The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-09-22
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

LUUhL MEEhAM0t
A number of our citizens attended
the Hanover Fair this weew.
Forty tickets were sold from this
city to Pen-Mar on Sunday, II being
the last day Of the season for that
resort.
Miss Maggie Little, West Main
street, has accepted a position az
clerk in the store or the Carroll
Mdse. Co.
Clarence Stoner, OF Baltimore, has
purchased the greengrocery and pro
vision store OF III. W. Babylon, West
Main street.
The Fred. II. ID. Knapp Co., OF
this city, ID conducting a very sue
cessful business which has increased
60 per cent. over that OF last year.
The engine on local freight broke
down In this city on Saturday morn
ing, delaying the train about 4 hours
until another engine could be receiv-
ed.
Thomas & Co. sold for Charles w
Reese, wood lot containing Il
acres, located near Leister's Church
to Jacob Neudecker, for $40 per
acre.
The Ladies' Camp p. 0. of A.,
No. %, Of Gist, will hold picnic on
September 80. If the weather is IN
favorable 1t will be held the first
fair evening.
The general store or Edward T.
Bachtell, at Edgemont, On the
Western Maryland railroad, was rob
bed Of about 5000 worth Of goods on
the night of September Is.
A false rumor is afoat to the effect
that the Main-Court Inn will be clos
ed during the winter. Although the
summer rush Is over, the Main-Court
has every prospect for a successful
winter season.
Fred. Magin, OF Smallwood, exhib-
tied at this Office last week an apple
of the York Imperial variety, which
he picked from a pile OF apples In
his cellar from last years crop. the
apple was firm and In good condition
as if picked this year.
The Westminster base ball club al
ter losing several games has come
back to its usual form. On Saturday
the club defeated Dennings by a
score of6 to 5. Themanagerpromis
winning team hereafter and the fans
should turn out and encourage the
team.
Joseph L.. Franklin, John street,
has formed a co-partnersh1p with
William 7. Wilson, OF this city,in the
livery business. The business Will
be run under the name of Franklin q
Wilson, and they invite their friends
to call upon them when in need OF
teams.
z. w. Winter, of Jordan's Retreat,
met with an accident one day this
week. He had been sitting on the
ground and upon raising up suddenly
he threw his weight On his right
leg. causing a partial fracture OF
the small bone of the leg and LAGER
alton of one OF the ligaments Of the
knee joint.
The street running from Main street
to the new State road at the rail-
road is a disgrace to any city or
town. The street Is the property OF
the w. nj. Railroad and proper steps
should be taken to have the company
repair it at once. Let our Board OF
Health take up this matter and force
the Railroad Company to fix the road
Immediately.
T. Herbert Shriver, Chairman Of
the Democratic State Central Commit
tee, the governing body of the Demo-
cratic Party, has issued a call for a
meeting Of the County Central Com
mlttee to be held In Westminster, on
Monday next, at TO o'clock a. m, for
the purpose Of organization, &c. a
large attendance is expected, az the
coming campaign promises to be an
active one.
What kept the Blue Mountain Ak
press from being wrecked on Satur-
day afternoon Is a mystery. Near
Finksburg while the train was run
ming at high rate or speed the pony
trucks on the engine jumped the
track and ran along on the ties cut
ting the heads OF spikes on for a
quarter of a mile and then jumped
back on again as it neared switch
before the train could be brought to
stop.
With interesting ceremonies the
new Reisterstown Baptist Church,
Reisterstown, was dedicated Sunday
afternoon at o'clock. Rev. Henry
Kemp, the pastor, delivered the open
ing prayer. The dedicatory sermon
was preached by Rev. o. G. p. Wal
lace, pastor Of First Baptist Church
OF Baltimore. Rev II. M. Griesemer
pastor of Franklin Square baptist
Church; MIR. Eugene lowering and q
number Of local clergy were present
Hamilton Y. Sprenkle was found
dead Saturday In one of the rooms OF
the Arcadian Social Club, in the First
National Bank building, Hanover, "a
The discovery was made by john
Neiderhoefer, the janitor, when he
visited the room early that morning
and from all evidences it appears thai
Mr.. Sprenkle, in fit OF melancholia
caused BY weakened physical con-
dition, took his own life. The janit0l
found the body lying Oh the floor Of
"a small room, used as kitchen, with
"a gas let turned ON full, the door anc