The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-10-09

County Commissioner Benjamin +.
Stansbury II suffering from rheuma-
tism and lumbago.
~ oyster supper will be held in the
basement Or Sandy Mount Church,
Friday and Saturday nights, October
23 and "a. ALI are invited to attend.
MIR. Andrew ID. Reese, Meadow
Branch, was taken suddenly i'll on
Saturday and his condition being 20
grave that he was taken To st. Agnes
Hospital, for treatment
Mn. Buckley Morton, this city, who
is employed at the Carroll Oak and
Tanning Co., has been sent to a
Tannery in Virginia, which il con
nected with the one at the Tannery
Tie will be gone about two months.
Congressman III. Fred o.. Talbot,
the Democratic nominee for Congress
in the Second district, had a very
quiet campaign. According to the re-
port Of Mr. O'Mara, who also acted as
his treasurer, Mr. Talbot received no
contributions and expended no money.
In about six weeks time the crack
Of the huntsman's gun will resound
Y throughout Carroll county and the
hunting season will be formally be-
gun. Dogs will trail rabbits and par
Y tridges and the sack OF the hunters
will bulge with the fruits of the days
sport
\ Jacob Rohrback and ~ Kemp
Keefer, executors of the will of Mar
garet T.. :. Hood, have filed motion
Y for new trial in the case Of Laura
1 Scholl against them, in which she was
awarded a verdict of $4,000 in a suit
! for $4,000, which was tried last week
at Frederick
An oyster roast was held at the
home Of Mr.. Orville Wright, at Union
Bridge, on Saturday night, to cele-
brate the completion of his new home
just erected. About thirty pei sons
were in attendance. The music was
furnished by Prof. Lynn Stephens,
Miss Inez Stephens and Messrs.
Joseph Stephens and Joseph Price, Of
Frederick.
In the Office Of the County Com
missioners of Frederick county where
contention over the sum of about
$1,04S claimed by the corporation of
Woodsboro to belong to that town,
will not down. a. il well remember
ed this same little sum of money
caused a big stir early in the spring
and also caused some difficulties in
the House of Delegates during the
last session of the Maryland Legis-
lature.
The case asking for alimony and
counsel fee BY Mrs. Helen M. Teiser
against her husband, Sigmund #.
Teiser, was argued on Friday morn
ing before Chief Judge William H.
Thomas. Judge Thomas allowed Mrs.
81 oIs T1roD on
tilite, counting from July 20, and $3.50
counsel fee for this time. Benjamin
Rosenheim and Guy w. Steele repre-
scented Mrs. Teiser, and T.. o. Weant
and j. NJ Reifsnider Mr.. Teiser. Mr..
Teiser is in the poultry business at
Finksburg.
Following a decision reached dur
ing the summer, the judges of the
Court of Appeals, at Annapolis, ap-
peared on the bench Tuesday morn
ing at the opening of the October
terms in gowns of black silk The
: matter had been discussed at inter
Z walls for a long time and the general
feeling among the members of the
7 bench and bar was that the wearing
, of the judicial gowns would be in
!. keeping with the dignity OF the court
2 The gowns are simple and resemble
} the ordinary scholastic gowns.
BY attempting to play practical
4 joke, someone at Thurmont nearly
} caused most serious accident. The
[ taps on a carriage belonging to Elder
t John S. Weybright, of that place
l were removed, it j. believed, and
J when he took his wife, who just a
. short time ago underwent an oper-
\ alton, and his daughter, Miss Ruth
/ Weybright, and Miss Edith Spielman
out for a drive one wheel came of
and the occupants of the vehicle were
: shaken up considerably Fortunately
! the horse was not driven out of a
' walk.
= The long expected legal battle be-
! tween Jesse Ham, fireman at the
Frederick County jail, and the Board
!, of County Commissioners, has begun
On Friday Ham filed in Court petit
" ton asking that the writ Of mandam-
" US be issued to the Board of County
Q Commissioners directing them to re-
I store Ham to the office and position
J. as the fireman at the jail. Judge
- Worthington has signed an order re-
w quiring the County Commissioners to
n show cause, if any they have, why the
NM writ of mandamus should not be L.
= sued as prayed, and October 10 has
S been set as the day for. hearing on
a the petition
Saturday morning Judges Urner
q and Worthington heard arguments in
d an injunction case of William KOontz
t against Mrs Bruce F. Long at Fred
q erick The injunction is asked to re-
y strain an action of ejectment. The
t plaintiff filed the bill to restrain
d prosecution of the suit on the ground
4 that Mrs. Longs father conveyed the
i land to him in 1910 under contract
I Of sale executed in 1903 The defend
ant claims that under deed her faith
4 er gave her the same property in
I 1905 The plaintiff claims the deed
I should be set aside, while the defend
ant alleges that the plaintiff has
4 ample remedy in an action Of law.
! Edward o. Weant, OF this city, and
f Leo Weinberg, represent Mrs. Long.
Z The funeral of William r.. Anders,
r rural mail carrier No. 10, was held on
0 Sunday afternoon at Grace Lutheran
Y Church, Carroll street. The services
|. were conducted by Rev. w. H. Hetrick
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