The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1907-02-22

No appointment has been made to succeed
DIR. Baughman, as postmaster of this city, up
to this time.
Edward Manger, near this city. has been
appointed superintendent of Salem Lutheran
and Jerusalem Reformed Churches.
The Sun Almanac for 1907 has been re-
ceived at this Office and contains an immense
lot OF useful information.
The Geo. W. Albaugh Real Estate and
Brokerage Co. has purchased the John A.
Grouse property on East Main street, this city.
Mr.. William G. Brooks has been appointed
general manager of The Nassau County and
Glen Cove Electric Railroad of New York and
took charge of the road on Monday last.
This is one of the roads on Long Island re-
Gently acquired by the P. r. r. Co.
The judges of the Orphans Court of Balti-
more county Wednesday appointed Deputy
Register of Wills VIM. J. Peach to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of DR.. John K.
Bolte. large number of attorneys and
others have Endorsed Mr.. Peach for the place.
Mr.. WaddelI, electrician from Baltimore,
has on exhibition at Mr.. William Ii. Grum-
bine's tin shop. East Main street. fire alarm
system outfit, for the Westminster Fire Com
pany to examine. which is contemplating
having an alarm system throughout the city.
Rev. VIM. l.. Seabrook, former resident
of this city and recently pastor of the Lutheran
Church at Newbury, S. c., will preach in the
Methodist Protestant Church Sunday morning.
Rev. Mr.. Seabrook was at one time superln-
tendent of the Westminster NJ. P. Sunday
school.
Messrs. Andrew Tawney and William Ar
baugh, of this city, caught immense carp
out of Dreschler's dam, Carrollton, Tuesday
hat OIL ,,,ba, lnpr 1Rl m
conference and weighed d pounds. This
carp, with a few exceptions, is the largest
caught in this county from a stream.
The Carroll County Grange will meet at
the Firemen's Hall Westminster, on Saur-
day, March 2, at $50 a. N. There will he
an open meeting held at 1.90 p. m. OF the
same day to which the public is invited. Inc
public meeting will be addressed by able
speakers. Road making will be one OF the
topics. and different branches OF agriculture
will be discussed by able and representative
men.
The great Shakespearean interpreter, Dean
Henry Lawrence Southwick, of the Emerson
College of Oratory of Boston, will reclte
Julius Caesar at Alumni Hall on Saturday
evening, March End Friday evening is usu-
ally sci aside for college entertainments, but
it was impossible to engage Dean Southwick
for any Friday evening. He makes but one
Southern trip during the winter and is always
much in demand.
The managers of the Atlantic Machine
Works are highly elated over the success they
attained at the National Gamers Association
Convention, which was held at Buffalo. N. u,
last week. The orders they received tor the
labelling machine while there will keep them
busy for u months, and will necessltate the
enlargement of their working force. They
also received orders for two label machines
for foreign shipment.
A hot contest is in progress over the post
mastership at Union Bridge, where the term
of tue incumbent of the office, W. Scott
Wolfe, is about to expire. Mr. Wolfe has
held the office eight years and is an applicant
for reappontment He has some strong
backing. but his opponent, Mcclellan keeter,
is ardently supported by DR.. W. d. Brown.
member of the Republican County Central
Committee from Union Bridge district
Promoters of the project to establish saw
ing bank at Libertytown met with dlsappolnt
meut Saturday afternoon when meeting tor
The turtherance of the project was TO have been
held. A call had been issued for all persons
intending to become stockholders in the bank
10 attend "A meeting in the Libertytown Opera
House. but so few persons came that the meet.
ing was called off The leaders of the move
men;. however, have not abandoned hope of
establishing the bank.
The managers of Springfield State Hospital
received HE report ufDr. j. Clement Clark,
the Superintendent, who is H., Friday through
the secretary, Mr.. Bennett. The report shows
that on January there were TAO patients IN
the institution, 1926 males and 3l4 females.
During the month there Were admitted to the
institution IL males and SIX females. and /
male aud five females were paroled. The
number of patients shows au increase OF IN
over last month. Governor Wartield presided
at the meeting.
Miss Maggie Grinder, of Araby, Frederick
county, and Thomas Vile, Is years old.
who lives AT Urbaua. II few miles distant. were
admitted TO the Paseur department ofthe Col
leee of Physicians and Surgeons, Baltimore,
last Friday for treatment. Both were bitten
by a collie dog hardly more than six weeks Old
which is believed to have heen rabd. The dog
also bit COW, two hogs and another dog. IL Is
thought that the mother of the pup had rabies,
for the dog was as gentle as any other pup
| until Monday. Miss Grinder was bitten upon
the fingers of both hands and the boy bitten
three times upon the right hand.
Mr.. Jacob d. Lester, of Lauver, exhibited
| at the Office on Saturday last a road commIs-
sion that he received when d supervisor in
| 1867, of the 7th district. He had under his
supervision the Lucabaugh and Sullivan
roads and the expenses for the year were $43
| for the former and $35 for the latter, showing
that he practiced economy and had his roads
in good condition. Levi Valentine was
County Clerk. He also presented a commits.
sion dating back to 1S4l. when his father,
David Lester, was supervisor OF the seventh
district Basil Root Clerk. Laboring
men received rs cents day.
| The rural letter carriers of Carroll county
| held Il meeting at Westminster today. CALVIN
| Fiz is chairman of the local committee.
| Thomas g. Pearce, president of the Mary
| land Rural Letter carriers Association, was
present to explain the work OF the association
| and give report of the last national meeting
! at Peoria, Ill., William C. Stevens, of Queen
| Anne county, secretary of the Maryland
| Rural Letter. carriers Association, attended
the meeting of the Caroline county carriers,
at Denton, February o. and assisted in form
| ing an organization of the carriers IN that
| county.
The monthly meeting of the Baltimore
| Christian Endeavor Union was held Monday
night at the United Presbyterian Church.
| Mr.. Charles E. Ecker, the president, presided.
Rev. B. A. Abbott, pastor of Harlem Avenue
! Christian Church, was chosen pastoral couu-
| selor and will represent the Baltimore union
on the advisory board of the united society.
A class for the study of personal work was
organized by Rev. Z. T. Read, pastor of the
Methodist Protestant Church at Union Bridge.
Mr. Read will come to Baltimore every sec
ond Tuesday of the mouth to conduct the
class, which has a membership of %. The
address of the evening was delivered by Rev.
Dr. Marion Kline, secretary of the Foreign
Mission Board of the Lutheran Church.
John F. Shade, residing near Stonersville,
few miles from this city, had very narrow
escape from being run down by railroad
train Saturday morning, and is probably yet
unaware of it. He had been attending the
Knights of Pythias entertainment and ban
quet in this city, and started homeward about
/ o'clock, driving pair of spirited horses.
At the railroad crossing the animals were
frightened by railroad train and dashed
across the tracks in front of the engine. The
| moor wheela of the bupoy were struck and the