The Democratic advocate., 1909-04-23
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

The moth ball and the base ball will
soon be popular fayorites.
The Meadow Branch German Bap-
tist lovefeast will be held on May 1.
George W. Albaugh ana family
moved into the old Longwell mansion
this week.
Lewis Fleaster Is the proudest man
in this city. 1t is all on account OF
young son.
Dear Mr.. Payne: Please don't put
any more tariff on women's stockings.
They're out Of sight now
The Church OF the Brethren will or
ganize Sunday school at Beggs
Chapel Sunday, April 25.
Dr. Joe Lane Finley has opened an
office at Stonersyille, this county. for
the practice OF his profession.
The rural uplift has hit Missouri
hard. Farmers are now using phon-
ograDhs TO call the pigs to lunch.
William Geiman, living near this
city, lost a valuable colt this week,
making the third one in is months.
Simon p. Weaver. East Main street.
had the wood work OF bis residence
repainted. Hppy and cassell did the
work.
The First National Bank erected on
the front of the bank building this
week two handsome slabs with It's
advertisement upon them.
On account OF the Pimlico races.
Train 6, eastbound, due here at $40
q. M, and Train s. westbound, due
here at 5.22 y. m, will stop at Arling-
ton from April "a to May IL. except
Sundays.
Fire at Taneytown Saturday night
destroyed the livery stable at the old
Elliott House. The flre threatened
to become very serious eight houses
being on fire from sparks at one time
The livery stable was the only build
ing burned, however
The annual ice cream and straw
berry festival will be held ln the payil-
lion by the ladies Of st. Luke's Win
ter's) Lutheran Church, near New
Windsor, on Saturday afternoon and
night. June s. Music will be furnish
ed by the Taneytown band.
William T. KINNEY, OF Avondale,
who was convicted at the November
term OF Court OF stealing pigeons and
sentenced TO is months in the Mary
land penitentiary. is reported TO be
In bad health. petition. II is said,
Is being circulated asking HIS release
The counsel In the case OF Western
Maryland Railroad vs. John Is. Martin.
appealed from this court to the Mary
land Court OF appeals, should have
been Urner and II. f. Grouse, Instead
Of Urner and Bond & Parke. Strife
and Wagaman for Martin. Mr.. Grouse
Is the counsel for the Western Mary
land Railroad Company In this eoun-
ty.
Extra freight No. 623 on the West
ern Maryland Railroad was wrecked
at Glen Falls Station. Fifteen cars
were demolished, 10 empty coal cars
and 8 cars loaded with merchandise.
The cause OF the wreck is not known.
All passengers and baggage were
transferred around The track was
cleared about a. m. Thursday morn
ing.
Carpenters and painters are busy
along East Main street. The founda-
ton is about completed for Peyton
Gorsuch's new house; a store front
is being put in the Shaw property for
the Dinst Grocery Company. and the
Reese property Is surrounded by scat
folding, preparatory TO thorough
overhauling and a new dress inside
and out.
VIM. Richards, of Patapsco, one OF
the Judges of the Orphans Court Geo
w. Brown, county commissioner, and
Lee c. Leister, in company with ].
Oliver Snyder, OF Hampstead, spent
Wednesday OF last week In Hagers-
town inspecting the plant OF the Mont
ross Metal Casket Company OF that
city. The party was entertained by
H. II. Montross, president OF the com
pany, and Mr.. Kaufman, one of the d.
rectors.
School athletes throughout the state
are busily training for the second
annual Maryland rural high school
championships to be held at Tome on
Saturday, May g. These champion
ships were introduced last year al
Tones great annual gathering OF
athletic champions, and the Franklin
high school Of Reisterstown achieved
the honor OF being the first to win q
Maryland rural high school athletic
championship.
On account OF the German Baptist
Brethren annual meeting to be held
at Harrisonburg, Va, May 26 to June
3, the Western Maryland r. r. will
have on sale cheap excursion tickets
May 20 to 81 inclusive, at the low rate
of 81 for the round trip from West
minister, good to return to and In
Guiding June Is. The above rate will
apply via either N. & w. or B. & o
from Hagerstown. Special train will
be run for $50 or more passengers II
previously arranged.
Western Maryland College baseball
team struck snag on Wednesday
at Annapolis. when the Navy club wal
loped them to 1. The fielding was
good on both siaes, but the Western
Maryland pitchers could not locate the
plate. The Western Maryland one
mile relay team left yesterday fol
Manasquan, N. j., where the men will
remain until Saturday morning. They
will then go to Philadelphia for the
annual Pennsylvpnia relay games. The
men are In first-class condition for q
hard race. In the final tryout last
Saturday the team ran the mile
against six picked men, and beat the
track record by some seconds