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

LUUAL hA IL hAnUI
NM force of men is engaged in
MI number Of improvements at the rail
N 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.
street, is laying concrete walks i'm the
rear of his residence.
The Porch Club, Of Glyndon, met
and discussed the improvements to the
railroad station at that. place.
That was a 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 & Myers have sold part
of their building on East Main street,
to Charles J. Velnosky, now occupied
by him as shoe repair shop.
Mr.. w. =. Yingling, of Baltimore,
Nd, 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 MIR.
Sterling C. Lawyer, of the same place,
at public sale on Saturday, for $1,000.
The Church Of the Brethren on
Belle Grove Square is being repaired
and repainted, and for that reason no
two weeks.
The firm of Fisher Il Hahn, paper
hangers, has been dissolved by mu-
tual consent, but Mr.. Joseph II. Hahn
will continue business at the old
stand on West Main street.
Mr.. w. e. Warner, near Union Mills,
has started what is to be known as
the Blue Ridge Canning Company.
The capacity of the plant will be so
The tennis court at Winchester
Place has been put in good shape and
the game il 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 the an
nual meeting of the American Bar
Association held at Montreal, Canada,
on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
A brick building 40 feet long, il be-
ing built i'm the rear OF the Wantz
building on East Main street, which
will be used by Mr.. George N.
Hunter as meat packing house. 1t
will be equipped with all the necessary
steam appliances
It is reported that 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 $4,000 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 at the festival
held on the Methodist Protestant
Church lawn for the benefit Of the
church improvement fund.
Mr.. Frank w. Mather has rented the
residence on Green street lately Uccu-
pied by Mr.. and Mrs. r. P. Northrop.
Mr.. and Mrs. Northrop will spend the
fall and early winter with their
daughter, Mrs. Marcus Adams, in
Chatham, N. j., and will 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 at night there
was dancing.
From reports the Tidewater Ce-
ment Company, at Union Bridge, j.
carefully Investigating dust elimina-
ton appliances, and there seems to
be a 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 or the
hural Letter Carriers OF Maryland
held its closing session Tuesday and
adjourned to meet on July and next
year at Ocean City, Md, after electing
omcers for the ensuing year and adopt
ing number of resolutions. All the
olo officers were reelected. They
were: A. Frederick Hartman, Snow
I'LL president; Charles J. Conner,
brooklyn, vice-president; John B-
newcomer, Williamsport, secretary,
ana William T.. Starner, Westminster,
treasurer. Mr.. Newcomer was also
eiected delegate to the national con-
Eentlon Of Rural Carriers which meets
az Evansville, Ind, September 14-18.
Under the leadership of Mrs. William
:; Brown, president of the Maryland
M Tgual Franchise League, and Mrs.
Mnham M. Ellicott, president OF the
aqual Suffrage League OF Baltimore,
woman suffrage campaign il being
Sarrled on in Western Maryland. Con-
oelvatlVe methods are being used to
AIRY out the campaign, the women
tine ~ me various towns are being called
tsetner in the parlors Of their
al Ieaos 70 talk over and get acqnaint-