The Democratic advocate., 1907-06-21

lor the ". q L. lelepnOne company, EaSl
Main street.
The delegates TO the convention of the
Maryland Bankers Association from this city
are having good time this week at the James
town Exposition.
Mr.. Eli Elmer Bennett, brother of Mrs. II
Price Goodwin, near this city, graduated with
high honors from st. Johns College, An.
napolis, this week.
Noah M. Stocksdale, Sandyville, exhibited
at this Office this morning several stocks OF
Fultz wheat that measured 81 feet. The
heads are well filled.
The employees OF ADVOCATE heartily ex.
tend a vote of thanks to Mr.. and Mrs. David
Crowl, this city, for a can of their delicious
strawberry ice cream.
Mr.. BENJAMIN Dorsey, liveryman, this city,
returned from Washington this week, where
he sold a number of high class horses. He is
pleased with his sales.
On the first page of this issue will be found
two photographs of the Western Maryland
College, one as it was 20 or 80 years ago and
the other as it is at the present time.
John S. Harman, Mount Pleasant, bought
the farm and mill property of Isaac Green,
Jr., near Eastview, yesterday, for ~, 800.
f. A. Crawford was the auctioneer.
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Pleasant Valley, was struck by lightning last
night and slightly damaged. 1t was a cold
stroke or the damage may have been worse.
At 73O o'clock Sunday evening the Sunday
school of Grace Lutheran Church, this city,
will render their Children's Day service, for
which an excellent program has been prepared.
The Fraternal Mystic Circle, of this city,
received eight persons into membership Wed
nesday night, six ladies and two men. The
occasion was appropriately celebrated with
light refreshments.
The First Regiment Band serenaded Mr..
Claude Tilden Smith and bride who arrived
in this city on Wednesday evening from their
wedding tour. The ADVOCATE extend con
gratulatons to Mr.. Smith and his bride.
Mr. VIM. c. Shearer, agent, of Manchester,
sold the dwelling and store property together
with p acres of land, of Mr.. F. Louis
Shaffer's. at Miller's Station, to Mr.. Jacob
Fl. Zepp, of near Melrose, for the sum of
So, 500.
Judge Rogers delivered his opinion on
Thursday last in the suit of the American
Sentinel in favor the E. o. Grimes, Jr.,
Executor of Emily J. Rippard, and John d.
Mitten. Attorney Weant represented the
above.
The Maryland State Teachers Association
will hold its annual meeting at the jamestown
Exposition on June rs, 26 and q, and the
sessions will be held in the morning, the after
noon and evening. A number of teachers
from this county will attend.
Among the passengers who sailed June II,
on the North German Lloyd steamship
Darmstadt, for Bremen, were Miss Agnes
Lease, of Baltimore, and her sister, Miss Nan
ME, teacher at Western Maryland College.
They will be abroad several months.
Mr.. George C. Legg, miller, of Union
Bridge, is being highly complimented by the
Union Bridge Pilot, on the high grade -four
he is making. Mr.. Legg was, years ago,
head miller for Myers Bros, who conducted
the mill before going into the hands OF
John Mays Little, of the class Of 1897, of
the Western Maryland College. was nomi-
mated on the Democratic ticket, for the House
of Delegates, from Baltimore county. Mr..
Little is "a lawyer and has his Office at Towson.
The ADVOCATE extends best wishes for his
election.
Mr.. Clayton L. Stoner. wife, son and daugh-
ter, of st. Louis, Mo-, are visiting relatives IN
this city and Carroll county. This is Mr.
Stoners first visit to his old home since he
lett 1Or the west, WueH d lhu, dooub oi
years ago. Mr.. Stoner is connected with the
Frisco Railroad claim agent, and is also
engaged in The real estate business.
Within stones throw of the spot where
Thomas Rinehart was shot to death by "Al'
Carter, colored, at the railroad camp at Dor
sey's run. near Ellicott City, Edward Wicks,
Wednesday night, seriously wounding him.
Williams is at the Maryland University Hos
pita and Wicks. like Carter, is at large.
Rev. M. A. Femme, pastor of ST. Marys
Catholic Church, Govanstown, formerly pas
tor of St. Johns Church, this city, left We'd
nesday for an extended trip through Europe.
Rev. Lawrence Brown, of the Catholic Uni
versity, Washington, will have charge at
Govanstown during his absence.
The June meeting of the State Board of
Pardons of Pennsylvania has been postponed
until July 9. All cases will go over until
July and that will probably be the last session
until next fall. This will necessilate a respite
for William Eyler, of near Emmitsburg, sen.
fenced to be hung June 25th, whose appeal
for commutation was to go before the Board
at the June meeting now postponed.
The Ladies Mite Society of Stone Chapel
will hold an Experience Social on the lawn
of Mr.. David Englar, Medford. on Thursday
evening, June 27. In case of rain it will be
held the following evening. The program
will consist of living pictures from Aunt
Gemima's Album, interspersed with music.
of the season will be on sale.
The public is most cordially invited.
The sale of tickets for the special perform
ance by The Paint and Powder Club, of Bal
timore, at Odd Fellows Hall, this city, on
night, has been quite large. and
crowded house is assured. The proceeds are
to be devoted to local charity. After the per.
formance the club, about 20 in number, will
be entertained at the home of States Attorney
Guy W. Steele.
Bun Dorsey. colored. who was arrested last
week for stealing Frank Beavers horse and
buggy on June g. and released after hearing
before Justice Shriver, was rearrested last
Monday and held for the November term
grand jury on the charge of perjury. Clara
Dorsey. wife of Bun Dorsey. and Alice Robin
son were also lodged in Jail for false testimony
for Bunny. They also will have time to re-
pent until the November term Of the grand
Jury.
About midnight Oh Saturday last, 18th inst,
some person or persons, as yet unknown, but
females, INDUCED in a species of
vandalism that deserves the attention OF the
law officers of the corporation. A number of
our ladies', as is we'll known, with commend.
able taste and pride, exhibit their choice
plants and flowers in front of their homes on
the several thoroughfares of our city, and es
pecialy on Main street. This display con.
tributes to the beauty of Westminster, and
our citizens, generally, are extremely proud
of it. On the following morning the night,
however, in question. a number of ladies found
a number of their floral exhibits torn up by the
roots and with the tops of many broken off
and carried away. The following are the
ladies whose plants were torn up: Mes
danes S. X. Herr, Belt Townsend, A. 81.
Huber, Benson, Leander Miller and Miss
Alice Bixler.
Personals.
Mr.. John Mcdonald, of Birmingham, AL.
ALBANIA, was home this week visiting his par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs John Mcdonald, John