The Democratic advocate., 1909-07-02
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LOCAL AFFAIRS.

aaron PtOWman, clear Ridge, mas
set out 300 sweet potato sprouts
A concrete gutter is being put down
on the east side of Pennsylvania ave-
nue..
The Union National Bank this week
declared its regular semi-annual divi-
dend of per cent.
The Uniontown base ball club de-
feated the Frizellburg team on Sat
urday The score was 1S to A.
The collection at the childrens day
services in st. Pauls Lutheran
church, Uniontown, amounted to
$3717.
John A. Herring, OF this city, while
in Baltimore this week visited his
friends, Mr.. and Mrs. Sellers, 1915
Bolton street
Union Bridge authorities have con-
tracted for electric light for their
streets, at $500 year for is years,
for all ngiht service.
About sixty white folks" attended
children's day services at Mt. JOY
tcolored) church, near Uniontown, on
Sunday afternoon last.
/. Sayers has had the buildings on
his farm, Oak Grove, recently pur-
chased from e. b. Arnold, Smallwood
repainted by j. d. Foutz
AS will be seen by advertisement
the Farmers and Mechanics National
Bank of this city has increased its
annual dividend from to 8 per cent
Charles W. King. drover. left this
morning for Virginia, where he Will
purchase a carload of horses and re-
s turn to- this city by the 18th of July
The Baltimore and Reisterstown
Turnpike ompany today declared its
semi-annual dividend OF 2% per cent.
less taxes, payable on and after July
5.
The primary election law requires
that judges and clerks shall be on
hand promptly. To be late is a mis-
demeanor and will make the offender
liable to Indictment
Chicken thieves are getting busy I'm
tire West End. On Tuesday morning
about 3 o'clock thief was seen TO
go down the alley near the railroad
with number of chickens In a bag
cackling
The new freight station being built
by the Western Maryland Railroad
company At lfllb Sthlitlll rs hUbuA NbAt~
pleted. The switch will be laid
shortly along the building.
In the office of the clerk OF the
circuit court OF this county In the
month of June there we're recorded
81 deeds, 10 mortgages, s bills OF yale,
and II marriage LICENSES were Issued.
A large locust tree on the farm OF
Ira Otto, near Pipe Creek German
Baptist hurch, WIS struck by lightn-
ing on Saturday evening last The
tree stood at the chicken house but
few feet from the barn.
A number of foreigners arrived in
this city on Monday on the 1876 D. m.
train to pick string beans for B. r.
Shriver Co. They are quartered In
the old ice cream factory building
owned by the company, formerly the
property OF the Longwell estate.
Tonight one OF the most thrilling
and exciting pictures will be shown
ut the Ki-Yi Moving Picture Parlor
entitled Daring Horseback Riding OF
Italy's Marvellous Cavalry. Other
pictures will also be shown. Large
fans have been installed to cool the
atmosphere in the room.
In the case OF Lowe VS.. Lowe. ap.
pealed from the circuit court OF Car
roll county, the Court of Appeals af-
firmed the judgment OF the lower
court. The successful litigants were
represented by Walsh & Walsh. Ivan
L. Hoff and Bond & Parke. David n
Henning and II. o. Weant were on the
other side
All delegates so far elected to the
Democratic State Convention favor
the nomination of DR., Herring for
Comptroller. No other person has
been mentioned for this position.
In the article In last weeks Advo.
cate dealing with the organization ol
Ebenezer Sunday school there was an
error as to the date. II was organ
ized in 1866, and not 1860. as stated
In the case OF the county commits.
sioners OF Howard county ys. the b
& 0. Railroad, tried at the November
term of the Carroll county court, re-
sulting in n judgment for the commits.
sioners for $4,000, the Court OF Ap-
peals yesterday reversed the decision
of the lower court. The railroad
company was represented by Bond
Parke and the commissioners by Guy
w. Steele.
See notice of primary election and
county convention on editorial page
The date for the primaries was first
fixed for July "a, but II was thought
a great many voters throughout the
county would want to visit Westmin-
ster on that date because of the en-
campment, and so the date was
changed to July 81. The county con-
vention will be held on Monday Au-
gust 3, in Odd Fellows Hail.
There will be no services at Trinity
Lutheran Church, Deer Park road
Rev, w. H. Seabrook, pastor. having
gone to New York to meet his son, w
b. SeabTook, of the Augusta (Georgia)
Chronicle staff who will arrive in New
York on Saturday on the French liner
La Savoie from Havre, France viii
Seabrook will return with his father
to this city to spend several weeks
before going to his work in the South
The Westminster Minstrel Troupe
under the management of John u. l.
Hanna, will give performance II
Odd Fellows Hall Tuesday and Fri
day evenings, July 10 and 16, for the
benefit of the Westminster Baseball
Association. There will be an imper
sonation of BLACK Patti" in popular
operate selections. This will afforf
a grand opportunity to help the bal
tossers and spend a pleasant evening
besides
Some men have very little thought
for the pleasure and happiness o
others A man, waiting In a barber
shop, sees something In a paper thai
strikes him as particularly funny
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