The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-10-04

ADDITIONAL LOCALS.

1 "CSLAluSI6I utSudy uuOTuluS.
The meeting that was held ID st.
Johns Parish Hall Tuesday evening
for the formation of the Holy Name
Society was largely attended
The Warehime property on East
main street occupied by Mr.. John
Leffert was withdrawn from public
sale at a bid of $8925.OO. The prop
erty was sold afterward to Mr.. Leffert
for $4,000.
Prof Charles w. Ely, for 42 years
principal of the Maryland School for
the Deaf, in Frederick, died suddenly
on Monday last at the home of his
son, Charles w. Ely, in Washington
He was away on business for the
school. ... .-,
Charles A. Lewis, the Western Mary
land conductor from near Thurmont,
who was arrested several days age
upon the charge of robbing freight
cars of the Western Maryland Rail
road, was Thursday afternoon releas-
ed upon $1,000 bail at Ere 1er;ck.
Something curious in the way OF
sweet corn was brought to this office
on Monday by Mr. George A. Miller,
Church street. Seven small ears of
corn were around one big ear in the
same husk. Mr.. Miller discovered it
in the garden Of Mrs. U. L. Reaver,
East Main street.
The sixty-ffrst anniversary of Man
chester Rebekah Lodge of Odd Fell
lows was observed with a banquet
and reception September a. Covers
were spread for about 60 guests. Rev.
Thomas S. Land, pastor OF the Re-
formed Episcopal Church, Manches-
ter, delivered the principal address.
The quarterly distributions of the
public-school tax and the school-book
tax were announced at the Office of
the Comptroller on October 1. The
public-school tax apportioned to Car
roll county Is $10,39172, and the
school book fund is $1,08996. The
quarterly distribution to the West
minister High School is 1925. The an
nual portion of the fund for colored
industrial education amounts to ST.
500 for Carroll county.
Forty Hours Devotioif will be held
in st. Johns Catholic Church begin
ming at high mass at 10 a. M, Sunday,
October 6. On Sunday evening ser
mon will be preached by Rev. E. M.
Tearney, of Lynchburg, Va. Monday
evening a sermon will be delivered
by Rev. Joseph B. Houck, OF Long
Green, Md. The hours of service will
be i'm the morning, Monday and Tues
day, at e and $50, O'Clock and in the
same evenings at 7.30 O'Clock, The
devotions will close at high mass
Tuesday morning at $50 o'clock.
George r. Dennis, attorney for the
Board OF County Commits .oners Of
Frederick county, Friday filed bill
in equity asking for an injunction re-
straining the Western Maryland Rail-
road Company from constructing a
concrete bridge over the road leading
from Graceham to Emmitsburg. The
bridge Is over county road and near
Greceham. The court granted the in
junction, giving the Western Mary
land the privilege of moving for it's
dissolution upon giving the opposite
side so days notice Of its intention to
do SO.
The delegates from the Carroll
County Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union to the State convention
now in session at Cumberland, are
Mrs. Franklin P. Fenby and Miss Car
rie Bond, Of Finksburg, the former
being president of the Carroll county
union; Mrs Samuel X. Herr and Mrs
@. G. Douglas, of this city, the for
mer being a. member of the execu-
tive board Of the convention. A let
ter from Mrs. Herr states that they
are all pleasantly located near the
church and that the convention is full
of interest. - .-.
The annual meetingof the Pennsyl-
vania conference of the United Breth-
rem church. will be held in Centen-
NAL United Brethren church, Rev. e.
II. Hummelbaugh, pastor, Frederick,
Md, October S-13. This conference
is the largest of the United Brethren
church, there being 20 charges, with
membership of 10000. 1t is ex-
pected that fully 200 ministers and
laymen will compose the delegates
to the convention. The business Of
the conference will be trana~-.
during the week and n% --@cteu
will - SUNDAY tne
-.erday afternoon the Girls Club
met at the residence Of Miss Dorothy
A1baugh, East Main street, and gave
1ChA, OAC vi IhS1A h1AA
Der who il to be married next week,
a miscellaneous shower. of useful and
beautiful articles. The dining room
decorations were sweet-peas and the
place cards were bouquets Of the
same beautiful flower. Individual
ices i'm the shape of different flowers
were served and the occasion was
one of rare enjoyment. Miss Gehr is
one Of the most popular members OF
the club, having been largely respon-
sible for its organization.
On Saturday OF last week State
President W. II. Chi1ds, State Master
of Forms Seabrook, State Treasurer
Carter and State Secretary Heaps
paid a fraternal visit to Camp No. 6S,
p. o. S. OF a., Smallwood. The trip
was made from Baltimore i'm the State
Presidents automobile. a large
crowd greeted the state officers, who
were entertained at the home Of Dis
trict President Brother Ivan Sayers.
Camp 68 is the home camp OF Brother
Seabrook, and il one OF the strong
camps of the state, and has grown in
strength under the leadership ofI
Brother Seabrook, present state
master Of forms.
Business men of Hagerstown and
persons living along the Western
Maryland, between Hagerstown and
the mountain, who have business or