The Democratic advocate., 1909-05-28
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

The mill of N. l. Gorsuch Son & Co.,
is receiving fine coat of paint.
II. s. Roop, West Main street, is
building bay window to his residence.
Smith G. Reifsnider are erecting a
frame building on Jonn street to store
lumber in.
Wheat is looking fine In this county
There is plenty OF straw, and with
lots of sunshine the crop will head
. up nicely.
Mrs. e. p. Brundige, West Main
street. is having the wood work 5f her
residence painted Chas. Il. Bowers
Is the painter
There would be great many more
deaths from starvation II lazy men
Didn't have the good luck 70 marry in
dustrious women.
George Fowble, S2 years old. was
attacked with paralysis Tuesday while
in the garden OF his home at Beckleys-
vile. When found he was uncon-
scious.
All day services at the Brick NJ. p.
Church, Wakefield, next Sunday Rev.
Sheridan, president OF the Maryland
conference. will preach morning and
evening.
Albaugh- Babylon Grocery Go. have
completed the foundation for their
new warehouse which is to he erected
on the site OF the one recently damag-
ed by fire.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cloyd B. schaffer and
daughter Helen, Roy Brown and Miss
Addie Shultz. all OF Hanover, we're
the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w.
Brown, Mexico. Sunday last
Frederick w. Hull. this city. because
OF Ill health, has discontinued the
wall paper business, and viii spend
several weeks at the tuberculosis
Sanitarium at Sabillasyille.
The county commissioners met the
health officer from the different dis
trrlcts this week at their Offices In
the court house These officials report
that the health OF the county is good.
The program for the 39th COM
mencement of Western Maryland Col
lege has been issued. The exercises
will begin June IL and continue to
June 16 The full program will be
published later.
The Johns Hopkins University. Bal
tlmore. was given s250,00O on Thurs
day by John d. Rockefeller, who do
mated 100000 to the Hopkins Hos
pital In 1904 to cover losses sustained
by the great fire.
The marriage of Miss Lois e, Ben
son, eldest daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
William Benson, OF Arcadia, 10 Ernest
Wooden, OF Woodensburg. is annonnc-
ed to take place on Saturday. June 10,
at noon at the Benson home,
The last meeting of the l.. T. l.. will
be held tomorrow. Saturday, after
noon The children are also request
ed to meet at Carroll Hall Monday
afternoon, at ! o'clock, to take part
in the Decoration Day exercises.
The State Lunacy Commission and
the directors OF the Springfield Hos
pital for the Insane held joint meet
ing at the latter institution Wednesday
10 discuss State care OF the insane.
Governor Crothers was also present.
Frederick defeated the Hagerstown
club on the grounds OF the latter ye
terday s to 2. Starr, who coverHa
second base for Westminster on Tues
day in such fine style. played in the
same position for Frederick yester-
day.
The moving picture shows seem Ia
have taken Westminster. We already
have two In our town and on Monday
next the third will be started by Mar
tin V. Shriver, proprietor OF the Al.
bion Hotel; in the yard In the rear
OF the hotel.
Clifton V. Dell, better known af
"Bennie," who served four years on
the u. S. battleship Charleston, re.
enlisted May 13, and Is now on the
Franklin at Norfolk, Va. He spent
some time in Westminster visiting his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome Dell.
The regular meeting of the stock
holders OF the Merchants and Manu-
facturers Association OF Westmin
ster, which was TO take place Monda!
evening next. will be held Tuesda,
evening at o'clock In the Wants
building. A large attendance is de
sired.
1t is said that the line by which ma
tural gas is to be piped from West Vir
ginia to Baltimore will pass througl
the center OF Frederick county. II thi
Is true, the line viii also pass through
the lower part of Carroll county, ant
might be diverted sufficiently to reacl
this city.
There will be big live bird an
clay target shoot held on the ground
of the Westminster Gun Club Monday
Decoration Day, starting at 1.1b. w
expect some out-of-town shots, there
fore look forward to this event a
being one we'll worth seeing. We in
yite all. s. s. Wilson, secy
Andrew M. Warner, deputy Unite
States marshal for this district, toda
took Samuel Hill to Baltimore TO
tried before the U. s. Court on th
charge OF passing counterfeit none!
Hill had already been arrested
Sheriff Townshend and placed in th
Carroll county Jail.
James q. Smith, this city, spent se'
eral days this week in Fort Scott ,KaI
sas, as delegate from Maryland an
Virginia to the general eldership (
the Church Of God. He will retur
home tomorrow Mr.. Smith was al
pointed to the committee on resoll
tions and to the committee on churc
management.
Two batteries OF United States A