The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-07-10
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

ic having his house painted. Lippy
and Cassell are doing the painting.
The supervisors of elections met to-
dsv at the court house and swore in
tho election officials for the coming
election.
number of our citizens attended
the Fourth of July amusements at
Pnn Mar. River View, Bay Shore PIN
Iico and elsewhere.
DR.. George E. Baughman was elect
od recorder of the Mystic Circle on
Monday night last in place OF Theo-
dore Kaufman resigned.
Ex-Sheriff Joseph J.. Franklin, pro-
nrintor OF Franklin's Livery, was
awarded the contract for one year to
snrinkle the streets of Westminster by
the Mayor and Council.
The ladies' of Thomas Chapel Sun
dav school, at Tannery, will hold a
lean wear lawn fete ON the lawn at the
church on the evenings of July 18th
and 18th. Everybody welcome.
One of our exchanges boasts of a
wheat crop that averaged 25 bushels
to the acre George E. Marker, near
Westminster, can beat that. His
Yield was 4O34 bushels to the acre.
The Baltimore and Reisterstown
Turnpike Company has declared a
spmi-annual dividend of 2 per cent,
clear of State taxes, county and NUM-
cipal taxes deducted, payable after
Monday, July 13.
Messrs. F. P. Brundige, E. O..
Crimes and Mrs. Ella Roberts, West
Main street, are improving the street
cutters in front of their residences.
with concrete. Mrs. Roberts is also
laving a pavement of the same.
Paul Shipley and Frank Tracy
will leave Baltimore on the 18th for
London The trip across consumes
ten days, and they will remain on the
other side about two weeks, visiting
points of interest in and near London.
The Advocate is indebted to E. j.
D. Shaffer, of Bachman's Valley, for
box of choice honey. From hives
Mr.. Shaffer has taken this season 16S
pounds of honey, an average of 56
pounds to the hive. Altogether he
has 90 hives.
Major NJ Elizabeth Barter, chief
officer of the Southeastern division
of the Salvation Army, will open
10 days campmeeting in Wildwood
Park Mount Airy, on July II. Major
Barter, whose headquarters are in
Baltimore, will have entire charge of
this camp.
The First Regiment Band will give
a concert ON Sunday afternoon at
p. m on the porch at Main-Court Inn,
East Main street. Tne program was
not announced by Prof. A. b. More
lock, but the music will all be good'
as the band never fails to please It's
audience. On Sunday, June 19, the
band will play in the park.
Western Maryland Council No. 79,
]. O. U. A. NJ. initiated % members
into the order at the meeting this
week. A big crowd from the New
Windsor order came down to help IN
stal the new officers of 79. After the
business was disposed of, there were
refreshments of ice cream, cake, root
beer and cigars. About $50 were
. present
The horses in John D. Rockefeller's
coal oil wagon ran off last Friday
afternoon and ran into the greengro-
Gerry wagon of George N. Hunter,
breaking off the shafts. Mr.. Little,
the driver, stuck to the horses in the
oil wagon, but could not stop them,
until they ran into the above wagon,
throwing one of the three horses
down. No damage was done to the
coal oil wagon.
Norman Phillips, aged IL years, son
of Samuel Phillips, of North Branch,
met with serious accident Saturday.
He fell from a cherry tree, breaking
and splintering both bones of the fore
arm, and when picked up the bones
were protruding through the flesh.
DR.. W. W. Ward, of Harrisonville, was
called and dressed the wound, but the
fracture is of such nature that am
putation may be necessary.
The rector, Rev. Thomas Hill, and
members of st. Barnabas Episcopal
church, Sykesville, treated the Sun
aay school of that church to an all
day picnic at Gwynn Oak Park, Baltl-
more, on Wednesday last. The chill
dren were in charge of Miss Bennett,
MRS. Frank Merceron, Miss Grace
yelling, Mrs. Samuel D. Shipley and
mrs. Walter Ritter. All who attend
ed the picnic pronounced it a most
enjoyable day.
We are indebted to I. N. Stoner for
box of fine raspberries. Mr.. Stoner
also left at the Office branch broken
from one of the bushes containing a
ma NUMBER of berries, showing the pro.
INC yield. From two acres of ground
ne gathered this year 81 bushels OF
Serrles. At ten cents a quart more
mah $500 would have been realized
II we knock off $1,000 for picking and
olner expenses, there is still left q
handsome profit from two acres Of
ground.
Jonn Moser, living near Tannery
aad mule killed by the Pen Mar ex'
press on the Western Maryland Rail
,u ,oad on Sunday. The mule, witt
nlee horses, was being driven across
oa. oie railroad track to a field on the
o.uer side, when the Pen Mar expires.
Sa ZANE in sight. One horse jumped
so"n ten-foot bank to creek, while
s. cue mule tried to return, when it wal
aauek In the side and dragged for {
esod distance on the front of the pilo
VI o sne engine. The train was stopped
nu tne mule taken from the track.
,h;a andrew Currens, " George street
Wns s city, who is employed in tn
ps;sVern Maryland car shops at Uniol
huge, had three fingers on his righ
nu a.l cut OFF by coming In contact wit
eircular saw in tha wO0dworlx shOr