The Democratic advocate., 1909-09-24
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

DR.. Charles r. Foutz, one Of our
leading physicians, is negotiating for
an automobile.
The new avenues through the Long
well estate are being opened this week
by the corporation
Next Tuesday, September 2s, is the
first day OF registration. See that
your name is on the list
Geo. w. Albaugh is grandfather, a
daughter having been born this morn
ing to Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Gillelan.
Rev. DR.. ]. f. Heisse. presiding eld-
er of the West Baltimore district will
preach In Westminster and New
Windsor next Sunday.
1t is said the promoters of the Get
tysburg- -Littlestown trolley contem-
plate extending the line to Westmin-
ster Barkls is willin'.
carrier pigeon arrived today Mt
the home OF Miss Mary Reese. this
city. II bore the mark OF a Keystone.
the letters p. Band the figures 5522O2.
A number OF ladies' and gentlemen.
OF this city, are practicing for a play
to be given at Odd Fellows Hall in
November. II Is TO surpass anything
ever given by our local talent
Some members OF the Hamilton
Motorcycle Club rode from Baltimore
to Westminster on Sunday last and
returned. making the run of GO miles
In five hours, including six stops,
George l.. Stocksdale and John NJ.
Roberts. trustees. on Tuesday sold
the real estate of Francis Carroll Her
ing, deceased, In Hampstead district.
to Charles II. Van Cleaf. Of Sykesville.
for $4,000.
Thomas Chapel Will hold sun
day school rally October at 2.3O
o'clock. Addresses will be made. and
there will be special music. Revival
services will begin October 3 at
s O'Clock Everybody welcome.
balloon passed over Carroll coun-
" about noon on Tuesday. II came
from Electric Park. Baltimore. and
landed near York, Pa, at 240 In the
afternoon. The basket contained two
men. Howard Gill owner OF the bal
loon, followed its course In his auto
mobile as far as this city
Chairamn Murray Vandiyer, OF the
Democratic State Central Commit
tee, on Tuesday gave out the dates
for meetings TO be held In the coun-
ties The date for Carroll IL Satur-
day, October 80. Prominent speakers
Will address these meetings
The Westminster Bowling team will
play five games with the celebrated
Victoria team OF Baltimore on We'd
nesday, September 20, at s p. M. on
Thomson's alleys. The Victoria team
is very strong team, made up OF the
best bowlers In Baltimore, and should
make the local team do their best to
win.
Frank Harbaugh Mlddleburg; DR..
Lewis G. Wetzel, Union Mills: w T.
Bricker, Taneytown; Edward H.
Brown. Union Mills; Edgar c. Wing
ling, this city Luther h. Mackey and
w. Il. Frock, Union Mills. were among
the successful exhibitors at the Han
over fair last week In the Poultry
department
Ira T.. Grouse this week purchased
the Joshua Smith farm. near Avon
dale, about miles from Westminster
on the road from this city to New
Windsor The farm contains about
so acres. and Is now tenanted by Clar-
ence Smith Mr. Grouse will live on
the farm, and will take possession
April /, 1910
The 150th anniversary OF Benja-
minis Reformed Church will be cele-
brated Sunday October g. Rev Dr.
VIM. G.. Cremer Chambersburg; Rev
DR., John Moss, New Holland Pa.
Rev. DR.. A. s. Weber, Baltimore: Rev
DIR. Calvin S. Slagle, this city, and
Rev. II. ]. McAllister former pastors
are expected to be present and take
part In the services
A horse and buggy belonging To
Samuel II. Myers, near Westminster
was taken from where he had hitched
II In this city on Thursday and driven
by party to where he worked. Al
Spring Mills the buggy was upset
in the road breaking the top and three
spokes from one wheel. The horse
was unhitched and afterward found
at Howard Close, near Spring Mills.
Pennsylvania avenue, which was al
one time Westminster's grandesi
thoroughfare, Is fast growing into
the most miserable. There are num-
erous holes filled with mud from
Union street to the forks-of-the- road
1t should be repaired before too late
]. Thomas Roop and family moved
from this city to Baltimore on Tues.
day, where Mrs. Roop will conduct q
boarding house.
The Republican, Democratic and
Prohibition candidates for comptrol.
Ter are closely allied to the pulpit
Mr. Williams, the Republican candi.
date, is a former Presbyterian pastor
DR.. Herring, the Democratic candidate
is probably the most prominent lay.
man In the Methodist Protestant
Church and often makes pulpit ad.
dresses. Mr.. Harris, the Prohibition
candidate, is prominent in Christian
Endeavor work, and also frequently
makes addresses from the pulpit.
A dispatch from Boyds to the Bal.
timore Sun kays: The United Tel.
egraph and Telephone Company which
has had its phones in operation Ii
this section for the last few years
after buying out the Boyd Telephone
Company, which operated in this sec.
tion of Montgomery county, lower
Frederick and Carroll counties, be.
gan this week the abandonment oi
this feld The company's men are
now taking down phones, remoyins
wires and poles intending to sur.
render Its charter In Montgomery
county.