He was formerly a medicine salesman.
The second crop Strawberries seem to be
a common affair this year, but to have straw
berries bearing every month Is something that
will keep you guessing how it Is done. Mr..
Jane F. Rinker, justice OF the peace, seems
10 he far in the lead on strawberry culture.
He has had strawberries every month since
June. He exhibited to our reporter this week
several very large berries that he picked from
his garden patch and says he has many more
in hearing. He exhibited a strawberry stalk
in flower pot that will keep bearing each
month during the year, if kept in warm
room where the sun can get to it through a
glass case He expects to have Strawberries
at Christmas.
Hampton Harrison. aged so years, OF
Woodbine. died Monday night at the Freder-
lick City Hospital from shock. On Saturday
last Harrison attended the farmers picnic at
Mount Airy. Late at night he started to walk
to his home, going down the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad track. Seeing train coming,
he tried to get off the track, when he slipped
and fell, breaking his right arm. As he lay
stunned beside the track, with his left foot on
the rail- the train passed over his foot, crush
ing it. Harrison lay beside the track the re
mainder of the night, during the heavy storm.
He was found the next morning and at once
was brought to Frederick for treatment at the
City Hospital. 1t was found necessary to
amputate the foot, and he proved to be too
weak to survive the shock. He was widow
er and leaves five children.
The Daily Republican. of Doylestown. Pa,
September 5, speaks very highly of the Frank
A. Robbins circus which performed there on
September 4. 1.-THE attendance at both per-
formances was very gratifying. The manage