The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-04-29
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 29, 1910
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

bnt several farmers reported no frost.
Don't forget the little patch of sweet
corn, it will attract the birds and save
the planting corn.
Mr.. George Shriner, East Main
street il having his residence painted
Meade Ohler has the contract.
For the last two Sundays our county
has been well supplied with rain.
Will it happen the third Sunday ?
great many of our sports have
been visiting the Pimlico race track
this week to see how the ponies are
going.
Walter T.. Zepp, of Pennsylvania
avenue, has sold his property he &C
cupied to William Richter, of War
fieldsburg.
Before this summer fades away there
will be between fifty and sixty thou
sand dollars invested in automobiles
in this city.
The annual congregational meeting
of St. Johns Geister's) Lutheran
Church will be held Ascension Day,
May 5, at p. IN.
horse belonging to Mr.. T. Jefferson
Gum. Taylorsville, dropped dead near
Spring Mills on Monday, while being
driven home from this city.
Manchester Il to have it's red letter
day on Whit Monday, May 16. A num-
Der of new attractions and the red
lemonade man will be on the program.
Tickets for the opera of Miss Bob
White" to be given in Odd Fellows
Hall on May 10 and -, will be placed
on sale at the drug stores next week.
The Eagles are screaming about their
big time here on May IL, il and l9,
and securing a decorator to trim all
business places and houses for small
fee
NJ L. Bott, of this city, was called
to his former home, Seven valley,
York county, Pa, to the burial or mis-
father, who died on April p and was
buried on the 25th.
William B. Smitten, manager of the
Carroll County Rod Company has
number of statesmen out soliciting
orders for lightning rods in this coun-
ty, who report business good.
The fresh coat of paint applied to
the gates at the railroad crossing on
Main street makes good appearance,
and Gateman Helm seems more
pleased with the looks Of them.
Look at the label on your paper and
see if you are in good standing in your
subscription to the Advocate. The
postoffice laws prohibit sending papers
to subscribers over one year in ar
rears.
The rain on Monday night removed
that beautiful coat of nice soft mud
and presented us with a cobbled
thoroughfare on Main street. What
a beautiful CD appearance it presents
But think of that jolt.
The funeral. of Mrs. Margaret Boy
Ian took place on Saturday morning
at St. Johns Catholic Church, Rev
Father Mallon officiating. The pail
bearers were relatives of the deceased
F. c. Sharrer undertaken.
There were no protests to the grant.
ing of liquor license to the parties
applying for same this year. Protests
were about to be entered against two
Sykesville applicants, but they faded
away when the time came for business
David J. Witter, agent for the Grand
Union Tea Co., for the past II years
has accepted position with the Baltl
more Life Insurance Company. Harve!
;. Witter, of the Lumber Coal & Sup
ply Co. has accepted the agency witt
the Grand Union Tea co.
Mrs. Thomas J. Miller, of Gambler
wishes to thank her many friends FOL
their kind remembrance OF her OF
April 10Th, it being her 62nd birthday
Dy sending her SO many handsome
cards. Sse received sc from man!
different places and the were all pretty
Amovement for the erection, jointly
by Frederick and Carroll cunties, Q
bridge across the Monocacy River
at Mumma's Ford, was started
Frederick on Monday, when a larg
number of residents of Emmitsbur'
district appeared before the Frederick
County Commissioners and asked tina
steps toward the erection of the bridg
be taken. The Monocacy, at the poin
where it is desired to have the bridg
erected, is on the dividing line between
frederick and Carroll counties sand th
bridge would have to be erected AM
maintained at the joint expense Of tn
TWO counties. The matter will b
taken up with the Commissioners Q
Carroll county. ...
Upon the allegation Of Mrs. Mary a
fleagle that her husband, Robert n
Fleagle, of Baltimore, formerly of thi
county, had fed to escape prosecution
on the charge of violating the Fedora
oleomargarine laws, MIR. William q
Smith, the attorney, was Saturday ap
pointed receiver for the r. N. Fleagl
company, the company consenting. MI
smith gave bond for $4,000. Unit
.-r december 21, 1909, the business of tn
company was profitable, the bill states
put on that date, 1t alleges, Mr.. Rober
~ Fleagle learned that he had beel
INDICTED for violating the Fedora
oleomargarine law and fed, his where
t'- anouts now being unknown. Tn
-- plant OF the company at Melrose wa
4. sold by the United States for the Gov
III ernment claim, the bill also states, am