The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-05-15

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Ar- John Poisel. East Main street
y IT, improved his cafe by putting in I
m new show window
W Postmaster William ID. Lowell, VI
New Windsor, will enter upon hit
duties on Monday, June Al
Y The Harmony Grove Methods
Protestant Church will hold Child
ren's Day services On June FL
4 MI Joseph Manager, of this city, il
building a residence on Wards ad-
dition, near Pennsylvania avenue.
\ The ri. u Department of Agricul-
ture says this years wheat crop IL
the greatest ever known in this coun-
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tn prOfusion OF blossoms ON the
fruit trees has disappeared, and the
] leaves have changed their appear
ance from white To green.
Mrs. VI Wesley Ruby, Mr. Charles
Reed and daughter, Miss Ruby Reed.
of Snydersburg, are visiting Mrs
Ruby's brother, at Green Postoffice,
H.
the contractors are busily engaged
Ira building the State road from
Myers Entrance To Sherman's Line,
where it adioins tn State road which
enters Manchester.
The Western Maryland College was
presented with nine goose eggs on
Wednesday by NIL Il. Joseph's Col
lege, Irvington. The score at the end
of tn ball game was 13 to 0-
MIR WI. III. wv. Seabrook, editor Of
The American Sentinel attended the
dinner of the Veteran Masonic Assoc
citation ia Baltimore Tuesday after
noon Ak the Masonic Temple
Sheriff Albert III Davis went to Bal
timore yesterday and brought Julian
Edmond, who IL charged with murder,
to Westminster and lodged him in
jail until the trial which will be in
about two weeks.
Thomas, Poole & Hunter, contrac-
tors, moved their camp To North
Branch, where they are building four
miles Ot State road from Eldersburg
To North Branch The contractors
expect to complete the road before
winter.
"a delegation from ReisterstOWn
waited On the Baltimore County Com
missioners Wednesday at Towson and
asked their aid in obtaining a fire
truck for that village. The Commits
sioners said they would consider the
request
This promises to be a great year
for summer boarderS. a number OF
city people have already been here
making arrangements to spend the
warm months in Westminster The
demand for furnished houses - far
greater than the supply.
The Westminster High School base
ball team was defeated on Saturday
afternoon on Athletic Field by the
Blue Ridge College by score Of to
t2 The High School team put up an
excellent game but Blue Ridge
was too much for the locals.
The Westminster Metal e. Foundry
Company il enlarging it, foundry by
building an addition to one of The
buildings. The foundry Is doing
large business and from all prospects
it will be one of the large enterprises
outside OF Baltimore i'm the near flu
ture.
Stone Chapel Sunday school will
hold it, annual strawberry and ice
cream festival in the hall joining the
church, Saturday, June 20, beginning
at o'clock, unless the weather should
b. unfavorable, in which case it will
be held the following Monday even
i'm.
Next week the official program OF
the Homecoming Week attractions
will b. published in this paper. There
will De some change made i'm the
program of the parade, a. IT stands at
present. This change will De made
On Monday evening by the proper
committee.
Glen Dorsey, Of Hagerstown, a fire
man On the Western Maryland Rail
way, was brought here and LODGED in
Jail by Sheriff Albert IL. Davis On
Wednesday. Mr. Dorsey's wife, Beat
rice Dorsey, died under peculiar cir
cumstances in a Baltimore hospital
recently, and he il held for the May
| term Of Court for a hearing.
1T il reported that Edward Punt,
superintendent OF Pen Mar Park, who
had several men at work cleaning up
the park, received a letter from the
Western Maryland Railroad officials
requesting him to discontinue work
at the park at present. Operations
were suspended at once. The meaning
of this order IL not known. Just re
Gently railroad officials said the park
would be operated a. usual.
August Brust. OF Frederick, has re
ceived letter from Governor Colds
borough stating that the copy of the
. bill sent to the Frederick County
Commissioners providing for the pay
ment of $1,0S0 by the County Commits
sioners to the authorities Of Woods
boro as a back franchise tax il not
the measure he signed. IT, explained
that the bill he signed il the amended
measure providing for the payment OF
the regular incorporated town fran
chise tax amounting. to about $50
year.
Commissioner OF Motor Vehicles
Roe il now busily engaged mapping
out plans to enforce the new law
passed by the last General Assembly
regulating motor vehicle traffic One
redical change to which attention il
directed IL that bearing On the maxi
mum speed permissible On any high
way - construed by mir. Roe an
auto or motorcycle driven at great
N er speed than % miles an hour ID
liable to arrest, but the magistrate
before whom the driver il hailed may
use hi discretion in fixing a penalty.
Much will depend On the conduct or
thu driver at the time. Deputies will
patrol county roads On motorcycles.
Walter Roslyn Chambers, T9 years
old the EngliShman found guilty. by