The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1907-03-15
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Next Thursday, March 81, is the common
cling of spring.
Plus Little, of John street, lost very val
liable COW this week. The cau-e OF lis dealh
was milk fever.
The County Commissioners on Monday sci
dates for transfers and attachments ana passed
a number of bills.
Harry F. Curley, of Sykesvlle. real estate
agent. recently sold the Alexander property
TO Mrs. Jones, of Walbrook.
W. Grove Lawyer, of Littlestown, formerly
of this city, was elected a director OF the Int
tlestown Base Ball Association last week.
The Buena Vista Ice Company during Jan.
uary and February harvested 10000 tons OF
ice from Lake Roger, near Pen Mar.
The Pass 1t. On Sunshine Society, of Man
chester, Md, through Miss Ella Wentz Tracey,
president of the society, sent S3 for the
Chinese famine sufferers.
The fifteenth annual report of the Bureau
of Statistics aud Information of Maryland has
been received at this office. 1t contains some
very valuable information and is we'll printed
Mrs. Thomas X. Shaw, Bond street, re-
ceived a telegram on Friday afternoon from
Washington, D. c., stating that her mother,
Mrs Jane Lambeth, was extremely ILL., Mrs.
Lambreth di ed yesterday.
Mrs. Lizzie Engar, of New Windsor, who
has been visiting her son, Howard, in York,
Pa, met with serious accident while assist
ing them in moving into their new home last
week by falling and breaking her ankle.
On last Tuesday morning while Master
Jack BONN was going up the steps at the Hlgh
School, this city, he fell and cut cash in his
forehead an inch and half long. DIR. j. h.
Billingsea rendered the necessary surgical aid.
The announcement in last weeks edition
that Mr. Benjamin Dorsey, liveryman of this
city, would establish livery stable i'll Thur
mont, will in no way affect his business here.
The business in Thurmont will only be il branch
from Westminster.
Mr.. W. A. Little, of New Windsor, has
purchased the provision store of A. |. 4ing-
ling Il Co., Reisterstown. He will take
charge of the business at once. Mr.. Little
conducted the butchering business in New
Windsor which he has disposed of.
Lucinda Coleman, an aged colored woman,
of this city, was taken to the Almshouse on
Saturday critically ill with dropsy, from which
she died on Sunday. Her funeral took place
on Tuesday. Interment in Ellsworth colored
cemetery. James M. Stoner was funeral di
rector.
Messrs. Irwin & Case, contractors of this
city, were awarded contract by the Western
Maryland Railroad Company this week to
build an extensive coal pier at Hagersiown to
be used to handle the company's large coal
business Work will be commenced on it in
about 10 days.
A meeting of the property owners on pro-
posed electric road route from SykesvIlle to
Springfield State Hospital was held March
9th at o'clock p. m. for the purpose of as
certaining value of right of way. Senator
Beasman being absent with grip, the meeting
was conducted by Mr.. Wade Fl. d. Warfield,
speaker, and Mayor E. M. Melor, chairman.
The County Commissioners of this county
met the Howard Comfy Commissioners at
the joint bridge between Howard and Carroll
counties over the Patapsco river, on Wednes.
day. to make an investigation as to the needed
repairs. The bridge, it is stated, is too mar
row Tor teams to pass on. On Thursday the
Commissioners and County Treasurer visited
the Springfield State Hospital at Sykesvile.
An effort is being made by several parties
interested to have a new road opened from
the Benson Falls bridge, west of Reisterstown,
through the Walters, the Smith and other
farms and to reach the Westminster pike near
The johnson place just above Reisterstown.
This would avoid the heavy hill near the falls
and would prove beneficial to Reisterstown by
making it more accessible from points along
this road.
The Lamb like" month of March got in a
good lick at the weather forecasters on Sun
Gay when storm like western blizzard left
ABOUT inches of snow in Its wake, breaking
all records for any one March day since 1892,
ana awakening the public faith in the little
rusty ground hog But Monday with a rise
IN the ~ ,rb xy,tb
'nundergust with plenty of rain, made the
snow snow disappear, leaving that nice sop that we
Ike to see.
:, Rev; DR.. Thomas H. Lewis, president of
the Western Maryland College, who is the
representative of the Maryland Conference
OF the Methodist Protestant Church, thinks
mat there is little hope for union of the
methodist Protestant, United Brethren and
congregational denominations, as the United
brethren have recently expressed bitter OBJ
gc'lons to the plan of uniting the denomina
u1nS, through its official papers. The meeting
Ahes place next Tuesday in Chicago.
The funeral of the late Vincent Yingling,
near this city, took place on Monday last at
81. Johns Catholic Church, Rev. Father
" cassidy conducting the services, after which
,he remains were inferred in the Catholic
burial ground in rear of the church. The
Ralibearers were David E. Walsh. Michael E.
wa walsh, John Arbaugh, Charles Swinderman,
Inarles Eckenrode and Harry Case, all mem.
oers OF st. Johns Beneficial Society, of which
me deceased was member.
We are the recipient of very instructive
and attractive pamphlet from Mr.. George R.
BABYLON, Of Baltimore, issued by the Improve
ment Association of Laurel, Md. which they
are distributing through the State, appealing
people to locate there. The book contains
number of handsome residences and the
Laurel Cotton Mills and other buildings. 1t
would be very wise plan for the directors of
.ne Westminster Improvement Company to
act on and issue one of Westminster, which
uas as many advantages as any city its size.