The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-07-22

Correspondents please do not use NICK
NAMES for men or boys, but give the full chris
tan name. "Slugum, Kid, Hank, Sporty,
&C., do not look well in print, and smacks too
much of the prize fighting ring.
At 10 a. M, yesterday, Friday, the wealth
err bureau sent out the following bulletin
Occasional rain tonight and Saturday; not so
warm tonight. Accumulated deficiency IN
temperature since January LIST, Is.
On Thursday Comptroller Atkinson made
the distribution of the public school book tuEd.
Carroll county receives 81. 9SS; Baltimore
county $l1 1924. l6; Frederick county s., 443.-
"a, and Howard county 81, O26.Ss.
On Thursday of next week the 18th Luth-
eran reunion will be held at Pen Mar, and a
specially interesting program has been pre-
pared. A special train will leave Westmin-
ster at q. M, stopping at all stations.
Mr.. Calvin Cook, of Warfeldsburg. recently
found land terrapin on which Mr.. {. h.
Lsuiz, of this city, then of Wsrfeldsburg, cut
his name on May 5, 1880. 1t was found within
% yards of where Mr.. Lantz did the marking.
On Friday evening of last week, William,
aged Is years, son of Mr.. VIM. II. Gettier, of
Manchester, while driving colt, was thrown
against a pile of stones and had leg and rib
broken. The youth was unconscious for some
time. He is reported as improving.
The Public School Commissioners have
awarded to ]. C. Weddle the contract to build
brick schoolhouse at Double Pipe Creek.
His bid of 1927 was the lowest. The building
will have slate roof aud stone doorsill.
Work has begun on the Lineboro schoolhouse.
The contract for building model county
road near Sykesville, Howard county, was
awarded by the Howard county commissioners
Tuesday 10 William Davis, Jr., for 5000.
The new highway will be built under direc-
lions of Chief Engineer W. w. Crosby, of the
Maryland Geological Survey, and will be 5000
feet in length.
On Thursday the 10th annual reunion of the
Reformed Church was held at Pen. Mar. Rev.
T. L. Bickel, of Philadelphia, was the chief
speaker. A very large number were present
from Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia,
Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia.
Rev. James B. Stonesifer, of Westminster,
was chosen as a member of the board of dI
rectors.
Company A, First Regiment, Maryland
National Guard, was mustered into service on
the night of July 20, in Independence Hall,
Frederick, by Col. Chss. d. Gather, adiutant
of the First Brigade, Maryland National
Guard, assisted by Capt. George l.. Fisher, of
Hsgerstown; Capt. Claude Iilden Smith, of
Westminster; Capt. Milton Record. Of Belair,
and Capt. Jesse W Dowuey, assistant surgeon
of the First Regiment
A letter from Sykesville says "St. Paul's
Methodist Episcopal Sunday school held its
annual picnic Thursday afternoon on Hotel
Heights. Springfield Band furnished music
for the occasion. Besides the usual field
games several novel games we're introduced,
which not only entertained the small boy and
girl, but were witnessed with interest by the
older folks. The hunting contest was partic-
ularly enjoyable. A number of articles were
secreied under stones in the surrounding field,
and al a given signal the children rushed To
the hunt. The child finding peanut IN an
envelope won the prize. Morris Bennett was
the prize winner, aud pocketbook containing
so cents was the prize.