The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1907-05-10
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITIES.

cut of on May 1.
The Albion Hotel still remains closed. A
I;ouor license was granted to an applicant
bnt he has not taken charge yet.
Mrs, Whitfield Stansbury, of Hampstead
had an operaton performed on her at the
City Hospital, Baltimore, recently.
Mr.. Harry Fl. Harbaugh, proprietor of the
Palace Livery Stables. will open up harness
emporium in the room next to tiremen'
Building shortly.
Prof Simpson will address the students Of
Collegiate Institute, Union Bridge, Thursday
evening, May 10Th. Subject, demands OF
Public Education"
Mr.. George A. Miller, chief deputy clerk OF
the circuit Court, had his residence hard
somely painted, both interior and exterior,
nm Church street. Meade Ohler was the
painter.
Charles E. Cootes, tonsorialist of this city,
who took trip for his health several months
AGO and returned much improved. is now IN
the University of Maryland Hospital, baiti
more. under medical treatment.
The Atlantic Machine Works announce III
orn,her column in this issue that they have
discontinued the repairing of machinery. and
will devote their time exclusively to building
labelling machines, which are in demand.
Mr. Jacob II. Handley, teller of Westmin
s,or SWINGS Institution, will fill Mr.. Thomas
T. Reese's place as cashier in the above bank
while Mr.. Reese is on his vacation. Mr.. E.
o Grimes. ST., president of the institution,
will assist.
Mrs. Edward Lynch, of Columbus. OHIO,
who spent the past summer IN this city, re
turned on Saturday last to spend the coming
summer. Her daughters, who are attending
school Mt Emmitsburg, will join her after
school closes.
AbdeI R. Wentz, of Lineboro, who will be
graduated from the Lutheran theological
Seminary at Gettysburg this month, expects,
after graduation, to sail for Germany to con
tinue his theological studies in the German
universities.
Mr. Harry C. Albaugh, of Hanover, Pa,
formerly proprietor of the First Na'iona
Restaurant, this city, is erecting beautiful
four story brick front to the. hotel he pur'
chased in that city. The front was formerly
an old frame structure.
Mr., F. c.. Lindsay, of Union Bridge, head
Of the wood department in the car shops, has
invented what is believed to be superior to
anything of its kind now in use. 1t IS sim
ple and cheaply constructed sash fixture tor
lifting and lowering the windows in passenger
cars.
Company H has been invited to participate
in celebration which will be held by Com
pany B, First Maryland Regiment, at Hagers'
town on July 4. The celebration will be
largely of military character and will EN-.
brace a sham battle, drill maneuvres and
other features.
A committee of the Westminster Fire Com.
nany is arranging with the Western Maryland
ttaiiroad Company for an excursion to An
uapols via the Pennsylvania Railroad, in
stead of taking the boat to attend the State
Volunteer Firemen's Convention held at
Annapolis in June
AT congregational meetings held at st.
Johns. Grace and st. Lukes churches, near
Littlestown, to elect pastor in the person OF
Rev. Mumford of Trenton, N. j., the follow
ing votes were recorded: st. Johns, 80 for
and 10 against; Grace, 20 for and 20 against
st. Luke's, 80 for and 8 against.
Justice Herbert, at Towson, on April q
committed "Dan" Christ, of Reisterstown,
for many years the terror of the children and
older persons of Baltimore and Carroll coun.
ties, to the Baltimore county Jail to await the
action of the grand jury He was taken on
the charge of assault with intent to kill Miss
Mollie E. Bolhnger.
CLAW Kenna and Wade Kenna, youths who
escaped with Patrick Rockwell from the Ha-
grrstown Jail Friday, were captured near
Halfway Frederick county. After escaping
they rode the bumpers of a Western Maryla
freight train to Thurmont. On Thursday the
Kemna brothers, together witty "Cy'' Young,
again escaped, but later gave themselves up.
Miss Anna V. Stoner, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles B. Stoner, of Locust Lawn farm,
near Hanover, Pa, formerly of near this city,
left Tuesday morning over the Pennsylvania
Railroad for Los Angeles, California, via the
Grand Cannon, Colorado, where she will spend
some time. On her return she will stop with
relatives and friends in North Dakota, Kan
sas, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio.
Mrs. G. W. Ward, wife of DR.. Ward, the
principal of the State Normal School, and
formerly professor at the Western Maryland
College, was painfully, but, it is thought, not
seriously hurt, as the result of Il fall from an
electric car last Friday at Saratoga and Carey
streets, Baltimore. Mrs. Ward sustained a
laceration on the back of her head. She was
removed to her home, adjacent to the Normal
School, at Lafayette and Carrolton avenues.
George P. Thurman. of Hampstead, is re-
CURED by an order signed last Friday by
Judge Morris. in the United States District
Court, to show cause by May Is why he
should not be adjudicated bankrupt The
order was signed upon the petition of the First
National Bank, of Hanover, Pa, and other
creditors of Mr.. Thurman. 1t was alleged in
the petition that Mr.. Thurman is insolvent
and that he permitted one of his creditors to
obtain preference.
The Judges of the Court of Appeals have
designated Tuesday. May IA, as the day on
which the commemorative services will be
held in honor of the memory of the late Judge
|. Thomas Jones. Attorney General Bryan
will move the adoption of resolutions, which
will be seconded by Mr.. John Writ Randall
of Anne Arundel county, and Mr.. FRANCIS
Neal Parke, of Westminster. On WedDes
day, May Is, the court will hold memorla
exercises for the late Judge Bryan, who tol
many years was a member of that court.
Judge Thomas on Saturday last drew the
following jurors in the place of those excused
Taneytown district, Edward E. Reindollar in
place of Martin E. Conover; Freedom dis
trict, Joseph Brown in place of George A.
Blizzard; Manchester district, Leonard Berk
heimer in place of Robert Leppo; Middlebure
district. Charles E. Crabbs in place of Lewis
|. Reifsnider; Union Bridge district, ID. Fred.
EllSlar III place Ol ESODeTt ". uSS, anu Jug
Thomas drew George F. Grumbine in place
of d. Fred. Englar, of Union Bridge district,
excused.
Fire early Saturday morning, supposed to
have been started by a passing train, destroyed
the depot and warehouse on The Western
Maryland railroad at Graceham, Frederick
county. The general merchandise store Of
Mr.. j. c. Pyles, in the same building, and
the creamery plant of the Hanover Produce
Company. adjoining, were also consumed. A
large hay barracks near the creamery caught
fire several times, but was saved. In addition
to the depot, quantity of local freight was
destroyed. Mr.. Pyles lost his stock of goods
valued at So .OOO on which there was no in
surance. The depot and warehouse, valued
at ~ 900, was uninsured.
Mrs. Charles R. Miller. wife of the fourth
vice-president of the Fidelity Trust and De
post Company, Baltimore, left on Wednes
day for her second trip to Alaska. Last sum
mer Mrs. Miller travelled in Southeast Alaska
visiting Dawson City and other places of in
terest. This year she will travel in the ice
country about Boring Sea. Mrs. Miller will
sail from Seattle June l, on which day the
first vessel leaves for Alaska for the SUNNI err.
She will be in Seattle at the breaking OF