The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-05-19
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

bloom.
Farmers have about finished plant
ing corn.
A light frost was visible in the low
lands of this vicinity on Sunday morn
ing last.
The street sprinkler is doing good
work by sprinkling Main street early
on Sunday morning.
Thos. lille, of Hampstead, broke a
rib last week, by jumping from an
electric car in Baltimore.
Mrs. John Gerke, East Main street,
is having her residence painted. Meade
Ohler is doing the work.
Nellie M. Pittinger, Of Liberty, will
graduate as a nurse at Johns Hop
kins Hospital, on May 20.
Howard Z. Koontz has installed a
new 6O-horsepower engine at his ice
plant. Richard Hymiller is the en-
gineer.
The buildings belonging to Green
bury Ecker, Carroll street, which
were destroyed by flre recently, are
being rebuilt.
a bouncing boy at the home of VIM
A Lindsay, the night telegraph oper-
ator in this city.
Isaac Hecht, Of Havre-de-Grace, is
mentioned for the next State presl-
dent Of the Order of Eagles. Abraham
Hecht, of this city, is a brother.
The apple blossoms will fall in the
dark Of the moon this year, and 1t
Il an old saying that under those CIT
,cumstances there will be big crop
large crowd Of people were in
this city on Saturday afternoon and
night. which made our merchants
smile at their increase OF business.
The Holy Communion will be cele-
hrated at Baust Reformed Church Sun
day at 1890 a. m, Preparatory ser
vices Saturday previous at 2.3O p
m.
The Westminster Bicycle Cluh.Whlcn
was recently organized, made their
first run to Hanover, Pa, and return
on Sunday Ray Green was pace
maker.
The Mt. Airy Country CLUB mas sent
ont invitations for i dance u De held
in Masonic Hall tonight The cpap-
erons are Mrs. Harry Gorsuch and MIS-
Byron Dorsey, Jr.
Miss May Gardner IS having the
woodwork and part OF the DrlcK q
her property, on East Main street.
nainted. The house is occupied Dy
Mrs. Taylor, milliner.
Miss Anna Leese, Of Chicago juno
ton, Ohio, wishes to thank her many
friends end relatives in this CITY, VINO
remembered her on her birthday Dv
sending her as many as 30 post. caras.
Mrs. Milton G. Urner, Of Frederick,
fell over a bag of mail which was ~.
ing on the track, while in the act OF
boarding B. & o. r. r. train at VT:
Airv, last week, and fractured one OF
her ribs.
Harry Hoffacker, deputy Register
,of Wills, will go to Manchester the
latter part of this week to spend one
or two months in his old home: ne
hopes while there to regain ms
strength.
A largely attended dance was held
in the hall at Libertytown, last week
The Frederick Select orchestra Euf-
nished the music. 1t was held under
the direction OF Father Samuel haN-
anaugh.
Vim. II. Showers, Manchester, MO,
has invented and perfected gasollne
engine. He claims that ne mas eLml-
mated every Objectionable feature that
has been a cause Of trouble to owners
OF gasoline engines.
The reel team of the Westminster
Fire Department is hard at practice
each evening on West Main street, for
races which take place at Lolaconlns'
Md, during the State Ffremens CON
vention in June.
The Ice and Cold Storage Company
have four men from Speddlns snip
wards corking the nine new ICE vats
which are being installed in their
plant The company increased lIs G.
pacity BY adding one vat.
Christy Hanks, wko graduated from
the Western Maryland College and
was the star base ball pitcher Tor the
college club for seven years, is max
inc good as a pitcher for the Danvllle
club in the Virginia League.
II looks as though we might be in
for another drouth: the roads are now
thick with dust; our streets were won
derfully improved last summer, Dut
wouldn't it be fine IL we could man
age to have them oiled this sum
mer?
John Leffert, John Gail, Walter
Ford, William Sweisart and Mlcnael
F. Walsh, this city, and Wlllam
Staub and DR.. George Brown, or Union
Bridge, attended the annual conven-
ton of F'raternal Order Of Eagles held
at Annapolis this week.
E. NJ Newton, this city, has pur-
chased 70-horsepower National au-
tomobile. The machine is Of the lat-
est pattern and is handsomely painted
in q rich blue, and Is the only one OF
that make in the county. The engine
has four double cylinders.
The Westminster High School will
play two games of ball tomorrow On
the John street grounds The nrst
game will be at 1890 a. m., with
Hanover High School as their oppo-
nents. In the afternoon at 2.3O o'clock
they will play the Thurmont High
School.
a special memorial service Will De
held at Trinity Lutheran church, Deer,
Park road, near Smallwood, On sun
day afternoon, May 2S, at 2:3O O'Clock
under the auspices OF Washington
camp, No. 6S, p. 0. 8. of a, OF Small
wood, and local members q the ~.
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