The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-09-25

Some red hot weather the first OF
the week.
The Blue Mountain Express made its
( last trip on Monday by a run to Bal
timore
The ID. II. Shriver Co., will close
their Westminster factory for corn,
ON Tuesday, September 18th.
| Mr.. and Mrs. George Ditman, of
Pleasant View, announce the arrival
Of baby girl On September 18th.
"A number or our citizens spent Sat
urday at Hanover, Pa, witnessing the
special attractions there for the day
and night
The annual Harvest Home Festival
will be celebrated in St Mary's Re
formed Church, Silver Run, on Sun
day, the 2Tth.
Mr. Edward O. Weant, trustee, sold
at public sale on Saturday a house
and lot located in Union Mills, to Mr.
John w. Humbert, for $740. Jacob
Long was the auctioneer.
Carroll County Fair at Smallwood
will be held on October s, 3 and TO-
This is the third annual fair and bids
fair to be the best yet. Many new at
fractions have been added
Mr.. Charles w. Lee near Warf1elds-
burg, exhibited at this office this
morning a sample OK the Imperial
Baldwin apple, which were as near
perfect as ever seen. Six filled a
basket inches wide and IL inches
long.
State President William l.. Sea-
brook, Of the p o. s. Of a. issued
a call to all state officers, past state
presidents district presidents and
minor officers of Baltimore city to
meet at the office of State Secretary
William ]. Heaps, on Thursday even
ing, September "a, at p. m.
The funeral OF Howard Rifle, who
committed suicide in a Philadelphia
boarding house last week, was held
Sunday from the home of his mother
in LittlestoWn. Services were con-
Quoted at the home at 100 D. NJ, and
interment made in the Lutheran Gene
terry. Mr.. Rifle is survived by wife
and one son, Preston, who live at
York.
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alarm among the inhabitants of Mar
riotsville. Four cases have been re-
ported in the last week Harvey
Reed, who lives in Marriotsville, and
three members of John Weeten-
quarter of mile outside of town, are
i'll with the disease The disease is
attributed to the use of contaminated
spring in the vicinity.
Preston B. Englar, chairman, w. @.
LeGore and l.. J. Stoup, together with
State Secretary William ]. Heaps, and
delegations from Washington Camp,
No. 2, P. o. s. Of A., OF Taneytown,
and Washington Camp No. A, of
Woodsboro, broke ground at Terra
Rubra, the birthplace of Francis Scott
Key, for the monument which the
Patriotic Order Sons of America will
erect at that place next spring, and
dedicate on Saturday, June II, 1915.
Three residents of Frederick coun-
ty are $2,250 poorer by reason Of the
appearance in Frederick of Prof
Bradley Hamilton, a psychologist,
who located at Frederick last June
and who had given residents Of that
city and county advice upon subjects
Of business, love, marriage, ETC., and
( in many respects he showed a re-
markable insight into matters OF i'm
portance and moment. Hamilton has
left for parts unknown. He is travel
ing with his wife and daughter.
By foreclosure of a mortgage We'd
nesday for $4,000, held by the state
Of Maryland on the Maryland Agri-
cultural College, the state come into
exclusive possession Of the institu-
ton. The sale took place at the col
/ lege. State Treasurer Murray Van
diver made the bid for the state, the
sum being $4,000, which represented
the original mortgage and accrued
interest. The last legislature appro-
priated $4,000 with which to take up
the mortgage.
Mr.. Harry KINNEY, this city, is
having Hinman Mixer placed in his
COW stable on the Herr farm, near
| this city, by Mr.. l.. j. Funk, Green
castle, Pa, and Mr.. John E. Stone
sifer, this city, contractors and agents
for the Human Mixer. BY the Hin
man Milking system one can milk any
amount of cows at one time, 25 or
100. The mixer will be installed by
Wednesday at which time an exhibit
ton will be given by the agents OF Its
wonderful work
R. Henry Holme, is the candidate
of the Prohibition party for United
States senator. He was nominated by
reclamation by the state convention
in Odd Fellows Hall, Baltimore, yes
terday afternoon Candidates for
Congress were also nominated for
every district in the state. They are:
First District-Rev. Charles NJ. Elder
dice; Second District-Emory g.
Ebaugh; Third District-H. S. John
son; Fourth District-William Magee;
Fifth District-John Burdette; Sixth
William H. Purdum.
bill of complaint was filed in the
Circuit Court for Ellicott City We'd
nesday by Frank a. Vinton and the
American Type Founders Company,
asking for a receiver for the Mary
land Printing and Publishing Com
pany The bill alleges that the com
pany is indebted to the complainants
AZ well as to numerous other credi-
tors, and that it is insolvent. The
Maryland Company publishes two
Weekly papers, the Democrat and
Journal, Of Towson, and the Times, Of
Ellicott City. It is practically con-
trolled by former Senator German.