The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-08-30

which mad blooms last friday even
ing and IS on Saturday evening.
M. i. Myers, of Bachman's Valley
has purchased the property OF Mrs
Milton Shaeffer, West Main street, and
with his family will move there IT. the
near future.
While the Jail is undergoing i'm
provements, the prisoners will b. kept
at the aims house. "a number Oh
special deputy sheriffs will be sworn
in by Sheriff Davis.
Herbert @. Dull, Myers district
purchased tract of land of acres,
situated along the Maryland and
Pennsylvania line from i'd a. March,
of Hanover, for $50 per acre.
Mr. David Crowl, of Sherrytown, il
quite i'll. He il nearing his 73rd year
and has been very successful farm
er- He has eight children at of
whom are On farms and are doing
we'll
Mrs. s. J. Rudisill, of Hanover, Pa,
bought on private terms from MIR.
Samuel Geeting, of Myers district,
fifty acres of timberland. The tract
II considered one of the best tracts OF
timber in this county. The timber
will be- sawed into lumber.
The young people OF Pleasant Grove
Methodist Episcopal church will hold
comical entertainment Thursday
evening, September 9Th, at s D. m., in
Mrs. Miller's woods, near Sandyville.
| If the weather il inclement Thursday
evening, it will BE- held the first fair
night.
q force of men cleared out the old
telephone exchange OF the United
Telephone Co., located on Court and
Main streets, this week and moved
the material to Hanover, Pa, the
main Office, thus closing out the sys-
tenn in this city. The wire and poles
are still standing. We have learned
nothing definite Of the company's fu-
ture movements.
Survivors of Coles Calvary, of
which the late Captain Henry Buck
ingham, Of this city was a member,
will hold reunion at Harper's Fer
ry, Va, on Tuesday, September IL.
A number of Carroll county men serv-
Cd i'm Coles Cavalry, among whom are
Messrs. Paul Yingling, Of this city;
Alpheus Stansbury and William H.
Grogg, of Hampstead.
In the will Of Maryland Hinkle Os-
born, of Baltimore county, which was
admitted to probate in the Orphans
Court, at ToWson Wednesday, ST. was
left to each of his brothers, A. c., H
W. and John TT. Osborn, and to his
sister, Mrs Margaret O. Nelson All
the remainder Of his property was
left to his other sister, Mrs William
Clark, of WOodensburg.
Mrs. Margaret Newson and daugh-
ter, Mrs. TT. @. Cushion, who had been
living for several years on Green
street, moved this week into Judge
Bonds property On Main street oppo-
site Court. Mrs. Newson Is nearing
her one hundredth birthday and took
her first automobile ride on Tuesday
She Il the widow of former School
Superintendent J. M. Newson.
All Westminster boys or men wish
ing to participate in the Municipal
Athletic Games Association, to be held
in Baltimore, Thursday, September
18th, at Patterson Park, can obtain
entry blanks at this Office. The prizes
consist of silver cups-frst second
and third. Our runners should enter
in the races. No entrance fee charg-
ed, and only requirement is to be reg
istered in the a. A.tU.
John r. Gibbons, who by his con-
duct had been given the title of mod
I'll prisoner" ait the House of COrrec-
ton inhis years Incarceration, was re-
leased by Judge Elliott on habeas
corpus proceedings Saturday last
Gibbons, who is about go years old
was committed by Justice Shriver, Of
this city, for three years on the
charge Of assault. Attorney Thomas
J. Mason, who appeared for the pris-
oner, made the point that the commit
nlent was defective because 1t did not
show for what particular offense the
penalty was imposed. Judge Elliott
after hearing argument by Assistant
States Attorney Lindsay G. Spencer
decided the point well taken.
While driving on the Washington
pike near the residence of Mr.. George
q. Shipley, MIR. Frank Poole, Of
Mechanicsville, was thrown from {
surrey last Sunday afternoon and Sc,
verely stunned. Mr. Poole had brought
his father, Mr.. Benjamin Poole to the
station here and was on his way home
when the yoke of the surrey pole
broke The two colts he was driving
plunged forward and Mr.. Poole was
thrown over the dashboard. WheI
Walter Zepp, blacksmith, at Fenby
picked him up, he was considerably
dazed. Mr.. Poole was brought here
to the residence of MIR. Joseph N
Hunter, returning home on Monday
The colts made no attempt to rur
away and were uninjured.
George ID. Baker, aged % years, OF
Thurmont, carpenter with the float
ing gang of the Western Maryland
Railway, was killed at Patapsco Sat.
urday. While in the act of jumping
on westbound freight for this city
his foot slipped between the steps anC
he fell under the train and was in.
stantly killed. The freight was stopped
and the remains put aboard the Blue
Mountain and brought to this city
where they were taken in charge BY
! undertakers Harvey Bankard a. Son
who prepared the body for burial
Mr.. Bakers remains were shipped tc
his home on the fast mail Sunday
morning. He leaves wife, who is {
daughter of Thomas Turn, of neal
Thurmont, and one small child.
On Wednesday Mr.. Lewis Judge
inspector for the State Board O
Health, was in this city for the pur
pose of getting samples Of all thu
milk supply of the town from the mill
men who bring milk here, as well a!
from the individual milk producers
, in town. DR.. Charles R. FoutZ, loca
Health Officer, assisted MIR. Judge
Last week samples Of the water sup
ply of the town were taken and ever!
effort is being made by the health
0ff1rin1C ~ find anncn fpT fhn 0I1f