The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-05-26
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

Potato bugs have made their ap-
pearance-
Smith-Yingling CO. has purchased
an automobile.
A few of the LIZ year locusts have
been observed i'm this vicinity.
Five carloads OF cattle were ship
ped from this station on Saturday.
The Mems Club or Reisterstown
has raised $500 toward improving a
road at that place.
The grass in the cutters along our
streets should be removed, as it is
against law of the city.
The Ais d. m. train was delayed Q
hours on Friday at Blue Ridge Sum
init by freight engine jumping the
track
Charles w. heGore, OF Monocacy
Tribe Of Red Men OF Union Bridge, has
instituted a new tribe of the order at
WoodsborO, Md.
The windows and trimmings Of Al
umni Hall at Western Maryland Col
1ege have been painted. Lippy and
Cassell were the painters.
John DAILY and William Mccartney,
this city, have opened a plumbing
shop at LittlestoWn, Pa. We wish
them success il their new field.
The order or Red Men OF this city,
has accepted an invitation to attend
the Fourth Of July Red Mems cele-
bration to be held at Frederick.
Miss Alice Weaver, teacher in
Hampstead public school, was strick-
en- with paralysis on Sunday morning,
May 21st, and later in the day she
died.
The Sunday school of Thomas Chap
el,at Tannery, will hold an ice cream
and strawberry festival on the lawn
at the church tomorrow, Saturday ev-
ening.
The BIZ church reunions which are
held at Pen Mar each year will take
place as follows: Reformed, July 20;
Lutheran, July q and Presbyterian,
August 8.
Carpenters and masons are busily
engaged in extending the porch across
the front of the Methodist Episcopal
parsonage. This will be quite an I'M
provement.
The dinner given at the Main
Court Hotel on Monday night OF last
week to the Mayor and Common Coun-
ell, this city, was rendered them by
DR.. Lewis K Woodward
The Rev. William r. Hetrick, pas
tor of the Lutheran Church, in this
city, will address the graduating class
of the Westminster High School, On
the evening of Monday, June 9Th.
Libertytown was considerably Elk
cited last week over a mad dog scare.
The dog was killed by being shot.
Harry Etzler also received several of
the shots, as he was passing at that
time.
Next Sunday afternoon services for
the deceased brothers of the Westmin-
ster Lodge, No. Al, !. Q. NJ, will be
held in Davis Hall, John street. a
fine program has been arranged by a
committee. The public is invited.
There will b. a strawberry and ice
cream festival held at Patapsco Meth
odist Episcopal Church, under the au-
spices of the Ladies' Aid Society, on
Saturday, June 8. Ii the weather is
unfavorable II Will be held on the fol-
lowing Monday evening.
Wisner's Sunday school will hold
festival Saturday evening, June 10,
for the benefit OF the Sunday school:
ice cream and confectioneries will be
sold. IL the weather is unfavOrable
on the evening Of the 10th, ii will be
held on Tuesday evening June 18th.
The Christian Endeavor Society,
NJ nnnr Da Mnfhndicf prOfnctant
church, will hold an ice cream and
strawberry festival, in the grove at
the church, on the evening of June
8. If the weather is unfavorable, it
will be postponed until the following
Monday evening.
The committee of the grand masters
of the order Of Odd Fellows, in Mary
land, Pennsylvania, Virginia and
District Or Columbia, has selected
August 10, as the date OF the or
der's reunion at Pen Mar 1t will
possibly bring together a large gath
ering of members from the above
states.
Next Tuesday is Memorial Day, and
will be observed In this city by Burns
Post G.. A. R. The exercises will be
held in Odd Fellows Hall by the
Post. The members Will march TO the
cemeteries at the conclusion OF the
services where they Nfll strew flowers
and plant flags On the graves Of the
deceased soldiers.
The first week of June, beginning
on Thursday night, the Fire Depart
ment will hold strawberry and ice
cream festival and supper continuing
until Saturday night. The depart
ment asks the cooperation OF all of
our citizens by donations of cakes
&C., and as the proceeds are to pay
for the new uniforms, it asks for TIE
patronage OF all. On Thursday night
the Department will have street pa
rade, headed by band.
The drouth has become alarming 10
this county and state. If rain does
not soon fall crops Will be a total
failure. Dust is about s inches deep
on our county roads. The Oldest in
habitant cannot recall 50 prolonged q
siege of hot weather in May as Is now
prevailing i'm this locality. Last week
there were two or three days when
the mercury reached 80 degrees OF
higher. Two days of cooler weather
followed, but on Monday the tempera-
ture rose again into the eighties and
has since been lowering around and
above 80 degrees, with no present