The Democratic advocate., 1907-07-19
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREVITIES.

omen an auctioneering room and storage
house.
Mr., John Leffert, at the railroad, is erect
;,a a cigar factory back of the building that
he occupies.
Thirty. five tickets were sold from this station
70 Pen. Mar Yesterday. The attraction being
the annual Reformed Reunion.
This city was visited with another terrific
storm on Wednesday night. The ram did
considerable damage to corn fields
On the first page of this issue will be found
an interesting article by Mr.. c. A: Council
man, of Baltimore county, on alfalfa.
Mrs. Lee Pof, who attempted suicide Mon,
day at Red Lion by jumping from second
story window, died Tuesday afternoon
The First Regiment Band will open series
of Sunday concerts, on the Park, commencing
Jnlv %. The concert will be given from to
& p. IN.
Mrs. Harry F. Cover, West Main street, was
operated on at hospital in Baltimore last
week. The operation was success and she
is slowly improving.
Louis Manahan and E. NJ. Ellsworth have
purchased "Bleak House. " the farm OF NJ. u.
tiroverman, near Oakland Mills, containing
282 acres for $1,000.
Edward S. Brown, Manchester. was kicked
ON the arm by horse last week from which
he received a double fracture OF one OF the
bones in his left arm.
John B. Hldebride, near this city, was
kicked by colt several times on Saturday
evening and severely bruised. tie was un
conscious for some time.
The Western Maryland Railroad Company
Is going to run a special excursion from Cum
berand to Baltimore on Sunday, stopping at
this station. 1t will arrive here at ll.3Oa. m.
Massrs. b. F. Grouse, Johnnie E. Beasman
and Joshua w. Herring have been invited to
attend the Democratic conference to he held
next Tuesday at the Young Mems Christian
Association building, Baltimore.
The Glidden Automobile tourists will pass
through this city on Tuesday. July %. There
were. about IS automobiles on this tour when
they started from Cleveland, but several have
quit on account of break downs.
Master Guy F. Fowler, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Frank W. Fowler, Fair Ground Hill, acci
dentaIly cut off one of his fingers, except a
little part of the flesh which hung to it. DIR.
Sullivan sewed the piece back on and is trying
to save the finger.
Monday was St. Swinthin's Day, and ac-
cordng to the old legend if it rains or shines
ON that day the next 40 days will be either
rany or bright. Monday was model day.
bright and comfortable, but on Tuesday ii
raned Just the opposite from st. Swlnthln's S
rulings.
The COMPTROLLER of the Currency, Washing
ton. has authorized the Woodbine National
Bank, of Woodbine. to begin business with
capital of $25, 900. Beverley L. Bennett,
president; John N. Deashmutt, Jr., vice
PRESIDENT R. T. Gllsan, cashier. The bank
will open for business on Monday.
Lightning on Wednesday night struck an
outbuilding in the yard of Charles Adams,
Pennsylvania avenue, and splintering it up to
some extent. 1t is also reported to have
struck the chimney of the residence of
of Uriah w. Miller. near Pennsylvania
ave-, running down into the kitchen room.
But little damage was done.
Senior Bishop Thomas Bowman, of East
Orange, N. j., probably the Oldest high
ranking Methodist dignitary, celebrated his
gOth birthday at the Winchester Place, East
Green street, on Monday. Vice President
h. ID. Caldwell of the Lackawana Railroad,
his son in law, arrived in this city in his special
car, on the Blue Mountain Express, on Mon
day aud spent part of the day with Bishop
Bowman.
The proprety of the notice in the ADVOCATE
relating to pasturing cattle on the turnpike is
self evdent-the maintaining of public roads
is for the purpose of granting the public safe
transit over them-to permit the roads TO be
encumbered with cattle either grazing, or
living down, is a menace and may occasion
serious accidents, as it has done in the past.
The Turnpike Company has determined to
10 stop this practice by law if necessary, and
have given notice to that effect in to- day S
paper.
Miss Ella May Leppo, the 20 yearold
daughter of John R. Leppo, died suddenly at
her home Hanover, Pa. on Monday morning
and foul play is suspected. Awakened by the
moans of her daughter, Mrs. Leppo found the
young girl lying on the floor of their sitting
room. A physician was summoned. but the
girl died shortly afterward. Frank Noel, who
vas with her several hours before her death
declares that when he left Miss Leppo seemed
TO he in her usual health. An inquest and
autopsy will be held.
Edward M. Hammond, of Ellicott City. has
made formal announcement of his candidacy
for chief Judge of the Fifth judicial circuit to
I'LL the place now held by ex State Senator
John G. Rogers. who was appointed to the
vacancy caused by the death of Chief Judge
l. Thomas Jones. Mr.. Hammond Is SON.
in law of Chief Judge Rogers and a son of the
n
time city solicitor of Baltimore and who was
one of the foremost legal lights of the State.
An attachment was issued July II by the
Frederick County Court against the Mar-Nlr
gnia Development Company, which operates
marble quarries near Union Bridge, tor ~, 36e
in favor of Frederick Wright. Sheriff Mart2
served the attachment and took an inventory
of the company's goods, which will be sold
unless the debt is satisfied. The company was
organized under the laws of West Virginia and
has operated the quarries for nearly two years.
Mr. Wright claims that he was promoter oi
the company and that it is indebted to him IN
the amount called for in the attachment
Twenty six foreigners arrived in this city
on the 1856 train on Monday afternoon h
pick string beans for B. +. Shriver Co., can
ners. About so more will arrive shortly.
There are d number of our citizens under the
impression that these people came here tc
work in the factory, and have so circulated
it throughout the city, but that is not so. The
company have great many acres OF Deans
planted on their farms and cannot get enough
people from our city to pick them and that Is
why the company adopted this plan. The
foreigners are all quartered in the old bottlins
works building, John street, below the shlr
factory.
On Sunday afternoon last thirty two mem
beis of the Westminster Loyal Temperance
legon, an organization of boys and girls
chaperoned by Miss Mary B. Shellman ane
Miss Grace Barnitz, visited the Carroll Count.
Home. and held an interesting song servics
for the inmates. Master Earl Grimes presided
and the Legend Choir, led the singing. Ever,
room was visited, and the inmates were pre-
senled with flowers and magazines. They ex
pressed their pleasure in the visit of the child n,
rem, and invited them to come again. Th'
service was also much enjoyed. the swee
yonng voices of the children bringing tears tt
the eyes Of many.
One of the heaviest rain storms in year
passed over this city between and IL p. m
last night. For an hour the downpour wal
terrific, eaaalling, if not exceeding, the furi
ons storm Of the night previous. The frequen
heavy showers of the several days preceding
filed the ground with water so that when las
nights storm came the earth could not con
tain much more and the water formed il
streams, ran down the hillsides and the gut