The Democratic advocate., 1908-08-14
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

,r.,,,o,, Steele, of Pennsylvania
,n lost a horse on Tuseday
tnsanob "unb death from paralysis.
,,ost0r Francis Keefer, East Main
.aet is spending two weeks with
s[aSter st,S VIM. Derr, of Baltimore.
r,o Aeed PEOPLES Home, East Main
ant n has been frightened by a fresh
coat of paint. Charles Z. bowers olo
the work.
vm N Keefer has received the
..ntract to furnish the Howe's Great
Iondon Show with merchandise FOR
August ~
The Sunday school at Salem church
will hold it's annual picnic at Salem
on saturday, September IL. The pro
oram will begin promptly at 2 o'clock.
The foreigners who were brought
+o This city to pick beans for b. r..
Sbrivpr Co.. Gamers, returned to Bal
t;more on Monday afternoon on the
SSS5 train.
cantain John N. Weigle, Company
u First Regiment, was named as one
of the MARYLAND militia fife team to
comnete in the national matches at
Camp Perry, Ohio.
The fast special express train which
will run from Baltimore to Luray
caves on Sunday, August 16, will stop
at this city. The schedule time for
IFS arrival will be $50 a. m.
Frederick Harver, Of Frizellburg,
has improved his dwelling by building
an annex for culinary purposes. The
work was done by his brother, VIM.
Haryer and son Horace, of Overlea,
Md.
Moses Enfield, proprietor of Oak
Grove Stock Farm, at Pylesville, Md,
who Is arranging for colt shows In
Kent and Queen Anne's counties, Is
also to have one or more in Carroll
county.
Harry Weaver has purchased from
the Wyoming Lodge of Red Men, the
house and lot, known as the Red
Men property" in Uniontown. The
price paid was about one thousand
dollars.
Milton Swartzbaugh, of Webster
of this vicinity. He pulled one this
week that weighed 48 ounces, and has
plenty others that weigh from to
~ pounds each.
The hand-painted picture frame
which was raffied by Mrs. M. A. B.
Crndorff, at St. Johns fete, was won
By No. 157. The holder of the lucky
ticket will please call for the frame
at 1888 E. Main street.
If any one wants to know il our
home roads are receiving attention let
him drive over the one from Emmits-
burg to Taneytown. This thoroug-
fare is being put into condition such
as it has not been in for years.-Em-
mitsburg Chronicle.
Nearly all of the hotels, cottages
and boarding houses at Pen Mar and
Vicinity are now filled with persons
from various parts of the country
seeking health and pleasure in the
Blue Ridge Mountains. No previous
season has been so successful.
Of Mrs. Guy Cookson surprised her on
thursday evening at her home near
Unlontown. The occasion was the
celebration of her birthday. They
brought with them lots of good things
TO eat and number of useful pres
ents.
Lamora Reese, daughter of VIM.
HeeSe, of Bird Hill, aged two and one
Aali years, fell off the porch upon
some stone on Wednesday, causing
!acerating wound of the forehead to
such an extent as to require four su-
tuFe' DIR. NJ. L. Bott rendered the
necessary surgical aid.
Fred W. Hull, West Main street,
G adS rented the store room next to
SIewarts Grocery store, formerly the
w. II. Davis Co. store, where he will
Oohauct wall paper and stationery
S.ofe, which he will open on August
~ -; he will give the best attention to
oil orders for paper hanging.
"A new variety of wheat has been
ppeVeloped by K. B. Stoner, of near
hoanoke, Va, which, it is said, has
seen purchased by western interests
wi $250O00. The first single seed
mouuced 120 stalks of wheat, and
Seeu sent to number of states for
'Aperiment have done equally as well.
l.. A japanese fete will be held on the
avn ~ IT. OF l.. w, Caple, at Sandyville,
SS o. thursday evening, August 20.
Nu, SaUuid the weather be inclement, it
wi wni 0e held on Friday evening. There
n,ns, %ni Oe many interesting features, in
srg s,uuing an entertainment during the
1Nenlng 1N Refreshments will be sold.
i are cordially invited to attend.
pi EDWARD Paul, 10 months old, son of
sns.d sSafd Bowman, John street, was
in iuIbs,rins b,r on Wednesday from a pain
Wa ais Jaw. On examination a feather
hon round protruding under the jaw
Ie, t and he was taken to DIR. Foutz.
nsneer setner about two inches long had
mnm.l m.lated the roof of the child's
alouu lun and worked it's way downward
unda ls tne side of the face, coming out
under the Jaw
os1' Opot' one of the first livery horses
civ ieu Dy Harry H. Harbaugh, this
Sunss died at his Palace Stables on
sta.osy Stay last of old age. Mr.. Harbaugh
yass. mat he owned this horse Ia
mons and that it earned him more
or NY than any horse he ever owned
ro,I more than any other horse in Car.
onIv 'SSunty In the time Spot was the.
tba d norse Mr.. Harbaugh saved from
bis destructive fire which destroyed
3pie Few years ago.