The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-08-20
TEE DEMooEATIc ADVOCATE, AUGUST 20, 1yls

II Deer Park chapel Will hold its
picnic, Saturday, August 2S.
The Garage Company, Court street,
asked for receivers yesterday.
The Montgomery County Fair, AZ
Rockville, Md, will be held from
August 24/to n.
Holy Communion services Will be
held at st. Benjamin's (Kreider's)
church, Sunday morning, August 20,
at 10 o'clock.
Klee & Hoff, automobile agents,
delivered Maxwell touring cars to
Charles o. Clemson, Jesse Mapahan
and Carroll Owings, last week.
On Sunday an excursion passed
through this city from Connellsville
Pa, to Baltimore, over the W. NJ r.
The train was not crowded with pas
sengers.
Harmony Grove Methodist Pro-
testant church at Gist will hold its
annual Sunday school picnic Satur-
day, September A, afternoon and
night, in the grove adjoining the
church.
The Forest and Stream Club, after
camping ten days on the Monocacy
River, at Detour, broke camp today.
The weather, except the first few days,
was very good. "a number OF fine bass
were caught.
by an order effective August 16, the
Department of Agriculture, of Wash
ington, released the entire State OF
Maryland from quarantine against
the foot-and-mouth disease.
Commissioner Roe has a number Of
traffic officers stationed in this county
to capture speed violators. One party
was fined $50 and ordered to discon-
/ tinue riding for three months this
morning. "a severe penalty.
\ Mr.. Maurice 10y, Western Union
Telegraph operator, left Monday for
Chester, Pa, where he will take over
the managership Of the Western Union
Office there. Mr.. K. Z. Baugher, Of
Lineboro, succeeds Mr.. 10y.
MIR. Sterling Lawyer, East Main
street, has severed his connection
accepted a position with the fancy
town Bus Line as chauffeur. Mr..
Lawyer entered upon his duties Sun
day.
Monday afternoon a carload OF coal
that had a blazing journal was back
ed in on the switch of Smith & Ref
snider near pile Of lumber by w.
W. II. train crew, which had to be
moved on account of danger of fire to
the lumber pile This showed poor
Judgment On the part OF the trainmen.
On Saturday morning the bus on
the Taneytown line and the autom-
obile of Mr. Levi Barnes, near this
city, ran together on the Meadow
Branch pike, near Mr.. Edward hauff-
mans farm, smashing the left wheel,
bending the axle and tenders and
causing other damage to Mr.. Barnes
machine The bus was not damaged
v Large shipments of grain will be
diverted to Baltimore from the West
by the Erie Railroad when the new
grain elevator Oh the Western Mary
land Railway Company at Port Gov
ington is completed in the fall At
least, this Is the information impart-
ca Monday by L B. Burford, COM
mercial agent of the Erie, with head
quarters in Baltimore.
The second quarterly Conference,
New Windsor Circuit Methodist Epis-
copal church, will be held at Stone
\ Chapel on Sunday, with an all-day
meeting Rev. w. w. Barnes, ID. d.,
District Superintendent, will preach at
4 Ill a. m. and 2 p- m, and Rev. N. A.
Bonsack at / d. m. Everybody is in
vited, and bring your luncheon with
you.
One OF the most complete stores in
Carroll county, is the Medford Bar
gain Store, at Medford- It has by far
more floor space than any other store
and you cannot ask for anything but
what they have it, that is, anything in
reason. Their business Is immense
and they attribute it to Offering
goods at a price that will make them
sell.
Mr.. ". G. Bodine, who was in this
county testing milk from cows, reports
the following persons who have COWS
giving over 1000 pounds Of milk dur
ing a period OF 80 days, ending July
\ 81: I'll M. KINNEY, three, 1920 to
1909 pounds; James w. Beacham, one,
1920; ]. Fl. Fritz, four, 1851 to 1852;
FH. G. Englar, one. 1856, and III. b.
Getty, one, 1860.
The Potomac river is rapidly clear
ing and it is stated by old fishermen
that it will be in good shape for fish
ing BY the end OF this week. The
river has been very muddy for about
two weeks and all fishing had 70 be
! given up. 1t Is thought that the
I fishing will be exceptionally good as
soon as the river clears and the old
fishermen are able to resume their
duties.
Seldom In the history Of the knights
of Columbus of Maryland has there
been such a successful event as the
reunion at Pen-Mar yesterday. Dele
cations from all over the state and
from other states were on hand to at
tend the exercises and hear the ad-
dresses by prominent figures In the
Y Knights ranks. The principal address
of the day was delivered by Charles
\ Fl. Darr, who made an eloquent plea
for the abandonment OF religious in
tolerance
Frequently Main street crossing
has been blocked for Is minutes by
strings OF freight cars left standing
upon ii, delaying traffic to the public
and congesting our main thorough
fare. This can be easily prevented
by officer Stem simply arresting the
N conductor or engineer. and sub
stantial fine placed upon them, that
would keep in their mind the neces-
sity Oh keeping the crossing clear
A Conductors and engineers have been
o.uo.&od T., CoffvchurO and Hanover