The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1907-11-15
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITIES.

Mrs. Sarah l.. Yingling, residing near the
Pool, will have sale on Saturday, November
%, at D. M, and moved to this city.
The express due here at 8.58 a. m. on Sun
,jav was an hour late owing to an engine
humping the track west of Hagerstown.
A special pension of S. was granted by y;
the County Commissioners on Monday oil
last week 10 Leah Dorsey, of Myers district.
Mr.. C. +. Stell, of Union Bridge, who was
operated on recently at IL hosplta! in Baltl-
more for appendicitis was a success and is
reported to be improving.
Mr.. Frank Z. Shaeffer, plumber, has been
awarded contracts to furnish the Westminster
Firemen's Building and St. Johns Catholic
Church with large boilers.
Mount Hope Station on the Western
MARYLAND Railroad was broken into by rob
beers this week, but very little booty was
secured.
Mr.. Charles Brown, manager OF the United
Telephone and Telegraph Company, this city,
has resigned his position. His successor has
not yet been appointed.
Quite a large number of alumni and former
students of Western Maryland College were
in town Saturday for the St. John Western
Maryland football game.
Mr.. Harry H. Harbaugh, East Main street,
has Just completed putting in an upto date
hot water plant in his residence. Frank L.
Shaeher, plumber, did the work.
This city was visited by snow on Tuesday
afternoon. This is the first snow fall seen in
this city this fall Winter is fast approach
inc and our readers should be in readiness
aorit.
Charles d. Diffenda, John street, has ac.
cepted position with the Coal and Coke
Rairoadshops at Gassaway, VIVA. Mr.. Ditfen'
dial will have charge of one Of the depart
ments in the machine shops
The Brethren of Pipe Creek and Sam S
Greek Churches will hold their first meeting
in the new meeting house at Edgewood on
Sunday, November a. at 10 a. IN. Elder Y.
d. Bonsack, of Washington, D. c. will Off
ciate.
Mr.. H. g. Parnham, of Glen Morris, was
kicked in the face by horse on Friday last.
His injuries though not serious were very
painful, a large number OF stitches beng
required in the dressing of his wounds. which
were attended to by Dr. T. Rowe Price.
Miss Agnes G. Kane, ofTexas, has resigned
as one of the teachers in the primary depart
ment of the Franklin High School, Reisters.
town. Miss Grace Lise of Glen Falls. who has
been assistant teacher at the Ow!ngs Mills
School has been appointed to Miss Kane
position.
A sewer is being put in on Liberty street by
tie Corporation this week. The sewer starts IN
front of the office of Houffman Fuss and runs
along Gilbert & Gehr'S hardware store, where
it empties into the large sewer on Nam street.
This Improvement will add much to the APP
pearance of the street. and good Improvement
20 the town.
C. A. Carbaugh, fireman of engine No 303
on the w. NJ. Railroad, fell from the tender
of the engine while switching at Maple Grove
last week Carbaugh fell upon a pile Of ties
and was injured internally, besides sustaining
several cuts and bruises. DR.. Bush, of Hamp-
s'ead, rendered the necessary treatment
after which Carbaugh was sent to his home
near Lttlestown.
The Howard County Poultry and Corn
Show, including exhibits of farm products,
household articles. aud ladies' handiwork,
and also a dog show, will be held at Hunt s
Hall. at the depot, Ellicott City, November
20, %, 80, 1907. 1t will be open day and
might under the auspices of the Business
Mems Association of Ellicott City.
This week 8 carloads of new machinery
for the Old Liberty Coppermines, townsville,
for the Virginia Consolidated Copper Com
pany which is now operating the old mines,
were received at Union Bridge. A large
boiler with great smok estack and heavy new
modern rock crushers were among the equip
ment to be put to use there in addition to the
new equipment that was placed during the
past five years by the different mining com
panies operating 1t.
Officials of the Western Maryland Railroad
are interested in new cement plant at York,
Pa. az a branch of the Sandusky Portland
n ole has f,an
at Sandusky, Ohio; Syracuse, Ind, and
Dixon, I'll. The York plant is directly on
the line of the Western Maryland, and makes
white cement. Several articles made out
of the new cement were placed on exhibition
In the Office of the Western Maryland's In
dustriaI Commissioner, Mr.. Austin Gallagher.
The cement is made from limestone obtained
al the auarries around Townsville, Pa. The
plant which has been built by the Sandusky
. Company hos capacity of 500 barrels day
The contract for building the Jewish Home
for Consumptiees on the Westminster pike
near Reisterstown, has been awarded tc
Thomas P. Johns, who was the lowest bidder
Mr., Johns intends to begin building opera
tions as soon as possible, and next Tuesda,
ground will be broken for the new building
Mr. Jacob Epstein, who gave the money t.
build the hospital. will turn the first shovefu
of earth. Mr.. Johns has undertaken to have
the building completed by June /, 1908. Th
plans call for three story building, 1913 D.
81 feet, of stone and rough stucco. DIR. Loui
p. Hamburger is president of the hospital
and the building committee consists of ALDER
A. Brager, chairman; Louis Kann and Benn
Koha.
Mr.. Joseph d. Brooks. this city, was ap
poiuted receiver for Green Bros, and Subur
ban Express Company in Circuit Court, Nc
2, Baltimore, Monday. The appointment
was made on application of Daniel c. Free
mau. this city, who with Charles W. Freeman
constituted the Company. The petitione
said that he aud the defendant bought tb
business from James and Herbert Green 70
$1,000 in November, 1906. Ut this sum h
contributed $1,000 and the defendant $4,000
Irreconcifable differences have arisen betwee
the partners, according to the petition. re
titioner said that defendant was busy making
books on the races and was not properly al
tending to the business. he also said IN
defendant would not let him enter the offic
of the concern.
County Commissioner. ELECT William Byerl
.was given surprise in the way of serenad
Aast Saturday night at his home in Fowblesbur
by bis neighbors. The serenaders carried
sleigh bells, horns and other noisemakinl
Instruments. Dr.. s. Wilson compimentet
Mr.. Byeriy upon bis success and introduced
prof Dorsey Ensor. principal of the Fow
biesburg School, who spoke commentator.
sof Judge Byerly's character and the large
vote be received. Judge Byerly replied anG
inNited his friends to partake of his hospital
ity. Judge Byerly purchased the home O
OF Mr.. John CEout at Reisterstown on Mon.
day for 81 500. An interesting fact connected
with the purchase is that Judge Byerly and
Mr.. Crout are the only two men in the Fourth
district ever elected to the Office of County
Commissioner, and Mr.. Crout lived in The
present house when he was Commissioner
Judge Byery bought the house to be convent
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