The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-07-15

Lutheran's reunion will be held at
Pen-Mar next Thursday. July 81.
Holy Communion viii be admins
tered at Grace Lutheran Church on
Sunday.
Mr.. Joseph L. Franklin, who had
been confined to his bed for the past
several weeks. Is up and about in his
room.
Concrete payements we're put down
this week by Miller Bros. Co, Mr..
George W. Albaugh and Mr.. c. v.
Wantz.
The State Roads Commission has
taken over the Liberty road from the
limits of Baltimore city to the Carroll
county line.
Mr.. o. D. Gilbert, East Main street,
has purchased a Detroit
automobile. L vii be delivered
about August LIST
Miss Carrie L. Greene, of Carroll
ton, has cactus With ITO blooms on,
1873 more than the one noted in Brier-
wood items last week.
Jesse w. Hood has been appointed
rural letter carrier on route 2. at Mt.
Airy, vice Stanley Aldridge by the
postoffice department.
The Common Council of this city
has resolved not to allow the NOV
lng-picture shows Of this city TO ex-
hibit the Johnson-Jeffries prize tight
The summer Yacatlonists from the
cities are fioekIng to our summer
boarding houses IN this city, to escape
the extreme red hot temperature In
the cities.
The Westminster Free Library will
be open on Saturday afternoons from
3 to 4 instead Of from to as for
merly. The library hours on Monday
and Thursday evenings are 7.i5 to
8.15.
The summer Communion Will be
held at Ranst Reformed Church, Sun
day at 1870 n. N. Preparatory SER
vice on Saturday. At 20 p. m. Y. p.
s. e. e. 7.4b p. N. Rev Martin
Schweitzer. pastor.
The Board of School Commissioners
of Hartford county will hold com
petitive examination on July Is, for
examination of one male and one fe-
male for scholarships to the Western
Maryland College.
Our new corporation officials are
making efforts to put our streets In the
best shape possible with the small
surplus left from the $4,000 bond
issue Our ALLEYS are also being
thoroughly cleaned.
The milling and grain warehouse
business of Krug : Smith. Of Littles-
town, has been sold to Taneytown
parties who are connected with the
large Touring mills 1T that place.
Possession will be given on July Is.
Messrs. Krug and Smith will retire
from business.
Merchants IN Western Maryland
who ship large amounts of peaches
are protesting against the increased
rates of 20 per cent on carload lots,
which the Western Maryland Railroad
Company has imposed. This increase
In freight rates vii increase the cost
of the fruit to consumers
The Maryland State Horticultural
Society will hold It's summer meet
ing and outing at Berlin. Md, July
2S, and Ocean City. July 20. On
Thursday, July q. the members will
be guests of J. G. Harrison & Sons
until p. m. ! good program has
been arranged and 4 successful meet
ing IS looked forward to.
On Friday. July 5. quite lively
little crowd LEFT Warfeldsburg TO
spend the day IN Gettysburg. They
were pleased 30 With the trip and with
Gettysburg that IN the near future
they want to 90 again. Those who
took the early and late ride were Mr..
Claude Myeriy and wife. Mrs. Ardean
Harden and Miss Ray Robertson.
Company H and First Regiment
Band arrived home On Saturday after
noon on special train. we'll fatigued
from their 3 days Of army life at
Gettysburg. The band rent the air
with several Of their best selections
on the march from the railroad to the
armory. Both members OF the band
and company were we'll pleased with
their trip. -
A jury de lnnaIIco inquirendo was
conducted by Sheriff Grimes. Freder-
ick, Friday upon the person OF Mar
garet Brown. colored. who has been
an inmate at MonIevue Hospital for
some years. The jury decided that
she was incompetent to take care of
her estate. J. II. Reifpnider, OF this
city and D. Princeton Buckley and
Arthur D. Willard we're the attorneys
In the case
The assessors Of property for this
county received blanks Tuesday and
began their worE Wednesday The
blanks were not received by the
County Commissioners from the State
Tax Commissioners Office until Satur-
day. No specific instructions had been
given the assessor. and when the lat
ter appeared. considerable difference
of opinion developed between those OF
general appointment and those APP
pointed for single districts by the
County Commissioners AZ to which
were entitled to send out the blanks
to be filled by the taxpayer1. The en-
tire day was consumed In adjusting
these differences md getting the as
SCISSORS ready tobegin the long-delay-
ed work.