The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-09-15

has been made Highffeld instead Of
this city. The change was made last
week.
The recent showers have cooled the
atmosphere considerable. Heavy
clothing feels very comfortable in the
evenings.
Miss Annie sinnott. this city, has
been appointed a notary public by
Governor Harrington. and has taken
out her commission.
The Harvest Home festival will be
observed IN St Mary's Reformed
church, Silver Run, Md. on Sunday
morning, September 18th.
Mrs. Melvin 4. Lindsay, George
street, waE taken to Johns Hopkins
Hospital, Baltimore, Wednesday suf-
fering from typhoid fever.
Gettysburg College will open septem-
Der Goth, with, according TO present IN
dicaLions. the largest enrolment In the
history OF the institution. New pro
fessors are added to the teaching stan.
Edward Thomas. colored, sykesville,
was taken To the House OF Correction
today by Sheriff stoner. Thomas viii
spend ~ months at the House for
drawing a revolver on another man.
Two young children of David B.
BosIey, a uell-known resident of Sta
blesville, who died on last Nednes-
day Of typhoid fever, are nov suffer
ing with the same disease. Two of
Mr.. Bosley's other children died :
short time before he did.
An all day meeting Was held in the
Church Of the Brethren, Thurmont
last Sunday. Delegates were pres
ent from Fountaindale. Rocky Ridge
Union Bridge and Plney Creek
Churches. Elder John S. Weybright
had charge of the opening exercises.
An electrical enineerIng and de-
velopment company, of New York. i
actively advocating the installation oi
an electrical light and power plant n
Taneytown. the idea being to secure
a franchise from the authorities and
to construct a plant costing about
$4,000. to be paid for through the
sale of stock. and evidently displae-
ing the present gas plant.
Mrs. Mary Dull. aged IS, Of near
Manchester: Mrs. Sophia Catherine
Smelser aged SO. Of Sans Greek, and
Mrs. Susan Lester. aged 81. Of Union
Mills, died in Carroll. Jacob :
Ebeugh, aged Fl. and Charles 7
Huston, aged s.. were from Carroll
Mr.. Huston was native of TaneY-
town. founded the Corning Democrat
at Lewisburg. Pa. and published the
first newspaper IN Willlamsport. Pa.
a. c. La n ENnnAE
this city. received boz from her son,
William Mckinley Stoner, who Is On
duty at Eagle Pass, Texas, containing
ten plants. One of the plants repre-
sents a crown of thorns while another
has taken root on stone. Each
plant In different and all have hearty
and thriving appearance. Mr.. StoneT
also sent ten plants TO his sister. Mr..
Clayton Myers. Pennsylvania avenue.
The C. & p. Telephone Company has
placed orders for material To con-
BtrueI more trunk lines from his
city to Baltimore The company has
received many complaints from its
subscribers as 10 the length Of time
it requires to get In connection with
people In baltimore. and IL was COM
PEELED 10 place more lines In service.
The inconvenience Is not caused by the
company or it's operators. The blame
lies n the manufacturer where theY
buy their material for the delay.
After December ist Automobile Com
missioner Raughman intends TO issue
no new operators licenses without tirzI
requiring the applicant 10 give dem
onstration of his ability to handle an
automobile. Heretofore operators have
made their application for cards.
swearing that they are qualified to op=
crate machine and The license haa
been issued on their affldavita. Col.
Baughman finds that the applicants are
not always qualified aud the law he
believes, gives him full authority 10
apply a test.
A Maryland branch Of the Federal
end of the Woman movement
known as the Women and Girls d.
vision Of the United States Employ
ment Service has been opened In Bal
timore. with headquarters In the s.
Stewart Building. corner of Lombard
and Gay streets. in charge Of Mrs.
Grace Porter Hopkins. and Miss Nan
ME Irvine, assistant. The purpose Of
this new branch OF Governmental
service Is to supply employment To
the women and girls of the State. Il
no position of the kind desired Il
available in Maryland, an effort will
be made to secure one through an
Interchange and interstate system
between zones and officers Of the
United States Employment Service.
cooperating with other States and
municipal employment Offices also
with cooperating employment commit
tees n Churches and women,s fed
Grated.
During the past five years number
of improvements have been made In
Mount Airy. Owing to q fire one en-
tire new block has been built In which
there Is a splendid bank building, sew
eral stores and large mill and ele-
vator- Besides these : number OF
homes have been erected, post office.
> high school building and an Ice and
electric plant. A park has been open
I'd, streets are better paved, the VII
1age Is lighted with electricity and st
ths present time thoroughly up-to-
date canning factory Ii IN full opera
ton. On the site Of the old Metho-
dist Episcopal Church a handsome
church edifce is In course of erection
that will cost when completed be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000. The main
auditorium vii seat about $50: there
will be seven class rooms. an infant
deps rIment, kitchen, ofTicial board
room, lecture room and gymnasium.
The little town Is certainly keeping
abreast of the times.