The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-04-28
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Spring Is here at last, though like
some or our Western Maryland trains,
it was little late.
John Bernstine, East Main street,
has had his residence reprinted VIM.
Arbaugh was the painter.
Miss Mollie Manahan has accepted
a position with the Miller Bros Co.'S.
Department stores of this city.
Prof. w. a. Burgoon, son Of John
Burgoon, Union Mills, is a candidate
for the office OF Superintendent of
Public Schools of Adams county.
William Fl. Black, OF Frederick, has
filed divorce in Frederick county
Circuit Court from Rachel J. Black
The defendant lives i'm this county
Edwin Shriver, son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Edwin w. Shriver, West Main street,
has accepted position with the
Western Electric Company, Philadel-
phia, Pa.
DIR. VIM. j. Selby, dentist, who was
taken to hospital in Baltimore, re
Gently, Is reported to have died last
last week, but the rumor has not been
confirmed.
The protests for granting liquor
licenses to five OF the applicants
were heard before Judge Forsythe
this week.All licenses were granted
to the applicants except the one in
Franklin district. ~3
The r. & l.. 5 and 10 cent store
will be opened in this city next We'd
nesday, May 8, in the old Derr build
ing, corner Of Main ana Short streets.
The advertisement will be found in
this weeks Advocate.
Miss Joe Ham, the well-known
sales-lady in charge or the Ladies
Suit Department, at the Miller Bros.
Co., has accepted similar position
with the Charles III. Eyerly large De-
partment stores in Hagerstown.
The members of the Westminster
Fire Department were measured on
Monday evening for their new uni
forms. The company will hold an Ice
cream and strawberry festival in the
first. week in, June to raise funds to
pay, for them. 49,. --
The Great Council OF Maryland of
the Imp'd o. n. M, assembled in Fred
10th session of this body, and was the
largest meeting OF the Grand Council
ever held. w. Wesley King, was the
representative from this city.
Almost the first official act OF Pres
ident Alexander Robertson Of the
Western Maryland Railway upon as
Stunning operating control OF the sys-
tenn was to announce the promotion
of John A. Shepherd as general man
aGer to fill the vacancy caused by the
elevation of himself.
John U. Leister, of near Hampstead,
on the Houcksville road, opposite the
old camp meeting grounds, raised a
bank barn 40x74 feet Wednesday. 1t
was an enjoyable occasion, as about
IS people were present and helped
to put it in place. a good dinner
was served to all their friends. Ma
thias Lang is the contractor.
Announcement was made yesterday
that the Western Maryland Railway
would open pier at Port Covington
and that the construction of another
closed pier would follow shortly
With the completion or this link the
tonnage OF the entire. New, York Cen
trail lines will have the option or com
ing to ti1ewater at Baltimore or New
York.
The annual State Institution Ora
torical contest will take place tonight
in Alumni Hail. College" Hill, at 7.30
o'clock D. m. The colleges which take
part in this contest are St. Johns,
Maryland Agricultural, Washington
and Western Maryland, each of which
is represented by a speaker chosen
from among the students. Charles
Twigg will represent Western Mary
land this year. The judges will be
Judge Thomas |. Elliott, Samuel X.
Dennis, Esq, and Prof: S. T. Moreland.
1t was decided at a meeting Of the
Odd Fellows, on Monday evening, to
carry out the plans made by the com
mittee, for the changes and improve
ments to be made on their Hall. The
building in the rear will reach 32x47.
1t will be three stories high; the
third story will be used for the lodge
room, the second story will be used
as an armory, and the first floor As
an entertainment room, with stage in
the rear. The Odd Fellows will make
these improvements without the aid
was first intended.
Fire broke out in Uniontown at y
o'clock last Tuesday and burned the
house owned by Mrs. Lydia g. Bru-
baker, to the ground. The house was
occupied at the time by John W.
Haines and family, and Is supposed to
have caught fire from a spark from
some burning brush. 1t was insured
in the Dug Hill Company; almost
everything of value was carried out
before the flames made great head
way. The citizens formed a bucket
brigade but were unable to check the
flames. The property near by owned
by Solomon Myers, was scorched,
but not seriously damaged.
Major Frederick G.. Tarr, who died
last week at his home in Baltimore,
Md, was well-known in this city,
where be was frequent visitor. The
major entered the First Maryland
Infantry, Company Dat the outbreak
Of the Civil War, as first lieutenant.
In 1862 he was appointed a captain,
and served in the First and Fifth Army
Corps until 1864, when he was ap-
pointed major and paymaster OF the
u. S. Volunteers. The history of Ma
jor Tarr's service in the Union Army
is very interesting, as he took part in
many engagements. His death was
due to heart failure and complica-
ton OF diseases