The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-06-02
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

Tevere Dinst, East Main street, has
purchased an automobile.
Alfred Arnold, Pennsylvania avenue
u having his residence painted. Lip
~ and Cassell are doing the work.
IA coat of paint is being applied tc
the woodwork of the Firemen's build
ing. Meade Ohler is doing the work
J. Fred. Reinhart, West Main street
tend across the front Of his resi-
dence.
The liquor license applied for by
John r. Jenkins, OF Gambler, was re-
fused after hearing On Saturday last
before the Court.
Richard a. Martin sold to iii. e.
Martin, his farm of 100 acres for S.
500. The farm lies partly in Carroll
and Baltimore counties.
Blue Mountain Express will make
its first run on Saturday afternoon
over the w. M. Railway, arriving III
this city at 4:28 o'clock.
John Kirmse, Of Baltimore, who was
killed at Union Bridge On May % BY
falling so feet, was buried on Sun
day in Mount Carmel cemetery.
We have heard trains run under "a
miliar names, but the train running
from the cement plant at Union
Bridge to this city, has 1t on them
all It is called 'Nigger Jim"
J. 5. Shive, OF EIdon, Iowa, was in
this city On Tuesday looking up rela-
tives, but to his disappointment he
found no one, and did not even meet
anyone who knew of them.
w. Fl. Long, Esq, of Hanover
Pa, delivered an address at the Mem
orial services held at Hampstead on
Sunday, under the auspices OF the
Patriotic Order Sons OF America.
Charles z. Fink has been informed
by Governor CrOthers that the Good
Roads Commission passed an order
yesterday to advertise for bids to
build State road from Manchester
to Westminster, beginning at the Man
chester end.
Monday, is Whit Monday, and Man
chester citizens are busily preparing
for their annual celebration: all
roads lead to Manchester, and they
expect large crowd. The usual at
fractions will be on hand with sever
al new ones added.
About ninety dollars were cleared
last week by the High School at the
entertainment given by pupils of the
school on Thursday and Friday
nights. One-third Of the money will
be turned over to the Athletic Asso-
citation, and the rest will 90 toward
the library.
Rev. Charles w. Levan, Of Balti-
more, a brother-in-law, of County
Clerk, o. ID. Gilbert, of this city, has
resigned as pastor or St Stephens
Reformed Church and accepted call
to the Reformed Church at Alex
andria, Pa He expects to enter upon
his work about July 1.
Nearly all of our citizens watched
the firemen parade in their new uni
forms yesterday evening. They
marched up Pennsylvania avenue
down Main street to Bond, then pa
raded ON Bond, Liberty and Green
streets and finally marched up Main
street to their building. They made
fine appearance, and were headed
by the First Regiment Band and Com.
pany III.
Everybody il this city and county
with one accord drew long breath
and looked happy over the good soak
ing rain which fell Wednesday after
noon and evening For some weeks
our county correspondents have beer
"a nc
the failure of crops This week!
rain will revive their dropping spirits
as well as put new life into the straw
berries and vegetables.
Howard Green, colored, was ar
rested at Union Bridge, on Tuesda.
morning by officer Helwig, Of tina
place. Green was indicted tire,
years ago for an assault upon an elev
en-year-old colored girl at Uniol
Bridge and skipped out. Thinking
that everything had blown over h
returned with the above result
Deputy Sheriff Sharrar brought Cree
to this city and locked him UP il
Jail until his trial, which will be dur
ing this term OF court.
A driving horse was stolen frcn
the stable Of Frank Steuard, nea
Union Mills, On Tuesday night. MI
Steuard was in this city on Tuesda,
and returned to his home about 10 +
m, putting the horse in The stable
On going to the barn the next morn
ing he found that his horse. saddl
and bride were stolen. The thief wa
tracked to the pike. He was evident
ly on the premises wnen the Eors
was put away, as the horse had &c
finished eating its supper before
was taken. No clue has been foUn
to the animals Whereabouts I'LL ~ til
time.
On Saturday night while two youn
men were racing on Pennsylvanl
avenue one ran into Walter Hook
team which was tied in front Of HaT
ry Shaeffer's residence, and badl
wrecked 1t. officer Weigle arreste
one man for fast driving but not tn
one who was racing. Owners of "a
horse, or those who think they nay
speedy ones, are making practlc
OF using Pennsylvania avenue, for
race track, which habit should b
stopped, as II endangers the live
Of citizens crossing the street. w
understand that our Justice OF 70
Peace will put the maximum penalt
of 500, on any one caught racing 2
our streets.
Thomas III Gardner, the travelin
preacher who killed his wife 6
Kittitas, Wash, was a former res
dent and nr0hahIy u native Of tli