The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-08-23
Pears will be plentiful.

weather and the recent rains
Mr.. J.. w. Gantz, OF Lineboro, hal
accepted position in Hanover, Pa.
Hagerstown fair stock, par value
$25, brought $40 at public sale In thai
city last week.
The amount Of coal consumed II
New York city in 1911 amounted tt
100000 tons.
The Montgomery County Fair and
Horse Show will b. held at Rockville
Md, on August 27, 28, 20 and 80.
Work is that activity which identi.
fies man and makes of him a some
body. He who does not work il q
nobody.
Miss Resale Tubman entertained 3
number Of her young friends at din.
ner at the Main-Court Inn Tuesday
evening.
Rev. Albert @. Dieffenbach, 81
Hartford, Conn, will preach in the
St Pau1s Reformed Church, Bond
street, on Sunday.
The taxpayers of Westminster feel
easier The Dustless Expert from
Washington has departed
Give US more Ugite.
The local base ball club will play
the Magnolia Athletic Club, Of Ba1ti-
more, on Athletic Field, tomorrow af-
ternoon at $50 O'Clock
Mr.. Murray Mailman, near Frizell-
burg, has accepted position with
the W. NJ R. as locomotive fireman
IT, entered upon hi duties last week
Mr. Joseph Arnold bought the Fred
BitzeI place Of IL acres for $1,000
Mr.. Bitzel reserved the crop. The
only improvement on the property is
2-story house.
\ The horse which was used in haul
ing passengers to and from the Main
Court Inn, dropped dead in front OF
Mr.. William Eckard's barbershop, on
Wednesday evening.
MIR. and Mrs. ID. D. Hesson were ir
Boston, Mass, this week They left
there today for Portland, Maine, anG
from there will go to Niagara Falls
They are having a delightful trip.
a lawn fete for the benefit of the
Church of the Ascension, Court street
will be held on the lawn Of the chapel
opposite the church, on Friday and
Saturday evenings, August 80 and 81
1t will b. legal to shoot squirrels
in Carroll county, on the first Of Sep
TENDER. The fee for license is
$1,000, issued by the clerk Of the
Circuit Court, for a nonresident OF
| the county.
\ Union Bridge was defeated by Hag-
erstown last Saturday afternoon in a
spirited game of base ball played in
| Union Bridge. The score was IL to
n .. Evans pitched for Union Bridge
and Orrison for Hagerstown.
Uniontown Charge Harvest Home
services will be hello as follows
Baust church, September 1st, at 10 a.
M; Winters church, September Sth,
ait no al n. INIT. Union, September 8th,
at $50 D. 10. G. W. Baughman, pastor.
The Carroll County Teachers Insti-
tute will be held at the High School
| building in Westminster, beginning
Monday, September 9Th, AT 10 a. m
The public schools will open through
out the county on the following Mon
day morning, September 10th.
Nh. G. NJ. OhIer, our efficient and
popular American Express Agent
will be transferred to Cumberland on
Wednesday next. He has the best
wishes of the Advocate. Mr.. Smith
of Baltimore will take Mr.. OILERS place
here.
The State Road Commission has
consolidated the maintenance and
construction divisions and has arrang-
ed the geographical department
thereby creating an additional de-
partment. Headquarters for Carroll
Frederick and Howard counties will
be Frederick.
Mr.. Frank Stevens, of Creagerstown
\ Md, formerly Of this city, entered
i"Pete," one Of his speedy mules i'm a
race at a celebration at that place
winner. There were three in the race
Mr.. Stevens likes Westminster SO
much that he intends moving here at
some future time.
Rev. Herbert F. Wright, pastor OF
Towson Methodist Protestant Church
died on Tuesday from lood poisoning
developing from a carbuncle on hi
neck. MIR. Wright graduated from
Western Maryland College in 1895
and was noted as a foot ball player
while in college. His funeral took
place yesterday afternoon.
lit t. expected that the United
Brethren Conference which will be
held in Frederick during the week
beginning October 9, will be the most
important held by the United Breth-
rem church in recent years. Tt j
said to be almost certain that more
clerical changes in the appointments
will be made tbs year than for some
time past.
Our readers have no doubt noticed
the advertising Of the Cortright Metal
Roofing Company, so n. 23rd Street
Philadelphia, Pa, which has been ap-
pearing in our columns for several
months with a change Of cuts each
week, and we)hope that those OF our
subscribers who have been in need OF
such material have been interested
and profted by these advertisements
Mr.. J. Webster Ebaugh is hand
ling these goods locally and j.
always glad to show samples and
quote prices on any quantity.
Two immense superheated locomo-
tives came into Hagerstown, where
they were turned over to the wv. M
Railway. The engines were shipped
from the Baldwin Locomotive works
over the Reading and were manufac-
tured for the W. M. Railway Com
pany The company will use them or
the extension between Connellsville
and Cumberland and il the extension
brings the business expected the new
engines in the future will have plenty
to do. Each of the locomotives
weighed $4,000 pounds. These e.
gines are some Of the largest that ev'