The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-02-18
The sleighing took sudden move on

Tuesday.
a social was given by Mr.. and Mrs.
Oliver Grouse, West Main street, last
night, to a number OF their friends.
Mr.. J. A. Ham, teacher in Fair
mount school has resigned in order
that he may go with his father to Bal
timore, where they Will both go into
business.
A photograph of the members of the
legislature and officers of the Mary
land House Of Delegates from Carroll
county was published in the Baltimore
American On Wednesday.
Methodist Episcopal Church-Sun-
day school 9.15 q. 90, preaching 1890
a m., subject Christian Benevolence.
Preaching 7.30 ID. m. The first OF four
illustrated sermons with stereoptican
views taken from the famous Fissot
paintings will be used.
William F. Harig, who was acquit-
ted of the charge OF murder Of James
M. Mahon, of Baltimore, at this court
last May, defended his son, Edward T.
Harig, of Baltimore. in suit for So
600 damages for breaking window
pane, in that city last week.
Ray Spencer, the popular second
baseman on the Westminster Baseball
team, left yesterday for Cleveland,
where he will join the Cleveland base
ball team, with whom ne has signed a
contract for 1910. The club leaves for
Alabama for practice next week.
In speaking of the winter we are
having at present, an old gentleman
said this week that this winter was
the toughest he has experienced since
the SOS. He stated that there was
only one year that he could recollect
that was anywhere like it, and that
was in 1853.
Much regret is being expressed by
the removal of Father Cassidy from
st. Johns Catholic Church to st.
Stephens, in Washington, D. c. He
has been in Westminster for IL
years, and during that time endeared
himself to many people, not only with
In, but without his church.
The champion duck pin shooters of
Patapsco dropped in this city on Tues
day afternoon to bowl a series of five
games with the Westminster Juniors
on Thomson's alleys. After the games
we're all rolled and the total number
of pins counted, it was found that
Patapsco was just ITO points shy
from being the winners.
Mr. Andrew D. Reese, of Meadow
Branch, entertained a few of his
friends to one of the famous Reese
dinners on Sunday, which is very hard
to surpass. The dinner is an annual
one given by Bud" to Frank, Harry
and Leonard Shaeffer, Charles Thorn
son and George Sharrer. In the after
noon a quiet smoke was taken of
Buds" famous homemade cigars. All
returned home in the evening we'll
pleased with their visit
About so of the preferred stockho1d
ers of the Register Brass Foundry,
which is in the hands of receivers,
met last night in the Office of Smith &
Reifsnider, West Main street, and de-
cided to form a new company under
the name of the Westminster Foundry
and Metal Co., with Mr.. Moore as
manager. They will purchase from
the Receivers the machinery neces-
sary to run the metal business and
will eliminate the manufacture of
brass spigots.
On Monday evening number of our
citizens took a sleigh ride to Reisters-
town for pleasure trip. Those in the
party were Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra Stem
and daughter Margaret, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry ID. Fowble, Mr. and Mrs. George
Babylon, MIR. and Mrs. Claude Algire,
Miss Munzie Algire and Mr.. Frank II.
Butler. The joy ride started after
o'clock and arrived about 9 at Hite-
shew's Hotel, where supper was served,
home some time afterWard,
arriving in this city about midnight.
Four of the best steeds of Franklin's
Livery hitched to a sleigh, guided by
Arthur J. Arbaugh took the party safe
ly through.