The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-04-28
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

niversary Of the order.
Smallwood Camp No. "a, p. o. OF A.,
will hold their annual strawberry and
ice cream festival in the hall May q,
1911.
Ringing Bros. big circus will show
in Baltimore, ON Monday and Tues
day. This is one Of the largest shows
in the country.
Chas. N. Mitten has purchased the
home property, formerly occupied by
his mother on East Main street. He
will occupy it next month.
We had a grand rain on Saturday,
which made business fiat in this city,
but did an abundance Of good to the
growing crops and dry wells.
Harry F. Kuhn, who has conducted
the Franklin House in Manchester for
several years,h purchased the Wash
ington house in the same place.
Miss Josephine Rupert, Of near
Shipley's, shot and killed large
fish hawk last Friday, while it was
flying. The hawk measured six feet,
one and a half inches. Is there any
other lady in Carroll county who can
do the same with a shot gun?
In publishing the names of
the members and guests pres
ent at the Forest and Stream
Club banquet at the Main Court Inn,
last Monday night we omitted the
name of James ID. Mitchell, who Is
one OF the clubs most enthusiastic
members.
A wedding of interest to many peo-
pie in this community is that of Miss
Augusta Johns McKellip, daughter OF
MIR. and Mrs. Joseph A. McKellip, and
MFR. Julian Chisholm Trenholm which
took place at the brides home in Bal
timore, on last Wednesday,. Owing
to mourning in the brides family,
only the two immediate families and
"a few intimate friends were present.
The Cantata, which was rendered
by the M. K. choir, Thursday evening
OF last week, in Hampstead, was con-
Sidered by all as a decided success,
not only from an artistic stand
point, but financially as well-about
$75 having been cleared. Hampstead
deserves much credit for this pro-
duction, and the crowded house show
ed appreciation by frequent applause.
The Young Americans, will play the
Young Nationals on College field,
Saturday afternoon at $50 O'Clock.
The young Americans are willing to
hear from any team made up OF boys
under 16 years Of age, they will play
Silver Run in couple Of weeks. The
line up is VIM. Stoner, c., Latimer
Elderdice, D., David Roger, lib, VIM.
Myers, 2b, HUBERT Greenwood, 3b,
Carley Cook, So, Chas. Masenheimer,
If. Ezra Harbaugh, CT, Edwin Bell,
VT
Reisterstown, Nd, to Hanover appears
to have reached a rather unsettled
condition. About two miles of the
road have been graded-from Green
mount to Garrett farm, near Manches-
ter, Md. This work was done by Con-
tractor Jacob Frederick, of Manchest-
er, during the latter part of last fall
Soon after reaching the point desig-
mated, work was abandoned with the
.supposition that it would be resumed
this spring Thus far work has not
commenced There are different rea-
sons assigned for the delay, but nc
authentic information has been forth
-coming.-Hanover Record.
We are in receipt of a copy The
Boston Journal" which gives an &C
count OF the celebration in Lowell
Mass, on April 10, Of the flftieth an
niversary Of the march through Baltl
more of the Massachusetts Sixth Regl
ment. Capt. Noyes, the oldest survl
vor of the Regiment, in speaking q
the laurel wreath which had been sem
by Miss Mary B. Shellman, OF thli
city, said: Here's our annual wreatf
for the Ladd and Whitney monumen
in the square, from the State of Mary
land, a sign that amenities ceased
with the close Of the war, from oul
adopted Southern daughter of thu
regiment Mary Bostwick Shellman.
The annual conference of the Church
of the Brethren for the Eastern Dis
trict of Maryland which has been IL
session for two days at Frederick, ad
journed this week. Elder William T
Miller was appointed TO the Belail
mission, Elder j. w. England to Yves
Point, and Elders w. z. Roop and ID
E. Englar to Locust Valley. Elders O
d. Bonsack and "A. p. Snader Wer'
elected to the mission board, Eide
Alfred Englar a member OF the boar
OF trustees Of the Old Folks Home ant
Elder G. S. Harp delegate TO n
national annual meeting at st. Joseph
Mo. The following were elected trus
tees. Elders S. Ell. UtZ, G. X. Snap
pington and A. P. Snader- The mex
annual district meeting will be held IL
Baltimore.
The trial Of Peyton E. Poole, charges
with the murder Of his niece Miss Vol
Poole, because,it is alleged he could no
marry her, began Monday morning i
the Circuit Court at Towson, hav1n
been removed from Baltimore. MIS-
Poole was shot in the abdomen Sep
TENDER 2,at her boarding house, 2O3
Huntingdon avenue, Baltimore. He
uncle is said to have been infatuate
with her for some years. About wv
weeks before the shooting he came 7
Baltimore from MtAiry, and stop
ped at the same boarding house wher
his niece was living. According to
statement made by Miss Poole afte
the shooting, her uncle had threatene
her before and the night previou
drew a knife to cut her, and only @
her promise to marry him did he de
sist The following day, she said, 30
refused to marry him and he followe
her to the kitchen and shot her. Bot
were taken to st Luke's Hosp1ta
where Poole recovered in 10 days, ar
Miss Poole died October %, having
according to the physician In charge