The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-05-29
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 29, 1914
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

Union Bridge citizens are subscrib-
ing to fund for oiling the streets of
the town this summer.
Westminster is Mecca for touring
parties on Sunday Cars and motor
cycles from many distant points
come here.
III Noah had only swatted those two
flies as they started up the Ark's
gang plank he would have saved us a
heap Of trouble.
Mr.. James T.. Evans, OF CarrOllton,
was appointed temporary postmaster
at that place by President Wilson
Mr. Evans j. the present postmaster
Miss Marguerite Stem has resigned
her position as teacher at the Rose
wood Training School, Owings Mills,
and will return home the latter part
of June.
George w. Jones, near Union Mills,
created some excitement in his
neighborhood last week when he set
fire to large pile of brush about 8
o'clock at night.
DR.. T. H. Lewis, president of West
ern Maryland College, will deliver an
address to the graduates of Ellicott
City High school at the commence
ment exercises on June IL.
NJ A. Sullivan, real estate agent,
reports the sale of a lot belonging to
his wife, Mrs. Anna NJ. Sullivan, in
what is known as Wimert's extension,
to Mrs. Mary Clara Loane, Of Balti-
more.
Tomorrow being Dee grafton Day,
the postoffice and banks OF the town
will hn nlnCnI Thu rnnrnTrc dn1funYry
OF mail will be made by the city car
riers but the rural carriers will not
make their routes.
Francis M Flater, Liberty street,
has purchased through M a. Sullivan,
real estate agent, the lot on Centre
street belonging to William G. Simp-
son. Mr.. Flater will erect a resi-
dence thereon in the fall.
The Senate agreed to the James
amendment to the Agricultural APP
preparation bill, calling for an addi-
tional $4,000 for farm demonstration
work. If the amendment remains in
the bill, Maryland will be given a
total of $4,000 for demonstration
work.
Mr.. George A. Bixler, Pennsylvania
avenue, has contracted to have his
store property made into a double
residence. Mr.. Bixler will occupy
his new store room, now occupied by
the Carroll Merchandise Company, on
June l. He has an appropriate name
for his store-the Yellow Front
Cigar Store.
The trial OF Julian Edmond, &C
cused or the murder OF hi sister-in-
law, Eleanora Cole, and indicted by
the Grand Jury OF the Criminal
Court of Baltimore for the alleged
crime, will be begun in the Circuit
Court for Carroll County, to which
1t was removed, Monday June g. Judge
Forsythe will sit in the case.
The High School Commencement
exercises will be held in the assembly
hall Tuesday evening, June 8. There
are thirteen members of the gradual
ing class, all of whom are expected
to pass their final examinations next
week. The address to the class will
be delivered by Mr.. Folger McKinsey,
the well-known "Bentztown Bard"
Arrangements are being completed
for the vsiit of the State executive
committee Of the P. o. S. of A to
Carrollton, for class initiation early
In June. The entire executive COM
mittee is expected to attend, accom-
panied by the past State president,
Brother William T Childs, who il a
member OF the executive committee
OK officio.
MIR. George WI Yeiser, OF Union
Mills, Will deliver an address On May
81. before the Sunday school or the
new Evangelical Lutheran Church, at
Woodsboro, which will be dedicated
on that date. The church has Just
been completed at cost Of $4,000.
A pipe organ costing $1,000, half of
which was donated by Andrew Car
negie, has been installed. There are
10 memorial windows.
Harry L. Heffe is In a serious con-
dition at his home in Sykesville, as
the result Of being badly scalded on
the left leg. Heffe was employed as
a barber at Sykesville Late Satur-
day afternoon as he was standing be-
side the steriliZer a knock came from
the rear door of the place. AS he
turned the spigot of the sterilizer
caught in his hip pocket and turned
on five gallons Of boiling water
The two children OF Henry Dodson,
-colored, Of MT. Airy, were on Satur-
day entered at Montevue Hospital,
Frederick, for treatment One child,
"a girl IL 14 months old and horribly
burned, and the other, boy, aged
-FOUR years. ID expected to recover.
a. Will be recalled, the children were
burned Sunday morning, May LIZ.
when their mother attempted To start
a fire with coal oil, and the can ex-
ploded. The mother was burned 10
badly that she died several DAYS later
at Montevue. and the younger child il
not expected to live.
Sulphur Spring Lodge, No. 100, 1.
o. o. F., of New Windsor, received
quite an honor on May 81. The grand
master paid it visit and held a
special session of the Grand Lodge
for the purpose of comforting the
Grand Lodge and Past Grand degrees
The grand master installed Brother
William d. Lowell as the grand her
aid of the Grand Lodge. After the
exercises nearly 100 members sat
down to repast. The noble grand
the Rev. J. FOLLY Marsh, presided at
the table and called upon the grand
master, William y. Arthur, and hi
associate grand officers in the persons
of William H. Hofstetter, Jr., IL. u. XII
4NR Parsons the grand secretary, thu
grand treasurer. ~ earle Cooling and
lgWilliam LID. Lowell. The members WV