The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-06-21

Centre street is almost over-grown
with weeds
The Stafford lunch room has again
changed hands.
Bixler's United Brethren Church
Bachman's Valley, will hold its Child
ren's Day service on Sunday evening,
June 20, at o'clock.
Mr.. Mark Victor Ziegler, of Mel
rose, received the degree or Bach
elor of Arts from st. Johns College,
Annapolis, on Wednesday morning.
Yesterday Mr.. G. 7. Hay, sold his
property on Willis and Centre streets
to Mr.. Jesse Sharrer Mr.. Hay and
family will move to Baltimore in the
near future.
Children's Day services at St. Ben
jamin's Lutheran church were post
poned until June 30 at p. m. The
annual picnic will be held July goth
in Bud Reese's grove.
Ray Spencer, outfelder of the New
Orleans Base Ball team, has been
called in by the Cleveland American
League Club. MIR. Spencer has been
playing the game Of his career this
summer. His main feature il his
terrific batting.
Harlan ]. Mentzer, of Blue Ridge
Summit, was elected vice-president OF
the Pennsylvania Pharmaceutical As
sociation, in convention at the Buena
Vista Springs Hotel Edgar Fl. Heff-
ner, was reelected secretary, and was
also elected one Of the five life mem
berS.
The taking of testimony in the case
of the Citizens of Union Bridge against
the Tidewater Portland Cement Com
pany was continued before the State
Board Of Health on last Wednesday.
1t is about over and it il expected
that a decision will be given by the
Board when it meets about the first
OF July.
Possibly the largest crop of red
clover hay in this county was grown
on the farm of Mr.. Ernest Myers, at
Medford, this year. a bunch Of the
clover was left at this Office and the
stalks were 81 inches in length. The
piles of hay were so thick that some
had to be moved into another field
to allow the wagon to get in couven-
iently so it could be loaded.
The Prohibition Alliance of Car
rollton will give an entertainment in
the band hall Friday evening, June
18th. at o'clock. The entertainment
consists or recitations, dialogues, vo-
cal and instrumental music, drill by
the young ladies, etc. Refreshments
will be for sale. Should the weather
be inclement the entertainment will
be held the following Monday night.
u a fire was discovered shortly be-
fore o'clock Wednesday morning in
the camp car used by the employees
Of the Western Maryland Railroad at
Port Covington. The men, who were
all asleep in the car at the time,
were awakened by the night watch
man, who saw smoke pouring from
the windows of the car. The dam
age was slight. The cause OF the
fire could not be learned.
The ladies belonging to the auxil-
larry Of the board of the Maryland
Asylum and Training School for the
Feeble Minded at Owings Mills, are
invited to attend the meeting which
will be held at the institution on Fri
day, June 28, and the entertainment
to be given by the children on the
same day. The ladies' wishing to at
tend can leave here on the 1882 train
in the morning, returning at 6.38 in
the evening
Rev, Frank Hersh, of White Marsh,
near Philadelphia, Pa. who preached
a trial sermon on June 2, at St. Ben
jamin's and st. Johns churches,
which compose the Salem Lutheran
charge, was duly elected by the con-
gregation, which authorized the joint
secretary to give him call. Rev.
Hersh has replied that he will &C
cept the charge and will preach his
first sermon about July 81.
Judge Thomas overruled the objec-
| ton to the application of Mr..
Walter w. Ritter for a license
to sell intoxicating liquors at Ritter's
Inn, in Sykesville, and directed the
Clerk to issue him a license to 60 in
, to effect on July first next. Mr. Rit-
ter recently bought the old Berry
considerably with the intention of
conducting a modern and up-to-date
hosiery at Sykesville.
The Gregg Carriage Company s
, building in Philadelphia, Pa, of which
company Mr.. Frank w. Shriver,
brother of MIR. Edwin w. Shriver, W.
, Main street, Is secretary, burned down
Z on Thursday of last week. Fire start
, ed in the basement from defective
! wire, and cut off all escape from the
, first floor The president Of the com.
pany, and Mr.. Shriver, also young
lady stenographer made their escape
from a third story window by lad.
der. One workman was burned tC
death.
The managers of Odd Fellows
, Temple, Saratoga and Cathedra
: streets, Baltimore have decided tc
keep the temple open continuously
, day and night during Convention
Week for the reception and Conven
fence of visiting Odd Fellows.
rally of the lodges in Baltimore ant
vicinity will be held Friday evening
June 28, when the second degree will
: be conferred by the the degree stat
of Federal City Lodge, Of Washing
:. ton, and the third degree by Columbia
, Lodge, of the same city, on large
class Of candidates
. The Frederick county delegation
which Wednesday Of last week wen
> to Baltimore to appear before thu
: Good Roads Commission and urget
that the commission purchase the pike
from Frederick to the Carroll county
line through Walkersville, Woods
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