The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-07-16
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

and Cumberland.
~ bond of Thomas Lindsay, tax
co11ector for Freedom district, was
iiad with the board Of County Com
missioners Monday.
carrollton Church OF God-Sunday
school 9.25 a. IN. Preaching 1O.45 a.
~ Nv Rev. Harry GonsO. o. H., 7.45
M, Rev. Harry 4. Brown, pastor.
# Beniamin's Lutheran Sunday
school will hold its annual picnic In
the Reese grove, near Meadow
Branch, On Thursday, July 20. All
are invited to come and enjoy the day
To our recollection one Of the
largest crowds to be on our streets
on Saturday evenings was our ex-
nerience last Saturday. Automobiles
Ind teams lined the sides Of our main
thoroughfare.
Miss Josephine Evans, Of Bruins
wick. has been awarded the girls
scholarship To Western Maryland
College. The boys scholarship went
to william M. Albaugh, Of Liberty, in
the same institution.
The Taneytown road, leading out
" Gettysburg toward Harvey, IL to
w repaired by the state highway de-
partment. this summer, following the
work and plans of the state highway
engineer. This does not mean new
state road, this year.
Enterprise Lodge, I. o. G.. n. will
hold its annual picnic in the grove
near Daniel, On July 20, beginning at
I'd. d.. " number or prominent
sneakers will be present. There viii
also be present, to enliven the occas-
ion. the Morgan Chapel Cornet Band.
Come and enjoy the evening. Re
freshments sold
committee waited on the County
Commissioners Monday afternoon 10
relation to buying the Westminster
and Littlestown Turnpike. The coun-
I'll " the commissioners informed
them that they had no authority at
present, to buy any turnpike. IL was
suggested that the only way would
Be TO get authority from the leglsla-
ture next winter This will be done
Although neither the Pennsylvania
nor the Western Maryland ofhc1als
would confirm nor deny the report
that the Pennsylvania would divert
much VI It'd traffic into the freight
and passenger yards adjoining Hlllen
Station. it was the consensus OF
opinion that this proposition would
never BE brought to head, primarily
because of the impractibility Of such
a scheme
The Odd Fellows OF Mount Airy
will hold their annual picnic at Wild
wood Park on July 81. These events
in the past have drawn large crowds
from the surrounding communities
and the outline Of their program IN
dicates that the coming event Will
surpass all others. a Frank Miller
and those associated with him On The
committee are planning to make TINS
picnic the best OF all held.
The Old Liberty Bell. that on July
4. l1TG, from the tower Of the state
House in Philadelphia, proclaimed
the independence Of the United
States, started on its, long journey
across the Continent on July ~ IL
went by special train and Will be e.
hibited at the Panama-Pacific *
position. The train will stop AT
sixty cities and towns en- route 80
that the people may have chance tn
see this most interesting relic.
Charles 4. Morton, 36 years Old, Of
Williamsport, employed as an IRON
molder in Hagerstown FOUNDRY,
while returning from a fishing trip
was struck by the Pittsburg express
Of the Western Maryland Railway In
the Williamsport yards early Sunday
morning and killed. His skull was
crushed. lit is thought he was sltting
on the track when the train struck
him. The crew of a freight tram
found his body. He was a WHOEVER
and leaves six children
Under an arrangement ia effect
with one of the largest and strongest
risk companies, the Studebaker COR
poration has placed life insurance TOT
a substantial sum upon each one oI
its employees. This does not include
Office men, but refers only TO those
in the workshops of the dinerent
plants. The amount of insurance
placed for each individual IS sum
cient to provide for sickness and ru-
neral expenses, and still leave COM
Portable balance for other immediate
needs of the beneficiaries.
Mr.. George Fl. Buchheimer, Chair.
man OF the committee on Music Oh
The Emory Grove Camp Meeting As
ISOLATION, has announced that in AZ
probability MIR. Homer a. Rodeheaver,
who IS one OF Billy Sundays assist
ants, will attend the Emory Grove
camp meeting this summer. AN Az
hoped that Mr.. Rodeheaver Will rs AZ
Emory Grove on one or the big days
Oh the camp, Sunday, August loth,
when Rev. DIR. Edwin Forrest Ham,
of Philadelphia, will preach ~ the
morning and evening, and that ne
viii remain over for two or three
days The Emory Grove camp meet
ing will be held August 9Th to 22nd-
Judge Swope filed an opinion this
week in the case of Annie x. El1ne
vs. Western Maryland Railway Com
pany for $4,000 damages by reason
of death OF her husband, Y. Frank
Eline, killed at crossing near YORK,
p, when train struck an automo-
bile he was In. Suit was first brought
I'm York county and abandoned Whlle
a jury was celebrating by a volun-
tary non-suit. Action was then be
gun In Adams county, and the rail-
road company took the position that
under the statutes, action must De
brought in county where accident
took place or where principal place
or business IL located. York county
A. found to- b. the answer In Doth
events, and Judge Swope sustains the
objections To the case In Adams
county and entered decree i'm faTcr