The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-03-17
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITIES.

Sale Register on lulTu anu touItu pages
Good cows are selling high this spring,
ranging from; S45 to S50.25.
Points for the guidance of our efficient
corps of correspondents will be found on the
fourth page.
Next Tuesday the Lend-a-Hand Club win
meet at the residence of Mrs. Charles Billings
lea, at 5 p. m.
Read Fosters Weather Forecasts on the
fourth page. He cautions gardeners and
others against early planting.
At 10 a. m, yesterday, Friday, the wealth
er bureau sent out the following bulletin
Fair tonight and Saturday; warmer Saturday.
Several unsigned local letters and personals
were received this week. Some of them were
Interesting, but they went into the waste
basket.
Mr.. Oscar NJ. Spurrier and family, of Mt
Airy, moved to this city yesterday, and will
occupy one of the houses of the late Charles
Schaeffer, on Pennsylvania avenue.
Rev. H. Il. Flick, Of Manchester. assisted
in the installation of Rev. Ii. C. Salem as
pastor of Grace Lutheran Church at Friends
vile, Baltimore county, last Sunday.
A commission was received at the Clerk $
Office on Thursday for Edward S. Smith to
act as pOlCeinau lot tue !tOtFttiou VI 'HV "
NJ K. r. Co. s property. Who is he?
Roberts, Roop & Co., of this city, gave their
new flour mill trial run on Wednesday.
They will begin next week to run regularly.
The coopers have been working for about
four weeks.
Mr.. VIM. H. McCollum has resigned as
treasurer of Salem Lodge, No. GO, |. o. o.
f., this city, and Mr.. James d. Mitchell was
elected in his place. Mr.. McCoilum will
move to Taneytown shortly.
The large new barn on the farm Of Carroll
Raver, on the road leading from Paiapsco to
Emory Chapel, was destroyed by fire on Fri
day night of last week, with all its contents,
except the livestock. Loss about $1,000.
On Wednesday evening the members OF the
Methodist Protestant Church, this city, elected
Dr. Joshua W. Herring as delegate aud George
w. Babylon as alternate TO the annual CON
ference which meets in Baltimore on April 4.
A. change will shortly be made at the rail.
road depot, this city. The ticket Office will be
in charge Of Mr. Frank I. Butler, the tele
graph operator. instead OF Mr.. Gardner, who
will attend to the freight aud baggage business.
The Comptroller Of the Treasury has made
the second distribution Of the school fund for
the present year. Carroll county will receive
s.. 450. 60; Baltimore county So. 5l3. Il; How
ard county 81, 299. so, and Frederick county
S13, SO.
At the annual meeting Of the Maryland
Wholesale Grocery Association. held last week
st the rooms Of the Travellers and Merchants
Association, Baltimore, Mr.. George W. Al
baugh, OF Westminster, was reelected second
vice president.
In the elszibles for the Baltimore postal
service, under the recent civil service exami
nation, are the following from Carroll county /:
Walter r. Pool, Of Gisi, carrier: Robert 7.
Shagars, OF Hampstead, and Chas. Il. Myers,
Of Union Bridge, clerks.
Mr. A. c. Sirasburger, who has been in
business in Westminster for twentr nine years,
has sold his business to Mr.. Sac5s, of Bali
more. Wherever Mr.. Strasbugger goes he
viii have the good wishes Of bis many friends
in this city and county.
Mr.. A. N. Ruby. one Of the appraisers Of
the Orphans Court Of Baltimore county. is
sick with kidney trouble and is under the
treatment of DR., Weaver, al Manchester. The
patient is better, but the doctor says 1t will be
some time before be will be able to be out
Mr.. John II. Cunningham, the weil.known
cashier of The Farmers and Mechanics Ma
tienal Bank. and also the seeretsvy and treas
was elected director and general manager OF
the Winchester (Yirginia) Gas and Electric
Company last Saturday.
Last Saturday there was more wind than
since the first of the year altogether. Dust
was driven under even dust-proof doors and
sashes, hats and caps chased each other up
and down the streets, and when the owner
thought be had secured il a stronger hlas
carried il from his reach. Sunday was blus
terry, Monday fair; on Tuesday snow fell all
day. but melted rapidly. Wedues lay was
cloudy, with light snow, cloudy afterwards
with about three inches OF snow aud hail after
IN. m. Thursday opened with hail. rain and
snow, which continued during the day; ihre'
inches of snow fell after II p. m.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Centenary NJ
E. Church, this city, held its regular monthly
meeting Tuesday evening. March 18th. Thi:
was the last meeting Of the society ,ar tbs
conference year. aud the regular time for the
election of officers. The society, which has
been under the presidency Of Mrs. Charles
Hesson for the past six years, Is IN very
fouriShiBg condition, and find themselves a
the close Of the year with the parsonage in
good shape bills all paid and S4l.S9 in Tia
treasury. The election resulted as follows
President. Mrs. Charles HessOn; vice preSi
dent Mrs George K. Gehr; secretary, Mrs
ID. +. Shipley; treasurer, SF& A. b. Huber
Owing to the strike Of union bridge build
ers, non union men and their work are guarded
by officers of the several counties IN which
work is being done. The Pennsylvania Bridge
Company Of Steelton is replacing the bridge:
over Pipe Creek. MonOcacy river aud Double
Pipe Greek, on the Western Maryland Rail
road, in this and Frederick county, by non
union men, and the company. at ITS own ex
pense. has enployed John d. Shafer, Plus
Little, VIM. Oursier Charles Lippy, Joshua
Hesson and Cabin Barnes to guard the work
and their employees. Last Saturday the meI
were sworn in as Deputy Sheritfs, and OF
Monday Sheriff Franklin placed them IL
charge and the work on the bridges began
There are also six deputies on the Frederick
county side of the streams.
fancy Lodge, No. %, |. o. o. F., was or
ganized March 16, at Taneytown, with twenty.
seven charter members, who are H. S. Hill,
J. Hill, Samuel Little, Rev. Mr.. Wheeler, )
w. Plank, d. S. Rector, J. ii. Reindollar
Charles Shriner. John Hockensmith, Edward
McGlanghen, Harry Baumgardner, Curtis
Reed. Chas. Kemper, Howard Miller, Samue
8oyd, Walter Lambert, Sherman Gilds, Cir
Eyler. Walter Bowen, Robert Chingans, Percy
Siriyer. Harry Feeser, John Reed, Charlie:
Broom, Edward Zepp. Ross koontZ aud Milton
Koontz The lodge was instituted by the fol
lowing grand officers Grand Master Jane:
w. Chapman, Jr., Grand Secretary William
A. Jones and others. The degree staff o
Getty's Lodge, of Gettysburg, Pa, conferred
the initiation and other degrees on the new
candidates.
Sunny Side Items.
MARCH l5.-Mrs. Lenas March, Of nea