The Democratic advocate., 1909-07-23
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Wheat is selling today for s1.15.

Wneat Is seillnB lOuhy lot 9l.lo.
George W. Reed has been appointed
clerk in the second precinct of the
sixth district in place of Ephraim M.
Reed
Rev. r. w. Doty will preach a spe-
cial sermon to members of the grange
at st. Johns (Leister's) church next
Sunday at 2 p. m.
w. H. Warehime. on one of the
B. f. Shriver Co.'S farms, near Mt
Pleasant, has two geese which laid
1903 eggs this season
Rev. Frederick r. Ambrose, pastor.
will preach at Thomas Chapel every
Sunday morning at 1870. Sunday
school at $50. All welcome.
The strike at Oakland Mills. this
county, was settled on Saturday by
the employees being granted an In
crease of half cent yard for weav-
ing.
The annual reunion Of officials,
teachers, students and former stu
dents of the Maryland Collegiate In
stitute, at Union Bridge, will be held
at Pen Mar next Tuesday.
Dennis Smith, Wakefield, seems TO
have the champion rye patch OF the
county this year on of G acres he
harvested 366 bushels. making an
average OF 60 bushels 20 the acre.
Charles H.. Zepp, or the Fourth dis
trict. candidate for county treasurer.
and Jacob H. Blocher, OF Manchester,
candidate for clerk OF the Circuit
Court, have withdrawn from the field.
The following are encampment
guests at the Main-COurt: Mrs. Jos.
T Herring and sons, Mrs Washington
Bowie, Jr.. Mrs. John +. Rittenhouse.
Mrs. +. Edgar Thompson and son
Ned.
Alecaeus Hooper, ex-Mayor OF Bal
timore, who was reported 10 be presi-
dent OF the Oakland Woolen Mills, this
county, says he has no connection
with them and does not even know
OF their whereabouts.
The picnic OF the Pleasant Valley
Sunday school viii be held on the
l4th Of August. instead OF the 2sth.
This change is due to the fact that
the Pleasant Valley band was engag
ed for the latter date.
George w Mather has gone to
Brooklyn, NJ Y, to spend two weeks
in the factory OF the Mergenthaler
Linotype Go. In order to acquire
practical knowledge Of the machine
which they will install in a few weeks
The so-called Dutch Picnic" will
be held in the grove at Trinity Luth-
eran Church. Deer Park road, on Sat
urday, August Z. Music by the Car
rcllton Band II weather unfavor
able, picnic will be held the following
Monday.
Company is stonlng Railroad avenue
opposite the new freight station. and
will extend the work to Main street
They are putting the rock on very
thick and evidently intend to make a
good job OF IL.
An all-day picnic, beginning at IL
o'clock, for the benefit of st. Joseph's
Church, Sykesville, will be held at
Never Die Park, Liberty Road, Free
dom, Wednesday. August 4. There
will be horse show, amusements OF
various kinds, supper and refresh
nents.
Robert Gambler. an engineer OF the
Oakland Wooden Mills, In Freedom
district this county. fell from the
door OF the mill on Saturday and
fractured his skull. He was brought
to Westminster and from here sent
TO the City Hospital. Baltimore, where
an operation was performed His
present condition Is not known
The industries OF Westminster are
very much handicapped by inability
to secure help. The Shriver Com
pany are compelled TO haul string
beans to Littlestown. not being able
to get a sufficient number OF persons
here to do the stringing. They had
to import a lot OF Bohemians from
Baltimore TO do the picking. The
REGISTER brass works could also give
employment to several men and boys.
To secure and hold industries, we
must furnish them with efficient help.
A little missionary work among tha
idlers might produce results.
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