The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-05-12
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

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Strawberries are being offered 20
sale by dealers OF this city.
housekeeping Is claiming the at
tention OF the busy housewives.
Sir carloads of cattle were shipped
from this station on Saturday
Lovefeast will be held at Meadow
Branch Brethren Church tomorrow.
George Babylon IL having his resi-
dence on West Main street reprinted.
Y cute little girl came to the home
OF MI. and Mrs. Robert Myers, West
Main street, last week.
Farmers are busy planting corn: the
growing wheat and grass look very
promising In this vicinity.
The evening services of St. Pauls
Reformed church, have been changed
from ISIS p IN. to 1880 p. 70
Joseph Bish has had concrete
pavement laid in front Of his resi-
dence, on Pennsylvania avenue.
The new passenger train between
Union Bridge and this city, is making
its daily trips with fair patronage
Rev.Wm H.Hetrick,th the new pastor OF
Grace Lutheran Church. this city. will
preach his first sermon On Sunday
21st instant
John Flater, OF this city, who has
been pitching ball for the Newark
club, has been sold to the Wolverton,
California; Club.
A number OF automobiliSts from
Baltimore passed through this city ON
Sunday on JOY rides, viewing the
scenery OF the country.
We are glad to report MIR. Harry p.
Hoffacker, deputy Register OF Wills,
who has been confined to his resi-
dence with sickness, to be out again.
Mrs. Frederick Magin,o Smallwood,
has a running geranium which mas %
punches of buds and blooms together,
giving it very beautiful appearance.
On Sunday morning at ? o'clock, Jno.
Huntsbury, express agent, liberated y
crates OF pigeons containing 81 birds
for the National Association Homing
Pigeon Fanciers Of Allentown, Pa.
The Ladies Aid Society OF Zion Meth
odist Protestant church will hold an
ice cream and strawberry festival,
June II. IF the weather IS bad on
Saturday, it will be held On Monday.
A child OF Mr.. and Mrs. George
Hook, Church street, was severely Dit
ten in the face by a dog on Sunday
last at her home. Several stitches
were required in dressing the injuries.
Andrew p. Frizzell, of Bloom, and
Edward Stem, OF Winfield, have pur-
chased from Messrs. Herr and Baby
Ion, Or this city, Ford Touring Cars,
which have been delivered to them by
the firm.
Postmaster Harry p Gorsuch and
his force of assistants are hard At
work CARRYING out Postmaster Hitch
cocks order to count and CLASSIFY
all the mail that goes in and out OF
the Office
The fast mail On Monday evening
was delayed 30 minutes by q freight
wreck at Hancock. In the wreck two
locomotives and 13 cars were badly
damaged. An open switch was the
cause of the trouble.
Martin ). Leahy and Joseph D. Boyle
attended IT, State convention OIL the
KniGhts Of Columbus, which met at
Frostburg this week. The above gen
tlemen are members Of the Westmns-
ter Council, 1893, Knights of Colum-
bus.
ME-. ana Mrs. y. Hoffman Fuss, OF
this city, spent Sunday Ill Union Mills,
with the family OF his father-ln-laN
Martin Yingling, MI. Yingiing is In
his S5th year and is in good health
and able to do the work about MS
home.
Look for the big automobile run On
Monday and Tuesday which il being
held under the auspices of the Automo-
bile Club of Washington. There are a.
bout 40 entries in the run,and IL Is eX-
pected to be one or the largest Wash
ington Club events ever held.
The cornerstone of the new Refs
terstown Baptist Church was LAG
Sunday afternoon by Ionic Lodge 81
Masons. Rev. Harry Kemp, the pas
tor, delivered the address and NUM-
Der OF Baptist clergymen were pres
ent. The music was given by the
Reisterstown Orchestra.
This week the Sentinel changed its
quarters from Odd Fellows Hall &c
the building, corner Of Main and I'D
erty streets. The Sentinel was hrst
published under the name OF the
Carrolltonian," i'm the building nov
occupied by "A. @. AIlgire, but for the
last 80 or So years 1t has been pub
lished III Odd Fellows Hall.
A reception was rendered Rev. a.
II. Mckinley and his wife at the n
Johns Methodist Episcopal Church
Hampstead, Of which he has recently
become pastor. Addresses were made
BY Rev. y. I'll Keller, of Hampstead
Rev Frank Steelman, OF Boring; Rev
George w. Strine, OF Greenmount Rev
Nilsson Thomas, OF Baltimore, and lay
members OF the church.
Memorial Day will be observed II
this county by the various camps q
the p. o. q. of A. The camps or VIII
field and Hampstead are preparing
programs or exercises, and we hops
the matter will be taken up by all tho
camps: they have number Oh olo
soldiers as members and 1t would be
q tribute to them To have this WORK
done BY the camps where there are no
G. q. r. Posts.
Western Maryland'g common stock
has advanced nine points since the
change In presidents took place This
grows out or the interest taken i'm the
road Nv tha DpI1tscha Bank representa-