The Democratic advocate., 1908-11-20
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

Have you engaged your Thanksgiv-
ing turkey?
There are seven ways to skin a rab-
bit hut the rabbit has no preference.
Elias j. Deli, Webster street, this
week killed two spring pigs whose
combined weights were 450 pounds.
Harry Smith, tonsorialist for M. F.
Ham. West Main street, was operated
on at hospital in Baltimore this week
for nasal trouble.
DR.. Thomas Simon Duffy, of Roches-
fer. n. Y. was in this city this week
looking after the interest of the Bar
tholomay Brewing Company.
The snow stopped the work on lay
inc of the new asphalt street, which
would have been completed this
week if good weather had prevailed.
The Business Mems Association of
Frederick last week appointed a COM
mittee to work for the building of the
Lincoln boulevard by way of that city.
Cricket on the Hearth" will be
played at the Odd Fellows Hall this
evening under the auspices of the
Country Club John E. Hanna will
take the leading part.
The snow having closed the meet
ing for this week at Harmony Grove
NJ. P Church revival service will COM
mence again on Sunday night, Novem-
ber 90, and continue during the week.
The Register brass foundry has
been in operation for several weeks.
number Of boys were put to work.
The force will be increased as soon
as the new department is finished,
which is about under roof.
Knapp Labelling Machine Works
started up on Monday with the work
men employed by the Atlantic Machine
Works. About twenty-five more
hands will be put to work when the
new department is completed.
The Maryland State Horticultural
Society, the Maryland Corn Breeders
Association, the Maryland Bee-keep-
ers' Association, and the State Grange,
will all hold conventions in the Fifth
Regiment Armory, Baltimore, the first
week in December.
Elder S. N. McCann, who has been
missionary in India for years, will
preach at the Meadow Branch Church
on Thanksgiving Day at 1870 a. m.
and in the evening in the hall at Med
ford at 7.30 o'clock, and also on Fri
day evening at the same time.
Rev. H. H. Flick, of Manchester,
and j. NJ. Myers, of Bachman's Valley,
attended the Pennsylvania Bee Keep
ers Association, held at York, Pa,
on the 18th and 18th instant. The
Maryland bee keepers expect to or
ganize an association the 4th of De-
cember at the Fifth Regiment Armory,
Baltimore, Md.
The Brethren church at Linwood,
Md, closed it's series of meetings last
night with 81 conversions, four of
whom were baptized in the icy stream
and fifteen were baptized in the pool
IN the church. One went to the old
order of dunkards and one will go to
the Church of God The meetings
were conducted by Rev. w. S. Bell,
OF Johnstown, Pa.
lie thrifty farmer is already stop
Ping up the holes in his stables and
making other preparations to keep his
live stock comfortable during the ap-
preaching winter, for he knows that
Ntakes less food and that the stock will
be in better shape as the result of such
protection. Every animal should be
carefully cleaned once day and
should have water at least twice, and
four times is much better.
A concrete gutter is being laid in
'front.' Of the residences of DR.. Fftz-
Eugh and DR.. Myers, East Main street.
The congregation of the Church of
the Brethren, Baltimore. celebrated
the bicentennial of the founding of
the religious body known as the Ger
man Baptist Brethren by holding a
series of special services. Prof. Beam,
VINO is we'll known in this county,
took part in the celebration.
Three carloads of cattle were
brought to this city by the Western
Maryland Railroad Company to be
isd at the stock yards of Harry F.
cover & Son on Tuesday. The cat
Tie were in a wreck on the B. & H.
uiFlslon. near Emory Grove. The cat
tie were fed and allowed to rest
I'VE hours, which is in accordance with
law. Stock after being on the road
e hours are to be fed and allowed
ID rest 5 hours before continuing on