The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1909-06-25
TIME TABLE.
WESTERN MARYLAND RAILROAD.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

The first day OF summer was GER
tainly hummer.
Wheat is being cut in Carroll and
Frederick counties.
The Mint Julep Association took In
several new members this week.
The stork presented o. Edward Dut-
rer, of near Tyrone, with a bouncing
boy.
Zion Sunday school will hold its an
nual picnic in the grove near the
church on Saturday, August II.
DR. j. ]. Stewart. Pennsylvania
avenue, is having his residence paint
ed Lippy and Cassell are doing the
work.
Some persons are putting in coal
for the winter. II almost suffocates
us to think about furnace fire these
hot days.
A military visitor. who has seen
many encampments, says the one Sc
lected in Westminster is the finest he
ever saw.
The Democratic Advocate Company
this week declared its regular semi
annual dividend OF per cent. clear
OF all taxes
bost--Between Kriders cemetery
and Edward Bowers residence,
black neck ruff Reward n left with
Edward Bowers.
All the dry goods stores OF West
minister will be closed Monday. July 5.
in observance Of the National holiday.
which this year falls on Sunday.
This seasons wheat sold at the Bal
umore Chamber OF Commerce yester-
day for s1.l0 II is thought that the
price this year will not go below 81.
n. W. Babylon. OF Baltimore, has
purchased the stock and fixtures of
the greengrocery store OF william
Arthur, formerly owned by Louis
Brooch
Frank w. Snyder, OF Sykesyllle, has
had all his buildings newly painted
by the well-known and up-to-date
painters. John ID. Foutz G. Son. OF
Westminster.
Geo. W. Albaugh has a corps OF
painters and carpenters at work on
the dwelling he purchased from the
honeywell estate. Charles Bowers has
the paint contract
Wanted-Correspon for the
Advocate at Mt. Airy, Sykesville,
Hampstead, Manchester, Tanyetown
and other points In the county Sta
tionery and stamps furnished.
John r Gibbons, boiiermaker said
to live In Philadelphia, was struck by
an east-bound passenger train at
Emory Grove Tuesday, but not seri-
ously injured. He said he had been
working at Hampstead.
Ira Dorsey, near Finksburg, left at
the Advocate Office on Wednesday a
head OF cabbage Weighing 4 pounds.
He has whole acre OF the same kind
at home. Evidently ne does not in
tend to go shy on saur kraut and cold
slaw next winter.
Wouldn't II make you think OF the
fairies II some one should stop at
your door on a hot day and leave a
gallon OF Ice cream! That is the way
Edward w. Devilbiss, OF Pleasant Val
ley, treated the Advocate force on
Monday. The temperature dropped
several degrees, while our estimate of
Mr.. Devilbiss is still soaring among
the clouds
Commencement exercises OF the
Franklin High School, Reisterstown,
were held last night In the Taber-
nacle at Emory Grove. DR.. T. II.
dress TO the graduates. Albert II.
Greene, Of Carrollton, delivered the
valedictory. Joshua T. Fenby, of
EHnkuhttr nd O
Gambler were among the graduates.
The item in last weeks Advocate as
to the survey OF the one mile OF road
from Westminster toward Manchester
was very much bungled II stated
that the reason this one mile was not
surveyed at the time the other sur
yeys were made was because the
county commissioners wanted the
state to buy the road 1t Is not pike,
but Is simply dirt road, and belongs
to the county,so that II was not neees.
sary for the state to buy It, The word
buy" should have read build"
J. Maurice Bckenrode, who was for
a number OF years In the employ of
the law firm OF Bono & Parke, left on
Saturday to accept q position In the
d. ".
Railroad, in the Baltimore office. He
Is to begin his new duties July 1, and
will spend the intervening time visit
ing his parents and trends In fancy
town. We had fixed up a lot of nice
things to say about Maurice, but he is
so extremely modest we are compell-
ed to omit them at his own request.
At a meeting of the Mayor and Com
mon Council on Monday night, June
Fl, 1t was decided to accept the land
dedicated to the city by the executor
of the Longwell estate for the extern
sion of Willis street and LongwelI
avenue. A committee of the citizens
of Westminster appeared before the
council and asked for the opening of
said street and avenue. A resolution
was offered and accepted and 1t was
decided to proceed at once to take
the proper steps to open said street
and avenue.
Miss Bessie Dickson Mering, the
popular teacher OF Wakefield school,
entertained twenty-six of her pupils
and some OF their parents,a her home
Sunny Bank" Clear Ridge, on Fri
day afternoon last. Master Frank
Talmage Hoover brought the chill
dren In big four-horse wagon, with
Master Charles VanDyke Englar. who
rode spirited pony, as marshal. Re-
-freshfnentg, consisting Of Ice sream,
cake and bananas, were served to
them on the lawn Misses Ella, Clay
and Ida Mering, Mrs. Waltz and Miss