The Democratic advocate., 1907-12-06
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREVITiES.

The thermometer yesterday morning at
O'Clock registered 13 degrees.
Sheriff elect Jeremiah Belt Townsend quail
fled on Monday and moved into the jail on
Tuesday.
The man who left his glove on the corn
hin ON Wednesday night, can have lt,by call
inc at Mrs. Geo W. HulPs.
very beautiful calendar was received at
.h;o ofce from Mr.. John E. Eckenrode,
,coacn and carriage builder.
The A. McGinnis Co., distillers, Carrollton,
Md has made l.. Sachs, East Main street,
distributor for Carroll county for their liquors
George Yinglng, of Webster Street, killed
4is I wear old hogs last Tuesday; one weighed
sf mounds and the other 78 pounds.
hiring the month of November Al deeds,
10 mortgages and bills of sale were recorded
and "a marriage licenses were issued by the
clerk of the court.
Denuty Sheriff Harry G. Hesson under
sheriff .joseph l.. Franklin moved into the
bonsp vacated by Sheriff j. Belt Townsend
on East Main street.
Winter arrived in Westminster Tuesday
.fternoon in a snow storm, and proceeded to
caint the town white. Although the fall was
light many enjoyed sleighing for WHILE
Mrs TTriah A. Wentz, near MelrOse, while
oo;ng from the house to the barn last week
falI and broke her left leg just above the
ankle. She was found where she fell by her
l3 year.old son.
John Sterner was arrested in Littlestown
Pa. last Friday on charge of buying liquor
for y minor by the name of Wm. Shade.
Sterner was held under $500 bail by Squire
Bocher for his appearance at the April term
of Court.
The newly elected Orphans Court Judges,
John +. Eckenrode, K. Nelson koontz and
William K. Richards received tneir commlS
sion and qualified on Monday last. The old
board retired mmediately after the above OIL
GERS qualified Judge John E. Eckenrode
is chief Judge.
Eupene Peterson, colOred, who was con
victed and sentenced to the House OF Correc-
ton for one year by Justice Shrver IN April
last. was pardoned by Governor Warheld on
Tuesday. Peterson was convicted tor carry
ing concealed weapons.
The following weights of hogs killed IN
this city were handed to US this week:
Thomas Rickle, two, AGA and 39l and beet
900. Adam Rickle, three, 463, Ais and 40o;
John Weigle, two, 329 and $40; Harry
Royer. two, 329 and 359; Joseph Evans,
four, 4O4 and 373, and two spring pigs 2o6
and 173
Mr.. William Grove Lawyer, formerly of this
city, now residing on the Valley Grove Farm,
about two and half miles from Littlestown.
Pa. not far from the Carroll county line,
was seriously hurt by getting his right hand
in cornhusker on Friday last. The injury
of the index finger was so serious that
-,mputation was necessary The Other hugrrs
wete badly laceraled but it is believed that
,,hey will be saved.
Mr.. ]. i. Briscoe, of Baltimore, the new
.proprietor of the Hotel Westminster. took
..hnrge on December l. Mr.. Brlscoe Is an eX'
.perienced hotel man, and his high recon
mendation, connected with his pleasing dis
position will surely bring abont success. he
is not only hold;tg Mr. Crout's guests, but Is
gaining more his fine hotel is being re;
novated from tob to bottom, and is considered
one of the leading hotels OF the State.
Miss Carrie Panebaker, daughter of Mr..
Geo. P. Panebaker, of Bachman's Valley,
IS this week attending, at Rock Hill, 5. C.,
!he annual Convention Of the College 7. w.
{. A. of the Carolinas. Miss PaneDakel
went as a delegate from Catawba College
Newton, N. c., where she is deservediy
popular student. She will reflect credit
Npon the institution sending her to repseSaean'
this important part of present day College life
and which is especially emphasized in South
ern Schools.
The large bank barn on the tacm of Mrs
Annie G. Lisle, at Glen Falls, about 8 miles
from this city, was destroyed by fire on Sun
day night The cause OF the fire is moi
known, but is believed to have been OF al
incendiary origin. Seven cows, five horses
agricultural implements and provender were
DESTROYED. The only thing saved was one
horse. The contents of the barn belonged
to Mr. Lockman, the tenant on the farm
The loss is estimated at about $500
a,arlly covered by insurance.
Jealous because he found his girl i'll com
pany with another negro, Garfield Brown, q
wears old, eolored. is alleged to have sho
Grace Jones. % years old, his former sweet
heart, Thursday night at an oyster supper
held at Piney Grove Church, near Glyndon
Two shots two effect. Brown, whose home Is
in Glen Morris, made his escape. The woman
was placed in a carriage and hurried to the
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore. where
DIR. G. f. Davidson performed an operation
in an effort to get the bullets, which lodged il
her abdomen.
BENJAMIN Dorsey on Wednesday, Decem
her 4, sold his livery and boarding stables
John street, to ex.Sheritf Jos. l.. Franklin
Mr.. Franklin took charge the same day
The sale includes all the livery outfit an(
the good will. Mr.. Franklin has man.
friends in this city who will gladly patroniz
him and help him to succeed in his venture
Mr.. Dorsey will deal in horses only. He ha:
rented the large building occupied by Johl
Sullivan, coachmaker, and will take posses
sion as soon as the necessary work can b.
done. He will in the meantime buy and sci
horses at Mr.. Franklin's stable.
rfbe MARYLAND Telephone Company Monda
,passed into the hands of what are said to b.
powerful independent interests, who, 1t wa
stated By their representatives, will contlnu
TO operste ahe property in competition wit
the Cbesapeaks and Potomac Telephon
Company. The property was sold by tn
Baltimore Electric Company, whose stock Il
owned by the Consolidated Gas, Electro
Light and Power Company, the price being
the neighborhoed of 100000. Meetings {
tbe, Baltimore Electric Company and Mary
land Telephone, Company were held IN Bait
more Monday and the necessary steps take
10 ratify the transaction.
According to the Baltimore American o
Tuesday rumors are in circulation IN BAIT
more that there will be ''shake up" in tn
publ;e school system by the next State &C
ministration. 1t is said that several change
will be made in the State Board OF Education
and that DR.. g. w. Ward. head of the Stat
Norman School, and formerly OF this city
will be supplanted. 1t has also been sal
that Mr.. J. Montgomery Gambrill will sue
ceed him. This change. however, will not b
made until next summer. The appointmen
is made by the State Board OF Educator
whose members are appointed by the Gov
ernor. The American further states that n
changes will be made in the next board b.
Governor Crothers with view to displaein
DIR. Ward, but in the reorganization OF tn
school system it is said he will be deposed.
Elder William E. Roop, of Meadow Branch
preached on Sunday night at the Port o
Baltimore Mission, Baltimore. He spoke tt
the boys and girls Bible school of the mis-
sion at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. Mr.. Viii
liam A. Brown is superintendent of tn,
school. 1t was organized in 1885. Sine,
that time it has utilized thousands of dollar
of trust funds sent by charitable friends
throughout the country, also tons of produc,
and many pieces of cast-off clothing. Tn,
work has been principally among waif chill
? .dren in educating, clothing and feeding them