The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-11-19
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.

Mrs. James E. Shilling, Of Bethel
Heights, IL improving from pneu-
monia.
An alarm of fire was sounded last
night at Gas o'clock for slight fire
at Smith & Reifsnider's lumber yard.
The only damage was the front of a
wagon partly burned.
Mr.. w. M Chipley, Sykesville, was
elected right worshipful junior grand
warden OF Masons Of Maryland at a
meeting of the Grand Lodge Of Mas
ons in Baltimore Wednesday night.
MI. Robert M. Shower, Manchester,
was appointed postmaster at Man
chester by Postmaster Burleson,
Washington, yesterday. The postoffice
at present il in charge Of MIR. Charles
Ganter.
The regular service will be held at
Trinity Lutheran Church, Deer Park
Road, Sunday by the pastor, Rev. w.
l.. Seabrook, by preaching Thanks
giving sermon. No service Thanks
giving day.
There will be a meeting OF the w.
C. T. u. at Temperance Headquarters,
Times Building, on Friday, November
26, at T.30 D. IN. "a full attendance II
desired as matters OF Importance will
be discussed.
An Italian employed at the Tide
water Portland Cement Company,
Union Bridge, had foot mashed Dy
having it caught in some machine he
was working around last Wednesday
His injury Il not serious.
Union Thanksgiving Service will be
held in the Methodist Protestant
Church, at 1890 o'clock, November
25th. The sermon will be preached
by Rev. DR.. Frank H Hayener. A
cordial invitation is extended to eV-
eryone to Join in this worship.
The discovery OF two cases OF scar
let fever among the students OF Get
tysburg College yesterday morning
caused the hasty departure OF almost
all the boys from the dormitories TO
escape quarantine Many Of them left
by automobile and train for their
homes.
Mrs. Irving d. CLANCY acted as
matron of honor, and DR.. Irving d.
Chaney, Mt. Airy, as usher at the
Smith Andrew wedding which took
place at Harman's, Md, Wednesday.
The Waynesboro Foundry & Ma
chine Company, Waynesboro, "a,
which recently acquired the building
and machinery OF the Waynesboro
Metal & Foundry Works, is forging
ahead at good pace under the new
management OF the company.
Roy Sanders, died Tuesday even
ing at the home Of his uncle, Harry
Brown, near New Windsor, from lock
law caused by being hit with Q stone
a short time ago by workman. Both
were Young colored men and, It Is
thought, both had been drinking. The
other fellow left the neighborhood ar
ter learning that the case was serious.
Funeral Director Harvey Bankard,
East Main street, went to New Wind
sor Wednesday morning and exhumed
the body of Sanders and postmortem
made by physicians The examlna-
ton revealed large hole In his skull,
showing that he died from the injuries
inflicted by his assailant.
Twenty-Five clerks and carriers in
Fairmont, (W. Va) postoffice went On
a strike Wednesday morning as pro-
test against the discharge of an as
sistant postmaster who assisted appli-
cants in civil service examinations. He
has been in the employ Tor l1 years.
The clerks and carriers have violated
a Federal statute which carries with
il u severe penalty-fne or imprison-
ment. or both, at the discretion OF
the Judge, for quitting without notice
nv bajn0 raIinyad From ODiniOn of
the postal authorities the strikers
will be prosecuted. 1t seems TO ~
that some OF the employees in the
above capacity do not understand the
obligations they take when they enter
the employ OF the Federal Govern
ment, il they did they would act diff
ferent from what the above officials
have done