The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-07-10

SunudGp July 49, 0CINlGcS' a. 1-0U Nh
In.
At the Christian Endeavor Conven-
ton held at Deer Park Church bible
was left by some one who can receive
same by communication with the pas
tor, Rev. William F. Bauscher.
Big a. was the T. O. O. r. reunion at
| Pen-Mar, last year, there Il reason
for the belief that the annual gather
ing or the order there Thursday.
August 6, will be even larger.
Miss \. Jewell Simpson has severed
her connections with the Democratic
Advocate, to accept a position as
teacher In Westminster High School.
At present she is taking course at
Johns Hopkins.
Tar, tar, tar is being heard from
the automobile drivers. All of the
State roads in this county are re
ceiving their annual coat of tar and
fine stone. by this preparation, 1t il
said, the roads will stand the traffic.
| Charles w. Kline, 6S years old, OF
York, Pa, for As years and 5 months
4 an engineer on the Northern Cen
trail railroad. made his last trip
from Lancaster to Littlestown, at 7.15
y. m, June 30, before going into re
! tirement.
Mrs Joseph Allan, Of North Branch,
fell down the steps of her home on
Friday and featured a bone in her
arm. Mrs. Allan Is so years old and
certainly is a remarkable woman for
her age, being able to do most Of her
housework.
Theodore Randall, of North Branch,
while helping to fix a barn on the
farm of Webster Green, of Mt. Nebo,
met with very painful accident on
Monday, when piece OF lumber fell
on his head, infiicting an ugly wound
about two inches long.
On account of the increased patron
age to the motor bus line which phys
between here and Reisterstown, Mr..
William Bowers, the proprietor, has
ordered another bus. On Sunday ev-
ening the crowd was so large that the
bus had to make two extra trips to
Reisterstown to accommodate pas
Sengers.
| George Frost, 81 years old, of Sykes
vile, who has been obliged for some
years to use crutches, owing to an
affection of the spine, met with a
very painful accident on June 20 at
the home of Ernest Linton, near
Freedom. While going about the
yard his crutches slipped and he fell
heavily on his left hip and was badly
bruised.
Mr.. Frank Miller, Emmitsburg, fell
from a wagon loaded with furniture
that he was delivering to a customer
in Taneytown on Wednesday after
noon and broke his arm, dislocated
one shoulder and broke several ribs.
He was found lying along the road
by two children in a helpless con-
ditiOn. He was taken to Taneytown
for medical treatment. Mr. Miller is
brother of Mr.. Uriah Miller, this
city
Teachers of Frederick county who
have been counting on the increase i'm
salaries as provided by an act Of the
/ last legislature were much disappoint-
ed to learn that the County Com
missioners had not made provision to
\ take care of this increase i'm the 1914
levy. There was some talk on the
/ part of a few teachers of taking con-
certed action to enforce the provis-
ions of the new law, which they feel
makes it mandatory upon the County
Commissioners to levy for and turn
over to the School Board the amount
needed to provide for the increase in
salaries.
| The Star-Spangled Banner COM
mittee met at the rooms of Washing
ton Camp, No 36, p. 0. 5. of a., Bal
timore, June 90. The delegation
present included State Vice-President
w. II. Seabrook, OF this city; Past
State President William T. Childs, of
Forest Park; State Secretary William
! j. Heaps and State Treasurer William
J. Carter, of Baltimore. Each camp
in the State and each member in the
city owe it to the order to take part
In the parade on September g. The
Rev. DR.. William Chapman, of Get
tysburg, Pa, made stirring address
in the interest Of the celebration.
Robert Godfrey, of York, June 26,
purchased the building, good will,
furniture and fixtures Of the Ocker
House, Littlestown, from Mrs. Martha
J. Ocker. He will get possession as
soon as the necessary license transfer
formalities have been transacted. 1T
is understood the purchase price was
SIS, 900. The hotel was conducted for
many years by James Ocker and after
his death passed out of the immediate
control OF the Ocker family. Four or
five years ago Mrs. Ocker took charge
OF the place, remodeled it and con-
Quoted it in such manner that it be-
came known in York and Adams coun-
ties as one OF the best small town ho-
tells in that section.
DIR. o. 4. Tiffany, OF Western Mary
land College, motored with his family
i'm his Car-Nation automobile to Bel
fast, n. ", last week. He writes to
Mr.. r. v. Lewis that they reached
| Williamsport, Pa, a distance OF over
$50 miles the first day, and COM
pleted the run to Belfast, over 16O
miles the following day. Although it
rained continuously from noon of the
Y first day until the afternoon OF the
second and the road, which led over
the mountains and through sand, was
in terrible condition. The sand and
mud almost reaching the axles of the
car in places, yet he had no mishaps
or breakage of any kind in his own
words the Doctor is highly pleased
with the action of the little Car
Nation"
Doctors at the Baltimore Eye, Ear
and Throat Hospital have about Civ
en- up hope that David Kane, the in
FAINT son of Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
Kane, Of Gettysburg, would be able
to see out OF the cornea OF a pigs
eye which was grated onto the child's
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