The Democratic advocate., 1908-08-21
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

,,,orl, cn the dwellings being erect
~, G w Albaugh and DR.. Jesse
W.ore :, progressing rapidly.
1or,oe Il Shellman has a locust
With it's second lot of blossoms
~ gsre they anything to do with the
corn crop?
western Maryland Council No. ~,
n II. A. NJ. obligated more mem
t,rs in the order August 19, making
ttp total membership 2o2.
= Fielder Gilbert has sold to
ohadiab Fleagle the double brick
sailing house in Uniontown, known
os the Meredith Property.
rbore were 322 tickets sold to
pn,orv Grove Camp, at Glyndon, and
20 tickets sold to Luray Caverns on
Sundav g. last over the Western Mary
land Railroad.
Eight Young men of Baltimore, on
Iong distance walk from that city to
podford Pa, spent Monday night in
westminster. They left Baltimore
Monday morning.
Fred Mgain, of Smallwood, left at
Tho Advocate office this week several
York Imperial apples of last years
growth. They were in good condition
and of fine flavor.
The members of Harmony Grove
Sunday school will hold their annual
Dicnic in the grove adjoining the
church near Gist September II, begin
ming at 1 o'clock. All are invited.
The West End Mandolin Club will
furnish music for Friendship picnic
September 5. There will be run
ming potato contest for the boys and
a needle-threading contest for the
girls.
The Montgomery County Fair will
be held at Rockville next week, from
Tuesday to Friday, inclusive. The
purses and premiums amount to $l0,-
OOO It is among the best of the coun-
ty fairs.
Samuel Stone and son William, this
CITY. have signed the contract to do
the mason work for the new library
at the Western Maryland College,
which will be started shortly. The
building is to cost $4,000.
The Epworth League of Patapsco
will hold a watermelon social on the
lawn of Marshall Knight August II,
at .. m. Ice cream and confection-
cries will be sold for the benefit OF
the society. All are welcome.
An important meeting of the Lin
coin Highway Committee will be held
next Monday afternoon at o'clock
This is a matter in which every clti-
zen of Carroll county should be inter-
ested, and it is hoped the meeting will
be we'll attended.
The different commissions appoint
ed by the Governor to look into the
matter of the expenditure of the states
money held meetings in Baltimore this
week The commission on appropr1a-
tons of which Senator Beasman is
chairman has not yet been organized.
Lueco Earle Simpson will have
charge of the commercial course in
the Westminster High School. Mr..
Simpson took the course of bOOkkeep-
ing, typewriting and stenography in
the Baltimore Business College and
spent months in the Cecil National
Bank OF Port Deposit, Md.
John d. F. Stcner sold a tract OF
land containing six acres, on Clear
Ridge, to Henry Gobright, for $500.
Mr.. GObright5 will erect concrete
house at once. in time to- occupy it
this fall. This property is one of the
highest locations in Uniontown dis
trlct being 6S2 feet above tide.
State Insurance Commissioner B.
Frank Grouse left Thursday for De-
iroit, where he will attend the annual
meeting Of the insurance commission
efS OF the several states. Uniformity
IN insurance laws will be the chief
Topic discussed. Mr.. Grouse will go
10 Buffalo and then through the Lakes
70 Detroit. He is accompanied by
Mrs, Grouse.
The Carroll and Frederick county
commissioners this week awarded
Inc contract for the bridge on Sans
GfeeK, at McKinstry's Mill, to the
1ofk Bridge Co. for $1,324. The COM
mlssloners of Carroll and Howard
counties awarded the contract for the
oFldge at Sykesville to the same COM
pany for S1,19S.
David E. Stem, of Gypsy Hill, was
IL u this week to renew his subscrip-
Sion' Mr.. Stem is 80 years of age
.as taken the Advocate since it's first
issue, never had headache nor back
scue and never was attended by q
uoctor. All Advocate readers are apt
i've long and prosper, particularly
Suose who pay in advance, as Mi
Stem does.
Al a special meeting of the Mer-
ondnts < Manufacturers Association
on Monday. August II, the following
special committee was appointed tc
appear before the Governor and the
5000 roads commission when they
aAe up the question of locating the
o.s ocoaus IN Carroll county: Guy "
hS.eeie. }. Milton Reifsnider, T. Her.
Tero Shriver, Fred. D. Miller, William
!" oeabrooke and George r. Gehr.
Rev Charles Hoover, of Baltimore
40 ass ., oeen unanimously elected pastor
". " ue reformed Church at Silver Rur
~ MI the vacancy caused by the
nessnatlon of Rev. Stewart Hartman
so sno mas received call to the Re
Vrofmed congregation at Woodstock
~ a,, 10 which place he will shortly
~ 1--we ", II the newly-elected pastor
=. o.n ,ne Silver Run Church accepts tht
sail' II is likely he will move to tha
Trace to and take charge Of his new pas
SoldC6 within thn -ravt v,,Nn{h