The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-07-26

it, annual picnic tomorrow, July ~,
in Oursler's grove, near the church.
Rev. Stephan Schweitzer, of
Ephrata, Pa, will preach at Baust
church Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The Chesapeake & Potomac Tele-
phone Company is now making use of
a Ford runabout equipped to carry
tools and supplies.
The primary department of the
Methodist Protestant Sunday school
has contributed S. toward the fresh
air fund of Baltimore.
Mrs. Josephine Bush, of this city,
has sold her property at Sandyville
| to Mrs. Lucinda Blizzard, Of Patap-
SCI, for the sum Of $500.
The work of building the new West
ern Maryland passenger station at
Hagerstown has progressed to the
point Of having the first floor laid.
Sarah Bernhard will b. seen in
moving pictures in Camille" and
Nine. Rejane in sans Gene" next
Thursday and Friday nights at the
Opera House.
An egg was found in Mr.. F. W.
Rohda's hen house yesterday morn
ing which weighs t. of a pound,
and measures inches in circumfer-
ence and inches in length.
The Methodist Protestant Sunday
school picnic which was to have been
held at the pool yesterday was post
poned until today on account of the
heavy rain which soaked the ground
| on Wednesday,
Governor GoIdsborough has ap-
pointed Messrs. Eugene O'Dunne,
George L. Jones and Redmond G.
Stewart as a special commission to
investigate the management Of the
Maryland Penitentiary.
Mrs. Benjamin Chappell, for the
past "a years a missionary, under
the auspices of the Woman's Foreign
Missionary Society of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, died last week at
Toxic, Japan.
MI. j.. Leo Spurrier, of MT. Airy,
is successor to Selby & Spun rier,
dealers in hardware, paints, oils,
buggies, agricultural implements, etc.,
and will carry on the business in
that town:
Last Saturday basket Of eggs
was stolen from the wagon of How
ard T.. Shipley, who resides near this
city. The wagon was in front Of the
Main-Court Inn when the theft took
place Mr.. Shipley is offering re-
ward for the arrest and conviction OF
the thief
Mr.. T.. Augustus Shriver, formerly
of this county, arrived this week in
WaynesbOro, Pa, from Oshkosh,
Wis, bringing with him the body of
his little son, Augustus Haines Shriv-
er, who died in Oshkosh, last Deem
Der. The body was Immediately taken
to Burns Hill cemetery for interment.
The Washington and Gettysburg
Railroad Company is securing rights
of way through Montgomery county,
Maryland, for a railroad from Wash
ington to Gettysburg. Condemnation
proceedings have been instituted in
the circuit court at Rockville against
Richard Seek, katherine Ball, James
I'll. Scott, John II. Brown, Martha Col
Inns and John G.. Yeabower.
Mr.. C. o. B. Diehm, of Sparrows
Point, president Of the Maryland
State Firemen's Association, has APP
pointed members of the Association
for the various, fire companies in
this county on the legislative COM
mittee Charles A. Elliott, fancy
town; H. H. Bond, Union Bridge;
Charles B. Hunter, this city; ]. o.
Snyder, Hampstead; Fl. A. Myers,
Manchester.
| Dr. Thomas Doyle Owings il seri-
Ously ill at mis- home near Elizabeth
City. He is we'll known in Carroll
county The Doctor has been twice
married His second wife, who is
now living, was Miss Nellie Polk,
daughter of the late Col. William 9.
Polk, formerly of Delaware and Mrs.
Sarah a. Polk, who now resides at
Sykesville, and who is in her ninety
third year.
The large bank barn on the farm of
Mr.. David Kline, at Harrisville, near
Mt Airy, was struck by lightning
Wednesday night of last week about
eight o'clock and destroyed by fire
with all it's contents, which included
this years hay and wheat crop, and
number of farming implements. The
loss is estimated at from $1,000 to
$4,000, which is partially covered by
insurance.
On August l the Maryland Tuber-
culosis Sanitorium at Sabillasville,
will open a new building for patients,
and it is expected that within a week
after being thrown open the institu-
ton will be filled to its capacity,
about 425. The new building, which
il an imposing structure, stretches
for a length of $40 feet. Tt j. two
stories high, with a siding of
shingles, and has broad upper and
lower porches. This building will
care for 200 patients, and the inten-
ton is to keep all patients in this
building for the first month or two
after entering the institution.
The members of St. Johns and st.
Benjamin's Lutheran churches, COM
posing Salem Lutheran charge ten
dered Rev. w. F. Hersh, the newly
assigned pastor to the charge, a. re-
ception at the parsonage, Pennsyl-
vania avenue, last night. Rev. Wal
den of the Seminary opened the even
ing with prayer. Addresses were de-
livered by Rev. w. H. Hetrick, Of
Grace Lutheran church, and Rev.
Stonesifer of the Reformed church.
Rev Hersh responded. About $50
members and friends we're present.
Refreshments consisting of ice cream,
cake, coffee, &C., were served.
The administration building of the
Hoffman Orphanage, near Littles-
town, Pa, was dedicated yesterday.