The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-06-07

surveys.
Get your hospitality ready for Com
mencement Week.
Pope Plus celebrated his 18th birth
day OF Sunday last.
Evidently the high cost OF living Il
not daunting the courage Of the Jun'
bride.
Just now the man without straw
hat is as conspicuous as was the mai
with one in April.
During the storm Of last Sunda.
evening a large silo, on the farm o
Mrs. 8. x. Herr, near this city, wa
blown down.
Vernon Hines, who was run owe,
and injured by an automobile whil'
riding OF hi bicycle near Ridgeville
ID improving.
a pair of nickel framed glasses wer'
picked up On the street on Tuesda!
and left at this office. The owner car
get same by calling.
The Westminster Fire Department
Ii holding an ice cream and straw
BERRY festival, Thursday, Friday ant
Saturday nights of this week.
The cutters Oh Court street are BE-
ing graded SO as to make the drain
age better. The work is done by or.
der Of the Mayor and Council
Mr.. Charles Herring Murray, the
of the graduating class
OF Western Maryland College, IT, {
grandson OF DIR. y. w. Herring, this
city.
DR.. J. ]. Stewart, Pennsylvania ave
nue., and Mr.. Mitchell, near Manches.
ter, have purchased Overland automo.
biles from w. H. Davis Co., JohI
street.
Bishop John G. Murray preached OF
Sunday morning, in Ascension church
To large congregation While in this
city he was the guest OF Judge w. 1T
Thomas, Court Place.
MIR. Joseph IT, Baust, of Pennsyl
vania avenue, who has been suffering
with nervous trouble, was taken tt
Springfield Hospital, Sykesville, OF
Friday for treatment.
Mr.. Arthur r. Smith, OF this city
has been appointed, chief deputy Au
tomObile Commissioner, with a salary
OF $1,000 per annum. Mr.. Smith viii
enter upon his duties at once
Mrs Charles w. Lee, OF Warflelds
burg, opened q jar OF cherries, this
week, that had been canned for 2;
years. She found the fruit In JUS
80 good condition - when first pu
into the jar.
There will be no change IL the
livery business OF Franklin ar Wilson
John street. The business will BIZ
conducted just as it was before the
death Of Mr.. Joseph T.. Franklin, Z
member of rhe firm.
Mr.. Jacob Koontz, Of Silver Run
Md, was in this city on business
on Tuesday. MIR. Koontz has been a
subscriber to The Advocate for 4;
years. He has been successful
farmer and blacksmith.
Mr.. George M. Schue, Of Hanover
Pa, has sold his farm in Bachman's
Valley, Md, containing 1872 acres, tx
Edward M. Wine and Edward u
Sterner, both Of Bachman's Valley
The price paid was $10,70O.
Miss Maude Mammalian, West MAR
street, who had charge Of the domestic
science department at the High Schoo
during the past year, il now teaching
q class Of girls at the Maryland A.
ylum and Training School for Feeble
Minded at OWingS Mills.
The severe storm which passed ovel
the upper part Of this county Sunday
June 2, blew down the barn on thu
farm Of Mr.. Theodore shit, neal
Piney Creek Fortunately, no live
stock was injured. Mr.. Schilt pur
chased the farm last fall.
The Ladies' Literary Club had az
meeting at the residence
of Mrs. William r.. Mcdaniel, Col
lege Hill, on Tuesday afternoon. Their,
will be two morning meetings, afte,
which the club will discontinue it
meetings until the Fall. Tt has beer
decided to study United States histor.
next year.
a card from Rev. r.. wv. Doty mail
Cd June 3, from Cambridge, Ohio
reads as follows: 1--WE arrived SAT-
and sound here on Tuesday and ar,
about settled in our new home. St
far all OF us like IL very much. To
morrow I am to be installed. I re
ceived The Advocate all OK this af
ternoon and assure you we all wei
coined IT,"
A number of leading citizens from
Walkersville, New Midway, Woods
boro, and Ladiesburg appeared be
fore the Good Roads Commission OF
and asked that the commits
sion endeavor to give them a roat
from Frederick to the Carroll count!
line, near Key-Mar. The road asked
for il about 20 miles long and all bu
about mile Il macadam, in contro
Of turnpike companies. 1t is pointet
out that the entire stretch of roat
could BE- purchased at about $4,000.
The April earnings showing of thu
Western Maryland Railway Compan!
il not a. favorable a. had been hoped
for. While the gross of $620,70E
shows a healthy increase of $30,91t
over the same month of 1911, net
after taxes, decreased $35,728, as com
pared with the previous April. VIII!
cost of operation and other expense!
should have eaten up the increase i1
gross and $35,728 besides is not ex
planned, but is doubtless due in par
to washouts and an increased wagt
scale.
The Maryland Week annual exhibit
under the auspices of the Maryland
State Horticultural Society, at tn
Fifth Regiment Armory, will be hell
earlier this year than heretofore
from November IS to %, inclusive. Al
ready Prof. H. R. SYmons. Secretar1