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 %,
1911.
Ringing Bros. big circus will show
in Baltimore, on Monday and Tues
day. This liz one of the largest shows
in the country.
Chas. N. Mitten has purchased the
his mother ON East Main street. He
will occupy it next month.
We had a grand rain on Saturday,
which made business fiat in thig city,
but did an abundance of good to the
growing crops and dry wells
Harry F. Kuhn, who has conducted
the Franklin House I'm Manchester for
several years,has purchased the Wash
ington house i'm the same place.
Miss Josephine Rupert, OF near
Shipley's, shot and killed a 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 shot gun?
In publishing the names of
the members and guests pres
emit at the Forest and Stream
Club banquet at the Main Court Inn,
last Monday night We omitted the
name or James ID. Mitchell, who 10
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- z. choir, Thursday evening
OF last week, in Hampstead, was con-
.sidered by all as decided success,
not only from an artistic stand
point, but financially as well-about
SIS 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 neld,
Saturday afternoon at 2.3O 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, 10, VIM.
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Carley Cook, IS, Chas. Masenhe1mer,
If. Ezra Harbaugh, CT, Edwin Bell
W.T.
The proposed trolley road from
Reisterstown, Md. 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 il would be resumed
this spring. Thus far work has not
commenced There are different rea-
sons assigned for the delay, but no
authentic information has been forth
coming.-Hanover Record.
We are in receipt Of a copy off, The
Boston Journal which gives an &C
count or the celebration in Lowell,
Mass, on April 10, Of the fiftieth an
niversary Of the march through Baltl-
more OF the Massachusetts Sixth Regi-
ment. Capt. Noyes, the oldest survi-
vor of the Regiment, in speaking of
the laurel wreath which had been sent
by Miss Mary B. Shellman, of this
city, said: Here's our annual wreath
for the Laid and Whitney monument
in the square, from the State Of Mary
land, a sign that amenities ceased
with the close of the war, from our
adopted Southern daughter Of the
regiment Mary Bostwick Shellman.
The annual conference of the Church
of the Brethren for the Eastern Dis
trict of Maryland which has been in
session for two days at Frederick, ad-
journed this week. Elder William q.
Miller was appointed to the Belair
mission, Elder J. w. England TO West
Point, and Elders w. 2. Roop and d.
z. Englar to Locust Valley. Elders q
ID. Bonsack and A. P. Snader were
elected to the mission board, Elder
Alfred Englar a member OF the board
OF trustees of the Old Folks Home and
Elder G.. S. Harp a delegate to the
national annual meeting at st. Joseph
Mo. The following we're elected trus-
tees Elders $. II. Utz, @. X. Snap
pington and A. p. Snader- The next
annual district meeting will be held in
Baltimore.
The trial Of Peyton e. Poole, charged
with the murder of his niece, Miss Viola
Poole, because,it Is alleged, he could not
marry her, began Monday morning 10
the Circuit Court at Towson, having
been removed from Baltimore. Miss
Poole was shot in the abdomen Sep
TENDER Eat her boarding house, 2O34
Huntingdon avenue, Baltimore. Hel
uncle Is said to have been infatuated
with her for some years. About twc
weeks before the shooting he came tc
Baltimore from Mt-Airy, and stop
ped at the same boarding house where
his niece was living. According 70
statement made by Miss Poole afte1
the shooting, her uncle had threatened
her before and the night previous
drew a knife to cut her, and only OF
her promise to marry him did he &C.
sist. The following day, she said, snt
refused to marry him and he FOLLOWED
her to the kitchen and shot her. Botf
were taken to st Luke's Hospital
where Poole recovered in 10 days, ant
Miss Poole died October 20, having
according to the physician in charge