The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-06-16
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

The growing wheat never present.
ed a better prospect for big crop.
A number of concrete curbs and
cutters have been put down on Lib
erty street.
Miss Mary Gardner, This city, is
building a residence near the reser-
yoir on Fair Ground Hill.
Rev. Martin Schweitzer will preach
his fifth anniversary sermon at Baust
Church, on Sunday, at 1870 a. 10.
The First Regiment Band will furn-
ish music for the demonstration to
take place at Hagerstown On July T.
Westminster Hardware Company
il having it's building reprinted.
Lippy and Cassell are doing the work.
bawndale base ball team defeated
the Sandyville Club, at Harmon's
Meadow, ON June 10, by score Of -
to 8.
The Children's Day services held
at St. Benjamin's (Kreider's) Luther
an Church, on Sunday were largely
attended.
Mrs. Weidner, district president Of
P. O. of A., will hold a meeting next
Tuesday afternoon at Pleasant Valley
in the P. o. S. Of A. Hall at 2 O'Clock.
LesIie's illustrated Weekly, OF June
s, has a full page Of the Dismal
Swamp, Va, BY Mrs. Charles r. Mil
Ter, in which she describes her exper-
fence in amusing detail.
Last Tuesday a thoroughly up-to-
date soda water fountain OF the very
latest style was installed in DIR. Roses
Drug store, East Main street. The
public is invited to come and test its
merits.
"A game Of base ball was played be-
tween Smallwood ind Westminster
Clubs, on Saturday last in which
Smallwood was victorious by a score
of 10 to a. Batteries-SmallwoO
Blizzard, Barber and Sayers; West
minister, Cook, bogue and Stewart.
George M. Parke, who had been
confined to his bed on Court street
for several months, was wheeled for
the first time, last Friday, down to
the bank of the Deposit and Trust
Company, Of which he is cashier.
Since then he has been at the bank
each day. E
The annual meeting OF the Forest
and Stream Club will be held Tues
Photograph Gallery OF James Id. Nit
chell. The time and place for the
summer encampment will be selected,
and officers for the ensuing year will
be elected.
The members of the Sunday school
Of Harmony Grove church, at Glst,wlll
hold their annual festival, July 5, in
the grove, beginning at o'clock. III
the weather should be unfavorable IL
will be held on the following Monday,
beginning at the same hour. Every
body invited.
Harry B. Hoffacker, deputy Register
of Wills. is critically i'll; this morn
ing his physicians had no hope Or ms
recovery Mr.. Hoffacker's health be
gan to fail nearly a year ago; last
month he went to his fathers home
in Manchester hoping the change
would benefit him.
A pretty wedding was solemnized
at the Reformed parsonage, Union
Bridge, last Sunday morning, when
Milton III Halter, of Silver Run,
was married to Miss $. Esther Hum
bert, of Tyrone Rev. Martin
Schweitzer, the brides pastor, per
formed the ceremony
An ice cream and strawberry fes-
tival will be held i'm the hall at Stone
Chapel Methodist Episcopal church,
on Saturday afternoon and evening,
June IL, tomorrow. a new feature
will be "a Fair Of the Days OF the
Week. The Album quilt OF Stone
Chapel will also be sold.
The Westminster Fire Department
Last nfpht I'm
honor OF the victory or the reel team
at Homecoming, after which refresh
ments were served The parade was
headed by the First Regiment Band,
followed by the fire department, with
the reel team riding in four automo-
biles
The Board of Supervisors of Elec-
ton will meet ON Tuesday, June ~,
at 10 O. m, to appoint the Election
and Primary Officials for the year
1911. Members of the County Central
Committee are requested to please
hand in the names and postoffice ad-
dresses Of those to be appointed and
also the places OF holding primary
and election.
On Tuesday evening between nine
and ten o'clock the IRE bell rang Wig
orously. DE-. FoutZ's Hupmobile
which was In a shed back of his resi-
dence, caught on fire while it was be-
ing cleaned with gasoline by a man
employed by DIR. Foutz- Before the
firemen could reach the scene the
fire had been extinguished-the dam
age was, very slight
This city was filled with visitors
this week, attending the celebration Of
the forty-first commencement OF the
College and the twenty-ffth anniver-
sary Of Dr. Lewis presidency. Many
stores, residences, offices and build
ings, including the Advocate, were
deliberately decorated with flags and
tastefully arranged bunting i'm honor
of the occasion. The Station and the
hotels were also in gala attire.
On Tuesday a tramp caused consid-
cradle excitement on a freight tram
on the Western Maryland Railway.
When the freight train arrived near
Millers Station, a brakeman observing
tramp on coal car, stealing ride,
ordered him to get OF. The hobo re
fused to comply with the request,
when the railroader threw lump
OF coal which struck the knight Oh
the road" This angered the tramp,
who drew revolver and fired Two
shots at the brakeman In few mp
ments conductor and brakeman made
an effort to capture the fellow, Dut a.
ESCAPED i'm the darkness.