The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-19
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

Monday June 70, Is feIeI, dul
nav The farmer knows the rest.
Aaron Plowman, Clear Ridge, has
nine hundred sweet potato sprouts
planted.
The much needed rain appeared on
Monday and refreshed all the growing
vegetation.
The Montour House is receiving a
fresh coat of paint. Meade Ohler is
doing the painting.
Silver Run Grange will hold pic
mic August in the grove OF Austin
Dutterer, near Silver Run.
There is one thing DR.. Lewis has
boan unable to teach the girls-not
to scream at the sight of mouse.
The Smallwood Camp P. o. S. Of A.
will attend service at Deer Park M.
p, Church Sunday, June Il, at lO.3O
a. m.
William Kelley, 5-year-old son of
Elias Kelley, Freedom district, fell
from a porch Sunday and broke an
arm
By the last of this week a great
deal of wheat will be In shocks. Bar
ley has been cut, and also some hay
made
John, son of Chief Of Police Harry
c. Hesson, Pennsylvania avenue, fell
from cherry tree on Sunday last and
broke one of his arms.
The Church of God Sunday school
will hold their ice cream festival on
Friday and Saturday evenings, July
10 and II at FriZellburg.
Harry Keefer and son William N,
East Main street, are having their
residences painted. Lippy and Cas-
sell are doing the work.
According to the old weather proph-
cts, new moon and the Hagerstown
almanac there will be frost about the
2Sth of June. Take warning.
J. n. o. Smith, the we'll known auc-
tioneer, has been a member of the
Taneytown Cornet band twenty-five
years, and it's leader nfteen.
Insurance Commissioner Benz. F.
Grouse, West Main street, is improv-
ing his handsome residence with
large porch on the east side.
Company H and the First Regiment
Band arrived home safely on Monday
afternoon on the 1856 train after a
10 days outing at Fort Howard.
The county commissioners this
week fixed the county levy at go
cents on the $100. The State tax is
16 cents, making a total of rs cents.
Officer William Helm, this city, ac-
companied train load of colored peo-
pie from Baltimore to Gettysburg on
Monday, to preserve order among
them
Cashier Cunningham of motorcycle
fame rode few miles in the country
last Sunday, and made the return
trip, as usual, in wagon. This time
it was broken chain.
The evening express that arrives in
this city at 6.03 o'clock was delayed
one hour on Saturday evening by the
driving rod breaking on a freight
engine near Glen Morris.
Ralph Mering, of Pittsburg, Pa, is
visiting his aunts, the Misses Mering,
Clear Ridge. Mr.. Mering is here for
his health and will try the open air
treatment and sleep IN g tent.
Ezra c. Brown is laying a concrete
walk from Main street to Green street,
IN the alley opposite the Westminster
Hotel. The contract was awarded
MN by the Mayor and Council who
are having it done.
The dedication of Providence NJ.
f. Church, Gambler, Md, will take
place on Sunday, June 21, at 3 p. m.
Rey. H. l.. Elderdice, DID,, will preach
the dedicatory sermon. Service also
at p. m. All are cordially invited
VIM. Wood, of Union Bridge, has
been appointed election supervisor
LOT Carroll county to represent the
republican party, in place of Louis
T. shriyer, declined. He qualified be-
lore the clerk of the circuit court
Thursday morning.
party of tourists in a large auto
mobile, on their way from Baltimore
10 the Blue Mountains, were stranded
IN Unlontown for several hours on
saturday last. George w. Lambert,
the town shoemaker, rendered sur
glcal assistance and they went on
lhelr way rejoicing.
Jesse c. Sharrer, of Westminster,
naS this week purchased one of the
nhest combination horses in the
otate of Maryland, from Benjamin
dorsey VIM. B. Thomas & Son have
also purchased from Mr.. Dorsey one
VI the best cross country horses that
las ever been sold in Westminster.
Mr.. Little, of Court street, showed
US curiosity in the egg line this
week 1t was an egg within an egg,
Doth having hard perfect shells, and
each had it's full complement of white
ana yolk. 1t was broken in handling,
ana H Its freak nature thus disclosed.
we nave been wondering what sort of
chicken it would have hatched
Cnarity Lodge, Knights of Pythias,
vi westminster, will hold memorial
ana decoration services in their lodge
aoom Sunday afternoon next, June FL,
AZ 8 o'clock, after which the graves of
deceased brothers in Westminster
cemetery will be decorated. A pro-
sram, consisting Of an address, music
Wy choir and orchestra, solo, and
.ne lodge service will be rendered,
ana the members and friends are cor
uially invited to attend.