The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-09-15
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

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an automobile from J. W. Lockard &
Son.
Thomas Chapel Missionary Society
wiIl hold a festival in the basement
If the church at Tannery, Saturday,
September 23.
Mrs George Albright, OF Hanover,
pa has sold her frame dwelling
bonse at that place to George l..
werner of Manchester, Md
Several members Of the Lafayette
Motorcycle Club, of Baltimore, passed
through this city On Sunday, on LAB
mile trip to Pen-Mar and return.
Union Bridge postoffice has been
designated by Postmaster General
Eitchcock, as a postal savings de-
pository and opened for business this
week.
Chester M. Geiman, Of Cranberry,
has raised on his patch, watermelons
that weight from 20 to 40 pounds.
TWO weighed rs pounds, one 40 and
another 80 pounds.
Kenneth Knode, son Of Troxell
Knode, OF HagerstoWn, formerly or
this city, was awarded a scholarship
by the Washington County School
Board to Maryland Agricultural Col
lege.
HI. C. Luttgerding who recently
retired from the milling business at
North Branch, on account OF i'll
health, Is spending a month at At
lantic City. He Is accompanied by his
sister, Mrs. Mary lee.
On the farm owned by B. =. Shriv-
er Co., known as the Hoppe Farm"
and tenanted by David Currens, 500
bushels OF wheat was raised on rs
acres, an average of "a 3-13 bushels
to the acre. This is good yield
Ross Wilkes, a very valuable pac-
ing horse owned by Vinton p. Caple,
near East View died last week The
horse had great speed, and gave
promise OF even better results in the
future. b E= Ef -
The improvements to the Odd Fell
lows Hall, this city, were commenc-
ed on Wednesday. a number Of bids
were filed, all OF which were reject
ed by the committee who consider
the bids too exorbitant. The work was
given out by the day, and Paul Ying-
ling will be superintendent.
Little Edna Tyer, six years old, OF
Sykesville, who has been at the Uni
versity Hospital for over two months
suffering with pellegra has passed
the danger mark and Is rapidly gain
ing her strength. All signs of the
disease have disappeared from her
skin, but her temperature still re-
mains high.
Tonight, (Friday), the Star moving
picture company will give a show for
the benefit of the Westminster Base
Ball Team. There will be an unusu-
ally fine program as the management
has selected special pictures for this
show. The admission will be 10
cents. Everybody come and help the
Team along, as it Is under a heavy
expense on account of the new
grounds.
"A Lucky Social will be held in
the basement Of Sandy Mount, NJ. P.
Church, Thursday evening, September
rs. If weather is unfavorable it will
be held Friday evening. An admis-
sion OF TO cents will be charged at
the door. An elaborate entertain
ment will be given and cake served
to all present. Ice cream will be
sold. All come and have a pleasant
evening.
TO those who came to the Westmin-
ster- Sandyville game last Wednes-
day, the local team promises the
strongest lineup in the county for Sa-
turday's game when Westminster will
cross bats with the Dennings aggre-
CATION. Here is the team: Moore or
banner, x; Jenkins, p; Cook, 1b;
Gehr, 2b; Q. Arnold, 3b; Ben Spen-
Ger, IS; J. Smith, If; Rap Spencer, CT;
r. Smith, #.
Brooks comet On which the astro-
nomers or the world are focussina
their telescopes, is now visible to the
naked eve and Is increasing In bright
ness w bulletin just issued by the
Harvard Astronomy Observatory
states that the comet may be easily
found, Notwithstanding it's rapid mo
tlon. On September II the comet
VIII be at It's least distance from the
earth, only 45,OO0,O0o miles away.
Prof Martinette and son, OF Balti-
more, were held up and robbed On
the path leading from Pen-Mar to
the Blue Mountain House Friday
night about ten O'clock. Prof. Mar
tlnette and his son had been at the
park and on their return to their
rooms they were confronted by two
men on the path in front OF the
chapel. The men pointed guns in
their faces and demanded money
Inc robbers secured five ten dollar
pills and a gold watch and made
their escape.
Suddenly. disappearing while en-
route from Canada to Detroit, Mich,
about two years ago, Thomas Davis
Dennis, formerly OF New Windsor,
No, Is now being sought by his
mother, Mrs. Rebecca Dennis. Accord
ing to Mrs Dennis her son went to
Canada to work, and was there for
three years, during which she heard
from him regularly. She received
photographs from him, and the last
letter stated that he was going to
Detroit. She received no further
and she has just insd-
tuted search for him. She describ-
% him as about % years old, tall,
with smooth face and light hair