The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-03-22


Potomac below Piedmont
The latest report Of the Weathe
Bureau is Fair tonight, Saturda
cloudy"
The County Commissioners trans
acted their regular routine of wor
on Monday.
The county roads are in bad con
dition, and travel over them is SLOW
and tedious.
Street sWeepers and cleaners hay
been at work this week "a cleal
city IL truly city beautiful
Preston Corbin will open q grocer.
and fresh meat store at the corne
or Main and Court streets Oh Apri
1st-
Master Frank Miller, Madison ave
nue., has accepted a position q
Mitchells Art Gallery, East Mali
street
improvements are being made to thu
residence on Court street, which wa
purchased last week by Mr.. V. W
Power.
The Rock Hill Base Ball Club Il
scheduled to play a game here OF
May 20, with the Western Maryland
College.
Little Dorothy Reifsnider, daughter
of MIR. and Mrs. Ralph Reifsnider
Green street, has a mild case M
scarlet fever.
The Ladies Literary Club had a1
interesting meeting Tuesday after
noon at the residence OF Mrs. Geo. X
Brown, Park avenue.
4 number of our citizens spen
Tuesday night at Annapolis and heard
the arguments in the House for ant
against the Local Option Bill.
The Ladies Camp No. %, P. o. o
A., is to hold an oyster supper, Marcel
% and 80 in Washington Camp No
20, P. 0. S. of a. Hall, Gist, Md.
Mr.. ID. 5. Gehr, has completed al
up-to-date heating plant for Thomas
~ 90, in the property recently occu
pied by Dr. ,. =. Matthias, East Mar
street.
"a bunch Of crapshooters was 49,
rested early Sunday morning while
having q quiet game at the powel
house. q fine Of $1.00 was imposed
on each guilty party by Judge Shriv
err.
The Teachers Meeting to be held a
Taneytown, on Saturday, March 23
will commence at $50 instead of a
10 o'clock. There will be no after
noon session. Teachers are urged tt
be prompt in assembling.
A new bank barn on the farm O
John Smith, near Graceham, Nd
was burned Monday, together will
four horses, seven head of cattle
farming implements and grain. Tht
origin of the fire ii not known.
Spring was awakened Tuesday nigh
about 1870 o'clock when the frs
thunderstorm Of the year occurred
The thunder was accompanied b.
like downpour Of rain followed.
Mrs. George Siemonn, of Baltimore
formerly Miss Mabel Garrison, grad
uate of Western Maryland College
has signed contract with the Abor1
Opera Company and will sing leading
roles. Mrs. Siemonn will appear il
Baltimore the week Of May goth il
"Mignon-"
Rev DR.. J. M Sheridan, Presiden
of the Maryland Conference Of Thu
Methodist Protestant Church, vii
visit Finksburg Charge next Sunday
March "a, preaching at Sandy Mount
ait 1890 al m., and ait Providence ait
ID. m ID. Sheridan will also preacl
at Deer Park Church at 7.30 %. m
on Sunday.
The Teachers Meeting held at Sill
yer Run on Saturday, March 16, wa
very we'll attended. A very interest
ing feature was recitation in FRS
Grade reading conducted by Miss Lii
liam Zahn. The little folks in attend
ance were Irma Humbert, Evelyn Gov
er, Margaret Dutterer and Preston
Masenhimer.
The man with the garden is de
Gliding what he will pant in it afte
he Or his sons have dug UP the soil
He will not yet begin the use of tn
spade. There's an immense amour
of frost in the ground-t two OF tire
feet of it-and until that has beel
drawn out by the warm rays Of tn
sun, there'lI be little Roadway wit
gardening.
At the annual meeting Of the Blu
Mountain House stockholders, held il
IHagerstown, the following officer
were elected for the following year
President, H. A. McComas; vice presi
dent Charles S. Lane; secretary an
treasurer, H. H. Keedy, Jr.; directors
Charles S. Lane, F. w McComas, job
M Lane, M s. Haden, J. Clarenc
Lane and II. Fl. Keedy, Jr.
Persons who advertise in The Ad
vocate and who desire changes mad
in their advertisements will pleas
get such changes in to VI the fir
part of the week. It il to your in
terest that We get out good pape
for the people, but we cannot do
if everything piles on Us Thursday
Correspondents are also requested t
mail their letters not later than Wed
nesday.
The following automobile license
were issued to owners of cars in thi
county: N. E. Basler, Hampstead
Brush 10; R. D. Snyder, Union Bridgt
Ford 20; Smith-Y tnglfng Co., thi
city, Carhartt 35; Jacob II. Handley
this city, National 40; @. a. jenkins
Woodbine, Hupmobile 20; T. F
Rocky, TaneytoWn, Maxwell 30; {
nj. Wordsworth, MT. Airy, Packard IL
ID. ID Kemper, Maxwell, no; r.. #
Schaeffer, Buick %; William NJ. Keel
er, Crawford, 28; Geo. Mather, Kiln
"a; W. T.. Starner, Brush, 10, OF thi
city.
Two mules and a horse from tn
stable Of Albert Luttgerding,a farmer
! of North Branch, have died since Sur
day evening, and the farmers Of tina
Isection fear that the loss of MI Llt1