The Democratic advocate., 1906-07-13
\ LOANS catholic fete will be held from

| St. Johns Catholic fete will be held from
July % to August 4.
A few enierprising farmers are plowing
their giound for seeding.
Westminster is filling up with summer visi-
tors. Winchester Place has its usual quota.
The Western Maryland Railroad Company
has leased nine locomotives from another
railroad.
Miss Tilie Gray, of La Plata, Nd, has
been awarded scholarship to the Western
Maryland College.
AtlOa. m. this morning the weather bureau
sent out the following bulletln:-Showers to-
\ night and Saturday.
| The Laws of 1906 have arrived at the
| Clerks Office at the Court house, and are
| ready for distribution.
The Lauver pack of papers from this office
got lost in the postoffice last Friday and did
not turn up until Monday.
CLAYTON. son of Jesse Stoner, near West
minister. who was operated on for appendicitis
last week. is very much improved.
Rev. r. l.. Crawford, of Unionlown, off
| ciated at the funeral. of Mrs. Josephine A.
| Saxten, of Woodsboro, last Wednesday.
Heavy rains have visited the Baltimore End
| Howard comfy sides of Carroll the past
week or ten days, washing the roads badly.
The Western Maryland Railroad Company
has included Gettysburg in the list of towns
| closed against colored excursions from Balti-
| more.
The painters and the paper hangers are
| putting the finishing touches on the Siremeu $
| Building. which will be completed in a few
weeks
John A. Brown. aged years, of Frizell-
burg fell from a haymow on Wednesday and
| fractured aud dislocaied his right elbow. Drs.
Rinehart and Botte reduced the fracture.
Eagles from all parts Of Maryland gathered
this week at the opening of the first State con.
vention of the order AT the headquarters of
the Baltimore Aerie in the Maryland Theatre.
DR.. Charles r. Fouiz, health commissioner
of Carroll county. will visit Hampstead and
| Manchester next week, for the purpose of in.
vesiisating the health conditions of the above
places
Alta meeting of the Montgomery County
School Commissioners held at Rockville, on
Tuesday, r. V. Lenis. of thai county, was
awarded a scholarship TO the Western Mary
land College.
The baseball game between the Liberty
Scrubs and Union Bridge resulted in = tie on
last Saturday, the score being to 4. The
Liberty Greys are scheduled to play Union
Bridge tomorrow.
The members of the First Regiment Band
and Company II. 1st Infantry, NJ n. g., are
notified to he present at the srmory on Thurs
day evening. July 10, by II. l.. Kneisley, lst
Lieut.. for parade.
Two detectives from Baltimore were in this
city on Sunday looking FOR Il man hy the name
of Jake Tale. formerly from Westminster.
who gave bogus check for a horse and buggy
he bought in Baltimore.
PreShyterians from Pennsylvania. Maryland
and Virginia held their reunion at Pen Mar
yesterday. The benediclion was pronounced
hy Rev Dr. James Frazer, president OF the
New Windsor Md College.
The wheat crop has ali been cut aud nearly
all Of IL housed. Some have thrashed. and
the quality aud quantity is over the average.
Farmers are now busy cutting and hauling m
their timothy hay; il is only fair yield
The Mount Airy baseball tesni defeated the
Hyatisiown team at HyAHSioNn, Thursday
afternoon hy II TO !. Winning battery, Wat
kins aud Watkins; losing battery. Orr5snn and
Burgee. Watkins struck olt Il men and Or
riSon ! !.
MAsons started work at Pen Mar. Tuesday.
on the nine room frame cottage for J. EjW
Beck aud John Benedict The members of the
well known hardware firm, Of WayneshoFu,
Pa. Mr.. ]. Edward Beck Is formerly from
UniontoWn. one of Carroll eonnty's huStlers.
Mrs Florence Yanderlord. of This city, ~
eeived un Thursday cheek for $4,000 from
the Aetna Life Insurance Company. Tbs
is insurance on the life nf her late husband.
VIM II. Vanderford. This Is very prompt.
and speaks we'll for this old aud reliable Com
pany
Whai might haye h-eu a destructive FIRE.
| occurred at the Westminster Hotel shout 10
| O'Clock this u,oraiug. ~ room ON the sccoud
floor When the fire Sas discovered as alarm
was sounded. bat she guests Of The house
| formed y buckle, brigade and had the Ere an
der control when the 6re Company arrived.
| The loss was slight.
| Westminster Aerie w,s represented by Ia,hu
| NJ Roberts, Charles @. Clemson, Joseph l.
/ franklin and Harry c. Albaarh. as delegates,
| and also we're appointed ou the following
/ committees: CREDENTIALS, Charles %. Cien
Sau; Consultation and By .Lsws. Joseph l..
/ Franklin They were entertained al Electric
/ Park "Wednesday and had royal time. On
! Thursday Mr.. Charles o. Clemson was elected
as n trustee.
! An intoxicated man from Baltimore fell
| from the rear platform Of rapidly moving
| passenger train on the BsliimoTe and Ohio
railroad bound for Frederick, on "Wednesday.
/ The mAn hal disregsrded the warning Of the
4 conductor TO keep in the car and, when =
short distance beyond Moaat Airy. rolled OF
the platform and fell on the bank Of stream.
I The train was stopped about half nile from
where he fell, and several passengers who
fastened to the spot found him string on u
log apparently uuhUr- lie refused % give
bis name and Picluresqnely announced that
he would rather walk then ride on such train.