The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-08-13
LOCAL AFFAIRS.


wr Henry Gessell has moved from
wv Eerr farm to the Albaugh farm,
IT Spring Mills.
rbomas Boylan, Pennsylvania
.vaTTe, has opened a green grocery
s-ard on his premises
wv western Maryland Railway
romnanv nut into effect Wednesday a
bloch signal system
= PauTs Reformed Sunday school
rirnic was held in Reese's grove,
raar Meadow Branch, Wednesday.
The Hartford County School Board
has awarded John T. Ward, Of Jar
reftsyille, a four year scholarship TO
western Maryland College.
Mr. Ernest Sponseller purchased
VIZ a. v. Moore property, Willis
street at public sale Saturday.
Tbomas nj. Murray was the trustee.
Er Frank Shaeffer, of Cranberry,
tcok from his oats patch, a stalk Of
oats that was feet in length. It Is
seldom that a stalk grows to that
length.
Il Johns fete closed on Saturday
eyeaing. The fete had many inter-
rUrttous BY thunder storms bringing
rain ON the evenings that it was to
be held
Tile friends of Rev. ]. A. Weigand,
of Newark. N. j., in this city, are glad
10 hear of his improvement after a
nr +n
bed from vertigo.
NJ. and Mrs. John Truss and Mr..
and Lrs. Fred Spinner and daughter,
Miss J0aanna, of Baltimore, spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. J. p.
Crowl, Center street.
On account of the threatening con-
ditions of the weather the band con
cert to be given BY the First Regi-
nent Band on the Park, last Sunday
w. postponed until a later date.
rev. w. w. Barnes, ID. ID. the new
District Superintendent, will preach
in Centenary Methodist Episcopal
church. Sunday morning at 1880.
The church will be closed in the ey-
ening. Rev. Frank III. Havenner,
pastor.
Tie Dutch Picnic" was the at
traction In the lower part of Carroll
county on Saturday, and the attend
aIce was as large as usual. The
candidates seeking political offices
surpassed any previous gathering at
that picnic.
Cranberry Union Sunday school
will hold its annual picnic in the
grove alt the school house, Saturday
August "a, afternoon and evening
Music will be furnished by the Hamp-
stead Band and prominent speakers
will be present.
Mr. Joseph IT, Matthias, marble and
granite dealer, has contracted with
Messrs. s. O. and John, Stoner, execu-
tors of the late David Stoner, for q
handsome Beare Monument to be
erected at the grave OF the late David
Steiner, at Pipe Creek Cemetery.
TIE eighth annual Carroll County
SUNDAY School Day will be held in
Dutch Ficnic Grove, five miles South
Of this city, on the State road. neal
Bird Hill, Thursday, September md
Efforts are being made to make 1t
day cf profit and pleasure. Further
notice of the convention will be given
in the columns of this paper later.
Residents Of the Second district OF
Baltimore county living near the lib
erty road have agreed to give vOlun-
teer service next week in repairing
the road In a stretch OF four miles
between Harrisonville and the north
branch of the Patapsco. lit is said
that t. road is almost impossible At
thls point and that there are little OF
no funds available for its improve
melt
August 19 will BE Knights OF Column
bus Day at Pen Mar. Besides the
councils i'm Maryland it is expected
that Pennsylvania, Virginia, West VT
gina and the District Of Columbia
Will send large delegations, and there
Will be number OF prominent speak
ers, among them Hon. Charles NM
Darr, OF Washington, d. g., master 81
tne fourth degree who is one Of the
most widely known Knights in the
country.
MT. Walter w. Ritter, who an
hounced himself al a candidate for
sherlf on the Democratic ticket, has
NltharaWn from the contest On ac-
count Of moving to Ellicott City
Where he has entered into business
pit. FItter wants to thank his friends
10 Carroll county for the support
lley nave given him i'm the past, and
states that he will come to Carroll
county at the coming election and will
support the entire Democratic ticket,
MADE at the primary election.
me Ice plant of Samuel III. Yeats,
VI Glyndon, was badly damaged Aug.
NM one Of the piston rods running
nom tne engine to the ice-making
Macnlnery working loose and tearing
al taat portion OF the plant to pieces
80 throwing ii to the floor below.
wing tn the escaping ammonia It
VS. some time before the damage
eouiu De learned. Mr.. Yeats says II
VII % between $500 ana $1,000. 1t
III, wiIi % some time before the plant
1iil 6e 10 commission again.
lnarles 0. Clemson, Esq, of the
MMestminster Bar, has filed his certi-
S Scate with the Board or Election
SS:apervlsors as required by law and
- name will appear ON the ballot ELS
democratic candidate for the nOmi-
aauon for States Attorney for Car
.on county at the September 14th
primary election. MIR. Clemson has
guea a member on the local bar for
s hirteen years and has been valu-
~ party worker, speaking frequent
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