The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-09-22

n SL0uCAIc duu Will every pros
pect Tor a successful collegiate year.
The postofflce at Woodbine, this
county, will be advanced to the Pres
tdential class October I, and the sal
airy OF the postmaster will be $1,000
a Christian Endeavor Society will
% organized at st. Matthew's Church
Pleasant Valley, on Sunday night,
next September "a. All are vel
come.
Misses Elizabeth Crapster and
Irene M. Fringer, Of Taneytown, and
Miss Ethel Hively, of this city, are
students at the First Pennsylvania
State Normal School, at Millersville,
Pa.
The Westminster High School OBJ
ened on Monday with an enrolment
of 1872 scholars. This Is the largest
number or scholars TO start in on the
opening in the history of the school.
On last Sunday, which was the
closing day at Pen-Mar Park, 1885
excursionists went there from Balti-
more to spend the day. There were
three trains over the Western Mary
land Railroad from Baltimore.
The ladies of the Patriotic Order
of America will hold an oyster SUP
per in their hall at Winfield on Sat
urday, October Z, beginning at O.
clock p. m. There will also be a
confectionery table If the weather
is unfavorable the supper will be
held on Monday evening.
Tba uo1a-4tra Arn~eua4 -,
pany, capitalized at $4,000, was in
corporated at Frederick yesterday, by
Ellsworth q. Valentine, of Rocky
Ridge; Doran e. Albaugh, OF Detour,
and Roysell J. Bowen, OF Baltimore,
the purpose OF the company being to
engage in the manufacture OF medi-
cines, drugs, ink, etc., with headquar-
ters az Rocky Ridge.
Yesterday Judge Brashears sat i'm
the Circuit Court for Carroll county to
hear the cases on taxing interest On
deposits in bank, in Carroll county,
The petitioners were Robert Wheel
er and the executors OF John Shaffer,
deceased, Attorney-General Isaac
Lobe Stratus and Charles e. Fink, re
presented the County Commissioners,
and Bond & Parke the petitioners.
No decision was given.
The Epworth League or the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church of Hampstead
has perfected arrangements with the
Antrim Entertainment Bureau for a
series OF entertainments to be given
this fall and winter in the lecture
room OF the st. Johns NJ z. Church.
The first one will take place Novem-
Der 8,when an elocutionist and har-
pist will be present. Season, tickets
will be one dollar and single tickets,
thirty cents.
The Republican County Central
Committee met at Firemen's Hall on
Tuesday and elected officers for the
ensuing two years. John III. Cum
ningham, Republican candidate for
comptroller, who has been chairman
OF the committee for two years, was
reelected head OF the committee.
The other officers elected are Louis
z. Shriver, secretary; Theodore T..
Brown, assistant secretary, and An
drew ID. Reese. treasurer.
DIR. George w. Ward, formerly a
member OF the faculty of Western
Maryland College and former prin-
cipal of the Maryland State Normal
School, Is an applicant for position
in the public schools OF Baltimore
city. DR.. Ward, since leaving the
State Normal two years ago has de-
voted most of his attention to bust
ness and farming. He owns q large
farm near Ellicott City and has gone
extensively into the business OF rails
ing and selling chickens.
Gladys Thompson, who formerly
lived in this city, has filed FRI q Bal
timore court beach-of-promise suit
for $4,000 damage, against Royal w.
Gill, the athlete who was recently
arrested In Massachusetts on the
charge of manslaughter, after his au-
tomobile had run down and killed
pedestrian. In the declaration, which
was entered through Attorney Will
lam Cotton, It - asserted that young
Gill promised to marry Miss Thomp-
son, and that, while she Is willing TO
become his wife, he has made no eff
fort to fulfill his promise.
The book on the life of Cardinal
Gibbons, written by Allen S. Will, OF
the Baltimore Sun, was issued on
Wednesday. Beginning with the Car
dinal's early life and studies, the
book leads up to the time of his ele-
walton to the Cardinalate, and then
continues with an interesting account
OF the great work he has accomplish
ed since that time. IN addition to
the interesting reading to be found
in the book, there are number of
excellent illustrations, including one
of Cardinal Gibbons As he appears
today and others showing him as
priest and bishop.
Harry Reichman, who with three
other boys was committed by Justice
Shriver On the month Of August to
a four months term in the House OF
Correction for trespassing on q
Western Maryland Railroad train in
this county, was pardoned few days
ago by Governor Crothers. The boy
had served one month and six days
and his whereabouts we're only re-
Gently discovered BY Mrs. Reichman,
his mother, as he was committed IN
der the name of Harry Robinson. The
pardon was secured in ordeT that he
might see his brother who Is dying
at Franklin Square Hospital in Balti-
more.