The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-06-26

John L. Snyder, OF Locust Grove,
Nd, died at Springfield State Hospital,
4 Sykesville, last week. He was 81
years or age. His death vas caused
from tuberculosis.
The Office of the school commits
sioners will be closed from Monday
until Friday. Superintendent More
lock and assistant, Mr. Charles Reed,
Will attend the teachers meeting at
Annapolis next week.
MIR Aubrey j. Stem, Winfield, will
give his usual display Of ire WORKS at
nis store on the evening OF July 4th,
at ..yy O'Clock. NH. Stem has spared
no pains to MAKE Inis one great cele-
brauon and 1t is to surpass anything
ever attempted by him in the past.
81 the election Of officers for the
ensuing term III fancy Lodge No. ~,
4. u. U. f., held on Friday evening,
June ., the following were elected:
Noble Grand, Wilbur l.. Koontz; Vice
Grand, il M. NusGaum; Secretary,
john III. he'd. IAe installation will
take place on Friday evening, July j.
when a smoker VIII be held.
An electric storm broke Sunday
night the drought that has caused
heavy damage in the vicinity OF Mount
Airy, kIdgevIlle and hemptown. Tele-
phone and telegraph wires were dam
aged and fields OF wheat ready to cut
were ieyeied by the wind and rain. The
storm was also severe &C Emmitsburg
ana Thurmont. Telegraph wires in
! the direction OF Baltimore were put
! out of commission for d while.
| Levi ID. Sell, painter, OF Midway,
Fa-, formerly OF TaneytOWn, tell from
the second floor OF the rIrst national
Bank building, Center Square, Han
over, Pa, about 10 a. m, Saturday,
June 70, 10 the concrete pavement,
Sustaining deep cut across the fore
head, a fracture OF the nose and a
Sc, ere brulse of the right shoulder.
I It Was a narrow escape from more
serious injury and perhaps death.
\ thomas XII. Hayes, Of EInmitsburg,
has nied a claim OF $4,000 against
the estate OF his father, James t.
Hayes. He alleges that he and his
father were in the stove business as
partners and the amount represents
the profits accruing from the business
for a number Of years. His sister,
Mis-. Elizabeth K. Snively, filed an OBJ
lection to the claim. 1t is claimed the
estate is worth between $4,000 and
$4,000.
The Brooklyn Eagle of June L,
states that James l.. 7. Waltz, Viii
liam f. Richardson and John II. East
erday, of Brooklyn, are deirectors Of
tine Bemer-MaltZ Corporation OF New
York city, chartered with a capital
T., nj YlnnT
featured aluminium" MIR Waltz, VINO
is also secretary-treasurer and gen
eral manager OF the corporation, j.
we'll known here, MS LO!hOou Gays
! having been spent at waltz Z mil,
near Linwood.
The first excursion 70 Niagara Falls
ever run by the Nv eslern Maryland
Railway Company Went from Balti-
more Monday. The route was over
the Western Maryland railway 10 Con-
nellsville, Ia, pittsburgh ana Lake
Erie railway to Pittsburgh and
Youngstown, Ohio; Lake SnOre and
Michigan Southern or Erie railroad TO
Buffalo and New YORK Central lines to
Niagara rails. Tie new route is one
OF magnificent scenery all the way
and proved most beautiful and attrac
tive.
While operating the freight eleva-
tor at the Littlestown silk mill June
-, Mervin Wintrode met with q pain
full accident. He was taking the ele-
vator from the basement to the sec
ond floor, and in some manner his
foot was caught, badly spraining the
muscles of the leg and crushing the
heel. Presence of mind prompted him
to reverse the course Of the elevator,
which, undoubtedly, saved him from
serious injuries. After receiving sur
gical attention he was taken to his
home.
At a meeting Of the board Of regents
of the State University of Maryland
/, (created by an act of the last legis-
lature) the following subcommittee
was instructed to formulate plan of
organization: Senator Maloy, chair
man; DR.. Thomas Fell, president Of
st. Johns College; DR.. James w. Cain,
president of Washington College; DR..
John w. Chambers, of the College of
Physicians and Surgeons; DIR. q. Ed
ward Bixler, Blue Ridge College, New
Windsor; DR.. Randolph Winslow, Uni
versity of Maryland DR.. Joseph H.
Branham, Maryland Medical College,
and III. Thomas III. Lewis, Western
Maryland College.
Elder William K. Conner, new pas
tor of Rocky Ridge Dunkard Church,
in a sermon Sunday condemned the
style OF women's dress and warned
the members not to conform to the
world in its pride and raiment. There
was sprinkling of gaily-dressed wo-
men among the congregation, and this
il is supposed, drew forth the min
listers remarks On the styles. In the
afternoon IL converts were baptized
in the Monocacy River, between Mil
lers bridge and the Western Maryland
Railway bridge, by Elder Tobias Fike,
OF Ladiesburg. Hundreds of people
lined both banks Of the stream to
witness the ceremony.
Mayor David Z. Walsh and City
Clerk Samuel ]. Stone have this week
issued statement of the receipts and
disbursements OF the city Of West
minister for the fiscal year ending
May 18th, 1914. The taxes collected !
in 1913 amounted to $14,766.92; re-
ceipts from licenses, road tax and
other sources, $5T13.24; receipts from Y
monies borrowed on notes and in de-
post, ETC., $500, which figures added
to the cash balance of $1,160.79 on
hand in May, 1913, make $30,200.95 for
receipts Amount Maid ont for street