The Democratic advocate., 1909-06-11
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

AS AhSSSSahl ihlHb lHt past week
are calculated to produce rust in
wheat
Oliver Shaffer is making great Inn
provements In his farm house by con-
structing large porch In front and
building In the rear.
In view OF recent DEVELOPMENTS I'm
Baltimore, II is not surprising that
Mayor Mahool decided not to cover
the city hall dome with gold leaf.
Milton Chew. Reese, Md, left several
boxes OF the largest strawberries ever
presented to this officer They were
sound and had a fine flavor. Thanks.
w. A. Yingling, state president of
the Eagles, OF Hagerstown, and Grand
Secretary Wolf, of the Highlandtown
aerie, paid the Westminster aerie a
visit Thursday evening
DR.. ]. w Herring delivered an ad-
dress before the Hagerstown High
High School Thursday evening. lie
was the guest OF Col. Buchanan
Schley.
The ladies of Bachmans Valley Re-
formed Lutheran Church Will hold n
strawberry festival Saturday evening.
June 19, on the grounds adjoining the
church.
The congregation OF Trinity Luth-
eran Church Deer Park road will
have special meeting Sunday morn
ing, after the regular service, to form
ulate plans for refrescoing the church
The Downs trial began in Baltimore
Monday and continued through the
week II Is thought IL will be given
to the jury tomorrow. But little
testimony was produced connecting
the accused directly with the theft
OF the money, and a verdict OF ac-
quittal Is freely predicted.
There Is reported to be a project on
foot to connect Taneytown aud Lit
tlestown by trolley. We do not be-
lieve that such road would be Of
any benefit TO Taneytown; what We
need Is a road TO Westminster. Our
interests are not in the Pennsylvania
direction.--Carroll Record
Thirty hremen OF the Westminster
Fire Department, including the drum
corps, left on Wednesday morning on
the 10.17 train for Cambridge 90 at
tend the Maryland State Firemen's
Convention held there on June o, 10,
and IL, Our Company will enter the
hook and ladder and reel race CON
tests.
Two large 80 horsepower antomo-
biles are now making regular runs
between Thurmont, Emmitsburg and
Gettysburg. The route from Thur
mont passes Mount st. Mary's College
and trayerses rich section OF the
county over the pike as far as EN-
mitsburg selected by the State Roads
Commission for betterment
The grass and weeds are being cut
OIL of the sides OF the streets and the
cleaning up makes a very great i'm
provement In the sections OF the town
thus treated. There is noting more
conducive TO good health than the
keeping Of ones property cleaned uD
and in first class condition and be-
sides 1t increases the value OF the
property.
The canning season opens nexi
week, and this means an addition oi
several hundred dollars weekly to the
circulating medium of the city And
then, too, the summer boarders are
arriving and that means a good many
more dollars flowing through the
channels OF trade. While this rainy
spell has given our business men ths
blues, there is every reason TO fee
optimistic for the future.
On Tuesday, May 81, Miss Dors
Blizzard, OF Patapsco, while drivinp
along the road near VIM Barker'i
home place, saw a black snake. Near.
by Charlie Zepp was hoeing potatoes
Miss Blizzard called to him to brinl
the hoe and kill the snake. bat wher
he saw the reptile he was afraid &C
tackle IT, Miss Blizzard said II hC
would hold her horse, she would Kill
IL, and she did. 1t measured feet
inches. This is the largest snake
that has been killed In this section fol
long time.
A. V. Moore. OF Baltimore, has be
come connected with The Rcgestsl
Brass Works, of this city Mr. Moore
was engaged In the manufacture oI
brass goods in San Francisco at the
time OF the earthquake and was put
out OF business by the catastrophe
For the past year he was cmpluyel
in the same line OF work in baltimore
but he thinks there are better pros
poets In Westminster for building nJ
a successful business, and 80 be has
decided to locate here. He and Airs
Moore will have apartments at the
Main-Court
On Saturday last Quartermastel
General Shipley was in this city in,
specting the site where the Maryland
State National Guards will encamI
from July Is to 25. Quartermastei
General Shipley was here to arrange
for the provisions for the encamp
ment also while in this city, IL tn,
right arrangements can be made witt
our merchants, If not, the provisions
will be purchased in Baltimore. Gen
eral Freight Agent Thomas G.. Smiley
of the Western Maryland Railroad
was here also to make arrangement
for transportation.
Up to last Monday, when 1t was cut
Col. s. X. Herr, on his farm near town
had what was probably the finest fielt
of alfalfa ever raised in this section
1t was the second years growth, ant
the stalks over the entire ten acreI
averaged about 80 inches In height
The stalks were close together, anC
the foliage was remarkably heavy
Timothy was sown with the alfalfa Il
afd In a,frfnn ~ m was t,.ot0hf IN.