The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-07-03

Remember to keep the Fourth sane
" The Westminster Chautauqua will
begin Friday August rs.
Keep ON swatting the fly and well
soon put him completely out OF bust
ness.
The Advocate IL printed a day ear
lier this week on account OF the Glor-
ious Fourth
There were enough bridal smiles
in Carroll county during June to sup
ply sunshine for the entire season.
The Western Maryland Railway
Company made q reduction i'm the
section employees to four on Wednes-
day.
An exchange says, It's pretty safe
7 to Judge a man by the condition OF
v his backyard" How many of u
could pass that board of censorship?
81. Johns, Testers Sunday school
will hold its annual picnic on August
! %, In the grove adjoining the church.
\ The Alesia Band will furnish music.
\ Mosquitoes are bothering residents
i of certain sections in this city This
! is due to the local breeding places
stagnant water Measures should at
\ once be taken toward destroying such
breeding places.
Cardinal Gibbons on Tuesday cele-
brated the fifty-third anniversary OF
his priesthood and the tWenty-eighth
of his cardinalate. He is now in Eng
land but will soon prepare to sail for
this country.
Mr. J. NJ Wolford, manager OF the
National Auction Company, of Wash
ington, ID. O., has purchased 20 acres
of the Emanuel Shaeffer property on
Playground Hill, and is busy grading
and developing the land which he will
divide into lots and offer for sale at
auction.
A notice published in this weeks Ad-
vocate by the Mayor and Council states
that ordinance IA, prohibiting the use
of firecrackers, pistols or any explos-
ives on the streets Of Westminster
during the Fourth OF July, will be
rigidly enforced.
The Twombly car, a neat little
automobile, built for two passengers
only, is on exhibition at w. III. Davis
q Co.'S show rooms, John street. The
car il not built like other automo-
biles which carry passengers. The
car is narrow with one seat back OF
the other.
Mr.. Philip ID. Laird has sent to
Governor Goldsborough his resig-
nation as chairman Of the Public
Service Commission. to be effective on
August 1. He will not sit in any
hearings before the commission after
July Is. Mr.. Laird's feeble health is
said to be the cause OF his resigna-
ton. 1T il not known who will be his
successor.
The following names were sent ID
to the State Tax Commissioner, one Of
which will be chosen as Supervisor
of Assessments for Carroll county.
These gentlemen George w. Brown,
Frank B. Beasman, Mordecai B.
Stocksdale, Orestus R. Koontz and
Charles Brilliant, were recommended
by the Board Of County Commission
ers for the appointments.
MIR. w. II. Koontz, of Hanover, Pa,
who won his bride, Miss Barbara
Smith, by inserting an advertisement
i'm the Frederick News" asking those
interested in matrimony to cores
pond with him, is very happy and
says he can recommend this method
of obtaining a wife to any other
young man. Mr.. KoontZ lived in
Westminster at the time he "adyer-
tised.
The Westminster baseball team
hnr crnnd
Forth of July to be played on Athletic
field with the Alec Athletic Club, Of
Baltimore, as opponents. The nrst
game will be played at 10 o'clock in
the morning and the second at 3
Athletic Club is one of the best
amateur teams Of the State, having
three no-hit, no-run games to its
credit this season.
| Stanley Knock, OF Woodbine, who
was given a hearing several days
ago at the Canton Police Station, Bal
timore, charged with having failed to
stop his car after running over boy,
and who proved an excellent alibi
and was exonerated, was the chauf-
feur OF Louis a. Dockman, whose car
he was operating and which did not
figure in the accident. Mr.. Knock
states that he only has an operators
license and il not Mr.. Dockman's
chauffeur.
The special feature at the Opera
House this week is the Dougherty
Sisters who will appear Thursday,
Friday and Saturday nights with O
fine repertoire of songs, monologues
and variety dances. On Friday night
in addition to the above attraction the
Lucille Love" picture series will be
continued, with the usual thrilling
scenes and events participated in by
the girl OF mystery" Saturday night
\ there will be a three-reel Gaumont
1.-THE Opium Smugglers."
" Mrs. Lottie Stambaugh, wife Of
Henry Stambaugh, Of Thurmont, en-
ployed as a laborer upon the state
road at $1.75 per day, Wednesday
l filed a bill i'm court az Frederick ask
ing for divorce upon the grounds OF
cruel conduct. She asked $25 counsel
\ fees and $50 a month alimony pending
4 the suit, both of which were granted,
and she also asked for an injunction
restraining her husband from selling
property, valued at about $1,000,
and from drawing $500 from Thur
mont bank.
| The Fourth will be the first big
\ day AT Emory Grove this summer.
There will be base ball and other
J ..r,o. and natrintin nplphrafi0U