The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1907-10-04
LOCAL BREVITIES.

the hotel owned by Helen Abe, of Glen Rock
The old steam pipe and radiators in the
Court House are being removed and larger
ones substituted.
The Robert Garrett Sanitarium Hospital
for children, at Mount Airy, was closed for
the summer last week.
The l.. II. Dielman Drug Co., New Wind
yor. has secured Howard Mills, of Baltimore,
To take charge of their pharmacy.
During September 50 deeds, II mortgages
and bill of sale were recorded, and II mar
rage licenses were issued by the Clerk of the
Court.
The Washington College foot ball team. OF
Chpstertown, is scheduled to play the Western
Maryland College team in this city on No.
yrmber :.
The SmaIlwood base ball club journeyed
over 10 SandyviIe on Saturday, September
u, aud defeated the Sandyville boys by
score Of Ii to 3.
A special train passed through this city on
Sunday morning last at | 20 O'Clock with II
patient from Blue Ridge Summit suffering
with appendicitis.
The heavy rain of Saturday evening made
travelling very disagreeabe and made business
very dull in this city, causing the stores I"
close earlier than usual.
Mr.. II. o. Stonesifer, of keysville, has
purchased AN u acres OF ground from Mrs.
Ia,ina Mehrng, York Road. llo is erecting
a modern residence upon the purchased tract.
The County Commissioners on Monday last
granted the following special pensions. Mr..
George w. Feeser, of district No. &, $500,
and Miss Elizabeth Hayes, of district No. II,
5000.
Lewis Lee, of near Wariieldsburg, raised
on his farm the following immense lima
beans: One weighed ! ounce; =, nehalf
ounce 4, one ounce. They are u inches
long and inches wide.
A number of directors and prominent cili-
zens of this place attended the Hagerstown
Fair Ass ociation banquet, held AT Hagerstown
ON Saturday last. Mr.. b. +. Grouse made IA
short address.
Mr. Edward F. Rendollar, of Taneytowr.,
who retired from the presidency of the Penn
sylvanlu State Milers Association, which met
in Lancaster last week, was elected member
of the board OF directors.
Harry f. Kuhn, Hanover. Pa, has pur-
chased the good will and fixtures of the
Franklin House, Manchester. and has taken
charge of same. Mr.. Arch. Buchanan, was
the former proprietor OF the hotel.
Charles E. MackIey, East Main street, pur
chased the property of the late Jesse n.
Williams, 1913 East Main street, at public sale
ON Saturday last. The price paid was
3205O.0O. Claude L. Smith was the attorney.
An application for the pardon of Eugene
Peterson, colored, who was convicted on
April Both last by Justice Edwin Shriver for
carrying concealed weapons, is published III
this issue. Peterson was sentenced to House
of Correction for one year.
Peter Ritz, near Tannery, exhibited large
worm at this office on Saturday last that had
- horns. He said that it was taken from II
walnut tree. The worm was blue III color
and measured inches in length and l! inches
IN circumference.
distribution of the public school tax for
the quarter ending October was announced
at the office of the Comptroller Tuesday
The amounts are payable to the county school
boards after the 10Th of the month. CarrolFs
apportionment is 81 ,Oi2. l6.
The GIyndon Fire Company is soliciting
subscriptions for their new hall from the
County Commissioners, Western Maryland
and United Railway Companies. The con
tract has been awarded to Charles Sentz to
erect the building. which has already begun.
Clayton Barnes. of Linwood. who fell from
the roof of Dr. Whitehilfs residence. New
Windsor, ON July Is. and severely in.
iurrd. started to work last week for the first
time since the accident, but had to retire
after working some time on account of weak
ness.
Mr. John Whtmore of the Western Mary.
land Railroad. section 8. has been transferred
to section Q. and Mr. Harry +. Fritz. Penn
sylvania avenue, an eX foreman of the road,
has been appointed foreman of section s,
with headquarters al New Windsor. Mr..
Frilz viii take charge October I
Jesse Curtis, IA years old. had two toes cut
off and foot mashed by the elevator in the
cotton duck mill at Warren Saturday after
noon. He is II bohhin boy, and his father,
William Curtis, runs the elevator and at the
time was descending when the boy stood too
near ii and was caught.
Rev. DIR. Thomas II. Lewis, president of
the Western Maryland College, will make the
principal address on October IL, at the dedi-
cation of the new Methodist Protestant
Church at Seattle, Wash. The dedication
was to take place on October 6, but slight
fire occurred in the cellar of the edifce which
caused a postponement.
Geo. S. Stevenson and Henry P. Steven
son, of Chewsville, have brought suit against
the Western Maryland Railroad for SIS, 600
damages for the destruction by fire of u can
ming factory owned by the Sevensons at the
above place. The plaintiffs allege that the
factory took fire from Il spark of Il w. Nj. K.
Il. locomotive.
Drs. j. w. and Georgia Devilbiss have in
serted their card practicing ply siclans in
this city in this weeks issue. Their office
and residence are at 48 w. Main street. AL
together they come from Iowa, where they
practiced many years. DIR. }. W. Devilbiss
is Frederick countian and DR.. Georgia
Devibiss is Carroll countian.
A telegraph office has been opened at Tan
merry by the Western Maryland Railroad. An
office was opened at that station few years
ago after the big wreck at Ransom an! kept
in operation for few months, but was closed
in the fall of 1905 and has been out OF exist
ence ever since, until this week.
Miss Aerie Little. only daughter of Milton
Little, of Silver Run, one of the most respect
ed aud highly esteemed young ladies OF that
place, was taken to the Maryland Homeo-
pathic Hospital, Baltimore. on Saturday by
DR.. G. Lewis Wetzel. of Union Mills, where
she was operated on for appendicitis. The
operation was successful and she is convaesc'
ing nicely.
Mr.. Fred. Deislg, of Wlliamstown, Pa,
expressed two cages of homer pigeons to the
express agent at this city with Instructions to
hDera'e on Sunday morning, if not raining,
but MIR. John Sinnott, express agent. on &C
count OF The threatening weather, held the
birds over until Monday. This is the second
lot OF pigeons received by MIR. Snnot, last
week from Pennsylvania.
When John Yingling, who died at Union.
town last week, was conductor on the B. g.
0. he and two other men caught a number
OF bass in Wheeling creek. He put them in
the water tank of his engine that drew his
train and hauled the live fish across the Allie
ghenies to Cumberland. where he put them in
the Potomac River. So far as known these