The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-07-05
LOCAL AFFAIRS.


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LOCAL AFFAIRS.
An automobile party from this city
stopped at Ritter's Inn, Sykesville, on
Monday.
Mrs. r.. J. Coonan, East Main street,
IL having her residence painted
Charles Stouch is the contractor.
A handsome brick residence owned
by Mr.. Frank Essich, is being built on
the Bachman's Valley road about two
miles from Westminster.
a number of horses in this city are
affected in the legs by some unknown
disease. Their legs swell up and the
pain causes them to limp.
William A. Rohrbaugh, of Lineboro,
Nd, seems to have an unusual crop Of
oats this year. a stalk was exhibited
that measured Az inches 1n length
"A lawn fete for the benefit Of the
Church Of the Ascension, Court street,
will be held on the lawn Of the parish
building, Friday and Saturday even
ings, July L and Is, 1912.
Mr.. George HUFF, chief machin1st at
the Westminster Garage, had the end
of his front finger on hi left hand
crushed off by getting it caught in the
machinery on Monday afternoon.
Mr. Edward Bish, this city, has
purchased the huckster route of
Charles Flater, of Baltimore. Mr..
John KrOh was superintendent for
Mr. Flater Mr.. Bish took charge last
week
An automobile struck the bus of
the Westminster Hotel, near the Post
Office on Main street, slightly dam
aging it, The accident was caused
by the automobile skidding on the
wet streets.
The life insurance premium of
$4,000 upon the life of the late Fran
els w. Fouke, this city, was paid this
week to his widow, Mrs. Julia Wint-
fred Fouke, by Westminster Council
No. 1887, Royal Arcanum.
The annual picnic of Enterprise
Lodge, International Order Of Good
Templars, will be held in the grove at
Daniel, on Thursday, July 25th, begin
ming at 6 o'clock p. m. An address
will be delivered by Rev. DR.. TT. M
Wharton, or Brantley Baptist Church,
of Baltimore.
Hawkins & Phelps have purchased
the general merchandise store OF
John Mcdonald & Co., of Sykesville
and took charge on Monday. Mr.
Hawkins was an officer of the Sykes
vile Building & Loan Association,
and MIR. Phelps was with Wade III. i'd
Warf1eld & Co.
Thomas C Company report the sale
of the Jacob F. Sharrer farm, near
Hampstead, containing 104 acres,
roods and ~ perches, to y. j. Rineman
for $1O,15O. Also the Hull farm 10.
Gated in Cranberry Valley and con-
tanning about ~ acres to Mrs. Ida
Bell Burner, for $1,000.
Maryland Cammandery No. knights
Templar of Baltimore, will give an
excursion to Pen Mar Saturday after
noon, July 18th. The train will stoE
at Westminster at 2.30 p. M. and leave
Pen Mar at p. m, for return. A
number Of the masonic fraternity anC
their friends have signified their in
tentions of accompanying the knights
Templar.
The Forest and Stream Club will
hold meeting Friday night, July 9Th
at 5 p. m, at the photograph gallery
of James d. Mitchell, East Main street
to arrange for encampment. All mem
bers are requested to be present. The
fishing contest promises to be a sue,
cess. Prizes promised 10 far are
2 rods, 2 reels, 10 artificial bats,
fish stringers, lines, duffle-bas ant
landing net.
In a government bulletin recently
received at this Office the Secretary Of
Agriculture warns American farmers
against using imported potatoes fol
home production. Europe has several
potato diseases not known to this
country, and there is danger of intro
ducing these diseases if the imported
product is used for seed. The foreign
crowns are all right for table use, but
for cultivation they carry no little
risk
The Western Maryland j. preparing
for the extension Of It's yards at Thur.
mont. AS was told before this town
will be made sort of a junction point
LOT LuG TdllTOduy Ill IudL IIdlIlS Will Ue
carried from Baltimore to Thurmont
with one engine and taken over the
mountain with two. Freight brought
across the mountain for Baltimore will
also require less motive power from
this point Several miles of switches
or tracks will be put down.
John Brooklyn Dorsey, colored, hail
Ing from Libertytown, got on the
rampage last Friday in Frederick after
tanking up on some fighting spirits
He was taken off the streets in g
beastly drunken condition and placed
in the lookup. After realizing where
he was he became very wrathy and
ragged like mad bull. He endeavored
to take his spite out on the wall and
began to butt it with all his strength
A tin bucket in the lookup he rammed
his head against, MASKING it as, fiat as
a pancake. When his case was heard
he was fined SO, in default Of which
he was sent to Jail for 80 days.