The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-06-18
6 O. DIFFENDAL, Manager.
friday AFTERNOON, JUNE IS, 1915
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

near park Children's Day service
N NJ held on Sunday night, being
rastnoned from Sunday last
Tho Mt. Airy Country Club has is
l5 irvitations for a dance to be
saI5 III wildwood Park, June 20
Mr. Burrier l.. Cookson and DR.
rrtha- Kemp, of Uniontown, have D.
- Lan1s members OF the Maryland Auto
mobile Club.
wv Monday with the thermometer
.ogistering about 80 degrees in this
a;ty in Sturgis, S. D., snow fell
1argfng ia depth from to IT, inches
Rain fell for II hours.
rha members of Benjamin's Re-
tormed church will hold an ice cream
nd strawberry festival, on the lawn
~ Inc home of Mrs. George Bell, On
Saturday evening, June 19-
The prize in the oratorical contest
bAIf At Blue Ridge College, New
windsor. was awarded to Foster ~
crossnickIe. Of Ellerton. The prize
Tas given by Mrs. Anna Stoner, Of
NaW Windsor. There were six con
testants.
r. Shriver Co, and Smith-Ying-
rng CO.. are putting up peas. 1T Il
renorted that the crop is good one
and of splendid quality. The factories
wiII ~ ia operation week or 30
handling the crop. Both factories
nave ample machinery to handle the
business.
Mr.. ]. NJ. Myers and Il. 4. Bixler
w Bachman's Valley, are In their
neach orchards with a force OF men
thinning their peaches. Messrs. Myers
ard BixIer intend to supply the pub
III with the best Of sprayed peaches
grown in Maryland The trees were
Terv full before they thinned them
out.
State President w. l.. Seabrook was
IN Baltimore Monday afternoon, I'D
consultation with National Secretary
A s. Goldsborough of the Star
suangIed Banner Association a. to the
prominent part to be taken by the
Patriotic Order Sons of America In
wv exercises commemorative OF the
LAYING Of the corner stone OF the
Washington Monument, to be held ID
Baltimore on Monday night, July 5th-
There has been quite little COM
ment heard recently On the part "a
motorists about the dangerous place
along the road at jug Bridge, on the
Frederick State road. 1t appears that
aH accident occurred on the bridge
months ago when large hole was
torn in the side of the wall. One
autoist has declared that the hole ~
large enough for a small machine to
nass through should it happen to
leave The road at that place.
The surveying corps of the State
Roads Commission came to this city
Monday and were taken by automo-
biles over the road from this city to
New Windsor. The Medford Grange
and patrons living along the New
Windsor road have been before the
State Roads Commission On dlfferent
occasions asking for state road,
and have been successful this far as
to have a survey made Of It. The
road may BE- built, but when?
DR.. Thomas NJ. Hare. superintend-
ent Of the Anti-Saloon League, of
Maryland, delivered an address at the
Opera House on Saturday afternoon
before a small audience The meet
Ing was held under the direction OF
the Union Temperance League and
the W. XII. III. III. of this county. The
object Ut the meeting was to pass
resolutions and form an organization
to secure Statewide prohibition and
to see that the local option law II en-
forced in this county.
Motorists are greatly inconvenience
ed BY the oiling Of the State roads.
The work is proceeding rapidly, how
ever, and it should not b. long r.
fore all the roads are completed Tor
the summer Stone chips are plac-
ed or the roads and rolled at the time
OF the oiling. Before the oil dries,
it is not only dangerous to travel over
because of skidding, but The fine
stone stick 70 the tires and cause
much damage. With the revolving
Of the wheels the stones are driven
into the inner tubes and punctures
follow
Two young men, for years resi-
dents Of this city. and both gradu-
ates of Western Maryland College
received degrees at Johns Hopkins
University commencement, MIR. May
nard Bacon and Mr.. Kent Roberts
~. WI. DnCOA AGLCATOA IA~
degree OF M. ID, and MIR. Greenfield
that of Phi. d. The former has been
appointed inferno at Garfield Hos
pital, Washington, Id. o., and the lat
ter has been elected to the chair OF
History in Delaware College, which is
about to become the University Of
the State.
Interesting exercises marked the r.
opening OF the Lutheran Church, at
Union Bridge, on Sunday last. The
pastor, Rev. George Roger, conducted
the morning and evening services. The
morning sermon was preached by Rev.
M. H. Hetrick, OF Westminster, md
the evening sermon by Rev. wv. IL. Sea-
brook. At the evening service the
total cost of the improvement was
provided for and the church reconse-
Grated. New memorial stained glass
windows, new pews, new carpeting
and the refrescoing OF the interior
with concrete steps at the entrance
constitute the improvements made
Western Maryland College reap
pears in our columns this week So
Letting tine patronage OF our people
This College has established a repu-
tation in the 48 years Of its exis-
tence al a safe, thorough and earn
est school. Its young people are do
ing 1t credit and its work has been
felt Ill over the state. From It, re-
cent catalogue 1t appears To have
23O students and Fl teachers. 1t has
graduated over 900- The courses oi