The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-08-11

The Taneytown Fair opens nexI
week.
], b. :. ShrIver Co. viii open the sea
! son Tor canning corn In Westminster
ION Monday. and Tuesday at New Wind
Isor.
: An automobile line has been put II
Operation between Baltimore and
ISykesviile. The bus makes two trips
; a day The line will be known as
the Baltimore and Sykesville Bus
Line.
i Thousands of bushels Of wheat have
been Ihreshed in Carroll county Good
weather this week followed a series Of
rains and the farmers have been max
ing the most OF their opportunity. :
Igreaf portion Of the wheat threshed Is
being sold direct from the machine.
Meet the Knights In the Daytime.
Is the message that the Knights OF
columbus are sending 10 the members
IN this and adjoining states, calling
, them 70 their second summer reunion
at Pen-Mar Park. Thursday. August
IT.
The summer meeting of the Mary
land State Horticultural Society VIII
be held at Hancock. August p and
30. N elaborate program has been
prepared both for business of the So
Ieiety and the pleasure Of the MEM
Ibers.
The following new books viii be In
the Library Saturday next: The Puf-I
pie Parasol, BY George b. Meculeheon:
Polly. a New Fashioned Girl, ~ Mrs.
I n. 1a# =. - -
Z A. Il. Williamson: Mistress Dorothy
of Haddon Hall, b Henry Hastings:
Mildred. By Mary J. Holmes.
just few days after the sum
lmer's wheat and hay crops had been
housed. fire Of an unknown origin de-
stroyed Friday night, the barn and
contents on The farm OF William Rip
peon, near unionvllle. Tho loss Is es-
llmated at $1,000. The fire started IN
the lower part OF the barn. Word
was sent TO neighbors. Who saved the
! machinery and live stock. Adjoining
buildings were saved By 4 volunteer
|. bucket brigade.
! Two horses belonging 10 Edgar
Phillips. residing along the BruceyiiIa
and Emmitsbnrg road. about Ave snilaa
from Emmitabnrg. we're struck b.
lightning and killed carly August |.
Tho animals were standing under :
tree IN the field during tho electrical
storm. which passed over that section
IN the early morning and vaJ very Sc
we're. and they were found dead later.
. Five other horses we're also onI. but
they escaped.
Being III ~ from the spirits taken
from : 50-gallon barrel. labeled old
rye. a young man living n the vicinity
Of MafberrY. started 10 exercise his
strength on : horse owned b. Il. II
Harbaugh, this cify. Hut before he
killed Tho horse he Wa arrested b.
. 0fiicer Stem. and taken before Justice
Dinst Tor hearing. who found him
guilty of cruelty To animals, and told
him 70 dig down and bring hn some
kale. as a reminder 10 Re better IN
the future.
Frederick county now owns tHs I4ez
Gore bridge. The county commission
, ers completed arrangements u take
over tie bridge and roads which have
been : source OF controversy or 20
many years.. and the deeds conveying
The property to the county have been
recorded. The county gave i've notea
IN payment Tor the bridge and roads.
The notes are for $1,000 each. and
bear interest # -four and one-half per
eenL They are payable n 1917. 1915.
1918. 1920. and i9z1.
Every grade crossing IN The main
, lines md branches OF the baltimore
md Ohio Railroad System IL being in
apected by IN Official OF The company
With : view TO determining what can
be done to promote the safety bf lraxz
. elers On the highway and protect them
against the possibility Of being acct
dentaIIY struck BY trains. IN line with
instructions Issued by ! 81. Davis.
flee-pfesident of operations. Hbo l.
anxious TO minimize the likelihood Of
such eatastrophiea occurring.
In order that every Boy Scout MAJ
nc able TO Hend q telegram message IN
IN emergency the Western Union Tel
egraph Company has ordered cards
printed bearing the Morse code and
! tho Continental code. These cards
Kill b given TO boz Scouts who wish
IN learn teiegraphY 20 add 10 their
!. usefulness IN emergencies. The
cards viii be distributed through
. Scout officials. and boys Yho master
the codes and learn hos 70 send and
|Iesflf0 ueEHaket VIII get HufHlHI
badges indicating their proficiency.
: Automobile Commissioner y. Austin
Baughman, Of Maryland. has assured
? The Commissioners Of the District OF
Columbia that IL Il not necessary for
: m0tnrlst having both District license
and one from some State 10 buy
Maryland license IN order 10 travel
: through Maryland. This information
. vii greatly relieve the whole zltua=
u ton IN 30 far AZ members Of Congress
arc concerned. and Viii probably re
: suit IN an abandonment n the Adam.
: son BIZ for reciprocal arrangements
u between Maryland md the District
; There is ~ means Of determining
The lie of farm structures built o.
!. ereosoIe southern yellow pine-none
J such n existence has - far shown
} any signs OF decay. II l. certainty
that they viii outlast b. many years
structures Of other materials, and theY
lave N additional value IN their san
IIary quality. The creosote oil acting a.
\ powerful and efficient dIainfeetant In
addition to driving away Yermin. flies
and insects Of every description. For
I bridges and eulverIa. creosote south
II arm tsaIInuv Mn. tIHaEara "a