The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-08-21
Wheat is quoted at % cents.


To keep cool 20 To the North Pole 81
20 bathing.
Corn in this locality is suffering very
much for rain.
Twenty-four tickets were sold tc
Luray Caverns yesterday.
The summer boarding houses are
still filled with boarders.
Gambler will play villa Vovia base
ball team, of Pikesville, Saturday at
g p. m.
The Chautauqua will start next Sat
urday. Get your tickets and help
make IL success.
MIR. Q. o. Gorsuch bas purchased
an Overland automobile from w. III.
Davis & Co., John street.
The building of the Farmers Fer
tilizer and Feed Company is receiv-
ing a fresh coat of paint.
Tn this issue Rev. wv. L- Seabrook
announces his candidacy for States
Attorney on the Republican ticket
A farm situated near Detour and
containing 1873 acres, was sold Satur-
day to Baxter Daugherty at $3.50 per
acre.
The steam roller which IL used on
the streets in this city Is out OF COM
mission. The socket pin broke off
over the front roller
Prof. Charles Kolb, of Westminster
High School, who has been making a
tour OF Germany has arrived in New
York il the latest report
1t is said that Prof Ferdinand
Bonnotte and wife, College avenue,
who have spent the summer in
France, have sailed for home.
Finksburg Sunday school will hold
picnic on the lawn OF the church
August 22nd, commencing at d. m.
Supper, ice cream and confectionery.
AS number of election officials
have failed to return their commits
sions the supervisors Of election will
on Monday fill their places by other
appointments.
The Johns Hopkins University,
Baltimore, advertises in another col
umn in this issue about the state
scholarships in the Department of
Engineering to be opened in the Uni
versity-
"a divorce was granted in the Cir
cult Court of Baltimore City this
week to Katherine A Cook from
Parker Cook. Mrs. Cook was former
ly Miss Katherine Stocksdale, of
Finksburg.
Mr. Thomas Kreglo, this city, has
been appointed traffic officer by Mayor
Walsh, Of this city. His duties are
to keep all automobiles and vehicles to
the right and stop speeding by auto
mobile drivers.
Rev. Daniel Myers, Of Indiana, will
preach at Zion Methodist Protestant
Church, Sunday, August %, at 1870
a. m, and at Deer Park at p. m, in
the absence Of the pastor, who has
been called away.
The assessment fee to enter the
coming primaries has been filed with
the Supervisors OF Election OF this
county by Hon. Fred G. Talbot for the
nomination Of Congressman for the
Second Congressional district.
Harry c. and Ephraim ]. Reese,
trustees, sold at private sale the
Reese farm containing 1872 acres,
situated between Linwood ami Union
Bridge, to John W. Bowers, Of Fred
erick county, for $4,000. j.. D.
Weant was solicitor.
The annual picnic of the Deer Park
Sunday school will be held on Satur-
day, August 29,beginning at noon The
will be day OF great things. The
Smallwood Orchestra and the Deer
Park quartette will furnish music
also some speakers will be with us
Rev. r. W. Doty, of Cambridge
Ohio, who j. spending several days
with Mr. and Mrs. John Yingling
Pennsylvania avenue, this week, made
social call to the Advocate, and
was gladly welcomed. Rev. Doty was
the former pastor of Salem Lutheran
Charge and while here made many
warm friends
The Opera will present tonight in
three reels the Million Dollar Pearl
Mystery and "Binburgs Love Affair
On Saturday the vaudeville feature OF
Ritter & Reed in their singing and
dancing act will surely make hit
The pictures will follow with 'Mys-
terry Of "Wickham Hail. In three
reels" and "Col. of the Nuts"
One of the auto trucks used in
hauling stone from Sykesville to the
Frederick pike, was ditched on Mon
day between Sykesville and West
Friendship. The truck went down an
embankment and through a fence in
to field, but was not cap sized. Ii
was necessary to dump the load to
get the truck out of the lot.
A new auto bus line has been estab-
lished between this city and Sykes
vile by William "A. Hansen For the
present two trips day, each way will
be made. The machine used Is Of 8
WEIGH make, and will seat from eight
to ten. This is another convenience
for our people living along the state
road between these two PAGES.
The Arlington Station OF tna West
ern Maryland Railway was entered
by thieves early yesterday morning
who disappeared with several expires!
packages. Several weeks ago thu
station was damaged by fire and sew
eral boards were used to close /
broken window The thieves pulled
one OF the boards Off and gained al
enterance. The station seems to be /;
cinch for burglars, as it is enteret
about twice or three times year.
The attachment case of Solomon
Alexander ". Robert III. Keys, wa
tried this week before Judge William
III. Thomas on the bench, who decide,
in favor of Mr.. Keys. Mr.. Keys hal
the attachment issued against Mr.
Alexander, and the counsel of Mr.
Alexander made an effort to have /
squashed The question involved wal
Mr. Alexander a resident of Maryland
in which the Judge decided that h,
was not Bond & Parke and F'inI