The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-01-21
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

NAIClA AC0 N1' NAAA ogy ~ AAoAP0ICclhg
has been reappofnted postmaster of
the above place. .-..-
The rain ON Monday night and Tues
day made the snow 60 and sent the
sleighs in for a rest.
Charles L. Thomson has in his pos
session half-cent dated in 1906 The
half penny is rarely seen these days.
The rural mail carriers were little
delayed on Friday by the drifted roads.
Carrier was the only one failing to
make his rounds.
Harry D. Caple, Reese, has purchas-
ed store property at Walbrook, Bal
timore, where he will move on March
lst and conduct the grocery and pro-
vision business.
Mr.. S. B. Furry, Of townsville, call
ed at the advocate while in this city
on business on Monday. Mr.. Furry
formerly lived at Silver Run, leaving
there about 20 years ago.
The patrons Of the Western Mary
land Railroad at Cranberry are about
to ask the company 70 erect building
to protect it's passengers from the
weather who await for trains.
The New Windsor fire company re-
sDonded to an alarm for the first time
since its organization for fire at Mrs.
Cora Slingluff's greenhouse. The fire
was extinguished with little damage,
Mr. Lester S. Patterson, met with a
painful accident on Thursday Of last
week by slipping on the ice and dis
locating his shoulder This accounts
for his absence from the Road meet
ing in Odd Fellows Hall last Satur-
day. "".""
A pardon was received for Edgar
Black, colored, at the clerks ONCE On
Tuesday. Black was committed last
May in the Circuit Court, of stsal ling
chickens of Joseph Delphy and ser
fenced to the Maryland House Of Cor
rection for year.
room has been engaged at Liberty
town, for use as temporary quarters
for bank which, it Is said, will prob
ably be established there in the course
of couple of months. While the aid
OF local persons has been sought in
perfecting the plans for establishing
the institution, the leaders i'm the en-
terprise are persons outside the coun-
tE.
Detailed statements Of the work Of
the State Geological and Economic
Survey Commission were presented to
,rne1nbers Of the Legislature Tuesday.
The report states that the topograph-
.ica1 surveys of the State are far adj
yFalceQ, the only areas remaining I'M
finished being Charles county and
oh onH Wash
-ingtOn counties.
Cherries Mckay, colored, of Balti-
more. who stole the dress suit case OF
Dr. Joshua NJ. Herring, had his hear
ing on Monday before the Criminal
Court of that city, and was found
guilty, and was sentenced to Is
months in the penitentiary. There
were four indictments against the
negro. Two years ago Mckay stole
the suit case Of Judge James a. @.
Bond and was found guilty and served
o time.
Many families who are childless
have had their lonely home brighten
ed BY the CHEEKY voice of little child
they have taken to raise, and their old
age has been blessed by the care the
grOwn-child i'm dater years gave them
We are i'm receipt of a letter from the
Superintendent of City Charities of
Baltimore, who states that they have
IN charge, at all times, few bright
eyed, chubby faced children, who they
are willing to place on trial with re
liable private families, furnishing
proper references, with view to their
keeping the child a. long as it proves
desirable.
The following officers were install
ed in the Mystic Circle by Grand
Deputy J. r. McCune, Of Hagerstown,
on Monday: Worthy Ruler, Harry
p. Gorsuchs Worthy Vice Ruler, Chas-
O. Mitten; P.fW. Ruler, John J. Reese;
Worthy Chaplain, John F.. Eckenrode;
Worthy Recorder, Geo. r. Baughman;
Worthy Collector, =. IT. Fuss; Worthy
Treasurer !. Thos- Anders; Worthy
Marshsll,e Miss Maggie Eckenrode;
Worthy Warden, Mrs Bessie Diffen-
dal; Worthy Guard. Mrs. Cora Shaef-
fer; ETorthy Secretary, Robert IL.
;zertz; Orgalist Mrs. Florence An
'ders;E Trustees, ~. ,J. Reese, wv. III.
Helm and L E Etkenrode. After the
installation light refreshments were
served to- all.