The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-09-05

road depot.
The squirrel season opened In full
on Monday. Squirrels are reported
to be scarce.
The Mt. Airy Country Club has ar
ranged a dance for tonight TO be held
in Wildwood Park.
Mr.. Carroll Albaugh, East Main
street, is laying concrete walks In the
rear of his residence.
The Porch Club, of Glyndon. met
and discussed the improvements to the
railroad station at that place
That was beautiful specimen of
weather which September. as It's first
work, furnished for Labor Day.
The hasty speeches made by the
candidates from automobiles ought to
be almost as convincing as sending
the voter a post card.
The corner grocery debates begin
with the longer evenings and the ad-
ministration need No longer be in
doubt as to It's future course.
Matthews G Myers have sold part
OF their building on East Main street.
to Charles J. Velnosky. now occupied
by him as a shoe repair shop.
Mr.. W. ]. Yingllng. of Baltimore
Md, and Joseph YinglIng. of Honey
suckle Hill. this city. were weekend
visitors at chambersburg. Pa.
Mr. BonIas Bankert. Of Union Mills,
purchased the residence Of Mr.
Sterling c. Lawyer. Of the came place
at public sale on Saturday, for 1920.
The Church of the Brethren on
Belle Grove Square Is being repaired
and repainted. and for that reason no
services will be held there for at least
two weeks.
The firm of Fisher = Hahn. paper
hangers. has been dissolved b. mu-
tual consent. but Mr.. Joseph H. Hahn
will continue business At The old
stand on West Main street.
Mr.. ". L. Warner. near Union Mills.
has started what Is To be known as
the Blue Ridge Canning Company.
The capacity of the plnnt will be 80
small that IL Is not worth mentioning.
The tennis court At Winchester
Place has been put IN good shape and
the game Is very popular over there.
The lawyers court On Court street,
has been occupied almost every fair
afternoon this summer.
A large delegation Of judges. and
lawyers from Baltimore and other
points in Maryland attended tht an
nual meeting of the American Bar
Association held At Montreal. Canada.
on Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday.
A brick building ~ feet long. Is be
ing built in the rear Of the Wantz
building on East Main street, which
will be used BY Mr.. George \.
Hunter as n meat packing house. II
will be equipped With all the necessary
steam appliances.
1t is reported thai the Western
Maryland Railway. By way Of making
restitution TO the Young buffalo Wild
West Show which failed to get here
last Wednesday, paid the circus man
agement $1,000 and charged nothing
for transportation.
Twenty-Five dollars and fifty cents
was the sum made last Saturday night
by the boys In Mrs. George K. Mather's
Sunday school class Al the festival
held on the Methodist Protestant
Church lawn for the benefit Of the
church improvement fund.
Mr.. Frank ". MaIher has rented the
residence on Green street lately ueen-
pied by Mr. and Mrs. L. =. Northrop.
Mr.. and Mrs. Northfop vii spend the
fall and early winter With their
daughter, Mrs Marcus Adams. in
Chatham, y. J., and vii later prob
ably reside In Pennsylvania.
The thirty-fifth annual picnic and
dance of Shiloh Lodge Of Odd Fellows,
of Granite. was held Saturday In the
grove near Odd Fellows. Hall and
was largely attended BY residents Of
Baltimore, Howard and Carroll coun-
ties. The day WAS spent in various
games and contests and NJ night there
was dancing.
From reports the TIdeWaIer Ge-
ment Company. at Union Bridge. Il
carefully investigating dust ellmina-
ton appliances, and there seems to
be feeling on the part Of citizens
of the town to await results with
composure. With the dust question
removed, the plant will largely place
itself on popular grounds With every
body.
The tenth annual convention OF the
Rural Letter Carriers Of Maryland
held Its closing session Tuesday and
adjourned to meet on July and next
year at Ocean City. Nd. after electing
officers for the ensuing year and adopt
ing a number of resolutions. All the
old officers we're reelected. they
were: A. Frederick Hartman. Snow
Hill, president Charles ]. Conner,
Brooklyn, Yice-presIdenl: John 3.
Newcomer WilliamsporL secretary,
and William L. starner, Westminster,
treasurer Mr.. Newcomer was also
elected q delegate 10 the national CON
Yention of Rural Carriers which meets
at Evansville. Ind, September 14-Ie.
Under the leadership Of Mrs. William
j. Brown, president Of the Maryland
Equal Franchise League, and Mrs.
William NJ. Eliieott, president of the
Equal Suffrage League Of Baltimore,
woman suffrage campaign IL being
carried on in Western Maryland. Con
servatiye methods are being used to
carry out the campaign. the women
of the various towns are being called
together In the parlora Of their
friends to talk over and get aeanaint-
ed with the subject. Larger meet
ings are being arranged for later in
the fall. Thurmont. Emmilsburg,
Frederick, HagerstoWn and Union
Bridge have been visited by the en-
thusiasts.