The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-08-31

Sun shine Thursday aud Friday.
The canning factories are running Is hours
a day.
The County Commissioners will sit on
Tuesday of next week instead of Monday.
Milton Swartzbaugh, of this city, usual,
raised the largest tomato. 1t weighed AZ
ounces,
The Blue Ridge Limited has been discon-
tinued. This train run on Saturday and Sun
day only.
Westminster has had so much rainy wealth
er during the month of August that everything
is getting moldy.
AT 10 a. m. this morning the weather bureau
sent out the following bulletin:-Fair tonight
and Saturday.
The fast mail on the Western Maryland
Railroad was delayed four hours on Wednes
day by some cars getting of of the track at
Walbrook.
Joseph d. Brooks Esq of this city, has
opened a law office in the second story of
the Central Hotel Building in Taneytown
and will be there every Saturday.
The tournament that was to take place last
Thursday in the grove of Rufus Flckinger,
near Frank linville, was postponed on account
of the Indictment weather until Saturday, Sep
TENDER 8.
The postoffce will be closed after a.
m. on Monday. Their will be morning
delivery and a collection O'Clock in the
evening. Their will be no delivery on the
rural routes.
David T. Stouffer, of near Black school
house, Myers district, has purchased house
in Hanover. Pa, from Broker Baslian, Of that
place, for S2,7lO. Mr.. Stouffer will take pos
session in April 1907.
Milton Zepp and Thomas Lindsay. of this
city, while painting the tin roof on Har
baugh's Livery Stables, the ladder which they
were on gave way, sliding both to the ground
with it, distance of about % feet Lindsay
cut his head and broke a finger, besides being
badly bruised. Zepp received no injuries.
Vernon Grouse. decorator at the Miller
Bros. COmpany's Stores, this city, is earning
himself quite a reputation u window and
store decorator. The Dry Goods Economist,
of New York, published very nice article in
this months magazine about his taste in dec
orations They especially complimented on
the display he made during the Millinery Open
ing. Vernon is son of Oliver Grouse, Of
this city, and is about IA years of age.
circuit reunion of the New Windsor
Bethel and Stone Chapel Methodist Episcopal
Churches will be held Thursday, Septembe Der
8, IN Smith Suader grove, near New Wind
sor. Exercises will begin at 1890 a. m.
Former pastors. ReYs ID. NJ. Browning, John
y. Marsh, J. T. Marsh, II. +. Downs, T. ).
Long and Reuben kolb will be present. All
the members and friends OF the churches aud
formers members are invited TO come aud
bring their lunches aud spend the day.
The annual rally Of the Western Maryland
Division of the Maryland Annual Conference,
Christian Endeavcz Union, OF the Methodist
Protestant Church, was held yesterday a,
townsville. Frederick county. There were
sessions morning, afternoon and night. and
addresses were delivered by Rev. l.. +. Warner
and DR.. J. W. Herring, of Westminster;
Rev. J. w. kittell, Deer Park, Md; Rev. W.
F. Roberts, Harpers Ferry, W. Va; Rev. K.
c. Strasberg, Wilmington, Del; Rev. b. +.
Ruley, Newmarket, Md; Rev c. +. Me.
CulIough, Uniontowu, Md; Rev, f. L. Buuce,
Lesistowu, Md; Rev. n c. Clough, DAmas
Gus, Nd; Rev c. NJ Cullum, Labertytowu,
Nd; Rev +. T. Read. Union Bridge, Md
Rev. J. A. Wright, Kempto~n. Nd; Rev.
c. p. Mowlin, Lisbon, Nd Henry Gillegan.
and others. The music WAS under the dlrec
ton Of Prof J. 7 Barnes. OF Monroyia, Nd,
with Mrs. NJ. V. Johnston, Of townsville. as
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