The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1901-08-10
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREyITIEs.

Elizabeth DfOWns OF tnlS ciays HAS oOi1AiiCu
an original widows pension of So per month.
This is the month 10 pay your taxes and
earn the discount-ive per cent on state and
two upon county.
Surveyors began work at Reisterstown last
Wednesday on the Baltimore. Westminster
and Gettysburg Electric Road.
Mr.. S. Carr Wickert is building a two-storY
frame dwelling on Main east of Church street.
Mr.. Charles Hunter is the contractor.
Carroll and Baltimore County Commission
ers will meet on the 10th instant TO decide
upon building a bridge over Benson iordlng.
Miss Mary Weaver is having stable built
on her property on North Centre street, this
city, near Willis J. Webster Ebangh is doing
the work.
Paul c. Whipp has been awarded the Fred
erck county scholarship in Western Maryland
College. and Charles C. Myers the one from
Washington county.
The postoffices at Mount Airy and fancy
town will become presidential offices in Octo-
Der, and the salaries of the postmasters will be
300 and 81, 100, respectively.
At ~ m. Yesterday, Friday, the Wealth
er Bureau sent out the following buletin:-
Fair tonight; Saturday generally fair; probably
showers, and cooler at nights light winds
Daniel P. Gobrecht died in Hanover, Pa.
last Sunday, from cancer, aged SO years, 5
months and 10 days. He was q brother of
Mr.. Henry Gobrecht of Linwood this county.
Mr.. Harry C. Keefer, of this city, has fruit
tree in his orchard called Prince Ammonia. The
fruit on it resembles plums but has very
peculiar and delicious taste. The tree bore
about peck this season.
Robert Fitzgerald, the colored man arrested
near Sykesyille, as told in HE ADVOCATE last
week, charged with an attempt TO assault Miss
Mary Norrington, near Aberdeen. Hartford
county, has been discharged, as the Young lady
said he was not the man.
From about 11.30 Monday night until g.
M. Wednesday this section was visited by an
almost continuous rain, with occasional heavy
showers The rain was much needed and will
be of great benefit TO vegetation. Roads and
recently pIowed fields we're washed.
II is said larger number of persons at
tended the German Lutheran picnic at Deer
Park last Saturday than on any previous occa-
sion. There were ISL gallons of ice cream,
$50 dozen Of pop and ST. worth Of ground nuts
and candy sold, to say nothing OF the numer-
Gus lunches, &C., eaten by the vast throng.
Mrs. Chrisia Strausburg, of Union Bridge.
aud Mr.. Jacob Foutz, of Richmond Furnace,
Pa, were married at the residence OF Mr..
Samuel Cook, in Williamsport, Nd, last Sun
day evening by Rev. E. FL. Smith, of the
Methodist Church. The groom is aged 63
years and the bride So They will live in
Williamsport.
A small bug resembling the lady bug has
made lis appearance in the corn fields OF Lewis
Dull, in Menallen township, Adams county,
Pa, and is so extremely numerous that much
of the Corn on which it feeds has already died
and fallen over. Mr.. Dull has tried paris
green on the insects where they cover the
stalks and roots but it has no effect whatever
ON the insects
Messrs. George K Mather, of Westminster;
William p. Pollard, Harry d. Phillips, j.
Bib Mills and Russell Jones, of Baltimore,
went into camp for two weeks Monday last on
Roberts Island, in the Susquehanna, near
Port Deposit, Md. The camp has been named
aPol- Mather,'' and the boys speak highly Of
the boating, fishing, etc. Lorenzo Bell, of
this city, is the camp cook.
The contributors to the Flower Mission this
week were Mrs. II. C. Keefer, Mrs. Charles
Cassell Mrs. George Baughman, Mrs. j. F.
Rinker. Mrs T. j. Kaufman, Mrs. VIM. Cum
nineham, Mrs s. A. Diehl, Mrs. G. H.
Baughman; Misses Amy Roop, Lille Wood
ward, Marguerite Skunk, Della Bale and
GLADYS Stem Receivers for next week are
Misses Elva Reininger and Eta Gladhill.
county has 8, 200 males of 81 years and over;
white literates 1892; white illiterates 382;
negro literates 324 negro illiterates 1856.
Westminster has 444 white males and $40
white females between and 20 years, and AZ
male negroes and - female negroes. There
are 533 white males from Is to Al years old,
/. and Sc negroes; and $50 whites q years and
over and 8S negroes.
From the Union National Bank to Carroll
street, last Saturday night there was row of
vehicles on both sides of Main street. FIRE.
qnenty passage way was difficult between the
Firemen's Building and the railroad Police
man Beaver was on hand, however, and kept
them moving on. The streets were crowded
and the business places were filed with eager
shoppers looking for the bargains which had
been announced in The ADVOCATE.
A note to The ADVOCATE asks for the pub.
LEGATION of the following A modern dude
with narrow striped clothes. saddle colored
shoes, loud neck tie, hair parted over his
nose. and smoking cigarette addressed his
best girl thus 'sIf yoa were me and | were
you, what would you do ~ She hestatingly
said with a smile: 81 would take off that
hideous tie, put that cigarette in the stove,
part my hair on the side, and then pray to God
for brains"
The talk on Bible Lands by Elder w. E.
! Roop, of the Meadow Branch Church, here
k~tofore Announced, but postponed on account
of his illness, will take place on Sunday even
ing next, in the Brethren's Church, this city.
During Mr. Roop's visit to the Holy Land he
gave especial attention to Jerusalem and its
historic surroundings. His audience will prob
ably be gratfed with an extremely instructive
entertainment. The lecture will commence
at T. 30 O'Clock.
The Baltimore Sun of Wednesday says =
aMiss Ossie Estelle Stitely, of 1921 McCulloh
street, was married last night TO Mr.. Reginald
c. Wlderson, son of Mr.. Frank Wilderson.
The ceremony took place at the home of the
bride and was performed by Rev. p H. Miller,
pastor of the Grace Lutheran Church. West
minister. Only members of the immediate
families were present. The bride wore a
handsome gown of white organdy, trimmed
with lace and ribbon. She carried La France
roses. Mr.. and Mrs. WiIderson will reside in
Baltimore The bride was formerly resi-
dent of this city.
Gambler Items.