The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1907-11-22

An addition is being built to the Odd
Fellows Hall.
Mr. William F. Fowler, East Main street, is
confined to his bed with the fever.
The Court house, banks. dry goods and
other stores will be closed Thanksgiving Day.
Mr.. Frank H. Willet, of Medford. remem.
bered the ADVOCATE with bushel of turnips.
Thanks.
A number of articles which came in late
had to be omitted. They will appear in next
weeks issue.
Thompson's Bowling team was defeated
by bowling team in Baltimore last nights,
losing four out of five games.
Mr.. Andrew J. Tawney, East Main street,
who has been in bed for several weeks with
typhoid fever, is nearly well.
The County Commissioners on Monday
granted special pension of $500 70 Hattie
Snowden of district No. 9. A number of
bills were also passed and paid.
Mr.. j. F. Briscoe. of Baltimore. will snc-
coed Harry E. Crout, as proprietor of the
Hotel Westminster. on December LIST. Mr..
Briscoe recently conducted hotel at Front
Royal, Virginia.
The attraction in this city on Thanksgiving
day will be Il parade in the afternoon by the
First Regiment Band, Company 81, and the
Westminster Fire Company. The parade
will take place at o'clock.
Centenary NJ E. Sunday School ofthis city,
will celebrate the Christmas anniversary,
Friday, December 9th 1907, at p. IN. A
program entitled Following the STAR with
other attractions is being prepared for the
occasion.
For the first time in many years Thanks
giving services will be held at Trinity Luth
eran Church. Deer Park road, next Thursday
morning at 10 O'Clock. Residents of the
neighborhood are cordially invited to be pres
ent. The sermon will be preached by Rev.
w. l.. Seabrook.
The County Commissioners on Monday
ordered Julian Byers and Stephen P. Wheeler,
lunatics. of this county, to be confined in the
Springfield State Hospital at the expense of
the county until they have recovered or been
discharged in due course of law.
DR.. J. N. Mccormack secretary of the
State Board of Health, of Kentucky, will de
liver lecture in Alumni Hall, Monday
evening. November %, at O'Clock, under
the auspices of the College and Carroll
County Medical Association. The public is
urged to attend
The Clerk of the Circuit Court received the
commissions issued by Governor Warheld, at
Annapolis, this week for the candidates who
were elected at the recent election. Mr.. John
f. Eckenrode was designated as chief judge
of the Orphans Court. The commission will
be taken out on Decembr =.
Rev. Mr. Van Dyke, missionary to Japan,
expects to preach in the Methodist Protestant
Church on Sunday at 1O.3Oa a. m. The pastor
will preach at O'Clock in the afternoon.
The music will be by large choir of young
men. The Y. p. C. f. will hold services in
the evening, beginning at O'Clock.
People who live in Pleasant Valley and
vicinity are up in arms about the condition of
the county road between that place and
Between Stonersville and the
old mill dam the road is almost impossible,
and at the foot of StOnersville Hill it is
in an especially bad condition. Efforts are
being made to have repairs made before win.
ter, and the attention of the Commissioners
is called TO the matter.
Mr. Fisher Wautz, this city, who was Il
contestant in the amateur state champion
ship billiard tourney now in progress at
ken's billiard parlors, Baltimore, has been
professional, and in consequence
his games were all stricken out. The cause
assigned was that Mr.. Wanzs father owned
a billiard room aud his son attended TO it.
But nothing was said of any of the other con-
les'ants. If they would all sleep in billiard
rooms they would not say word. Crooked
work.
The real estate of the late Mrs Margaret
J. Bennett has finally been divided among the
eleven heirs, namely, Mrs. Hilda Bennett
Thomas, Miss Margaret j. Bennett and John
Bennett, all of this city; Francis W. Bennett,
of Beatty, New; Mrs. Sarah r. Price, of.
Baltimore; Mrs Laura B. Beasman. Mrs
Margaret H. Jones, Mrs. Lizzie M. Smith.
and Mrs Mary A. Pearre. all of this county;
Mr. VIM. A. Bennett. of Culpeper county,
Va. and Mr.. VacheI b. Bennett, of Bati-
more. The estate consists of 81 ground rents
valued at $l35 436 g., stocks and bonds valu
ed at about $3.50, 900 and ground rents and
property valued at 100000.
which will be sold and divided among the
Bennett heirs.