The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-04-26

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All workmen at the railroad SHOPS
at Union Bridge except those in tht
cabin car and upholstery depart
ments have been reduced To an s.
hour day and days per week.
The high wind On Monday nigh
loosened the large cross on st
Johns Catholic Church to such ar
extent that III sWays to and fro about
five inches when the wind blows
Westminster High School il booked
| for two games of ball this week This
afternoon it plays Western Maryland
College, and tomorrow at 2 d. m, ii
meets Frederick High School. 5otl
games will take place here.
Dr. William M Davidson, superin-
tendent of Public Schools OF the Dis
| trict Of Columbia, has consented to
deliver the address on Memorial Day
att Westminster. lie has the reputa-
ton Of being a brilliant speaker
| tit il hoped that al many citizens
AZ possible will meet tonight at s u
clock on the third floor of the Fire
mems building for the purpose of nom
mating "A Mayor ana two councilmen
to be elected, Monday, May 6, to
serve two years.
"a wv. q. T. Id. Silver Medal Con
test will be held at the Church on
Union street, Tuesday evening, April
30. The contestants will BE- twelve
children Of the Union street school.
Two T.. a.. II. silver medals will be
given. Admission 1O cents.
The Ladies' Literary Club met
Tuesday afternoon,ay the residence of
Mrs. H ~. Elderdice, College Hill. The
Club received an invitation to meet
with the Woman's Federation of Clubs,
which il in session at the Arundel
Club House, Baltimore, this week. The
local club is thinking of joining the
Federation.
The Mt. Airy postoffice will upon
the completion of a new building
which Postmaster W. r. Rudy il
erecting in Mt Airy, be moved into
the new building. The building il
expected to be completed and ready
for occupancy by July 1. 1t is al
most directly across the street from
the location Of the postoffice at pres
ent
The back trucks on the rear coach
of TIE $50 y. III. train Oh Saturday
night jumped the track below the
Westminster Foundry. The acct
dent happened at the end Of switch
and it is supposed that the switch
was turned open a. the car was
passing over it. The train was de-
layed until the coach coud be placed
on the track
Rev. b. J. Lennon, OF TaneytoWn,
was present last Friday in the Col
lege Church of Mount 1t. Mary's,
Emmitsburg when Right Rev =. p.
Allen, D. D., Bishop of Mobile, Ala,
conferred the sacrament of Holy Ord
ers and raised tn the diaconate two
young gentlemen of the seminary.
The Bishop was assisted by Revs. P.
y. Gallagher, archdeacon, and J. O.
McGoyern, master of ceremonies.
Members of the Maryland Motor
cycle Club, under the command OF
CaptW Scott Standiford, took their
annual spin to Westminster last Sun
day morning, starting from the Madi-
son avenue entrance to Druid Hill
Park at $50 o'clock. The route was
through Green Spring Valley to the
ReisterstoWn pike, which is one of the
best roads running through the north
ern suburbs The Club dined at the
Main-Court Inn.
Rev. r.. W.Dotywho for the past 40
years has been resident Of this city
and pastor of Salem Charge Luther
an Church, composed of the congre-
| @F - 800 r1 Jrl
near this city, and St.John's (Leister's)
near Brummel, has rendered his res
ignation to the charge, to take effect
June 1. He has accepted a call to
Cambridge, Ohio. Rev. Mr.. Doty is
native Of Frederick county, which
has given many ministers to the
Lutheran Church His resignation
was regretted by many of the people
Of this city, with whom he is univer-
sally popular.
Speaking Of the high cost Of living
compare present day prices with the
following items copied from a price
| list Of articles on sale in New York
City in 1889: Superf1ne -four, $3.50
a barrel common -four, $500 bar
rel; loaf sugar, ID cents a pound;
butter, to cents a pound; lard, s
cents pound; Hyson tea, $1.50 a
pound; ham, cents pound; beef
315 cents pound; tobacco, 80 to
cents a pound; two pound loaf wheat
bread, cents; mems boots, $500:
women's shoes, $3.50; tavern break
fast, 20 cents; dinner, 81 cents; sup
per, p cents; roast chickens ait tav-
ems, "a cents each.
About $50 women gathered in tbs
Opera House Wednesday afternoon
| in response to invitations received By
every woman in town. After looking
at one of Beach and Powers motion
pictures, they were treated to very
interesting lecture by Prof. s. NJ
Baldwin of the College, on the sub
ject Of Files" The lecture was IL
Illustrated by stereopticon views q
breeding places of flies and Other
matters and statistics relating to the
pests. Dr. Fitzhugh then gave {
practical talk on methods Of exter
minating flies, and showed window
screen with traps attached to catcl
them both "going and coming" ant
garbage can with trap attached al
they left each woman was handed ;
Ely Catechism." Tit was suggested
that those present form an Organiza
ton to be known as The Westminste1
Association for the Promotion OF tn
Public Welfare. Membership In TIN
Organization entails no financial obi
cations, but the members simply Oh
ligate themselves to keep their prem
ises in model order and to do every
THING nosSihIa tn eliminate flies from