The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-01-12
UNION BRIDGE.

Union Bridge, on Saturday last, elect
ed the following officers: I. o. Rine-
hart, president; John :. Repp, secre-
tary, treasurer and manager; Jacob
Gladhill, w. w. Duddrear, Jesse Smith,
Bowers, directors.
Miss Ella Lookingbill, of Waynes-
boro, Pa, is visiting friends in Union
Bridge.
William Sponsler, one of our mer-
chants, j. confined To the house with
grip. Leslie Perry has charge Of the
store.
The alarm of fire on Thursday NOR
ming was the upsetting of coal oil
lamp in the house OF George ByersL
No damage
Horace Stitely, who has been firing
an engine on the w. M. r. r. for a
number of years. has been promoted
and has taken an engine and will be
stationed ait HagerstoWn.
The following were elected directors
of the First National Bank Of Union
Bridge, on Tuesday: Daniel Wolfe,
John N. Weaver, IT, O. Cash, T.. T..
Stauffer, John IT. Rspp, Frank JShri-
ner, Jacob Gladhill, Ezra Nusbaum,
and E. A. c. Buckley. Daniel Wolfe
was made president; J. N. Weaver,
1st vice president; 2. 0. Cash, End
vice president; Edward IL. Olmsted,
cashier, and Leslie @. Repp, assistant
cashier.
VIM. Anders, the obliging clerk in
the postofice, who has been confined
to the house since before the holi-
days l. back at the office. Roy Keef-
er filled the position during his ab-
sence.
Mrs. John B. Eppley and daughter,
Miss Pauline, are visiting Mr.and Mrs.
H. O. CARRIER, HagerStown.
Miss Goldie Repp is the guest of her
sister, Mrs, Edward L. Seigman, Hag-
erstown.
Mrs. r.. wv. Perre, Of Laurel, Md, f.
visiting her sister, Miss Clary.
Harry Stone, VIM. Rodkey and Ben
jamin Phillips, stone masons, left on
Thursday for Harper's Ferry, where
they will work on new lime plant.
George Abbott, for many years sup
ervisor OF the Eastern division Of the
w M. r. R., has resigned his position,
and John Whitmore will fill the va
cancy.
y
have taken charge of the warehouse
and general store at Ladiesburg. The
firm will be T. s. Ffke G Co.
Squire Stewart Brandenburg says
h. il willing to continue in office if
The stable Of John ". Forrest, at
Key Mar, was destroyed by fire on
Sunday morning, January 6. A wag-
on and seven barrels of corn we're
burned. Hiss loss j. about $500, insured
for $500, in one Of the James T.. Smith
companies, also the stable Of Thomas
Reisler with three tons of hay and
400 bundles of fodder. His loss is
about $1,000, insured in the Dug Hill
Company The fire il supposed to
have started in the Forrest stable by
the upsetting of lantern.
On Wednesday evening, Plymouth
lodge, No. 143 a. r.. and a M., had
their installation OF officers. After
wards banquet was given in Red
Mems hall. Nearly fifty were present,
including a number of ladies'. A
pleasant feature was the singing Of a
number OF pieces by the Union Bridge
Masonic Quartette.
Jacob Bankard was hit a severe
blow and badly cut on the head by a
centrifugal pump In the power house
at the cement plant On Tuesday
The ice plant, talked Of, seems to
have frozen itself out.
J. Wesley Little, 4. S. Whiteh1ll
and T.. Lee Myers have been spoken
OF for tax collectors OF the district.
The Society OF Friends have closed
their meeting house for the winter
and hold the services in the houses
of the different members.