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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1907-06-07
Festival.

Sandy Mount Sunday School will hold their
ice cream and strawberry festival, on June 8.
If weather is unfavorable that evening, will
be held the first fair evening the next week.
Stone Chapel Sunday School will hold their
Strawberry and Ice Cream Festival June the
Sth, beginning at l o'clock in the afternoon,
and lasting at night If the weather should
be unfavorable that evening it will be held the
first fair evening the following week.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the German
Lutheran Church, near Smallwood, will hold
their Strawberry and Ice Cream Festival June
Is, beginning at clock in the afternoon.
If the weather should be unfavorable. the first
fair evening the following week. 3t*
The German Lutheran Church at Small
wood will hold a strawberry festival June 10,
commencing at D. m. If the weather is
unfavorable, will be held the first fair day.
The Church of God Sunday School of
Wakefield will hold an ice cream and straw
berry festival on June Is. If weather is un-
favorable, will be held the following Tuesday
night.
The Medford Grange will hold an ice cream
and strawberry festival on Saturday evening,
June %, in the Hall, at Medford. Every
body invited to attend.
Union Sunday School of Jerusalem Church,
Bachman's Valley, will hold their annual
picnic on September A. morning, afternoon
and night in Geo. Warehime's Grove. The
Alesia band will be present. All persons
invited to spend the day with us.
The members of St. Luke's winter }
Church, near New Windsor, will hold their
annual Ice Cream and Strawberry Festival in
the tent adjoining their church on Saturday
afternoon and night, June 29th. A band will
be present to enliven the occasion. All are
invited
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FIioht of the New Army Balloon,

The citizens of the East End of our city
were much surprised to see "a large balloon
pass over the edge of that section of our town
about 3 SO o'clock Tuesday afternoon. The
three men in the basket could be distinguished
The balloon is a large war balloon recently
built for the Signal Corps of the United States
Army. and was released at the gas works in
Southeast Washington at 1.13 O'Clock for its
trial trip. Those who took the trip we're
Capt. Charles De Forrest Chandler, of the
Signal Corps and Mr.. j. c. Mccoy and Mr..
Leo Stevens. the maker of the balloon, of the
New York Aero Club.
The balloon is one of the largest in the
world, containing $4,000 cubic feet of gas and
about 40 feet in diameter. The basket is about
six by four feet, and carried besides the men
a thermometer, b romrter, life preservers in
case the balloon descended in a body of water,
a basket of lunch, maps of the surrounding
country, an anchor and various other lnstru
ments to be used in calculating the heights
attained during the fight, the velocity Of the
wind, barometrlc pressure and conditions III
the upper air.
On being released the balloon took a north,
erly direction over the eastern part of the city,
crossed over Montgomery county, over How
ard in the direction of Sykesville and was
sighted at Reisterstown at 800 o clock. Ii
then came toward Westminster, passed near
this city, then near Hampstead and over Man
chester. About CLOCK it was in the vicin
ity of Hanover, then passed directly over York,
going on to Harrisburg. Preparations were
then made to descend, the balloon finally
landing with all safe at Linglestown, about
nine miles from Harrisburg, at 5.45 p. M,
having travelled 40 miles in hours and 81
minutes. The aeronauts expressed themselves
as delighted with the trip, which was success
in everv yay
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ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
Personals,


Miss Lula Myers and Miss Mabel Myers, of
Frizellburg, have returned home after spend
ing several days with their friend, Miss Emma
l.. Motter, of Lttlestown, Pa.
Cards are out announcing the marriage of
Miss Minnie Grace Wentz, daughter of Edwin
Wentz, of Lineboro, and George c. Ware
helm, of Manchester. Tuesday. June Is, at
the home of the bride. The bride Is an ac'
complshed musician. The groom is sales.
man in Mathers store, Manchester.
Mrs. William r. Westaway entertained on
Monday evening last the Sandy Mount Mite
Society. A pleasant evening was spent. The
following guests, besides the members of the
society, were present: Mrs. Louis Lamotte,
Mrs. r. 81. Caple, Finksburg, and Miss Mamie
Eckenrode.
Mr.. Daniel S. Roberts, of Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma Territory, is visiting his brother
and sisters in this city.
Mrs. Margaret s. Owings, of Sparrow s
Point, has issued invitations to the marriage
of her daughter, Amelia, to Mr.. Claude Tilden
Smith, East Main street, this city. The mar
riage will take place on Wednesday next at
st. Matthew's Protestant Church, Sparrow S
Point.
A marriage license was issued in Baltimore
on Friday last to William D. B. Hepner,
Sykesvile, and Beulah E. Bauer, Annapolis,
Md.
A marriage license was issued in Baltimore
on Saturday to George G. O. Brien and Eliza.
beth V. Gross, both of Snydersburg, Md.
Mrs. Susan Shaffer and SOD John, from
Columbus, Ohio, are in Westminster. She is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Milton Swartzbaugh.
Mrs. Edward V. Clark and daughter Alice,
of Harrisburg Pa, who were visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Nelson Gilbert, West Main street, re
turned home this week.
Mrs. Harry C. Albaugh, of Hanover, Pa.
visited in this city this week.
Miss Lamora Franklin and Miss Mamie
Wagner, of Baltimore, were guests of MIR.
and Mrs. Harry Ditman, of this city, this
week
Mr.. Homer Warehime and sister, Miss Lii
lie, near this city, were visiting in Baltimore,
Hanover and Harrisburg Pa, the past week.
Clell Miller and bride, of Hagerstown, are
guests of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Miller, near this city.
Mrs. II. w. Jones and Miss Jones, of Den
YER, Colorado, and Mr.. Ii. W. Jones, of Perth
Amboy, New Jersey, spent several days this
week with Mrs. Pearson and Miss M. b.
Shellman.
A surprise party was given at Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. W. Babylon's, 16 N. Mount street. Balti-
more, Tuesday evening, June 4, in honor OF
their daughter Maggie, by some of her many
friends. A pleasant evening was spent. Re-
freshments were served.
DR.. James E. Shreeve, Jr., of this city, at
| tended the centennial exercises of the Univer,
sity of Maryland on Saturday and Sunday
| The exercises of these days consisted OF
the presentation of tablet at Annapolis to
| o. I II Al. tac
mon on Sunday by Bishop l.. B. Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Thomas Blair, of San
Francisco, spent from Sunday evening until
Wednesday morning, of this week, with Mr..
and Mrs. W. H. Hutting, West Main street,
this city.
Mr.. J. Q. H. Smith, of Pittshurg, Pa, is
visiting ~, THO citv
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Competition Suppressed

The report of the special attorneys to
the Interstate Commerce Commission re-
commends that the Attorney General Of
the United States take action to nnnul the
contract between the Union Pacific and
Rock Island railroads for the control of the
Chicago and Alton railroad, which was
virtually wrecked by the Hartman syndi-
cate.
The most startling announcement in this
report is ''that railroad competition has
been suppressed in an area equal to one
third of the United States and "that
the profits of the great railroads of the far
West are being used to buy stocks and con-
troll systems in the East, instead of build
ing more roads for the development of the
West. Yet after this exposure of the
deals of Hartman and other railroad mag
mates they are indignant that the legisla-
lures of the States included in the 'area
equal to one-third of the United States
should legislate to compel railroad corpora
tions to charge reasonable rates instead of
extracting vast sums from the public to
buy the stocks of Eastern railroads. The
fact that the Attorney General of the
United States needs prodding to protect
the public interests shows that the chief
reliance of the plundered people must be
through their own direct representatives
in their State legislatures, rather than the
procrastinating action of Federal officials.
Those good Democratic doctrines of State
Rights and Home Rule are much more
effective than all the boosted strenuousness
of the present Administration. To guard
those State rights from the encroachment
of federal power by preserving all reserved
rights not granted by the constitution to
the national government, is the only way
for the people to secure redress OF wrongs
and preserve their liberty.
Not railroad is charging lower rates by
reason of the legislation of Congress or
prosecutions of the Roosevelt Administra-
ton, but the legislatures of many States
have enacted laws which compel the rail-
roads to charge reduced rates. Talk OF
even the strenuous type is cheap, but it
takes drastic laws to control railroad cor
poratiOns.
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Pleasant VALLEY Items,

JUNE 5-As the weather was inclement
last Sunday Rev. Martin Schweitzer, who was
to assist in the decoration, was not present,
which was great disappointment to the
order, as we'll as others. The band, with the
order, assisted by the Sunday school, marched
to the cemetery and decorated the graves.
We believe there were as many people present
as last year.
Mr.. Herbert Myers, one of our enterprising
hucksters, had the misfortune of losing one
of his horses last Monday in the fire at Au.
gustus Study's, near Blacks school. Mr..
Myers loss is over $3.50. partly insured in the
Carroll County Co. Mr.. Study lost two mules
and one horse, only getting one horse out OF
the barn. How the fire originated is not
known, though about a week ago, it is said, a
tramp came along and made threats that he
could kill dozen people around there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter eastman, of Oak Or.
chard, Frederick county, are visiting their
sons. Harry and Mervn. The eastman Bros.
moved to our village in the spring and engaged
in the butchering business, which they are
running very successfully.
Sunday school at 9 a. NJ; divine service al
10 a. M, by Rev. Jas. B. Stonesifer.
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Public Office a Public Trust.

1t is a trite saying and has been heard
over and over again, that public office is a
public trust. But it is no less important
because it is familiar 1t is, indeed, just
one of the things that ought to be in the
mind of every man who holds or desires to
hold public office.
There are some men, who when they get
into office, seem to regard it as personal
matter, and have little idea that they are
public servants. And it sometimes hap
pens that the longer man holds office the
more he feels that it belongs to him, a
sort of right of possession.
But no matter whether man is in office
for long or short period, he ought to feel
while he is in office, that he has been placed
there by his fellow citizens for the public
good. This would dignity the man and
promote his usefulness as a public official
ANY other view is low, sordid and to be
deplored.
It is an honorable ambition to desire
public office, and it is unfortunate that so
many good and reputable citizens OF our
communities, men who would adorn public
position and who would discharge their
duties in such way as to bring credit to
themselves and good to the party they re-
present and to the community at large,
absolutely decline to hold office.
Out of this class, splendid members OF
the legislature and other public officials
could be selected But they decline and
their party and the general public lose
their services. We think this is wrong.
We believe it is the duty of every man
who is interested in the welfare Of his
country, when called upon by his fellow
citizens, to take public office, to respond
affirmatively, unless there be some insuper-
able reason which prevents.
Some years ago plain old gentlemen
from one of our neighboring counties went
to Washington. 1t was the first time he
had ever visited the National Capital. He
went to the White House to call and pay
his respects to the President. When he
shock hands with the President he said
"Well, you are our Ruler" The Presi-
dent Immediately replid, Ono, | am the
peoples servant ooh no, said the old
man, "you are our Ruler" The President
persisted in declaring that he was the peo
ple's servant And the old man went
away feeling that the President did not
understand his position. But he did.
PUBLIC OFFICE Is A PUBLIC
TRUST.
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Medford Item s.

JUNE 6-National Lecturer J. l.. Gaunt. of
New Jersey. gave very interesting lecture
on Grange work in the hall AT this place.
There were visiting members from Silver Run,
Hampstead, Frizellburg and Union Bridge
Oranges.
The weather still continues cool and wet.
but fortunately we have not had any snow or
hail, like in other states. The condition OF
the weather so far has retarded all vegetation
very much. Corn is looking delicate, although
your correspondent has field corn that is hard
to beat.
Mrs. Mollie Horn and Miss Ida Englar
both had a room papered this week. MIR. L..
Gladhill, of Westminster, did the work.
Mrs. Charles Repp, of New Windsor. paid
visit on Monday last to her brother, Ernest
Myers, and family.
James Beacham had horse to drop dead
last week in the wagon.
David Englar, Jr., is erecting new wagon
platform scales, to take the place of the old
scales which have been torn down.
C. E. Engle & Company have been adding
different lines of goods until they have large
department store.
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Pomona GRANGE Of Carroll County.

The Pomona Grange. P. of H.. of Carroll
county, held its quarterly meeting in Grange
Hall. at Taneytown, on June LIST.
Notwithstanding the Indictment weather,
about $50 were present at the morning session,
during which the officers for the ensuing two
years, who were elected at the last session of
the Pomona, were duly installed by Mrs. NJ.
G. Peltz. Master of Medford Grange.
After partaking of the bountiful dinner
prepared by the Taneytown Grange, the meet
ing was again called to order at one o'clock
by Worthy Master H. s. Morelock. After
disposing of the business of the order, the
session adjourned and the meeting was opened
to the public.
The speakers of the day were Geo. W. F..
Gaunt, of New Jersey, lecturer of the Nation
al Grange; State Master Prof. FL. Patterson,
of College Park; Richard Vincent, Jr., of
White Marsh, Md, and Nevin DIETRICH, of
Chambersbnrg, Pa.
The next session of Pomona Grange will be
held at Union Bridge on September I.
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ITO THE DEMOCRACY OF CAR,
l. ROLL COUNTY.

have concluded to be candidate for the
Democratic nomination for the Office Of
States Attorney of Carroll county at the next
general election.
am making an appeal directly to the vot-
ers of my native county, that they may see TO
it that the rule of rotation in said office. es'
tabished by recent Democratic conventions
may be maintained, and that future nomlna'
tons for said office may not be put upon the
bargain counter or auction block.
| respectfully submit thai if the Democracy
Of Carroll county believe that nineteen years
of active practice of the law, that twenty years
of faithful service in The ranks of my party,
and that AZ years spent with my fellow cItI-
zens, enttle me to their favorable consldera'
ton, then | shall expect my friends to see
that | get square deal.
l feel sure that the good people Of Carroll
county fully appreciate the fact that they
have been generously inclined to every mem
Der of the Carroll county bar older than my
self and to some much younger.
believe that the fair and impartial admin
istration of the criminal law is the strongest
safeguard of the rights and liberties OF The
people.
If should be elected to said Office shall
submit the record of my past life as guaran,,
tee that the unfortunate will get square deal
and that the homes and Gresides of the good
and vrtuous people of this county shall not be
obliged to submit helpessly to intolerable
conditions.
In view of the fact that there are younger
members of the bar who will in time be entl;
tied to their party's consideration, at the end
of one term, shall step down and out.
Respectfully,
MICHAEL E. WALSH.
may "a If
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FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 7, 1907.
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES AND
CONVENTION.

Pursuant to the action of the Democratic
Central Committee of Carroll County, at
Westminster, May 9th, 1907, notice is hereby
given that primaries will be held at the usual
places in the respective districts, on Saturday,
July 9th, 1907, for the purpose of choosing
delegates to the County Convention to be held
in Westminster, on Monday, July 29th, 1907,
to select five delegates to represent Carroll
County in the State Convention to be held in
Baltimore City August 9th, 1907, and also five
delegates to represent said County in the Ju
dicial Convention for the Fifth Judicial Cir
cult, ito be held at Ellicott City,son Wednesday,
August 18th, 1907.
The hours and places for the primaries in
the various districts will be as follows:
Taneytown, $50 to 1870 p. m, at fancy
town.
Uniontown, 6 to p. M, at Uniontown.
Myers, to 7 p. M, at Silver Run.
Woolery's, 2 to p. NJ, at SandyVllle.
Freedom, to 6 p. M, at Freedom.
Manchester, 2 to p. M, at Manchester.
Westminster, to p. m, at Westminster,
(Court House,.
Hampstead, to p. M, at Hampstead.
Franklin, 6 to p. m, at Taylorsville.
Middleburg, to p. M, at Mlddleburg.
New Windsor, to p. M, at New Wind
sor.
Union Bridge, $50 to $50 p. M, at Union
Bridge.
Mt Airy, to p. NJ, at Mt. Airy.
BENZ. F. GROUSE, Chairman.
THos. j. COoNAN, Secretary.
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Commits Suicide at Springfield
HoSpjtai

Miss Eleanora Dalrymple Magruder, form
erly of Baltimore, and who was an inmate of
Springfield State Hospital, near Sykesville,
ended her life at the hospital Nor Gay by
swallowing carbolic acid.
Miss Magruder, who was formerly patient
at the Church Home and Infrmary, Balti-
more, had been at the hospital only few
months. Suffering with meancholia and
known to have suicidal tendencies, Miss Ma
gruder was closely watched by the nurses and
doctors. The nurse left the ward to get bit
of sugar for another patient, when Miss Ma
gruder slipped out and hurried up the flight
of steps into the storage rooms. On the Sec
ond floor was kept bottle of carbolc acid for
sanitary purposes. She hurried up the steps.
discovered the bottle and drank the contents.
Despite the efforts of the doctors to save her,
she died Is minutes afterwards in agony. Her
mouth and throat were terribly burned.
After an investigation Coroner Harry F.
Curley, of Sykesville, gave a certificate of
suicide She was buried in Baltimore Wed
nesday
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Sunny Side Items.

JUNE 5-Uriah AFTER, an aged retired
farmer living with his son, Nahia, of Pine
Hill, is on the sick list Mrs. Noah Newman,
of Pine Grove, is also on the sick list, but at
last reports was improving.
Charles Matthias and his day hands, with the
assistance of his large dog, captured 46 rats
in his corn cribs.
A. j. Hess is improving his property with
a new wagon shed.
Charles Matthias has improved his buildings
with new roofs.
Mrs. Lloyd G. Baughman and daughter
Lille, of Adams county, Pa, visited relatives
in this place on Monday.
An infant child of Jacob Krumrine and
wife, of near Pine Hill, died on Friday aud
was buried at st. Bartholomew Church on
Monday.
Esta. William and Lottie Sholl visited al
Milton Flickinger's on Sunday.
Preaching at ST. Bartholomew Church
Sunday at $50 a. m.
Sunday school at Pine Grove Sunday at 9
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Bark Hill Items.

JUNE 6.-The Ladies' Home Missionary
Society will hold its monthly meeting Saturday
evening June I, at the church.
The convention of the Ladies' Home and
Foreign Missionary Society of the Maryland
and Virginia Eldership will convene at this
place June % and 80. Services as follows
Saturday afternoon, 2. 80; Saturday, I. 80 p. m.
All day service on Sunday. Many prominent
speakers are expected to be present.
Mrs. Laura Smith and daughter Nellie
spent last Thursday in New Windsor visiting
her brother, Wesley Iaines.
Mrs. Mollie Yinsling was in Westminster
shopping on Monday last
Mrs. Blanche Smith, of Linwood, spent
Wednesday with Mrs. John Smith.
Miss Mary Cartzendatner had fall last
Monday which resulted in an injury to hel
shoulder, making her unable to use her arm
Mesdames Molie Yingling and Phenia Lam
bert spent Wednesday in Union Bridge.
Children's day service will be held here or
Sunday, June 16. There will be all day ser
vice.
Mesdames Oursler and Foreman, of Union
Bridge, spent Wednesday with their sister
Mrs. Lu Rowe.
John Thomson, colored, and daughter were
called to Washington on account of the illness
of his brother.
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a Star Paefv

A most delightful "stag Social was given
by Mr.. ]. Maurice Eckenrode, at the resi-
dence of Mr.. Samuel Shipley, on Saturday
evening last. The first part of the evening
was spent playing cards, after which the guests
were invited to the dining room, where they
found awaiting them bsuntiful supply of the
delicacies of the season, to which they did
ample justice. The table was beautifully
decorated with roses and heliotrope, and at
each plate was placed neat menu card, con-
tanning the names of the guests, and carna-
ton. Mr.. J. Hampton Baumgartner was ap.
pointed toast master, and each guest respond
ed with speech.
The evening was a most enjoyable one.
The guests were; Messrs. Philip A: Latimer,
]. Hampton Baumgartner, Thomas 8. Englar,
Walter E. Short, Charles Roberts Thomas,
Charles R. Walker, John G. Doyle, Fletcher
Hanks Clarence E. Wheaton, W. Carroll
Skunk and J. Meriwether Shellman.
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Wakefield Items

JUNE 6.-The all day services were held at
the Brick Church on Sunday last, but owing
to the weather they were not so largely at
tended.
Raymond Richardson, who left here for
Boston. Mass, the first of April. is coming
home this Sunday to visit his parents Mr.
Richardson has many friends in this section
who will be pleased TO see his smiling face
once again.
Many people from this place attended the
Decoration Day exercises at Winfield on
Thursday last.
|. N. Stoner is very busy now picking
Strawberries with which he is supplying his
customers.
Miss Margaret Bowers. of this place, visited
her grandmother, Mrs. Upton Mitten, of Frog
Hollow on Tuesday last
Most of the farmers in this section are
planting their late corn over. j. f. Babylon
planted 20 acre field over, and many others
have planted all their corn over.
George Hoover is putting new roof on his
wagon shed. Messrs. Talmage Hoover and
Harry Robertson are the carpenters. George
Hoover, Dr., is the overseer.
Judge l.. p. Slingluf lost valuable shep-
herd dog on Wednesday last. The cause of
the animal dying was due to poison.
Chldren's day service will be held at the
Bethel Church of God this Sunday evening at
7.30. No effort has been spared to make
this pleasant event.