The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1907-03-08
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITIES.
Farmers are busy hauling out manure.

Farmers are busy hauling out manure.
Fitting time has now commenced and
number of changes will take place.
Mrs. Clarence Stoner, Pennsylvania avenue,
is critically i'll, with no hope of recovery.
Three carloads of stock were sh ipped from
Ghis city by Mr.. Harry F. Cover on Monday.
George w. Magin, fur dealer, of Westmin
ster, Was in Cambridge, Md, last week and
bought 5000 furs.
The Western Maryland Railroad Company
announces an advance of cents per ton on
all coal hauled to tidewater points.
Mr.. Jacob Marquet, of Harvey, formerly of
this city, has moved 10 Whitehall, Pa, where
he expects to take charge of a hotel.
Elias w. Oursler and Andrew Tawney, of
this city, on last Tuesday caught a carp near
Carrollton Station that weighed 81 pounds. (2)
Edward Miller, living near Spring Grove.
has in his possession Stradivarius violin bear
ing the date of 1886 for which he says he has
been offered $500.
The B. F. Shriver Co. has purchased the
Nelson Brown farm, l mile from New Wind
sor, from Smith Suader. The farm contains
about 140 acres.
Mr. John F. Frick, of Smalwood, is sup
posed to be one of the Oldest readers of the
ADVOCATE known. He states that it has been
coming into his household for the last AZ
years
Mr. George F. Lester. of Hampstead dis
trict, was discharged in bankruptcy by Judge
Thomas j. Morris, Baltimore, last Saturday.
Geo. l.. Stocksdale was the attorney for Mr.
Lester.
D. H. Parett sold his property, the Pope
Hotel, in Hagerstown, to d. S. Rector, of this
city. formerly proprietor of the New Windsor
Hotel. at New Windsor. He took charge
last Friday.
While number of men were engaged in
cleaning up u huge ice house at the dam of
the Rockdae Powder Co. the scaffold under
which they were working collapsed and in
Jured three men.
DR.. David H. Hahn, of Tyrone. sold on
Monday last to Mr.. Harry f. Cover, drover
OF this city, the heaviest hog in this county:
The hog was shipped from Taneytown and
weighed $40 pounds.
The will of Dr. John E. Bolte, who was
register of wills of Baltimore county, was ad-
natted to probate Tuesday in the Orphans
Court at Towson. He bequeaths his estate to
his widow absolutely.
After pleasant day and fine evening
Westminster was startled on Tuesday night,
about 10 clock. by high wind aud snow
storm. The ground was covered with snow
in less than 10 minutes.
Governor Warfeld has announced the APP
Wointment of DR.. Alexis Shriver, of Hartford
county, as forest warden for Maryland, an
office entirely new in this State, having been
created by act ofthe General Assembly passed
i'll 1906.
Motter's Station is about completed by the
Emmitsburg Railroad. There will be com
Portable waitingroom and a commodious ware
house in the same building. This station is
rebuilt in the place of the old one destroyed
by fire last December.
The Court of Appeals of Maryland last
week heard the cases of VIM. B. Thomas, APP
pellant, VS.. George Dobbin Penniman and
Darlington, receivers, appellees. James A.
c. Bond, Francis Neal Parke and W. W.
Parker were attorneys for Mr.. Thomas.
John W. Whitmore, of Union Bridge, while
helping to load steel rails at McGinnis' sta
ton, for the Western Maryland Railroad, on
Saturday last, had the index finger of his left
hand mashed off by being caught between two
rails. DIR. Jos. T. Herring rendered the nee
essary surgical aid.
The case of Bertha l.. Reese vs.. Tabiiha
L. Starner and others. appealed from the Or
phans Court of Baltimore city to the Mary
land Court Of Appeals at Annapolis was
argued by Richard Bernard for the appellant
and Benjamin F. Grouse for the appellees on
Wednesday.
The case of John w. Esterline VS.. State of
Maryland, appealed from the Circuit Court of
Carroll County to the Maryland Court of APP.
peals, Annapolis, was argued on Saturday by
q. U. Weant and Charles E. Fink, for the
appellant, and Guy W. Steele and Attorney
GeGeral Bryan for the appellee.
E: L. Crawford, Sandyvile, Md, has
stable of fine high bred horses, which consists
of Rustic Jay, bay stallion, son of Jay Bird.
paced mile last season in 225; Wajon
Yantess, 2.l6; Lady Shleunes. bay mare.
year old trotter; Belle P. sired by Sky Point
'er, by Tennessee Wilkes and Others
The committee appointed by the president
OF the Westminster Fire Company to secure
estimates on the cost of fire alarm system
Tor this city, was ordered on Wednesday
might to co cooperate with the executive COM
nlttee of the company and to wait on the
Mayor and City Council to ascertain what
system they will install, and if satisfactory to
the company, will be accepted.