The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-06-05

Let The Advocate follow you wher
Z ever you go this summer.
a force OF men il busily engaged
! I'm repairing Main street where there
! re bad places
Emmitsburg ball club won by 8 tc
I over Taneytown on Saturday nj
! Emmitsburg.
The Union Sunday school OF Bach
. mans Church will hold its annual
picnic on July 25.
John Morgan, tramp, was sent to
, Jail by Justice Brown on May 80 for
. being intoxicated
Mr.. Fred r. Falkenstein and family
have moved from East Main street
this city, to Forest Park, Baltimore
The schedule or the Western Mary
land Railway will be changed On
Sunday, June IA, II IL said, with the
usual summer trains.
A marriage license was issued in
Baltimore on Tuesday to Walter B.
Barnes and Mary Gorsuch, of this
county.
The Shriners OF Baltimore will make
an automobile run to Gettysburg next
Sunday. Some OF the local Shriners
will probably join the party when 1t
passes through here
The ladies or the sewing society on
the Church OF God will conduct a
lunch table and fancy table at Mrs.
Harbaughs for the benefit Of the new
church and will also conduct a mar
ket. They solicit patronage.
;. The residence Of Mr. Gorge Mat
thews, East Main street, is most ar
tistically and beautifully decorated
with bunting. 1t is a fine example of
what good taste and enthusiasm for a
good cause can accomplish
VI Westminster ~ FRI gay attire for
Homecoming and Convention Week.
The Firemen's Building, Court house
other public buildings, business places
and a number of residences are Ella
borately decorated with flags and
bright-colored bunting.
i The first commencement of Blue
Ridge College in its new home in New
Windsor, was held Tuesday morning.
Charles z. Wehler. a. M, ID. D., dean
OF Hood College, Frederick, spoke, and
the awarding OF diplomas and prizes
was by the Vice President, Charles ID.
Bonsack.
| Mr.. Edward Frock, OF Uniontown,
Pa, attended the funeral Of DR.. Claude
Stoncipher, who was buried at Krid-
er's on Tuesday, returning home Tues
day night on the Pittsburg express.
While here he also spent some time
with Mr.. and Mrs. Denton Warehime,
In Bachman's Valley.
Persons who are in the habit OF
J pasturing their cattle on the public
highways, such as The Baltimore and
ReisterstoWn turnpike, are perhaps
not aware that an accident involving
life or limb might result thererrom
and they would certainly be held re-
sponsible for costs that might run
up into the thousands.
The York, Hanover and Frederick
, Railroad Company. branch of the
Northern Central, submitted to the
, Public Service Commission for its
approval yesterday plan to take
, over the Central Railroad Of Mary
. land. The Commission reserved it,
declaration, but it is probable that
the deal will be approved The Cen
: trail Railroad runs from Keymar to
: Union Bridge, distance of five miles
1t practically parallels the Western
Maryland and is used largely for
hauling lime and cement
What might have been a destructive
fire was discovered about O'Clock
Wednesday morning by Mr.. John Lief
fert, in his cigar store at the railroad
M Mr. Leffert sleeps above tis store and
! was awakened by the smell OF smoke
in his room. He hastily aroused his
!. family and went into the cigar store
, where he found the room dense with
smoke and the floor on fire. He ex-
tinguished the blaze before any
material damage was done. The night
Waterman, who makes his round ev-
cry hour to Mr. Leffert's store, found
everything in order on his last trip.
! The long-desired and long-expected
4 statement OF operations OF the West
ern Maryland Railway for February
March and April was issued Wednes-
day, and some surprising figures are
! shown. Since the statement showing
the earnings for January last was is-
sued no figures have been given out
by the road. From deficit in net
! operating revenue of $3OO,163 for the
month of February, a net revenue OF
ipOo--1O-1i IL April Is SuOWn. Ills
was brought about mainly by decreas-
! In the maintenance expenses nearly
! 100000 and increasing the gross
} revenue more than 100000.
Invitations have been received to
, the graduating exercises Of the class
|, of 1914 of the Training School for
Nurses at Springfield State Hospital
Sykesville, to be held Tuesday June
9, at $50 o'clock. The graduates are:
Misses Elizabeth Oakes,, Martha
; Wheeler and Mr.. Emory Guy Barnes
Of this county; Mrs. Clara Coursey
Beall, Of Queen Anne's; Miss Jennie
Margaret Groll, OF Dorchester; Misses
Ida Mildred Pitts and Hattie Pearl
Revere, Of Virginia and MI. Walter
Lee Devilbiss, OF Frederick. Cover
, nor Goldsborough will present the
certificates to the graduates, and DR.
Adolf Meyer, director of the Henry
Phipps Pyschiatric Clinic, will deliver
the address.
Telephones have this week been
/, placed in the following homes by the
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