The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-07-21
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. JULY q. 1916
LOCAL AFFAIRS.


.er Company, Is being painted by Con-
tractor Meade Ohler.
The milk dealers will raise the
price OF milk In this city to cents a
quart aud cents a pint after August
LIST
Baughman's Union Sunday school
will hold its annual picnic on July ~.
Alesia Band Will be on hand and
give concerts.
The Cradle Roll and Mission Band,
of Grace Lutheran Church. held their
outing Tuesday afternoon on Belle
Grove Square.
Mrs. Harry K 0ursler, East Main
street. who is suffering from a stroke
of paralysis, has improved somewhat
at this writing.
The wood work Of Western Mary
land College Is being painted by
Contractor Bppy It will require a
fe. months TO complete the work.
Thomas ]. paynter. Smallwood. is
suffering from stomach trouble and II
is very probable that he will have to
be taken to a hospital In Baltimore.
for treatment
The Boy Scout Band Daraded Main
street Friday evening in the interest
of a special show thai was being held
at the Star Movie Show. The pro
ceeds went TO the Scouts.
Mr. z. Oliver Dodrer. tax collector
for Carroll county, Is busiiy engaged
sending out tax bills to the tax payers.
Mr.. Wilford II. cronae. OF Mlddleburg,
Is assisting Mr.. Dodrer In the Office.
Zion Sunday school will hold It's
annual picnic, August 18th. beginning
at | O'Clock. Good speaking. Music
BY the Deer Park Orchestra. also a
game of base ball. Everybody vel
come.
Pleasant Grove Sunday school at
Sandyviile. will hold its picnic on
Saturday night. August 18th. II
weather Is unfavorahle thai night. II
will be held the first fair night OF the
following week.
Announcement has been made OF the
marriage of Miss Ruth II. CLANCY
Mount Airy, and Samuel G. Lease,
Libertytown. The ceremony was per
formed July ID. at Hancock, by the
Rev. Thomas NJ Dickey.
The Onera House was crowded we'd
nesday evening by our citizens 10 see
the pictures taken Of our business
places, residences and people. The
pictures were nne and the audience
satisfied with the entertainment
The following new books will be
placed In the Westminster Free Id
brary this week: lust David by
Eleanor Porter. Straight Down The
Crooked Lane by +. Runkies: For
tunes OF GarriGon." BY Mary Johnston
and once to Every Man by Larry
Evans
Mr.. Hampton Baumgartner. Hamil'
ton. Md. spraIned one of his ankles
last Sunday when he made = misHtep
from the pavement To gutter In from
OF the residence OF Judge William II
Thomas. Court place. He went 10 his
home in his automobile after the nc
cident
On Tuesday while Mr. Henry Sharp
of Tannery. was riding in the country
on horseback the horse became
frightened NJ an automobile truck and
ran off Mr.. shnrpg teeth we're III ok
en-, his free injured and his body
bruised. but the injuries are not serl-
Gus. DIT. NJ L. Bot vas the attend
ing physician.
Mr. Roy j. sehlosuer. Spring Mills
who had taken 4 course in pharmacy
received a certificate OF graduation
from the Board OF Pharmacy or the
State of Delaware. Wednesday. Mr.
SchIosser has secured a position and
entered upon his duties with HynEon
& Westeott & Co.. well known drug
giets of Baltimore.
The Women's Missionary Society Of
st. Benjamln's Lutheran church, will
hold a basket social on the lawn Al
the home of Mrs J. D. Kaufman. on
the afternoon of July &c. beginning
at 80 o'clock. TO which everybody Is
invited. St Johns Society Is also
cordially invited TO attend. II The
weather i unfayorable 1t vii be held
July 81.
The Ladies Aid Society Of Pleasant
Grove, Methodist Episcopal church
Sandyville. viii hold a Shadowgraph
social at Butler Gorsneh's. on We'd
negday night, August End. II wealth
er i unfayorable thai night. II Hill
be held tho first fair night Refresh
ments free. There will also be a
Shadow Sale. that will be Of special
interest to the men. Here's where
you get your bargains.
Ralph E. Caples, general traffic man
ager for the Western Maryland Rail-
road. and said to be one Of the best
business builders in The country. has
rendered his resignation TO President
Graz and the board Of directors OF
the road Mr.. caples will leave To ae-
cepI a high executive position with
John N. WHY'S. of the W1llys-Oser-
land Automobile Company. Mr.. Caples
and Mr.. WHY'S have been close friends
for years.
The Western Maryland Railway
Company has Just completed private
telephone line between Baltimore and
HagerstoWn for the transaction of
business Of the company. Commune
cation can be established between the
Offices in both cities IN from one to
two minutes, and the new facilities
permit q greater volume OF business
being taken care Of IN the course Of .
day than vas possible under the old
system.
An important and profitable indus
try Is sprInging up N the cement
works OF Western Maryland. Potash
Is being produced in paying auanIi-
ties from cement dust, which has here
tofore been waste and O nuisance.
The Security Cement and Lime Com
.panY. whose plant Is near Hagers-
town. has equipped its plant with
machinery necessary 10 produce the
potash, which ranges from 3 10 10 per