The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-03-12

The regular meeting or the Civic
| League will be held Thursday, March
1S, in the Opera House at 8 d. m.
The spring opening Of our stores
viii take place next Thursday, Friday
and Saturday. All the latest dress
materials and millinery will be on
\ show
The Medford Grange will hold an
oyster supper March 18, 19 and 20.
Preaching will be held at the Bethel,
\ Marfieldsburg, Sunday at o'clock,
\ by Rev. o. l.. Tiffany.
The Western Maryland Railway
\ Company has reduced its force III
trainmen. Ten enginemen were re-
duced to firemen on Thursday and on
Friday 10 fremen were dropped.
Several communications were re-
ceived to late for our last issue and
had to be left over for this week. ALI
communications should be in this
office not later than Thursday even
ing 70 assure being published that
week.
The gallon-a-month law was defeat
ed by the Delaware Legislature last
4 VEIIh- H ldL a. DlCSSlllS Lie JldlE
OF Delaware. There never was a
greater curse put upon the people of
the Eastern Shore than the gallon-a-
month law.
| Plus y. Fink, Of Taneytown, who has
| for number Of years conducted the
Burlington Hotel, at that place, has
purchased the goodwill and fixtures
Of one Of the leading hotels at Pal
myra, Pa. MIR. Fink and family will
move to that place April 1st.
Mrs. Joseph Long, OF Emmitsburg,
fell heavily on three of the steps
and sustained fractures of one
of her lower limbs Monday. Mrs.
Long had gone to the second story of
her home and In coming down the
steps her foot caught, causing her to
fall heavily.
The Manzis' Musical Comedy Com
pany which has been playing at the
Opera House this week has been
meeting with success. Tomorrow
night will close their engagement
when an entire change of the pro-
gram will be effected Tuesday night
will be for the amateurs.
The height of the sale season il on,
and from now until the first OF April
there will be number of sales prac-
tically every day in different parts of
this county. Farmers are much inter
ested in sales and prices, and many
are getting ready to take advantage OF
the sales to buy equipment and stock.
Rev. Charles "a. $. Shilke, OF Line
borO, Md. has accepted a call to the
pastorate Of the Monocacy Valley
charge comprising the Lutheran
churches at Walkersville, Creagers-
town and Bethel. He Is now at the
Lutheran Theological Seminary, at
Gettysburg, and will reside at Walk
| ersyille.
The Junior o. T.. Society and the
Junior Mission Band, of Grace Luth-
eran Church will hold a musical in
the lecture room Of the church,
/ Thursday, March IS, at s p. m. A
silver offering will be taken at the
door for the benefit of the two socie
ties All are invited to come and hear
the children.
An alarm of fire was sounded on
Tuesday evening about o'clock for
a blaze in a room in the residence of
DR. I'll M. Fitzhugh, East Main street
The fire was eXtinguished before any
heavy damage could be done, but loss
will possibly amount to over $50. The
origin of the fire is not known. It
started lin some clothing.
Frank Rowe, who lost leg and was
otherwise injured, Monday night, when
he attempted to board a Western
Maryland freight train at HagerstoWn,
died early Tuesday morning at the
Washington County Hospital. He had
stated a few minutes before taking the
train that he was going to Harrisburg
for work He leaves widow and two
children.
a Sunday school rally was held
Monday in the Methodist Protestant
Church The Rev. DR.. T. H. Lewis,
president of Western Maryland Col
lege, and the Rev. B. w. Kindley, sec
rotary of the Maryland Sunday School
Association, were present. Ned. r.
Bounds, manager of the Maryland
Manufacturing Company, delivered an
address scoring the ministry as
money mad"
On Friday and Saturday afternoon
and evening, March rs and IN, an
Easter bazaar will be held in the Al
baugh Building, adjoining Babylon &
Lippy Co., for the benefit of the mis-
sionary societies Of Grace Lutheran
Church. Home made bread, rolls,
pies, cakes, candies, eggs, etc, will
be on sale, also fancy articles for
Easter gifts. Orders for colored
Easter eggs will be taken and deliver
ed in time for Easter, or phone Mrs.
Carrie Rinehart, 36w.
Western Maryland stock was being
closely watched by Baltimore traders
to see if its price movement would
reflect any further the alliance which
has been made between John d. Rock
A efeller and the Consolidation Coal
Company for the improvement or the
earning power of the road. However,
the whole of the New York stock
market had an easier tendency and
the situation there was dull. This
was naturally reflected in Western
Maryland as well as in all the other
shares.
i Louis E. Ung1esDee, FARMER near
Watersville, was held up and robbed
Monday by two negroes, said to have
been Ira and George Dorsey. The men
had been cutting wood for Mr.. Ungles-
bee and when he paid them they were
dissatisfied with the wages and de-
manded more money. When the farm
or refused they attacked him, but were