The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-05-31
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 81, 1912
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

been confined to the house with rheu-
matism, il improving.
Oliver Yingling, who il, employed
by Mr. Jos. ID. Brooks, Willis street,
was paralyzed this morning.
Mrs. Fred Magin, of Smallwood, has
green beans large enough to eat. They
are On display in her garden.
MT Michael Doyle, Doyle avenue,
j. having his residence painted.
Charles Stouch is doing the work.
Huff's Bakery has moved from East
Main street to Mount Pleasant where
MIR. Huff formerly conducted the bak-
cry business.
The Chesapeake Motorcycle Club,
of Baltimore, passed through this
city on Sunday, on 200 mile run
to Lancaster and return.
Mechanicsvf1Ie ball club was de-
feated by the Union Bridge team on
Saturday last OF the latter's grounds
by score OF 9 to 2. This A. Mechan-
icsville's first defeat
The Ladies' Aid Society Of Zion
Church will hold an ice cream and
strawberry festival on June 8th. If
the weather should be unfavorable it
will b. held the first fair night.
Mr. Allen Sharrer, son Or MIR. and
Mrs. Jesse Sharrer, West Main street,
having successfully passed the re-
quired examinations, received on
Monday his appointment to West
Point Military Academy.
The Supervisors of Election met On
Monday and appointed Ivan IT, Hoff
counsel to the board. They afterward
destroyed the ballots, returns and tai
ly sheets and poll books from last
falls election by burning them in a
lot in the rear of Ascension Church,
Court street.
The 4. O. M. held memorial services
in the lodge room, Davis Hall, on
Sunday afternoon, after which the
members marched to the Westmin-
ster cemetery and decorated the
graves of deceased members with
flowers and flags. The Centenary
Methodist Episcopal Church choir
sang two anthems.
Mr.. William Northrop, head Of the
Gould electric light and railway in
terests in Richmond, Va, and brother
of Mr.. r. P. Northrop, of this city,
was seriously injured last Monday
when n cranked the engine or hi
automobile while it was stalled in
gear When he started the engine
the car plunged ahead and ran over
him.
Mount Airy High School held its
first commencement in Masonic Hall
o. Tuesday evening. The address to
the graduates was by former Governor
Edwin Warfield and President Thos.
Fell, of st. Johns College, Annapolis,
spoke on education. A. Frank Miller,
of Mt. Airy, conferred the medal Civ
en- by the principal, and Prof. George
Morelock, of this city, conferred di-
plOmas.
Plans are nearly complete for the
Officers Camp, (which Will be held at
Westminster, on June 10 to Is. Fully
$50 officers, commissioned and non
commissioned, will attend, and there
will be- On hand to instruct them ITO
officers from the regular Army. Gen
eral Macklin announced that he will
attend the camp, as will also Major
Alexander, who will act as one of the
instructors.
At the opening of Court on Monday
morning Judges Thomas and Forsythe
pronounced sentences upon the fol
lowing prisoners: Andrew j. Tawney,
2 years, Wade Miller years, William
S. Arbaugh, 2 years in the House of
Correction for stealing meat from
Joshua Stevenson's smoke house, and
George Bruce, colored, 3 months for
wife beating and months to the
House Of Correction for carrying a
razor.
Mrs. Ida P. Stabler, primary grade
supervisor of the Carroll county
schools during the past year, left this
week for Chester county, Pa, to visit
her mother until the State Teachers
Association convenes at Braddock
Heights Mrs. Stabler will instruct a
class at Braddock on Some Interest
ing Hints about Picture Study, and
will also conduct a Department OF
Educational Progress for the purpose
OF instructing the teachers along
those lines.
Clarence Cole, of near this city, was
arrested in Hanover, Pa, on Saturday
morning by officer Keyser on charge
of stealing a set of harness from Mary
and Fanny Reese, and bride, martin
gales dHu whip IFOm raul RGGS6y Al
of near this city on Tuesday, May 21
States Attorney Edward o. Weant and
Deputy Sheriff Harry @. Hesson, went
20 Hanover on Saturday morning and
brought the prisoner here. Cole solo
the harness to VIM. Gettier, of Man
chester, to which place he was traced
by States Attorney Weant- Tie was
given a hearing this morning.
Detectives from Philadelphia and
Baltimore will be taken to York, Pa.
to assist the local police authorities
in protecting the thousands Of mem.
bers of the Church of the Brethren
who will 20 there during the mex
two weeks. q gang or crooks IT
ways follows the Brethren Confer.
ence. Many Of the visitors go from
great distances and carry with then
fat wallets. Most of them live in
rural districts and are not familiar
with the multitude Of tricks practic-
Cd by the crooks. The convention
will continue to June @. Provisions
have been made at the fair grounds
for feeding 10000 persons. A large
number of members Of the denomina-
ton from this city and county will
attend the sessions