The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1907-04-05

Murray Mailman, of College avenue, ha
| secured employment in Baltimore.
The school teachers of Carroll county me
IN this city today to receive their salaries.
Revs. l.. f. Warner and H. M. Rider ar,
attending their respective conferences this
week.
Rev. Geo. Trostle will preach at Lutheran
| Church, near Smallwood, Sunday, April I
| at 2.30 p. m.
Rev. Mr.. Hines, of the Westminster Semi
nary, will preach at the Centenary NJ. E
Church Sunday morning.
+. A. Gorsuch, Liberty street, who ha!
been suffering with his eyes for the past year
Is almost past travelling without assistance.
Mr.. Ezra c. Brown, of Meadow Brach, has
moved to his residence on Belle Grove Square
Mhlch he recently purchased and remodeled
The fire that was seen to light up the SIX,
last night was made by some people burning
brush on the Manchester road, near BrummeI.
Mr.. Joseph s. Stoner, Liberty street, has
been appointed substitute carrier and clerk
in the Westminster Postoffice by the Posoffce
Department at Washington.
Mrs. Susan Bowersox and daughter Nan,
who have been living at Richmond, Va, for
about year, moved back to this city and
will reside on John street.
The old creamery occupied by Lantz Bros,
New Windsor, is being torn down and new
one will be erected. The new building will
be Il stories high and of modern improve
ment.
Irwin & Case, contractors, of this city,
started to build last week the new coal trestle
at Hagerstown for the Western MARYLAND
Railroad Co., that they received the contract
for some time ago.
ID. A. Smith, for years one of the leading
livery and sales stable men of Hanover, Pa,
has discontinued the livery business and will
hereafter devote his entire time TO the sale
and exchange of horses.
The fast mail, on the Western Maryland
Railroad, on Tuesday had one side of the en-.
tire train side-wiped by landslide near
Cumberland. 1t broke every brace off of
each car. The engine suffered little damage.
Mrs. T. H. Lewis, after touring for several
months with her husband, DR.. Z. H. Lewis,
returned home Wednesday of last week.
The Doctor will return next week, after the
adjournment of the NJ. P. Conference, which
is in session.
Mr.. Samuel Roop, who has been suffering
from nervousness for some years, was taken
Junction, on the B. II o. R. r., by DIR. Lewis
K. Woodward on Tuesday, where he has hopes
of being benefited.
ST. Beniamin's (Krider's) Reformed Church
on Good Friday elected the following officers
for the ensuing year Elder, Harry Little;
deacons, Herbert Essich, Clarence Stoner and
Hull; trustees, Jesse Hull and j.
Wesley Beggs.
Howard Shade, of Johnstown, Pa, is home
On visit to his father, John Shade of Stoners.
vile. Mr.. Shade is an engineer on the Penn,
syvania Railroad, with headquarters at Johns
town. He has been an engineer for % years,
on the above railroad.
Notwithstanding the great change in the
weather during Monday and Tuesday, when
the thermometer registered 20 degrees, with
ice and frost. fruitgrowers claim that IN this
neighborhood fruit buds have sustained but
very little injury.
Mr. Henry Lycurgus Uhler, son of Mr..
and Mrs. David Uher, and proprietor of the
Hiteshue Hotel, at Reisterstown, died Tues
day night after short illness from kidney
trouble. Mr.. Uhler was native of Carroll
county, but had lived at ReisterStown nearly
all his life.
The County Commissioners on Monday
disposed Oft the following business A special
pension of $500 was allowed William Mill
berry. of District No. II; Eli T. Bennett,
James j. Kohler and Charles L.. Brauning
were appointed examiners on the road peti
toned by Lewis H. Geise and 81 others, and
a number of bills were passed and paid.
Westminster was the scene of dust storm
on Easter Monday. The streets were in such
a beasty condition that most all of the citi-
gems were complaining. The dust was so
thich and the wind so strong that it penetrated
the houses and filled the eyes of the travellers,
almost binding them. Where was the sprink-
Ter?
The Westminster Fire Company on Wed.
nesday night elected the following delegates
to the Maryland State Firemen's Convention,
which is to be held in June at Annapolis Del
egaes. Charles o. Clemson. Frank T. Shaeffer.
John NJ. Roberts, Jas. Pearre Wantz, Michael
E. Walsh; Alternates, John +. Eckenrode,
Harry K. Shaeffer, S. C. Soner, Meade Oher,
j. Harry Cootes.
The sub target machine gun has arrived at
the armory of Company for the use of the
company. AS there has never been such a
gun in this city before, it will be interesting
to all who may wish to see it in use. The
armory will be open to the public on We'd
nesday and Friday evenings of next week.
when Captain John N. Weigle will be pleased
to explain the mechanism and workings of
the gun.
AT the annual meeting of the Land, I'm
provement, Loan and Manufacturing Co.. held
April l, the following persons were elected
as directors of said company William H.
Thomas, Chas. E. Fink, John j. Reese,
Fred. D. Miller, Geo. NJ. Parke, George W.
Albaugh, David Stoner, Jas. II. Billingslea
and Carroll Albaugh. The officers elected
were Geo. NJ. Parke, president; Fred. d.
Miller, vice president; George w. AIbaugh:
treasurer; Carroll Albaugh, secretary, and
Chas. E. Fink, counsel. An annual dividend
of four per cent. was declared, payable on
and after April l.