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

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Westminster Tuesday morning.
The meeting that was held in 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Leffert was withdrawn from public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 bid of $S925.0O The prop
erty was sold afterward to Mr.. Leffert
for $4,000.
Prof. Charles w. Ely, for AZ years
principal of the Maryland School for
the Deaf, i'm 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 ierick.
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-frst anniversary Of Man
chester Rebekah Lodge of Odd Eel
lows was observed with a banquet
and reception September "a. Covers
were spread for about 60 guests. Rev.
Thomas $. 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 /. The
public-school tax apportioned to Car
roll county is S10,391.72, and the
school book fund is $1,OS9.96. 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.
900 for. Carroll county.
Forty Hours Devotiof 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, Nd The hours Of service will
be in the morning, Monday and Tues
day, at 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 Commlss :oners OF
Frederick county, Friday filed a 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 its
dissolution upon giving the opposite
side 80 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 7. Fenby and Miss Car
RE Bond, of Finksburg, the former
being president of the Carroll county
union; Mrs. Samuel X. Herr and Mrs
G.. c. 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 meetingot the Pennsyl-
vania conference Of the United Breth-
rem church, will be held in Centen-
NAL United Brethren church, Rev. T..
H. Hummelbaugh, pastor, Frederick,
Md, October 8-13. This conference
il the largest Of the United Brethren
church, there being 70 charges, with
a 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 trans~
during the week and ~ ICY t,s y
appointments will - SuAuoy 80
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Yes+~- OH.
-.erday afternoon the Girls Club
met at the residence of Miss Dorothy
Albaugh, East Main street, and gave
Miss Mary G. Gehr, one of their num-
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 in the shape Of different flowers
were served, and the occasion was
one of rare enjoyment Miss Gehr i
one Of the most popular members OF
the club, having been largely respon-
sible for it, organization.
On Saturday of last week State
President w. T. ChiIds, State Master
Of Forms Seabrook, State Treasurer
Carter and State Secretary Heaps
paid a fraternal visit to Camp No. 6S,
IT,. o. .. OF a., Smallwood. The trip
was made from Baltimore in the State
Presidents automobile. q large
crowd greeted the state officers, who
were entertained at the home of Dis
trict President Brother Ivan Sayers'
Camp 68 ID the home camp OF Brother
Seabrook, and is one Of the strong
camps of the state, and has grown 1nl
strength under the leadership Oh
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