The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-05

Main street west of the Western
Maryland Railroad will have eight
inches taken off up as far as the Forks
of the Road
Mrs. Jonathan Bixler, of Bachman's
Valley, has three stalks of pineys
with 16S flowers on. Also a very fine
bed of pansies.
company II and members of the fire
department, accompanied by the First
Regiment Band, entertained our citi-
zens with parade Thursday evening.
At recent exhibition of the Mary
land Colt Show Association second
prize was won by Carrolltonian, own
ed by Wade H. D. Warfield, Sykesville.
Children's day will be observed in
the Methodist Protestant Church on
Sunday morning at 1870 o'clock
There will be an elaborate musical
service.
Frank Wilson, of Union Bridge, sent
thlrty-fve gallons of ice cream to Pen
Mar on Saturday last. Mr. Wilson will
furnish the resort with cream this
summer.
Members of the Royal Arcanum will
hold a social in their rooms in the
Wantz building Tuesday evening, June
g. Ice cream, strawberries and cake
will be served.
Don't forget "ginger-cake day" at
Manchester next Monday. Everybody
will be there, together with his sis
ters and his cousins and his aunts.
And then some.
By advertisement in another column
the Westminster Deposit and Trust
Company announces a semi-annual
dividend of 3 per cent. and an extra
dividend of 1 per cent
| Miss Margaret Bennett, of this city,
has purchased from Edward H. Cop
persmith, who conducts sale and
exchange stable on West Main street,
very fine riding horse.
Samuel Brown, blacksmith, of this
city, who has been confined to the
house for several weeks with his eye,
is still suffering very much. DR.. Eu-
gene Sullivan is his physician.
About 40 members of the Junior
Order of Mechanics of this city attend
ed the decoration exercises at Hamp-
stead on Sunday last. The meeting
was held in the Hampstead Fire De-
partment Building hall.
The new timetable on the Western
Maryland leaves Westminster with no
train to Baltimore between $50 a. m.
and 3.35 p. M, the train which form
erly went at 1.35 having been trans
ferred to the other line.
At the beginning of the warm sea-
son it is well for all to remember that
the house'fly is generally responsible
for the appearance of typhoid fever in
any community, the germ being trans
ferred to our food by the feet and legs
of the pest crawling over it. From
every room in the house, especially
the kitchen, the house fly should be
rigidly excluded.
At the regular meeting of Charity
Lodge No. IS, Knights of Pythias, this
city, last Friday night, it was decided
to hold memorial and decoration SER
vices Sunday afternoon, June II, and
committee was appointed to make
the necessary arrangements. An in
teresting program is being arranged,
and the members and friends of the
lodge are cordially invited to be pres
ent
The store conducted by McHenry |
Marshall at Tyrone, with it's contents,
was destroyed by fire Monday night, |
as was also the adjoining dwelling
occupied by Mr.. Marshall and family.
The latter was the property Of Mrs.
Maus, and is thought to have been
fully insured. The Mutual Fire of
Carroll County has a policy for 5000
on the store and contents. The ag-
gregate insurance could not be ascer-
tanned.
The Louisiana University baseball
team defeated Western Maryland Col
lege in this city Tuesday by score
of to 2 1t was the last college game
of the season here. Each team got
the same number of hits, but Western
Maryland had more errors and these
were costly. The Louisiana team is
touring the North and meeting teams
from the different colleges. Wednes-
day they played the University of
PENNSYLVANIA. Counting Tuesdays
contest, they had played II games and
won 7, which is a fine showing for a
team away from home. They go as far
as Connecticut before returning to
Baton Rouge. This is probably the
| longest baseball tour on record. They
are genteel lot OF youngsters, creu-
| it to their school and to the gulf state.
Odd Fellows Hall was crowded Sat
urday afternoon by an audience as
sembled to witness the Memorial Day
exercises. The program was carried
out in an effective and impressive
manner, which could not fail to touch
the hearts of those present and cause
them to beat with gratitude at the
recollection of the men who died for
their country. The parade to the Gem
etery was made particularly pleasing
by the presence of little girls of very
tender age, who attracted the smiles
and affectionate comments of all as
they marched down the street, carry
ing flowers and flags. They were In
charge of Miss Mary Shellman, to
whom is due in great measure the
preparation for and performance OF
the ceremonies in observance of the
day