The Democratic advocate., 1907-07-26
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITIES.

Hhn
N;ssas Forrest on Green street, is.progresslng
nicely. :.
Eighteen more Italians arrived in this city
ON Monday to pick string beans ior the d. T.
Shriyer Co., Gamers.
What has become of the electric fire alarm
svstem that was to be installed in this city by
the Fire Company r.,
Pea season at the canning factories OF the
r F, Shriyer Co. is about over. lhey are
uniting up string beans at present.
large force of men are actively engaged
in nanting the City Hotel, this city, while
otbers are making other necessary repairs.
Jscob MYERS. of near Baile's westinghouse,
u,bo was seriously injured by falling from
sraffold at Midway on July l8, Is improving
N Mount g. Co., who have been hand
r,,t bav straw and cord wood at Woodblne,
III III move their business 10 Mt. Airy on Au.
The brick house belonging to Leander
cIadbH on Madison avenue has been I'M
,Irnved by an addition to it, making 1t a very
desirable property.
Walter Johnson, of Middeburg district,
n,hn was Injured last week by falling from the
roof of DR.. Whitehil's residence, IN New
Windsor, is walking around again.
The LIGHTNING last week struck in shock
of u,haat on the farm of Mr.. David Il. Gel
man, near this city, and burnt hole through
the middle of the shock.
John NJ. Roberts, attorney and agent, soId
at nuhlic sale on Saturday last the George L.
thurman farm, in Hampstead district, to
John G. Yingling for $4,000.
The County Commissioners on Monday
,,y.rded the contract for building abutmenis
over Middle Run, at Bolinger's mill, to
Lawrence f. Lyons; the bid being $3'o.
The corporation is laying several OF those
desirable concrete crossings on Green street
and making cutters. The crossings are some
thing that are needed, but when 1t Is muddy
it puzzles one to find them.
Mrs. Maria Everhart, in her I'D year, re-
siding with Mr.. and Mrs. William Helm,
pennsylvania avenue, has been extremely i'll
This week, but is slowly improving at tins
time.
In about one month the Union Bridge car
ebons of the Western Maryland Railroad
Cnmnany will be moved to Hagerstown where
the company has erected large and modern
shons for the purpose of rebuilding locomo'
tives and cars.
In This issue will be found the advertise
ment of the MARYLAND Agricultural College,
College Park, Md. The college has Just closed
another prosperous year, large enrolment
and most satisfactory record IN all branches
of State work.
MIR. Ray Fogle, chief clerk in the Western
MARYLAND Railroad Company's freight depart
ment, this city, has accepted position as
freight agent of the Annapolis Short Line,
with headquarters al Annapolis. Mr.: togIe
friends wish him success in his new teld.
Rev. J. Hamilton Smith, pastor of Redeem
er's Reformed Church, Littlestown, has ten
dered his resignation, TO take effect Seplem
Der =, which was accepted by the consstory
of the church last Tuesday Rev. Smilh has
accepted the pastorate OF Christ reformed
Church. Altoona, Pa.
On Tuesday Professor Simpson, superin,
sendent of Schools for Carroll County, CON
Quoted the competitive examination at the
High School building, this city, for the pnr-
nost. of filling one female scholarship at the
Western Maryland College and one male
scholarship at st. Johns College, Annapolis.
-Four persons took the examination.
We notice in the "roll of honor National
banks issued by the New York Financier that
MARYLAND stands eighth in the list and has "A
institutions listed. Among them is the Cecil
National Bank, of Port Deposit, Nd, for
anerIy the Jacob Tome Bank, now principally
owned by Mr.. George w. Albaugh, this city.
Mr.. William Gardner, being honorably dis
charged from the battleship Iowa, and being
separated eight years from his brother, MIR.
Charles ID. Gardner, of this city, will visit
him shortly. atterward returning to his home
in New York State. Mr.. Gardner has travelled
around the world during his service for Uncle
Sam and visited many foreign countries.
Mr.. John Milton Reifsnider, this city, re,
ceived photograph of the crew on the bat
tleship Olympia this week from his son Law
renee, who is a member of the crew. and is
plainly photographed with the group. Mr.. Reif.
snder looks from his photograph as fieing well
and pleased with the position he so honorably
holds In his last examination. among a
large class. he stood first in general efficiency.
Mr.. Nevin Robert, of Littlestown. narrowly
escaped serious injury, if not death. while
empioyed in the B. f. Shriver canning factory
Wednesday, July II. Mr.. Robert was in
the act of putting belt on pulley when his
trousers caught on the screw of a lower pulley
The gentleman pulled with all his might unit
the machinery was stopped, thereby saving
himself from injury, but sacrificing nearly all
of his clothing.
Clergymen travelling on the Western Mary
land in West Virginia, where the Two cent Il
mile law has gone into effect, will hereafter
have to pay full fare. For years it has beer
the custom of railroad companies TO give
clergymen living on their lines ticket which
when presented at the ticket office, would en-
title the holder to a half rate. This apple.
to West Virginia. The company still has tht
tickets outstanding in Maryland and Pennsyl
vania.
The executive committee of the Maryland
Al Ev,nsifinr
held a meeting at the offices of the commits
sion, $40 Fidelity Building, Baltimore, Mon
day afternoon and decided upon Septembe
II as the date for Maryland Day at the Ex
position. The official party will leave th'
city oa the evening of September II and re
tura on the morning of the 13ths The pro
gram has not been completed.
The Western Maryland Railroad completed
repairs to its West Virginia division Mon
day, July %, through service was restored
between Cumberland and Elkins. Last Wed
nesday the portion of the road in West Vlr
ginia was badly damaged by floods occasonee
by cloudburst, and two sections--fron
Thomas to Hendricks, about II miles, on thu
main line, and the Coal and Iron branch
Elkns to Durbin, 40 miles--were put out o
service completely.
While exercising in the yard at the Adams
county Jail, at Gettysburg, Saturday, William
Eyler, of near Emmitsburg. the condemned
murderer of Howard Miller, was overcome by
a sunstroke and became unconscious. Ht
was carried to his cell and medical aid had te
be summoned before he could be revived
Last week Eyler's case was considered by thu
Board of Pardons, commutation of sentence
having been asked for. The case was helt
under advisement and it is believed by many
that Eyler will be given life term.
During the violent thunderstorm which
passed over Carroll county Thursday night o
last week Lightning struck the barn on Her
bert Devries' farm. near Eldersburg. in Free
dom district, and killed horse which be
longed TO George Devres. Eight other horses
In the stable we're uniniured. The barn wa
set on fire, but with the aid of Mr.. Devries
neighbors and by extraordinary efforts thu
fire was extinguished. 1t is a new building
erected to take the place of one which wa
destroyed by lightning about year ago.
Mrs. Priscilla ]. Whalen and Frank Whalen
through Edward M. Hammond, attorney