The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1909-01-15
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LOCAL AFFAIRS

town this week
Wheat Is quoted at Si.O2 cents a
bushel in this city today.
J. T. zahn killed three 5-month pigs
weighing 1873 lis and 104.
The county commissioners this week
granted special pension to VIM.
Leese, Of Manchester district.
II "Bill 'Possums- are to supplant
Teddy Bears" we hope, at least, that
they-will not be made in Germany.
Members Of the Westminster Fire
Department will hold their regular
annual banquet next Wednesday
night.
The article sent out by the NJ. e M.
Association of Westminster. treating
OF the Lincoln boulevard. Is being
copied by the State papers.
Lavine Price. compositor OF the
American Sentinel, has accepted a
position with the Lyman Printing
Company, Baltimore. He entered
upon bis duties this week.
Milton L. Rodey, who died wednes-
day at the University Hospital, Bal
timore, from the effects OF injuries In
the accident az Ellicott City, was a
former resident Of Carroll county.
A man who owns a little piece OF
land and small home along the w. M.
r. R., near Blue Mountain. reports
that he has already picked on his field
so far this winter. eight tons of good
GOAL. 1t ID flung on at the bend Nv
passing trains,
Charles u. Fink, counsel for the
County Commissioners. entertained al
dinner az his residence on Tuesday the
County Commissioners, Judges of the
Orphans Court, Treasurer +. l.. Ham,
Clerk OF the Court ID. p. SmeIser and
Joseph b. Boyle.
John II. Shoemaker. butcher. near
Gambler. after finishing the butcher
ing In Carroll. spent few days IN
baltimore county, butchering some
very fine hogs for Mrs. Edith q. Smith
VINO highly congratulated him for his
extra good work.
In the case OF George +. DiffendaI
vs.. the r.. W. and b. Railroad Co. APP
pealed from the Circuit Court OF Car
roll county, the Supreme Court az
hrmed the Judgment OF the latter court
In which Diffendal recovered damages
for negligence In the handling Of q
carload OF peaches.
II Is said that rights OF way have
been secured for pipe line by which
natural gas will be piped from West
Virginia 10 Baltimore. The line is 10
run through Cumberland. where nal
tural gas 10 now used, through Hag-
erstown, Frederick, Westminster and
other towns along the route TO Balti-
more.
Charles Black, OF Pleasant Valley
who lives on John T. Rogers farm.
killed on Monday 2 hogs weighing 500
and 524 pounds. One ham weighed
bS pounds, and from the two hogs
nearly 500 pounds OF lard was OBJ
tanned. John T. Roger, OF Litties-
town, did the killing. which was wit.
messed by about 80 persons.
We are in receipt OF handsome cal
endars from the Fire Association OF
Philadelphia, the North American OF
Philadelphia, the Glens Fails OF New
York, the North British and Mercan-
tile OF London, the Pennsylvania Fire
OF Philadelphia, and the Petersburg
Insurance Co., Of Virginia. for all OF
which Jas. Il. Smith, Westminster. is
the local agent.
The special car OF the Farmers Insti-
tute School, in charge OF Vim. Amos,
OF the Agricultural College. will stop
at the following places on the dates
named: Westminster. February rs
and l6; Thurnont, February ~ and
IL; Union Bridge. February 10 and
20; Hancock. February % and 20; Ha-
gerstown, February "a and 25, and
Smithburg- February 20 and IT.
A run on occurred al the railroad
on Saturday night about O'clock by
one team running into the other, which
upset one, causing the horse to run
away, and created great deal of ex-
element The runaway horse did not
go far before Il ran into the hot saul
sage wagon In front of the bank,
which threw the horse on It's back and
broke the buggy. The horse kick
ed itself loose and started TO run, but
was caught before going far.
For the past two weeks thu county
commissioners have been investigating
charges OF the approximation OF county
supplies 70 his own Use by Sheriff ].
Belt TcwIshend. The commissioners
have about concluded their lnvestiga-
don, but vii not report in time for
US to get their conclusions In this Issue
of the Advocate. In justice 10 ali con-
cerned We viii next week publish the
evidence and the findings of the COM
missioners, and leave the public 10
judge of the degree Of the offense.
The Ladies' Aid Society Of Salem NJ.
r. Church met at the church on jan
nary 0. This being the first meeting
In the new year, the society was re-
organized. The following officers
were elected President s. Mae
koontz; vice president, Mrs. George
Barnes; secretary, Miss Hollus Fritz
zell; assistant secretary, Miss Etella
Frizzell treasurer. Mrs. George Les
calieet; assistant treasurer. Mrs.
Jacob Frizzell; organist, Miss Hollus
Frixzell. The usual business being
enacted, the meeting adjourned TO
meet at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. A.
p. Frizzell Saturday afternoon, Feb
ruary 10. sfT sts
We sent out this week notices to q
number Of our subscribers who are In
arrears. The postal authorities re-
quire us to discontinue the Advocate
to those who are More than one year
behind In the payment OF their sub
scriptions We trust that we will not
be compelled to stop sending the Ad-
yocate to a single subscriber, and we
believe thar most OF those In arrears
will not force US TO take this summary
step. III you have received the DaDer
It, yp,, Should not hesitate about pay
Ing tr Vt II you Do not receive the