The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1907-05-24

The jail to take the place of the old stone walk.
About 10000 yellow perch have been
placed in the mountain streams near Emmits
burg.
Elk Mayor Nelson Gilbert, W. Main street,
who has been confined to bis bed and room
for year or more, is able to sit up again.
The ADVOCATE received the May issue OF
the Shut In Mission Worker this week pub.
lished by John A. Zepp, Manchester. Thanks.
The ADVOCATE received very handsome
picture of series of five issued by the New
York World with their Sunday edition as a
supplement Thanks.
Governor Warfed attended the meeting of
the managers of the Springfield Asylum,
Sykesville, on Wednesday. He returned to
Baltimore yesterday.
Base ball seems to be the leading athletic
game in this city at present. In every lot
that Is large enough can be seen game of
ball III progress.
At the quarterly meeting of the Maryland
State Dental Association, MAY Is, DIR. James
E. Shreeve. Jr.. of this city, had clinic on
the "Acme Backing Forcep."
An entertainment, entitled rip Van
Wrinkle" will be given at the Odd Fellows
Hall, on May 80, under the auspices of the
Westminster Country Club
A very fine linen table cloth was picked up
in the middle of the street III this city about
two weeks ago and left at this Office. Can be
had by owner upon Identification.
In the account of the fire at Frizeburg in
last weeks issue the insurance on the armory
| should have been given in the Carroll
County Company instead of Dug Hill.
Mr.. W. Grove Lawyer, formerly of this
city, but now of Littlestown, is a member of
the Littlestown base ball club. He is holding
down the third sack and is doing it in good
| style.
One of the latest lots of cattle ever seen
pass through the streets of Westminster was
shipped from this station last week by Grant
| Matthias, of Bachman's Valley, who fed them
and put on about $40 pounds each, about 70
pounds month.
The automobile chauffeurs of this city will
| be pleased to hear, no doubt. that the police
men of Baltimore county have been removed
| from the Baltimore and Reisterstown pike.
| They have caused Baltimore and our county
| automobile drivers much trouble.
John NJ. Roberts, assignee of mortgage.
sold on Saturday last small property in
| Hampstead district, containing 20 acres,
| roods and 10 square perches Of land, to Carrie
Fowble. The price paid was $l,2l3 Rob-
erts & Grouse we're the solicitors.
Master Paul Brown, son of Noah Brown, of
Meadow Branch, while cutting down tree,
struck his right leg causing dislocation of the
ankle joint and fracture of lower part of the
bone close to the joint DR.. M. l.. Bott adj
justed the fracture.
The rural mail carriers of this county will
meet on May 80 at the residence of Mr.. VIM.
| K. Anders, 43 Liberty street A full attend
ance is requested. Mr.. Pierce, of Glennan,
Md, will he present and address the carriers.
H., of tha to nv
rural carriers association.
Harry G. Snyder was arrested by Sheriff
| Martz, of Frederick county, near Monrovia
| Wednesday morning on the charge of stealing
brass belonging to the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company. He was taken before
Justice C. II. Eckstein, of Frederick. and
committed to Jail for hearing on May 20, in
default Of 500 bail.
Henry Runkles, alias "Pete" Runkles,
who was indicted for the forgery of IA number
of checks of various amounts on the name of
Hood and Sheeler, Mt. Airy, about four years
ago, and who has been fugitive from justice
ever since. was arrested Tuesday neur Mount
Airy by Sheriff Marz Of Frederick county.
He was taken to Frederick and placed in Jail
to await trial by the court.
We are the recipient of the sixth annual
report of the South Baltimore Eye, Ear, Nose
and Throat Hospital of Baltimore. The OBJ
ject of this hospital is to give to the deserving
poor of Baltimore city and state the gratutous
services of physicians skilled in these special
line, also when necessary, hospital iccommo
dations, so far as the resources of the hospital
will permit.
The Patriotic Order Sons of America of
Littlestown is making extensive preparations
to nave a parade and appropriate exercises
on Memorial Day, May 80. Hon. D. Prince
ton Buckley, a prominent member OF the
Frederick County Bar and former member of
the Maryland Legislature. will make the ad
dress Several bands of music will be in
line, also all of the lodges Of the town and
several from the neighboring towns.
Judge Wanner, of York county, granted
order to the trustees of Glen Rock Methodist
Episcopal Church authorizing the sale ofther
church property The proceeds are to be
held by The trustees, or such other parties as
may be appointed by the court, for the same
uses and purposes specified in the deeds OF
conveyance for the same to the church. The
reason for selling the property is the dwind-
ling of the congregation to such an extent that
it can no longer support ITSELF
Frederick Diebold, of Eyler's Valley, east
of Highfeld, who last summer shot and killed
Edward 0. Smith, of Hagerstown, while the
latter was gathering blackberries on disputed
land between the Diebold property and the
old Smith home, has mysteriously disappeared.
According to information received, he has
been missing for 10 days and his parents have
not been able to learn anything concerning
his whereabouts. Young Diebold was tried
on the charge of numbering Smith, but the
Jury failed to agree.
Mr.. James D. Mitchell, photographer,
East Main street, exhibited at this office on
Wednesday several panoramic views of the
B. F. Shriver Co.'S canning establishments
and the residences of the Messrs. Shriver, at
Union Mills, which were perfectly beautiful.
The views are 14x36 inches and will be ex
hbited at the jamestown exhibition.
number of our people go to Baltimore to have
like work done when we have photographers
in our own little city who can do it as well.
| Why not patronize home enterprise?
A number of serious accidents have oc.
Cured in the St. Leger family, Baltimore.
Mr. John St. Leger was killed two years ago
in the big wreck on the Western Maryland
Railroad at Patapsco. He was fireman on
brother was instantly killed by being struck by
| a Preston street car near Homewood avenue.
Mary A. ST. Leger, years DID, who was SER
| iously burned while playing with bonfire in
the yard of her home May II, died Monday
morning at St. Josephs Hospital
At the City Hospital, Baltimore, in a
critical condition, with stab wound in his
right side, lies John Chambers, aged AZ years,
a repairman of the Western Maryland Rail-
road Company. Chambers is alleged to have
been stabbed by an Italian laborer when the
former attempted to act as peacemaker be-
tween three natives of Italy. The ARRAY took
place Sunday evening on the platform of the
Owings Mills station of the Western Maryland
Railroad. The Italians have disappeared,
and the police of the city and county are look.
ing for them.
This being the last week of the public
schools of the county for the present school
year, examinations in the Westminster High
School were closed today, May "a. On the
evening of next Monday, May q, in their
own audience room, the school will hold com.