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

All things are possible. A man
can be Just as temperate with a can
opener as with corkscrew.
The stork visited the home of Mr..
and Mrs. John =. Saylor, West Main
street, on Wednesday and left a fine
10 pound boy.
Sunday school at 13O D. mn, and
preaching at go p. 10. i'm the Bethel
Of me Church Of God, at Warfields-
burg, Sunday, July Is.
While looking for work III Hagers-
town, M. T. Huntington, formerly of
Holyoke, Mass, received news that
a fortune Of $4,000 was awaiting
him In Holyoke.
Mr.. Maurice Mitten, East Main
street, has purchased a REQ automo-
pile from Herr & Babylon, agents,
this city. This is the first car OF
this make here.
Miss VI. Ella Adelia Valentine.
youngest daughter of Mrs. Annie VAL
entlne, OF Finksburg, has taken up
q position AS nurse at the Springfield
State Hospital, Sykesville.
The Sunday school of the Church
of God, at Warieldsburg, will hold an
ice cream festival on the lawn i'm rear
Of the Bethel Saturday evening, July
"a, commencing at o'clock D. ID.
Mr.. Joseph Elliott, a well-known
professor at the Baltimore City Col
lese, died Tuesday morning, follow
Ing an attack of acute indigestion, at
the residence or Mr. Charles w.
Melville, at Sykesville.
The photographs OF Francis Jesse
Crawford and Francis Albert Craw-
ford, IT., sons Of Mr. and Mrs. Francis
a. Crawford, OF near Taylorsville,
were shown on the society page OF
the Baltimore Sun on Sunday.
In the municipal election held at
Annapolis Monday the Democrats
carried every ward In the city except
the Fourth, which returned two Re
publican aldermen. Mayor Strange
is reelected Mayor by a majority Of
81 votes.
The Holy Communion will be ad-
ministered in st. Marys Reformed
Church, Silver Run, Md, on Sunday,
July 18th, at 10 a. M, and 7.30 D. m.
Preparatory services Saturday after
noon, July 18th, at 2.30 o'clock. 8.
O. Hoover, pastor.
Mr.. Charles a. Horner, compost
tor in this Office passed his 80th
milestone today. He has been an
employee OF the Advocate for 80 odd
years and has been faithful in his
duties during this time. For his age
he is as active as man Of 80 years.
The Ladies Aid Society Of Salem
Methodist Episcopal church, near
Bloom, will hold an ice cream fes-
tival on Saturday evening, July Az,
beginning at s o'clock. There will be
parcel post table and gram sacks
for the children. Taylorsville Band
will furnish the music.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Stone
/ Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church
met at the home OF Mrs William
Lester, on July 3. There was a very
large crowd present a good pro-
gram was rendered and elegant re
freshments served consisting Of ice
cream, cake, bananas, coffee and
coca
States Attorney Weant's attention
has been called to the number of
parties in this city driving automo-
biles without a license by an official
OF State Motor Vehicle Commission
of Baltimore. Those driving auto
mobiles certainly know they are
violating the motor vehicle law,
without first obtaining license
An order of interest to rural ship
pers was issued Wednesday by The
Postmaster General, copy Of which
was received at the local Postoffice.
The order increases the size of parcel
post packages from ~ to ga inches
| in length and girth and also pro-
vides for a receipt for articles mailed
\ by parcel post on payment OF one
H cent
The Westminster Machine Works, a
new industry has been started by Fl.
! Guion Dewey and "A. I'll. Killer, in q
building on the Knapp Machine Works
property, Chase street The shop will
be one of the most complete in the
State West OF Baltimore. Automo-
biles will be rebuilt and special ma
chinery, gearing and castings design
ed and built.
The trustees Of the Westminster
Foundry and Metal Company at q
meeting this week opened a number
of bids which were received on the
metal in stock, but all Of the bids
were held under consideration. One
bid was made on the entire plant but
no action was taken on it. The trus-
tees expect many other bids to come
into their possession shortly.
\ An advertisement appeared in the
| Baltimore American OF lunch room
and candy kitchen for sale in this
city. Believing that some Of OUT
citizens who may have read it, would
possibly presume that it was the
stands conducted under Peter SANTOS,
a. manager. we publish this article
and inform the public that MT.
/ SANTOS stands are not for sale.
While the town is reasonably free
from drunkenness On the streets,
\ there ~ still evidences that the stuff
4 il manufactured as several drunken
persons were seen on the streets
last Sunday, one Of which was locked
up a part VI the day. On Monday
\ there was further evidence that
something stronger than per cent.
grade existed. It Is more than
probable that IL IL the outcome OF
the "gallon-a-trip' law.-The Pilot
"a slight fire occurred on Monday
about r o'clock i'm the frame dwelling
| of Horace Bankert, Hanover, Pa. The
| blaze was discovered by Mr.. Bank
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