The Democratic advocate., 1907-01-18

The Fast Mail on Thursday evening wa!
over four hours late. The cause of the delay
was the drifting of The snow on the Cumber
land division of the w. M. r. R.
Last spring Albert jenkins. of near Win
| field, sold TO Albert Gosnell, of Woodbine
ten white oak logs. 45 feet long and 16 inche:
square, for 81, 10000. They were shipped te
firm in Philadelphia.
The County Commissioners on Monday or
| dered the examiners report on the opening
of the Green Mill road to be ratified Monday
next, unless cause to the contrary be shown
J Oh or before II O'Clock noon on that day.
James Hardy, of North Baltimore. O.,
bought at private sale the Anderson home, or
Main street, Mount Airy. The house was
owned and occupied by E. NJ. Anderson, who
recently moved to Baltimore. The price was
s., 200.
Mr.. Joseph d. Brooks, Jr., ofthis city, has
accepted position as assistant to Mr.. ID. l..
CAN'T, a consulting engineer OF Pawtucket,
Rhode Island, and will leave on Sunday next.
Mr.. FL. l.. CAN'T is an old schoolmate of Mr..
Brooks father.
Vernon Van Horn, the young son of Has
lup Van Horn. of Hagerstown, Md, formerly
of his city, on Monday while carrying jar
of fruit fell, breaking the jar and badly cutting
the palm of his right hand. Six stitches were
| required 10 sew up the wound.
The funeral of ex Sheriff William H. Viii
son at Manchester, on Sunday last, was one OF
the largest ever attended in that place. Mr..
Wilson was we'll known through Adams and
York counties, Pa, from which places a
number of people attended; also large mum
ber from this city.
A wreck occurred on Wednesday morning
at Lawndale on the Western Maryland Rail
road between two freight trains. Extra freight
502 ran into the work train, which was work
ing at the above place, but not much damage
was done to either engine.
Westminster is still in an uproar over ''Jack
the Peeper.n He makes bis rounds through
| the city. One night he will terrorize the east
end and the next night the west end Several
men have been captured, but not the right
one. A number of the citizens say they can
identify the man If they see him.
Prof William R. Mcdaniel, acting president
Of Western Maryland College. was interviewed
yesterday by our reporter concerning DR..
and Mrs. L. II. Lewis, who have been winter
ing at suburb of Kingston, Jamaica. which
place was destroyed by an earthquake this
week. No word has been received from them.
Master Harry c. Jones, Jr., East Main
street, agent for the Saturday Evening Post,
is contes ing for the prizes offered for the
largest number of papers sold in he Stale and
county-lst prize $50 for State and second a
trip to jamestown Exposition for county.
With the young man $ energy and the support
of the town he will win, which he desires.
The case of Harriet E. Noble and Mary
Birnie against Clotworthy Birnie, trustee, ap
pealed from the Circuit Court for Carroll
County to the Maryland Court of Appeals
was heard this week. The attorneys in the
case were Guy w. Steele for appellants and
John NJ. Roberts, B. f. Grouse, James A. c.
Bond and F. Neal Parke for appellee.
Roscoe Swadener, formerly postmaster al
Liberty, Frederick county, has resigned q
ST 900 year position in the office OF Collector
Stone, of Baltimore, and returned home to
| again take charge of the Liberty postotfice at
a salary of $500 year. Mr.. Swadener says
he prefers small salary at home in the coun
try rather than more money in II big busy city
| like Baltimore.
The Western Maryland Railroad yesterday
took over the entire capital stock OF the
Georges Creek and Cumberland Railroad
Company. 1t will proceed at once to assume
the official organization and operation OF the
property. The Georges Creek Railroad runs
from CuIuDeIldUu DetlIlOlu uiHe. iIOudCoH
ing, Nd, and, with branches, has 32. SO miles
of track 1t has 10 locomotives and 86l cars.
A corps of surveyors in charge Of Civil En-
gineer Roger B. Irwin, of this city. has begun
a survey for the Western MARYLAND Railroad
for a tunnel in the neighborhood of Thurmont,
Frederick county. The survey is expected 10
run from poiut between the 59i and 80 mile
sidings in IL westerly direction to point at or
L l. .l,', In,,&
BILE the railroad company to do away with
several bridges and many curves.
Judge William Fl. Thomas was one of the
honorary pallbearers at the funeral of the late
Judge l. Thomas Jones, at Elkridge, Howard
county on Sunday last, and the following
members of the Carroll County Bar were
present. John Milton Reifsnder, John M.
Roberts, F. Neal Parke, B. Frank Grouse
and Geo. L. Stocksdale. Mr.. Charles E.
Stewart and Mrs. John M. Roberts were also
present.
The snow of Wednesday and Thursday has
made sleighing worth while living for. Every,
one who has horse in this city. or a part OF
one, is enjoying the sport. Few sleghs were
noticed around town from the country. as the
roads have been almost impassable for the
last three weeks. The drivers who have speedy
horses participated in several slow brushes.
Even those who have three legged horse
want to race. even if they come out last, which
place they are booked for.
The Baltimore Sun of January Is. says
Charles Carter, wanted at Dorsey Run for the
murder of Thomas M. Reinhart, on April I,
1906 was arrested for the 46th time at a saw,
mill on Goulais river, north Of Sault Ste.
Marie, Mich, Tuesday morning. and is held
for the Maryland officials. SauIt Ste. Marie
officers, who received circulars offering the
81. 600 reward, went to the lumber camp and
picked Carter out from the laborerS on the
description in the circulars. Carter is colored
and was employed in the lumber camp as a
cook He refuses to return without requisl-
ton papers, saying that he knows he will be
lynched if he goes back.
Harry Gorsuch, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Thos.
Gorsuch, of Waynesboro, formerly of this
county. was painfully burned at his home at
80 o'clock Sunday evening while engaged IN
making fire in the furnace OF his residence on
Fairview avenue. He went to the cellar TO
look at the fire and discovered that it was low.
To give it fresh start. he put IN a lot OF
kindlng and closed the door. short time
afterward he opened the door and great
gush of gas and fame burst forth, enveloping
his head and right arm. The flames burned
his face, the right side particularly, very Sc
verely. The skin was penetrated by the fire
and the flesh so badly burned that the HAIR on
his head could be pulled out by the handsful.
His right arm showed the effect of the fire to
the elbow and the ends of his fingers on the
right hand were burned black. Mr.. Gorsuch s
mother, Mrs. Thomas Gorsuch, summoned
DR.. Joseph Enniss by phone. The physician
promptly responded and dressed the young
man's s injuries.
Personals.