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The Democratic advocate., 1908-12-04
Y. NJ. C. A. IN WESTMINSTER.
A Series of Meetings Will Be Held
Next Sunday, Dec. 6.

A meeting of the state committee
of the Maryland Young Mems Chris
tian Association will be held here De-
cember 6. A series of meetings have
been arranged, and from the interest
being manifested it is believed that
the meetings will ne largely attended.
At three o'clock Sunday afternoon, in
Odd Fellows Hall, George F. Tibbitts,
Inter state Secretary of the Young
Mems Christian Association of Mary
land, Delaware, West Virginia and
the District of Columbia, will address
mass meeting for men only. At
the same hour, in the Sunday school
room of the Methodist Protestant
Church. Cameron Beck, the associate
state esecretary.will speak to boys
between the ages of IL and 49,
| In the evening, at Centenary M. E.
Church, Mr. Tibbitts will deliver his
famous illustrated address on "The
Battle of the Strong" The one hun
dred and seventy-fve views used in
this address have been selected with
much care, and the coloring has been
done by we'll known artists. During
the past several years Mr. Tibbitts
has delivered this address in many
of the larger cities of the country to
very large and appreciative audiences
Two weeks ago last Sunday. at a
union service held in the opera house
at BIuefield, West Virginia, several
hundred people were turned away,
and The Bluefeld Telegraph, in
speaking of the meeting, said, "The
meeting was one OF the greatest ever
held in this city, and one which will
undoubtedly do tremendous good
The Indianapolis Morning Star, in
speaking of a similar meeting held
in the English opera house, in which
over two thousand men were present,
says, in no other gospel meeting
have the men been moved more for
chilly than they were yesterday. The
address made profound impression
upon all. Every seat in the theater
was taken and all standing room was
occupied. Three hundred men came,
saw the crowd and went away disap-
pointed because they could not get
into the meeting"
Owing to the limited seating capa-
city of Centenary Church, it has been
suggested that the attendance at the
meeting Sunday ni;;nt be restricted
to grown people. lpr. J. ". Herring,
q member of the state committee, will
preside at the meas meeting, and q
quartette from the college Will sing.
A feature of the boys meeting will
be the whislting choruses, by two boy
choirs. Local interest being mani
tested in the proposed meeting indi-
Gates that Mr.. Tibbitts will be greet
ed with large audiences, AMI the citi-
zens recently appointed to investigate
the needs of the Young Mems { hriSt-
ian Association work, request the
presence of the kSsiness mer, es-
pecially at the Sunday evening ad-
dress.
Tickets of invitation have been is
sued and can be secured free of
charge from the committee or at the
drug stores.
Sunday morning Mr.. Tibbitts will
speak at the Methodist Protestant
Church, and Mr.: Beck at the Lutheran
Church
The Democratic advocate., 1908-12-04
WATER FOR NEW WINDSOR.
Will Have Abundant Supply from Nat
ural Springs.

A meeting was held at New Wind
sor "Wednesday night for the purpose
or taking steps to organize a fire COM
pany in the town. Nine prominent men
were appointed and authorized to pro-
cure an act of incorporation and to
become the incorporators and man
ayers of the company the first year.
They are: Charles T. Repp, ]. Wal
ter Getty, Isaac Smith, George e.
Smith, Samuel T. Lantz, Albert E.
Lambert, Marshall H. Lambert, ]. Ed
gar Myers and j. Calvin Gilbert.
This action is consequent upon the
Introduction of an ample supply of
water into the town by system upon
which the work is nearing compile
ton. The mains are laid from the
source of supply to the town and
through the streets, and have already
been tapped and the water has been
introduced into some OF the resi-
dences. The reservoir is being con-
structed on a high point south of and
near the town, but the water reaches
the town by natural flow and rises
to the top of the second story of the
main building of New Windsor Col
lege. This building stands on an emf
nence fully so feet above the highest
residence site in the town, in which
the pressure is sufficient to render
a fire engine unnecessary.
The water is drawn from a spring
three and one-half miles south of the
town, the flow from which is IS to 20
gallons per minute. The water is soft
and pure and the supply ample for a
town like New Windsor, the popula-
ton of which does not exceed 500.
1t is a corporation enterprise and
the cost will be $4,000 or $1,000,
which has been provided by an issue
OF bonds at low rate of interest.
AS the water reaches the town by nat
ural flow the cost of maintaining the
works will be small. A sinking fund
will be maintained for the purpose
of redeeming the bonds at maturity.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-12-04
KNIGHTS MAKE MERRY.
Entertain Wives and Friends i'm New
Lodge Room.

Charity Lodge No. 5S, Knights of
Pythias, held their house warming in
the new lodge room in the Davis
building last Friday evening, Novem-
Der 27. A public meeting had been
arranged and the members brought
their wives and friends. Those pres
ent have spoken very commendatory
of the gathering, and especially graf
flying is it to the committee in charge
that >the company fell in so heartily
with their plans. The program ar
ranged was we'll rendered, and the
lodge is indebted very much to the
participants. The illustrated songs
were a new feature. The slides were
secured through the kindness of j..
Edward Little.
The spelling match, with DR.. c. r.
Foutz and S. c. Stoner as captains
and Rev. w. L. Seabrook as school
master, created great deal of mer-
riment. Prof. George F. Morelock, a
member of the Stoner side, was the
best speller. Chauncey Day, of the
other side, received honorable men
ton.
The fine music of the evening was
made possible by the loan of a piano
by Prof. John Royer. whose kindness
is appreciated. Following the rendi-
ton Of the program the committee
had placed tables and all so disposed
spent the evening in game of croki-
mole or dominoes. After refreshments
DR.. J. E. Shreeve, chancellor COM
mander, called on Knights H. Peyton
Gorsuch and Revs. P. H. Miller and
w. l.. Seabrook, who spoke briefly
and pithily.
The committee in charge-Dr. J. E.
Shreeve, J. T. Anders, Jr., and j. Ed
ward Little-appointed the following
ladies and knights members of the
reception and social committee:
Mrs. o. M. Grouse, Mrs. S. C. Stoner,
Mrs. ]. Thos. Anders, Miss Anna
Shriver, Miss Jane Reaver, Guy L.
Fowler John J. Reese, Walter Grum-
bine, John H. Mitten, S. C. Stoner.
The program rendered was as fol-
lows:
Address, P. C. Theodore A. Kauff-
nan.
Recitation, THE Sin of the Copper
ter Man." Miss Azalea Shipley.
illustrated song, "SWeethearts," AL
bert Mitten.
Recitation, How Ruby Played the
Piano." Russell Lewis.
Instrumental solo, Reginald Stoner.
Reading, Ezra KendalFs Mono
logues," DR.. J. E. Shreeve.
Instrumental trio, Miss Anna Shriv-
er, j. ThoS. AnderS, Jr., and Guy Will
liams.
Illustrated recitation, Our Glorious
Flag" Miss Helen Little.
Illustrated song, "Smarty."
Spelling Bee
The Democratic advocate., 1908-12-04
PERSONAL MENTION

Miss Emma Trump, of Manchester,
is visiting friends here.
Miss Virginia Roe, of Cordova, Md,
is visiting her uncle, DR.. T. H. Lewis.
Miss Josephine Lambert visited
freiends in Baltimore and Finksburg
the past week.
Mrs. Mary 4. Shreeve spent few
days with Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Nus
baum, New Windsor.
Miss Lillian Bryan, of Queen Anne
county, Md, is a guest of Miss Grace
H. Fowler, this city.
Dr. and Mrs T. H. Lewis returned
from a visit to their daughter, Mrs
Veasey, Kingston, n. Y.
]. Merriwether Shellman, of Balti-
more, spent the week end with his
aunts on East Main street.
Misses Lillian and Maude Roller Of
Roland Park, Baltimore, visited Miss
May Stoner, Pennsylvania avenue.
Percy Shriver and family, of Tre-
vanion, are spending the winter in
the home of the late Major P. H. Ir-
inn.
Miss Flora Ebaugh, who is attend
ing Woman's College. Baltimore spent
the weeks end with Mrs. Herbert
Cover.
The visitors at Harry Covers the
past week were Mrs. Cover, Brook
Cover, Boston, Mass, and Mrs J. L.
Reese, Union Bridge.
Miss Sara V. Wertz, of Lineboro,
has been appointed. secretary-treas-
urer of the Carroll County Christian
Endeavor Union by the executive COM
mittee, vice Miss Emma r. Ecker. of
New Windsor, resigned.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-12-04
November Court.

The case of the State VS.. Thomas
Mccoy, charged with the larceny of
six-mule team from DR.. A. M Kali
bach, was tried before the court and
was not concluded until this morning,
when the accused was adjudged not
guilty, the evidence showing that Nc
Coy thought that he was and is the
rightful owner of the team. The
mules are now in possession of DR..
Kalbach, subject to bond of $4,000.
and suit is pending in the PennsyI-
vania Courts to settle the question of
ownership. Reifsnider for State;
Bond & Parke and Klinedinst for ac-
cused.
State VS.. George Weinhold, charged
with larceny, trial before court, not
guilty. Reifsnider for State, Henning
for accused.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-12-04
New Albion.

ed by James W. Branzell, but now
under the proprietorship of Martin ".
Shriver, of Baltimore, will hereafter
be known as the New Albion. The
hotel has been repainted and papered
very artistically. ALI rooms have
been equipped with electric lights and
are heated by steam. The saloon un-
der the Office has been closed and an
up-to-date billiard and pool room
placed in it's stead. Several changes
have been made in the cafe. The new
proprietor is hustler and very ac-
commodating.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-12-04
centenary M, f. Church.

Der n,:,a sacrament of the Lords Sup
ehprohh VII be administered at this
at tba on Sunday next, December 6
servioo niornlng service. AS the last
attenSo VI the kind for the year, the
questad OF all the members is re-
tetarv' 10y p. m. Geo. F. Tibbitts, Sec
viii o., oI the Y. M. C. Association
Tho S Sse an illustrated lecture on
lure bo bnaltie OF the Strong" This lec-
sad tnu os oeen given in various cities
'"hs and is deservedly popular.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-12-04
Hog Weights.
Following are the weights of hogs
recentIv hutchared

Following are the weights of hogs
recently butchered
James Tawney, one, $50 and two
spring pigs, 191 and 1856. James W.
Hook, five spring pigs, 1913, 1S9, 200
and 219. Jacob Lockard, three, 334
377 and 1856. ]. T. Zahn, three, ,467,
41S and 1856. S. X. Yingling, two, 275
and 2S5. James Trayer, one, lit.
Samuel Miller, near this city, five
hogs, 342, 395, 400, 412 and 419; total
1877. Charles Swinderman, two, 701,
VIM. l.. Corbin, two hogs, 440 and
470; VIM. F. Corbin, one, $50; Judge
John e. Eckenrode, three, 943.
George L. Shaffer, Cranberry Val
ley, three, 35s, 325, 1T.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-12-04

Door to Virtue Lodge No. 46, A. F.
A M. conferred the third or sublime
degree of masonry, Thursday even
ing. Visitors were present from
Washington, d. c., Philadelphia, Fred
erick and Hagerstown. The boys ex-
celled all previous efforts in prepar-
ing a bountiful feast, to which ample
justice was done and which was
thoroughly enjoyed by members and
visiting brethren, especially the
Bacon.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-12-04
Methodist Protestant Church.

II a. M, an evangelist1c service III
charge of Geo. F. Tibbitts, Interstate
secretary Y. M. C. A. p. m, meet
ing for boys only, conducted by Cam
eron Beck, assistant interstate sec
retary; subject "The Great Divide" T"
Sunday school and adult Bible study
at $50 a. m Christian Endeavor SER
vice at 630 d. m.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-12-04
Grace Lutheran Church.

Cameron Beck, associate secretary
Y. M. C. A. for Maryland, Delaware,
District of Columbia and West Vir-
ginia, will speak in Grace Lutheran
Church next Sunday at 11.30 a. m. Y.
P. 8. C. e. at $50 p. m. No preaching
at night. Junior catechise at and
senior catechise at 2.30 p. m.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-12-04

A delegation of Frederick business
men conferred with Congressman
Lafean at York Tuesday relative to
having him use his influence to have
the proposed Lincoln boulevard built
by way of Frederick.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-12-04

Don't try to get soverea fence with
the hammers Of your gun barrels
cooked. An obituary costs nothing,
but think of the trouble it takes to
write it.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-12-04
Deposits in Carroll County Banks.

The following table shows the
amount of money on deposit in the
banks named at the close of business
on Nnyanhar 07 1Q0Q.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-12-04

The day before the army-navy game,
the Baltimore Sun, in noting the
strong points Of the different players,
said
THE other Maryland lad who will
strive to bring victory into the navy
camp again is Lawrence F. Reifsnider,
who comes from Westminster This
is Reifsnider's second appearance as
& member Of the regular eleven. Last
year he played haIfhack against the
Army. but shortly after the opening
of this season, his defensive work at
tracted so much attention from the
coaches, and coupled with the fact
that good man was needed to take
the place Of Dague, the All-American
end, and who played on the team four
years, the coaches Immediately con-
sidered him for one of the wings He
is not only a fast man in getting down
the field under punts, but is a hard
and sure tackler, ever alert to get the
ball on a tumble, a strong man in
breaking into the interference and
getting the runner, and in addition
his services to the team in carrying
the ball on the forward pass, are in
valuable. Reifsnider is one of the
three members of the team who will
be in the first class next season, and
he stands therefore, q good chance of
being elected to the captaincy in
place Of Northcroft. Reifsnider is 21
years old, weighs 15S pounds and is
feet liz inches in height
Mr.. Reifsnider's playing on Satur-
day was of such an aggressive char
acter as to court the combined assault
of the army eleven, and he was SC
done up" that he was compelled to
quit the game in the latter part of
the second half
The Democratic advocate., 1908-12-04
FOOT BALL.
A Review of the Past and Look Inta
the Future.

Now that the football season is
over, there is much interest in rgard
to the standing of the cni.ege teams
of Maryland and to wnat players
should be assigned the various posi-
tions on the all-collegiate team. Foot
ball in Maryland under the new rules
reached a rather higher plane than
ever before this year, and several OF
the very light teams demonstrated
that excellent work could be done by
speed, agility and a complete knowl-
edge of the new game. The new rules
are now upon a very firm foundation
and bid fair to be played Indefinitely
They were designed essentially 70
make the game more open and to al
low the sport to be more enjoyable
from the spectators point of view In
both of these it seems 10 have sue.
ceeded admirably. The opportunity
for open play brought out all the best
that was dormant IL the smaller col
were played teams of this State ac-
quilted themselves credi!ibly.
Western Maryland College produced
a team that played good football
This team played a close game with
IHS I1uCu ger Gl0SGH OI
College, played a scoreless tie with
Johns Hopkins in Baltimore. and
proved itself worthy of the good will
of it's supporters. Western Maryland
is placed at the rear of ST Johns, as
they were tied by the Hopkins team
which st. Johns defeated, and St
Johns played by far the most amb-
tious schedule attempted this season
by Maryland team.
In selecting the All-Maryland eleven
there is no dearth of material pre-
sented for most of the positions, and
it has been aimed to select that team
which would be strongest working
together as team, and able to be an
effective scoring team, at the same
time combining good kicking ability
and defensive work. AS members of
the all-college team, two men from
the Western Maryland are likely to
be selected : Gibson, as one of the
ends, and Hummel, guard. Gibson
was star in many games, and did
good playing in all of them. He was
especially strong in running through
a broken field to nail his man, which
he usually succeeded in doing. His
work eclipsed that of any other Mary
land end with the exception of Nc
Alpine
The National tribune., 1908-07-02

e. NJ. Pool, Baltimore, Md, sends US
the following letter TO him from Com
rade Il. \. McAllister in regard to the
night assault on Fort Malone:
Il noticed your answer in The Ma
tional Tribune to my communication.
Thanks. As far as we are able to re-
member. as we'll as what we can hear
from comrades, there was a night as
sault on Fort Malone on the LIST OF
APRIL 1855 / believe a portion of the
Ninth Corps succeeded IN getting into
the fort. some of whom belonged to
New York. but the fire from the inner
line OF the Confederate works was I'M
bearable and they Tetreated The fire
went out and things quoted before the
morning of the I'd of April. 1865. As
you say. the fort was charged again on
the early morning of the I'd of April
by the Twenty-fourth Corps and other
troops and captured some time during
the day. The enemy's efforts to regain
the fort were unsuccessful. and we also
had Lieutenant of Co. G.. 199th Pa,
killed. as well as several others wound
ed inside of the fort"
n. S. Philbrick, eth Mich. Hoquiam.
Wash, says that the comrades We're alb.
solutely mistaken about the troops VIII,
captured Fort Malone. He is able %
prove that the 21th Mich. was the first
to enter and hoist their colors over chat
-F-fE
The National tribune., 1908-07-02

had been to his predecessors. Public
opinion in the army forms quickly, and
the members of the other corps put
themselves in position at once to learn
what they could from those of the Fifth
Corps as to the new commander. As
the Fifth Corps was admiringly loyal
to Meade, it did not take long for the
rest of the army to be strongly prepos-
sessed in his favor and entirely recon-
ciled to the change. The corps moved
on with fresh hope springing up in
their breasts, convinced that they were
now to encounter the enemy under cir
cumstances more favorable than ever,
with the chances of victory strongly
on their side.
AS soon as Hooker was superseded
Halleck handed over to Meade the H.
000 men of French's Division at Har-
per's Ferry, which had been made the
pretext for Hookcr's resignation. This
shows that both Hooker and the Ad
understood that n change
of command had to be. and the ques-
ton of the men at Harper'S Ferry was
a mere subterfuge for accomplishing
that change more or less gracefully.
Meade's course with regard to this re-
of 1000 men has been
the subject of much discussion. What
it was obvious that he should do, he
did not do; that is. incorporate the
1000 fresh, available men directly
into the body of the Army OF the Po-
The National tribune., 1908-07-02

Editor National Tribune: 20 settle
a dispute, will you please inform me at
what period of the civil war the pom
toon boats, so common in the latter
part of the. war, were used? Were
they in use when the war started p
w. ]. L. Hughes, Sd KY. Cav, Owens
boro, Ky. eggs
Some form of a pontoon seems TO
have been in use in the armies ever
since there have been organized armies.
A common method of building bridges
in use for centuries was to support the
bridge upon barrels or small river
craft. such as canoes and skiffs. which
could be readily gathered up for, the
emergency. During the Napoleonic
wars. we constantly read of the bridges
of boats, and some of these boats must
have been especially constructed for
bridge service. Forms of pontoohs
are described in the earlier works of
military engineering and were in limit
ed use at the time of the outbreak
of the war. but our war gave them a
great development. as it brought into
play all the ingenuity and engineering
skill of the vast mass of intelligent and
skilled men among the volunteers
Editor National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1908-07-02
CoIored Troops-FrnnkIin.

Editor National Tribune: Please tell
me thru your paper how many colored
troops were enlisted as United States
soldiers in the war of the rebellion.
Also at what hour in the day did the
battle of Franklin begin and how long
did it last?-J. L. Herbert. LeGrand,
Iowa. % -
There were altogether 17s.975 col,
ored troops enlisted. of whom 99,33T
were enlisted in the Southern States,
According to the journal of the
Fourth Corps, kept by Lieut.-Col.
Joseph S. Fullerton. Assistant adj
jutant General and Chief of Staff, the
battle of Franklin opened at p. M,
when 'the enemy made a vigorous
and strong assault along the entire
'front.'" at 1880 p. m. the enemy seemed
whipped to a standstill and the trains
began moving back toward Nashville.
Skirmish firing kept up and at 10
o'clock some houses in Franklin burst
into flames. After these were put out
the troops began to withdraw at mid
night and took up position at Brent
wood.-Editor National Tribune,
The National tribune., 1908-07-02
The 123fh III.

Editor National Tribune: II you have
any history of the 125th H., please
give it to US in your papeF.-Barton
Snyder, Deatsville, Ky
The 125th Ill. was organized at Dan
vile Sept. 3, 1862 Those members
whose terms would have expired pre-
vious to Oct. /, 1855, were mustered
out June 9. 1865. the remaining MEM
bers transferred TO the Goth ILL.,, and
mustered out with that regiment July
81, 1865 1t was commanded by Col.
Oscar F. Harmon, who was killed in
action at Kenesaw Mountain, succeeded
by Lieut.-Col.~ James W. Langley, brev-
cited Colonel March 10. 1885. 1t be-
longed 10 Daviss Division. Fourteenth
Corps, and lost 81 killed and 10l from
disease, etc.-Editor National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1908-07-02
1.ZESYzZAMuzzazhyNM
4 ~ 0udMaHNbulY|
ry JCEN ReELR0Y.

|, of your own troops and those of the
enemy so far as known.
L shall always be ready to advise
ana assist you to the utmost of my
ability.
Very respectfully, your obedient
servant,
H w. HaIleck. General-in-Chief."
Sen. Meade Immediately sent a tele-
gram in reply, as follows:
Frederick, Md, June %, 1868; ! a.
m. (Received 10 a. NO.
Gen. III. w. Halleck, General-in-C Chief:
The order placing me in command
of this army is received. AS soldier
The National tribune., 1908-07-02
Made SALTS First Week

Writes Dan. Crawford of W. ya-Exciting
business make money quick-sure. All or
spare time. Experience unnecessary. NJ. l..
Smith of Pa. with a S1625 outfit writes,
.Turned>Qut SSOl.21 worth OF plating in
two weeks Thomas Parker. school teacher.
writes. MADE $3.50 profit one day" Geo.
Crawford $500 one day" r. +. Howard.
"Have more plating than I can do" II. II.
Bender Great demand for replating.r W.
r. Sweeney, Easy to learn" $500 TO
$500 a day in gold. silver. nickel and royal
plating business. Everybody has tableware
jcwelry. watches and goods needing plat-
ing. Materials cost Zoe to do 81 worth
of plating. Big protits-no competition. We
do plating ourseves-teach you to do finest
plating. lifetime business of your own.
We're old firm. capital 100000. Write to-
day for circulars and free sample of plating
Clip this out. it won't appear again Gray
& CO. Plating Works, No. 1881 Gray Bldg,
Cincinnati, o.
The National tribune., 1908-07-02

consented to continue to act as Chief
of Staff for Gen. Meade until after the
coming battle, and who felt that Hal
leck's blame was directed against him
In letter to Gen. Meade Gen. Butter
field makes a statement which gives a
more plausible reason for the order
Butterfeld said:
You will certainly well remember
that the garrison had an abundance of
supplies, and ii was so stated by me to
you. You will also remember that no
order was drawn up until after we had
conversed upon the subject, and yo,,
had directed the order to be drawn;
also that the grounds upon which
advised it We're generally, first, that
The National tribune., 1908-07-02
SCALE or MILES

"Harper's Ferry and its garrison are
under your direct orders.
You are authorized TO remove from
command and TO send from your army
any officer or other person you may
deem proper, and to appoint to COM
fnand as you may deem expedient.
In fine. General, you are intrusted
with all the power and authority which
the President, the Secretary Of War or
the General-in-Chief can confer on
you. and you may rely upon our full
support.
You will keep me fully informed of
ell your movements and the positions