The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-04-25

Mahlon school, near Finksburg,
will hold an ice cream festival on the
evening of May 10.
Next Thursday Is May 1st. During
the month OF May no fishing is allow
ed In any stream in Carroll county.
Mrs. Philip Bitzel. East Main street,
was taken TO the Maryland University
Hospital, Baltimore. on Monday, for
an operation.
A force of men Is engaged this
week in laying tile In the drain, op-
posite the railroad, which carries the
water from Main street.
George Il. Motter. Of near Littles-
town, Pa, sold his fine pair of heavy
draft, eorrel horses 10 g. II. Hedges &
Son, Of York, Pa, for $500.
Stop, look, listen ! general clean
Ing Of back yard, front yard, side
yard, every old yard, spic and span
by May. Get in the push.
Mr.. Joseph H. shlpley, of near
Pools school, has field of growing
corn. something unusual at this time.
as corn is just being planted.
Mr.. Philip Bitzel. proprietor OF the
Central Hotel, was granted a liquor
license on Monday after hearing
before Judge William II. Thomas.
The law requiring automobiles when
passing vehicles from the rear to
toot their horns. This has been very
much neglected around Westminster.
The Ladies' Aid Society OF Trinity
Lutheran Church, Deer Park Road.
will meet at the home Of Mrs. William
Marion Bitzel, on Wednesday after
noon next
Mrs John l.. ReIfsnider. Sr., OF
Terrace Hill, entertained the ten
active members of the sewing society
Of Ascension Episcopal Church NJ
supper yesterday evening"
The Christian EndeaYor Society of
Providence Methodist Protestant
Church will hold q strawberry and
Ice cream festival in the Gambler Hall
on MAY 18th. All are invited TO at
tend
DR. Oliver Hueke1.s final lecture Of
series on Nineteenth Century
Authors will he delivered next Mon
day afternoon nj the college at 40
o'clock. His subject Will be Sidney
Ianier.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Salem
Methodist Episcopal Church, near
Bloom, will hold an Ice cream and
strawberry festival On June z. an.
meneing at O'Clock II the weather
should be unfayorabie. 1t will be held
on the first fair day.
Frank Harbaugh. Thurmont, West
ern Maryland Railway section fore
man. was bitten On the end OF his
finger by a copper snake Friday
while making some repairs. to a car
IN the west yards In Hagerstown. The
snake was concealed beneath the track
and jumped at the man.
The funeral of John " 0hrum, who
was killed on April L at Pittsburg,
Pa. took place on Saturday at ProYi-
dence Methodist Protestant Church.
The pallbearers were Joseph Dandy,
Oscar Monroe L. =. Grlffee. George
L. Benson, r. W. barnes and Otis
Gambler. i. c. shafrer undertaken.
4 number of men dIsmantled the
old York Road creamery. near Han
over. Pa, and shipped the machinery
10 Taneytown, TO be used by the Han
over Creamery Co. in the erection OF
an Ice factory, cold storage plant and
creamery in that place. Condensed
milk. butter and Ice cream will be
the products. The proposed building
will be OF brick and concrete. 40 feet
long, and two stories high.
Miss LefilngWell. Who opened =
studio In the Times Building during
the winter, has completed several
portraits Of our t0Hnepeople and
invites inspection Of these and her
other work She HIll remain In
Westminster until the summer and L
prepared to execute orders for por-
traits or other orders. or to give In
stTuetion. Her eourEe of study has
been extended. as she has studied al
Yale and Wellesley Colleges and n
the Art League IN New York, the
finest art school In America.
The Just Government League oil
Carroll county will hold It's regular
monthly meeting on Monday after.
noon. April 18th, instead of Saturday
April 26th, at the Opera House, at
o'clock. Mrs Foster. field agent, o.
Baltimore, Will be present and busl.
ness Of Importance will be brought
before the members for action. 1t Ii
earnestly hoped that every member
will be present, and bring with her a
friend, as Mrs. Foster will address the
meeting and arrange for the summer
campaign in the county
Agents of the Western Maryland
Railway Company are endeavoring td
buy right-of-way through farms In
Berkeley county, West Virginia, across
Potomac river, from Williamsport
Nd. 1t Is reported that the company
intends building q spur OF railroad
from Williamsport 10 the limestone
deposits along the river IN the vieinit,
OF indian Church The plans, 1t Ii
said. call for new bridge across thu
Potomac. The company contemplated
constructing spur from Charlton
Into the Berkeley county limestone dis
Iriet, but, 1t Is said. land owner.
blocked the plans by asking exorbitan
figures for the right Of way.
Believing that the merging O
Glyndon and ReIsterstown will less
en- the tax rate and be of genera
benefit to the two communities, resi-
dents of those sections have starteI
a movement to incorporate the tw.
towns under one name. The belief 1
that the tax rate would be lowered b,
the consolidation. and that bette
roads would be built and an up-to
date fire department justified. Thos
Rho are on the committee to worl
out the plans for incorporating IN
two towns are Frank H. Zouck, Sam
ueI S. Yingling and v. M. Harding
representing ReIaIersEoWn; Edward
Z. stringer, p. G. Wheeler and A. "