The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-04-15
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
InCAI. BREVITIES.

Tomorrow VIII De RAIN ouhuay, anu neXl
week Holy Week. Easter falls on April %.
Our lady readers will find the New York
Fashion Letter on the fourth page of this issue.
The Farmers & Mechanics National Bank
If this city have purchased Mosler. Corliss
spherica safe. 1t is a unique bank fixture.
Charles f. Fink, Esq, of this city, was re.
elected Il director and member of the execu.
five committee of the Union Trust Company
Of Maryland
William Roger, near Westminster, has &C.
cepted position as fireman on the Western
MARYLAND Railroad, and entered on his duties
last Tuesday.
Fruit trees are beginning to blossom. The
late varieties of apples and pears bloom before
the early. Watch your trees and see if this
statement is correct.
On the fourth page of this issue will be
found the closing proceeding of the Methodist
Episcopal Conference. They were crowded
out last week by legal advertisements.
On Sunday next, Palm Sunday, the rite of
confirmation will be administered by Rev. p.
Il. Miller, d. D., at the Deer Park Lutheran
Church, near Smalwood, at 2 O'Clock p. m.
At 10 a. M, yesterday, Friday, the wealth
or bureau sent out the following bulletin:-
Unsettled weather; showers tonig ht and Satur
day. Accumulated deficiency in temperature
since January LIST, lO7.
Western Maryland College base ball team
opened the season of 1905 by defeating the
Gallaudet College team here last Saturday by
a score of 4 to 2. Only seven innings were
played Each CLUB made its runs in one in
mng.
The Grand Ruling Fraternal Mystic Circle
held convention at Hagerstown on Thurs
day and elected officers. Il. P. Gorsuch, of
Westminster, was elected Grand Marshal and
John B. Saylor, also of Westminster, was
elected Grand Guard.
Mr.. John T. Lynch received from his
brother IN law, Mr.. John Dillar, of 1hayer,
Kansas, sample OF alfalfa over foot in
length. 1t was in excellent condition. Mr..
DiiIar advertises in tne Thayer News 800
bushels of corn for sale at so cents per bushe.
The Western Maryland Railroad Company
is having lis road reballasted. Many carloads
a0gk trains are doing the work. At West
minister, where the ties were on the ground,
the tracks have been raised four inches to
allow for ballast.
A part of the Manchester road, from the
residence of Mr.. John Shafer to the railroad,
is in very dangerous condition and needs
immediate attention. 1t is not safe to drive
over after night, and in some places two
vehicles cannot pass. Messrs. Road Commits
sioners please attend to it SO as to prevent
serious accident.
The annual session of the Maryland Chassis
OF the reformed Church will convene in Grnce
Reformed Church, Frederick, on Wednesday,
May 3, the meeting being held this year earlier
than usual on account of the trennial meeting
of the General Synod, which will convene i'll
Allentown, Pa, on May 1G. Rev. s. M.
Roeder, of Manchester, is president of Mary.
land Chassis.
The Baltimore County School Board has
received check for S. 900 from F. S. Land
street. vice president of the Western Maryland
Raksad, as a donation for the erection of an
addition TO Franklin High School, at Reisters-
town. MIR. Landstreet at one time attended
the school, and has always taken warm In
terest in lis welfare. The addition, which
was very much needed, is now in course of
erection. 1t is the largest donation which has
ever been received for the county schools
from an indi vidual. 1t has been suggested
f,hat in recognition of the gift of Mr.. Land
street the addition shall be named in his honor.
The Lend a-Hand Club has closed its work
Tor the winter months. The ladies did great
deal of good during the past winter, relieving
The needy III many ways. AZ INC liltio paHai,
which was held last December, only one after
noon and evening, $l2O was cleared. Out OF
that sum % families were benefited and there
81 NOW 49, Is in bank. Thanks are due Mrs.
Charles Billingslea for the efficient manner in
which she assumed the burden of the work
by being secretary and treasurer in one. The
ladies' hope there will be no need for further
calls during the summer, but will keep up the
work to certain extent by giving children
entertainment, thereby adding to the amount
they have in bank.
The track team of Western Maryland Col
lege is rounding into shape for the meet to be
held at Philadelphia on April 30. 1t is match
ed to compete against the following colleges:
St. Johns, Maryland Agricultural, Delaware,
Franklin and Marshall, Allegheny, ST.
Josephs, Fordham and Muhlenburg. Cap
tain Treadway has for the past two weeks
been actively engaged in drilling the men In
The finer points Of the work. Marcus, Brown,
Whiteford and Treadway will compose the
team. Besides putting the track team IN
shape for the April meet, active work is being
done toward getting squad ready TOR the
nueat of the new Inter Collegiate Athletic AS,
ISOLATION, to be held at Annapolis. About ~
men report for each days practice.