The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-04-17
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

According to the records there is
al baby born in New York every 4 min
Hes.
q The big spring hats are said to be
Ugly, but the girls under the hats are
IS pretty as ever.
Mr. Harry Bond sold his property
"a Reese to Mr.. Frank A. Eckenrode
Il the same place.
81 H. S. Roop, West Main street, is
Mving his residence painted. Charles
6touch is doing the work.
81 The parsonage of St. Paul's Reform
a Church is being painted. Lippy &
cassell are doing the work.
The woods On the farm of Andrew
i Tawney, near Tannery, was on fire
"a Tuesday and considerable damage
Vas done.
y You can't expect your neighbor to
live you the glad hand if you allow
yOur chickens to scratch in her newly
Aanted garden.
d We may condemn whitewash on a
public character, but it looks all right
on the fence and outbuildings,a and now
s the time to apply it.
Il Mr.. John Thomas Strevig, Pennsyl-
fania avenue, completed a concrete
Walk around his residence this week.
Edward Huff did the work.
The executive committee of the
Westminster Fire Company is having
Ehe piece of land back and on the
side OF the fire building sowed in grass
ICED.
The reel team of the Westminster
Fire Company is practicing for the
aces to be held in Frostburg during
'he Firemen's Convention held there
b June.
Mrs. Elizabeth Whiting, of Balti-
more, was awarded one cent damages
Tor the loss of her husbands affec-
ions. This makes Whitney look rath-
pr cheap.
At the early Easter Service of ST..
Paul's Reformed Church, the choir as
listed by an orchestra will render
AS 1t Began to Dawn" by Chas. Vim
eent,and Awake, Thou that Sleepest''
BY c. w. Greene.
The Taylorsville baseball team has
reorganized for the season of 1908.
Would like to hear from all nearby
|eams. Call over c. & P. phone, New
Windsor, 1872, or address Roy T.Gunn,
r. F. D. 4, Mt. Airy, Md.
Gettysburg people having offered
20 objections, the Western Mary
bnd Railroad Company has decided
70 run number of excursions of col
ored people from Baltimore to the
pattlcf1eld during the coming season.
1t is expected to have the trolley
rEnning to Littlestown by July /.
N ny not continue it on to Westmin-
ster? The distance is only fourteen
plies. The cost would not be great,
and the benefits would be incalculable.
Ine Benevolent and Aid Society of
Pc reformed Church, this city, are
preparing very fine musical enter
Lainment of local and we'll known
baltimore city talent to be given at
pod Fellows Hall, Tuesday night, May
II, full announcement of which will
Ne made later.
"A double row corn-planter was eX-
el0lted in Towson last week. With
this machine one man and two horses
yam do as much work in day as foul
Pr hVe men and as many horses could
qo by the old methods, and do it bet
FER. The labor-saving machine is lit
he less than godsend to the farmer
of the present day.
Last winter a lady borrowed from
neighbor dozen eggs, worth "a
eents. Last week she made good
tne borrowed eggs, returning a dozen
put the price had dropped to ~ cents
me neighbor insisted upon the re-
Lurn OF two dozen to make up the diff
Ierence in price. But ''eggs is eggs
sald the borrower, and there the I'M
pleasantness rests.
A quiet wedding took place at the
resldence of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Beck
er,Relsterstown, on Wednesday of las
Eeek at 7.3O p. NJ, when their only
2aughter, Miss Bessie, was married tt
William H. Runkles, of Mount Airy
Inc ceremony was performed by Rev
Sllas II. Cutler, of Trinity Lutheran
Church, Reisterstown. After the cere
pony the couple left for Washington
! At the annual commencement o
koyola College in June Judge Harr.
a. Clabaugh, chief judge of the Su
creme Court of Washington and pro
essor of law in Georgetown Univer
Ply, will receive the honorary degre'
doctor of laws. Judge Clabaugh i:
former student of Loyola, having
cen there for four years. He wa:
FterWard graduated at Georgetown
q c. Taylor Leland, of Philadelphia
Jas been appointed receiver for TIT
gettysburg Transit Company, which
pntrols the trolley lines over the Get
ysburg Battlefield The company il
Rld to have liabilities amounting tt
[bout $4,000, while it's only resources
RE the rolling stock and the line. MI
teland said that as soon as possible
ne affairs of the old company woult
e settled and new organization
brmed.
j While trying to beat her bird do,
way from several chickens it wa
Tying to kill Monday afternoon Mis-
billie May Porter, daughter of P. A
Porter, of Woodbine, was bitten by he
Pet on the middle finger and wrist 0
Ter right hand. She was hurried t
ne Pasteur department of the Cit!
Hospital, Baltimore, where he
POUNDS were dressed. The dog wa'
FILLED and it's body taken to the hos
lltal for examination.