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

Baer'6 LADIES UnQ6TSeIllnS OCOT0,
will open tomorrow on East Main
street, opposite Firemen'g Hail.
The stork left at the residence Of
MIR and Mrs. Harry Adams, this city,
fine baby girl % Saturday last
The fall in the price of eggs j. q
welcome one to the households who
through Lent are compelled to use hen
fruit in large quantities
Guy ". Fringer, head compositor
of The Times, has resigned his posit-
ion and has accepted similar one
with the American Sentinel.
Western Maryland College Students
will give signs of relief on nexa Tues
day, as it will mark the end of the
examinations for the mid-winter term.
Harry Rosenstock, merchant, has
purcased from Charles E. Fink, at
torney, the property occupied by
Abraham Hecht, as saloon, near the
railroad
Two candidates were inflated into
the Order Of Odd Fellows On Monday
night before an enthusiastic meeting.
Ten applications are o. file for mem
bership.
Look out for the spring millinery
openings next week. Our stores are
preparing modish and beautiful Easter
hats and bonnets. See their adver-
tisements in The Advocate.
Robert Myers, son of Malanchton
Myers, of Baltimore, formerly OF
Pleasant Valley, Md, won the Mara
thon roller skate race in Baltimore
last Monday evening and received a
prize.
Samuel Helm, East Green street,
has moved to the residence OF his
mother James Leahy has moved
from East Main street to John Buck
ingham's residence Oh East Green
street
The Aid Society Of the Grace Luth-
eran Church was entertained Tuesday
evening ait the home of Mrs. Walter
a. Ford, West Main street Thirty
were in attendance and two new
members were added to the list OF
earnest workers.
Because the switching system in
the yards at Union Station, Baltimore,
was being changed by the Pennsyl-
Vania Railroad Co., traffic on the
Western Maryland Railway was
greatly delayed on Sunday Some
trains were delayed two hours.
Edward r. Brundige, Of this city
will open a store, o. West Main
street next to Smith & Reifsnider
in the old Stafford Lunch Room, eth
IL the first Oh second week in April
Thomas Zepp, a well known salesman
in this city has been engaged by Mr.
Brundige as salesman in the new
store.
A crusade against rats is being made
by the citizens on Pennsylvania ave-
nue.. In the last three days rodents
have been trapped and killed in two
barns. The neighbors are invited to
join in and eXterminate the destruc-
tive rat family, so as to save their
young chickens which are being car
ried Off
we understand that at the election
which will take place 1n Union Bridge
On the first Monday in April for
mayor and councilmen, the citizens
will vote for Oh against having hoe
pens in the corporate limits. Til looks
as though Union Bridge will Jet
ahead of u III this matter. Cant
Westminster follow such good ex-
ample?
Maryland Day will be appropriately
observed in the Carroll county schools
next Monday The topic will be 1.-THE
Founding of the Maryland Colony and
its First Half Century" Exercises
will be held in the auditorium of West.
minister High School at 2 o'clock
when an appropriate address will be
delivered, with other interesting eX
ercises.
The oyster supper held by Never
Die II. O. q CT. Lodge in Mr. Como
ways hall, at Berrett, was quite :
success. "a fair sum of money was
realized. The members of the Lodge
wish to- thank the neighbors for theil
kindness and liberality. Every ont
who was asked to contribute respond
ed with a very generous basket i
was much appreciated.
The question is often asked: 'Wha
did Westminster people do with them
selves in the evenings before moving
pictures were shown here?" Very few
people realize the extent to which thi:
amusement feature has grown in th1i
city Both the Star and the Opera
House give excellent shows, and tht
vaudeville at the Opera House OF
Saturday afternoons and evenings
never fails to draw crowded houses.
at the dog show held at the NORTH
Avenue Casino, Baltimore, last weel
a valuable pointer exhibited by Mr.
John IL. Reifsnider, Westover, wor
1st prize in the limit class, and 2nC
prize in the novice and American breC
classes. Mr.. Lynn Coane, Locus
Stock Farm, exhibited two Russian
wolf hounds, male and female: Pet
rolf (male) won 1st prize in thu
American bred, public and novice
classes, and tied for special ribbon
with Mile FRITZ Scheff's dog; Crane
iona (female) won 3rd prize in tn
novice and American bred lclasses
Mr.. Coane's Boston terrier, Anjou (fe
male) won 3rd prize in the movie
class. These dogs are the first eve
exhibited by Mr. Coane.
By request W. insert the following
Tin regard to the item found in th
Local Affairs Of this paper last wee
concerning the rumor that Roger Ship
ley was a soldier in the U. s. Army
and was to be shot for desertion, will
say, that this is an untruth, as he
not in the army and has never beer
there, but feel quite sure if he wer
he would be more courageous thai
to desert from the army. Should lik
very much to know the correspondent
and also will say it was a mistake a
to his home. He is now in California
being employed by the 5. p. r. R. a
t. an