The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-07-28

estant church will hold Its annual
picnic on August 26 Band of music
will be present.
The school board of Howard coun-
ty awarded a scholarship to State
Normal School, TO Miss Annie Muir
ray, of Mount Airy.
The trustees in the ID. Dixon Byers
estate sold the wood lot containing .
acres to Benjamin d. Kemper, for 81
10000 and the farm land, containing
5S acres, situated near East View to
George Fl. Caple, for $3,s51.20.
Down on the Mexican border the
thermometer registered liz degrees
In the sun, that was come hot 10 our
boys from here. Sunday we had q
little of that atmospheric weather
here, when the mercury slid up 10
98 degrees.
Bethel Sunday school of the Church
of God, Carrollton, will hold its pic
mic, Saturday, July 20, beginning II
Q a. m. A splendid musical pro
gram Is being arranged. Garrollton
Cornet Band will furnish music. The
public is invited.
The twenty-hrst anniversary Of
at Ffremen's Hail. WestporL Past
President William l.. Seabrook. Of
Carroll county, made the opening
speech, and was followed BY Vice
National President, William James
Heaps.
Several photographs were publish
ed In the Sun OF Sunday morning. Of
members OF Company II. One photo
graph showed Lieutenant Dewey re-
turning from patrol duty. Another
of Prof. Charles H. Kolb doing his
laundry work, and one of the officers
at mess.
The Frederick News quotes Presi-
dent Frank NJ. Stevens of the Board
of County Commissioners rs saying
Frederick county has big army ~
unemployed" Applications for ap-
pointment as listing clerks for the
new reassessment reached the Board
by hundreds.
The store property and dwelling of
the J. Frank Baker estste. Union
Bridge, was bought by James g. SIX.
for $4,000. Four lots were sold. $.
Raymond Senseney bought one for
s77.00, Cress Barnes, one for S12.lp.
and George l.. Stocksdaie. two for
s34 and si5.
Four members of the Boy Scout
troop took a hike to Gettysburg. Han
over. York, Manchester and home last
week The boys were Thomas Shaw.
Jr.. Milton Rosenstock. Charles Gas
sell and Tub Edwards They left On
Tuesday and each carried supplies ana
a dog tent which they used when they
wanted to rest or put up for the
night They arrived home on Friday
well pleased with their experience.
The new electric plant Of the Con
solidatsi Public Utilities Company. 10
Gated at the Coal Chute, Is about com
pleted The machinery has had aef=
eral days tryout and found 10 he
working satisfactory. The voltage.
about % 900 volts. was shot Into tie
stream OF water running along he
plant, which killed "A number Of small
fish. The polls are nearly all erected
but no wire has been strung from the
power house to this city
Ministers attending the Country lie
School al the State College Of Agrienl=
turs are down to work number of
interesting lectures dealing with prob
lens of rural life, particularly n theS
relate 10 the work of the ministers.
were delivered. The preachers made
good use Of the note books with which
each has provided himself The min
listers attending the sessions are Ksg
{. T. Boun, Mt. Airy: Rev {. II Cork
ran. this city, and Rev. $. Z. HOVER.
Silver Run.
Methods for controlling the Heesian
IL fF IA aHHa -
in the all-wheat-growing sections ny
be summarized as follows: Sow The
best of seed In thoroughly prepared
fertile soil after the major portion If
the fell brood has made its appearance
and passed out OF existence. and. Il
possible, SOW on ground not devoted
to wheat the proceeding year. While
1t may seem far fetched" to bring for
ward as a preventive measure the en-
richment of the soil, fertile soil vii
produce plants that will withstand
with little injury attacks that vii
prove disastrous to plants growing on
an impoverished thin soil.--farmz
ers' Bulletin $40, Uaited States De
pnrtment of Agriculture.
The Federal Trade Commission vii
send to every publisher In the United
States a list of question concerning
the price he Is paying and has paid
for printing paper during the past
few years. The increase In the price
OF printing paper has exceeded that
OF almost every article of commerce
except drugs during the past year
and there seems to be an impression
among the publishers of the country
that 1t has been brought about b.
concerted action among the paper
manufacturers. 1t Is charged that
while increasing prices In the United
States and claiming It Is due to the
increased cost In raw materials. the
papermakers are selling paper abroad
! In Increasing quantities and at prices
lower than in the United States.
Commissioner OF Motor Vehicles, :.
Austin Baughman has decided on the
new motor vehicle license for 1917 And
which must be carried on all motor ve-
hicles after January 1, next. The 0eu
tags will be Of cream colored back-
ground. with green figures. Between
the figures after they run over 10000
VII be q hyphen. which Will separate
them and make them more easily dIg-
tingnishable The tag will be on the
order OF the New York license. The
figures will be reduced In height from
i've inches to four inches which would
! allow more room on the tags to spread
the number out, this also aiding n
making them more easily diseernIbIe.
Tie commissioner Ii enthusiastic
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