The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-08-30

| The building between Babylon &
Lippy Co., and N- II Gorsuch g Sons
Co., has been torn down.
A Christian Endeavor social will bt
held at the church in hineboro Mex
Tuesday evening at o'clock.
Mr.. F. T. Butler, telegraph oper-
ator, who had been off duty O. &C
count of being sick, returned to work
on Thursday.
FTorty-three tickets were sold tC
Pen-Mar yesterday, the occasion be-
ing 'Everybody's Day" Twelve tick
Ct were sold for the moon light train
The Westminster Base Ball team
will play Manchester club on Satur-
day, September M The local team
will have to hustle to gain victory
over Manchester which is playing a
fast game at present
Misses Marguerite Stem and Grace
Steele, of this city, nave accepted
positions a. teachers ait the Maryland
Training School for the Feeble
minded at Owings Mills, Md. They
will take I'D their duties on Monday
At the subscription card party
given Wednesday morning at the Ar
mory for the benefit of the Lend-a-
Hand Club the sum Of S. was realized
Prizes were won by Mrs. 2. 0. Weant,
Mrs. Charles IT. Reifsnider and Mrs.
w. Frank Thomas.
Miss Hershey, Miss Milliken and
Mr. 1T r.. Harbach, canvassers for the
Chautauqua, are delighted with the
reception they have received in West
minister, and are very much gratifled
at the large number Of tickets that
have ben sold. Many people from
out of town are coming to attend the
Chautauqua and there is every indi-
cation that it will be great success
from every point of view.
The old Sand Patch tunnel, which
caved in nearly two months ago, has
been cleared and the first trains ran
through yesterday. Freight trains
only will be operated through the tun-
mel for some time to come. The pas
senger trains will be detoured over
the Western Maryland extension as
now. Crews are still working at the
tunnel and more or less delay will be
caused by traffic through it.
The last exclusion of the season of
the Aged Peoples Outing Association
was held yesterday afternoon to Ep-
worth Cottage at Emory Grove. Two
special cars conveyed about 120 aged
men and women from the Druid Hill
Park entrance to Emory Grove. 4
bountiful dinner was served on the
lawn, where long tables we're spread
beneath the shade trees. A religious
service and literary entertainment
was also provided.
The Frederick Railroad had it's first
wreck of any consequence yesterday
morning when an electric car running
as a special milk car crashed into a
steam locomotive about mile from
Frederick on the Thurmont Division.
In rounding a curve near Montevue
Hospital the electric car crashed into
the engine, which had been brought
to a STOP The electric car was a
heavy one and its weight and mOmen-
tum drove the engine almost half
way through the car and broke every
window in it. The car contained
about 500 gallons of milk, which was
lost. One passenger, Martin L. Wach-
ter, of near Thurmont, was injured by
flying glass.
The fourteenth annual reunion OF
the Belt-Parrish family was held yes
terday at Emory Grove. Nearly zoo
members Of the associated families
from all parts of the State journeyed
to the camp i'm the early forenoon and
participated in the general meeting
held at II o'clock in the tabernacle,
where they again renewed acQuain-
tanceships The meeting was called
to order by Charles B. Rever, of Ar
lington president of the association
An opening prayer was delivered by
Mr.. Charles T. Belt, chairman of the
executive committee. a brief song
service was held An address was
made by Rev. L. A. Thirlkeld, pastor
of Twenty-fourth Street Methodist
Episcopal Church, Baltimore. The
subject of his talk was 1.-THE Family
The Forty ninth Convention Of the
Maryland Sunday School Association
will take place September IL, z and
Is i'm Frederick, Md Mr. w. @. Pearce
of Chicago, Associate General Secre-
tary of International Sunday School
Association and Mrs. Mary Foster
Bryner, Of Chicago, International Su-
perintendent of Elementary work
will be our visiting specialists. There
will also be a large force OF State
workers on the program which prom
Uses "Inspirational addresses" In
structive Conferences, Informal Dis
cussions, Delightful Fellowship" and
new vision of Sunday school work
for ALL Every Sunday school in the
State is invited to send any number
of delegates including their pastor
and superintendent Write Mr. O
Herbert Gibson, Frederick, Md, al
once, Chairman of the Entertainment
Committee of your coming and state
what you wish to pay for board and
lodging. Prices range from $1.00 to
$500 per day.