The Democratic advocate., 1907-07-05
Sale Register.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREVITIES.

at Ocean Clty tnlS "eeh'
Mr., J. E. Shreeve, East Green street, is
having his residence painted.
Roberts, Roop & Co. are havinga fresh coat
of paint applied to their warehouse.
Bailiff C. f. Jerome has a squad of men
cleaning up the streets.
The FIRST Regiment Band and Company IL
raraded Main street on Thursday OF last week.
A sign with the name of the street on was
,.,cked M at each street corner this week by
the corporation.
The County Commissioners on Monday last
r.caived the bonds of several tax collectors
and passed and paid number OF bills.
fhe usual annual reunion held by the
PRESBYTERIAN church, will take place next
Thmsday, July II, at Pen Mar.
Mrs, l.. S. Selman, of this city, has ac-
c.nted a position as clerk at the Emory Grove
Hotel, where she will spend July and August.
The Baltimore and Reisterstown Turnpike
Comnany has declared dividend of Two per
cent, clear of all taxes, which is payable on
July IL.
Daring the month of June As deeds. 10
p,nrruuops 4 bills of sale were recorded ana
- marriage licenses were issued by the Clerk
ot the Court.
According 10 lbcV. III lllthS, INV ~
weather prophet, July will be one OF the
.tormi4s, months of the year. He says there
will he excessive rainfall and thunderstormS.
Eugene McCalrey, Herbert Matthias and
Russell Grouse have accepted positions wlth
Gilbert X Gehr, dealers III hardware, near the
railroad, and have entered upon their duties.
Mr.. Henry Reck, one of the oldest resi-
dents near Mt Union, while walking IN his
barn NOW recently, had board to break uh'
der him and fell down to the entry below,
breaking a hip and injuring himself badly
Mr.. Ezra w. Mehring, of South Queen ST.,
Iartlestown, Pa, has purchased the Gouldeh
property on East King street, from Mr.. Il. M.
Spalding, agent for Col. j. A. Goulden, OF
New York; consideration 81 ,05O.
Miss Mary Reese, daughter of MIR. and Mrs.
Charles w. Reese, near this city, who was
.,pcrated on at the University of Maryland
Iiospital, Baltimore, in March for appendl
tits, has returned home entirely recovered
Prof. s. Simpson, superintendent "i the
Carroll County School Board, who attended
rhe teachers meeting at jamestown last week.
had the honor to guide the ladies to the war
oath AT the Exposition. Prot. Simpson Is
always agreeable and is very popular.
Announcement is made through the Even
ing Globe. the official organ OF the Board OF
ii,iucation of New York, of the appointment
of q. Edw. Waltz, formerly of near Llnwood,
10 teach in the Commercial High School of
New York City.
Harvey S. Witter, who was manager OF the
Citizens Lumber and Coal Company, and later
with the Lumber Coal and Supply Company,
has accepted u position with Smith hell'
suider, lumber and coal dealers, West Main
street.
Seven old Western Maryland Railroad To-
co,uotives. some of which have been IN use
ever since the road was built, were sold by the
company to firm at Lebanon, Pa Three
of the engines that were stored in the Hagers-
town roundhouse were shipped to Lebanon.
Mrs. II. NJ. Rider, Misses Bertha and Bes-
sic Roberts, Mary Weaver, Hattie Freeman,
Florence Morgan, of this city; Mrs. Daniel
F"nIz, Of DAYTON, Ohio, and Miss Nancy
Clarke, of Baltimore, who sailed for Europe
last month, arrived safely at Naples, Italy,
last Friday.
The handsome residence, formerly occupied
by the Order of the Holy Cross, Willis street,
is being improved for Mr.. Frank Raem and
family, who will take possession on Septem-
brr |. The carpenters, painters and paper
hangers are busiIy engaged at present on the
necessary improvements.
The month which Just ended proved to be
the coolest June in the history of the local
weather record. The mean temperature for
for June, during the 81 years OF which rec,
ord has been kept, has been a normal tenn
prruture for the month of 73 degrees. The
record for the last month was only 6G.7 de
grres. There were only 8 clear days during
the month.
Charged with riotous conduct aboard II
Western Maryland passenger train en- route
erom Baltimore to Hancock, Geo. and Frank
Smith and George Brown were before Justice
Hoffman. ia Hagerstown, Monday. Frank
Smith got three months in the House of Cor
grrlion, George Smith two months in the
House of Correction and George Brown was
lined $50 and costs.
Baltimore city is honored every Sunday
during the summer with concert at their
parks by good band. Westminster will
shortly have the pleasure of hearing the First
Regiment Band give concerts on Sunday at
aernOons at some place not yet made known.
if everything pans out to the company's satis-
tnction, after their return from camp.
Grace, the young daughter of James M.
SStoner, Pennsylvania avenue, was severely
bitten in the hip by dog owned by Charles
Babylon, as she was passing his residence on
the Avenue, Monday noon. She was hurried
IN ihe office of DR.. Charles r. Foutz, who
canterized the wound. 1t cannot yet be as
certained if there is danger of poison.
FraIeriek Ludwig Henry Glendmeyer, of
Baltimore, who is proprietor ofthe City HOTEL
is in this city making arrangements to have
the hotel ren0ysIed. Carpenters, plumbers,
painters and paper hangers will soon start on
The work. 1t is sasd that Mr.. Glendmeyer
will spare no pains &c have the building
.opened as soon as possible and to make it one
of the best hostelries in the State.
Mr., James D. Wilmington has resigned as
General ticket agent and auditor of the West
ern Maryland Railroad. Mr.. Wilmington bas
been connected with the road for 80 years.
Poor health compelled him to give up active
work. The position he held will be abol
ished. Mr.. F. M. Howell, who has been
general passenger agent, will be made general
ticket agent. The auditing of the passenger
accounts will be done in the general auditing
department of the system.
A very valuable horse, belonging to Mr..
Walter Robinson, near this city, broke Its
leg while out grazing near the Westminster
Fertilizer Comsauy's factory, on Green street,
last Friday, from which it died. Mr.. Robin
son was in the habit Of tying his horse out in
a patch OF grass. which was close to the fac
tory, bat the horse in walking around became
tangled np in such shape as TO throw it.
breaking one of its hind legs up in the hip.
severing an artery, causing the horse to bleed
to death.
Elsie M. Walker, years old. only child of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Z. Walker, of Ruhl,
died last Wednesday from the result of being
scalded on the body and legs by bucket of
boiling water which was being prepared for
fuse on sore horse. Mrs. Walker had set
the pail down to close the door. The child
backed into it, overturning it and scaldlng
herself so severely that death resulted in IL
lhours Mr.. Walker lives on Mr.. H. c.. Hen,
'drx's farm. Mr.. Hendrix lost little boy
about six years ago in the same manner.
A platform meeting in the interest of the
temperance movement will be held in the
Methodist Protestant Church on Sunday even
ing at o'clock. The new Superintendent of
the Anti Saloon League for the State of Mary
land. William Ii. Anderson, Esq, will be
present and make the address Let all citizens
who would hear dispassionate discussion of
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