The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-03-25
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rain.
Robert 5. Mckinney, Of Taneytown,
mas been reappointed postmaster of
the above place.
Easter Sunday will be fashion day.
10 doubt our citizens will be out in
their new costumes.
Harry Gosnell moved his store
goods to his new store room i'll the
Main-Court Inn last week.
| q carload Of horses purchased by
Charles w. King, drover, in Virginia
this week, arrived here yesterday
morning.
The public sale advertised by Mrs.
Henry Gunther, near this city to take
place ON Saturday, April 2, has been
withdrawn.
Roy Il. Singer, of Uniontown, con-
tributed cartoon to the Baltimore
Sun on Thursday, which was like all
his high-class work.
The work on the marble uuarries,
near Union Bridge, which have been
idle for sometime, is expected to start
| again about the 18th OF April.
The several reunions held at Pen
Mar during the summer will take place
as follows: Reformed, July IA; Luth-
eran, July q, and Presbyterian, July
LIS.
Ray Spencer has made good with the
Cleveland Baseball team, and will play
as substitute outfelder, but will play
on fast minor team for seasoning
for a short time.
The following contracts were award
ed Frank T. Shaeffer, plumber, last
week: Heating William Myers resi-
dence, Green street; bathrooms for
the residences Of John Schweigart,
William Starner and Greenbury Ecker.
Mrs. John Leffert, this city, while
coming down the steps in Davis Hall,
ON Thursday night of last week,
slipped and fell, breaking her leg.
Mrs. Leffert was attending the auxil-
larry being formed for the P. D. s. of
:.
Master Raymond Hunter, son of Mr.
Frank Hunter, of Cranberry, while
playing with fodder cutter on Mon
day had his left hand caught between
the cog wheels, lascerating it serious
| ly. M. L. Bott rendered the surgical
aid.
Charles H. Westaway, of Brogan,
Oregon, in renewing his subscription
stated, THAT his paper reaches him
on Friday, just one week late. I could
not do without the paper which gives
| such good news from my old home
| stead"
John E. Masenheimer, of Manches-
ter, mashed his middle finger on his
right hand this week by having the
large door on the vault in the Man
chester Bank to come shut upon it.
The pain was SO severe that Mr..
Masenheimer tainted.
The Advocate received a souvenir
postal from Truman B. Myers, of Fort
Douglas, Utah, who is enlisted in
Company X, 18th Infantry. The
photo on the caro- Is the capitol
building at Jefferson City, Mo-, which
is handsomely embossed.
DR.. T. H. Lewis, president of West
ern Maryland College is expected to
attend the fourth annual dinner Of the
| New York Alumni of Western Mary
land College, which will be held at the
Cafe De L'Opera Japanese Gardens),
Broadway and Forty-Second street,
New York, April 18th.
Police Justice Edwin Shriver held
court in the railroad depot on Friday
evening to hear case between son
of Israel and a gentleman from our
county for fighting. The case was
soon decided and 1885 was put upon
the county gentleman for trying to
destroy the complexion Of the son Of
Israel by a smash in the head with
| his fist.
Milton Hall, Herbert A. Ambrose,
George Robertson and William Ogle,
were at Hagerstown on Sunday to see
Samuel Carver, who Is at the the
Hagerstown hospital, where he under
went an operation. Mr.. Carver was
formerly of Union Bridge, where he
was in business. We are glad to say
that he left the hospital on Wednes-
day much improved.
Benjamin F. Bowman, the young
Hanover business man who disap-
peared last week, died in Chicago
March %. He was picked up on the
street dying. He was identified by an
Elk travelling card, and the Hanover
lodge was notified. Business reverses
is said to be the cause Of his diappear-
ance. The body will be brought to
Hanover, Pa, for burial.
Within the past few weeks a GER
tain skin disease has appeared in this
community, and we are informed that
1t is generally prevalent throughout
the county. In order to relieve the
natural anxiety of parents who have
children attending schools, the rooms
Of the high school building will be
thoroughly fumigated between now
and the re-opening of school on next
Tuesday.
Spring is here and the time is here
to clean up the town. Let everybody
clean his own premises thoroughly.
Many lawns need reseeding, trees need
trimming, rubbish needs to be cleaned
up and burned or buried, fences need
repairing or rebuilding and a few
places would be improved by the ju-
dicious use Of few gallons of paint.
There are also few old sidewalks In
town that ought to be replaced with
new ones.
Judge Adam Deupert, Joseph a.
NIcKellip, of Baltimore; =. NJ. Newton,
OF Westminster; r. 4. Mead and Con-
gresham t. K. Tenor, Of Pennsyl-
Yania D. f. Scott and Owen B. Muir