The Democratic advocate., 1907-01-11

The Baltimore and Reisterstown Turnpike
| Company has declared dividend of /! per
| cent.
Mr. William Strulh is i'll at Mr.. John Ar
baugh's, Webster street, but is improving
slowly.
Mr. William Fl. Stonesifer, of Bachman's
Valley, who has been extremely i'll with pneu
monia, is improving.
The express train that arrives in this city
at 6.07 p. m. was delayed hours on We'd
uesday evening at Patapsco by Il freight train
having a car off the track.
Mrs. Emily Lynn, Middleburg, and Mrs.
Jesse Ressler, Union Bridge, attended the
funeral Of the late Mrs. Louise Linah. Get
tysburg, Pa, last Friday.
Alpheus Slansbury and Wesley Rice, of
Hampstead, were entertained at the Hotel
Junker, Baltimore, last night, with a number
of other guests, by Col. Henry A. Cole.
Judge James A. C. Bond, president of the
Carroll County Bar Association, has called a
meeting for today, at 3 p. m., at the Court
| House, to take action on the death of Judge
|. Thomas Jones.
John I. Bretweiser, of near this city lost a
very valuable horse yesterday from blood
| poison. The horse became fastened in its stall
and in trying to free itself, bruised its hind leg
which turned to the above disease.
The citizens on Pennsylvania avenue are
talking of having a night watchman. The
scheme is to have AS many people as possible
! to contribute so much money each month, so
| as to raise the necessary salary for an officer.
A good idea let all help.
The sale bill season is now at hand. Let
all persons having sale have their sale bills
printed at this office, as we do them better,
more promptly and at a more reasonable rate
| than any of our competitors. Can recon-
mend good auctioneer also.
On January 3 the Albaugh- Babylon Gro
Gerry Company bought of d. M. Matthias and
| wife, at private sale, the property on which
| they now reside at Brumme, and on Satur-
day sold the same and an adjoining lot of y
acres TO Geo. w. Brown, who, it is said, will
make considerable improvements this coming
summer.
Henry X. Neal, a farmer living near White
hall, Adams Co.. Pa, is dead from drinking
horse medicine in mistake for whisky Mon
day. Neal took bottle from a shelf in the
dark and drank ofa connection of beladoda
and nux vomica. On the shelf was a bottle of
whisky of the same size Neal was 81 years
| old and leaves widow and 10 children.
The following cases were heard before Po-
| lice JUSTICE EuWlIl oHrlFer tlllS anu ldSI week
Lloyd Shpley and Carl Erb; fined So 90 and
costs for fighting and disturbing the peace;
Frederick McGlone and Joseph McGloDe
were arrested on a peace warrant and gave
| security OF $500 each; Clinton Bankert was
arrested for assault upon Amos Leese and
fined $500 and costs. and also gave security
TO the amount of 5000 to keep the peace.
| About Is years ago swarm of bees took
refuge under the ewes of the house owned and
occupied at that time by the late Judge Chas.
B. Roberts, on Court street, this city. They
have been noticed there continuously ever
since. Almost every summer young swarm
would issue forth and leave. On last Satur-
day Messrs. John Stem and Meade Oher re-
ceived permission from the owners of the
| property to extract the honey. They secured
about 60 pounds of delicious honey.
The estimated gross earnings of the rail-
way department of the Western Maryland
Railroad Company for the week ending De
cember 81, 1906, are: Gross earnings, $1O9
327 81: gross earnings corresponding week
in 1905. $l04, ,930.29; increase. $4.397. 81.
| For the current fiscal year to December 81
the gross earnings were $3.50. 24971; gross
earnings corresponding period 1905. S2,3l2,-
768.35, and the increase, $367 ,4Sl.36.
Glen Rock, Pa, had one of its busiest days
| OH odluIudy last, WHlNH NdS tiC VCIdSlou vi
the reopening of the +. r. Miller store, re-
Gently purchased by T. W. Mather & Sons, of
this city. The Messrs. Mather say that from
early morning until late at night the people
| of York county thronged their store and pur
| chaseS were in proportion. In the evening
the Glen Rock Band came out to srrenade
the new store A great success is predicted
for the Mather store in Glen Rock.
Levi Bupp, after pleading guilty to stealing
13 horses and vehicles, WAS sentenced by
Judge John w. Bittenger here Tuesday to Is
years in the Eastern Penirentiary. Bupp at
first was disposed to imphcate others i'll his
! crimes but later confessed that he alone Was
guilty He made his home at Spring Grove,
Pa, with his father, where he was arrested.
Bupp's wife, who is not now living with him,
| betrayed him to the detectives. Bupp Is only
% years old and is said to be the most adroit
horsethef III the country.
The three illustrated lectures of travel
delivered at Alumni Hall last January were
the most interesting lectures ever heard in
Westminster. The College is fortunate in be-
ing able to secure DIR. Laws for his three new
lectures this season. The lectures themselves
are masterpieces; his pictures are superb,
and shown with Il magnificent electric stere'
opticon aud on very large scale, which is
only possible On SUCH u idISc SldSe dS dl
Anmni Hall. A rare opportunity is offered
in these lectures.
Westminster Council, No. 1887 Royal Ar
canum, has elected the following officers for
the ensuing year. They will be installed
Tuesday evening next. Regent. Harry Hof
facker; Vice Regent, Fred. d. Miller, Ora,
tor. David E. Walsh: Chaplain, F. X. Herr,
Secretary, J. H. Handley; Treasurer. Frank
r. Cassell; Collector, +. J. Butler; Trustee,
Jackson Myerly; Guide, Florence Little
Warden. Howard Roger; Sentry, W. Il.
| Black; Representative to Grand Lodge. l..
Woodward; Alternate, K. j. Butler. The
Grand officers will be present and supper
will be held.
William Eyler. of near Emmitsburg, who
was convicted of murder in the first degree III
the Adams County Court at Gettysburg, Pa,
for killing Howard Miller, was refused a new
trial Monday and was sentenced by Chief
Judge Swope to be hanged Eyler, who is
about 26 years old and son of William Eyler,
of Frederick county. became enraged at Mil
Ter while unde: the influence of liquor on
Decoration Day last in Gettysburg and struck
the latter with Il piece of iron pump handle,
the effect of the blow causing death few
days later.
At the annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Westminster Fertilizer Co., held on
Saturday last, the old board OF directors, con
sisting of Ezra G.. Brown, Geo. X. Hunt. Mil.
ton Chew, H. S. Roop, Jno. D. Schaeffer OF
j.. w. U. Marker, A. II. Huber, George <.
Marker and James W. Lennon, were re
elected. AS will be seen in another column,
a dividend of 6 per cent. on the stock was de-
clared by the board of directors at a former
meeting The reelected board of directors
elected the following named persons as its Of.
fcers for the current year Ezra c. Brown,
president; Geo. Fl. Hunt, vice president; A.
II. Huber, secretary and treasurer; W. U.
Marker. II. S. Roop. John D. Schaefer of j.
A.. H. Huber and NJ. Chew, executive com
mittee.
The will of the late Aloysius f. Orndorff
of Carroll county, has been filed for probate
in the Orphans Court of Frederick county.
He directs his executor to convert all his
! ..-o..a-..- into Innnau and then makes the fol: