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

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Fl dwelling houses on tn lumber yart
lot near thu railroad
Elder William j.. Roop preached Il
Long Green, Baltimore county, OF
Sunday.
VI MI. VIM. Eckenrode, Of Reese, "a
III secured position with the H. IT,
KoOntz ice plant of this city
VI George W. Hare sold acres of nn-
improved land, north of Manchester
I'D George Folk, for tn sum Of $1,000
The festival held three evenings
Society of Grace Lutheran Church
netted about $30-
q bond of $4,000 conveying Blue
Ridge College to The Tidewater Port
land Cement Company has been IT,
corded at the Court House.
The lawn fete held by Ascension
Episcopal Church Ga Friday and SAT-
urdaT evenings of last week was a
great success The sum Of $135 was
cleared
| Mrs. Anna r.. Schaeffer wishes to
thank her friends and at others who
80 willingly helped to hight the fire
which destroyed her barn and other
buildings OF July no.
Mrs. Ida j.. Stabler, who was pri-
mary grade supervisor of Carroll
county last year, will teach in Gath
ersburg, Montgomery county, next
school year.
"a severe thunder storm accompan-
led by hail passed over Winfield,
Mexico, Cranberry Valley and Hamp-
stead district doing much damage To
crops
The Tidewater Portland Cement
Company, at Union Bridge, resumed
operation 1t it, plant On July TO,
after IT had been closed down for a
month for repairs.
The work OF putting Oil o. Main
street began o. Monday. The Ugite
United Gas Company, OF Philadel-
phia, has patent Oil sprinkler and
street sweeper here to BE- used for
that purpose
Mr.. "A. Claude Allgire, manager or
of the o. e II. Telephone Co., in this
city, has had his lot Oh Willis street
surveyed this week and will immedi-
ately begin the erection Of a hand
some residence.
The annual Sunday school picnic
of Sandy Mount Methodist Protestant
Church, Sandyville, will b. held Sat-
urday afternoon and evening, August
10th, in the grove at the church. Sup
per will also be served by the ladies
Of the church.
q resident OF Westminster writes -
| follows: at last our expert from
Washington has permitted the City
Council to put On our street to settle
the mud and dust question what has
been done ait over the country for
years. What blessing a. expert il"
The barn On the farm Of Mr. Ed
ward Smith, near Medford, was struck
by lightning Sunday evening and des-
troyed together with the contents con-
sisting Of hay and wheat, wagon and
and few implements. The corn
house and some other smaller build
ings were also destroyed. Mr.
Smiths loss j. covered by insurance.
The Young Peoples Society Of
Baust Reformed Church will have a
band picnic in the grove Saturday
afternoon and evening, July 27. The
speakers will include MI. Emory Cob
lentz, Of Frederick, and Hon. Fred O.
Talbot The Union Bridge band will
furnish music and supper will be ser
we'd on the grounds.
During the thunder storm On We'd
nesday evening lightning struck the
bank barn Of Mr. George Face, near
Greenmount, burning the barn 60
gether with ? cows, all of his hay
and grain, and also burned a chicken
house that stood near the barn. Loss
at least 1000; partly covered by in-
Surance.
Captain John NJ. Weigle has resign
Cd his commission a. captain OF Com
pany TT, First Regiment M. N. G.
When the company left On Sunday for
Mt Gretna, Second Lieutenant Harry
y. Berwager was i'm command, but up
on reaching Baltimore, First hieuten-
ant Robert Ebaugh took command
Thirty-two men or Company TT went
to the camp.
The matter of increasing the rate
or -four over the Western Maryland
Railroad from this city to Baltimore
il now being agitated Local mer-
chants are doing Ill they can to pre-
vent such ar increase a. they do not
think the business iustifies il at this
time. Should they not b. able to pre-
vent the increase, it will 20 into &C
feet on September list, and will mean
an advance OF $4 per car load on flour
from here to Baltimore.
Monday was Sd. Swithin's Day and
1t rained If we are to believe the
old legend, then there are 40 days Oh
wet weather to come The story that
1t will rain for 40 days if a single
drop falls on SC. Swithin's day has
been handed down from generation to
generation for centuries, and % firm
ly j. the legend embedded in the life
OF English-speaking people that III
has been dignifed by being classed
with Anglo-Saxon folklore.
Rev. wv. y. Hersh, the new pastor
to supply 1t. Benjamin's and St
Johns Ieister's) Lutheran churches
arrived in this city yesterday from
White Marsh, Pa, where he filed a
charge for years and I month. Rev
Hersh will fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation OF Rev. Doty. Ser
vices will BE- held On Sunday a. fol
lows 81. Benjamin's, Krider's, Sun
day school at a. 10. Preaching al
1O a. TO- &c. Johns, Leister's-Sun-
day school at p. m. Preaching at
ID. III.
Mr. William Mengel, Of Easteview
j. the owner OF a very valuable Jer-
sey COW, that met with a peculiar &C
cident some days ago. The animal
that was the pOssessor of an unusu-
ally long tail with an unusually LONG