The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-04-24
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

Concert tonight (F'riday) by First
"a egiment Band at Alumni Hall.
York county farmers are getting
13.5O a bushel for clover seed.
Z# Farmers are being officially warned
hot to spray their fruit trees while in
Blossom.
"a The National Guard of Pennsylvania
will encamp at Gettysburg from July
LIS to %.
Hartford county is Growing over the
Fact that not single piece OF prop
ertv in that county was sold for taxes.
Messrs. Granville Lippy and Harry
8Cassell, this city, are working on a
xthree weeks contract of painting in
#Baltimore.
The Waynesboro Herald says Pen
MAR will be so dry this year that
Cracking a joke will set fire to the
atmosphere.
Il Robert F. 10y, q young man Of Ha-
#gerstown, was killed on the Isthmus
&of Panama on April 8. No details have
Ebeen received.
The Lyric male Quartette Of West
8ern Maryland College, gave an enter
attainment at the Sandy Spring Lyceum
#Tkursday night of last week.
The Union Bridge Band will run al
Excursion from Highfield to Baltimore
\ Ion Thursday, May I, stopping at all
fstatiors from Highfeld to Westmin-
4 ste..
The Washington County Commits
sioners nave increased tie tax assess
m=Ht of the Western Maryland Rail
Tread $!9.300 for the new shops recent
t. erected in H2geTstoWn.
A meeting OF the citizens OF West
Minister viii de held at Odd Fellows
Hail this (Fridayl evening TO nomi-
nate a candidate for Mayor and five
candidates for common council. Elec-
ton Monday, May 4.
The Audubon Society is again on
hand with the request that the good
people OF the community refrain from
killing song and insectivorous birds,
as the law touching the matter is
quite clear.
It is thought the State tuberculosis
Sanitarium will be ready for patients
BY August 1. Seyenty-five men are
now at work on the main building,
which will be under roof by the last
Of next week.
Tie State Bar Association, the
State Bankers Association, and the
South Baltimore Business Mems AS
sOciation will not meet in Ocean City
this summer, as has been the custom
for several years. Is it because the
town will be dry"
1t will soon be busy times with the
Gamers. Orders have been booked
for 100000 cases of Bakers sugar corn
for the coming season at 21a cents per
dozen above last years price. The
American Grocer rates it as the larg-
est sale since the introduction of the
George H. Baker brand, with the ex-
ception of one season.
A newly organized strong team OF
Westminster would like to hear from
strong teams of the city whose ages
do not exceed 16 years. Half of
the expenses will be paid for visiting
mines. They would like to have two
games for the Fourth of July and Dec
Grafton Day. Challenges to ]. Wing
ling. Westminster, Md.
Turner Cevirie and Cameron Hoffman
OF Baltimore, walked from Reisters-
town to Westminster on Friday. The
distance is twelve miles, and they &C
complished the feat in q little less
than three hours. After an inspection
of Western Maryland College, the
young men walked back, making the
return trip in the same time. They
are students of the Polytechnic Insti-
tute and Franklin High School, res
pectively.
The Carroll and Frederick county
commissioners met in Westminster
last week to receive bids for building
a road which begins at Mt. Airy and
runs about half mile in the direction
OF Montgomery county, but nc bids
were made, and for the present the
road will not be built. There has
been much agitation over this piece
OF road, and the commissioners have
decided to improve the highway as
soon as some one will make a bid for
the work
At the annual parish election of
Ascension Parish, on Easter Monday,
the following gentlemen were elected
vestrymen for the ensuing year: Hon.
William H. Thomas, Guy w. Steele,
J; Milton Reifsnider, Rev. James W.
reese, Edwin W. Shriver Allan T.
Bacon and George N. Hunter. Judge
Ihomas and H. l.. Benson were elected
respectively senior and Junior ward
ems; j. Milton Reifsnider, treasurer
and Guy w. Steele, registrar.
The Westminster Stars would like
TO hear of any strong team not over
1t years of age. Also would like to
challenge young National Club OF
westminster and the Pleasure Club.
Inc line up is as follows: Edward
Eckenrode, c.; Harold Byers,p.; Julian
matthias, h.; Edw. Daley, 2b.; Dan
SWlnderman, 3d.; Jack Steffy, SIS. /;
hoDert Long, r.f.; Roy Mascot, If;
harl Thomson, CT. Send challenges
10 Harold w. Byers, John street, West
minister.
Grace Lutheran Church was throng-
eo on Good Friday night to witness
tne confirmation services. Nineteen
were confirmed, two received by profess
sion OF faith and six by letter. Holy
communion was administered Sunday
morning and evening. The church