The Democratic advocate., 1909-07-09
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

hoSpAtdA III pditlmOfe- IOr treatment.
This weather is all to the good, ex-
cept for summer hotel proprietors.
William Zepp, of near McKinstry's,
lost two of his best horses last week.
st. Johns fete will be held during
the encampment week, July II to "a.
The stork visited the home Of
Frank Rumspert. Uniontown, last
week. Boy and girl.
The only 4th of July casualty In
Westminster was that OF a man
blown up" by his wife.
o. o. Weant was not associated with
ID. N. Henning In the Lowe case, as
was incorrectly stated last week
Theodore Walker, colored, near
Bark HILL was thown from load OF
wheat on Tuesday, falling on his head.
He was badly shaken up.
H. H. Weaver took his first auto
ride on Monday, July 5. He was de-
lighted. At time of going to press he
was still talking about It.
t. w. Mather & Sons are enlarging
and otherwise improving their Man
chester store. When completed IL will
have a frontage Of 40 feet.
What's the matter with the Sunday
school picnics amcEs the Westmin-
ster churches? Hope they have not
fallen into innocuous desuetude.
George w. Slonaker, OF Uniontown.
celebrated his birthday on Saturday
last. He received nearly one hundred
post cards, over sixty by one mail.
While hauling in wheat on Satur-
day last Frank Bankard, OF Possum
Hollow, was thrown from the load
into a peach tree. lie received
painful wound
The Mount Airy Milling and Grain
Company are contemplating in the
near future building a two hundred
barrel -four mill on their property at
Mount Airy. Md.
The first of this years wheat sent
from Western Maryland was shipped
TO Baltimore Wednesday by Wade H.
ID. Warfeld & Co. OF Sykesville, and
graded No. 2 red.
The young ladies' OF the T. w. NJ
Club entertained their bachelor
friends at picnic at Corbin's dam
Monday afternoon, ,chaperoned by Mrs
John II. Cunningham.
l.. W. Rinehart. Medford, Md, was
the first to haul this years wheat to
N. !. Gorsuch Son 4 Co., this week
The wheat was in good condition and
the price paid was S1,10.
A number OF members OF Burns
Post. OF this city, attended the un-
yelling Of the monument TO Gen
Stephenson, founder OF the G.. A. r..
In Washington last Saturday.
Frank NJ Stevens, at one time a
farmer OF this county and later a
butcher In this city, was last week
nominated for county commissioner
by the Democrats Of Frederick coun-
ty.
Vincent w. Power, Jr was In town
over Sunday. His Headquarters are
now In Cecil county, where the Good
Roads Commission is building one
mile Of road to get some idea OF the
cost.
Amel Reltz, pitcher on the West
minister base ball team, was on Tues
day called To the bedside OF his father,
who Is eKteremly III with cancer Of
the stomach, In a hospital In Balti-
more.
The officers who will have charge
Of the Democratic primaries in the
9TH election district. 4th precinct, will
be Jesse +. Stem, Judge. and Frank
T. Butler, clerk, instead OF those pub
llshed last week.
The admission TO the minstrel show
next Tuesday and Friday nights will
be 35 and rs cents Tickets on sale
at the drug stores. Messrs Gibson,
Haley. McGarvey and Smith will be
the ushers for the two nights.
A Prohibition picnic will be held
In Oursler's grove. near Carrollton
Station tomorrow. Saturday afternoon
and night. Addresses will be made
by prominent speakers, and the Car
rollton Cornet Band viii furnish mu-
sic.
Curtis Hall Brown, OF Sykesville,
while painting from ladder at the
Springfield State Hospital last Fri
day, became overbalanced and fell
backward to the ground, striking HIS
head, causing an abscess OF the brain
He is In hospital in Baltimore.
Charles b. Hunter, with a force OF
men, Is engaged this week In erecting
shacks at Camp Crothers for the use
OF the soldiers. There are To be 26
frame buildings, covered with black
Neoponsette aper. and as will be
seen by advertisement, these buildings
will be for sale at the close of the
encampment.
Joseph Zepp, who formerly conduct
ed drug store at the forks OF the
road, this city, and who is now en-
ployed In drug store at POI West
Franklin street, Baltimore. was oper-
ated on at the Maryland University
Hospital on Wednesday He is re-
ported doing well. Mr.. Zepp is a son
of w. II. H. Zepp, of West Main street
Bear in mind the two performances
next week. Tuesday and Friday even
ings, of John E. l.. Hanna's famous
minstrel troupe, at Odd Fellows Hall,
for the benefit of the Westminster
Baseball Association. Old plantation
melodies, character sketches, and
Black Patti in operate selections A
chance to spend a pleasant evening for
good cause.
In the list OF Democratic primary
election officials, published in last
weeks Advocate, the name of VIM H.
Wertz should be substituted for that
OF VIM. H. West, clerk, in the first
precinct of the sixth district; In the
second precinct of the same district
lHe Hdliic VI l[Sc n. ouyutIt JuuBe, Ill
place of John M. Reayer, and in the
second precinct of the fifth district
the name of ]. Robert Hughes. judge
in place of p. II. Lauterbach.
At regular meeting OF the board
of directors of the First National Bank
of Sykesville, held on June 30, one
thousand dollars was placed to SUR
plus account. leaving nearly half as
has now under construction q modern
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