The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-05-17
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Yesterday was Ascension Day.

Yesterday was Ascension Day.
Clean your own house and yard
let neighbors attend to their own.
Gardens, with their rapidly growing
green rows, give promise Of many vel
come vegetables
River View" the most popular re
sort near Baltimore, was opened for
the season on Sunday.
We publish this week the public
general laws, passed by the last Gen
eral Assembly. 1t would be well for
our readers to keep them for future
reference.
Mr.. Allan T. Bacon has been elected
delegate and Mr.. r. * Billingslea, al
ternate, to the Diocesan Convention
which meets at Emanuel Church, Bal
timore, May 10Th.
Mrs. Edward Roop will entertain
the Ladies' Literary Club at her home
near Wakefield, next Tuesday after
noon. This will BE- the final meeting
Of the club until next Fall.
The Western Maryland y Railway
Company has opened the West End
Of the switch that runs to the ware
house, thus letting cars III at each
end without shifting al much a. form
erly.
A teachers meeting was held last
Saturday morning in Sykesville. III
was well attended and much interest
was manifested. The meeting was ID
charge of Mrs. Stabler, Grade Super
visor.
Last Sunday was Mothers Day, and
beautiful tributes were paid our
mothers from several pulpits in this
city, and the symbolic white carna-
lions we're worn by number of our
citizens.
Warfieldsburg public school vii
hold an ice cream and strawberry
festival on May 10Th, afternoon and
evening, at the schoolhouse. A must
cal program will be rendered. All
are welcome.
Mrs. Ida P Stabler, Grade Super
visor Of Schools for the past year
has been appointed instructor in
Primary Method at the Covington
Virginia State Summer School, fol
the coming summer session
A well written article by J. Hamp-
ton Baumgartner, formerly OF this city
appears i'm the last issue of Old Bay
Line Magazine 1t Is entitled "Balti-
more: The Convention City" Mr.
Baumgartner is with the ,. a. O. Rail
road Company, Baltimore.
Numerous farmers Of Adams coun.
ty,Pa., have declared that from present
indications their clover crops will be
total failures. The cause for this is
said to be parasite worm heretofore
unknown in that locality, which is
eating the roots OF the plants
a correspondent states that Mr.
Douglas Campbell while returning tc
his home last Tuesday night, after
a social call, was held I'D on tht
Smallwood road about midnight. Mr.
Campbell was well armed and free
three shots. No one was hurt.
The Maryland State Teachers As,
ISOLATION will convene at BraddocI
Heights, June % to 28. lii will BIZ
greatly to the advantage of our Car.
roll county teachers to attend the AS
ISOLATION, and as 1T is so convenient
they ought to be well represented.
We have been requested to state
that Mr.. Harry O. Lowe, who Waf
found dead on the railroad track neal
Spring Mills last week, was return
ing home from his work early I'm the
evening and was struck by the o.
clock train instead OF by the nidnlgh
freight a. was surmlsed tn last
weeks Advocate
The potato is now king. Even the
price of beef has not advanced iI
keeping with the potato. The price
for old potatoes has reached the high
est point known in this country. In
ferior old potatoes are now SELLING
for $1.85 bushel. Beef has alet
made the greatest advance that has
been known in 20 years. Lamb i:
another meat that has advanced il
price until it is out Of the reach O
persons OF ordinary means.
The Willard w. o. II. U., Of Sandy
vile, held public meeting in Bethe
Church, near Reese, on Sunday aft
ernoon, May 9Th, at which a larg'
audience was present The children
OF the Loyal Temperance Legion as
sisted materially in the program, AMI
showed well the careful training the.
had received at the hands of Mr. En-
DRY G.. Ebaugh. The principal ad
dress OF the afternoon was by DR. o
T.. Tiffany, of Western Maryland Col
lege, on Sabbath Observance
A social will be held at the HON,
OF Mr.. Emory zepp, Sandyville, by TIL
ladies of Sandy Mount Methods
Protestant Church, on Tuesday eve
ming, May %. Should the weathe
prove unfavorable it will be held tn
next fair evening The program vii
include two plays, THE Obstinate
Family" and How a Woman Cal
Keep a Secret" An admission fee o
ten cents will be charged, and rs
freshments will be served free. Their
will also be ice cream for sale. al
are welcome.