The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1907-03-29

There will be special services at all the
churches on Sunday.
Mr.. j. David Crowl, this city, who ha.
been sick, is improving.
| Mr. Robert l.. Shipley and family, of Fnks
burg, have moved into house on East Green
| street.
The County Commissioners on Monday
granted a special pension of $500 to Margaret
Haines, ninth district.
Mr.. J. l.. Slaughter, of Baltimore, who
purchased the Rickle property on the Ridge
road, has moved into it.
Fitting time is at hand, and according to
| sales that took place this spring, the whole
county must be on the move.
To look around on the back lots and see
the young boys playing baseball makes one
believe that spring has come 10 stay.
At 10 a. m. this morning the Weather Blu
| reau sent out the following: Partly cloudy
| in East; showers and cooler in west portion
| tonight or Saturday.
The corporation should scrape the dust
| from Main street before using the sprinkle r,
| as the dust is so heavy upon the street that
the water from the sprinkler would be of little
use.
Charles w. Otto, New Windsor. is n direc.
tor of the Lewis Importing and Manufacturing
Company which was Incorporated in Bati'
more yesterday. The company are dealers in
baker and confeclioners' supplies.
Baust Church, near Tyrone. will be replaced
by handsome modern edifice during The
coming summer. The present structure was
built in 1915. Rev. G. S. Slagle, pastor of
the Reformed church, this city, delivered the
farewell address.
w. o. Hiltabridle, train-master and chief
dispatcher of the Western Maryland Railroad
in Hagerstown. formerly of Baltimore. has
been appointed general car distributor for the
entire system of the Southern Railway, with
headquarters in Washington.
The School Board will meet Senator Beas-
man and others at Sykesville on next
Tuesday. the End of April. The meetings. in
relation to the proposed trolley line from
Sykesville to the asylum. The Sykesville
school is in the line of one of the surveys.
The Loyal Temperance Legion gave much
pleasure Saturday last by going to the M: r.
Home for elderly ladies, where they held their
spersed with rally cries. The ladies cordially
invited the Legioners to come again.
The store aud dwelling of Oscar Baum
March Il. Mr.. Baumgardner had just re.
opened his store with full stock of goods.
He was away from home at the time. The
loss is about ST, 200, partly covered by insur.
ance.
Messrs Bernard Mills and George W. Friz.
zell, of Baltimore have opened an office in
the Sumner Building, II S. Eutaw street, for
the purpose of doing work for printing estab
lishments in Linotype composition. Both gem
tlemen are from this city and will give their
best attention to all orders received.
Prof Simpson attended the exercises of
MARYLAND Day at Manchester the 28th instant,
and made an address on the early history Of
this State. The Superintendent has visited
many schools this week. Mr.. Blocher ac-
companied him in the Manchester and Line
boro section of the county.
Mr. d. Dixon Byers, of near Eastview, ex
hibited at this office yesterday letter written
to David Boyers, of Frederick county, now
Carroll county, dated March IL, 1911. by
David Lennon, of Harrison county, Ken
lucky. Mr.. Lennon was an uncle of MIR.
D. Dixon Byers. The paper the letter was
written upon was in good state of preserva-
ton and the writing plain.
In letter received from Mr.. G. ID. Arthur,
"A Dayton, Ohio, subscriber. he says they have
been having Inc weather LOT SeVeTal "tehS,
the thermometer on the 22nd registering $40.
Grass is green. trees are budding and Easter
flowers are in bloom. He quotes a prophet
who says the earthquakes we have had have
moved us from six to seven hundred miles
farther SOUTH which may account for the
change in the temperature.
The Sykesville A. C. has begun its baseball
work with the probable line up as follows {:
Dougherty and Shpley, p; Beetenkaupp, c.;
Firoved, h.; H. Mellor, Oh; F. Mellor, $. s.;
F. Shipley. 3b; Collins. !. f.; Lee, c.: t.; e. M.
Mellor. Jr., r. f.. E. Brown and B. Slack.
utility infeld and catcher, respectively. S.
A C. expects to have the best team in the
State this year and will play any team in the
State. A satisfactory guarantee to all teams
played will be given. The grounds are being
greatly improved and grand stand is to be
erected. The schedule is not nearly completed,
and they would like to hear from teams at once:
They will open their season on April II and
will continue to play until the middle of Sep
TENDER. Send challenges to E. M. Mellor.
Jr, Sykesville, Nd. acting manager, or call
up Sykesvlle 80 R, c. & P. telephone.