The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-04-21


Clarence Stoner, West Main street,
has purchased q store in Baltimore
and will move there shortly.
James II. Cassell, East Main street,
is having his residence painted. Lippy
and Cassell are doing the work
| Murray Dudrer, near this city, has
purchased the milk route owned BY
Mr. Manahan, of West Main street.
Mrs. Fairfax, who recently pur-
chased the Grimes property on Willis
street, has rented it, and will spend
the summer North.
Joshua N. Corbin, OF Baltimore, has
moved his family to this city. He will
take charge of his fathers store, the
late William Corbin.
Protests were filed with the clerk
OF the Court, against the Issuing Of
liquor licenses to five applicants. The
cases will be tried next week.
A force of men have been engaged
with brushes, in sweeping the dirt,
which accumulated upon Main street,
on piles, to be hauled away this week.
The Mayor and Common Council
have passed an ordinance, No. ISL, re-
pealing ordinances So and SO, and Ii
censing automobiles and motor cycles.
J. ID. Crowl has saw mill in the
woods he recently purchased from
John Kastner, on Ridge Road, and is
saving timber for a residence he is
erecting on Crowl avenue
DR.. Geo. z. Bachman, Nathan Albert,
Guy Lester, Fisher WantZ and Howell
Taylor took part in the shooting match
held at Mt. Airy on Easter Monday.
Each seemed satisfied with his sue
cess.
Benjamin f. Bush, president Of the
Western Maryland Railway Company,
was elected president Of the Missouri
Pacific Railway, on Tuesday, at a meet
ing Of the directors Of NJ. P. II. His
salary will be 100000 rer year.
Gilbert Brown, of Sandyville, who
is pitching ball for the Utica On. Y.)
Ball Club, pitched against the New
ark club of the Eastern League
last week, and held them down in
great style. He pitched the full
game.
Guy Lester, near this city, who took
part in the shooting match at Mt. Airy
on Monday, made a score Of 11S out
of $50. coming out third high man
and beating out number of profess
SIGNALS from Baltimore.
In the opening game Of baseball in
the Virginia League between Norfolk
and Petersburg yesterday, Ben Spen-
GER, of Sandyville, a member Of the
latter club, made a home run and a
single out Of times at bat.
Mrs Grayson Shaffer and Miss Mar
garet Waesche, Of Thurmont, were
guests, from the latter part of last to
the middle Of this week, of their uncle,
Mr.. Joseph A. Waesche and his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Maud Waddell, of this city
The Westminster Fire Department
at a meeting last night instructed the
committee on unifotms to order 80
new uniforms, consisting of single
breasted coat and cap. y pair of trou-
sers is to be bought by each member
to correspond with the coat.
NJ B. Henderson, of Woodbine, has
complained to the Public Service Com
mission that the rates On milk from
that place and other points on the 3.
& o. old line to Baltimore are excess
siye. Tt is asked that the company
be required to put the rates on the
same basis as those enjoyed by milk
shippers On the Philadelphia division
of the b. & o. r. r.
Harry E. Mehring, Of Union Lodge,
No. 81, OF Uniontown; J. Harry Cootes
and J. Wesley Yingling, of Westmin-
ster Lodge, No. Al; John w. Smith
and Geo. A. Lester, Of Snydersburg
Lodge, No. go, and George X. Bankert
and Weldon r. Nusbaum, Union Mills
Lodge, No. Gil, will be representatives
to the 41st annual session of the
Grand Lodge Independent Order Me-
chanics, which convenes in Baltimore
next week.
Mr.AleXander Robertson, vice presi-
dent and general manager of the West
ern Maryland Railway, was yesterday
in New York elected president of that
road to succeed Mr.. 3. ". Bush, who
resigned to become the head Of the
Missouri Pacific. Mr. Bush's resigna-
ton from the Western Maryland was
accepted by the directors Of the road
70 take effect Immediately, as he de-
sired to enter upon his duties as head
of the Missouri Pacific at once.
The Mystic Circle is to have \ liz
meeting in Davis Hall on Monday
evening, May /. About 30 now mem
bers will be taken in 4 special train
will be run from Chambersbury and
Hagerstown and will bring about ESQ
members of the Mystic Circle from
those places to attend the function.
Two representatives OF the order are
busily engaged in securing new can
didates and report successful cam
paign. a big banquet will be given
after the meeting. A degree team from
Waynesboro will be present and con-
fer the second degree.
Charity Lodge, No. IS, knights of
Pythias, of this city, at its meeting
on Friday night last, appointed COM
mittee of three to confer with SINH
lar committees from the I. o. O. +. and
r. 0. nj. lodges, in the matter of TAX
ing over the Odd Fellows building
and making it home for the above
Ifraternal orders. The plans thought
of at present are to 1engthen the
building by 80 or 40 feet and widen
it to the width of the lot; the first floor
to be converted into theatre, and the
second floor used as an armory, and
the third floor to be the lodge room
and banquet hall
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