The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-06-16


meeting on Tuesday afternoon and
declared a dividend.
Thursday afternoon the Montour
House was struck BY lightning and
the chimney was knocked OF.
Paul Case has contracted to lay
concrete pavements for Herman
Dinst, Frederick Reinhart and at the
Aims House Farm.
a basket Of fine cherries was left at
the Advocate Office BY W. II. g. Stocks
dale, Of Finksburg. Mr. Stocksdale
shipped 3735 pounds OF cherries to
Baltimore this week.
q new station Is being erected at
Sanitarium by the Western Maryland
be frame and OF the latest design.
Paul Case il the contractor.
Thursday night the Masons gather
ed in Masonic Hall Yor the last time
until the summer months are over.
Light refreshments were served and
about thirty members were present.
Jos. w. Smith, Denton Gehr, Fen
By T. Herring, Ralph Roger, r. ".
Lewis and a. G. Moore, are now oc-
Liz AuC 1SOldCASCb lCOChtAy
completed by Oscar ID. Gilbert, on
Bond street
| The Church OF God Sunday school,
at Frizellburg, will hold the annual
lawn festival In front OF the Church
on Friday and Saturday evenings,
June % and "a. Proceeds will be for
the benefit of the school.
A load OF hay owned by f. III.
Cooper, of Hampstead, was upset in
some way at the corner of Pennsyl-
vania and North avenues, Baltimore,
on Saturday, holding up the street
cars that traverse those streets for
80 minutes.
Frederick Reinhart has much i'm
proved the appearance and convent
ence of his residence on West Main
street, this city, by the erection Of a
handsome porch at the front. He
has also had a concrete pavement put
down in place OF the brick one.
The w. M r. will soon begin fig
uring on more equipment and motive
power for the new extension, which
is now being built between Cumber-
land and Connellsvtl1e. The new
equipment will cost in the neighbor-
hood CT $1,000,000.
Miss Hattie NJ. Willet, Medford, who
graduated at the Westminster High
School at the recent commencement,
not only lead her class, but did not
miss days attendance in four years.
Miss Willet was highly commended
for the fine percentage, 981A made by
her i'm her studies. As token of
esteem her friends presented her with
many fine gifts.
Final plans have been completed
for the sixteenth annual convention Of
the Maryland Bankers Association to
be held at Deer Park, Md, on June
20, q and %. The executive com
mittee Of the association, which Is ar
ranging the affair, believe that the
coming convention will reach high
water mark OF interest and that the
attendance will exceed any of the
previous sessions.
st. Johns Parochial School Is being
torn down to be rebuilt as an up-to-
date institution. The structure will
be three stories high. The first story
will have bowling alleys, billiard
room and a kindergarten department;
the second will be laid off into school
lOOA15y CIO.y ILC IALlh WILL DC lhhlAC
into a hall. The total dimensions of
the building will be 102x42. Paul
Case is the contractor
The heavy thunder storms on
Sunday and Monday nights caused the
people of Carroll county many happy
moments when they heard the heavy
down-pour of rain. The sharp light
ming and heavy peals Of thunder,
however, caused some excitement. In
our neighboring counties the storm
wrought havoc, blowing down build
ings, fences, &C., while hail cut the
growing crops to pieces and destroy
ed the crops in many places.
Joseph Stromer and VIM. r. Handy,
hay brokers, Baltimore, were arrested
on the charge Of conspiracy todefraud
z. Madison Mitchell, OF the same
place, who, it is stated, paid for 1000
pounds Of straw that he did not re
ceive. The straw was purchased by
Stromer and Handy from Geo. Leis-
ter, near Brummel, who buys and
sells hay and straw. Mr. Leister was
paid for 5000 pounds by the brok-
ers, but does not know the weight
that the above brokers claimed for
the straw when they sold it to Mr..
Mitchell.
The Carroll Athletic Club defeated
Berrett the second time on Saturday,
June 3, by the score of 3 to 2. The
features of the game we're the play
ing of both teams and the pitcher
battle between Wilson and Smith.
Wilson was most effective with men
on bases. The team fined up as fol-
lows: Carroll "A. C.-Kelly, G; Mil
Ter, 3b; Hush, s.; Lindsay, 1b; Will
son, D; Gambler, If; w. Williams, 2b;
AZ Hush, rf; M. Williams, CT Berrett
AZ C-H. Beck, IS: r. Bennett, RI;
Paynter, c; Reaver, 3b; Grau, ID;
Beck, Of; Bennett %; Smith p; =.
Bennett, IT,
Westminster will cross bats with
the Sandyville Athletic Club Satur-
day afternoon at o'clock, on the Col
lege field The line UP will be Mehr-
ing, d; Schaeffer at Boyle, -; Gehr,
2b; Arnold, 3b; Sicily, S.; J. Smith,
If; T.. Smith, Ct; Fogle Or Cook, RI. a
large audience is requested. The ad-
mission Is only 10 cents, and IL this
game Is well attendeI grounds will be
secured that are more convenient to
town. Everybody come and support
the team. There il no reason i'm the
world why this town should not sup
port a good non-professional team.
Come be a booster, help advertise your