The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-05-09
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

School days die SAouA"AA' oone
NJ 10 a close.
The row of houses which is being
..acted on John street is nearing
completion.
Cardinal Gibbons will confirm a
o,occ at St. Johns Catholic Church
M Sunday, May Is.
The Woman's Club met on Tues
dow afternoon at the residence of
Mr. Mrs. A, V. Moore, Willis street.
Mr. William Caple, of Sykesville,
has returned to a hospital in Balti-
more for a second operation.
The B. F. Shriver Company 10
erecting a large concrete store house
al its canning factory near this city.
Mrs. Laura Orendorff, West Main
street is having a concrete pave
ment put down in front of her resi-
dence.
Mrs. Philip Bitzel, who was oper-
ated on at the Maryland University
Hospital Baltimore, two weeks ago,
returned home on Tuesday, much
improved.
DIR, James HI. Frazer, Of Baltimore,
and we'll known in this community,
was recently elected treasurer of the
Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church
of that city.
Mr.. Andrew P. Frizzell, near Bloom,
while 3lacing a large stone under the
bridge that crosses Morgan's Run, at
Magins' Mill, mashed the end off of
the index finger on his right hand.
The Christian Endeavor Society of
Providence Methodist Protestant
church will hold a strawberry festival
on the evening of May II, at the Gam
Der Hall, beginning at o'clock. All
are invited to attend.
Monday, May y, is Whit-Monday
and the usual celebration that is al
ways held at Manchester will come off,
but it will be more elaborate this time.
Big things will be doing all day, and
a large crowd is expected.
The Sunday school of Pleasant
Grove church at Sandyville will hold
its strawberry festival on Saturday
evening, June It'll, beginning at p.
m. Children's Day service WILL be
held on June 8th, at 1870 a. m. ALI
are invited.
The Warfeldsburg public school
will hold an ice cream and strawberry
festival on Saturday evening, May II,
at the school house. If the weather
is unfavorable the festival will be
postponed until the following Mon
day Everybody is invited.
TIE Forest and Stream Club of this
city will hold it's annual meeting
Monday night, May 18th, at the
photograph gallery of James d.
Mitchell, at o'clock. Election of
officers for the year 1913, also the
election Of executive and membership
committees, and selection of camp
site for 1913 will be in order.
After having pleaded guilty several
weeks ago in four cases, Mrs. Mollie
Diegelman, who played a part in the
cases against DR.. Claude A. Stone
cipher, the convicted physician and
athlete, was sentenced to three years
in the Maryland Penitentiary Wednes-
day in the Criminal Court, Baltimore,
for performing criminal operations.
The Westminster High School de-
feated the Gettysburg High School
last Saturday on Athletic Field by a
score of l to 0. The game was ex-
citing from start to finish. The
tally was made by Grumbine on a
three base hit, followed by a single
by Savers. Only one error was made.
The High School will play at Gettys-
burg on Saturday.
G. F. Wieseckel, former master
mechanic at the Baltimore and Ohio
Sn0nC (Nnr1harIarI cy
IN a similar capacity for a railroad
at Pittsburgh, Kan, has been OPP
pointed master mechanic for the east
ern and middle divisions of the West
ern Maryland Railway, with head
quarters in Hagerstown. He will
move to Hagerstown with his family.
Union rank of Calauthe Lodge, of
Unlon Bridge, made a visit to Charity
Lodge, Knights of Pythias, this. city,
9n Friday evening. Mr.. Jesse w.
russ IS captain of the visiting lodge.
1npeecnes were made and social
1lne was enjoyed during the evening.
me visiting lodge returned home at
" p. m, the same evening. A
smoker was also part of the enter
tainment.
Students of Johns Hopkins Un1ver-
slty, st. Johns College, the Mary
ldna Agricultural College and sever
al institutions of Virginia have been
invited by the War Department to
spend their summer vacations in
sdAng course in military training
lor officers. The latest idea is to
eNe university and college men
prelimlnary instruction in military
service so that they may be equipped
Ill time of need.
mr. Nicholas SANTOS, proprietor OF
tne westminster Candy Kitchen, has
ttecently made some improvements tc
i nis store. The store room, with the
re-cream parlor in the rear, was
maoe ~ feet longer. More tables and
onalrs have been provided for the &C
commodation Of his customers, so that
~" as many as Is or 80 people can
~; e served comfortably at the same
ellle. Mr.. SANTOS aim is to put his
tfanoys Kitchen among the finest CON
tectlonery stores of Maryland.
Don't use the gas. You may not
I'LL II on properly" This was the
peerung advice of DIR. J. w. Holland
- - 1914 Linden avenue, Baltimore
% aesday night to Annie Short, colUred
D; years old, who had come from
aNiugeVllle to the family. He gave hel
candle. Il knows all about gas,
? n % replied. Wednesday morning al
t,0v o'clock he found her unconscious
III p ner room with the gas turne.l or
MI ana every window closed. She
T Has hurried to the Maryland Ges- era
nut,spltal, where it is stated that she