The Democratic advocate., 1909-07-23
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Wheat is selling today for $1.15.

Wheat 1s selling today Tor $1.l5.
George w Reed has been appointed
clerk in the second precinct of the
sixth district in place of Ephraim NJ.
Reed.
Rev. R. w. Doty will preach a spe-
cial sermon to members Of the grange
at st. Johns Leister's) church next
Sunday at 2 p. m.
w. H. Warehime, ON one of the
B. F. Shriver Co.'s farms, near MT.
Pleasant, has two geese which laid
108 eggs this season.
Rev. Frederick H. Ambrose, pastor.
will preach at Thomas Chapel every
Sunday morning at 1870. Sunday
school at $50. All welcome.
The strike at Oakland Mills, this
county, was settled on Saturday by
the employees being granted an In
crease of half cent yard for weav-
ing.
The annual reunion Of officials.
teachers, students and former stu
dents of the Maryland Collegiate In
stitute, at Union Bridge, will be held
at Pen Mar next Tuesday.
Dennis Smith, Wakefield. seems TO
have the champion rye patch or the
county this year. Off Of 6 acres ne
harvested 366 bushels, making an
average of so bushels TO the acre.
Charles H. Zepp, OF the Fourth dis
trict, candidate for county treasurer
and Jacob H. Blocher, of Manchester,
candidate for clerk OF the Circuit
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The following are encampment
guests at the Main-Court: Mrs. JOS.
T. Herring and sons, Mrs. Washington
Bowie, Jr., Mrs. John E. Rittenhouse,
Mrs. E. Edgar Thompson and son
Ned.
Alecaeus Hooper, ex-Mayor Of Bal
timore, who was reported to be presl-
dent of the Oakland Woolen Mills, this
county, says he has no connection
with them and does not even know
Of their whereabouts.
The picnic of the Pleasant Valley
Sunday school will be held on the
14th of August, instead of the 28th.
This change is due to the fact that
the Pleasant Valley band was engag-
ed for the latter date.
George w Mather has gone to
Brooklyn, N. Y, to spend two weeks
in the factory of the Mergenthaier
Linotype Co. in order to acquire a
practical knowledge Of the machine
which they will install in few weeks
The so-called Dutch Picnic" will
be held in the grove at Trinity Luth-
eran Church, Deer Park road, on Sat
urday, August 7. Music by the Car
rcIIton Band. If weather unfayor-
able, picnic will be held the following
Monday.
The Western Maryland Railroad
Company is stoning Railroad avenue
opposite the new freight station, ano
will extend the work to Main street
They are putting the rock on very
thick and evidently intend to make
good job Of it.
An all-day picnic, beginning at Il
o'clock, for the benefit of st. Joseph's
Church, Sykesville, will be held al
Never Die Park, Liberty Road, Free
dom, Wednesday, August a. There
will be a horse show, amusements Of
various kinds, supper and refresh
nents.
Robert Gambler, an engineer Of the
Oakland Woolen Mills, in Freedom
district, this county, fell from the
door of the mill on Saturday anc
fractured his skull. He was brought
to Westminster and from here sem
to the City Hospital, Baltimore, where
an operation was performed. HIS
present condition is not known.
The industries of Westminster are
very much handicapped by inability
to secure help. The Shriver Com
pany are compelled to haul strine
beans to Littlestown, not being able
to get a sufficient number OF persons
here to do the stringing. They hac
to import a lot of Bohemians IRON
Baltimore to do the picking. The
Register brass works could also give
employment to several men and boys
To secure and hold industries, W.
must furnish them with efficient help
little missionary work among the
idlers might produce results.