The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-09-12

The Salem Methodist Episcopal
Church vii hold its celebration on
September 20, commencing at 2 p. m.
AS Mark Twain once remarked:
What's the use saying anything about
the weather? Nothing Is ever done
about it."
The Western Maryland Railway used
over 100000 gallons of water at
Union Bridge during the month of
August.
The residence on Bond street, OWL
ed by Mr.. Z. o. Grimes, has been
painted. E. E. Bowers. painter. did
the work.
This Is Defenders Day. a legal holt
day. All the banks OF the county are,
consequently closed. Defenders Day
is purely Il State holiday. but Is al
ways generally observed by all banks
and public Offices.
The Christian Endeayor Society OF
Grace Lutheran Church this city, will
hold special services In the lecture
room Of the church, which has just
been remodeled. Services At $50. to
which the public is invited.
The monthly meeting of the b. of A.
& p. and ". II. & F. N. society OF
Emanuel's Reformed Church Of Baust
will be held Friday evening. septem-
Der 10Th. instead Of Thursday as pre-
viously announced Martin sehweit-
ger, pastor.
Mrs. Henry F. Walking. near ogg's
Summit, left at this Office this week a
tomato weighing IL pounds that she
raised on n truck patch. Also one
from Mr. Wesley Lee, near Warfelds-
burg, which weighs Ii pounds. Both
are immense.
Mr. John A Baker, Liberty street,
has resigned his position a. foreman
of the Fred II. Knapp Company, on
Chase street. Mr.. Baker had been
foreman for three years and half,
and had been in the employment OF
the company five years.
The elaaa of 1911 of the Boys High
School Of Frederick. held It's second
annual reunion at Nelson's Hotel,
RidgeyIlle. on September 1Ht The
trip To RidgeYiile was made In the
large Lord Baltimore truck Of the
Frederick Auto Company.
The Maryland Week show. held an
nually b. the MCryland State Horti-
culture Society will begin At tho Fifth
Regiment ArmOry Baltimore, Noyem-
Der Il. aud continue during the week,
and is expected to suruaaE all pre-
vous exhibitions ever held b. them.
Cement payements and cutters
have been put down In front Of Car
roll Hall and the property Of Miss
May Gardiner. also In front of the
residence Of Mr.. Carroll AIbaugh and
the adjoining property occupied by
Mr.. I. G. Heltibridle. on East Main
street
Mosquitoes are swarmlng On willis
street this fall. We used n boast OF
the fact that Westminster had no
mosquitoes. but that day Is past,
although # every body we're n careful
about the conditions surrounding his
home n he ought to be there would be
no mosquitoes In Westminster today
We have received from Mr. George
W. Yelser president Of the Carroll
County Sunday School Association a
copy of the souvenir hand book which
has Just been issued by the Association
II contains the reports Of the various
officers and a number Of interesting
and instructive facts regarding Sun
day school work in the county.
Another strong reason has arisen
for the preservation of the birds from
the massacre of fashion 1 Is that
they are the natural police 10 pro-
tect the crops from insects. Il Is one
80
genee, as we'll as n traYesty on soon
omy. TO spend so much money In in
secticideH while destroying the nat
ural means Of keeping the faYages Of
insects IN check.
Saturday there will be big game
of base ball at Westminster. Sandy
Vile and Meehanicsyiile vii cross
bats on the Westminster diamond. As
both teams are evenly matched this
promises to be a good game. ]. Smith,
w. Sayera and e. Gehr VII play for
MechaniesVille while l.. Smith, IL.
Grumbine and c. Arnold HIll nelp
SandyYiIis out. This viii make the
game Of interest 10 Westminster. as
there will be local players on both
sides.
The Leland Livery Stables at Way
nesboro. Pa, owned and operated by
ID. Joshua Hunter formerly of this
city, have been sold to John Dohn, OF
Mt. Airy. Nd, Mr.. Bohn Iok charge
of the stables last week. Mr.. Bohn is
an experiences horseman and in adj
dition to the present livery. has added
several good horses which he took
from his farm in Maryland. The
stables are located opposite the Leland
hotel. Mr.. Bohn will move his family
to Waynesboro.
After being reprinted and re-carpet-
ed and undergoing a general clean
up, the Methodist Protestant church
of LiberLytown will be re-opened at
1890 Sunday morning. September
14th. Rev. DR.. Tagg has been invited
and is expected to be present at the
morning services. In the evening
from go to 7.30 Sunday school and
Christian Endeayor Rally vii be held
when Rev. George Enfield. Of Lewis
town, VII make an address. The
public Is cordially invited to both OF
these services.
Contractors are now working at
both ends Of the State Highway from
Westminster to TaneytoWn, and there
Will be two miles from each end con-
strueted this Fall The road Is known
as the old Plank road. and Is part
OF long highway at one ImIe covered
entirely with planks. A story Is told
to the effect that during the Civil war