The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-12-16
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

TIE Stone Chapel Christmas enter
tainment will be held on Tuesday, De-
cember q.
T.. X. Parker, Of Ohio, has purchas-
ed the large brick residence of VIM.
R. Black, Pennsylvania avenue.
Doyle & Magee, this city, disposed
of carload of sleighs during the
frs1 few days of sleighing last week.
Charles c. Lovejoy, of Lakewood,
NJ j., has moved ON the farm he pur-
chased from Harry w. Ogg, near this
city
ToWser, the pet dog of Mr.. Frank
NJ. Glover, Reisterstown, Md, was
killed on December by being struck
BY N electric car on the Emory
Grove Line.
Mrs. VIVA. III. Thomas, Willis street,
who was operated on at the Union
Protestant Infirmary, Baltimore, last
week, returned to her home on Tues
day evening, much improved.
John Dutrow, the obliging black
smith, near Carrollton Station, has re-
placed his old shop with new and
modern one, thus enabling him in the
future to better serve his patrons.
Ordinance No. ITO relating to the
speed OF vehicles, horses and motors
cars, driven, ridden or propelled upon
the streets of this city has been pass
ed BY the Mayor and Common Council
Tt went into effect on Wednesday.
The Office received a valuable men,
orandum book from Charles l.. Thorn
son, proprietor OF the First National
Restaurant. The book contains a
map of the United States, receipts,
calendar, presidents of the United
States since Washington, &c. M
The following heating plants are
being installed by the Westminster
Hardware Company The residence
of Geo. Sneak, Mt. Pleasant, with an
up-to-date Royal boiler; the resi-
dence of John It. Stoner, Union
Bridge, the Modern boiler; w. E.
Kolb's residence, Union Bridge, has
just been completed with Modern
boiler.
At recent meeting of the stock
holders of the Baltimore and Fred
ericktown Turnpike Company We'd
the road was accepted. Directors OF
the company had previously recon-
mended that the sale be made. More
than $4,000 Of the total OF about 30
000 of all the shares were represent
ed at the meeting when final action
was taken.
The annual elections of the Man
chester Fire Engine, Hook & Ladder
Co., was held on Tuesday night and
the following officers were elected for
the ensuing year Hon. John =.
Baker, president, Austin Henry Gels
Gilman, vice president; Guy /. Hanson,
recording secretary; A Henry Geisel-
man, financial secretary; John Il.
Masenhimer, treasurer; Jno. w. Hoff-
acker, chief; VIM. T.. Hoffman, VIM.
a Burgoon, Chas. w. Motter, G. NJ
Masenhimer and James F. Wagaman,
trustees.
The will of Mary A. Crapster,
OF tbs city, was admitted to probate
Tuesday in the Orphans Court at
ToWson. It bequeaths $500 to her
niece, Nellie Parsons, 5000 to her
niece, Nellie Brosman, and 5000 to her
-~A AAACAd, n1ASS MAY MCT1AAAS. A. -
residue OF the estate In bequeathed to
the treasurer or the First Baptist
Church Of Baltimore and Is to be used
for the purpose OF aiding in building
a home for the aged Baptists. A. pro-
vision Is made I'm the will that should
the home for the aged not be started
within five years the residue OF the
estate will be equally divided among
those mentioned I'm the requests.
The Board or Managers or the
springfield State Hospital for the tn
sane Wednesday announced mt It.
meeting i'm the Union Trust Building
that debt OF about $50, 900 ON the i'm
stitution had been lquIdated. It was
stated that the hospital has been well
managed in the past few years. d..
!. Clement Clark, superintendent OF
the hospital, filed d report OF the
poisoning OF Mrs. Harriet Wilson
Nelson, a. inmate, which occurred
several days ago. The board appoint
81 q committee consisting or State
Senator j. E. Beasman and MesSrS.
Hebner and Evans to investigate 1t and
report to the board I'm his report DIR.
Clark says that the poisoning was
Purely accidental.