The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-05-07
r.. o. DIFFENDAL, Manager.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MAY Z, 1915
LOCAL AFFAIRS.


Nit. Frank ri Miller has opened an
insurance Office in the Times Build
in.
Complaint is being made that fish
.ermen are dynamiting the Monocacy
River to make a. big haul.
MI. Joseph Il. Matthias, East Main
street, il doing extensive concrete
work around his property.
All persons who have old papers
will kindly notify Mrs. T.. IA. Walsh
and she will collect them.
The Supervisors of Election for Car
roll County burned the ballots from
last falls election on Wednesday
morning.
There will be no services at 1t.
Paul's Reformed church Sunday.
Sunday school will be held at its
usual hour.
Mrs William J. Coane, Of Philadel-
phia, II making extensive improve
ments to her residence on East
Green street
Rev DR. II. II. Havenner, pastor of
Centenary Methodist Episcopal
Church, will be given reception on
Monday evening by the congregation
of the church.
Mr- and Mrs J. NJ. Myers, Of Bach
mans Valley, were blessed with a
pair of twin babies, a boy and girl,
weighing 6h pounds each, on May
4, and all healthy
Rev. Calvin S. Slagfe and Mr..
John u. Brown, delegate, are attend
ing the Maryland Chassis of the Re
formed Church, which il being held
at Ridgely, Md, this week.
The senior class Of the United
States Military Academy at West
Point is at Gettysburg, Pa, to make
a study of the movements OF the two
armies and the tactics used by them
in the battle of Gettysburg.
Mr. Abe Cohen, who purchased the
stock Of gents furnishings from the
Miller Bros. Co, and on account of
his lease about to expire, has offered
some tempting bargains to the pub
lie, in this weeks Advocate.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Trinity
Lutheran Church will hold an ice
cream and strawberry festival on
Saturday evening. June 9TH, begin
ming at 4.30 D. m. If the weather is
inclement it will be held the follow
ing Monday.
AT the Maryland Threshermen and
Farmers Protective Association con-
vention held in Baltimore last week
Senator r. Smith Snader, of New
Windsor, was elected president Of the
association, and MIR. wv. iii. Davis,
John street, was made secretary and
treasurer.
Complaints against seven rural
mail carriers on as many routes out
of Gettysburg, Pa, postoffice nave
been filed with the postoffice depart
ment at Washington and that feder-
al inspector has been there making
an investigation of the alleged de
ficiencies of the local force.
The Frederick Farmers Associa-
ton held a meeting Saturday, at the
Christian Association, Frederick, at
which women interested in agricul-
ture were invited to attend and deliy-
er addresses. The speakers were O.
J. Ramsburg, Lewistown; Jesse P.
King, Ridgeville; Prof Cyrus IT.
Flock, president of the County School
Commissioners, and Emory Remsburg.
Bethel School at Carrollton will
hold festival on the grounds at the
night Of Saturday, May o. The Car
rollton Band will be on hand with
select music for the occasion. Prof.
George H. Morelock, County Superin-
tendent of schools, will be present in
the evening and deliver an address.
Other neighboring schools will be in
yited and good time In general il
looked for.
Nav 49, oF r. -
for Carroll county will convene i'm
the Court House on Monday next.
This term the grand jury sits and
makes it most important sitting.
The criminal docket il not expected
to be large, although it is impossible
to foretell what may come to the at
tention of the court The most i'm
portant case on the criminal docket
will be the Eyler case, for shooting
up the HarEaugh home on John
street.
While endeavoring to avoid strik-
ing a passing automobile, Thomas MI
Johnson, IT., son of Thomas NJ John
County School Board, was severely
injured Sunday, when the motor
cycle ON which he was riding skidded
and collided with heavy autobus
bound for Sykesyille. The accident
occurred several miles from the
young mans home, at a place known
as Saint Johns Valley, on the Fred
erick pike, several miles west ot
Ellicott City.
The st. Johns College base ball
team defeated Western Maryland Col
lege Saturday in slow and uninter-
esting game. The score was liz to o.
Twigg. who started the game on the
mound for Western Maryland, was
unable to hold the Annapolitans, and
was relieved In the fourth by Jude
find. At this point the St. Johns
batters were bafied for two innings
by Jldefind's pitching, and it looked
for while like the game would take
ON better aspect. Judefind weaken
ed, however, and was hammered
hard throughout the rest Of the
game.
AT "a meeting OIL the executive com
mittee of the Union Temperance
League Oh Carroll county, held at the
close of the address of Mrs. Mary
Harris Armor, in Alumni Hall, last
Sunday afternoon, George Mather
was elected secretary OF the League In
place of Rev. L Emory Bennett, who
has removed from town. The League
voted To establish headquarters with
the Carroll County w. C.. r. u. in