The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1907-10-18
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Mr., Frank Myers, East Main slreet.is laying
4 concrete pavement. Mr.. Edward Hon is
doing the work.
Ice an eighth of an inch formed on still
water on Sunday last. Something unusual for
this Time of the year.
The Western Maryland Railroad Company
Is erecting freight shed at Glyndon. The
structure will be 30X30 feet.
Mr.. Charles. V. Wantz. East Main street,
IS having his residence painted. Mr.. Charles
Stouch is the contractor.
Mrs Susan Essich of Stonrrsvllle, pur
chased the property owned by Mr.. William
Starner, of the same place, last week, tor
81 500.
Irwin IL Case contractors, have Just com
melted a concrete walk around the parsonage
and down the side of St. Johns Catholic
church.
Mrs. Samuel Asper, of near Grave Run,
while picking apples from tree by standing
ON ladder, accidentally fell and fractured
two ribs last week.
The Lumber, Coal & Supply Co. lost very
valuable horse this week by death. 1t was one
of the large black mares that was used IN haul.
ing coal in the coal wagon.
Mr.. Charles Freeman. of Baltimore, was
arrested in York, Pa, last week by Detective
Flick on the charge of book making at the
York Fair. He waived hearing for court.
Mr.W. S. Grouse, of this county, was appoint
ed principal of the grammar department of
the Rockville High School. Montgomery
county, succeeding Samuel A. Lehman, resign
ed.
Mr. VIM. Sarner, the popular mail carrier
ON route II, raised on one vine five immense
pumpkins that measure abou, B feet III
length each Two of them are few inches
longer and about l8 inches i'll diameter.
Pearl, 10 .year.oId daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward CasSell, of Oakland Mills, was
taken to the Maryland General Hospital,
Baltimore, last week To b. operated on for
appendicitis and an abscess.
Rpopening Service at Uniontown. Sunday.
at TO- a. m. Communion al Mt. Union,
October u, at 1000 II. m. Preparatory
Service Saturday previous at 80 p. M.
Rev. q. W. Baug gilman, Pastor.
Miss Mary Ebaugh. of ReisierStown, WAS
awarded on Friday last Il small gold banner
ON which is awarded annually by Mi. Arthur
Il. Bibbins curator of the Women College,
TO the student Of geology having the highest
standing.
Miss Ida s. Dove, whose recent deposition
AS principal of the school at Bethesda, Mont
v,
has been offered the principalship of the
graded school at Vienna Va. tits understood
she will accept.
Mr.. and Mrs George l.. Stocksdale on
Thursday of last week presented to Sulphur
Spring Lodge, No. 1870, |. o. o. +. of New
Windsor, II deed for all the rights and prlvll
-ges required to have its building extend over
aheir property which adjoins. For this kind
and valuable gift. Il vote of thanks was eX
uended to them.
DR. Josephus A. Wright, a native ofthe East
ern Shore, has located in Gambler to succeed
the late DIR. s. n. Gorsuch, for the practice
of his profession Dir. Wright is ~ graduate
Of the University of Maryland, and has recent
Iy taken ii special course in medicine and
surgery at the Hospital. He comes highly
recommended by the best know physicians
M the State.
The ice house of the creamery of Arthur
NJ. lille, at Winfield, caught on fire from
spark from the smoke stack falling on the
root Friday last, and it was only after hard
fighting by the bucket brigade that the fire
was exlingnished without extending to the
creamery itself The loss is estimated al
500. partly covered 10y insurance. Mr.. and
Mrs. Zile were in Chicago, and daughter
was the only person at home at The time
Miss Emma Yngling. daughter Of Adam
lingIimg of Union Mills, WAS successfully
operated upon for lameness at the Maryland
Homeopathic Hospital, Baltimore, last week.
Miss Arip Little, of Silver Run. who was OPP
.rr;lled on ion appendicitis i'll the same hospital
recently Both ladies are impr owing nicely.
Miss Yinglng's injury was received i'll Il run
away accident.
Tie &cstern Maryland Railroad Company
.u,itob IN tic IL
;iiS city Il lantern as to assure safety To
ihtirlrans and patrons The lanterns hold oil
enough to last for two weeks and are kept
burning both day and night. The Ian
tern contains two e0ioFs OF bullRyeS, red
and white lights. If the red Light is shown it
danger, if it is white, the track is clear.
Tue milkshippers along the line ofthe West.
ern Maryland railroad in Carroll and Balt.
more counties have formed IA permanent as
Sociation for the purpose of maintaining such
prices as will remunerate them for the labor
and cost of production. The officers
elected for the organization are: President,
Jas. W. Beacham; vice president, Henry W.
Fuss, of Union Bridge; secretary, Samuel NJ.
Ploutz, of Linwood; treasurer, Henry n. Cas-
sell, of Medtord.
committee composed of Messrs. James
". Beacham, of Avondale, T. Melville
Pearce, of Monkton, and P. NJ. Wallis, of
Forest Hill have issued call for joint
meeting of milk shippers On the various rail
roads and the city milk dealers, to be held
at 3 p. NJ, on October %. at Beethoven Hall,
52l North Howard Street, Baltimore. The
object of the meeting is to give the dairy far
ner and the city milk dea lers an opportunity
to meet and discuss their mutual interest.
A heavy freight train, drawn by three
Eri1aU plnwau anpthar fraiuht
train of about Is cars standing on the main
track of the Western Marya railroad at Bis
sell, two miles east of Hagerstown. Engi
ueer Newton Shoemaker, of Hagerstown.
formerly of Taneytown, jumped, but was
injured. Four cars took fire and were burned.
Both trains were eastbound. The first train
stopped at Bissel to do some switching.
While the engine was on the siding the
second train came along and struck the cars
which were standing on the main track
Atameeting held Thursday of last week
at the residence of DIR. B. Holly Smith, Glyn.
don, the Glyndon Country Club of Baltimore
county, was organized. Besides residents of
Glyndon, representatives were present from
Reisterstown and Glen Morris. constitu-
ton and bylaws were adopted and Attorney
T. Edward Stringes was authorized to prepare
articles of incorporation and to have the club
Incorporated as soon rs possible The capital
stock of the club was fixed at S5, 600, divided
into 900 shares of rs EACH Subscriptions to
the amount of sl.l00 have already been Sc
cured.
The removal of the Rev. j. P. Koontz from
Hanover. Pa, to West Fairvew, is regretted
by the members of the local congregation as
well as The ministerial body, by whom he was
held in high esteem. Rev. koontz has been
there two years, during which time new
church was built at Bart's. mission belong:
ing TO Hanover circuit. He was faithful and
untiring as pastor and the prayers of the
people of the church will go with him to his
new field Of labor. Rev. Koontz and family
will leave Hanover in week or ten days
moving into the parsonage of West Fairview
charge.
The annual meeting of the Western Mary
land Railroad was held Wednesday morning,
and 10000 of the 5000 shares of stock
were voted All of the directors. with the
exception ofJames H. Hyde, we're re elected.
and Mr.. Edwin Gould was chosen to fiji the