The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-06-09

Mrs. Jacob WantZ, who was seri-
ously i'll last Friday with indigestion
is much improved now.
Farmers are complaining or the
cut worms. They are finding as high
as eight and ten in one hill Of corn.
Mrs. M. a. 3. Orendorff has opened
manicuring parlor, 1877 =. Main
street, next to DIR. Roses drug store.
After their meeting On June 15,Doorr
to-Virtue Lodge, A. F. and A. M, OF
this city, will discontinue It's meet
ings for the summer.
The Westminster Deposit and Trust
Company has declared a semi-annual
dividend of five per cent, clear of all
taxes, payable June 80.
Charity Lodge, Knights of PythiaE,
and the Independent Order Or Mechan-
les lodges Of this city, are meeting Oh
alternate weeks during the summer
months.
Mrs. Mary T.. Weidner, of this city,
was the guest OF MI. and Mrs. David
Sharretts, of Marston, for several days.
Mrs. Weidner was canvassing for the
p. o. OF a.
Prof. Simpson was in Frederick on
Wednesday to See the School Board
OF that county on business In regard
to Mt. Airy, a school on the line be-
tween the two counties.
In the auditorium of the High
School Building the Teachers Exam
nation was held the 9TH and 8th,
instant. There are five applicants for
the Normal School, and only one va
cancy.
At meeting of the Mayor and Com
mon Council, held last Monday even
ing, the contract for street sprinkling
and carting was awarded to II. II.
Harbaugh, and the contract for wagon
hauling to John a. Arbaugh.
A camp Of p. o. of A, will be or
ganized on Monday, June -, by the
district president, Mrs. Mary =. Weld
Ener at the. home of Mrs. David Shar-
retts, Marston. Ladies are cordially
invited to be present On that date.
Westminster High School base ball
club made an effort to defeat the
Western Maryland College team, Oh
June 2, but failed, the score being
IL to A. The High School team, how
ever, deserves a great deal Of praise
for the game il put up.
While washing windows on Satur-
day, about 1:30 o'clock, at the G. &
P. Telephone Company's building, a.
T.. Sellers, one of the employees of
the Company met with an accident.
His arm went through the window
pane and an artery was cut.
The Washington and Westminster
Turnpike Company has sold the turn
pike from Westminster to SmalIwood,
to the States Road Commission, for
$4,000. The toll gate was taken OF
on Thursday morning and no toll
has been collected since then.
The parish school-house, Of St.
johns Catholic Church, is being en-
larged and improved. A large hall
will be built over the school room for
the purpose of holding school enter
tainments, etc. Steam heat will be put
in, and other modern improvements.
The strawberry. festival of the
Ladies' Aid Society or the Lutheran
Church, near Smallwood, will be held
in the grove adjoining the church, to-
morrow night, June 10th, If the wealth
er is favorable. IF unfavorable it will
be postponed until Monday night fol
lowing. .r-G
Following the suggestions of the
committee on decorations for COM
mencement week, many Of our
citizens have had their residences and
places of business handsomely deco
rated by out-of-town decorators, and
it is to be hoped that many more will
do likewise.
The Agricultural Department re
ports that this years wheat harvest
will be the greatest ever produced. 1t
is estimated that there will be an in
crease of about 68,84S,S57 bushels over
that garnered last year. N. /. Gorsuch
& Son have the largest wheat crop in
this section OF the State.
Memorial services were hell last
Sunday afternoon by Charity Lodge,
No. So, knights of 2yGhias, An inter
esting address was delivered by
knight Fl. Peyton Gorsuch. After the
deceased brothers in Westminster and
Kreider's cemeteries were decorated
with towers.
We are pleased to note that the
highest honors of the graduating class
OF Western Maryland College are won
by young people Of this city. Miss
Dorothy Elderdice is valedictor;an, md
Miss Marguerite Stem is salutatorian
for the girls; Robert Greenfield is
yaledictorian for the boys, and May
nard Bacon ranks third.
The receipts from the festival held
| by the Westminster Fire Company
last week amounted to s475-96. expen-
diture $69.76. The department returns
thanks to all those who 50 generously
gave their time and work to make the
festival grand success.
Those having charge OF the supper
tables were Mrs. Fl. p. Fowble, Mrs.
s. @. Stoner Mrs. j. Thomas Anders
and Mrs. j. Gloyd Diffendal. The ice
cream table was in charge of the
young ladies OF the r. w. NJ. Club.
| III the minister, who mentioned IN
his pulpit on Sunday morning that one
or the County papers 1.-THE Advocate)
had stated in its locals that three
legged chicken had been Matched, but
had not noticed in its columns the
fact that a well attended meeting on
temperance had taken place, would
have the morals of the community a
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