The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1907-03-15
Union Bridge has a population of S53.


pointed by the President to succeed Postmaster
Baughman.
A number of young men from this city have
secured positions at the jamestown Exposition.
Several have already entered upon their duties.
The prices on stock and farming nipple.
ments are good everywhere sold this spring.
People who are having sales seem well
pleased, too.
Mr.. George c. Myerly, of Waynesboro,
Pa, formerly of this county. will move from
that place to Chambersburg, where he has
secured employment.
T. w. Mather Il Sons will hold their spring
opening next Thursday. Friday an Saturday
and will exhibit number of ATTRACTIONS that
will please the purchaser.
Mr.. William r. Black, of Pennsylvania
avenue, has sold his milk route to Mr.. j. Edw.
Bish and not to Levi Barnes, as reported to
a number of Mr.. Blacks customers.
1t won't be difficult task for the shoppers
to be pleased next Thursday, Friday, Saturday
| at Miller Bros. Co.'S. spring opening, for you
| to secure something new and pretty in every
department.
One hundred feet of the long covered pas
senger platform at Pen-Mar railroad station
was partly destroyed by fire early Sunday
morning. The confagration extended from
the ticket office southwark.
Mr.. Howard F. Logue, of Spring Mills, who
had sale last Tuesday week is said to have
received excellent prices. Horses brought
from 1854 to $175; cows $40 to $50. Meats
Is and II cents pound.
The pavements in this city are in very bad
condition. In places, where the surface is bad
under the bricks, they have sunk deep into
the mud, and some are standing straight up,
making walking very difficult.
Prof. Simpson has invited Governor War.
field and DIR. Stephens TO attend the closing
exercises of the Westminster High School on
the evening of Monday, May u. Twelve
pupils will complete the course this year.
On Wednesday evening the First Regiment
| Band enlisted nine new men. This makes
thirty three enlisted men in the band. DIR.
Jos. Il. Herring examined the men and Cap
tain John N. Weigle, of Co. Ii, swore them IN.
Miss Blanche MCGOWAN, a well known young
lady of this city, while on n visit in Phila.
delphia was taken i'll with appendicitis, and
was operated on Monday afternoon about
O'Clock at the Samaritan Hospital, at that
city.
The explosion of the boiler in Grace Luth-
| eran church, Carroll street, this week will not
interfere with the services on Sunday, as ar
rangements have been made to heat the church.
| The explosion bursted all the sections of the
| boiler.
Frederick W. Hull. of Avondale, has rented
his farm to Albert Morelock, of near Wake
field, and has moved TO this city. This week
| Mr.. Hull chosen general agent TO the
| Grangers' Storm Insurance Company OF Car
roll county, Nd, which was organized.
Lawrence Bros, of Unionvle, whose sale
was advertised III this paper was the largest
held this spring. The receipts amounted to
$6.51S.29. E. A. Lawrence and Z. A. Craw-
ford were the auctoneers, and disposed OF
property from II d. m. to p. M, remark
able record.
Friendship Public School will hold an
tertanment in the school house on the even
ing of March 22nd, consisting of recsations,
dialogues, drills, tableaux, music aud flag
presentation. Proceeds for an organ for the
| school. Admission Is cents, children under
twelve years 10 cents, doors open at seven
| o'clock.
Nicholas G. klousman, of Louisville this
county, was granted an absolute divorce on
Wednesday in the Circnit Court of Baltimore
from Lucy Lee klousman and the custody of
their three children. They married
| April IL, 1892, and separat ed July 3, 1900
The divorce granted for unfaithfulness.
Mrs. Isabelle C. Kelley. of Washington, D.
c.. sister of Mrs. R. Frank Sappington, of
Lbertytown, was burned to death at her
home in the above place on March Z. She
was rebuilding the furnace when flames flew
out setting her clothes on fire. The clothes
were burned from her body before assistance
arrived, causing her death.
In the case of Mary l.. Motter VS.. David NJ.
and Samuel H. Mehring removed from this
county to Washington county, the jury, after
IA trial lasting four days. awarded the plaintiff
one cent damages. This was suit for $1,000
damages for the pollution of stream and
spring aud the destruction of crops on the
farm of the plaintiff adjacent to Taneytown.
Messrs. Bond K Parke and Lane & keedy
represented the plaintiff and Messrs. Joseph
ID. Brooks and Wagaman & Wagaman the
defendants.
Mr. Horatio NJ. Kneller, of Lineboro, has
| in his possession violin which is Is years
older than the one owned by Edward Miller,
of Spring Grove, of which mention was re-
| Gently made in this paper. Mr.. knellers
instrument, he says, looks like new, and bears
the inscription: Antonius Stradivarius Creme
Facilbut, Ammo 1921, and is as good an in
strument as any musician ever held, although
1856 years old. Mr.. Miler's is Il Stradivarius
violin and made in 1876. Mr.. Kneller would
like to hear from any one having Il more an.
| cient violin.
receipt was exhibited at this office by
Dr. Rinehart the property of MIR. Daniel
|
bushels of wheat on May 8. 1886, at So a
bushel to Bush Il Bruut, Baltimore, when he
was farming. Also 80 bushels of cloverseed
| at $50 per bushel, which realized $500. The
| above produce was hauled TO Baltimore on
two-horse wagon Mr.. Caltrder is go years
old. A bill of Frederick Caltrider was also
shown of goods he purchased of Campbell
Everhart, Frizellburg on May Is, 1852. Fol
lowing are prices of some of the articles
| i A.. h,r 10
steel SIC. pound and pair of shoes $l.25.
Mr.. William H. Maus, of Taneytown, has
the distinction of being one of the oldest sub
scribers of the ADVOCATE. He has been
subscriber to this paper and the Carroll Coun
ty Democrat since 1852, and has also voted
for every Democratic nominee for president
since 1851, except Horace Greedy, and the
county and State tickets since 1857. except
few wears in the sixties, when he was disfran-
chsed for opinions sake. He was judge of
election of District No. l from 1880 to 1896,
inclusive, a term of 16 years, and in which
time he assisted in holding II elections, for
county, State and Presidential offices. He
would like to know who can beat the above
record.
The Frederick Examiner of March pub
lished the following article "Fretting under
the restraint and confinement in the Spring
Grove Asylum, at Sykesville, where he had
been under treatment for several weeks,
Charles Edward Schilling, of near Chews-
vile, Washington county, escaped from that
institution one night during the latter part of
last week and is now home. Schilling made
his escape under cover of darkness by jump.
ing from a second story window and tramped
ali the way to Frederick. AT Frederick he
bought ticket on the trolley to Hagerstown,
and from the latter place went on to his home
and gave his wife and friends a surprise
Schilling. it is said, has never shown any
signs of violence and is not believed by some
to be irrational.
The only case tried before jury at this
term of court extended over tive days, and
resulted in verdict on Saturday evening in
the case of AMMAN & Horner, of Emmitsburg,
against Martin E. Valentine in favor of the
plaintiff for $500. The defendant was surety
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