The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-29
LOCAL AFFAIRS.


The two high school entertainments
on Friday and Monday evenings netted
about SO
Friends quarterly meeting was held
.. heir meeting house, near Union
Rr;dgp. on Sunday and Monday.
Simon G. Shultz, of Manchester,
while chopping kindling wood We'd
nasday morning cut off the middle
finger of his right hand.
Miss Mary P. Weaver, daughter OF
Mr. \. H. Weaver, of UniontoWn, will
graduate as a trained nurse from the
Franklin Square Hospital, Baltimore,
Oh June 8.
At q meeting of Council Monday
night Simon P. Weaver was elected
clerk and tax collector, to fill the va
canoy caused by the resignation OF U.
L. Reaver.
Hampton Baumgartner, while play
ing the role Of peacemaker in a hight
between his own bull dog and one be-
longing to E. o. Grimes, had his left
hand lacerated on Saturday.
Svkesville is getting to be the CEN
fer of the State,as a point where high
bred poultry is being raised. There
are 25 breeders of high grade poul-
trv within a radius of mile.
contest between merchant who
advertises and one who doesn't is
about the same as that between man
armed with an axe and one armd with
nothing but his bare Knuckles.
heavy rain and hail storm passed
over townsville neighborhood on Fri
dav evening last, breaking windows
and damaging the growing wheat.
Some hail fell in Union Bridge.
The masons have started on the
foundation of the First National Bank
of Union Bridge. The building will
be 2Sx44 feet, with 20 feet ceiling, and
built of concrete block. ]. Frank
Sinner is the architect.
The amount of money deposited in
the First National Bank of Union
Bridge. at the close of business, May
%, 1908, was S22,56S.50. This bank is
new one and opened for business on
March %, just two months ago.
Charles, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
E. Fink. East Main street, who won
the 10O-yard dash in the athletic
sports at Rock Hill College, which
was published in our last issue, in
10 % second, says he will try
for the 10 seconds mark.
Last year Maryland canned more
than two-fifths of all the tomatoes put
up in the United States. The total
pack of the country amounted to H.
100000 cases of two dozen cans per
case. Of that amount Maryland alone
packed 5,294,253 cases.
Farmers this esason are urged to
plant large acreage Of cantaloupes.
The crop has been failure the last
two years, and those in a position to
know are of the opinion that the de-
licous fruit this year will command
high prices.
When the Hanover and Littlestown
road is completed, in July, there Will
be only one link to connect Ph1ladel-
phia and Gettysburg, via York and
Lancaster; that is, the ten miles from
Littlestown to Gettysburg, and it is
probable that will be constructed this
summer.
1leN. JeSSG Otdll, Ivy "a e'AANN
William L. Armacost of Park street,
are painting their residences, thereby
not only beautifying their own prop
critics, but enhancing the attractive
ness of the park. Theodore Kauff-
man, in the same block, will paint in
the early fall.
]. Ross Gait has resigned as manager,
secretary and treasurer of the Pilot
Publishing Company, of Union Bridge,
and J. Oliver Stonesifer, of Taneytown,
has been chosen to succeed Mr.. Gait.
Mr.. Stonesifer was formerly secretary
and treasurer of the Taneytown Ele-
vator Company Mr.. Gait will remain
with the Pilot Company.
John W. Murray, of Hampstead, paid
the Advocate Office visit Tuesday.
He also visited the courthouse and
met Judges Brashears and Forsythe.
Mr.. Murray has known every official
the county has had since it was form
ed,and talks entertainingly of men and
events of the past. He is in his S5th
year, having been born February 29
1924.
The mutes of the Maryland School
Tor the Deaf at Frederick went down
to defeat in game with the Western
Maryland College team in this city
Saturday by to 3. The visitors play
ed an excellent game and the home
team did not score after the third
inning. The mutes made three runs
IN the third inning but were not able
10 score in any other.
Billy Jones wrote. on the blackboard
BILLY Jones can hug the girls better
tnan any boy in the school" The
teacher seeing it, called him. "Wil-
liam, did you write that?" she said
The children waited for Billy to come
out, when they began to guy him. "dot
lickin didn't you?" ''No," said Bill
Got jawed?" mo" What did she
do?' they said. "Shan't tell said
Bill, but it pays to advertise
That Workers will within the next
Two years be able to go to Baltimore
washington and Annapolis by trolley
through Hanover has been assured
says the York Gazette, by the action
ol the Pennsylvania Railroad and
rover Company, which has been seek
ing ing charter in the State of Maryland
Inc road to be built by this company
VIII extend from Hanover to Glyn-
uon by way of Hampstead and Man
chester. -