The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-03-31
ADDITIONAL BRIEFS.

Samuel Brown has moved his
blacksmith shop from back Ok the High
School to the shop of Edward Shipley,
Washington road. Mr.. Brown has
taken a. a partner In his business
Hashabiah Simonson.
Elder Harry Stone, Of near Linwood,
has been filling the pulpit OF Rev. y.
M. Tombaugh, of the First Brethren
Church OF Hagerstown and Mapleville,
Washington county. Mr.. Tombaugh
is in Jacksonville, Florida, with his
sick wife.
The Western Maryland Railway
officials will order a change in the run
OF the passenger train in the evening
from Baltimore, known as No. 5. The
run will be extended from Big Pool
to Cherry Run to accommodate per
sons living beyond Big Pool.
George Bruce, colored, was arrest
ed and had hearing before Justice
Edwin Shriver on Wednesday morn
ing on the charge Of attempting to
assault his wife and Thomas Cook
with a razor on Saturday at his home,
Union street. He was found guilty
and sentenced to six months in the
House of Correction.
Former Governor Frank Brown was
removed at IL o'clock Saturday night
from his apartments i'm the Hotel
Stafford to the Union Protestant In
firmary, Baltimore, where an oper-
alton was performed for the removal
Of an abscess near the appendix. The
Ex-Governor is improving, which his
many friends i'm this county are
pleased to hear.
The will of the late Peter Dudderar
was set aside by the jury In Hagers-
town on the ground that undue infiu-
ence had been exerted when h. eXe-
cuted the paper. The case was removed
there from Frederick Co. Dudderar
left an estate at Oak Orchard valued
at $4,000 to his children, but deducted
certain sums from Warren Dudderar
and Daisy Dudderar, which he averred,
had been given them during his life
time
On Saturday, March 25th, instant,
Prof. Simpson delivered an address
at Bird Hill The occasion was
the presentation Of beautiful flag to
the school in that village, and most
excellent entertainment given by the
pupils under the splendid and careful
training of their very capable teacher,
Miss Fringer. The Gambler camp
presented the flag, the members were
out in large number, and the enter
tainment i'm every way was very en-
joyable and most successful.
A prize of $50 has been offered 70
the boy under is years old OIL Hartford
or Baltimore counties who will grow
the largest amount Of corn Oh an acre
OF ground at the lowest cost. The
prize has been offered by member OF
the board of trustees OF the Maryland
Agricultural College, and it will be
awarded by committee OF
the Maryland Agricultural Expert
ment Station. Why not include Car
roll county in the contest We know
our young men would be delighted to
have a trial.
After being locked up for ~ hours,
the jury in the case Of Otto Kamberg-
er against the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Saturday morning returned
verdict OF $1,000 for the plaintiff,
who sued for $4,000. The suit was
tried in the Washington county Cir
cult Court, Hagerstown. The case
was removed from Frederick county.
ana was on trial all week. Kamberg-
er sued the Railroad Company for al
lodged damage to his property in
Brunswick. MIR. r. Neale Parke was
one of the attorneys for the B. & o.
Railroad.
Chas. O. Clemson, OF the Westmins-
ter bar, delivered the address at the
celebration OF Maryland Day at the
High School on Friday afternoon,
March "a, instead of Dr. James W.
Reese, al published iii our last issue.
He referred to the great service rem
dered the country by several disin-
guished Marylanders. Sketches OF
William Pinkney, Francis Scott Key,
Gen. Mordecai Gist and Col. Joshua
Gist were read by pupils OF the school
and numerous recitations were given
by the pupils Among the selections
were three poems by the BentZtown
Bard.
Harvey o. Millerand Morris II. Miller,
formerly Of Detour. but now wealthy
residents of Philadelphia, we're dis
charged by the United States Circuit
Court of Savannah, Ga. where they
were under indictment being charged
with beDefiting through Discrimination
in steamer rates. The case involved
the illegal receiving of freight rates
on grain shipped by steamers from
Philadelphia to Savannah and Jack
sonville The Millers formerly livef
at DetouF, where they conducted
grain elevator About twenty years
aEo they removed to philadelphia
where they started III the grain busi-
ness.