The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-08-11
The apple and peach crops are
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The work OF making the improve.
ments to the Lodge Room OF Door tx
Virtue LodgeSA +. and a. M, OF this
city, has been started.
J.. A Eichorn will open an up-to.
date shooting gallery, tomorrow, (Sat-
urday) August L., in the room ad-
joining the Pioneer Moving Picture
Parlor.
In last Sundays Baltimore Ameri-
can, among the photographs OF babies
fine picture Of Charles w. Essom
Jr., of this city.
Divine service will not be held Ii
the churches of Salem Lutheran
Charge, (St Benjamin's and ST
John's) on Sunday, August IS, as the
pastor, Rev. r. w. Doty is away or
his vacation.
J. a. Blair, who has taught three
years at Blue Ridge College, Union
Bridge, will take a short summer
course at Zanerian College, Column
bus, Ohio, after which he will teach
in Mcpherson College, Mcpherson
Kansas.
The architect, Paul Reese, has fin
ished the drawings and specifications
for the addition to the Carroll Coun-
ty Almshouse. The Commissioners
have awarded the contract to local
builder and the work will be pushed
to a rapid completion.
Norman Brothers, of near Humps
Station, delivered a wagon load OF
wheat to the Littlestown Milling Co.
last Friday, containing 1876 bushels
within fraction Of tons. Six
horses drew the load, which is be-
lieved to be record-breaker.
Get your gun! The Westminster
Gun Club is going to hold a shoot on
the club grounds at the foot OF John
street, on Wednesday, August 16, and
invite all marksmen to join in max
ing the event a big success. About
40 entries have been recorded.
William E. Murdoch, Tannery, who
was taken to the Maryland Univer-
sity Hospital, Baltimore, recently, To
be operated on for q fractured skull
had improved enough to be moved to
his home on Monday. Murdoch was
hit in the head with a shovel by John
Reindollar.
The Bachman Valley Railroad has
been purchased by the Mason and
Dixon Mining Company, composed Of
capitalists and promoters, of Shrews-
bury, Pa, including John WOLF, w. II
and w. F. Myers, A ID. Collins and
w. G. Allen, who are mining ore in
that vicinity.
st. Johns Ieister's) Church will
hold it's annual Sunday school picnic
Saturday, August 26. Ex-Governor
Warfield and other prominent speak
ers will be present. Music will be
furnished by the Pleasant Valley
Band. Everybody attend. A large
crowd is expected.
Greenmount u. B. Church was
struck by lightning during the storm
OF August 2, sustaining damage
amounting to about $125. The struc-
ture, which is a weatherboarded one
had one gable end knocked out and
port of one tower was broken off.
The ocean-to-ocean automobile
tourists, who passed through this
city, en- route to Los Angeles from
Atlantic City, completed their journey
this week, reaching the Pacific Ocean
on Saturday. Members of the party
said they had found the roads good
for the entire trip excepting in Wy
oming and Utah.
There will be two games of base
ball on College field Saturday. Fow-
blesburg will play Mechanicsville at
100 o'clock. The second game will
start at 4 o'clock. Westminster will
line up against Mechanicsville. The
proceeds from both games will go to
the home team. Admission Is cents
or % cents for both games.
Oscar w. Hess, Of Union Bridge,
charged with violating the automo-
bile speed law on last Sunday after
noon, was fined S. and costs by JUS
tice Richard A. Bevan, of Arlington.
a similar fine was imposed on Mr.,
Hess on the charge Of having not dis
played a license. He was arrested
by Special officer j. ]. Mccarthy, OF
the Automobile Club Of Maryland.
The will Of Francis e. Colleberry
of Libertytown, has been filed fol
probate in the Orphans Court, OF
Frederick county. He gives to his
nephew, Frank r. Buckley, son OF Jno
Buckley, the sum of $500. All the
rest and residue Of the estate, real
personal and mixed, is bequeathed K
his wife, Elizabeth r. Colleberry alb
solutely. He appoints his wife exc
cutrix without bond.
Peter Carston, As years old, Of
Woodstock, this county, fell from the
footboard of one of the EdmondsoI
avenue cars, Baltimore, shortly after
s o'clock Sunday night and received
cut on the head. He was assisted
to the Franklin Square Hospital
where the wound was treated. Cars
ton was standing on the footboard 81
the car, when at the corner of War
wick avenue his foot slipped and be
fell heavily to the street. His injury
is not serious.
Early Monday morning the engineer
On the Western Maryland train, run
ming from Elkins, W. Va, to Durham
saw a big bear ambling peacefully or
the track. He slowed down, and the
bear was thrown Off the track unin,
jured. The express messenger jump
ed from car and killed the bear with
several well-directed shots from his
repeating rifle. A rug will be made
from the skin OF the bear and will be
presented to Alexander IT, Robertson
president of the Western Maryland