The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-06-09
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 9, 1911
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

aaron Plowman, Clear Ridge, has
sar out over 1000 sweet potato plants.
We have had fine rains this week,
which bring cheer to the farmers.
The canning factories OF this county
have commenced WORK for the pea
crop.
The salary of the postmaster at
Union Bridge has been increased by
The Postofice Department from $1400
to $500.
Wisner's Sunday school will hold
its annual celebration on Saturday,
August 5, in Charles w. Lippy's grove.
Music by the Union Mills band.
Clarence Edgar Bachman; Of this
citv. received honorable mention 10
Chemistry at Pennsylvania College on
commencement day which was last
Wednesday.
Howard Roland Devilbiss, OF Sans
Creek, this county, will graduate in
civil engineering at the Maryland Ag-
ricultural College on next Wednes-
day, June IA: ..G.sor @g y 4.~
Can't. David w. jenkins, has been
promoted to Major of the 9Th Md.
Regiment. The captain has many
friends in this city, who are glad to
know of his promotion ..-,y','.
The Christian Endeavor Society, OF
Providence M. E. Church, will hold an
ice cream and strawberry festival In
the hall, at Gambler, on June 10. The
public is cordially. inviteG tr
Several weeks ago a temperance
meeting was held in the Methodist
Protestant Church. DR.. T. Fl. Lewis
was chosen leader of the movement.
A second meeting takes place this af-
ternoon in Carroll Hall.
Union Bridge Base Ball Club wal
Hoped the Linganore club at Union
Bridge, on Saturday by a score Of IL
to 2 Batteries:-Union Bridge
Brown and Barnhart; Linganore--Dil-
Ter, Gibson and A. Monkey.
Charles o. Clemson addressed the
graduating class of, the High School
at Walkersville, Frederick county, on
Wednesday evening, and delivered to
them their diplomas. Mr.. Clemson
was formerly a pupil of that school.
The special Tidewater Portland
Cement train, which was run from
this city to Union Bridge,an returned
in the evening was discontinued on
Wednesday evening. Lack Of patron
age was the cause Of it's being taken
off
Preparations are being made by the
Western Maryland Railroad Company
to put down a new platform at our
station. 1t will be big Improvement,
as the present one has been patched
up so often that it is uneven in many
places.
We hear from a great many citi-
zens Of New Windsor district who are
complaining of the slow work on the
Shoemaker Road which is being built
from New Windsor to Winters church.
We cannot understand why this work
is not being pushed along.
ST. Johns Geister'sJ G. z. Society
elected the following officers on May
2S, for the ensuing year: President,
Herbert Matthias; vice-president, Mrs.
Lee Snyder; rec. secretary, Miss Mel
via Brown; cor. secretary, Miss Treva
Brown; treasurer, William Brehm.
w. A. Judy, OF Dodson, Md, has pur-
chased from Edward w. Case, the G.
G Beach farm, containing 231a acres,
located near Meadow Branch church,
this county, for $500. Mr.. Judy in
tends to take four years course at
Westminster Theological Seminary.
The Board of Health in another
column Of this issue calls the attention
Of the public to the fact that any person
caught throwing any dead animals Or
decayed meats on the public highway
will be prosecuted. A requirement of
the law is that all carcasses must be
buried.
The Westminster Fire Company left
yesterday morning On the $50 o'clock
train, in special car, which was dec
GRATED with bunting and two long
streamers on each side bearing the
words Westminster Fire Depart
ment.," for the Firemen's Convention
which meets in Homecoming this week.
Levigne NJ. Zepp, son of G, Moritz
Zepp, this city, was one OF the ISL
graduates, who received their diplomas
from the Maryland Institute School
OF Art Of Design, at the Lyric, in
Baltimore, On Tuesday evening, q this
body Premiums of fifty dollars offered
10 the Mechanical Division for ex-
cellency. 1t is quite an honor 70
win one of these prizes out of class
OF over fifty. @
AT a congregational meeting OF
Grace Lutheran Church, held Whit
Monday evening, June 5, Rev. VIM. II
Hetrick, pastor presiding, the follow
ing church officers we're elected Ed
ers, Jacob Fl. Handley, Joel >. Fisher
and Upton L.. Reaver. Deacons, Le-
ander Gladhill and Jos. s. Witter
trustees, +. Thomas Babylon, Geo. X
Schaeffer, DIR. Charles r. FoutZ, NJ
Theo. Yeiser and John ]. Reese; seq
rotary, John J. Reese, and treasurer
Walter r. Zepp.
y. Fisher Wantz, this city, returned
from the Indianapolis Qnd.) automo-
bile races on Monday night, and was
more than elated over his trip. He
took with a camera 126 different sub.
Jects, showing that he had no time tc
look after the ladies present at the
races. Among photos he has Driver
Burman breaking all records from
k1lometer to miles, also the biz spill
when three cars ran together, caused
Dy break in the steering gear of the
Case machine. He Is having them al
developed and will put them on -
hibition.
Saturday, June 8, the Pomona Grange
Oh Carroll county, was entertain
hyr +I-n