The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-06-30
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Be safe and sane on the Fourth

Be safe and sane on the Fourth.
George R. Gehr, Bond street, is hav-
ing a concrete pavement put down
in front of his residence.
Mount Clare base ball club, Of Bal
timore, defeated the Sykesville club
by a score of to 2, in Baltimore,
on Saturday last.
The parsonage of Centenary NJ e.
Church, East Main street, received
fresh coat Of paint this week. Lippy
and Cassell did the work.
Banks, stores and factories will all
be closed in this city on the Fourth
of July, and banks and Court House
will also be closed on July 8.
George w. Albaugh is putting down
concrete pavements and cutters in
front of the two fine houses he built
on East Main street, next to Odd Eel
lows Hall.
Wisners Sunday school will hold
its annual picnic August -, in Chas.
W. Lippy's grove, about " mile north
of the school house. Music by the
Union Mills Band.
A number Of young boys encamped
out along the stream that runs by
Ayondale last week. They returned
home on Monday morning, delighted
with their experience in camp life.
ST. Benjamin's (Kreider's) Lutheran
Sunday school will hoId it's End an
nual picnic, July 22nd, in a grove on
the farm of Andrew d. Reese, ON the
road leading from Littlestown turn
pike to Meadow Branch church.
The Sandyville club will try to
take the measure of the Carroll club
on the afternoon of July 4, at Car
rollton. This game will be worth go
ing to see as both teams have some
players who can give the ball a ride
If good connections, are made.
Roy Clingan, who recently with a
gun, made a Western Maryland Rail-
way freight crew make themselves
scarce on a train loaded with coal
near Miller's Station, was arrested at
Arlington by w. B. Cross, this city,
chief detective of the w. M. R., last
Week.
Mrs Jesse Angel, OF Taneytown, re-
ceived word that the body of her
brother, Mervin A. Bowers, was found
in st. James Lake, at st. Louis, Mo-,
June 10. Foul play Is suspected, and
a saloon keeper, Edward Krenger, of
the above place, Is charged with the
murder.
Mrs. John Harris and two daugh-
ters, Mary and Helen, of Baltimore,
and Mrs. John Hilker, daughter Ruth,
and son John; Mrs. George Kater and
son James; and Mrs. Howard Poomey
and daughter Margaret, of Baltimore,
spent a week with Mr.. and Mrs. Jas.
Gosnell, near Gambler.
A. ]. Koontz, of Hagerstown, form
erly of Fountain Valley, has proved
that potatoes under certain conditions
can be grown without soil. He had
stored some potatoes in box in his
cellar and upon examining them few
days ago he discovered that tubers
the size of pigeon eggs had grown ON
the old potatoes. There was no soil
in the box
Miss Margaret Mehring, president Of
Bruceville w. G. T. T., Frederick coun-
ty, will deliver an address entitled
"Seventy-Seven Days Abroad" at
Finksburg M. p Church on Sunday,
July 9th, at s p. m. Miss Mehring was
delegate to the Worlds w. O. 4. u.
Convention which met in Glasgow,
Scotland, last year, and will give an
interesting account OF her trip abroad.
Washington Camp, No. IS, +. Q. 5.
of A., of Smallwood, elected officers
on Wednesday night, as follows:-
president, Rev. w. l.. Seabrook; vice
president, John Spencer; master Of
forms, Elmer Logue; conductor, Mar
ion Bitzel inspector, Chris. Schnable;
guard, Thomas Paynter; trustee, Sam
uel Arnold; representatives to State
Camp, Samuel Arnold Rev. w. l..
Seabrook and Chris. Schnable; alter
mates, Frank Frick anc Marion Bitz-
ell
Fred. ID. Miller, Frank z. Miller,
A. Il. Bacon, William Helm, Harry p.
Fowble, DR. l.. x. Woodward, Geo.
II. Armacost, E O. Grimes, j., Of this
city, and j. ii. Stringer, of New Wind
sor, members of the Door-to-Virtue
Lodge, attended the comforting of the
third degree upon j.. A. Shepherd,
general manager of Western Mary
land Railway, by Friendship Lodge
at Hagerstown, on Monday night. All
returned on Tuesday morning ON the
Blue Mountain Express.
Edward Fridinger, who broke jail
and escaped with two colored men
last fall, was captured At Hancock
On the charge of illegal riding o. the
Western Maryland Railway and was
taken to Hagerstown Jail last week.
Tie was brought to this city by Sher-
iff Kemper on Monday, and On Wed
nesday morning was given hearing
before Judge Forsythe, who sentenced
him to years in the penitentary. TIE
was taken to the penitentiary Wedes-
day afternoon. Fridinger was con
victed at the May term of Court 1910
of stealing a watch at Union Bridge.