The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-05-14


Mr- Nathan Diehl, Of Medford, has
improved Ills buildings with fresh
coat on paint
Preparations are being made w
have our streets oiled, the usual
spring dress 1T receives.
MIR. Plus Fink and family. W
TaneytoWn, moved to Palmyra, Pa.
where Mr. Fink will take charge of
hotel
The grand jury for the May term of
Court will adjourn this afternoon.
The jury has visited the county Jail
and almshouse.
The farmers Of Carroll county are
all smiles over the good soaking rain
that fell on Wednesday. Ii was "a
continuous down fall nearly all day.
Do not fail to attend the fourth
annual festival at Warfieldsburg
school on Saturday, May 18th, ice
cream, cake, candy and strawberries
will be there In abundance.
Mrs. Roger Paynter, Webster
street, was taken to the MARYLAND
University, Baltimore, last Tuesday
SIOuAGn
trouble. The operation was a sue
cess and Mrs. Paynter Is improving.
Stone Chapel Sunday school Will
hold its annual ice cream and straw
berry festival May Goth, Id the hall
adjoining the church Taylorsyille
Band will furnish music. Every
body welcome.
The friends of the Methodist Pro-
testant Church Home, East Main
street, have recently sent gifts OF
canned fruit and jellies from Sandy
vile and load OF wood from this
city.
Il. Edwin Sheets, representative OF
The Real Estate Company, of this
city, sold the William II. Haines farm,
containing IT. acres, near Medford, to
George R. Lowe, OF Cranberry, for
$3.50.
The Loyal Temperance Legion will
hold their first meeting in head
quarters room, No. 8, second story,
Times Building, this Saturday after
noon, at 2 o'clock Every member
come
Rev. Fl. T.. Elderdice, of Westmins-
ter Theological Seminary, delivered
a sermon at Alnutt Memorial Metho-
dist Protestant Church, Baltimore,
Sunday. Ii was the fifty-ninth ami
versary Of the organization Of the
Sunday school.
The Carroll County Mutual Fire In
surance Co., represented for a num-
Der OF years in Thurmont by MIR. Leis-
ter Armacost, formerly of this city,
is now represented by MIR. Nv. Fl.
Cover, Mt Armacost having gone to
Norfolk, va.
During the past week it was rumor-
ed that the Western Maryland Rail
way Company may be interested fri
the purchase of the Westminster
Metal a. Foundry Company from the
trustees. This report is not confirm
ed by the trustees.
Park Hall school will hold on ice
cream and strawberry festival on the
school lawn On Saturday, May %,
commencing at p. m. Proceeds to
be used to improve school room. Oak
Orchard Band will furnish music.
Everybody invited.
Mr. Clarence Zahn, East Main
street, has accepted position with
Thomas, Bennett Il Hunter, contrac-
tors, to take charge OF their truck.
He will leave in a few days for Cum
berland, Md, where the firm has a
contract to build state road.
The Church of God is holding its
sixteenth annual meeting of the Sun
day School and Christian Endeavor
Convention in Carroll Hall, East
Main street, this week. The first
session started Wednesday evening
and will continue until Sunday even
ing.
installed BY the G.. e 2. Telephone
louisville, New Windsor 1918; John
II. Repp, Union Bridge, I'M; M a.
Shaver, near Westminster, Westmins-
ter 103w; Charles a. Six, Union
Bridge 27f
On Monday at the Opera House
Lyman H. Howe presents his stupen-
dous exclusive naval spectacle of the
United States Navy of 1915, and the
PHILIPPINES of yesterday and today.
This is most wonderful picture and
will be interesting and instructive to
our citizens.
The County Commissioners OF Bal
timore county yesterday decided to
improve ~ miles of the Lower
Beckleysville road, in the Fifth dis
trict, extending from the Falls road
to the Carroll county line at Hamp-
stead. The property owners have
agreed to contribute $1,000 and the
county is to pay $500 toward the
cost
The Dunkard, the Old German Bap-
list brethren. consider it a sin to use
tobacco, and at their national confer
ence to be. held at Hyer's Church,
four miles north OF Dayton, Ohio, May
23, they will determine by vote if it
also is against Christianity to grow
the weed as we'll This is the main
issue To be brought up when 5000 OF
the sect gather. Another question to
be settled il: Ills it sin to own and
ride i'm an automobile?n Likewise this
issue will be put to vote and settled
for future generations Of Dunkards.
a miniature circus-all but the
animals and performers-was scat
tered about at Pratt and Hanover
streets, Baltimore, shortly after 8
O'Clock Wednesday morning, when an
engine of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad collided with two-horse