The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-07-02

The venerable David Stoner, West
Main street, is dangerously ILL.,
Our summer boarding houses and
hotels are beginning to fill up with
guests. Many arrived this week.
Miss Ruthanna Wantz, Of Frizell-
burg, is taking course at Mil1ers-
vile Normal School, at Millersville,
Pa.
A young real estate agent came in
to the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
wv. Case, East Main street, Tuesday
morning.
MIR. and Mrs. Wesley FennelI, OF
Baltimore, are the proud parents or
little daughter, born June Goth, at
Mercy Hospital.
For the accommodation OF passen-
gers from this city who attend the
celebration at Hagerstown on July
5th, the Western Maryland Railway
will run an excursion from Hagers-
town at 80 p. 70.
On Monday evening a large audi
ence gathered in the Opera House to
hear DIR. Guy Hummer, of Johns Hop
kins Hospital, and DR.. Arthur IT,
Shipley, of the University of Mary
land, talk on Cancer"
John Young has moved his sale and
exchange stable from Center street,
to Green street, In the stable occupied
by his brother, Charles. Mr.. Charles
Young has moved his stable to Union
Bridge, where he will buy horses
William James Heaps, State Sec
retary, and William L. Seabrook,
State President OF the Patriotic Or
der Sons OF America, will be the ora
tors at the Independence Day cele-
bration at Havre de- Grace, on Monday
afternoon.
An interesting entertainment will
be given by the young people OF
Finksburg in the hall at Gambler, on
Saturday, July 10, at 8 p. m. The
program will consist of music, recita-
tions, dialogues, etc. You cannot at
ford to miss this treat.
Every year yon hear some farmers
complain OF a short hay crop. III
you use White Sweet Glover, you will
have all the hay. you want. MIR. y.
Wesley Biggs, Stonersville, expert
mented with it and has clover six
feet tail. Horses and cattle are very
fond OF 1t.
The Boy Scouts had made all prep
arations to camp out in the grove In
the rear OF Mr. Charles 4. Stewards,
East Green street, on Wednesday
night, but the weather man spoiled
their plans by sending downpour OF
rain Last night the boys tried it
over and came out all right.
Have you seen Maurice Lowery,
colored, the escaped murderer? Word
has been sent to States Attorney
at Petersburg, Va. Lowery has been
seen % often and arrested too, but on
investigation 1t Is always some one
else. 1t may be the case this time.
The board Of directors Of the State
Hospital for the Insane at Springfield
at meeting yesterday elected Miss
Mary Maud Rees an assistant super
intendent. She will be in charge OF
the women's ward. Miss Rees is the
only woman occupying position Ina
Maryland similar to that to which she
has been elected.
Prof. w. Archer Burgoon, of Get
tysburg, principal Of the High school,
who was operated upon at the home
of his mother, Mrs-#John Burgoon, at
Union Mills, Md, last Friday morn
ing for an abscess on his chest, caus-
ed by pleural affection, Is reported
to be making complete recovery,
and is expected to be about as usual
in few days.
The Thomas Chapel Sunday school
will hold a Sunday school outing in
August Whites grove on the road
leading from the new State road to
Tannery, Saturday afternoon, July 10.
Ice cream and confectionery on sale.
Prominent speakers and cOngrega-
tional singing. Music will be fur
nished by Carrollton Band. Come and
enjoy the afternoon with us. "a good
time is expected.
Principal and interest on $10,000,000
per cent. secured notes and $6,000,-
900 per cent. unsecured notes issued
by the Western Maryland and due
yesterday, were defaulted, but the fail
ure of the Company to pay the obliga-
lions will not be followed by court
proceedings. a. a matter OF fact, 1t
was known early in the year that the
Western Maryland would not be in a
position to pay the notes at maturity.
State President William l. Seabrook
was in Baltimore several nights dur
ing the past week arranging for the
prominent part to be taken by the
Patriotic Order Sons of America on
Monday night, July 9Th, I'm the exer-
cises of the Tooth anniversary Of the
laying of the corner stone Of Wash
ington's Monument "a choir or one
hundred members of the order will
lead all the singing Of patriotic airs.
Losing control Oh his automobile
while returning home Tuesday even
ing, Albert r. Dorsey, of Dorsey's
Cross Roads, and WI. ID. Pickett, OF
Winfield, narrowly escaped what
might have proved fatal accident
The accident, which happened on
what is known as Beasman's Hill, re-
suited in nothing more serious than
"a broken wheel to the auto, the occu-
pants escaping injury other than q
good shaking up.
The Carroll County wv. o. II. VI.
will hold its 22nd annual convention
in Sykesville, on Thursday, Septem-
Der 9th The morning session will BE-
given principally to business. In the
afternoon the State President, Mrs.
Mary R Haslup, will make the adj
dress which will be followed by an
T. #. L. demonstration. DR.. Hare
Will deliver the address i'm the even
ing. The local unions OF the county
aro ,1rond m send largo DELIBERATIONS