The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-04-30

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Carroll will start On a two years
dry" spell tomorrow.
The sales OF liquid refreshments
this week were not very successful.
The Civic Club of Frederick started
Wednesday campaign against flies.
! "A concrete pavement IL being put
down by Mr. IT. 8. Roop on Bond
street.
Mr. J. w. Skunk, East Main street,
has added very comfortable porch
to his residence.
Several thunder gusts passed ever
this county Monday afternoon and
evening Very little rain fell in this
city.
Mr.. John w. Devese, OF Reisters-
town, whose application for a saloon
license had been protested, was grant
cd the license yesterday.
Dr. M. ID. Norris, Eldersburg, was
nominated as vice president Of the
Medical and Chirurgical Faculty or
Maryland, Wednesday, in Baltimore
The Rev. IL. Emory Bennett will be-
given a reception this evening by
the official board and members OF Cliff
ton Avenue Methodist Episcopal
Church, Baltimore.
MIR. Fred Smith, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph M. Smith, Bond street,
broke his ankle sliding to second base
where he IL student.
Mrs. wv. III. Leppo, of Hanover, Pa,
who recently lost her husband in an
accident on the w. M. r. R., received
purse OF money from the brakemen
of the railroad Monday evening.
The Warfieldsburg public school
patrons and friends are invited to at
tend an ice cream festival To BE held
on the school grounds on Saturday,
May 10, for the benefit of the school
The report as to MIR. Francis a.
Crawford, not being a candidate for
the Clerk OF the Circuit Court Is not
correct. MIR. Crawford IL positively
candidate and H. making hard
fight for the nomination.
The Advocate received copy or the
Cumberland Daily News containing an
account or the Red Mems Convention
held in Cumberland this week, from
Mr.. James M. Stoner, delegate from
our local lodge, to the convention.
John Bunny, the moving picture
comedian and popular among theatre
goers, died at his home in Brooklyn,
n. y, Monday. aged 50 years. He
was an actor Tor 29 years. He died
from heart and kidney complications.
Mechanicsville Council No. rs will
present flag to Louisville school on
Saturday, May !, at D. N. A pro
gram will be rendered by the school,
followed by an address by Rev. Sea-
brook. The public is cordially invit-
ed to attend.
Mrs. William Buchanan, Mrs b.
Heagy, Mrs. =. O. Ramer and Miss
Irene Buchanan, who left last week
for Florida On the steamer Powhatan
from Baltimore, had to be vaccinated
before leaving the steamer at Savan-
nah on account of case of smallpox
on the boat.
MT. I'M. f. Shaver, of Virginia, has
leased the Albaugh mill on Gorsuch
road, formerly operated by y. wv.
Routzahn, who will start to make -four
and do chopping Of feed. Mr.. Shaver
has followed the milling business for
years and knows all the practical
points i'm the business.
Brigadier General j. M Reichart,
Of Pittsburgh, Pa, has appointed Prof.
a. Bailey Morelock, leader OF the U. r.
X. OF P. Band, Aid-de-Camp, with rank
of Major on his personal staff Prof
Morelock lives in Hanover. He was
director OF the First Regiment Band
for several years, and lived on Church
street
On Saturday afternoon on Athletic
Field the Westminster Cuban Giants
tagged their New Windsor colored
brothers with a to defeat by imi-
tating a base ball game. The Cuban
Giants have become chesty over their
victory and on Saturday will 90 to
New Windsor to take another slant at
that club.
Insufficient evidence, according to
the ruling Of the court, resulted In
the dismissal OF charges OF selling
liquor on Sunday against John ID.
Mayors, until recently proprietor of
Hotel Willard, Littlestown, Pa, and
James Clingan, bartender, i'm the
Adams county court, Gettysburg, "a,
On Monday.
A big zoo Western Maryland engine
and one box car were In a head-on
collision at about 1886 o'clock yester-
day morning on the Western Mary
land Railroad under the trolley
bridge between Abbottstown and Mid
die streets, Hanover, Pa. The cause
of the accident was the impaired
telephone service.
The Black Box, a thrilling detective
story and a serial, which will run for
several months at the Opera House,
Will start next Thursday. The story
viii appear III the Advocate each week
with the part shown at the Opera the
night before. You should receive cop
les of the Advocate each week to fol
low up this wonderful story
That the present law dealing with
! the habitual drunkard were useless 80
far a. the curing of the drunkard l.
concerned, and that farm be estab-
lished to which He can I've sent for
treatment, was the substance of a
talk delivered at a meeting of the
Social Service Club, held Monday
night Id the rooms VI the City Club,
Munsey Building, Baltimore.
Dr. H M. FitZhuph. East Main