The Democratic advocate., 1907-01-11
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITIES.

ESSAL
Grin is prevalent in this city, and the doc
tors are constantly kept going day and night.
On Monday the mercury registered II de-
grees. One of the hottest days in January,
and about like spring day.
Mr.. Reuben Bish, of Mount Pleasant, will
have sale of his personal property on Satur-
day, January 10, and board with his brother
A thunderstorm, something very unusual
for this time of the year, passed o7er this city
ON Tuesday afternoon. Rain came down in
torrents.
Harry X. Myers, huckster of Frizelburg,
while out on his route gathering up on Mon
day. killed blacksnake 81 feet long, some
thing very rare this time OF the year.
Mr.. John Shriver, of West Green street, was
taken i'll on Monday morning while walking
on the street and fell over in faint IN front
of Cootes' barbershOp, receiving "A very pam
tul scalp wound.
Mr.. Jessie Haines, of near Marston, in
looking over some of his papers last week.
came across an ADVOCATE that he had packed
away that was published 35 years ago, he be-
ing subscriber at this time.
Jesse Byers, living at the Coal Chute, near
this city, was shot through his left hand on
New Years Eve while on his way home from
this city. The ball passed through his hand
near the center, making very painful wound.
The executive committee of the volunteer
Gremen of Annapolis met on Monday night
and considered plans for the Fifteenth Annual
Convention of the Maryland Volunteer Fire
mems Association to he held there June II,
l3 and IA.
The citizens on Pennsylvania avenue were
awakened on Sunday morning last by the cry
of fire. This is the second time this party
has aroused the people in the same manner
He will be watched and arrested on his next
attempt.
Beautiful calendars have been received
from The following Victor Cushwa & Sons,
wholesale coal dealers, Hagerstown; ). u.
Stoner. insurance agent, this city; Johnston
Paner Co.. Harrisburg, Pa, and John C.. Du.
lany Co., publishers, booksellers and statloh-
ers, Baltimore.
At the regular meeting of the County Com
missioners on Monday John G. Hoffman, tax
collector for District No. 4, was allowed
SG.7 7l8 for 1902 $40, 1913 for 1908 and Sl2.S .S95
for 1904 for erroneous assessment, and
special pension of $500 was allowed Hetty
Snowden, colored, of District No. 3.
Mr.. Miles C. Grogg. of Hampstead, was
overcome by gas on December % and did not
repain consciousness until IL O clock the next
morning. He had been unwell aud had been
resting in a Morris chair downstairs and 1t
wss here he was overcome by coal gas from
the stove and had fallen out of the char when
found by Mrs. Grogg early III the morning.
MARYLAND Agricultural College farmers in
stitutes will be held at Hampstead Hall.
There will be two meetings during the day,
the first will be at 10 a. m. and the other at 4
n, m. Prominent speakers will be IN attend
ance and address the meetings. This meeting
will be treat to the public aud should be
largely attended, as you may never again
hear these men.
The directors of the Sykesvile Bank at
their regular monthly meeting III December
declared a semi annual dividend OF 3 per
cent. payable last Thursday. This institution
is but five wears old and is showing TO the
public what energy and push. will DO with a
hustling cashier and directors who know how
10 manage affairs. The bank also pald per
cent interest on time deposits, something not
done in Carroll county before.
George F. Leister, living near Hampstead,
applied for the benefit of the bankruptcy law
on January by George l.. Stocksdale, attor'
ney. His liabilities are 81 7,637.2O. and assets
SlOG. The schedule states that 1000 OF the
liabilities is Judgment obtained against Mr..
Leister bv Jennie Brummel, of Houcksville,
for breach of promise of marriage, aud 81, zoo
is for money loaned by Hiram A. Draper OF
Franklin Park, Ill.
The case of Annon. Horner & Co. vs. Mar
tin E. Valentine, a suit on note for $1,000,
which the defendant claims not to have signed,
has been removed from the Circuit Court for
Frederick County to the Carroll County Court
for trial. The case of j. Thomas Gelwicks
VS.. George S. Springer has also been removed
from the Circuit Court of Frederick County
to the Carroll County Court. This is a suit
over the sale of mountain lot, $3.50 being
the amount involved.
Mrs. Archibald Lambert, wife of Deputy
Sheriff Lambert, of Harney, this county, was
wounded in one Of her arms a few days ago
by a bullet which was intended for her hus-
band. West Marsh ran amuck in the village.
Officer Lambert went to arrest him. Marsh
pulled pistol on Lambert, who beat hasty
retreat home, Marsh pursuing him. When
the latter found the door of Lambert's home
barred against him he shot through the win
dow, the bullet hitting Mrs. Lambert. Her
wound is not thought to be serious. Marsh
escaped and has not been apprehended.
The officers of the law have had some good
cbases in the last week with men supposed to
be burglars. Two men were seen last Thurs
day night in the alley between B. f. Shriver
Co.'S Office and j. H. Fuss's office and were
chased toward Bond street by Officer jerome
bat the crooks were too fleet footed for the
officer and got away. They have frightened
number of people by trying the doors anu
windows. A suspicious character has been
seen lettering around Bond street for the last
two weeks, between and a; M, who is
supposed to be one of them. The citizens
must get their guns in order and introduce
load of lead to them.
A decree granting an injunction in con
formity with the opinion filed by Judge DUN
can Saturday in the case of John Waters
against the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was
signed Monday by Judge Duncan. The IN
junction was fled to keep the railroad from
condemning property for the proposed "cut
off," In the opinion the right ofthe railroad
under its charter, to build the proposed ..cut-
off, connecting its main line with its Phila'
delphia branch is denied. Mr.. Waters prop.
erty is Dumbarton, at Pkesville, and. like
much other valuable suburban property. is
affected by the proposed line. which is de-
signed to be built from Gorsuch, on the main
line of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in
Carroll county, to point on the Philadelphia
h~or Harfard