The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-09-03
Monday Is Labor Dav

Monday is Labor Day.
A man who falls off the water
wagon is apt to fracture his reputa-
ton
The summer OF 1915 i on The
toboggan and well soon know it no
more forever.
Monday il legal holiday banks
and the Court House will be closed
on that cay.
Herr & Babylon, automobile agents,
sold carload Of Ford automobiles in
two days this week
It's the man who is constantly at
odds with his neighbors who is al
ways trying to get even.
"a man rever knows what he can
do till he tries, and then sometimes
he is sorry he found out.
- Monday being legal holiday
the County Commissioners will meet
on Tuesday and Wednesday next
week.
Summer holidays are about over
and those people who had the time
and means to enjoy them are grad
ually getting back into the harness.
Throughout the United States
national forests the rangers are
posting the roads with permanent
guide signs which tell distances and
directions, especially at forks and
crossroads.
q. Raymond Bosley, son or Chas.
A. Bosley, Of Reisterstown, who un-
derwent an operation last week at
-, Tai AoI
Baltimore, T. now rapidly GONZALES
cling.
Mr.. ]. D. Crowl, Center street,
raised his new barn Wednesday af-
ternoon to take the place of the one
destroyed by fire about six weeks ago.
The ice cream and pop factory is
almost completed, the only thing
lacking i the windows.
The Western Maryland Railway
Company has added 1855 men in Hag-
erstown to the working force in the
operating department within the last
four days, and a. many more are eX-
pected to be put on inside OF week.
The company is busy handling coal,
lumber and peaches.
Joseph Cross, colored, Union street,
on the Cumberland excursion on
Sunday evening, which came in con-
tact with some obstruction which
was much stronger than his head and
received a cut on his left jaw that
required three stitches to close.
Correct time can be had at Smith
& Reifsnider's, West Main street. "a
Naval Observatory Time clock has
been placed in their Office in view of
all the public by looking in the show
window The Western Union furn-
ishes the time by wires attached to
the clock, which works the hands ever
hour.
On account Of the inclement wealth
er on Saturday the It. Johns, Leis-
ter's Sunday school picnic will be
held on Saturday, September II, be-
ginning at II o'clock. Carrollton
Band will BE- present to furnish music
and Rev. w. III. Hetrick and others
will deliver addresses. The public is
cordially invited.
Harry Morgan, 30 years old, a
Western Maryland Railway brake
man, was injured, perhaps fatally,
Sunday evening when he fell from a
freight train at Doe Gully tunnel,
west of Hagerstown. His right arm
was cut off at the shoulder, right
foot crushed and he sustained seri-
Gus scalp wounds.
Miss Nellie Cook, this city, attended
the wedding OF MIR. Charles A- Prag-
er and Mrs. India Franklin, Wednes-
day at the parsonage of the Chats
worth Methodist Episcopal Church,
Baltimore. Rev. R. II. Zeigler, offici-
ating. After the ceremony a recep-
ton was given at the home of the
bride, 1912 RuXton avenue, Baltimore.
The Postoffice Department has an
nounced another extension OF the
parcel post service. The insurance
regulations will be expanded to in
clude packages valued at 500. Here
tofore the insurance limit has been
S25. The new fees will be cents
on packages ranging from So to S25,
10 cents from $25 to $50 and p
cents On packages valued from $40
to $780,
That a movement for an eight hour
day for all trainmen will be launch
ID al the annual meeting Of the East
ern Association OF Trainmen, which
Will meet in Cleveland during Oc-
tober, has been stated. The new
plan will be one of the most far
reaching ever suggested, affecting
more than 100000 men and as re
suit railroad officials are very much
concerned about it.
| The inhabitants between Hancock
! and Cumberland were very much
frightened on Sunday evening by a
black object sailing through the air,
\ believing they were about TO BE- a.
tackled by German aeroplane, but
\ on careful investigation they
1 found it to be a hat that left the
head of gentleman from this city
N who was enjoying The air from
window in a passenger coach on the
Cumberland excursion.
l MIR. O. Angelic, of Petersburg, Va,
formerly of this city arrived in this
city Wednesday morning after ECO
mile ride in an up-to-date 1916
6-cylinder Buick roadster. This is
H the first Buick roadster Of the 1916
model to come To this city. lit II
very handsome. Mr.. Angelic conducts
successfully a large commissary at
the above place, and speaks well Of
the city. He has not forgotten Carroll
county from his conversation.
Thurmont's new high school, cost
ing $4,000, has been completed and
will d. ready for the fl opening.