The Democratic advocate., 1909-04-23
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

The Meadow Branch German Bap-
tist lovefeast will be held on May l.
George W. Albaugh and family
moved into the old Longwell mansion
this week.
Lewis Fleaster is the proudest man
in this city. 1t is all on account of
a young son.
Dear Mr.. Payne: Please don't put
any more tariff on women's stockings.
They're out of sight now.
The Church of the Brethren will or
ganize Sunday school at Beggs
Chapel Sunday, April 25.
DR.. Joe Lane Finley has opened an
Office at Stonersville, this county, for
the practice of his profession.
The, rural uplift has hit Missouri
hard. Farmers are now using phon-
ographs to call the pigs to lunch.
William Geiman, living near this
city, lost a valuable colt this week,
making the third one in 1S months.
Simon P Weaver, East Main street,
had the wood work of his residence
repainted. Lippy and Cassell did the
work.
The First National Bank erected on
the front Of the bank building this
week two handsome slabs with it's
advertisement upon them.
On account of the Pimlico races,
Train 6, eastbound, due here at 80
a. NJ, and Train 5, westbound, due
here at 5.22 p. m, will stop at Airing
ton from April "a to May II, except
Sundays.
Fire at Taneytown Saturday night
destroyed the livery stable at the old
Elliott House. The fire threatened
to become very serious, eight houses
being on fire from sparks at one time.
The livery stable was the only build
ing burned, however.
The annual ice cream and straw
berry festival will be held in the paVll-
lion by the ladies of st. Luke's win
ter's) Lutheran Church, near New
Windsor, on Saturday afternoon and
night, June 5. Music will be furnish
ed by the Taneytown band.
William T. KINNEY, of Avondale,
who was convicted at the November
term of Court of stealing pigeons and
sentenced to Is months in the Mary
land penitentiary, is reported to be
in bad health A petition, it is said,
is being circulated asking his release.
The counsel in the case of Western
Maryland Railroad VS.. John B. Martin,
appealed from this court to the Mary
land Court of appeals, should have
been Urner and B. F. Grouse, instead
of Urner and Bond & Parke. Strife
and Wagaman for Martin. Mr.. Grouse
is the counsel for the Western Mary
land Railroad Company in this coun-
ty.
Extra freight No 623 on the West
ern Maryland Railroad was wrecked
at Glen Falls Station Fifteen cars
were demolished, 10 empty coal cars
and 5 cars loaded with merchandise.
The cause of the wreck is not known
All passengers and baggage were
transferred around The track was
cleared about a. m. Thursday morn
ing.
Carpenters and painters are busy
along East Main street. The founda-
ton is about completed for Peyton
GOrsuch's new house; a store front
is being put in the Shaw property for
the Dinst Grocery Company, and the
Reese property is surrounded by scat
folding, preparatory to a thorough
overhauling and a new dress inside
and out.
VIM. Richards, of Patapsco, one Of
the Judges of the Orphans Court, Geo
W. Brown, county commissioner, anc
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Oliver SNYDER, of Hampstead, spent
Wednesday of last week in Hagers,
town inspecting the plant of the Mont
ross Metal Casket Company of thai
city. The party was entertained by
L. H. Montross, president of the com
pany, and Mr. Kaufman, one OF the oil
reCtOrS.
School athletes throughout the state
are busily training for the secont
annual Maryland rural high schoo
championships to be held at Tome OF
Saturday, May 8. These champion
ships were introduced last year a
Tones great annual gathering o
athletic champions, and the Franklll
high school of Reisterstown achieved
the honor of being the first to win
Maryland rural high school athletl
championship.
On account of the German Baptls
Brethren annual meeting to be nell
at Harrisonburg, Va, May 26 to jun
8, the Western Maryland X. X. VII
have on sale cheap excursion tlcKet
May 25 to 81 inclusive, at the low rat
OF 81 for the round trip from west
minister, good to return to ana IN
Guiding June Is. The above rate VII
apply via either N. & w. or B. q Z
from Hagerstown. Special train VII
be run for $50 or more passengers !
previously arranged.
Western Maryland College baseDal
team struck snag on Wednesua
at Annapolis, when the Navy club wa
loped them 5 to l. The fielding wa
good on both sides, but the Wester'
Maryland pitchers could not locate I'd
plate. The Western Maryland one
mile relay team left yesterday 10
Manasquan, N j., where the men VII
remain until Saturday morning. me
will then go to Philadelphia for u N
annual Pennsylvania relay games; IN
men are in first-class condition Ior
hard race. In the final tryout las
Saturday the team ran the mil
against six picked men, and beat III
track record by some seconds.