The Democratic advocate., 1909-09-17
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

Next Sunday Pen Mar closes the
best season It has had for years.
4. S. Burkholder. Cranberry, Is
building a stable on his property.
VIM. II. Leister, Bond street. had
concrete pavement put down in front
Of his property.
Wm. Devilbiss has been appointed
postmaster at Lamotte. this county,
Vice 4. p Sauble, resigned.
Repairs are being made to the
bridge on Green street over the West
ern Maryland Railroad.
Warfeldsburg Sunday school will
have rally day In the church next
Sunday, September 49, Everybody
invited
The interior OF Centenary NJ. h.
church is being extensively repaired.
The costs OF the improvements will
approximate $4,000, II Is said,
VIM. H. Anderson, Of the Anti-sa-
loon League, will preach In the Metho-
dist Protestant Church OF Finksburg
next Sunday morning, September i9.
The State Comptroller has announc-
ed the distribution Of the school book
tax to September Is. amounting 70
$i50.000 Carroll county's portion Is
$4G7369.
Charles Eyorhart. West Main street,
has accepted position in the West
ern Maryland Railroad Company's
freight Office, this city vice William
Sullivan resigned
Hanover has had some OF Lef pm
dpal streets oiled, aud notwithetand-
ing the increased traffic during fair
week there was no dust from the
streets SO treated
The two employees OF the Robbins
circus who were arrested In this city
and taken to Frederick, charged with.
assaulung citizens of Emmitsburg,
were released, the evidence not being
sufficient to hold them.
Entries In the Frank A. Munsey
reliability contest closed Saturday
with 81 cars entered 10 make the run
from Washington to Boston and re-
turn. The cars will pass through
Westminster next Tuesday September
81
Lawrence f. Reifsnider. Of this city,
has been appointed junior lieutenant
and adiutant at the Naval Academy.
Annapolis. These appointments are
hased upon the standing In efficiency
and conduct In the recent summer
practice cruise Of the midshipmen.
The Western Maryland College foot
ball team will open their foot ball
season on Saturday, tomorrow. Sep
tember is, by playing the Wayerly A.
C.. foot ball team, on the College
grounds at 3 .. m. The Waverly team
has the reputation OF being one OF
the best in Baltimore and should make
our team get up and hustle.
Sheriff Townshend last week re-
Ceiyed letter and several souvenir
postals from Rev G. Herbert Richard
son, former pastor Of Centenary NJ.
u. Church, who was at the time In
Edinburgh, Scotland, after having wise
tied London, Paris, and other Cities.
DIR. Richardson says Edinburgh Is the
most beautiful city in the world.
Rural mail carriers have been In
structed to encourage as far as pos
sible the use among farmers OF the
stamp book. These books contain
twelve two cent stamps and they sell
for rs cents each, remain intact 10 an
indefinite time, and their use would
save the carriers much annoyance In
making change when farmer wishes
to buy stamp.
At the annual meeting OF the Savage
Mountain Brick Company held at
Frostburg, September IL the following
were elected directors Charles g.
'Gorsuch, John A. Caldwell, II. g.
Gorsuch, Geo. B. Jackson, II. @. Cald-
well. Charles G. Gorsuch was elected
president John A. Caldwell, vice
president and treasurer, and II. G.
Gorsuch, secretary.
At the laymen's meeting last spring
OF the congregation of st. Paul's Re-
formed Church a resolution was pass
ed requesting DR.. Slagle TO preach a
sermon on the responsibility Of lay
men In the church. This sermon will
be delivered Sunday, September 10.
and an invitation Is extended, not only
to those who made the request, but
all others interested.
One of the most wonderful things
about advertising is the stimulating
effect 1t has on the advertiser. Haven't
you noticed that the merchant who
advertises in strong and effective
fashion is the one whose goods are
well displayed in a spotless store,
whose business methods are sound,
whose merchandise measures up to
the highest standard? Everybody
has noticed 1t. -
Robert Ebaugh was badly hurt one
day last week at the carpenter shop
of his father, Webster Ebaugh, on
Center street He was using board
to throw belt from wheel, when
the board was twisted from his hands
and thrown with such force against
his body, just below the heart, as to
knock him down and render him un-
conscious. His injuries, while not Of
a serious nature, compelled him to re-
main at home for several days.