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


Warm weather is bringing out auto
mobiles and motor cycles from the
city in large numbers.
A big crowd is expected at Gettys-
burg on Memorial Day. Senator Knox
will deliver the Grafton.
DR.. Richardson, the new pastor.
occupied the pulpit of Centenary M.
E. Church last Sunday morning and
evening.
A concert will be given at Alumni
Hall next Friday, April "a by the First
Regiment band, under the auspices of
the 7. NJ. c. A. of the college.
The Ladies' Mite Society of Mt.
Pleasant NJ. E. Church, Gambler. will
hold an ice cream and strawberry fes-
tival On the evening of June 6 at Me-
chanics Hail.
An election for mayor and five
members of common council will be
held in Westminster on Monday, May
4. So far there appears to be little
contest for these remunerative posi-
lions.
Charles E. Bowers, of Westminster,
and Pigeon Association at Lehmann's
Hall, Baltimore, on Thursday, April
30. The purpose of the meeting is to
arrange for holding an exhibition next
winter.
County Commissioner George E..
Benson has purchased the old hotel
property at Gambler from Geo. Brehm
& Son. 1t is Mr.. Benson's intention
to start a manufacturing industry of
some kind, but he has not yet decided
what it will be.
VIM. B. Thomas adver, Farm for
Sale was put in the Advocate last
week marked three insertions. The
farm was sold on Tuesday and the
adver discontinued. That's where the
Advocate lost money, but it added to
Its reputation as an advertising
medium.
Your advertisement in the Advocate
Will be read by at least 5000 persons
every week. Can you afford to do
without this helping hand? Don't stay
out because you cannot use a whole
column or half column. Try a small
adver and try it often. Continuity is
what counts in advertising.
]. Registers Sons Company, of Bal
tlmore, large manufacturers of brass
goods, will locate in Hagerstown. The
land was donated by the Western
Maryland Railroad Company, which
guarantees the brass company $4,000
worth OF work per month Industrial
Agent Gallagher, of the Western Mary
land, also hopes to secure a Northern
shoe factory that is looking for a new
site.
AS a result of numerous complaints
OF postals and post cards being de-
faced by the postmarking, the Post
master General has ordered discon-
tinuance of the postmarking of cards
at the office of address. The postal
card fad has reached enormous pro-
portions, and the new ruling is ex-
pected by postal officials to be receiv-
ed with delight by the thousands of
collectors.
Later developments in the matter
OF a camping place for the militia in
dictate that the entire division of the
National Guard of Pennsylvania will
encamp at Gettysburg this summer
will be established near
the famous Bloody Angle" where
Pickett's Confederates met their de-
feat. The troops will all be supplied
with their new uniforms by the time
the encampment begins, and the gov
eminent will supply them with the
new regulation rifle.
James M. Stoner, accompanied by
his physician, DR.. Charles r. Foutz,
went to Baltimore on Monday to have
an x-ray inspection made of his foot,
which was injured when he was
from his buggy at Mt. Pleas
ant some weeks ago. 1t was thought
to be merely a sprain, but it did not
improve, and the examination at the
Maryland University disclosed the fact
that an operation would be necessary
This was performed today, and we
hope the result will be beneficial.
One of the latest contributions to a
study of the topography of the Get
tysburg battlefield is a relief map,
of wood, giving the con-
tour of the entire ground covered by
the contending armies in the three
days struggle. 1t was made from sur
veys of engineers acting under the
orders of Elihu Root Secretary of War,
1S99-1904. All existing buildings, roads
and avenues are shown on the map,
which is nine feet three inches and
twelve feet eight inches long. Every
movement of the troops can be traced
by this new model of the field.
The Western Maryland College re-
lay team has been in training for sew
eral weeks for their final contest of
the year at Philadelphia on April 25
at the University of Pennsylvania
grounds. They are in the same class
as they were last year and will have
for their opponents the Carlisle In
dams, University of New York, Rut-
gers, Haverford, College of the City
of New York, Colgate, Dickinson and
Lehigh. The w. M. c. team will leave
on Thursday afternoon and go directly
to Atlantic City,. where they will be
entertained by a member of the team.
They will stay until Saturday morning
and then go to Philadelphia for the
race in the afternoon.
Frank S. Rowe, ticket agent of the
Western Maryland Railroad at Hillen
Station, does not know whether he is
a married man or a grass Widower. He
was shown newspaper dispatch from
Denver, Colo, stating that Judge Hud-
son, of that city, in passing upon a
divorce case styled Rowe VS.. Rowe,
had refused to grant the complainant
alimony upon the ground that she is
childless, in good health and not in
need and, therefore, it is presumed,
does not need the money. Mr.. Rowe
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