The Democratic advocate., 1909-08-20
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

The two trees in front OF Centenary
NJ. p. church were cut down yester-
day.
After several coos days and cooler
nights, Old Sol is again on the job,
and working overtime.
Deer Park Chapel Sunday school
will hold their picnic Saturday, August
2S Music by Pleasant Valley band.
Rev. A. G. Null. of Jefferson. Md.
will preach In the chapel at Frizell-
burg this Sunday night at 7.45 o'clock.
All are welcome.
The dry spell seems to have effected
the ice crop, as wei as the corn and
potatoes The demand al present Is
greater than the supply.
The Good Roads Commission has
decided to advertise for proposals for
the building OF one mile Of road from
Westminster TO Cranberry Station,
There will be public sale of bank
and other stocks at the Office OF the
Westminster Deposit and Trust Conn
pany Tuesday August "a. al ? y. m,
Jesse p. Garner, of Uniontown. has
been elected treasurer of tho Union
town Savings Bank In the place OF j.
Hamilton Singer, recently deceased
Those ny-kllers given away Ny
Sharrer & Gorsuch do the work all
right, and they do II quick and with
out pain. Tangle foot is not IN the
same class with them.
The board Of election supervisors
for Carroll county will sit at their
Office In Westminster. for the purpose
of granting transfers, on Saturday.
September is. from 8 to 3,
A special meeting of the Junior
order United American Mechanics
will be held in odd Fellows Hall Fri
day evening. August 81 Business Of
importance will be transacted.
The familiar face of Ira Englar will
be seen no more on the Adams Express
wagon. He has accepted position
with the Western Maryland Railroad
Company at the station in this city
Agriculturlsts are experimenting
with dry" farming II successful,
they will no longer be dependent up
on rain for the success of their crops
With the prohlbitionists fighting beer
and the farmers having no further
use for water, we surely viii have a
dry time.
Raymond Hood and Elmer Hood.
OF New Windsor, who were arrested
in Baltimore last week while trying
to sell horse and buggy belonging
to n. H. Harbaugh of this city. were
given o hearing before Justice Shriyer
and committed TO jail to await the ac-
tion of the grand jury.
The Ministerial Sunday School and
Christian Workers meeting of the
eastern district of Maryland Will be
held at Meadow Branch Wednesday
and Thursday August 20 and &c,
There viii be morning, afternoon and
evening sessions, and an interesting
program will be rendered. w. u.
Roop is chairman OF the program
committee.
During the severe electrical storms
which visited this county on Monday
night and Tuesday morning. the small
barn Of David Staley, about one and
half miles from Taneytown was
struck by lightning and, with two
other small buildings, was burned TO
the ground. A horse was gotten
out, but slipped the bride and ran
back into the flames.
Weather permitting, a garden party
and lawn fete will be held on the
lawn OF the residence of George
Jackson, Green street, on the even
ings of August 26, q and 2S, Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday, beginning
at 4.30 o'clock each afternoon. This
fete will be under the auspices of the
Junior League Of Centenary NJ. r.
church, the proceeds to be used for
some special purpose in the eontem-
plated repairs OF the church, thus
representing the children of the
church in the improvements.