The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-11-06

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biles.
MIR. Jacob Handley, cashier of the
Westminster Savings Bank, IL at
hospital in Baltimore, for treatment.
MIR. and Mrs. Frank Mellor, Sykes
Vile, gave a concert for the 80 Tiny
Tins" on Saturday for several schools
in Baltimore.
There will be an entertainment for
the benefit of the Civic League at the
Opera House on Tuesday evening, No
vember "a.
Mr.. John Rickle, of Baltimore,
spent Wednesday in this city on bust
ness. He also visited his mother,
near this city.
Mrs. John II. Stoner, OF Union
Bridge, is improving after taking
treatment at the Woman's Hospital,
Baltimore.
The November term of the Circuit
Court for Carroll county will con-
yene on Monday. This will be a
grand jury term.
Mr. Nathaniel Baumgardner, cashier
of the Westminster Deposit & Trust
Company, is confined to his home
with a carbuncle on the back of his
neck. He is improving but suffering
with much pain.
Those who visited Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Dull, Of Patapsco, last Sun
day were Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dull
and children, Roy and Madeline, Of
Westminster, and Mr.. Atlee Wampler,
of Westminster, and Mr.. Peter Buch-
man. Of HOucksyille
We are glad to note the return OF
Mr. G. G. Beach, who has spent some
time on the Red Cross Ship, which
crossed the ocean to Europe. Mr..
Beach is well and hearty. On the
first page or this issue will be found o.
good account Of his trip, which will be
very interesting to our readers.
Tuesday night, about six o'clock,
what might have been serious &C
cident, occurred on Pennsylvania
avenue, at Union street, when a
motorcycle ridden by Clarence
Manager, this city, collided with an
automobile coming down the avenue.
Neither party had their lights lighted
and neither one blowed their horn.
No one was injured but MIR. Manager,
who escaped with sprained ankle
and a few bruises, but all had COM
plete shaking up. The automobile
was not damaged much so they pro-
ceeded to Baltimore, from whence
they came The motorcycle was
considerably damaged.
With impressive exercises, attended
by members OF the Patriotic Order
Sons of America and the entire battal-
nP HITffh hor
Howard, the tablet placed on the
Battle Ground Methodist Episcopal
Meeting House, on the North Point
road, was unveiled Saturday after
noon. The tablet was placed on the
church by the Patriotic Order OF Sons
OF America OF Maryland, and the pre-
sentation address was made by w. l..
Seabrook, State President, and &C
cepted by Rev. Harry ID. Stewart.
pastor Of Patapsco Neck Methodist
Episcopal Church. The Birth Of the
Star-Spangled Banner" was recited by
Miss Alice May Youse, the author,
and the tablet was unveiled by Miss
Clara Alma Brooks.
On October % Grand Master Will
lam J. Arthur journeyed to fancy
town and from there, in company with
80 members of fancy Lodge, ]. 0. o.
I'll, No. %, to Mason and Dixon Lodge,
No. 50, Of Harvey, where they were
met by the members of said lodge, 55
members OF Sylvania Lodge, of LittleG-
town, Pa, and delegation from Get
tysburg Lodge. Of Gettysburg, Pa.
The procession moved to the hall
Mason and Dixon lodge, where they
met and were received in most cor
dial and brotherly manner. After ad-
dresses by a number Of brethren, in
GLIDING John ]. Reid, Grand Conduc-
tor of the Grand Lodge OF Maryland,
the Grand Master delivered a stirring
and inspiring address.
Now that the North Point monu-
ment is completed the camps of the
order are reminded that there is an
other and larger undertaking by the
order for the erection of a monument
at Terra Rubra, the birthplace Of
Francis Scott Key, in this county. IL
is the purpose Of the J. o. U. A. NJ.
order to erect q suitable monument mt
this point next spring and unvefl II
June Is. A number Of camps have
responded to the appeal for funds for
this enterprise, but the appeal has
not been taken up by large majority,
and 1t A. the hope Of the committees
that each camp will at once make
plans to raise a proportion Of money
for this undertaking.
At 2 a. m, Tuesday morning while
our citizens were in deep slumber the
fire alarm was sounded for the stable
OF Mr.. William B. Thomas, on East
Green street, tenanted by Mr.. Philip
Flater and Mr.. Frank billiard. Before
the firemen could get the hose line
run and water turned on, the stable
was burned to the ground. The stables
or Miss May Gardner and Rev. T.
Emory Bennett, on the opposite side
OF the alley, caught and were con-
siderably damaged before the fire was
extinguished. The loss is covered by
insurance. This il the second fire
within a week The G. a. r. Telephone
Company's cable line was melted from
the heat OF the fire, putting 900 tele-
phones out or commission. The re-
pairs were made to the cable by q
cable man on Tuesday evening.
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