The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-08-01

up for the right. when they are mere
ly contrary.
The Civic League Of this city held
a card party n the Boyle Building OF
Tuesday evening.
An Italian says he has discovered
the vital principle Of perpetual mo.
ton. Ii Is hot air.
4 A Boston woman says couples
should understand each other thor.
oughly before getting married. Per.
haps II they did. they wouldn't wani
TO get married.
Plans are being made for the re-
union of the HepIasophs OF Maryland
Pennsylvania. Virginia and West Wiz.
ginia and other States, In Frederick
on Labor Day. September 1. A large
turn out Is expected.
The Public Service Commission
Friday dismissed the complaint VI A
G.. Fuss, Of Washington county
against the Western Maryland Rail-
way Company. Mr.. Fuss complained
that the railroad company had closed
a right OF Way owned by him.
Mr.. Snyder Wantz, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Romanus J. Wantz. near Foun-
tain Valley. who vas operated on at
a Baltimore hospital last week, for
appendicitis. i nov suffering with
| typhoid fever lie Is doing as well
as can be expected.
The State Tax Commission has Is
sued a pamphlet showing the re-
ceipts of the State from licenses
from all sources. The gross receipts
in the fiscal year 1912 we're $2.104,-
1l7.2i. of which zI.II4.s05.55 was re-
turned to Baltimore city and Calvert
and Washington counties, leaving .
net receipt Of Eess.311.69.
John Dohls. floor manager OF the
dancing pavilion II Pen-Mar. started
crusade Saturday against ''raggy''
dancing and directed number of
couples, who Nsna dancing the new
I figures in extraxaganI style, to leave
the floor. The management has here
toforc has been permitting some of
the new steps Il danced In moderation.
The two-storY frame house on the
/ farm OF Mr.. Charles Michael. near
Maxell's mill. On The Keysville road.
about Il miles from Emmltspurg.
was destroyed b IRE about IL O'Clock
Sunday morning InlY 20. The cause
OF the FIRE l. nbI known. but II Is sup
posed TO have ben caused by tho ex-
/ plosion Of a gasoline stove, When
/ tho FIRE started none Of the family
was homo and HHan discovered by
neighbora i had Too much headway
10 be stopped. luI the farmers sue
cccded In saving mort of the fdrni.
ture and al the surrounding build
ings The ioaa which II not yerY
great HaH not covered By insurance.
Edward :. 0ImHIead. Of Union
Bridge wrote = IHH Public Service
Commission til August 20 has been
selected IS tha aaIn Tor the hearing
OF complaints nu The part Of the resi-
dents Of tia ton against che West.
orn Maryland Hallway regarding
train service Nn have secured the
Town Hall fer II - > m. he wrote
One Of tn Commissioners will go 10
Union Bridge IL conduct the hearing
The commission decided on tEia mode
Of procedure TaT n smaller towns
~ the State Hama the aKu The 81
pouac Of bringing Witnesses ~ the
city h. cut dun nd the plan has
been found maHe satisfactory Ia other
eAyn.
Tho state executive committee Of
the Prohibition HzHIy held special
meeting IA evening. # which the
comWiiteeH appointed u Arrange for
the State convention and farmers
picnic at Nd Kasd Park, Mount
Airy. August !. made their reports.
The occasion = expected % be a red
letter day L. = EfohibilionintH ri
Maryland II. IaszI committee ~ Nj
Airy - making ZTsat preparations
and haa arranged - have dcle. atea
arriving - -. morning train ~ III
Airy escorted I =. camp ground b.
band Of mnzIn - large deirgas
ton Of local people. Baltimore Pro
hibitionlatH HTH arranging 10 have :
special car - I'm Ihat city al 7 %
o'clock IN IL morning. The State
ticket vii = nominated At the con
ycnlion aud n IaIi campaign In
auEurated
The laai Of - three largo church
reunions 70 be Id this summer at
Pcu-Maf faTE. - place yesterday
when crowd estimated II from G.0eo
10 5000 persons attended the annual
reunion OF IL Presbyterian churches
Of Maryland. Pennsylvania. tho Dis
trict OF Columbia md the Virgiuiaa.
AZ meeting u the Republican
County Central Committee held yes
tcrday number u rrogrcsslvpH
were present I'D participated In thu
proceedings HaIh elements e1nlhi.
tod a desire u IT together and act
IN concert II support of county
ticket IN opposition - tie Democrats
No candidates Nera suggested. but
another meeting III be held August
10. when The dIHIrIela slll make ae-
lections. Il / understood that the
previous attitude 81 the candidates
will not b. considered.
Nothing i EeInF Ieft undon- 10
make the annual reunion of the Odd
Fellows of southern Pennsylvania.
Maryland. The YIrEIniaa and the Dis
trict of Columbia. II fen-Mar, August
Z. the largest and most attractive In
it's history. The railroad companies.
which always IsaI he pulse of the
people. are preparing for special
trains on m elaborate scale and
some points. which we're not hereto
fore reached. III Be given ample
railroad accommodations this year
Another nes feature and one that
will appeal 70 ii Odd Fellows, will be
the presence d the grand masters Of
the f1ve jurisdictions. All have prom
lsed TO attend the reunion. This VIII
be the first time II the grand mas