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25 Years Ago Shopping Center Plans Big Event Next Wednesday - Grand Opening To Take Place At Mt. Airy's New Mall At 3:00 P.M.—The "grand opening" of the Mt. Airy Shopping Center will be held on Wednesday, May 22, at 3:00 p.m. in the Center Mall, 400 Ridgeville Boulevard, Mt. Airy. The Merridale Gardens Limited Partnership cordially invites all to attend this grand opening. This is the event you have been wiaiting for so don't fail to be present. The two main stores, Safeway and Drug Fair, as you know, have been open for some time as have the banking facilities. Mt. Airy can well be proud of this local shopping center. This has been needed for a long time. The Community Reporter, May 17, 1974.
50 Years Ago Horne Robbery Was Fabricated - Baltimore Paint Saleman Faked Report After Losing Sales; Planned To Commit Suicide—Herbert F. Horne, 40, Baltimore paint salesman, admitted to State Police Tuesday night that his report of hold up and robbery at Westminster last Friday night was a hoax he practiced to cover up his failure to land business contracts at Sparrows Point and Westminster, State Trooper James S. Poteet revealed. Horne claimed he was heldup at a traffic light on Main street in Westminster, forced to drive north to town, where he was assaulted, robbed and his car taken. Trooper Poteet said Horne confessed Tuesday night that he was not robbed and that the entire story was concocted to win sympathy for business failures. Democratic Advocate, May 20, 1949.
75 Years Ago Eisteddfod Wonderful - 330 Pupils, Represented 10 High School. Audience of 1500 Pack Alumni Hall.--- Westminster Leads In Points—The Second Annual High School
Eisteddfod, or inter-scholastic music contest, which was held in Alumni Hall Western Maryland College, Friday night, May 9th, was a marked success with 330 pupils, representing ten schools, participating. The contest idea in music dates far back in the history of the art, with the Meistersingers as an early notable example, and the Welsch Eisteddfod as the best perpetuation of the old custom, but the adoption of the music performance contest in this country, and particularly among schools, has been of comparatively recent date. Westminster again carried off the honors with a score of 484 points out of a possible 600; Union Bridge ranked second with 433 points, and Hampstead third, scoring 424 points. The Orchestra number, which was the first event of the evening, was won by Westminster playing "Apple Blossoms" by Roberts and directed by Miss Annette Fillmore. Democratic Advocate, May 16, 1924.
100 Years Ago Mr. Frank Ryan, of Carroll, is the most sought man by tax collectors perhaps in the state. His land lies in four counties, though his residence is in Carroll. Part of his property is in Carroll, part in Frederick, part in Mongomery and part in Howard. On his property is Parr's Spring, which is the point where the four counties join. He can put one foot in Frederick county and one in Montgomery, then bend down with one hand in Carroll and the other Howard, and drink water from a spring the centre of which is where the four counties unite. Democratic Advocate, May 20, 1899.