The Democratic advocate., 1907-01-25
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREVITiES.

At 10 a. m. this morning the Weather Bu-
reau sent out the following bulletin Rain or
snow and colder tonight; Saturday fair and
colder.
Rev. James B. Stonesifer, pastor of St.
Beuiamin's Reformed Church, near this city,
attended the meeting of the Pen Mar Re
formed Reunion Committee at Harrisburg,
Pa, on Tuesday last, of which he is mem
Der.
Mr.. James Pearre Wantz, secretary of the
Westminster Fire Company, received an in
yitation this week from the Annapolis Volun.
teer Fire Department to attend the Annual
State Firemen's Convention to be held at An
napoIis, Nd, next June.
The following business was disposed of by
the County Commissioners on Monday:
special pension of IS. 90 was allowed Abraham
Wampier, of District No. 6; c. E. Baum
gartner. tax collector for District No. 3, was
allowed S., 227 for erroneous assessment for
the year 1905. and the Green road being
opened, as required by law, was finally ratl-
fed and accepted.
The first lecture of the series of three G ven
at Alumni Hall, Friday evening. by DR.. Cur
It's Lee Laws, was well attended and thor.
oughly enjoyed by his audience. DIR. Laws is
au adept in the art of lecturng, finished
literatteur, interspersing his descriptions with
anecdotes and historical sketches as instruct
i've as entertaining. The illustrations were
so beautiful and realistic that one could I'M
agine himself actually in beautiful Swltzer-
land.
Our happy photographer, James D. Mitch
ell, who does a rushing business IN that line
over John d. Bowers grocery store, has in
stalled an electric apparatus to take pictures
,..b4 l,, Hc cuyitt E'lactriI
Go@pany. The specimens shown more than
please his customers, and he is doing large
night business as well as day. People who
are too busy in the day can have the work
done any evening during the week. MIR.
Mitchell is always on the alert TO improve his
Photographic business, and the above i'm
provement shows that he is wide awake
man.
Mr. Daniel Baker. of Baltimore, received
cabiegram on Sunday, containly one word,
''Unhurt'' 1t was not signed, but there Is
no doubt in Mr. Bakers mind but that it was
sent by Dr. Thomas Fl. Lewis, president of
Western Maryland College, who is sojourning
in Jamaica with his wife. Mr.. Baker is deep
ly interested in the welfare of DIR. and Mrs.
Lewis, and had sent several messages OF IN
quiry as 10 whether they had in any way sui
fered because of the earthquake on January
IS. The cablegram was sent by way OF hey
Vest, but there was nothing IN 1t to indicate
where DIR. and Mrs. Lewis are now located.
Prot. f. Bonnotte, teacher at the Western
MARYLAND College, who guided a party last
summer on a tour through Europe, is forming
another for this coming summer. The FRO
fessor has acquired great deal OF experience
in travelling. This trip will be an improve
ment upon that of last year, as he will include
Il Cx,t,arlon1 and intends TO
cover the following itinerary: Starting with
a German Liner, we shall land at Bremen,
visit Berlin.and Cologne, and, taking a boat
up the Rhine, stop at Mayence, Frankfort and
Heidelberg, famous for its University; thence
to Switzerland, stopping at Zurich. lnterlaken,
Lausanne, Lucerne and Geneva (taklng trips
on the lakes and mountains). From there we
shall proceed to France, stopping foN few
weeks in Paris and taking special trips to all
the cities of interest nearby. From France to
Belgium, brussels. the Battlefield of Water
loo, Antwerp to Holland ROTTERDAM. The
Hague), and, finally crossing the Eng gish
Channel we shall visit England London.
Windsor and other places OF interest around
London, Oxford, Stratford on Avon, Shake.
peare's home, Kenilworth, and so forth) and
sail back to America from Liverpool.
January Is when Mr.. William D: B. Hep
ner, assistant postmaster of Sykesville,, came
to ihe postofice, he found the Office had been
entered and robbed during the night. The
entrance was made from the rear of the build
ing. which is under the Lyceum, through
window in the ticket office. The thieves had
previously entered Mr.. j. Harvey Fowbles
carpenter shop and taken such tools as they
aeeded, which they left at the postofflce at after @
they had accomplished their purpose. They
drilled a hole from the hall of the Lyeeum IN
to small room in which Mr.. Wade d. ID.
War6eld keeps nails and other hardware.
From this room they effected an entrance IN
10 the postofice through two transoms. Here
they committed Wholesale plunder which they
erammed into two mail bags, money, stamps
jewelry, even new pair ofspectacles belong
ing to Mr.. Asa Hepner was taken. 1t IS
thought they did not tamper with the mail.
Early Tuesday morning the two mail ,ss bags
Containing quantity of stamped envelopes
we're found beside the railroad track near the
taanel west of this place. The loss is est;
mated to be over 5000. Marshal Farnan ana
the members of the Baltimore Police Depart
Ment are keepiup q lookout for the thieves.