The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-04-22
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL p, 1910
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Today was Arbor day.

Today was Arbor day.
The County Commissioners are ex-
pected to appoint the district assess
ors on Monday.
Edward Orendorff, East Main street,
had his house painted this week. w.
S. Arbaugh was the painter.
P. E. Trotter, of Waldorf, Md, is in
Westminster selling lightning rods
for the Carroll County Rod Company.
Ray Spencer is playing left field on
the New Orleans club. On Sunday he
helped to win close game against
Mobile club, by making single and
stealing base.
Clayton Butler, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Eli Butler, West Main street, has re-
signed his position with State Roads
Commission and has accepted posi-
ton with the Western Maryland Rail-
road surveying corps, with head
quarters at Mount Savage.
A cow belonging to Mr.. Alva Zim-
norman, of Logs station, gave birth
to a curious calf. 1t had six well de-
veloped hoofs, and two small ones,
making in all, eight hoofs. The head
was curious mixture ofdog and tiger,
the lower jaw prOtruding at least five
inches further forward than the upper
jaw and having four ears.
Monday afternoon at the courthouse
door, Towson, 240 acres Of land near
Finksburg Station on the Western
Maryland Railroad was sold to Mr..
Frederick A. McGlone, agent, for 3d.
500. The property is improved by a
large dwelling, barn and other build
ings Attorneys Robert H. Bussey
and George r. Gather were the trus-
tees.
The assessors at large for Carroll
county appointed last week by
Governor Crothers are as follows ::
James B. Reaver, Taneytown; R. Lee
Myers, Linwood; Geo. E. Marker,
Westminster; A. Frank Grouse, Mt.
Pleasant; John w. Reaver, Man
chester; George R. Rupp, Hampstead;
c. w. Selby,. Taneytown, and Adolphus
Chenowith, Sykesville.
On Wednesday the case of Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad VS.. the County
Commissioners of Howard county, was
argued before the Court of Appeals Of
Maryland by Francis Neal Parke and
Jas A. c. Bond for the B. & o. r. R.
Co., and James s. Donovan and Guy
W. Steele, for Howard County Com
missioners. The case was appealed
from the Circuit Court for Carroll
county.
Mr. Jacob Myers. Of Union Mills,
living on the farm of Mr.. David Ehr-
hart, while driving the horses in a
threshing machine on April 10, the rod
of the machine caught his pants, wind
ing his leg around the rod, causing a
dislocation of both bones of right leg
two inches above the ankle joint. DR..
Lewis Wetzel, Union Mills, called M.
L. Bott in consultation to reduce the
fracture.
The Pittsburg and Lake Erie Rail
road Company is planning the con-
struction Of large freight yards at
DaWsons Run, Pa, to accommodate
the increased traffic resulting from The
traffic alliance between the New York
Central Railroad Company and the
Western Maryland Railroad Company
The new yards will be used by both
the Western Maryland and the Pitts
burg and Lake Erie.
A bank barn on the farm of ] Clar-
ence Baughman, at New Freedom, was
destroyed by fire supposed to have
been started by spark from 10
connective on the Northern Central rail-
way Saturday. A horse persisted in
the barn and a hen house and wagon
shed were destroyed. The cows were
saved only after one of them had been
badly burned. The total loss will
reach several thousand dollars.
President 3. z. Bush, Vice President
Alexander Robertson, Mr.. IL. R. Pratt
the chief engineer of the road, and
other officials of the Western Mary
land Railroad Company, passed
through this city on Tuesday for ar
inspection of the road. The trip is
being made in connection with the
proposed extension from Cumberland
70 Connellsville, Pa. The contract
tor the work was let few days age
" 10 the Carter Construction Company
OF Pittsburg, Pa.
The Board OF Managers of Spring
neld Hospital for the insane me
On Wednesday at the institution Al
Sykesville with Governor CrOthers
The managers will consider plans fol
tne erection OF new cottages, which
I" Wih provide accommodations fol-
ABOUT 400 more patients. Tt is be-
heVed that four new cottages will bt
erected. It Is estimated that the build
Mgs will cost about 100000, which
amount may be taken from the bono
issue of 100000 for the State care o
INDECENT insane.
The people of Westminster came
very near seeing quite an exciting
runaway Monday Of this week.
Helght train while shifting some car:
a the station, left the main part of the
.raln, which was heavily loaded, stand
IT, PA the main track, when a shifting
ar struck the standing train and tht
whole train started toward New Wind
sor. The engine being on switch
could not prevent the cars from NOV
TO- a citizen, of Westminster, who Il
- manager Of the Star Theatre, anc
one OF the breakmen ran and caugh
~ before Ii had. gained much momen
.um, and by the use of the breaks thu
ram was brought to a standstill.