The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-04-10


season.
Mrs Harry Case, East Green street,
fs having her residence painted
Charles Stouch i doing the work
The Home Insurance Company paid
promptly the losses caused by the fire
at Mount Airy recently to Runkles &
! Wagner, John Hopkins University and
E. M. Wordsworth.
The foundation for a residence which
il to be- built by MIR. Samuel Everhart,
on the lot he purchased between the
properties of Mr.. @. ". Wantz and Mr..
Joshua Smith, on East Main street. is
being dug out.
The order of Red Men held a ban
quet in their lodge room at the Davis
Building, John street, on Wednesday
evening The following menu was
very much enjoyed: Oysters. ham,
cheese, ice cream, cake, &C.
Mrs. a. III. Runkles and Miss Estelle
Runkles, owners of the large store
property in Mt. Airy which was occu-
pied by Banks & Watkins, merchants,
and was destroyed by fire week before
last, are making plans to rebuild.
While walking On the street this
week You are apt to zee a large paper
sack OF an immense pasteboard box
coming toward you. They contain
Easter hats. the hats must have
some considerable dimension by the
size of the packages.
N The farm, As acres and rs suuare
perches belonging to the late Gather
inc Prick was sold by her executor,
MT WI. ~. Seabrook, yesterday to
Leonard Frick for $5010. "A small
tract Of three acres, two roods and
twenty-five perches, was sold to the
sons of Frank Frick for SIP.
A number of members of Salem
Lodge, No. SO, l. 0. 0. f., will attend
the dedication exercises OF the Hag-
erstown 4. o. o. IT,, on Monday. The
lodge will 70 on special train leav-
ing this city about a. M The fare
will be $2.65 for the round trip. The
train will leave for its return about
II o'clock at night.
| Mr.. William Weagly, secretary of !
the Westminster Fire Company, will |
start on Tuesday to make collection 1
from the citizens and merchants who |
have put their names down on the |
subscription lists recently presented |
| to them. 1.-The expenses incurred to
this time necessitate the collection. |
We hope all those contributing will |
be ready to meet Mr.. Weagly when he |
calls.
An excellent show is booked at the |
\ Opera for tonight in. two reel Eclair |
THE Good in the Worst OF U.s." Put |
Yourself in His Place." Frontier, and |
! Jewels of Sacrifice" Rex Saturday |
! the John T. McCaslin act will be the |
/ leading feature of the vaudeville. The |
pictures will be two reel Rex, THE |
Law of His Kind; 1.-THE Elixis of 4
Love-" and Mike and Jake at Col E
lege"
The Maryland State Firemen's Con
vention and Homecoming Week .
which is about two months off is be-
ginning to receive heaps of attention
Secretary William Weagly has receiv-
ed letters from two companies signify
ing that they would attend with full
companies. They are-The fancy
town Fire Company and the Water
Witch Of Annapolis, and also the Bal
timore Fire Commissioners
J. w. Lockard & Son report the fol-
lowing sales of autos of recent date:
Mr.. George N. Hunter, Westminster,
1914 Buick 81, touring; Mr.. John>G.
Hoffman, Westminster, 1914 Buick 80,
touring; Dr. James a. Zepp, West
minister, 1914 Buick 30, roadster, Mir.
Henry Kanauff, Gist, 1914 Buick 81,
touring; Mr.. Lewis Sipes, Roop's \
Mill, Maxwell SO, touring; DR.. Charles
R. Foutz, Westminster, American 4S,
touring.
Mr.. George D. Jones, near Union
Mills, was in this city Wednesday
looking for his horse which ran away
on Tuesday night. The horse was
hitched at Barnhart's store and was
frightened by pile Of pop cases and
broke loose. After running short
distance the horse broke loose from
the vehicle, leaving nothing but part
of the harness to him. Up to this
time, after diligent search, no trace
Of the horse can be found.
The hard-coal consumers here a.
well a. elsewhere may expect the
summer prices to be higher than
they were last year. 1t has been an
nounced that the retail dealers in
New York have already acted OH the
summer schedule of prices and that
these have been fixed at a 25-cent
advance rate over that OF 1913 The
reason given for the advance il the
operation Of the mining tax recently
imposed by the State Of Pennsyl
yania.
A concert will be given In the Han /,
over Opera House, Hanover, Pa,
Thursday evening, April 10th, by the
Pennsylvania Brigade Band U. r. K.
Of P., under direction Of Prof. a.
Bailey Morelock, formerly of this
city. This band has become one Of
the foremost musical organizations in
Southern Pennsylvania. and is the
best local product in the towns his
tory. The band has been engaged to
play at the State Convention of the
knights of Malta at York, next month.
John II. McCaslin. the prince Of
entertainers, and The Blessings" in
character and sketch team will be the
vaudeville features at the Opera Y
House tomorrow night On Monday 4.
THE Seminary Girls" of Keith's
Circuit will be here for three nights.
They are now playing at the Academy
/ of Music, Hagerstown. Special scenic
effects, singing and dancing are the
features. The show comes highly .
recommended. General Tom Thumb
here the last week in April with full
company Of nine.
| Tho folIouyipor +aIanhones have heen