The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-01-15
LOCAL. AFFAIRS.

trated in Thurmont during Friday
night, when thieves entered the
Western Maryland freight station
and the general merchandise store OF
c. E. Walter and succeeded in get
ting away with a number of small
articles without leaving single clue
tor the officers To work upon.
The Union National Bank elected
the following directors at it's annual
stockholders meeting on Tuesday:
Dr- y. ri. Billingslea, Charles wi
Wantz, Harry X. Cover, Charles -
Stewart, j. Wesley Hoffacker, Jere-
miah Geiman, George K. Schaeffer,
Emory G. zepp, B. Frank Shriver and
Dr. Charles r. Foutz. The officers
elected were Dr- III I'LL Billingslea,
president, and James Pearre Wantz,
cashier.
Hampstead Volunteer Fire Com
uany at their regular meeting Janu-
airy ILL, elected the following officers:
- President, DR.. E. NJ. Bush; first vice
president, C. H. Sapp; second vice
president, ]. II. Blocher; recording
secretary, f. C- Upton; assistant re-
cording secretary, u. Q. Martin;
financial secretary, e. w. Turner;
treasurer, R. B. Murray; assistant,
G. A. Cramer; chief, c. H. Sapp; as
sistant chief, J. W. Williams; board
oil managers, Dr. II. MI Bush, \. ..
Lester, ]. +. Switzer, J. U. Leis-
ter, J. o. Snyder, F, L. Ham and ].
W. Kelbaugh.
The stockholders of the Baltimore
and Harrisburg Railway Company
held their annual election Of direc-
tors Wednesday morning in the West
ern Maryland Railway building in
Hanover The result of the election
was President, George :. Schmidt,
OF York; directors: Edward d. Ad-
ans, Carl r. Gray, G. M. Conner,
Lawrence Greer, H. F. Gundrum, J.
ID. Hamm, ivy IT, Lee, Charles WI.
Myers, A u Barnes and George :.
Schmidt The Baltimore and Harris
burg Railway is that part of the
Western Maryland Railway system,
which extends from Gettysburg
through Hanover W Emory Grove
At a meeting Of the Mount Zion
Lodge, No. 81, l. o. o. F., held at
Odd Fellows Hall, Pikesville, the fol
lowing officers were installed: Past
grand, Barney Owings; noble grand,
William Daman; vice grand, John FL.
Brown; warden, Howard McCubbin;
conductor, David Warfie; r. S. to n.
.G-, John Keys; III :. to M. 81, Will
lam Stingler; R- = to w. G-, William
Simmons; H. s. to ". G., Russell
Keys; R. S. Supt., Herbert Shipley;
l.. S. Supt., Samuel School; inside
guardian, George I'M. Buchanan out
side guardian, I'll. Milton Watts
chaplain, William Kier; marshal
Frederick Debus; trustees, William
Kier, G. Walton Brooks, John Keys
representative to Grand Lodge, Hen
~ o. Davis.
About $50 representative men OF
Sykesville, Carroll and Howard coun-
ties dined with the stockholders Of
the Sykesville National Bank, In the
Lyceum, Sykesville, Tuesday. At the
Sykesville National Bank the follow
ing directors were elected: John T
Ridgely, Charles r. Beck, Wilmer r
NlcCardell, II. mi. Mellor, y. M. Cath
", Lloyd B. Shipley, William II. For
sythe, Jr., G. Henry Bevard, Sam
uel D. Shipley, John w. Selby, Henry
r. DeVries, G. A. Mullinix, Asa Hep
ner, James j. George, Albert "a. Dor
sey, Dr. M ID. Norris, William mi
Chipley, Pennington II. Bennett and
Wade H. D. Warfeld. The directors
organized by electing Wade II. D
Warfield, president; CT. Henry D.
ward, vice president; William mi
Chipley, cashier.
The Lewis Studio is being repaired
by NJ. G. Erb, contractor and builder
or this city, and nothing is being
spared to make the studio the finest
Photographic Studio in the State
not excepting any. The double doors
at the street entrance being made tc
swing both ways, the remodellng OF
the stairway with the new entrance
to the reception room cutting of
eleven former steps, will make the
studio far more readily accessible
than heretofore. The reception room
with its new coat OF paper and paint
and floor coverings, will be attractive
and home-like; while the dressing
room will be equipped with running
water and ali necessary toilet arti
cles- New backgrounds and portieres
will be fitted up In the skylight room
In fact, everything that tends toward
the betterment of his art, and tbs
convenience OF his patrons, Al being
drra bT Mr Lewis