The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-06-27
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

at Edgewood Bethel on Sunday after
noon, June %, at o'clock.
st. Benjamins Lutheran Sunday
school will hold its annual picnic on
July 26 in the grove of Andrew d.
Reese, at Meadow Branch.
The work on the state road from
Cranberry to Brummel is progress
ing. For a good distance the bottom
stone has been laid and rolled
The 6-year-old daughter Of Mr..
Monroe Storms, of Cranberry. fell
from a fence at her home on Sunday,
dislocating and fracturing her right
wrist.
We are Indebted To Mr.. George II.
Caple, of Eaatyiew, for box of the
finest ox-heaft cherries we have seen
this summer. They are large and of
a delicious flavor.
Owing to the Indictment weather the
Ladies' Aid Society Of Salem Metho-
dist Episcopal Church. has postponed
its festival to Saturday. June Is. COM
mencing at 6 o'clock.
Wilbert Redding, boy Of near
mas dIIEHIfu IdzI htth
for stealing eggs from the farm of
John w. Yingling. He had a hearing
before Justice Brown and is held for
the grand jury.
Raymond Edmondson was arrested
Tuesday for running traction engine
with eleats on the wheels over the
State road. Surety vas entered into
for his appearance at trial July 3, be-
fore Justice Brown.
The roof over the bay window OF
the residence of Mr. Walter Zepp.
Pennsylvania avenue. was struck by
lightning on Saturday afternoon dur
ing the heavy thunderstorm. But
LITTLE damage was done TO It.
Alr. William N. Keefer, East Main
street. moved his stock OF goods from
his old stand to his handsome. up-to-
date new store which was completed
this week. The store Is one of the
finest in the county. II has every
convenience including an elevator
The game Of base bali between
Manchester and Westminster on Sat
urday was called of after the FIRST
inning on account Of rain. The To-
cal club had It's batting eye and start
ed NJ lively clip Jenkins Tor West
minister and Evans for Manchester
were the pitchers.
The Western Maryland Railway Com.
PAM Issued an order last week pro.
hibiting teams from standing at the
station platform TO receive passengers
The teams can drive up and land thell
passengers and must then drive out
on Main street and wait for passen.
gers on the incoming train.
Mrs. Fred II. Knapp will entertain
the members of the Noman's Adult
Bible Glass of the Methodist ProteB
tant Church and their friends at &
Ten Cent Social and Lawn Party a
her home On East Green street. mex
Tuesday afternoon from TO s o'clock
Everybody Il invited To come.
J. L. Bond. chief detective of thu
Western Maryland Railway and a
number OF assistants captured II IL
legal train riders Saturday 1T VII
Transport. Justice {. Z. Richard, o
WllllamsporI. sentenced four Of then
to three months In the House of Cor
rection. The others we're fined I'll
each.
4 pleasant and appreclatlYe birth
day surprise was given Miss Edni
Krebs, of near Llneboro, on Thursday
June 18th, By her many friends. WheI
the mall came In. she was the recipien
of eighty-nine handkerchiefa. Man,
OF her friends In passing her home OF
the same day. showered them on her II
her yard. Handkerehiefs of all col
sora and sizes were received.
The New York sun describes
gentleman as "a man that's clean in
side and Out. who neither looks up 4
the rich or down To the poor. VIII
can lose without sqnealing and vii
without Dragging; who Is conaiderat
with women. children and old people
who is too brave To lie, too generou
to cheat and who takes his share o
the world and lets other people hay
theirs"
An unknown woman on Tnesda
night annoyed the citizens on Eas
Main street by asking for aid Sin
was poorly clad, having no shoes Oh
her feet, wearing a shawl throw
over her head and 4 skirt far iron
being the regulation length. Nhel
asked where she was from, she re
piled ".luttontown" She left tow
that night and has not been hear
from since.
Because. Il is declared, he lid
agrudge against his stepfather. Charlie
Myers, colored, 81 years old, VIII
lives in Howard county, John Dotsor
nuIorad % vaara old IL ohaHUad urftl
having shot and murdered Myer
Monday afternoon. Dotson Is now
prisoner at the EllieoIl City jail. TIL
shooting occurred about o'clocI
Monday evening on the lawn N from
OF Myers home. Dotson was arrest
ed few hours later on the farm O
Clarence Fleming. near Watersvillt
where he was employed.
While Mrs. John Adkins, Of Man
chester, was ironing. her coal oil
stove exploded dashIng the oil owe
the floor OF her summer kitchen an
in an instant everything was in
blaze. Charles MoIIer threw tn
stove into the backyard while II. N
Smith and others extinguiahed tn
flames on the floor. Had no one BEEF
near. the house containing the famil,
effects Of Mr.. Adkins and Mrs. Aman
da Sullivan as well ~ Miller's an
Toe store would have been a prey d
the flames IN few moments.
Mr.. G. c. Beach, proprietor of tn
Opera House, and Mr. Edward Reese
star actor N the play What Hap
pened to Braggs" which was produces
here last waeI for the hpueTII af IN