The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-07-19
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

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Electric lights have been installed
in GlyndOn Methodist Episcopal
Church.
Mr. Frank u. Power, Bond street,
has purchased Ford runabout from
Herr and Babylon.
MIR. Id. i. Haines, Or Dennings, Md,
realized 138 bushels OF barley from
one and one-half bushels sown.
Gate and corn were blown down by
the high wind O. Sunday afternoon
which accompanied the storm
MIR. Dallas Miller, son OF MI.
Samuel Miller, near this city, is Re
ceiving treatment at the Maryland
University Hospital, in Baltimore.
The Carroll County Teachers III
stitute will b. held in this city from
September to 13. The instructors
will b. Miss Minnie IT.. Davis and
Prof. Willis TIT. WILCOX.
Considerable damage was done to
the steeple o. the United Brethren
Church in Manchester about q. 60,
Thursday morning by lightning
striking ii, but fortunately 10 fire
was started.
Rev. Martin wv. Schweitzer, Of
Union Bridge, assisted at the install
lation services of Rev. T. j.. Weaver,
the new pastor of the Reformed
Church at Boonsboro and Funkstown,
Md, o. Sunday
Company il, accompanied by the
First Regiment Band, left OF the
Fast Mail Sunday evening for Mount
Gretna, "a, To join the To-day joint
army and militia maneuver camp
which began Tuesday morning.
The following automobile licenses
have been taken out by auto owners:
George TIT. Caple, Ford, 20, Eastview;
J. IT,. Masenhimer, Crawford, 28, Man
chester; Howard A. Barnes, Stevens
Dreay, %, Westminster.
Prof. TT. II. R. Brickbill, Of Marion,
Pa was appointed principal Of the
Boonsboro school, Boonshoro, Md.
Prof Brickbill was former professor
OF mathematics at Blue Ridge College,
Union Bridge.
Messrs wv. Norman Hood, Dr.
Luther Kemp, Samuel 81 Otto, Chas.
TT. Sapp and Dr. George IL. Baugh-
man, of this county, are among the
signers To the call for the Roosevelt
convention to b. held in Baltimore
o. July p.
a terrapin was found by MR. David
u. Haines, of Dennings, Md, when he
cut hi barley Oh June 28 On the
terrapin was carved it,. q. H., 1885,
which was done by Mr. Haines
father, Samuel "a. Haines, at that
date.
Clerk Of the Circuit Court Oscar ID.
Gilbert, has purchased a handsome
36-Chalmers-Detr automobile from
Mr. Lester Smelser, New Windsor
Mr. Smelser also sold the car that
a. advertised in this paper, and pur-
chased one of the latest model Chal-
mer-Detroits for hi own use.
This II the season for mad dogs. ri
will therefore b. wise to keep . close
watch, even o. the best tempered Of
these animals, and to b. especially
cautious of strangers and tramps
The heat j. generally supposed to be
responsible for the rabies, and even
the best intentioned dogs may Be
come afflicted. DO not let children
play with dogs.
Last fall brought a record break
in crop Of chestnuts, but judging by
the appearance Of the chestnut trees
about the county ait this time it looks
- though there will b. plenty of
them again this year. The trees are
fairly covered with blossoms and i'm
dicatiOns point to heavy crop in ali
sections. The crop last year in this
county was the largest that had been
known in this section for years
The great Farmers Fair at Mount
Airy will d. held August 22, 23 and
"a. The Yellow Springs band and
orchestra has beeen engaged to fur
nish the music. Mr. Albert Dorsey
il chairman OF the committee i'm
charge of this part of the arrange
ment, although Mr. Spencer %. Stull,
who j. interested in the success OF
the fair, was largely instrumental in
securing the engagement
Baltimore city and county police
are looking for Frank Murphy, %
years old, 10 inmate Of the Spring
field State Hospital, who escaped
from the institution several days ago.
Murphy il a giant in stature, accord
ing to the description given Tie
stands feet inches i'm height and
weighs 1859 pounds Tie has dark hair
and complexion and blue eyes. Be
fore being sent to the asylum H. lived
r. Baltimore.
The automobile owners are now
beginning to feel the effects Of the in
crease in the cost of gasoline The
price Of gasoline has been advanced
another cent per gallon by the Stand
ard Oil Company, in Baltimore. The
increase just ordered means a two
cent advance i'm very short order, a.
there was a cent advance ordered a
week ago, Gasoline III now retailing
in Westminster for 17 and IT'S cents
per gallon and there are people now
predicting the price Will 20 to 20
cents by the end Of the year On
January 1st, Of this year, gasoline
sold at ia and 15 cents here Some
say the dissolution OF the Oil trust
has had something to Go with the in
crease in price