The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-07-24


Sandy Mount Society is especially
interested in the Local Option work.
Some members are earnestly working
for the cause.
The Tidewater Portland Cement
Company of Union Bridge are erect
i'm dust ancestors To the dryer kilns
to prevent the waste of the cement.
The special train to Cumberland
from this city on Sunday attracted
thirty citizens to make the trip. 1t
was a delightful trip both i'm scenery
and weather. A number made the
trip by trolley to Frostburg.
The Sandy Mount Sunday school
picnic will be held in the grove ad-
N joining the Church Saturday after
noon and evening, August s. liz in
clement the following Monday. Small
wood orchestra will be present.
! Announcement has been made of
the engagement of DR.. Thomas Poole
Maynard, OF Chattanooga, Tenn, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Maynard, of
Mount Airy, to Miss Mary White
Carey, daughter OF Mrs. Mary w.
Carey, of Versailles, KY. The we'd
ding will take place in October.
Sheriff Davis was called out in the
wee sma' hours Friday night to re-
store order on Charles street. The
colored people were holding festival
and was still i'm motion at a. IN,
Saturday and the noise they created
disturbed the peaceful slumbers of
the East end neighbors. All left
, when the sheriff appeared.
The young people Of Sandy Mount
Methodist Protestant Church will hold
lawn social on the lawn of Mr.. l. w.
Caple, Sandyville, Friday night, July
81. Should the weather be inclement
it will be held the following Tuesday
night, August 4. a good entertain
ment will be given. Ice cream and
other good things for sale
The police OF the Northern district,
Baltimore, were asked to search for
Rufus Richards, 70 years old, who
left his home in this city, Tuesday
morning, to 60 to Baltimore to visit
his sister, Mrs Kate Shauer, 410 East
North avenue. Mr.. Richards was last
seen Tuesday night on Franklin
street, near Paca, by an employ OF
Mr.. Shauer.
| "A dwelling with its contents, in
GLIDING $3.50 in cash, on the farm of
Samuel Slade, at Harrisonville, was
destroyed by fire that was discovered
at 6.10 o'clock Monday afternoon. Mrs.
Slade was alone in the house at the
time. The flames started on the sec
ond floor and spread rapidly. The
loss is estimated at $4,000, partly COW
cred by insurance.
| The bill to be presented at the
Opera House tonight will be the two
reel feature Lucille Love No. ~
Their New LEDGER" Saturday the
leading vaudeville feature will be
Ross & Ross, a talanted couple, in
music and dancing. The pictures will
be The Sheriff's Story" Shadow Lives
Dawn of the New Day." and Honor
OF the Mounted" in two reels.
Mt. Union Lutheran Christian En-
deavor Society observed Mothers
Day in connection with Memorial ser
vice the last Sunday in May. An i'm
pressive service was held, with a good
program. This same society held
social the past week one evening.
Bethel society will hold special mis-
sionary meetings during the year.
Some splendid programs are arranged.
Mr.. and Mrs c. R. Chew, accom-
panied by their cousin, Miss Carrie
<. Greene, accepted an invitation from
their cousins, Mr.. and Mrs Howard
Crusey and family, of West Franklin
street, Baltimore, last Sunday, to at
tend the closing services Of Brantly
Baptist Church, previous to DR.. Whar
tons leave of absence to Wharton
Grove Camp and his vacation. In the
afternoon they motored to Bay Shore
Park and various parts of the suburbs
OF the city
One Of the most desirable tracts of
land in this city will shortly be laid
of into from 40 to so building lots
and sold at public auction by Mr..
George w. Albaugh and Mr. Il.
Thomas Babylon. The land COM
prises about 10 acres and is known as
the Lawyer land on Pennsylvania
avenue and runs back to the Shreeve
farm. This will be a chance for land
seekers to invest in money
making proposition. A street will be
opened through the lots.
In Republican circles it was said
Tuesday that Charles ID. Waggaman,
OF Washington county, was being con-
sidered by Governor Goldsborough
for appointment as Public Service
Commissioner to succeed Philip ID.
Laird, whose resignation will go into
effect on August 1. Governor Colds
borough declares that he is not In
position to say who will be Mr..
Laird's successor, since he has not
positively settled on a selection.
There seems to be no doubt, however,
that Mr.. Waggaman is in the Cover
nor's mind.
| With scarcely over 15 days inter
vening between today and the be-
\ ginning of the period Of corn-cutting,
Carroll packers OF sweet corn are
making final preparations for the an
nual rush season. Reports from
over the country seem to indicate that
the county's yield of corn will be
much better than last year. Espec-
tally the late corn, it is said, will be
\ well cared, on account of the fact
that there was plenty Of rain soon
after the seed was planted 1t is be-
lieved that the corn this year will
about be Of better quality than last
season, as the ears of last years crop
were smaller than the average, and
were considerably worm-eaten, due to
the drouth.
Two houses were entered and robb-
ed by three Italians on Saturday af-
tcrnoon while the people were attend
ing Providence picnic, near Gambler.
The first residence they entered was
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