The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-10-23


Medford Grange will hold an oyste
supper, November Z, in the hall, a
Medford.
Quite a number or people from oul
county attended the Frederick Fail
this week.
Mr.. Adam Giggard, Of Manchester
was appointed judge of election fol
the second precinct OF Manchester
district to fill the vacancy caused b!
the death OF Simon Giggard.
Through the effort OF Postmaster
Coonan this city will have another
morning collection. The collection
be in time for the 9l9 train for Balti.
more
An address will be delivered in
Finksburg Methodist Protestant
church On Sunday, October 25, at 1876
a. M, by DR.. ". NJ Reichard, of Wash
ington county His subject will DC
Conservation"
The Gamblers drew a record
breaking crowd Thursday night at the
Star. Friday will begin The Beloved
Adventurer," ID reel production
Featuring Arthur Johnson, also one OF
the noted Alice Joyce serials, entitled
The Mystery OF the Sleeping Death.
Between 200 and 300 citizens OF
Myers district crowded into tho hall
at Union Mills on Monday evening to
hear Mr.. Charles II. Sapp, of Tramp
stead, and Jacob Long, Tannery, dis
cuss why this county should not GO
dry The audience was kept in good
humor throughout.
Lula NJ. Eyler was granted an alb
solute divorce from William Eyler at
Gettysburg, Pa They were married
in Emmitsburg, Md, in 1902 Eyler is
now serving a life sentence i'm the
penitentiary for the murder Of Henry
Miller, of Mt. Joy township, in Gettys-
burg, On May 30, 1907.
]. L. Baust reports the recent sales
of Quincy Engines and DeLaval Cream
Separators: Jonas Burner, Charles
Streyig, Edward Devilbiss, Nathaniel
Crawford's; Orville Wright, Middle
burg; engines; Charles Black and
x. FL. Barnes, OF Westminster, De
Laval Cream Separators.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Western Maryland
Railway Company, held in the local
offices OF the company Wednesday, a
large majority of the stock was rep
resented either i'm person or by proxy
The old board of directors was re-
elected. The directors will meet next
week to organize and elect officers.
On October 81 the Western Mary
land Railway will run an excursion to
Pittsburgh, Pa. The train will leave
this city at 5.19 p. NJ, and will run to
HagerstoWn where you change to the
Pittsburgh express, which will take
you through. You have IA hours in
Pittsburgh. The train returns some
where around o'clock Sunday even
ing. The fare will be $500.
In a suit brought by Basehoar
Mehring, of Littlestown, against
Charles Butcher, justice Of the peace
in Mt. Joy township, before Justice
Howard Blocher, of Littlestown, 9
Judgment was rendered against Mr.
Bucher, who took out writ Of GER.
tiorai, at Gettysburg, this week
Butcher appeared in his own behalf
declaring that he was unable to re,
tain counsel. The court after hear.
ing his plea to have the decision re,
versed, affirmed the judgment as rem.
dered BY Justice Blocher-
The celebration of the golden wed,
ding anniversary Of Mr.. and Mrs
d. Z. Winebrenner, was held at Unior
Mills, Monday evening. A photograph
was taken of the bride and groom
and Mrs. Writ Shriver, who was theil
bridesmaid fifty years ago, in the same
room in which the wedding ceremony
took place. A wedding took place
and Mr. and Mrs. Winebrenner receiv-
ed the heartiest congratulations u
members of their family and friends
who were present upon the happy
turning Of the half century milestone
in their welded life.
an automobile Tuesday night, Miss
Margaret Ware, of near Sykesville
was painfully injured. Three Other
persons who were in the machine
were hurt, all Of them being thrown
out and landing in the road. The &C.
cident occurred about o'clock Wed.
nesday evening, when the party was
returning to their homes, in Carroll
county, after a trip to Baltimore. liz
the car at the time were Roland Hall
who was running the machine; Miss
Ware, Mrs Philip Lee and Milton
Harvey. The automobile was badly
damaged, the entire front part of the
machine being broken.
Notices were sent out Wednesday
TO merchants all over the State, by the
State Tax Commission, notifying then
to take out new licenses Immediately
such licenses to be based on the act
ual values of their stocks as assessed
for taxation, and not upon an assumed
valuation. AT the same time notices
were sent out to the County Commits.
SiOners of the counties notifying them
that the large stocks Of a number Oh
merchants throughout the counties
were not assessed for taxation at all
1t was stated that the number Of
merchants thus escaping taxation or
their stocks Is approximately 5000, oil
I63 per cent. of all the merchants do.
i'm business in the State.
The temperance forces of West.
minister and the surrounding country
are planning large parade for Sat
urday afternoon, October 31st. The
parade will consist of several bands
OF music, lady and gentlemen horse
back riders, floats, carriages and straw
wagons filled with women and child
rem. 1t is hoped to have 1900 men
women, girls and boys in line carry.
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