The Democratic advocate., 1907-08-02
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITiES.

order for The tennis tournament next week.
f. W. Mering, Littleslown. has sold his
property in that place to William Yost for
$l,l5O
Frank Ball, of Catonsvlle, has accepted a
position with an engineering corps at Sy kes'
Vile, Md.
About 10 more foreigners arrived on Wed
uesday to pick beans for the B. +. Shriver
Company.
The ADvACATE is indebted TO Mrs. George
Zimmerman, residing at Ebaugh' blacksmith
shop, for a fine sack Of delicious apples.
Tomorrow the German Lutheran picnic will
be held at Smalwood. This is one OF the
largest picnics held in this county.
Mr.. James NJ. Sloner. Pennsylvania avenue,
is having fresh coat of paint applied to his
residence. Lippy & Cassell are the artists
On last Saturday night between IL and II
O'Clock 222 vehicles passed through the east
end Of this city on their way TO the country.
States Attorney Guy w. Steele reports
having used sweet corn from his garden last
week. The ears were of good size and large
grain.
Calvin D. Lippy, of Manchester, sold his
residence on York street, Manchester, to G.
c. r. Stouffle, of that place, for the sum of
1880.
John H. R. Wolfe, of Glenwood, purchased
the John Henry Mercer farm of 1856 acres,
near Hoods Mill. Mr.. Wolfe will turn it
into stock farm.
Tomorrow night is the last night for St.
Johns Catholic fete. A new attraction was
added to the fete on Monday night. 1t was II
large merrygo round.
At 10 a. IN. this morning the Weather Blu.
reuu sent out the following bulletin: Partly
cloudy tonight and Saturday, slightly cooler
Saturday in west portion.
The cottage occupied by Prof Warfeld, on
College avenue, is being removed to another
foundation by the Western Maryland College,
preparatory to building college library.
The School Commissioners of Dorchester
county awarded IA free scholarship at Western
Maryland College to Miss Ava Taylor. of
Hurlock, graduate of Hurlock High School.
Mr.. Ray Fogle, chief freight clerk of the
Western Maryland Railroad Company at this
station. left on Wednesday TO take charge of
the freight department of the Annapolis Short
Line.
Anna, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John H.
Rpifsnider, Jr., of Terrace Hill, fell from
the porch at her home while playing about
two weeks ago and broke her arm at the
elbow.
Four shares of Union National Bank stock
belonging to the estate of Lydia G. Circle was
sold on Saturday last by David A. Circle, ad-
ministrator, at public sale, al So per share
to Mary A. Englar.
number of masons and workmen were
engaged this week repairing the cuIverl under
the railroad siding that runs from the man
track of the Western Mary Railroad TO
the yard of the Lumber. Coal and Supply Co.
Miss Mary NJ. England, daughter of Mr..
Howard c. England. of Watersvlle. won the
five dollar gold piece for leading her class
during the school year 1907. given by her
teacher, Miss Ruth King, of Poplar Springs
school.
The storeroom next to the Shaw Drug
Company, West Main street, owned by w. h.
Davis, is being remodeled. The room will
be occupied on September lst. The residence
occupied by Benjamin Dorsey is also to be
renovated.
Geo F. Krug, of Liulestown, has pur-
chased from DIR. r. 5. Seiss the latter's fine
brick residence and store property on South
Queen street, Littlestown, for $1,000. DIR.
Seiss contemplates moving to Taneytown
about Oct. l.
Cousin Lee Spangler, the York prophet,
predicted several months ago that we would
have snow aud enough to sleigh upon, but
July slipped by without the white coat The
Hagerstown Almanac has Brother Spangler
skinned mile on predictions.
Rev. Dr. Elderdice, president of the Theo
logical Seminary, Western Maryland College,
assisted Rev. James B. Stonester in the holy
communion service at Beniamin's Reformed
Church last Sunday and preached Il sermon
that was very much appreciated by all pres.
ent.
A very heavy thundergust passed over this
city yesterday morning about o clock which
did considerable damage. The clouds had
become so heavy and dark that it required
stores and offices to light the gas so they could
see, and the rain came down as from cloud
burst
MIR. Henson Rippon, of Mt. Airy. has left
for his home after an extended visit to his
son in law, M. A. NJ. Jones, Hagerstown.
This was Mr.. Rippon's first visit there since
he marched through to the battle of Antietam.
in which he was engaged. Doesn't look much
like the same place to him.
An immense sign, 32 feet in length by 4
feet 10 inches in height was placed in front of
the factory of the Westminster Fertilizer
Company this week. The sign contains the
firm name. Westminster Fertilizer Company
and the letters are about feet in length, and
was painted aud letered by Chas. +. Bowers,
Liberty street.
Nathan Cawmer, aged IS years, an inmate
of the Almshouse, who was found lying along
the W. NJ r. r. railroad track with his leg
broken and other injuries, between Spring
Mills and Avondale, on July 9, was taken to
the Maryland General Hospital Baltimore,
by Steward Humbert on Wednesday for
treatment. His injured member, which is in
a very bad condition, will probably be ampu.
tated.
Leaving her II year old daughter lying ser.
iously i'll with typhoid fever, Mrs. Helen A.
Abel, of Glen Rock, heartlessly deserted her
husband, Benjamin Abel and two children to
elope with Henry Shewel, a married man
and the father of two children, last week.
Mrs. Abel is the proprietress of the Fountain
Hotel, while Shewell is a barber and from
bone player in the Glen Rock Band.
Drowned by exposure to the hot suns of
Mexico and the Western deserts, Mrs. Miller,
wife of Mr.. Charles R. Miller, vice president
of the Fidelity and Deposit Company. and is
formerly of this city, returned to Baltimore
July "a, after II trip of more than $4,000
miles, Mrs. Miller is well known as a maga.
zine correspondent and photographer and has
travelled through many lands. Several years
ago she visited Alaska, while much of her
time last year was spent in Cuba and Jamaica
Ira Horton, of near Winfield, aged about
10 years, fell from load of hay on his head on
SATURDAY IdSt duu ScfcEcy
Mr.. Horton was helping his son, Harvey, near
Franklinville, to load hay when the horses
became frightened and started to run, throw.
ing Mr.. Horton from the top of the load OF
hay to the ground, directly upon his head.
He is in critical condition, with little hope
recovery. His skull is supposed to be frac-
tured.
Roger Spriggs, colored, Charles street, was
arrested on Monday by Officer Davis on
warrant sworn out by Noah Wisner, Charles
street. on the charge of assault and battery.
At the hearing held on Tuesday before Police
Justice Edwin w. Shriver, Wisner testified
that Spriggs bombarded his domicile with
stones and was drunk and disturbing the
peace Spriggs was sent to the House of Cor.
reetion for four long months. Deputy Hesson
Wednesday.
It IS probable that land is higher priced in
Sykesyille than in any other town its size in
this state. About two weeks ago piece of