The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-10-20
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

The beautiful flowers Of autumn
are fading.
Herbert Matthias, former clerk i'm ID.
s. Gehr's hardware store, has accepted
position in Baltimore. He entered
upon his duties last week.
James Stem, SON OF MIR. and Mrs.
Harvey Stem, East Green street, was
operated on at St. huke's Hospital,
Baltimore, ON Sunday for throat
trouble.
two-yearrold son or MIR. and Mrs.
James Plunkert, near hittlestown,
Pa, was taken to q York (Pa) Hos
pital, to dislodge several beans be
had swallowed
One day this week. young lady
OF this city found chestnut burr
in a nearby woods containing 10
good sound chestnuts. 1t was, in
deed, curiosity.
Bethel school will hold an Oyster
Supper in the Band Hall at Carrollton,
Friday night, October 9th. II the
weather be unfavorable, the supper
will be held Saturday night the 18th.
Proceeds for School Library. All in
vited
First Lieutenant Richard 3. Creecy,
Of the United States Marine Corps, at
present stationed in Philadelphia, Pa,
at the Advanced Base School, has
been promoted to a captaincy, to date
from August 25 last. Captain Creecy
lis a son-in-law of Mrs John T.. Reif-
snider, ST., Terrace Hill.
The annual meeting OF the Car
roll County Medical Society will be
held at the Main-Court Inn on next
Friday, October p, at II o'clock. a
paper will be read by DR.. Irving y.
Spear neurologist University OF
Maryland; there will be election Of
officers and important matters Will
be taken up.
Edward o. Weant, Democratic can
didate for States Attorney, gave
box party at the Maryland theatre,
Baltimore, last Saturday evening. In
the party we're Emerson C.Harrington,
and John H. Cunningham, Democratic
and Republican candidates Tor
Comptroller; Judge J. a. G. Bond, and
r. Neal Parke.
The average condition of all crops in
Maryland, October 1, according to an
nouncement recently made by the De-
partment of Agriculture, was exactly
per Centbetter than the general aver
age Of all crops for the entire coun-
try. The average for Maryland Oc-
tober I, is given as SS.7; that for the
whole country S6.7.
Two young Republican workers 80
who have just jumped into lime light
as politicians this fall, and who were
SO eager to have all the Democrats
stricken from the Registration books
OF the third precinct of the seventh
district, put five Republicans on their
list to have them erased. Go slow.
learn your people first.
The Strawbridge Methodist Episco-
pal Church, Park avenue and VII
son street, Baltimore. will celebrate
its 18th anniversary next week. "
very interesting program OF services
has been arranged, beginning Sunday,
October p, and continuing every eve
ming during the week. Churches or
other denominations will participate
IN these services, and everybody
who is interested is invited to attend.
The will OF II. Lewis, Gies, Of Refs
terstown, which was left for probate
Saturday in the Orphans Court at
Towson, directs that his property
be sold and one-half or the proceeds
given to his widow, Mrs. Rosa Lee
Gies The other half OF the proceeds
Is to be divided equally among his
children-Messrs.- ~, y.
beonidas and John Frank Gies and
Mrs. Julia e. CLANCY The will Is
dated March 9, 1909.
The names of about 60 candidates
for nomination at the primaries held
in this county, August 20, have been
reported by Hon. N. Winslow Will
Jams, secretary of state, to States
Attorney u. M. Reifsnider, because
they failed to comply with the law
requiring all candidates to file q
statement of their expenses with the
secretary OF state within 30 days. Un-
der the law the states attorney IL re-
quired to begin the prosecution OF
such delinquents within Is days.
Those who failed to comply with the
law are about equally divided be-
tween the two parties.
With the assistance OF Deputy Sher-
if Caleb $. Hobbs, Miss Lucy q. Ran
dali, of North Branch, captured Amos
Whitaker, colored whom she charged
with robbing her store of So, and Sc
cured the money. The negro had e.
tered the store and asked for piece
OF tobacco. He handed Miss Randall
a quarter, and, as she went upstairs
to get the change, she says the negro
took the money The robbery was
not discovered until the man was
we'll on his way. Miss Randall went
to the home of Mr. Hobbs and 1t was
not long before they overlook the
man. He was given q hearing and
dismissed upon paying the cost