The Democratic advocate., 1908-02-07

made sleighing fine in this county.
The County Commissioners on Monday
transacted routine business only.
Rev. d. l.. Greenfield, who has been sick
for some time is able to be out.
Lynch Il Steele have sold their business to
Doyle Il Magee. Mr.. Lynch will remain with
the succeeding firm.
Stereopticon views of the life of Christ will
be shown in Patapsco M. E. Church February
at 7.SO. No charge.
Levine Zepp, son of G. NJ. Zepp, West
Main street, fell on the ice and broke his
collar bone on Monday.
Mr.. Mackhenry Marshall, Tannery, has dis.
posed of his grocery store and has purchased
the store stock and fixtures of Mr.. Levi
Maus, Tyrone.
Mr.. Benjamin F. Dorsey will open his new
sale and exchange stables, Green street,
about the middle of this month with good
string of horses.
Work OF Carroll County Circuit Court for
the month of January, 1908: Deeds record
ed rs, mortgages H. bills of sale 3; marriage
licenses issued 20.
John 81. Sullivan, coach builder, West
Green street, has moved into his new shop on
the opposite side of the alley of the one he
formerly occupied.
The ADVOCATE received their large two
revolution press on Wednesday, and it is now
being erected. The linotype machine will
be received the first of next week.
The School Board of Carroll County held
its regular monthly meeting ON Monday last,
but owing to the absence of several of the
members nothing of importance was trans.
acted.
If the ground hog was able to poke his head
through the snow and ice which covered the
earth last Sunday, he undoubtedly saw his
shadow. Better lay in another supply of
wood and coal.
c. G. Ham, Tyrone, Pa, writes, II en-.
close $1 to pay for ADVOCATE another year.
| look for it as | do for my meals. Am
always delighted to get ii, and enjoy it more
than any other paper"
Bart Wirtz, of the Peabody Conservatory
in Baltimore, will be the cello soloist at the
recital to be given in Alumni Hall February
18th, and Harwood Knight will give the piano
numbers with the pianola.
Miss Rachel Jones, employed as nurse in
the family of Guy W. Steele, while coming
into town Wednesday morning, fell on the
ice on the Washington road, opposite Green,
and broke her left wrist.
Leonard Eckenrode, East Green street,
slipped on the ice in front of DR.. Fouke's
office on Wednesday night of last week and
broke his right leg between the ankle and
knee. He is improving at this time.
Mrs. Catherine E. Horner, widow of John
A. Horner, died last Tuesday night at her
apartments at the Marlborough, Baltimore.
Mrs. Horner was Miss Forester, daughter
of Benjamin F. Forester. of this city.
Rev. G. j. Hill, of Uniontown, will preach
special sermon at the Brick NJ. P. Church
at Wakefield this Sunday, February 8. A
full attendance of members is requested to be
present and also the community at large.
Mr.. Benjamin Dorsey. this city, who at
| tended the Mid winter Horse Sale at Madison
Square Garden, New York, last week, and
purchased very high class stallion, has since
sold it to gentleman who has stock farm
near Philadelphia.
The Weather Bureau should make an effort
to get Forecaster Hicks on its staff. He ap-
pears to hit the weather month ahead with
greater accuracy than the government experts
display in predicting for the succeeding
twenty.four hours.
John Milton Reifsnider, trustee, sold on
Saturday last the Buckingham farm and par
Gel of land called ''Clover Hill." containing
ITO acres, more or less, near Finksburg, to
William Galloway for $264O. The home
farm of 80 acres was not sold.
l.. A. Eichorn is remodeling and enlarging
the house he purchased of w. II. Fl. Zepp,
III W. Main street, putting in hot water
heating plant and bath room aud fixtures.
| 1t will be fine home when finished. He
| expects 10 have it ready TO move into by
April l.
Senator Beasman has introduced bill ap-
| propriating $4,000 year in addition to the
| amount now appropriated for male student
| from each Senatorial district at Western Mary
land College and $500 for male and female
student from the Fourth Legislative district,
| Baltimore.
We are in receipt of letter from Ernest
Myers, Dayton, Ohio, formerly of Westmin.
ster containing pictures cut from the Dayton
papers showing soup wagons feeding the poor
of that city. Mr.. Myers says the hard times
hit their town with all its force, and there is
much suffering.
Roger B. Amman and wife will leave West
Minister Tuesday for Hagerstown, where the
| former will open a store about the Goth for
| the sale of ice cream, soda and high grade
| confectionery. Mr.. Amman was formerly EN-.
ployed as travelling salesman for the Abaugh.
Babylon Grocery Co.
Reverdy Engleman and Herbert Killer
are attending the Gamers Convention at
| CINCINNATI, Ohio, this week, in the interest
| of the Atlantic Machine Works, who are ex-
hibiting several of their latest patterned label.
| ing machines. Mr.. Howard Schaeffer is also
| attending the convention.
A bill granting charter for the building of
an electric road from Reisterstown to Hano-
yer was offered in the House of Delegates yes
terday by Mr.. Frederick. The proposed road
| is to connect with the Hanover and York
electric road at Hanover and with the United
Electric Railways at Resterstown.
The Hampstead Enterprise says: "Plans
| are now being made to establish power
plant on some water course near Hampstead
and Manchester, to furnish these towns with
| light and power. and also to furnish power for
the electric line that will be built from Han
over to Glyndon and Resterstown."
The Comptroller of the Currency has ap
proved the application of Edward F. Ohm.
stead, of Baltimore, and Daniel Wolfe, John
N. Weaver, E. A. c. Buckley. Jacob S.
Gladhill and l.. E. Stauffer to organize the
| First National Bank of Union Bridge with
capital of $25.000.
The East End reel was gotten out last Wed
uesday morning for some smoke that was
seen issuing through the crack of the wealth
erboarding of the kitchen of Andrew J. Taw-
uey's Cafe After close examination it
was found to be steam and hot smoke from a
| fire.
Three Evangelistic Services at the Meth
odist Protestant Church, under the con.
duct of Evangelist Rev. VIM. M. Mitchell.
At 1880 a. M, 3 p. m. and 730 p. m. The
Afternoon Service will be for Men only. All
interested in the moral and religious uplift of
Westminster and the community are besought
to attend and give their fullest cooperation.
Mr.. Fl. Isaiah Warehime. son of Mr.. Jos.
Warehime, living on the Sunny Side farm,
Bachman's Valley, is suffering from COM
pound fracture of the right leg, two inches
above the ankle joint, which he sustained on
Monday last by falling on the ice while skat.
ing. He is doing nicely and his rapid recov.
cry is looked for by his physician, DR.. M. L.
Bott, who reduced the fracture.
The Western Maryland Railroad Company
on Monday laid off SO additional men who
had been employed in the Hagerstown yards
and machine shop. Many of the mechanics
who were taken from the Union Bridge shops