The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-15
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

This is good growing weather, and
Farmers are happy.
Comnanv H leaves Monday for target
rractice at Glen Birnie.
CbiIdren's day service at Deer Park
Chnrch on June Z at 2 p. m.
# looks as though the good old sum-
mpr time has come to stay.
The Meadow Branch German Bap-
tist loyefeast will be held tomorrow.
The Smith-Yingling Co., Gamers,
are making some improvements at
their factory in this city.
Nv. Lockard & Son, Liberty street,
are having their store painted. c. E.
Bowers is doing the work.
The woods are full of wild flowers
now, and their beauty and fragrance
attract many Sunday strollers.
New Windsor College had one addi-
ton to it's number of students last
week in the person of Japanese.
number of people from this city
8 attended the Pipe Creek German Bap-
q tist loyefeast near LinWood on Sunday.
The election supervisors met at the
court house on Monday and burned
) the ballots used in last years election.
George Schaeffer, Pennsylvania
avenue. has put down a concrete pave
ment in front of his house. Edward
Huff did the work.
Joseph Orendorff, East Main street,
returned home this week from a de-
lightful visit to Harrisburg, Carlisle
and Waynesboro, Pa.
Seven hundred and fifty delegates to
the general conference now in session
in Baltimore spent last Saturday look
ing over the Gettysburg battlefield.
Our neighbor, the Sentinel, has
placed in its composing room Sim
pick typesetting machine. Hand COM
position is too slow for our progress
siye contemporary.
James Hook near this city, was
taken TO the Franklin Square Hospital,
Baltimore, on Friday evening last to
be operated on for appendicitis. He
is reported improving.
Sheriff Townshend has put his hotel
in order for the accommodation of
summer guests. Paint and whitewash,
inside and out, gives it a very tidy ap-
pearance Rates furnished on appli-
cation.
B. F. Shriver Co., Gamers, are rails
ing that part of the corn shed next to
the canning house about ten feet, so
as to place large pea huller in for
the coming pea season. Paul Case has
the contract.
Eph. B. Repp, of New Windsor, local
secretary of the Audubon Society,
that to soak corn until soft, then SOW
II about the field, will prevent birds
from pulling up newly-planted corn"
The county commissioners this week
granted a special pension of $5 to
Mary c. Fisher of District 7. They
David A. Dorsey taken to Springfield
asylum and kept at the expense Of the
county until cured.
John B. Saylor, who was elected
Mayor of Westminster on Monday,
May +, was sworn in on Monday last
by the Clerk of the Court. Mayor Say
lor Will take charge of the affairs of
the city on Monday next, at which
tlme the council is also sworn in.
The executive council of the Mary
land State Bar Association has de-
clded that the annual meeting of the
association shall be held at Blue Noun
tam House, Washington county, on
july 8, and 10, instead of at An
napoIls June IS, 10 and 20, as previ-
ously decided
Judge Norris signed an order in the
united States Circuit Court In Bal
IIlmoEe Monday appointing John Hink-
ley special master in the case of the
lecelyership proceedings Of the West
eFh Maryland Railroad. All claims
against the road are to be filed with
MI. Hlnkley, who will examine them
ana report to the court.
series of petty thefts were COM
hltted in Westminster last week. Ed
wdrd Chrest had a new rubber blanket
Ioheh from his buggy on Main street;
oosepn 5. Stoner was relieved of a
sack OF corn from his stable, and sew
eral persons suffered the loss of chick
ems If this thing continues, some
one Is likely to get his board and
louglng free for the next year or two
We have received several copies OF
tue National Junior Republic News
pu0iished at Annapolis Junction by
Ille boys of the Junior Republic. There
are are several good photo-engravings and
III! :lie reading matter tells in an interest
ing Way of the conduct of this peculiar
ana promising community. 1t is about
Tue best solution of the bad-boy ques-
son slon that has yet been tried. Full in
Iormatlon will be furnished any one
writing for 1t to above address.
Miss Emma Steiner, a former resi-
@ uent OF this city, will exhibit here
ne neAt week moving pictures illustrating
scenes in Alaska, to which place she
uds made seven visits and is now pre-
pdrlng for the eighth. Miss Steiner
nds discovered copper in that far-away
tttountry and is going back to develop
ene mines. The entertainment she
sNes has been highly commended and
a1.tracted large audiences. Date and
Iocatlon of hall will be announced in
small bills.