The Democratic advocate., 1907-12-13
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITIES.

OF Park aFeuuo, "'N St~o
Brooklyn, n. I.
Prof s. Simpson attended the meeting OF
,be Stale Board of Education meeting held
in Baltimore last week.
Ernest Myers, of this county, who was
employed at Williamsport, Pa, has accepted
position at Dayton, Ohio.
Edward Oursler, of Manchester, sold il
3veIIing house and lot in the above place TO
Charles E. Houck for 81, 1856.
Following is weather the report: Fair and
warmer tonight except snow III Inc mountain
districts; Saturday fair and warmer.
Lesla Bowers, Kingsdale, had small tu'
NOR removed from under her tongue on SUI
day last. DR.. Il. S. Grouse performed the
operation.
Owing to the increased space occupied by
our merchants this week, numerous local let
ters and other matter are CROWDED Out, put
will appear in next weeks issue.
MFR. J. David Crowl near this city, harvest
cd las, Friday, four tons OF ice which meas,
nred 3 inches. This is probably the first LOT
Office cut in this county this year.
County Commissioner George W. Brown,
Hos moved from his farm to his new residence
at Brummel. Commissioner Brown will have
sale of his personal property on March II.
Mr.. Harry Ditman and wife, near this city,
narrowly escaped being asphixiated by gas
pnrIy Saturday of last week. DIR. Henry Fitz-
hugh rendered medical aid.
Emanuel Fish, tax collector for Unlontown
district, sold on Saturday last the Adam ID.
Difenbaugh property in Unlontown, Tor tax
arrears TO James E. Davis, of the same place,
for $327.00
The County Commissioners on Monday
annointed Dr. John S. Matthias physician to
me almshouse and DR.. Thomas j. Coonan
nhvsciau TO the Jail. Each is to receive
salary Of 500 per year.
An article entitled lis The West End Get
ting II Square Deal?' was sent to this office tor
publicatlon, anonymously. Needless to say
II will not be published. Articles sent here
must have the writer's signature.
MIR. Harry Haines, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Epbraim Haines, Medtord, was the fireman
for Engineer Samuel Snyder who Was Killed
At Port Covinglon on Monday last. Mr..
Haiues received sprained ankle from jump
ing.
That the finances OF the Westminster
Deposit and Trust Company are III ii ti'prIah
ing condition is shown by their moi only
issuing their regular semi annual dividend OF
three per cent, but also an extra dividend oil
l per cent.
Mr.. j. David Crowl, this city, sold his mill
and % acres of land at Patapsco, To Charles
TAYLOR, for $22O0 cash. On Friday last MIR.
Crowl purchased OF Andrew j. Tawney, this
cty Il acres of wood land. situated on the
torSuch road.
The rain on Monday and Tuesday came to
climax on Tuesday night with thunder
gust, which was accompanied by lightning
and perfect downpour Of rain, followed by
cold and blustery weather.
Joseph l.. Shriver. son of ex-senator /.
Herbert Shriver, Union Mills, attend d the
first german for the present winter nt the
Bachelors Cotllion Club Baltimore, ON
Monday night at which many debutanls were
formally presented to society.
At the close Of business December 3 the
following national and savings banks had on
deposit the following amounts, which show
Nh increase: Woodbine National Bank, Wood
bine. Sll, ,723.2l: First National Bank, Sykes
vile, 1855 80; Union Mills Savings Bank.
Union Mills, $l42,0l0.S7.
The Westminster Skating Rink will be
moved from the Davis Building, John street,
10 the building formerly occupied by the
Westminster Hat Company, Liberty street, as
soon as the building Can be fitted up. In ad
diliou to the room occupied by the hat factory
the adjoining room will be thrown INTO 1t
making it a very large room.
Ir. Eugene l.. Rowe, of this county was
admitted to practice law in the Circuit Conrt
At Towson last week. on motion OF Attorney
T. Howard Isaac. They appeared in the case
OF j. Thomas Gelwicks against George s. anG
Fannie Springer, removed from Carroll
county judgement was given tor Mr..
Gelwicks for $S65.40.
Mr. w. Grove Lawyer, of Littlestown, Pa,
whose accident last Friday morning we report
ed in our last issue, was compelled to have his
little finger ampu,ated on Wednesday last
week aud two more last Friday morning by
DR.. II. s. Grouse, assisted by DR.. S. b.
Weaver This will leave but a stump of the
index finger and the thumb.
Three hundred quarrymen employed in
United Peachbottom Slate Company, Of near
York, Pa, of which Mr.. Brooke Fink, son
of Charls E. Fink, this city, is secretary and
treasurer, went out on strike on Monday.
The company contemplated closing down for
the winter, but reconsidered it by having their
many men to work on reduced time. The
employees objected TO such a move and went
out on strike.
As Mr.. George Hoover of Wakefield. was
leaving his lot near Meadow Branch Church
last week in his spring wagon the one front
wheel dropped into gutter, and Mr.. Hoover
becoming overbalanced, fell out OF the wagon
on the ground where he Law unconscious for
time, but was found by his son Talmage
and teamster Harry T. Robertson. He was
taken to his home, where he is now in crlti
cal condition, being attended by DR.. Ira E.
Whitehill, of New Windsor
There is a movement on foot to establish a
free public library in this city. MIR, j. Her
bert Stabier. the Field Secretary OF the Nd
State Library Commission, has been in town
several days for the purpose of consulting with
the leading citizens ia regard to the establish
,nsnt of such library. A meeting will be
held this evening at 7.3O o'clock, at the
."Cosntry Club" in the Wantz Building, at
which plans will be discussed and All organi,
zation formed. All citizens Interested are
earnestly requested to be present.
William Rites, 27 years old, of Union
Bridge. was arrested Monday by Detectives
Hammersla and Kratz, of Baltimore, and
locked ND at the Eastern Police Station on
the charge of feloniously assaulting Jennie
Sinex, the 9.year old daughter of Mrs. ANNE
A Sinex. 2li Cambridge street, Baltimore,
on October 10. Rites formerly ran grocery
at Eastern avenue aud Duncan alley. The
mother of the child swore out warrant for
his arrest before Justice Ochs, at the Eastern
Police Station. The detectives went to
Union Bridge Monday and Hammersa found
Rites standing on a corner The prisoner
refused to talk about the alleged assault
The following hog weights were handed us
since our last report: Theo. A. Reese, Gran
berry, six, 472, $sS, 300. 2s2, 274 and 272
total 1892, Abraham Bankard butcher. VIM
p. Stone, near this city, two. 1854 and 900
j. D. Crowl. near this city, seven. 39O, $40
16l, I45, 1S4, 1913, ia and beef 3l2i jacob
Lockard, near this city. three, 339, 356 and
S6s; James Tawney, near this city. two, 2l4
and 22s; Samuel Miller, near this city, six.
28O, 29O. $685. 346 and two spring pigs 4S54
Elias W. Oursler. three, 4O3, 800 and 1926
James W. Hook, six spring pigs, 1870, 100,
1872, 1sO. ITO and 1853; Alfred Arnold, two,
425 and 345.
The stockholders of the Mutual Fire Insur
anee Company of Carroll County met at their
Office. East Main Street, on Monday last for
the purpose of electing 10 directors to serve
one year. which are as follows: DR.. j. W.
Herring, Franklin l.. Herring, E. E. Reindollar.