The Democratic advocate., 1908-07-31
LOCAL AFFAIRS.


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In this county it is unlawful for any
one to perform the duties OF an under
taker without license.
Twenty-six tickets were sold to
1uray Caves on Sunday last for the
qnecial excursion which started from
pa1timore over the w. M. r. r.
The Mutual Fire Insurance Com
many this city, is having concrete
psvement laid in front of their prem
ises, Ed. Hoff is doing the work.
The Western Maryland Railroad
sbons at Union Bridge opened up on
July 1 with tremendous rush and
closed down this week just as quick
until August 1.
Charles E. Goodwin, Mrs. Irene Ben
nett. Dr. T. J. Coonan and Matthews
G. Myers are having put down con-
crete cutters in front of their proper
ties, Case & Irwin are doing the
work.
lanes NJ. Stoner, this city, was elect
ed one of the state trustees of the
Fraternal Order of Eagles, which met
in convention at Higlandtown last
week. Mr.. Stoner is secretary of the
aere in this city.
The mason work of the new annex
to the Westminster High School for
the accommodation of the manual
training department is about complet-
ed. Samuel Stone and son William
had charge of the masonry.
A post under the over-jet of the
barn on the farm of the late Thomas
Turtle, near this city, was struck by
lightning on Friday night and dam
aged A COW was knocked down in
the barn yard by the bolt, but soon
recovered.
A young sport living at the Tan
merry, who took in the sights at Luray
Caves on Sunday, told his friends
when he arrived home, that going
down on the N. & w. Railroad the
engine struck a cow and knocked it
clear into the Susquehanna river.
Sterling, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
F. Eckenrode, Liberty street, was
bitten in the arm and several places
about the body by a dog on Tuesday
afternoon. The boy was taken to DR..
Fitzhugh who treated the wounds.
The dog is penned up to ascertain
whether it has rabies or not.
In the readjustment of salaries by
the Postofice Department the West
minister office Jared we'll. The salaries
of two of the clerks, Joseph Witter and
Milton Bachman, were increased from
5000 to $1,000, and three carriers, A.
L. Williams, c. A. .Gernand and G. H.
Mackley were raised from 5000 to
$1,000.
]. Ditman & Son, of this city, have
been awarded the contract for erect
ing a large and up-to-date barn at
Sykesville for VIM. B. Thomas to re-
place the old one recently destroyed
by fire. The same builders will also
erect large two and one-half story
double dwelling for Joseph T. Hunter,
this city.
DR.. j. W. Herring, executor of Sal
lie Longwell, deceased, has had all the
land belonging to the estate laid off
into eligible and desirable building
lots with proper streets and alleys,
the whole to be known as ''Longwell's
addition to Westminster, and will sell
the same, in connection with the Man
sion House, sometime during the early
fall.
Two baseball games were scheduled
Ior Saturday last to take place in this
city between the Carroll Athletics, of
tnlS city, and the Taylorsville and
cranberry Clubs. Only one game was
started and that was with the Taylors-
Vile, but only part of the first inning
was played, in which Taylorsville had
scored three runs and then it rained.
Lucky it did.
The Epworth League of Pleasant
grove NJ. E. Church will hold lawn
1ete at the home of Elias Read, near
Heese, on Thursday evening, August
o. John E. L. Hanna, of Westminster
VIII be present and show the pictures
nom the family album. Should the
weather be unfavorable Thursday, ii
WIZ be held Friday evening. There
Will be an admission fee of ten cents
Ihe engine on tn. 3.35 D. m. train
On sunday, after trying for about &c
ninutes to pull it's train through tC
D' Daltlmore from this city gave it up
dAe engine was uncoupled and another
1ne brought into service. On Mon.
uay evening report was circulated
:nat some one tried to throw switch
III lront of the 6O3 p. m. train in the
sards In this city. Nothing definite
could be aseertained.
marry P. Gorsuch, Charles E. Good
WI mn and George W. Albaugh on Wed
My MMesuay at private sale purchased the
NJ, M,aulsoy properties for $3.50, the home
e1ace e,aee bringing $6,050 and the meadow:
steVV' The purchasers afterward solo
IIe residence to J. Webster Ebaugh
n. r. Gorsuch will build a handsome
ooSSesiilng on the corner lot opposite
ouu Fellows Hall. Balance of tht
pioperty will be cut up into building
iots and sold at once.
vernon Grouse, one of the younger
tfSSi;esmen tSie with the Miller Bros. Co., O
s suis city, is the proud possessor of ;
i;uee,ooilar I've check from the Curtis Pub
tsnlng Co., given as a prize for an at
tha tnhactiVe window display of copies o
ne Ladies Home Journal. This is tn,
oe; eSona prize from this company re
Nc lived by Vernon, which indicates tha
in Nc KNOWS thing or two about dress
Is,, S windows. The check was sent I,
aier o Bros. Co., but they very gener
uuSIy turnnd ,,,o,, A. 49,