The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-05-26
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

Westminster High School will close
on Friday.
Mr.. Harry c. Sullivan has moved
from Meadow Branch to house on
Center street.
The members of the senior class
of the Brunswick High School enjoy
ed AS You Like It," played by the
senior class of Western Maryland
College. on Saturday. May IL.
DR.. John J. Rose. who has been laid
up at his residence on East Green
street. for about two months with .
complication Of diseases, Is improving
nicely and Is able to walk around.
Rev. l. B. Hafer, OF Taneytown,
delivered an address before the an
nual meeting of the Alumni Associa-
ton of the Lutheryille Theological
Seminary. at Gettysburg. one evening
last week.
Mr.. Joseph ]. Price, of New Oxford
Pa, spent Monday in this city on :
business trip. Mr.. Price is engaged
In farming on a farm along the
Conowago Creek. His son, Mr.. Pau
Price. and his wife, are living with
them
The Western Maryland College ball
club was defeated Saturday by the
Newark, DEL. team by the score OF
to 3. The game vas exciting from
start 10 finish, and took 10 innings 70
decide the game. The game was play
ed IN Newark.
". Scott Roger. who died at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. 4. b.
Coleman. near StateWood. was buried
Sunday at BerryvIlle. Va. Mr.. Charles
Klee. with a party Of friends vent b
automobile 10 BerrYYille and attended
the funeral services and interment.
Three pupils of stonesifer's school
Misses Ruth Hunter, Cornelia kroh
and Paul Hunter. deserve praise for
their regular attendance during thif
school year. They did not miss a day
throughout the entire year. Pau
Hunter attended every day last veal
and Ruth Hunter missed but one day
Charged with committing an As.
sault and battery on MS wife and
with falling 10 support her and thu
two minor children. John d. Fitez. d
near ThurmonI, was found guilty On
the assault charge by Justice Maulsby
and fined $40. lie was also held n
$50 bal for the action Of the grand
Jury In the desertIon case.
Il you can think OF anything thai
can be- done To beantify or build u
our town. go 10 II. Keep your capl.
tai at home. patronlze home indus
tries. help your merchants 50 theY
can sell cheaper; always get your
work done In your own town If pos
sible, subscribe and pay for the
home papers. don't steal or borrow
the reading of them. II you folloa
these suggestions and your town
deoe not improve and build up II vii
not be your fault Try IL
Struck by Western Maryland
Railroad passenger train. Saturday
night, at a grade crossing. five miles
west OF Hanover, Pa, an automobile
vas demolished and the six occn.
pants, Mr. and Mrs. Charles L
Bange, Of Hanover with their fouf
children we're injured. Mr.. Bange. whf
was driving the car, Is IN critical
condition. suffering from a fractured
skull, a broken leg and conclusion d
the spine. He had tried to shift
gears while crossing the track AM
the car stalled.
The undersigned merchants Of Thu
city agree to close their stores OF
Tuesday. May Both. Decoration Day
for the full day: Nusbaum & Jordan
Sharrer : Gorsuch, w. d. Bond, Vim
c. DeyiIbiss, T. ". Mather & Sons
c. L. Cline & Son, Babylon and Lpp.
II aIa fWEaaH In ri
ware Co. II. Rosenstock. VIM. II. II
Zepp, J. W. Skunk & Son. A. L. Stone.
sifer, Shaffer & Co., Charles E. eootes
William ". Eokard. Harry y. D
Smith, I. G. Heltebridle. Claude "
MItten and Daniel Warfield.
Tho Westminster Fire Company vii
hold a festival IN the Firemen.i
Building on June |. and 3. TIL
committee of arrangements is 10 fol.
lows: Harry CooteH. 0ber s. Herr
l.. Z. Weimert, Meade Ohler, Leonard
Schaeffer. s. {. Stoner, Vim. sehaef
fer. Paul Whitmore. Harry Thomp
son. Harry Hesson, Frank B. billiard
VIM. N. keefer, WIN. Utz. George I
Eckenrode. Robert Ebaugh, William
Long, Jean Reese. Ghas. B. Hunter
Harry schweigart, Frank schwei
CART. Florence Little, M. II. Walsh
Samuel Helm. Joseph Hahn and Jas
Little. 4 dance will be held each ev
ening In the ball room on the thirt
floor.
It Ii calculated that about SI00,00l
a year net increase in revenue vii
come into the State Treasury through
the abolition Of the discount for tn
prompt payment of the State taxes
which goes into effect on June |. Thii
act. framed By Speaker Laird. wa
one of the important revenue meas
ure8 of the State administration, am
went through the Legislature Withou
opposition. Indeed. many members
hardly knew what the bill meant
though Ill those on the committees
thai passed upon II were aware O
its great Importance from a revenu.
viewpoint.
: movement is on foot to charter
the steamer Snsquehanna and on thu
second night Of the Firemens Con
vention at Hayre de Grace on June 8
viii take the delegates and their wive.
ana sweethearts on 4 cruise ND tn
river to Port Deposit, leaving Havrs
de Grace about 6 o'clock. After CIV.
ing the visitors view Of the river
1t has been suggested that run b
made down the bay IS far as Better.
ton. returning home at midnight. One
of the visiting bands will be engaged
to furnish music for dancing on tht
boat. The streets will be turned oyel
TO the firemen and street carnival
will be held each night during tbs