The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-04-17
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

According to the records there i:
81 baby born in New York every min
hes.
The big spring hats are said to b.
llgly, but the girls under the hats are
IS pretty as ever.
Mr.. Harry Bond sold his property
ID Reese to Mr.. Frank A Eckenrode
Of the same place.
H. S. Roop, West Main street, is
haying his residence painted. Charles
:Stouch is doing the work.
The parsonage of st. Paul's Reform
"a Church is being painted. Lippy
Gassell are doing the work.
4 The woods On the farm of Andrew
III Tawney, near Tannery, was on fire
On Tuesday and considerable damage
mas done.
You can't expect your neighbor tc
live you the glad hand if you allow
your chickens to scratch in her newly
planted garden.
We may condemn whitewash on a
public character, but it looks all right
On the fence and outbuildings,a land now
IS the time to apply it.
Mr.. John Thomas Strevig, Pennsyl-
Vania avenue, completed a concrete
walk around his residence this week
Edward Huff did the work.
q The executive committee of the
Westminster Fire Company is having
the piece of land back and on the
Tide of the fire building sowed in grass
iced.
81 The reel team of the Westminster
Tire Company is practicing for the
Faces to be held in Frostburg during
HE Firemen's Convention held there
in June.
q Mrs. Elizabeth Whiting, of Balti-
more, was awarded one cent damages
Tor the loss of her husbands affec-
lions. This makes Whitney look rath-
Pr cheap.
s At the early Easter service of st.
Paul's Reformed. Church, the choir as
sisted by an orchestra will render
Jas 1t Began to Dawn" by Chas. Vim
cent,and Awake, Thou that Sleepest''
by C. W. Greene.
i The Taylorsville baseball team has
feorganized for the season of 1908.
Would like to hear from all nearby
Teams. Call over G. e P. phone, New
windsor, 1872, or address Roy T.Gunn,
Il. F. D. 4, Mt. Airy, Md.
Gettysburg people having offered
70 objections, the Western Mary
Rnd Railroad Company has decided
70 run number of excursions of col
PRED people from Baltimore to the
battlefield during the coming season.
1t is expected to have the trolley
cunning to Littlestown by July /.
NhT not continue it on to Westmin-
steF? The distance is only fourteen
n3lles. The cost would not be great
ono the benefits would be incalculable.
The Benevolent and Aid Society of
{he Reformed Church, this city, are
preparing very fine musical enter
Iainment of local and we'll known
PaItimore city talent to be given at
POO Fellows Hall, Tuesday night, May
II, full announcement of which will
Re made later.
A double row corn-planter was ex-
4lblted in Towson last week. With
{hls machine one man and two horses
gan do as much work in a day as foul
Pr hve men and as many horses could
qo by the old methods, and do it bet
Yer. The labor-saving machine is lit
Ile less than a godsend to the farmer
on the present day.
Last winter lady borrowed from
neighbor dozen eggs, worth "a
gents. Last week she made good
me borrowed eggs, returning dozen
put the price had dropped to IL cents
4he neighbor insisted upon the re
Iurn OF two dozen to make up the diff
{erence in price. But legs is eggs
Sald the borrower, and there the IN
pleasantness rests.
A quiet wedding took place at tn.
fesldence of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Beck
Fr,Relsterstown, on Wednesday of las
week at 7.30 p. M, when their onl.
Qaughter, Miss Bessie, was married tt
William H. Runkles, of Mount Airy
ne ceremony was performed by Rev
Sllas H. Cutler, of Trinity Lutheran
Shurch, Reisterstown. After the cere
hony the couple left for Washington
At the annual commencement o
Hoyola College in June Judge Harr.
"A, Clabaugh, chief judge of the Su
creme Court of Washington and pro
<essor of law in Georgetown Univer
lily, will receive the honorary degre
p doctor of laws. Judge Clabaugh i
former student of Loyola, having
peen there for four years. He wa
fterward graduated at Georgetown
Z. Taylor Leland, of Philadelphia
las been appointed receiver for tn
gettysburg Transit Company, whicl
controls the trolley lines over the Get
Esburg Battlefield. The company i
ald to have liabilities amounting t.
pout $4,000, while it's only resource
re the rolling stock and the line. MI
eland said that as soon as possibl
ne affairs of the old company woul
e settled and a new organization
prmed.
While trying to beat her bird do
way from several chickens it wa
Tying to kill Monday afternoon Mis-
lllle May Porter, daughter of P. A
Porter, of Woodbine, was bitten by he
let on the middle finger and wrist Q
er right hand. She was hurried I
me Pasteur department of the Cit
hospital, Baltimore, where he
POUNDS were dressed. The dog wa
Tiled and its body taken to the hos
ltal for examination.