The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-08-09

The oats harvest il over, and the
crop IL said TO be good one.
The Westminster Nursery il mar
keting some very fine burbank plums.
An exchange advises it's readers to
vote for Taft, pray for Roosevelt
and bet on Wilson"
Jessie Monroe Cue, of Mount Airy,
has taken out license for Sears
Roebuck automobile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward T.. Karr, Oh
Jersey City, visited J. E. Stoner We'd
nesday Of this week.
Mr.. Harry Karr, of New York, was
visiting friends in this city and at
Medford last Sunday and Monday.
30 bushels and 40 pounds from 3
rows Of potatoes is going some.
That's the yield J. D. Crowl received.
Claude and Marietta Caple, OF Phil
adelphia, are spending the summer
with their grandparents, MIR. and Mrs
L. W. Caple, at Shady Lawn.
Miss Mary Reese, daughter of MIR.
and Mrs. Charles Reese, near West
minister, is spending two weeks at
| the Grand Atlantic Hotel, Atlantic
City.
Mrs. VIM. r.. Robinson, daughters,
Misses Mary and Helen, and son,
George, of Littlestown, Pa, attended
the wedding of Myers Stoner yester-
day in this city.
The heirs of the late John McDon-
aid estate, John street, will have sale
of their household goods on August
| LIZ, at 1 p. m, and shortly afterWard
move from this city.
1t was noticed that there were no
flags floating in this city Tuesday,
the birthday of the Bull Moose party.
| In some instances it Is said early
potatoes are rotting, owing to the
wet weather.
The Luther n. Hilterbrick farm con-
tanning $50 acres, near Kump Sta
ton, in TaneytoWn district, was sold
on Thursday to Henry r. Hartman,
for $6309.38 by Judson Hill, trustee,
and Ivan T. Hoff, attorney.
Mr.. Louis Sachs, Of Baltimore, for
merly of this city, has purchased one
of the best building sites in West
Forrest Park, Baltimore, upon which
he will erect a handsome 21s story
dwelling with 10 rooms, 2 baths and
| by October /.
Patients at the Jewish Home for
Consumptives, near Reisterstown,
were given a treat Sunday afternoon
in the form of concert by the Pixies
vile band and a vaudeville program
in charge Of Mr.. Robert Fox. Seats
were especially arranged On the lawn
to accommodate 200.
Charles r. Wilson has purchased
the interest Of the late Joseph II.
Franklin in the livery business Of
Franklin & Wilson. The business
will continue at the old stand and
with the same courtesy with w. r..
Wilson, manager. The name Of the
firm will be Wilson & Wilson.
Epworth League Day will be cele-
brated at Emory Grove on August "a.
Chapters from East and West Balti-
more, Washington and Frederick dis
tricts will attend and one of the ban
ner events Of the year is planned.
An excellent program, which will in
clude a number Of prominent speak
ers and special music, will be carried
out
Miss Carrie Miner returned last
week from her aunt's, Mrs. George H.
Apple, of Baltimore, to the home Of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H.
Miner, of Bird Hill, for a short vaca-
ton, after completing the Academic
course at the Maryland State Normal
School, in Baltimore, which consisted
of a four year course taken in two
years.
The Westminster Nursery has a
large force of men budding about half
a million young peach and other trees.
Mr.. A. E. Cook and VIM. Reed, of
Aspar's, Adams county, Pa, and Jas.
E. Cosden and son, of Westchester,
Pa, also George J. Jarman, of Ber-
lin, Md, expert builders, are now as
sisting with this work at the West
minister Nursery.
Mr.. Harvey G. Freeman, trustee,
Saturday last sold a farm at F'rizell-
burg, containing Isl acres and rs So.
$73 per acre, a tenant house and lot
to Edward W. Case for 1915 and a
farm at Pleasant Valley containing
1854 acres to Joseph P. Yingling
ASSISTS per acre. Joseph ID. Brooks
was the attorney in the case.
| q strange fatality among hogs has
made its appearance in Frederick
county and the Maryland Agricultur-
al College has been asked to make
an investigation. The disease began
in Libertytown six weeks ago and j.
spreading. The trouble starts with a
cold and the animals waste away
rapidly, dying within a week or two.
While in this condition they eat ra-
venously.
Walter Palmer, SO years old, Of
Hagerstown, was struck and killed by
passenger train on the Western
Maryland Railroad, August at Will
Transport. Palmer, with Bernard
Full, left their homes in the evening
for Kemps to 90 fishing. Full went
to store to get some supplies, leav-
ling Palmer near the tracks. When
he returned Palmer was missing. He
| had been killed in the meantime.
Several days ago terrific hail
storm passed over Mount Airy and
portions of Frederick, Carroll and
Howard counties, doing great dam
age. Hail the size of pigeon eggs
| fell in great quantities and remained
on the ground until melted by the
sun the next day. Telephone lines
were demolished and in places the
farmers will lose everything, barring
their wheat and early potato crops
A tremendous rain, which washed
fields and roads, accompanied the
storm. The storm area began at
Ridgeville and went in the direction
of Long Corner, where hail stones
were as large as walnuts. Corn was
nionnS and tho live stock in