The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-09-06
LOCAL AFFAIRS.


September 23
There IL a large and fine grape
crop in this vicinity.
Mr. Samuel Robinson il building "a
bungalow On West George street
Only 8 more days Of vacation. Pub
lie schools will open September IL.
In an article published in Maryland
Suffrage News, Mr.. Herbert r. Wood
en-, Hampstead, argues in favor OF
"votes for women"
Last Sunday memorial services were
held in many parts of the State for
the late General Booth, founder and
leader OFF the Salvation Army.
Rev. G. wv. Baughman will hold
Harvest Home services az Winters
Church, Sunday, September s, at 10 a.
m. and at Mt. Union Church at 2.3O
p. m.
Mr.. William Stauffer, Of near
Sparks, Md, has purchased from y.
H.. Baer farm Of 125 acres, near
Taneytown. The price was about
$500 per acre.
The Advocate employees extend
thanks to Mr. Milton Chew, OF Reese,
for fine and delicious cantaloupe, a
sample Of the kind he serves to his
customers in this city
On account of the crowded condi-
ton of the freight sidings at Union
Bridge an extra freight train on
Sunday moved a number of crippled
cars To the storage siding AT Tannery-
Miss Lizzie Herr and Rev %. C.
Douglass, Of this city, are among the
speakers at the meeting of the Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union
to be held in Cumberland, October 2.
A very enjoyable subscription dance
was held Monday night at Main
Court Inn. 1t was attended by a
number Of out-of-town people and
guests of the several hotels Of the
town.
The 6-year-old grandson OF Thomas
Painter, Smallwood, broke his hir
BY falling off the lazy board Of q
in Baltimore by DR.. T. ]. Coonar
yesterday afternoon.
A large crowd of people was il
this city on Saturday night The
chief attraction was the Chautauqua
but the most forcible reminders ot
the evening were several scraps, from
which few bruised faces were TO-
tiCeable.
Rev. G. ID. Gossard, pastorof Fourth
United Brethren Church, Baltimore
has been selected as president of LIE
banon Valley College, Lebanon, Pa.
to succeed Rev. DR.. Lawrence Keis
ter, who resigned at the close Of thu
last session.
Four carloads of sheep and hog
for Baltimore were backed Off Of al
extra freight here 90 Sunday after
noon To BE- fed They were run il
the cattle yards from the cars ant
fed, and were loaded in the evening
for shipment.
Ray Spencer, of this city, outfeldel
on the New Orleans Base Ball Club
will leave on September Is, with thu
above club for Cuba, where they vii
play ball with the clubs in the diff
ferent cities there for five weeks
lie will return To New Orleans OF No
vember 3.
Everybody's saying it. Saying what
Why that the Chautauqua is the bes
thing we've ever had in Westminster
and that we must, by all means, make
it an annual event The excellen
lectures and musical features provid
ed for each day exceeded everybody
expectations.
The Deer Park Sunday school, o
Smallwood, held it, annual picnic
in the grove adjoining the church
Saturday afternoon and evening anC
it was largely attended. The music
was furnished by the Smallwood Or
chestra which rendered some yer!
fine selections.
The army worm, which is very de-
structive in the South, made its ap
pearance on farm in the vicinity O.
HighlandtOwn, Md, very recently *
far three fields have been visited b!
the worm, and entirely cleared o
vegetation. The farmers are watch
ing the spread of the pest with grea
anxiety.
The Westminster Hardware Com
pany has contracted for heating thu
residences of Mrs. Martha E. Cramer
Prof. w. p. Yount, and Mrs. John ;
Schweigart, of this city; MIR. TT.
Musselman, of Manchester; MIR. O
Frank Essich, near Stonersville, anC
st. Johns (Leister's) Church, neal
Brummel.
1t is now regarded as almost GER
tain that another season Of granC
opera will be given in Baltimore al
the Lyric by the Chicago Grand Opera
Company, and it is stated that the
Academy of Music will be enlarged
and improved SO that it will be one
of the largest and most beautiful play
houses iii the country and a season
OF grand opera will b. given there.
Thursday, September - is tht
Jewish New Years day. 1t will marx
the beginning of the year 1913, which
according to the Old Testament, is the
present age of this world. Solemn
services will be held in all the Jew
ish synagogues and temples through,
out the world. The sound of the sho
far. which inspires every Jewish hear
tn renewed religious fervor, will bt
heard
The premium list Of the Hagers
town Fair to be held October Is, is
IL and Is, has been received by The
Advocate, and is large and liberia
one. Carroll county has a board o.
directors of the Association as fol
lows: Geo. w. Albaugh, Charles E
Fink, r. Thomas Babylon, Charles "
Wantz, Harry r.. Cover and Joseph ID
Brooks, Westminster; Jesse mt Fuss
Union Bridge; n. Herbert Shriver
Union Mills: ID. p. Smelser, New
Windsor; F. a. Crawford, Taylors-
Vile; r. j. Walden, Middleburg, and
Vim. L. Richards, Patapsco.