The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-05-29

l. AhOAC oAC many Improvements III
in progress over town.
The painters are busily engaged all
over town at this time.
Mr.. Frank T. Butler, Bond street, il
erecting residence on Chase street
MIR. George W. Albaugh is erecting
building on the site formerly used
by Jackson's torpedo factory
MR. and Mrs. George Jones, Liberty
street, are receiving congratulations
on the birth OF son on Monday.
The terrace at the railroad depot
has been sodded by the railroad com
pany. and makes a very good appear
anCe.
Messrs. Bonsack and Utz, OF Blue
Ridge College, have secured positions
on the Frederick Base Ball Club for
the coming season.
DR.. Thomas Hare, superintendent
of the Maryland Anti-Saloon League,
will deliver an address at Stone
Chapel, near Warfieldsburg, Sunday
afternoon next, at 3 p. m.
Mr. Joseph Devilbiss, of Reese, has
sold his stock of merchandise to
Mr.. D. W. Findell, of Baltimore, who
Twill carry on the business. Mr.. Pin
dell took possession at once.
! Mr. ]. Edward Brandenburg, form
erly Of Haight, Freedom district, but
| for the past 20 years resident OF
Imperial, Cal, ID visiting relatives
and friends at his old home.
| Miss Emma Louise Burgoon, Of
Union Mills, and Miss Tressa Rosalea
Boose, OF Hampstead, graduated this
week from the Nurses Training
School OF the Hahnemann General
Hospital.
| Mrs. Charles Tucker Carroll died
in New York on Saturday, May 90,
after an illness Of more than a month.
Mrs. Guy w. Steele, OF this city, at
tended the funeral in Baltimore Mon
day afternoon.
Two f1remen from Annapolis were
in this city on Sunday, having made
the trip by automobile to ascertain
the best route over which to bring
their auto fire truck for the 'firemen's
convention in June.
Richard, the three-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. John G. w. Warner,
living near Melrose, was struck by a
large gate. at his home, Friday, May
I'D, which fell upon the little fellow,
breaking his right leg between the
knee and thigh
The temperance forces Of New
Windsor district met in Firemen's
Hall, New Windsor, Tuesday evening
and organized by electing Senator r..
Smith Snader, president; Charles wv.
Otto, secretary, and J. Walter Getty
treasurer. a vice president for each
school district was also elected.
The College Star-spangled Banner
League, composed OF representatives
OF the institutions OF higher educa-
ton in Maryland. was organized last
week at the headquarters of the Ma
tional Star-spangled banner Centen-
NAL Commission, Baltimore. Foster
Grosnickle, of Blue Ridge College
was elected. as vice president.
| Westminster High School will play
the final base ball game of the season
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock on
the local Athletic Field against Stray
ers' Business College, of Baltimore.
OF the ten games played by the High
School this season, only three were
lost, Blue Ridge College winning
two and Strayers', by a very close
margin, winning one. The locals
confidently expect to win tomorrow.
Messrs. Kreiner and McNeal, of the
| Western Maryland Railway passenger
department, were in this city on Sun
day and met a committee OF our
fire company at the firemen's building
to perfect arrangements about rates
and trains during Homecoming
Week and the Ffremen's Convention
a special train from Cumberland and
one from Baltimore will possibly be
run on June II, the day of the parade,
returning the same night.
| Westminster and Mount Airy Gun
| Clubs will take part in the fourth
annual trapsbooting tournament OF
the Maryland State Sportsmen's As
sociation which will be held on the
grounds of the Maryland Country Club
June 3, and 5. The shoot will be
held under the rules of the Interstate
Association and a fine list of prizes
will be presented. H. Lynn Worth
ington. of Howard Park, is secretary
OF the shoot and will receive entries.
| What might have been a serious
accident was averted on Main street
Saturday morning when the team of
J. z. Stoner, Of near this city, ran
away with two children in the wagon.
Fearing the children would be killed
a number of unsuccessful attempts
were made to stop the horse When
the team passed Center street Mr.. iii.
Al. Harbaugh seeing the horse run
ming away and the boy hanging to
the lines, ran after the wagon jumped
i'm behind, grabbed the lines ans stop
ped the horse without any damage.
The Y. S. Department Of Agricul-
\ ture tells us that last year hogs to
the value Of $73,OOO,OOO died from
disease and exposure, more than 80
per cent. of the loss being from hog
cholera. Eight hundred million
pounds of dressed meat and lard are
represented by these 100000 head
of swine that never went to market.
The country is experiencing it's third
severe period of hog cholera. The
famous serum" remedy does not
seem able to stay the ravages Of this
disease. The loss in cattle from dis
ease and exposure is reckoned at
$6S. Gil 900; in sheep 1851 900; in
horses and mules $59,100,000.
a bit Of Methodist church history
which for a long time has engaged
attention because OF a dispute over
the question OF which il the Oldest
Methodist church In this country IL
about to be settled Within the past
few weeks the matter has been again
brought to the attention OF Method