The Democratic advocate., 1909-03-05
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

1t came In like lamb. all right.
Mud to the right, mud to the left,
mud underneath, mud everywhere.
without solicitation. 13 new sub
scribers were added to our list the
past week.
Princess Bonnie" will be given on
April 20 and % for the benefit of the
Westminster Fire Department.
Clean up the yard, whitewash the
back fence, take the ashes out of the
cellar. Spring will soon be here.
Luther Sands, of Manchester, has
obtained employment in the barber
shop of S. H. Crawford, of Hanover.
Should the incoming President see
his shadow on the 4th OF March. 1t
means four years Of adversely for the
country.
During the month of February there
were recorded in the Office OF the
Circuit court SO deeds, 1S mortgages
and 6 bills of sale. Seventeen mar
riage licenses were Issued
The Merchants and Manufacturers
Association will hold special meet
ing In the Royal Arcanum room in
the Wantz building, on Monday night
at 7.30 o'clock. All invited 10 attend.
The public sale OF the personal
property OF the late Charles G. Cook
which was advertised totake place
next Tuesday, the 9th instant, has
been indefinitely postponed.
There will be a meeting at the office
Of Smith & Reifsnider tonight at
o'clock for the purpose Of reorganiz-
ing the baseball club. All persons
interested are requested TO be present.
Owing to the unfavorable weather.
the production of the operetta Pau
line" at Taneytown, was postponed
to Saturday night. March G, when II
will be given, rain or shine Fred
erick City Orchestra will furnish mu-
sic
John G. Finn. OF Marrlottsyllle, a
juryman of this term of Court, con-
ducts prosperous broom factory at
his home. He says ne attributes his
success in the broom business to the
quality he maintains, which Is the
best at all times.
An unusually interesting mission
AIRY meeting will be held az Thomas
Chapel. Tannery, Sunday afternoon
next, March Z. Among the speakers
viii be Hobun Yokoyama, a native Of
Japan. The public generally is cordi-
ally invited to be present,
Reuben Swan, OF Lneboro. who re-
Gently sold his farm to John Warner.
has moved to Hanover. where he will
engage In the business Of manufact-
uring carriages. wagons, &c. John
W. Bollinger, also OF Lineboro. will be
associated in business with Mr..
Swan.
Company II. with SO. men. and the
band. with 36 pieces left this city on
Wednesday on a special train which
left here about Z o'clock D. nj. To at
tend the inaugural ns Washington. ID.
D.. yesterday. A large crowd was
present Mt the railroad TO see them
on In spite OF the diBagreeable
weather.
The Independent Order OF Odd Eel
lows on Monday night az their regular
meeting appointed a committee OF flve
TO wait on two architects and have
them make drawings for an opera
room IN the Odd Fellows Hail and
ascertain the cost of same. The COM
mittee is as follows. James N. Nit
chell. u. Oliver Grimes, Jr., Claude r.
Smith, William L. WeRglcy and James
NJ. Stoner.
Father Doran will preach on Palm
Sunday at ST. Johns Church. this city
Father Doran spent a brief soiourn
AZ the noyitiate of he Protestant
Episcopal Order Of the Holy Cross
when that order wa located In West
minister. and II was while here that be
decided TO become catholic lie
was received into the church by Arch
bishop Ryan and later ordained 10
the priesthood IN Rome His parents
have followed him into the Catholic
Church.
The Baltimore American Of March
z says. "Dr A. Leo Franklin. OF
Cumberland Md, has purchased the
property Of George Truog. glass
etcher, who has returned 10 his form
er home In Switzerland, nnd has re-
moved his family 10 his new home.
The house is built after the fashion
OF o Swiss chateau and the price paid
by DR.. Franklin for tbe property was
$16,5e0" DIR. Franklin Is son Of
the late DR. Benjamin @. Franklin. of
this city. and In December last was
appointed chief surgeon in the West
ern Maryland Hospital. OF Cumber-
land, Md.
Western Maryland relay team met
their first setback Saturday night nj
Richmond, In race OF 1900 yards.
The small track, the condition OF the
foor and the sharp turns seemed to
bother them more than the speed OF
their opponents, Johns Hopkins. After
several mix-ups, w. NJ G. managed to
finish about Z feet behind their op-
poDents. Western Maryland are
scheduled to run Carlisle Indians and
Fordham at Georgetown next Satur-
day night. w. NJ G. will be some
what handicapped by the illness OF
one of their regular men, Byrd. His
place will be taken by Longield.
Birthday SURPRISE Party.
One of the most pleasant birthday
anuar HI.g T.. A a