The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-11-03
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
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the square opposite the letter 6.
Carroll Lockard, East Main street,
is having his residence painted, Chas.
E. Bowers is the contractor.
Mrs. Jane Woodward, West Main
street, is having her. residence
painted Lippy & Cassell are doing
the work.
co, will hold an oyster supper on Fri
day and Saturday evenings, Novem-
Der and 4.
Owing to the Indictment weather ON
October 22, Thomas Chapel Sunday
school will hold its Rally Day service
November 5.
John Huntzbery, the popular e.
press agent In this city, has been
transferred to Frederick. Mr.. Huntz-
berry made many friends during his.
stay in this city.
Puck, the three year old colt owned
by J. Worth Barnes, near Gambler,
proved himself the fastest runner at
Smallwood, in an event arranged by
the Smallwood Grange.
holland E. Basler Of CarrolIton,
and Miss Annie S. Hoffman, of
HoucksYille, were married at Salem
lutheran parsonage on Saturday, Oc-
tober %, by Rev. R. w. Doty.
While picking apples On Monday
morning, Charley Kress, Of Eastview,
fell from ladder to the ground, frac-
turing his nose, spraining his left
wrist and injuring one OF his ribs.
Carroll Lockard, Of the firm of J.
w. Lockard e. Son, Liberty street,
broke his arm on Sunday afternoon,
at Taneytown, while cranking the au-
tomobile Of y. il. Handley, this city.
The Main-Court Inn was very elabor-
ately decorated on Monday, in honor
Of the visit of the Republican State
candidates. "A large picture of Mr..
Goldsborough was placed just out
side
Tomorrow afternoon the annual
struggle, between the football teams
of Western Maryland and Delaware
Colleges, will take place here on the
college field. An interesting game is
anticipated.
Thomas ONeill, OF O'Neill & Com
pany, Baltimore, sent number Of
very handsome American flags to
Mrs Charles u Stewart, to BE- used
in decorating st. Johns Parish Hall
for the Cardinals reception.
The Ladies'" Mite Society, of Provi-
dence Methodist Protestant Church,
will hold an oyster supper in the hall
at Gambler Thursday, Friday and Sat-
urday nights, November Goth, and De
cember 1st and End. The public is
cordially invited.
In some sections OF the county,
cholera has broken out among the
hogs causing much encouragement
to the farmers This Is not, how
ever, confined to Carroll county, as
the same is true in Frederick county
and in several counties on the East
ern Shore.
George n. Hunter, green grocer,
Roy Poole, at Gist, which yielded
about 500 barrels of fine York I'm
perials. The apples are being haul
ed to Mr.. Hunters shop this week,
where he is storing them until he
can sell them.
The Standard Lime and Stone Com
pany will supply the Western Mary
land Railroad Company with ballast
for part or all OF the connecting
link between Cumberland and Con-
nellsville. A plant is now being erect
cd at point near Bidwell On the
south side OF the Youghiogheny river.
This is the side taken by the Western
Maryland.
The County Commissioners met the
tax collectors on Tuesday and ar
ranged to have Ill the money refund
ed which had been collected as taxes
on bank f~"7sits before the decision
recently iced in the Bank Depos-
II cases by Judge Brashears. The
County Commissioners are now pre-
palins a list of the depositors which
Will b. sent to each taX collector.
That a blight is spreading through
Maryland which Is rapidly destroy
I'M the chestnut trees was the r.
port Of State Forester F. w. Besley
to the State Board of Forestry, which
met at the Johns Hopkins University
on Monday. He explained that this
blight is fungus which fastens upon
branches and trunks, finally destroy
ing the bark and killing the trees. It
first appeared in this country sever
al years ago.
Local fruit dealers report that the
Florida orange crops this season
are large; but the Florida grape crop
IL short. Prices on Florida and Cal
lfornia oranges will probably be a
little cheaper than usual. However,
owing to law recently passed by
the Florida Legislature, fruit IL no
longer allowed to be shipped until
Il Is ripe. This week some detec-
yves in Baltimore held UP some green
fruit that had been shipped to the
city.
An invitation has been received by
the County Commissioners to attend
me Seventh Maryland Conference Of
Charities and Correction in Balti-
more November ~. 20, and 20. "a
plan for the establishment of county
hospitals for advanced cases of tu-
Derculosis will b. discussed mt the
conference and the County Commits
sloners have an especial interest In
the matter,as iii Will probably require
special tax levy to build such hos
pitfalls. As the Carroll County Com
mlssioners will b. particularly busy
at that time they win not BE- able to-
attend the conference, but they may
possibly send representatives from
among the citizens Oh the county.