The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-05-19

| a fine little girl was recently left by
the stork at the home Of Milton Cor
bin, near Willow Grove.
Miss Marjorie Blizzard, Of this city,
is finishing her course Of training at
St. Lukes Hospital, Baltimore
Two new attorneys were admitted to
the Carroll County bar recently. They
were j.. Harry Steele and Herbert M.
Quail.
Elder Greenberry Ecker, Carroll
street, donated the Westminster Fire
Company $500 for the efficient SER
vice rendered by them at the fire when
his stable was destroyed.
The Tidewater Portland Cement
Company, Union Bridge, have a con
tract with Frank r. Shaeffer for heat
ing their plant, as has also Arthur
Stonesifer, East Main street.
Ernest G. Geiman, Pennsylvania
avenue, on account of ill health has
resignef. his position as clerk in the
hardware store Of ID. $. Gehr, cor
ner Of Main and Liberty streets.
The heating contracts for the new
residences on Bond street, owned by
Oscar ID. Gilbert, were awarded as
follows: Four houses to Frank
IT. Shaeffer and three to Den
ton S. Gehr MI. Gehr also received
the plumbing work for all seven.
Benjamin Spencer, of Sandyville,
who is filling the right garden for the
Petersburg base ball team in the Vir-
ginia League, is more than making
good. In almost every game he plays,
he makes from l to hits. On Sat
urday he made four hits at five times
to bat.
The festival held at Bird Hill school
May 18th, was a success. The receipts
of the evening were $43.40, Of which
$22.65 were clear. This money will
be used towards purchasing an organ
for the school The teacher, Irene
NJ Fringer, joins the children in
thanking all who helped to make it a
success.
We suggest that mothers, whose
children have light cases of mumps
or measles, keep them at home until
they are entirely we'll. 1t is not right
that people should unnecessarily be
brought in contact with any such
contagious diseases, and every poss-
ible precaution should be taken to
avoid any kind of epidemic.
J. d. Noonan, teacher in the Com
mercial Department Of the Westmin-
ster High School, has resigned to &C
lcept a position as bookkeeper in Bal
timore City College. Mr.. Noonan
regrets to give up his work in West
minister, but extra inducements have
been offered to him in his home city.
Prof. ]. A. Blair, Principal Of the
| Commercial room in Blue Ridge Col
| lege, is an applicant for the position.
| Unusually elaborate exercises have
been planned for commencement week
at the Western Maryland Collge owing
to the fact that the president, DIR. Il.
II. Lewis, has completed % years OF
service. The alumni, board of trustees
and faculty will join in the celebration,
and a special committee consisting OF
DIR. Joshua w. Herring, Prof. W. r. Nc
Daniel, Thomas A. Murray, L. Irving
Pollitt and William G. Baker, has been
appointed to carry out the plans.
A blast was set eff BY til ::a1ter
Construction Company, contractors,
building the Western Maryland extern
sion, near Cumberland, that contained
three carloads of dynamite and one
carload Of giant powder. A whole
mountain side Of WoodcocN Hollow,
! in the vicinity of Mount Savage, was
torn away. It will require several
weeks'work by steam shOvels to clear
away the debris The jar from The
blast was felt for a distance Of ten
miles.
Charity Lodge, K Of p, of this city,
Is arranging for the annual mem
orial services for the deceased mem
bers. to be held on Sunday afternoon,
June 4th, at p. m, in Davis Hall.
The public is invited to be present. ].
MI. Fl. r. Pratt, chief engineer OF
the Western Maryland Railway, has
inst completed a trip of inspection
over the extension building from cum
berland to Connellsville. He says two
thirds of the grading is now COM
Dleted, so per cent. Of the masonry
finished and a mile of double track
laid out of Cumberland. Work moves
rapidly al dong tie line.
The pupils Of the Westminster High
School will give the popular operetta
entitled THE Tyrolien Queen, at Odd
Fellows Hall on Thursday and Fri
day evenings, May 25th and 26th. we
desire to inform the public that only
as many tickets will be sold as the
seating capacity OF the hall will allow
and that, therefore, every ticket holder
will be entitled to, and will get seat.
The proceeds of the entertainment VIII
he divided between the Westminster
High School Athletic Association, and
the School Library Fund. The patron
age of the public for these good causes
| is earnestly solicited.
Arthur M. Zile, the special district
deputy grand master Of District No.
II, 7. o. o. F., and the following
deputies, who are his associates and
deputies of the lodges in said district,
will promulgate plans whereby every
lodge will become an active factor for
the advancement Of the work: John
y. Masenheimer, of Manchester; James
M. Stoner, OF this city; l.. A. Sh1pley,
of Winfield, and Thos. J. Haines, or
New Windsor 1t is confidently ex-
pected that at the completion OF the
remodeling of Salem Lodge building
in this city there will be one OF the
largest rallies ever held in the state.
r. Herbert Shriver and DR.. Joshua
w. Herring are the gentlemen from
this county, who have been appointed