The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-08-11

a concrete pavement has been laid
BY Englar x Sponseller, Liberty
street.
Main street is being repaired in sew.
eral places with coat OF tar and fine
stone.
M. 5. Brown, or Sandyville, pulled
cantaloupe from his patch that
weighed Is pounds and was IL inches
long and 81 inches around.
Dr. a. r. Hartman, secretary of
Home Missionary Board OF Lutheran
Church, will deliver an address at
s. Johns Neister's) picnic on Au-
gust e.
A letter was received from T. HUFF
man Fuss, Liberty street, announcing
his safe arrival in Germany. Henry
Fuss, or Union Bridge, accompanied
MIR. Fuss.
Rev. r. w. Doty made an address
at the eighth annual reunion OF the
Lutheran ministers born in Middle
town Valley, whichmet at Burkitts-
vile, Nd, this week
Mr.. and Mrs. William Bowers, OF
near Uniontown, extend heart felt
thanks to their friends and neighbors
for the assistance rendered them In
their time of bereavement.
Thomas & Co. have sold the farm
owned by George K. Schaeffer,in Gran
berry Valley, containing 124 acres to
Austin D. Dutrow, near Stonersville,
for. s9672.
Emory A. Berwager, trustee, sold
yesterday the Howard 8. Witter
farm, in Hampstead district, contain
ing 68 acres, 2 roods and 3S perches,
to John Shipley, Sandyville, for
$59.05 an acre.
| Dr. Joshua w. Herring was elected
chairman of the committee recently
appointed by Governor Crothers to
have charge OF the "See America
First" Convention. The committee
met yesterday noon at the Governors
Office in Baltimore.
An alarm OF fire was sounded on
Wednesday afternoon for a fire in an
clubhouse on the property occupied by
Clarence Manager, Pennsylvania ave-
nue.. The cause of the fire was from
coal oil stove exploding. Little
damage was done.
! Catherine Phillips who has been
visiting her grandmother, Mrs. VIM.
Phillips, West Main street, was bitten
in the face by Charles W. Kings dog
on Sunday. Several stitches were
found to be necessary but the child
Is now doing nicely.
A meeting of the Carroll County 10
cal Option League was held Thurs
day afternoon at Centenary Metho-
dist Episcopal Church. DR.. r. Fl.
Lewis, presided. Delegates from the
different election districts were pres
emit.
| The Advocate received this week
an anonymous communication de-
scribing a party given at Carrollton
on August s, but we do not publish
any communications unless signed
by the name and address of the
writer.
! A. w. Fuss, former resident of
this county, and son-in-law Of the
late sheriff, Peter Woods, has been
nominated for County Treasurer by
the Republicans Of Baltimore county
Hunter and Taylor are shipping
large quantities Of apples and pears
to Baltimore.
The Directors OF the Frederick Fair
have named the following gentlemen
from Carroll county for the advisory
board for the coming exhibition of
October IL, Is, Is and 20: Frederick
D. Miller DIR. Lewis K Woodward,
p. B. Englar, r. Smith Snader and
Wade III. ID. Wartield.
We think IL our City Fathers would
60 down to the City of Gambler, in
this county, and see how they settle
the dust question there, we would be
saved mud OF dust, to say nothing Of
expense. They put oil or tar on with
a sprinkler and cover lightly with
sand. A few tons of limestone or
Trap rock, broken say about one
and one-half inches, would do more
good, be more lasting and not cost
half or quarter as much as the pack
ing they are now doing near the De-
pot.
The meeting OF the Democratic
county Central Committee took place
on Monday at the Firemen's Building.
1t was a largely attended, harmoni-
GUS and very satisfactory gathering.
AlonZo B. Sellman was elected secre-
tary to fill the unexpired term Of the
| late Frank L. Lewis, and resolutions,
which appear in this issue of the Ad-
vocate, we're adopteu by the Commit
tee, on the death of Mr. Frank I.
Lewis. A committee of one from
each district was appointed to meet
in this city yesterday. This commit
tee consisted of D. j. Hesson, Ed
ward Dudrer, Nelson r. Koontz, Geo.
J. Hoffman, A. r. Arlington, George
Brown, 4. j. Coonan Lee G. Lester,
T. a. Crawford, w. l.. Grouse, D. p
Smelser, g. y. Spurrier, A B. Sell
man and Basil Dorsey.