The Democratic advocate., 1909-06-18
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

The next Maryland State Firemen's
Convention will be held In Baltimore
in June, 1910
Chiidrens day service at Bixler's
Church Sunday evening. June 20, at
7.30 o'clock.
Austin Dutterer, near Mt. Pleasant,
has made number of valuable i'm
provements on his farm.
Pen Mar will be opened next Sun
day. 1t 10 said many changes and i'm
proyements have been made.
Clarence Stoner, West Main street,
purchased Maxwell automobile from
J. w. Lockard G. Son last week.
The wood work of the First Ma
tional Bank Is being painted Llppy
and Cassell are doing the work.
The stores occupied by Doyle &
Magee and William Arthur are being
painted. Meade ohler has the con-
tract.
Peter Smith, OF near Uniontown,
sold to William Jones, of Union
Bridge, his farm of 43 1-3 acres for
$4,000.
On dl RlAgt u
marriage license was issued to Cbas.
M. Dixon and Edna b. Day, both Of
this county.
A very pleasant dance was given by
the college boys at the armory We'd
nesday evening. There were many
persons present from out OF town.
Morris L. Martin this week disposed
of very handsome driving horse,
said to be one OF the fastest IN the
city William p. Stoner was the pur-
chaser.
George W. Magin, sheep shearer,
this city, has sheared the past season
1860 sheep, from which he got $500
pounds OF wool, paying for the same
$l,22666.
Milton Zepp, Liberty street, is i'm
proving his residence by building an
addition to the front Mr.. Bankert,
Pennsylvania avenue, Is building a
new residence.
ID. J. Witter. OF 81 Pennsylvania
avenue, has sold from his pigeon loft
1920 worth OF breeders In the last
three weeks and expects to raise
better flock soon.
Thomas Campbell. who had his fng-
er broken while pitching for West
minister In the opening game. was In
town Monday. He says his finger is
all right now and he Is ready to go
to work
In the advertising columns the Pub
lie Utilities Company gives notice that
applications for water may be signed
-.
time In the morning. Bills for use of
water cannot be made out until said
applications are signed
Editor Bright. OF the Hampstead
Enterprise, came To town Wednesday
appeared before Justice Shriver, and
gave bond In the sum of $500 To ap-
pear at the November term OF court
and answer a charge of criminal libel
preferred by States Attorney Reif-
snider.
slight fire occurred under the
kitchen floor OF the First National
Restaurant on Monday morning, which
was extinguished by the proprietor,
Charles l.. Thomson, by cutting a hole
about four feet square In the ceiling.
The fire is supposed to have original
directly beneath IT,
For the number OF persons In town,
Saturday night was record breaker.
Every post on Main street had horse
tied TO II, and the sidewalks In the
business center were crowded. This
was more than welcome to the mer-
chants, who had not been compelled
to put on extra help to count the cash
for week or more because of the
rainy weather.
In the case OF Aggie NJ Morelock
VS.. b. F. Grouse, executor OF Henrietta
Grouse, action for nursing and domes-
tic service, tried at Towson on We'd
nesday, the plaintiff got Judgment for
$240. George L. Stocksdale, OF this
city, and T. Scott onut, of Towson,
represented the plaintiff, and Guy w.
Steele and y, Howard Isaac we're
counsel for defendant.
A brief session of the State Roads
Commission was held Thursday morn
ing, at which Engineer Crosby was
ordered to make survey of the one
mile of road from Westminster toward
Manchester. The County Commits
sioners at first wanted the state to
Dhg NAAN Abu0g ~ ~ was hOl buING4E
at the time the other was Work was
begun today on mile of road In Cecil
county, near oakwood. This Is the
first work to be begun under the $5,-
100000 appropriation.
Westminster lost one of It's most
promising young men this week, when
Claude Tilden Smith left for Okla
homa, where he will endeavor to find
suitable location for a young and
ambitious lawyer. For a young man
Mr.. Smith took quite prominent part
in the public affairs of his native city.
He graduated at Western Maryland
College in 1896 and was admitted TO
the bar In 1899. He organized Com
pany II and ives for some time its
captain. He IVES appointed examiner
In equity In 1903, which position he
recently resigned. He was city So
1icitor during the first year OF Mayor
Saylors administration, and declined
a reappointment In view of changing
his location He is a member Of sew
ieral secret orders. Mr. Smith is well
read, not only In law, but In history
and fiction, is oh entertaining talker,
{ and has q most sociable disposition,
attributes which cannot help but make
friends for him wherever hai ma