The Democratic advocate., 1907-02-01

| Jacob A. Miller. of Westminster, has dis
posed OF property in Pennville, Pa, to
Geo. w. Stable, of Pennvile.
With some very fine weather, except little
! snow, skating has been excellent, end many
of the young ladies and gentlemen of our city
are enjoying it. All roads leading from this
city to the various ponds and dams are
thronged with skaters on the move.
| Newton F. Bowers, operating a grisl mill
in Carroll county, applied for the benefit OF
the bankruptcy law Saturday by Ivan l.. Hoff,
attorney. His liabilities are $1,O30.3 30 and
assets $50. Mr.. Bowers was member of the
| firm of Miller Il Bowers, who conducted a
grocery store on Main street, opposite Bond,
| recently.
Edgar Sites, Baltimore, who walked into
the office of Mr.. William A. House, acting
president of the United Electric Railways,
with a revolver in his pocket Monday after
noon and said he had bought the road and
had come to discharge Mr.. House. was COM
mitted to the State Asylum for the Insane ut
| Springfield Tuesday.
Messrs John 7. Boyd, Jr., J. N. Cameron,
Vance Mccormick and j. G. Bradley. Har-
| risburg,i Pa, capitalists, passed through this
city over the Western Maryland Railroad on
Tuesday morning on Il trip of inspection OF
| their valuable coal lands III West Virgins
They inspected the Western Maryla terminal
at Baltimore on Monday.
Mr.. Albert Feeser, of Taneytown, met with
| a severe accident on January % while on his
way home from Littlestown, Pa. When at
Fishers hill the horse became unmanageable
and the gentleman was thrown from the buggy,
sustaining badly lacerated face. At present
he is at the home of his sister-in law, Mrs.
Ezra Shoemaker, of Littlestowu.
An appeal for a review of the proceedings
in the case of William Eyler, of near Emmits.
burg, Frederick county, who was convicted
of the murder of Howard Miller at Gettysburg
Pa, and sentenced to be hanged by Judge
Swope on January 7, has been filed in the
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. The argu-
ment in the case will be heard the first week
in April.
While Mrs. Susan Strevig, aged 81 years, a
widow of Edward Strevig, Sr., of Pleasant
Valley, was kindlng fire Monday morning
her clothing ignited and she was considerably
burned. The prompt assistance of neighbors
saved her from being burned to DEATH DIR.
Benson, of FrZellburg, summoned and
rendered medical assistance, and she is i'm
proving.
Rev. G. P. Bastian, pastor Of St. Johns
Lutheran Church, Littlestown, Pa, has an.
nounced his resignation, to take effect March
l. He has accepted unanimous call to a
promising mission charge al Kaiser, w. Va.
Rev. MIR. Bastian is a member OF the Llttles
town School Board, and the residents largely
attribute TO him the credit for the towns dis
tinction of having the best public schools in
Adams county.
On Tuesday night the candidates for COM
missions in Co. II. LIST Regiment, NJ. N. G.,
this city, were examined by board of exam
iners composed of Captains Geo. l.. Fisher,
Co. B, Hagerstown; John Markey, Co. A,
Frederick; John Morgan, Co. E, EIkton, and
Dir. Joseph I. Herring, Westminster. The
candidates were Serg. John N. Weigle. Wm.
r. Anders and Serg. w. E. Frizzell. Six
new men were enlisted.
Two freight cars loaded with merchandise
were wrecked early Wednesday morning on
the Western Maryland Railroad. between
Howardville and Sudbrook stations. 1t is
stated that the wreck caused by The cars
jumping The frog of the switch. The fast mail,
which leaves Baltimore al 4. 10 a. IN. for Ha-
gerstown, was sent over the Northern Central
road. The Western Maryland wrecking crew
from Union Bridge cleared the tracks and
traffic was resumed by Il. IN.
Rev DIR. Walter R. Graham, pastor of Cal
vary Methodist Protestant Church, of Eason,
Nd, preached the sermon at the reopenlng
of the Methodist Protestant Church at Pow.
ellville Sunday before large congregation.
The church, which has been undergoing re-
pairs and remodeling is now one of the pref
tiest and most comfortable churches In WI
comico county. Rev. Graham WAS ut one
time pastor of the M. p. church, this city.
The following Jurors were drawn on Mon.
day last in the place of those excused: Dis
trict No. l, Edmund +. Smith in place of
John I. Fogle; William w. Wilherow in
place of Albert j. Ohler. District No. 5,
James w. Kohler III place of W. G. MulliniX;
VIM. A. Barnett in place of Robert Lee.
District No. 6, George Folk in place of
Philip NJ. Wentz. District No. 9, Nimrod
Davis in place of John P. Waltz. District
No. 13, Benj. F. Rigler in place of VIM. f.
L. Smith.
James Schaeffer, who lived on IA farm near
Seven Valleys, Pa, has disappeared. The
man bade his wife and children goodbye last
Monday morning., telling them he was going
to fox chase. He mounted his horse, and
that is the last they have seen of hm. 1t is
SAID that Shaeffer went to Glen Rock, Pa, to
dispose of his horse, and there purchased u
ticket for Western city. The cause of
Schaeffer's disappearance is not known. He
has recently been disposing Of a number of
his farming implements, and it is thought that
he anticipated some financial difficulty.
One of the number of sleighers who were
arrested for racing on Pennsylvania avenue
during the last snow did not fall so easy to the
officer and pay his fine, as he was told to do,
but stood him a trial and got off. When the
case was brought up before Police Justice
Shriver on Saturday morning the gentleman
pleaded not guilty. The officer then had to
produce the evidence, but failed to do so.
The officer said "that he was informed that
the gentleman was racing. but did not see
him." Justice Shriver said not guilty. Some
were arrested for driving fast, but We're not in
town on that day at all. The corporation re-
ceived $50 and the officer SIS.
Mr.. Elijah T. Benson's will was filed in the
Orphans Court of Baltimore county Monday.
To his widow. Rebecca Benson, he gives his
household furniture and other personal prop
erty and also life estate in his real property,
which at her death goes to the testators
which the testator has is also given to his
daughter for her life and at her death to his
grandson, Harry Benson Pitts. He gives but
81 to his son, Jacob E. Benson, saying that
he considers be has given his son reasonable
share of his property in selling the home farm
to him. The testator's son n-law, Harry S.
Pitts, of Fowblesburg. is named as executor
and letters were granted to him.
Three wills were probaed Monday in the
Orphans Court for Baltimore county and
caveat filed. In the will of Mr. Edward C.
Royston he directs his executor to pay to the
testators widow. Mary Elizabeth Royston
the interest on $1,000 during her life and at
her death to divide the sum among the testa-
tors eight children. with the exception of his
son Charles r. Royston, whom he says has
already received a child's part of the property.
other seven children equally, with the excep-
ton of $780, which is to be paid to his son,
Charles r. Royston. The testator names his
son, William E. Royston, of Hampstead, as
executor without bond and letters were grant