The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-07-09

SLOWLY,
The oil process to the Manchester
road has been completed and il ready
for travel
The Baltimore & Reisterstown
Turnpike Company has declared
dividend OF ITO cents On a share of
stock, payable July 13.
To sell six Overland automobiles in
less than four hours is doing some
business. This was done by Mr. wv.
III. Davis, dealer, John street, recent
ly.
The property of Leander and Ellen
C- Matthias, has been sold to MIR. Will
lam Hoff, of Hanover, Pa. The place
is located between Union Mills and
Mt. Pleasant.
The State road from Gambler to
ward this city is receiving it's usual
summer coat of oil and stone. The
road H. very disagreeable for travel
at this time.
DR.. Thomas S. Humphrey, Chews-
vile, has been appointed medical ex-
aminer Of the Western Maryland Re
lief Association, succeeding DR.. J.
Charles Norton.
Emmitsburg ball club defeated the
Taneytown team, at Emmitsburg, on
July 4, by the score Of to 1. fancy
town made only / hit OFF of the
Emmitsburg pitcher
The entertainment which the young
people of Ffnksburg were to have Civ
en- in the hall at Gambler, on Saturday,
July 10th, has been postponed until
Saturday, July 18th, at s p. IN.
Mr.. Joseph D. Brooks, of this city,
has re-opened-his law Office on Court
street About two years ago he
suffered nervous breakdown, but
travel and outdoor work has restored
his health.
The canning factories OF j. II.
Shriver Company are busily engaged
in canning beans at present. The
beans are picked by a number of
foreigners who have been brought
form Baltimore. They live in bunga-
lows furnished by the company, near
the factory.
"a festival will BE- held on the lawn
OF Mr.. James NJ. Stoner on Thursday
and Saturday evenings, July Is and
AK, for the benefit OF "a organ for &c.
&c Benjamin's Reformed church
Everybody invited. We hope to see
every candidate there at D. m, on
Saturday eyening--By order Of the
Committee.
George Zentgraft, who was injured
in the railroad wreck at Thurmont,
June 26, has improved 10 rapidly that
he was moved from the Washington
County Hospital, Hagerstown, to his
home in Baltimore, yesterday. MIR.
Frank Snyder, who was also injured
in the same wreck, is also on the
road to recovery.
The first ripe peaches of the season
to be grown in this county were left
at the Advocate by Mr.. l. n Stoner,
of Wakefield. The peaches were de-
licious in flavor and large i'm size. MIR.
Stoner has been selling them in this
city for the past week. This week
$50 bushels were shipped to a Gus
toner in Baltimore
The initial trip OF the Maryland
and Pennsylvania Transit Co., was
made on Saturday to Hanover, Pa
This auto bus will make regular
trips between Reisterstown, Md, and
Hanover c. H. Sapp, the manager
of this new company, has received
many compliments concerning the
riding conditions of this machine.
Rev. w. W. Richmond, president Of
Fort Scott Collegiate Institute Of Fort
Scott, Kansas, will preach in the
Bethel Of the Church Of God, at Car
rollton, on Sunday morning, at 1890
al M, and in the Bethel of the Church
OF God at Warfieldsburg, in the even
ing at 7.30 p. m. You are invited to
hear these sermons and both congre-
cations will BE- pleased to have your
presence
Come to the Talent Lawn Fete at
the home of Mrs. Butler Gorsuch,
Thursday night, July 22. If the
weather Is bad on that night, the first
fair night. Entertainment consisting
of comic dialogues, recitations, read
ings, ETC., will b. given. Mrs. Wigs
will be there with her cabbage patch.
Plenty of good things for sale. All
are cordially invited to come and have
good time
The State Convention OF the Social
list party adjourned Monday after
naming the following ticket: For
Governor, Charles IT, Devlin; for
Comptroller, John wv. Freshman; for
Acknowledgement, Charles Backman.
Carl Hartig presided and there we're
present delegates from All parts OF
the State. a platform was adopted
declaring against war and faVoring
an eight-hour labor law and old-age
pensions.
From tariff bulletin No. SO issued
by the Public Service Commission
the following changes in rates over
the Western Maryland Railroad have
become effective. On ashes an ad-
vance has been made from this city
Cement, applying from Union Bridge
w r. r.. r., II also advanced. An
advance on coal screening
cite-from this city to Baltimore. -
coke and coke breeze a reduction to
$1.35 per ton from Motters 10 spar
rows Point.
The Reisterstown Volunteer Fire
Company held it, seventh annual
Independence Day Celebration mon
dav afternoon and evening IN tne
grove AT Reisterstown- Throngs of
Country people from Glyndon, tne
Worthington Valley, Pleasant Hill,
Owings Mills and Carroll county
we're In attendance. q concert va
Fiyen WV the Hampstead Cornet Band-
Politicians holding office and aspir-
ants for office from the two counties
circulated among the crowds