The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-08-02

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passing away.
Hay will be cheaper this year than
1T has been for some time.
The beautiful fox Shepherd dog OF
Mr.. Walter Ford, West Main street
died last Friday after being sick two
weeks.
| q subscription card party will be
held at the Armory next Wednesday
morning for the benefit of the local
Lend-a-Hand Club.
MI. Ollie Angelo, this city, is in
Chambersburg, Pa, looking for Ia
borers to work on the State pike
which Is being built to Gambler.
During the storm on Wednesday af-
ternoon, lightning struck large
sycamore tree about forty feet from
the residence OF James NJ Shellman
near Uniontown.
Mr.. Charles A. Horner, an employe
Of The Advocate for the past sixty
years. suffered a stroke of vertigo on
Wednesday, since which time he has
been confined to his home on East
Main street.
Mr.. A. r. Yingling, of Manchester
has been appointed on the exhibit
committee of the Maryland State
Firemen's Convention by President
G. OBJ. Diehm. Mr.. John B. Baker
of Manchester, is member of the
executive committee.
A large subscription party, the fnal
one of a series for the benefit OF the
Institution for Predetermined, was held
on Wednesday morning at the Armory
Prizes were won by Mrs. William III
Thomas, Mrs. Joseph N. Shriver and
Mrs. George ?. Jackson. Between
thirty and thirty-five dollars were col
| lected for the charity.
Master William Thomas, the 7-year
old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. Frank
Thomas, East Main street, was hurt
last Friday afternoon while swinging
with some children on the porch at
the residence Of Mr.. and Mrs. Guy W.
Steele. He was unconscious for about
five minutes, having received a bad
blow on the head. His condition
while somewhat alarming, was not as
serious as was at first reported.
At a. meeting Of the State Good
Roads Commission on Wednesday, two
contracts were awarded. The first
was for the improvement of the road
from Woodbine to Day, in Carroll
county, and the second for the i'm
provement Of the road from Middle
burg Station to Mount Union. The
first was awarded to Frech and Allen
at $14,941.8S, and the second to
Thomas, Poole and Hunter at $13,545
At last it seems that Blue Ridge
College has found a resting place. A
dispatch from Frederick this week
states that the trustees of Blue Ridge
College, Union Bridge, leased New
Windsor College, at New Windsor on
Wednesday and will remove their
school to it. The sale of the effects
of Blue Ridge College announced fol
August has been withdrawn and the
equipment was shipped to New
Windsor Thursday. The lease at New
Windsor carries an option to pur-
chase.
The annual reunion of the Brethren
Churches Progressive Dunkards) Of
Maryland, Pennsylvania, the Virgin
las and the District of Columbia was
held at Pen-Mar Park on Wednesday
Several thousand persons were in at
tendance. Exercises were held in the
park auditorium. Rev. e. B. Shaver
of Hagerstown, made the invocation
Rev. J. I. Hall, of St. James, read the
Scriptures and offered prayer. Reel
tations were given by Miss Helen En-.
glar, of Linwood, and Miss Edna b.
vey, of Hagerstown. Special music
was rendered by the Brethren choir
of St. James, Washington county
DR.. v. M. Reichard, Of Fair Play, pre-
sided and introduced the speaker Of
the day, Rev. Jesse F. Watson, Of
Philadelphia, Pa.
Westminster horse lovers are much
| interested in the fine horses in the
stable of one of our summer resi-
dents, Mr.. Hugh l.. Haughton. Two
years ago Mr.. Haughton showed thai
he knew what was what in the horse
line when he bought his bay Peter
as fine a type Of the light harness
horse as one sees in this part of the
country. The next addition to his
string was Strongheart, black
thoroughbred which has won a very
respectable number OF blues and other
ribbons in the green hunter and sad
die classes at the Washington, Elk
ridge, West River and Highland Horse
Shows. Strongheart Is clever per.
former, full five feet, and has the 9th.
er advantage Of being delightful rid
ing horse. His owner hunted him
last season with the Elkridge hounds
and found him steady and sure fen
Ger. This spring Mr.. Haughton bought
Cesarilass, bay f1lly thoroughbred
which gives promise Of developing the
qualities that tell in show ring hunt
ing classes. She was raced as a two
year old and but for bad handling by
her trainer would have made good on
the track The latest addition to this
small but select string is Doctor Bert
a chestnut gelding, grandson to the IA
nous Salvatore and Hanover, a fine
outstanding animal Of bone and girth
He stands 1872, and is spendidly pro
portioned. With the schooling that
he will receive from Mr.. Haughton
he should make a fine jumper, and az
he is of the large, snowy type that
tells IN the ring, he should be steady
ribbon winner for his enthusiastic
owner.
| Wednesday afternoon between 4 and
5 o'clock flash OF lightning and q
clap Of thunder came out Of a clear
sky and was followed by a terrific
downpour Of hail and rain. A bolt OF
lightning struck two large trees al
the home of DIR. J. A. Zepp, Willis
street extended, splitting one tree
from top to bottom and shattered It.