The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-07-07
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

spent Monday IN westminster
James T. Trayer has accepted
position with the firm of Smith G.
Reifsnider.
The thermometer at Smith & Ref
snider's office on Monday registered
112 degrees in the shade.
Two fine heads of cabbage were
left at the Advocate Office recently by
/ Z. Dorsey, OF Lamotte, Md.
brick and concrete porch was
buiIt to the residence of George nj.
Parke, Court street, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roger Anders spent
Saturday and Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Rex Anders, Of Medford.
Carol Nygren, New York, is spend
ing several days with his brother,
Dohnea Nygren, East Main street.
Charles o. Clemson delivered an
address at the Children's Day ser
vice at Baust Church last Sunday
evening.
Matthew F. Butler, of Saltwater,
Mimi, is a guest Of his sister, Mrs.
William B. Thomas, East Main street.
His son Ross Butler Is also here.
Last Friday, while doing some
structural iron work for the Tidewat-
er Portland Cement Company,at I'm
ion Bridge, two men fell q distance
Of go feet.
The first new wheat Of the season
was delivered to Wade Fl. ID. War
field G. Co., at Sykesville, on July !,
by Albert Lindsay, and graded no. =
Red, and S5c per bushel was paid
for same.
The Mount Airy Milling & Grain
Co., of Mt. Airy, Nd, Fl. G. Gorsuch,
manager received seven loads OF new
wheat, Saturday, July LIST. TIE paid
81 cents a bushel for it. This was
the first new wheat to come to Mt.
Airy.
R. V. Lewis, photographer, has op-
ened a studio at Taneytown, and will
spend two days each week at that
place. The days will be Thursdays
and Fridays: MIR. Lewis has pur-
chased q Flanders automobile from
w. ii. Davis Co., John street.
William Yingling has accepted a
position with the Western Maryland
Railway, through Harry ID. Fowble,
agent, as messenger and as assistant
in the baggage room, to fill the va
cancy caused by the resignation Of
Norman Roop, who will take up tel
egraphing.
The annual Sunday school picnic
OF Providence Methodist Protestant
Church, of Gambler, will be held in
the grove adjoining the church, on
Saturday, July p, commencing at
IL m, sharp. The Carrollton Cornet
Band will be ON hand, also 9TH
er amusements. ALL are welcome.
horse hitched to a buggy and own
ed by Mt. Sittig, of Union Mills, ran
away on Saturday evening at the
railroad creating a lot of excitement,
as the street was full of teams and
the pavements crowded with people.
The only damage done was a pair of
broken shafts. The runaway team
struck VIM. Skaters buggy and
frightened Mrs. Shaffer and children
who were in the buggy
Wednesday noon while A. w. Buck
ingham, of East Green street, was at
dinner, stranger feIgning to have
but one arm stole Mr. Buckingham
coat which he had left on a chair in
front OF the house. And on Thursday
evening before 9 o'clock some one
stole the bicycle Of Harold Roop, OF
West Main street, which had been
left in front of the house. It would
be wise for our citizens to be on the
look out for the thief
Cardinal Gibbons offered up a low
mass Of thanksgiving last Friday, in
honor Of his ordination to the priest
hood so years ago IN the private
chapel Of Hon. r. Herbert Shriver,
at Union Mills, where the prelate was
spending few days. At the same
time the Cardinal commemorated BY
mass the twenty-fifth anniversary of
his cardinalate Bishop Hugh Mac
Sherry, of South Africa, a warm per-
sonal friend of the Cardinal, assisted
the prelate at the sacrifice of the
mass.
Company IA, under command OF
Captain John n. Weigle, returned to
this city by marching on Sunday af-
ternoon after encamping ON the farm
of ID. Z. Shriver Co., Avondale, over
Saturday night. 30 men were en-
camped. On Sunday the First Regi-
ment Band consisting of 20 pieces
visited the camp and return
ed on the Sunday afternoon
train. Next Thursday, July 10,
Company Fl, and Band will leave
for Frederick where they will "a
camp for 10 days
On Wednesday, Chairman Murray
Vandiver and John ID. Hanna, of the
Democratic and Republican State
Central Committees respectively,
agreed On Tuesday, august 29, as the
date for the State primary. All nom
nations both for State and local of-
ices will be made In this primary
by both parties. For the first time
In the history of the State direct
nominations will be made for Gov
ernor, Comptroller, and Attorney
General. The primary will be con-
Quoted under the Lee law which was
passed by the last Legislature.
The driveway running from the
scales to Main street ON the lumber
and coal yard of Smith e. Reifsnider,
at the Railroad was oiled recently
with No. a, Standard road oil to lay
the dust Although the members of
the firm did not adhere strictly to
the method Of applying the oil, they
are 50 much convinced that 1t IL do
IN it. work, that they are going TO
oil their entire yard with the same
grade. We would like very much for
our corporation officials to inspect the
road and see what benefit Is derived
from oiling the dusty thoroughfare.
We have a number of side streets