The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-02-05
RURAL NEWS.
CHRONICLES OF HAPPENINGS AMONGST
Our NEIGHBORS.
MeGINNIS SIDING.

After an absence or I'VE months
have returned to this settlement ana
ana now prepared to furnish the read
ers with the news OF the surrounding
country. Judging from what L have
already seen, very little changes have
taken place during my absence from
this section. Our two most as
tinguished citizens, Col joshua Mur-
dock and Hon Jacobius Long, are
still with us. Both of them are IDLE
these DAYS. The strenuous labors OF
last seasons harvest has caused ne
Colonel to take the rest cure me
Colonel looks as robust as ever and
Ia optimistic about the future. He
proposes to lay aside all his cares for
q while and wait for the coming
Spring, when he expects TO tackle me
duties or the scientific farmer with
renewed energy.
Jacobius still maintains the smile
that won't come OF. He is much In
evidence these days. The people
about here tell some funny stories
about Jacobius. OF course il i all
hearsay for it is supposed to have
happened several months ago and
was not here at the time to verify
them. Yet these stories come from
such reliable sources that ! cannot
afford to deny this information to the
readers of this paper Limit OF
space will not permit me TO tell all
of them. The most interesting goes
like this: Jacobius took an active TO-
terest in the campaign last fail, when
the local option question was nut up
to the people LII is unnecessary to
state Just what side of the question
Jacobius was on. He and Charlie
Sapp, Of Hampstead, went UP to Union
Mills to speak on the question We
know very little about Sapp for he is
not one of our neighbors. The meet
ing was minus a chairman and the
speakers were compelled To introduce
themselves to the audience. Sapp
started off. Jacobius was the wind
up man. When Jake assembled the
platform q man in the audience said
TO a friend-"I know he is y wet
man, for | can tell by his appear
ance." Jake lost no time in getting
to the point He handled himself like
a real orator, throwing his HANDS ov-
er his head and the tail of his frock
coat sWaying from side to side. O.
casionally be would shake his fist in
to the faces of his hearers. The
election which took place shortly af-
terward gives the people OF Carroll
county an idea just what effect his
speech had. Union Mills gave a rath-
er handsome majority for the drys
and the few vets about Union Mills
are now beginning to believe that If
Jake had stayed away during the
campaign there might have been
different tale to tell.
Mrs. Wesley Payne, OF Illinois, is
l. D1I,
Mr.. Jacob Green il confined to his
home, suffering from an enlargement
OF the heart.
former candidate for the Democratic
nomination for Sheriff of Carroll
county, is also i'll.
The members OF the Ladies' Aid
Society OF Thomas Chapel held a
oyster supper last Thursday anG Sat
urday nights. The affair was well
attended. The proceeds will be de-
voted to the needs of the church.
Col. Murdoch disposed Of his last
lot or choice rye to Mr.. Abraham
Burkholder, Of Cranberry. Mr.. Burk-
holder proposes to use the rye for
distilling purposes.
The "A. McGinnis' has already start
ed plans to resume operations the
latter part OF this month.
Some Of the patrons of the Bus
Line running between Westminster
and Sykesville are complaining over
the new change of schedule. They
contend that the bus meets no trains
at Sykesville On any IT its trips.
~ building boom has struck Nc
Ginnis Siding. Miles Long, one of our
well known farmers, will soon build
fine dwelling house on McGinnis
Terrace. A well known architect or
Baltimore Is preparing plans for the
structure. Quite a number of con-
tractors are expected to put in bids
when the plans are released from
the architects hands. When com
pleted it will be occupied BY MI.
Joseph Fowler, one of Nh Longs en-
ployees- According to the plans
the house is to have all of the mod
ern conveniences. 1t will be called
the little White House. There viii
be red room, blue room and every
other kind OF room imaginable Even
roof garden will be among the many
novel features.
Col. Joshua Murdoch recently pur-
chased a mammoth bronze gobbler
for breeding purposes. The bird
weighs approximately forty pounds.
MT. Frank NJ Carver, of Hagers-
town, and Mr.. II. A. Lipnick, of Bal
timore, have been assigned as gauger
and storekeeper-gaug respectively,
at the plant OF the a. McGinnis CO.
Bill Bowman has built a garage.
This addition Will add to the beauty
Of Tannery when it receives a coat OF
paint.