The Democratic advocate., 1909-06-04
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

from this station on Decoration Day.
A number of Dunkards from this
county are attending the Brethren
convention at Harrisburg, Va.
George r. Grumbine, West Main
street, is tearing down his residence
to rebuild a more modern one.
Mrs. Jehu Utz, Liberty street, is
having her residence painted Lippy
and Cassell are doing the work.
The trial of VIM. f. Downs for the
theft of $67 900 from the city of Bal
timore will begin in that city next
Monday
The Westminster Fire Company will
leave on Wednesday 70 attend the
Maryland State Firemen's Convention
at Cambridge.
There will be temperance lecture
in the town hall al Medford Monday,
June z. at 8 p. m. by g. Wesley Moore,
of Baltimore. Go and take your
friends. -:
The attention OF dealers In tobacco
is called to the law, published In an
other column, which prohibits the
sale Of cigars, cigarettes and tobacco
to minors.
In the office of the clerk OF the cir
cult court for Carroll county in May
there we're recorded 20 deeds,29 mort
cages, bills of sale, ! certificate of
incorporation,and IL marriage licenses
were Issued.
In the annual readjustment of post
masters salaries, announced June /,
Mount Airy Is increased from 81 500
to $1,000; Union Bridge, from 81 300
to $l,400, and the salary at SykesvilIe
is decreased from 81 500 to $1,400.
Charles w. King left on Saturday
for Elkton, Va, where he shipped one
OF the finest carloads OF Jersey cows
that ever left this city. Mr.. King will
dispose of his stock there and will
afterward attend the annual Dunkard
Convention at Harrisonburg, Va.
Miss Emma Reese, OF near this city.
was awarded honorable mention In
an open competition for excellence
in hand made shirt waists, held by
the Modern Priscilla In Boston. The
waist will be illustrated In the Mod
ern Priscilla, as the design is origi-
nal.
Samuel Hill, colored, who was
taken from Westminster to Baltimore
last week to answer a charge of pass
ing a counterfeit silver dollar al
Sykesyille. pleaded guilty in the
United States District Court Monday
and was sentenced to l3 months In
the Federal prison at Atlanta Ga.
A telegram In a Baltimore paper
last week stated that Samuel ".
Hughes. aged 40 years, former Bal
timorean, committed suicide In Seat
tie May 49, Mr.. Hughes was a native
of Carroll county. but went TO Balti-
more when young man. afterward
going to Montana. His mother now
resides at Carrollton, In this county
Victor, son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Zepp, this city, while getting on the
5.22 p. m. train Saturday at Union
Station, Baltimore, dislocated his col
lar bone. Mr.. Zepp was boarding the
train while In motion and, having 9
dress suit case In his right hand, Il
threw him backward with the siNove
result. He Is employed In the Navy
Yard at Washington.
The Oil, Paint and Drug Reporter
of New York, has the following: FRANK
w, Fouke, who represents r. Hillier'l
Son Company In the middle West anc
Canadian points, has acquired an In.
terest in that company. Mr.. Fouke'i
friends In the trade will be glad tC
know that he has not relinQuisheC
his road position, but will continue
to call on them In the interests of hii
house.
Charity Lodge No. 5S, X. of r.. will
hold decoration service on Sunday
June 6, at the Castle Hall. Dayii
Building, at 2 o'clock, D. m, TO which
all friends are cordially invited. Ad
dress by brother knight, Guy w
Steele. After the services AZ the hal
the members will march to the GENE
terry and decorate the graves OF de
ceased knights. All are requested L
take flowers. There will be music
Ladies are invited.
Schloss Bros. e. Co, Wholesale cloth
iers, Baltimore, write us as follows,
Under separate cover we are mailing
you one of our souvenir coin purses
and memo books. which kindly Civ,
to your head compositor in compli
ment to the splendid setting up o
the Miller Bros. Go advertisement
We consider that you make as effec
rive arrangement OF the display ad
as any we receive among the thou
sands CT papers that come In almos
daily"
Professor Simpson. county superin
tendent, conducted the teachers ex
animation for Carroll county oI
Thursday and Friday of this week
About twenty-five young men and wo
men presented themselves for the ex
animation. The most of these ar,
applying for the first time for certifi
Gates to teach In the county; severa
have already taught for a short time
and four or five are applying for coun
ty scholarships in the State Norma
School.
John Carmichael, formerly road
master between Baltimore and High
field, and located in Westminster, ha
been promoted to engineer mainte
nance of way of the Maryland divlsioi
of the Western Maryland railroad
between Baltimore and Cumberland
with headquarters in the former city
@. W. Abbott, son of David Abbott, c
Patapsco, was appointed roadmastei
with headquarters at Union Bridge
and Mr.. Abbott was succeeded by 1
]. Wade, Jr., of Highfield.
The Supreme Court this week re
versed the decision Of the Circu
Court for Washington county in tn
case of John b. Martin VS.. the Wesi
ern Maryland Railroad Compan,
growing out of damage alleged to hay
been done to plaintiff through th
backing up OF water on his farm. TIL