The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1907-11-22
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL RREVITIES.


city uuit work on Saturday.
The residence owned by Mr.. Charles Ensor,
West Green street, is being painted. Mr..
Charles Bowers, has the contract for the work
Granville Lippy and Harry Cassell, of this
city. are busly engaged in Baltimore paint
;,g bouses for Elgen & McCauey, contractors.
Union Thanksgiving services will be held
N Ra,hel Church at 10 II. IN. Rev. q. j.
HIM. of the Methodist Protestant Church Will
preach.
Mrs Vergie l. Harris, who has been so
seriously i'll with pneumonia and acute lung
,roublp for the past two week, has improved
in slight form; DIR. Foulz, physician.
The Eeniamin's Reformed and Lutheran
Churches will hold Union Thanksgiving
service in Benjamin's Reformed Church at
l0a III. Sermon by Rev. K. w. Doty.
Bergman and Keller, coach makers and
updertakers of Manchester, have dissolved
partnership. Mr.. Bergman purchasing the
entire business.
The annual lovefeast of the German Baptist
Church. Woodberry, was held last Saturday.
Services were conducted by Elders Urlah
Biyler. Of this city, and George X. Tapping
ton, louisville
The Western Maryland Railroad Company
laid off last week at the Union Bridge shops
II men that work on the yard and 8 carpen
tars The force on the various sections OF
track repairing gangs will be reduced.
John Reifsnider, second son OF Mr.. John
NJ Reitsnider, this city, while running on the
athletic field at the College, Saturday after
noon, slipped and fell, breaking his collar
bone. He is getting along very we'll at pres
emit
Union Thanksgiving services, Of the
Methodist Protestant, Methodist Episcopal,
Reformed and Lutheran Churches OF this city
will be held in the Lutheran Church at 1920
a. m. Rev. d. L. Greenfield, OF the Methodist
Protestant Church, will preach the sermon.
The vacant store room belonging to the
estate of the late Levi Watkins, AT Gathers
burg, and the nearby residence of George A..
Goyd were destroyed by fire shortly alter
O'Clock Wednesday morning. lncendarlsm
IS suspected. The loss is 81, 500 and is fully
covered by insurance.
John Lynch, of Soldiers Delight, paid an
election bet recently by transporting his
nephew, Thomas Lynch, in a wheelbarrow
from Berryman's lane to Hitsheus hotel,
Rristerstown. A stop was made al the Cen.
trail hotel A placard entitled, 81 am black
Republican, was on the losers back.
The Carrollton Cornet Band will hold an
oyster Supper on the nights of the 2SIh, 18th
and Both of November at the band hall at
Carrollton. Ice cream and confectionery will
be served The band will furnish music for
the occasion. A cordial invitation is extended
to all who wish the band success.
The Lutheran Church of Unioutown sent a
consignment to the Deaconess' Home, Wal
brook, 300 pounds, consisting of Jared and
dried fruit, potatoes, apples, cabbage and
vegetables in general. buckwheat meal and IA
quantity of home made soap. The MI. Union
congregation sent comforts, sheeting, pillow
cases and counterpanes to the LOUISVILLE Oh
phan's Home.
The Westminster Theological Seminary
will celebrate its silver jubilee Tuesday next,
November &c, by holding services morning,
afternoon and evening in the Seminary Chapel.
Invitations and programs have been issued by
the president, REV. Hugh l.. Elderdice
Addresses will be made by prominent
Methodist Professionals in the morning and
afternoon. An alumni meeting will be held
IN the evening.
Geo Steiner, near Pleasant Valley,on Tues
day November 18th, while carrying his six
pound axe on his shoulder, the grass being
wet accidentally FELL the axe striking the back
ofhis head and cutting IL cash OF two inches
He severed some blood vessels. causing pro
fuse hemorrhages. DR.. M. l.. Bott was
summoned and rendered the surgical aid
requiring four sutures and legation of blood
vessels.
4 force of about IS workmen is now EN-,
ploy4d upon the erection of the buildings for
the Maryland State tuberculosis Sanitarium.
near Sahillasvlle. The first story of the main
building, which will be 200x9O feet In ground
dimensions aud three stories in height. has
been completed. The first two stories OF
thi- building will be of stone, and the third
frame. Six large shacks will be erected near
it. The site of the sanitarium is l.4Oo feet
above sea level. 1t is one and aquarter miles
ncrIh of Sabillasville and three miles
northeast of Pen Mar.
Among the noted lawyers in attendance on
Court this week was Vincent Sebold OF Fred
erick county He is the Democratic leader
of he Emmitsburg district, and it always
gnes Democratic, for Mr.. Sebold attends to it.
He is also the manager of the Emmlttsburg
Railway and president of the East Berlin r..
r. of Pennsylvania. He has so we'll manag ed
the Emmitlsburg Road that it not only pays
all expenses, declared regular dividends, but
has surplus in the treasury. If other Dem
ocratic leaders of Frederick looked after
their districts as well as Mr.. Sebold does, a
different story might be told there on election
day.
On account of business relations, Mr.. >.
Ralph Harrison resigned as principal OF
Hampstead public school at the close of the
Fall Term, which was last Friday. For this
position thus vacated, the County Superinten.
dent secured the services of Mr.. E. Mac
Rouzer, who graduated at Western Maryland
College last June. Miss Elizabeth Richard
sou, principal of Fnksburg school, is mt home
sick, and will not be able to teach for some
weeks. The Superintendent has asked Miss
E. Nan Burgoon to take the school till
Christmas.
Garner Bros, Owing's Mills, have gotten pos
session of the old railroad depot property pur-
chased a year or more ago from Miss Margaret
Painter. They are having stable, carriage
house and other out buildings built on rear Of
the lot, which consists of several acres Of
land. The first floor of the depot building
will be converted into store room. Garner
Bros. expect to resume business about Janu
airy lst The railroad had refused to give
possession of the depot but as compromise
they were given the right to let its old track
remain for the purpose of supplying the
electric power house with coal.
Mr.. ]. Henry Lester, of near this city, re
ceived telegram Monday evening OF this weel
from Grafton, West Virg mia, stating that hi
daughter, Miss Ada Leister. had undergone
an operation for appendicitis in the hospltas
at Grafton that afternoon. Mr.. Lester LET
at once for Grafton and several messages
have been received by the family stating tina
the operation so far had been successfully
performed and her condition being no worse
she is doing as we'll as can be expected. Miss
Lester is a travelling mlliDer for Armstrong
Gator 4 Co. of Baltimore, and was taker
with the illness while in Grafton, West Vir
ginia.
Quite an excitement was created in this
city Saturday evening about 7.3O by run
away horse, with a buggy attached, tearing
down Main street from Playground Hill. Ii
the buggy were Misses Este Humbert and
Amelia Jelineck and Mr.. Harry Thurman
who was driving. Finding the horse was
beyond control Mr.. Thurman jumped. but the
young women, who did not even have The
lines, remained in the buggy. On reaching
the Catholic Church the horse ran up on tbe
pavement and fell. and the buggy was over
turned, upsetting its occupants. Miss Hum
bert had her collar bone broken but Mis-,
Ial.~ oo1~,