The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1909-09-10
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

A heavy frost occurred in this
county on Monday morning, the first
this year
The Davis building, John street, is
being painted. Charles T.. Bowers
has the contract.
Edward Weaver, East Main street,
is having his home painted. Charles
Stouch has the contract.
AS will be seen by reference TO our
advertising columns, the Main-Court
Hotel is to be sold at public sale.
Milton Swartzbaugh, Webster street,
this city, brought to the Advocate
Office an immense tomato weighing
AZ ounces.
Geo. Schaeffer, Pennsylvania ave,
has purchased n 1910 Model Chalmere-
Detroit automobile from Leslie Smell
ser, New Windsor, agent.
A few OF the buildings at the West
ern Maryland College are receiving
fresh coat OF paint Llppy and
Cassell are doing the work.
Herr Babylon and John Il. Eek
enrode & Sons, OF this city, and KEEL
lar & Staub, OF Hampstead, have some
fne-looking vehicles on exhibition at
the Timonium fair.
We had very pleasant call from
II. W. Carter, of Sykesville, Tuesday
He was in town settling up the estate
OF the late John p phillinger before
the Orphans Court.
Hebrew New Year will occur on
Thursday and Friday Of next week
Harry Rosenstock will be closed both
days and Louis Sachs only on Thurs
day These are the only two business
Hebrew places in this city.
The Ladies' Mite Society Of Sandy
Mount Church will hold a lawn pic
mic at the home OF Emory Zepp on
the evening Of September is, begin
ming at $50 O'clock III unfavornble
the first fair evening the following
week.
On last Tuesday week FIRE des-
trOyed the colored schoolhouse az
Western Chapel, near Warfleldsburg
The only things saved were few
desks The fire IL supposed to have
started from sparks from brush pile
which was burning nearby.
Pleasant Grove Epworth Leaguge will
hold an Oyster Supper at the home
OF the Misses Matthews, OF Reese, on
Friday night. September II. II the
weather should be unfayorable that
night II viii be on Saturday night.
September 49, All are cordially in
vited
John and Joseph Huber, OF Balti-
mora youa m G,.udoy :
a days outing at their shore on Mid
Rupert and Miss Josephine Rupert,
York, and Mr. and Mrs Wist, OF
Baltimore.
One Of the clowns In the Robbins
circus attended service at the Episco-
pal Church Sunday morning, and In
the afternoon, accompanied by one
OF the girls of the ballet, called on DR..
and Mrs. Gibson He said q number
OF the performers are members OF the
Methodist Church.
The entertainment given at Odd
Fellows Hall on September 2, for the
benefit OF the movement for the man
ual training of the adult blind OF
Maryland, netted $55.72. This amount
was placed In the hands OF Mayor
Saylor, who at once RENTED IL to the
committee having the work In charge.
Howard Geiman, Pennsylvania
avenue, received number OF bad
bruises from being thrown from his
bicycle on Monday. He was riding
down Pennsylvania avenue and opDo-
site Union street he fell from his
wheel upon his face. When picked
UP he was unconscious. but revived
after being taken home. He Is sever
Iy injured about the head. and this
time Is very I'll.
A white man and negro. employ
ees OF Robbins circus, were arrested
in Westminster Sunday and taken
back to Frederick. They are said to
have been engaged in fight with a
party of young men the night previous
at Emmltsburg, as a result Of which
one Of the men is in a critical condi-
ton and may die. 1t is said the fight
was provoked by the young men, who
began to slit the circus tent with
knives.
The barn and hennery on the farm
Of Charles w. ReesA tenanted by
Charles Hartman near Mount Pleas
ant, was totally destroyed by fire or
Tuesday night between 7 and {
o'clock, with 20 bushels Of wheat, 9
binder, 3 riding plows and other ma
chinery, The loss 10 about 1000 with
an insurance of 5000. How the fire
started is not known. There have
been many conflicting stories as to itf
cause. Mr.. Hartman lost about zoo
chickens, which we're burned in the
hennery.