The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-01-22

"a face may be a girls fortune, Blu
tft IL apt to be- some mans misfortune
Mrs. Jesse Ryan, of Ridgeville, who
was operated upon at Baltimore
hospital, is getting along nicely.
Charles o. Clemson has al
nounced his candidacy for thu
Democratic nomination for States
Attorney. His card appears else
where in this paper.
The Bixler property On Pennsyl
vania avenue, was sold on Saturday
by the trustees, John J Stewart anC
Paul Bixler, to Thomas f. Babylon
for $4100. K. D. Weant was solicitor
The first meeting of the Girls
Club Of Grace Lutheran Church met
at the home of the president, Miss
Jane Reaver, East Main street, last
evening with 17 members present
and were royalty entertained.
at the automobile show in Balti-
more this week the new bus of w. II.
Bowers, this city, built by the White
Motor Company, was on exhibition.
This bus will be run between this
city and Taneytown and Will be Of
the latest model
\ The pupils on NIT. Pleasant school
who attended every day during The
winter term are Elizabeth Carr,
Evelyn Frock, Mary Starner, Paul
Sneak. and Robert Starner. Those
who missed one day are Mary Sneak,
Harry Eye and Stanley Myers.
Mrs. Ferdinand Bonnette, College
Avenue, has % relatives on the firing
l line of the Allies i'm the European
war. This week she received five
letters from them, written while rest
/ ing. From the last letters received
by Mrs. Bonotte, they say that five
are injured.
Howard Z. Menchey, OF Hanover,
Pa, brakeman on the Western Mary
land, while removing sacks Of fertiliz-
or from the warehouse at Hampstead,
to an extra freight on Monday. the
board slipped off the car, throwing
Mr.. Menchey to the ground. His back
v was badly sprained and flesh wound
inflicted on his left leg. The unfort-
innate trainman was taken to his
home, and will be off duty for some
time.
The sale of the plant of the Poul-
try Fancier Publishing Company, OF
Hanover, Pa, took place Wednesday
afternoon. The entire plant, includ-
ing the machinery and publications
known as Poultry Fancier, a monthly
poultry journal, and the Hanover In
dependent, a daily newspaper, were
sold to MIR. Clinton NJ. Myers, for $11,-
900. The future management and
policy of these publications after the
ratification of the sale by the court,
will be outlined by the new owner.
The Light Company Of Libertytown
which has charge Of the street lights,
has elected directors for the ensuing
year as followss: Ignatius EtZler,
Harvey MI. Sparrow, T.. o. Smith,
Stephen D. Myers, Albert L. Etzfer,
j. U. Hitselberger, U. Hanson Diller,
Maurice F. Starr and W. D. Curfman.
The board met at the Peoples Bank
and organized by electing Maurice F.
Starr, president, and r.. o. Smith, Sec
rotary and treasurer The streets of
Libertytown are lighted with gasoline
lamps.
George w. Garrett, celebrated his
93rd birthday anniversary yesterday
at the home Of his daughter and SON
in-law, MIR. and Mrs. John Mace, of
Hanover, Pa, with whom he and his
wife are making their home MIR.
Garrett was born in Mannheim town.
ship. He conducted al mill near
Melrose, Nd, which occupation he
followed very successfully up to
twenty-three years ago. He then
retired from active labor, moving to
Pleasant Hill, where he lived until
last September. The past few months
he has made his home in Hanover.
i J. l.. Baust reports the following
sales: "A. I'll. Young, Jr., Westminster;
Franklin, Winters; James Staub,
IT. "A Hyde, Union Bridge; Edward
Wakefield, and Mr. Smith, Snyders-
burg, Quincy engines; Elmer Halter
Silver Run; Elmer Wantz, Westmin-
ster; Charles Coppersmith, Baugh-
mans Valley; Percy Leppo, Westmin-
ster, and Charles Schaeffer, Westmin-
ster, DeLaval cream separators
Strevig, Frizellburg; Ralph Starner
Tyrone; Herbert Petry, Westminster
Stewart Lester, Mexico and John
Brehm, Lefster's, New Ideal manure
spreaders.
o. T.. Weller, chairman on the
State Roads Commission, has ad
dressed a letter to T.. III. Bigelow
chairman of the Pennsylvania State
Highways Commission, advising him
that the Maryland commission has
let a contract for improving the En-.
mitsburg turnpike to the Pennsyl-
vania line. In his letter MIR. Weller
calls attention to conference held
at Gettysburg last year by repre-
sentatives of the Maryland commits
sion with representatives or the
Pennsylvania body. It this confer.
ence the Pennsylvanians agreed To
improve the Emmitsburg turnpike
within their state.
The Rev. James IT. Straugnn, pas
tor of the Methodist Protestant
Church OF Laurel, Del, was Wednesday
elected secretary-treasurer of the
Board OF Young Peoples Work or the
Methodist Protestant Church Of
America at a meeting OF the board
held i'm Adrian, Mich. He succeeds
the late Rev. DR.. Charles I'll. Hubbell
of Adrian, who died several weeks
ago. The Rev. G. w. Haddaway, OF
Baltimore, president of the board
attended the meeting. Others mem
bers of the board are the Rev
Charles Sinkinson, OF Atlantic City;
Prof TIT T, Fannan nf Rnnd STRAIT