The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-03-17
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bins are here for the sprlnI

: meeting of the n. G. 7. y. viii
be held at Temperance Headquarters.
March 23rd. al 3 p NJ.
DR.. ]. Mcpherson Scott. &c years
old. Mayor Of IIagerstown. is serI-
ol.sly III With pneumonia.
Mr. C. :. Myers. Of Hanover, Pa.
haz been made president Of the Han
over and Maryland Turnpike Conn
pany.
Tho tea announced In another
space In this paper for the benefit of
the ". e. 7. q. VII be postponed In
definitely.
There viii be a play given at Wis.
mrs school on TIC day, March ..
II lnclement will Ie held The first
clear night.
stoner ! Hobby announce this
week in an advertisement concerning
new life insurance policy Issued bY
the New York Life Insurance Com
pany.
Mr. Edward o. cash. Clerk Of the
Court. has rented the G. e Gorsueh
property, East Green street He and
hls family vii occupy the property
April LIST
John Dorsey. Official street sweeper.
made his appearance Monday after :
two weeks vacation From the plies
of dirt he gathered be was on time
for The Job.
Experiments win Nova Scotia
seaseeda Tor fertilizer have proved
them To = rich IN potash and to
contain considerable quantities of
nitrogen anI phospnorlc acid.
Sheriff sIoner old horse II
sheriff's eaIe at the Court HOUSE
door Saturday thai brought $3.50.
From the pedigree gathered from the
circulars posted the horse vaa a twin
Of Maud :.
: chicken and Raffie supper will
be served II the Carroll Reformed
parsonage On Thursday evening.
March 2zrI. In ezHe OF Tzln the
supper VIII be held the firsl fair ef-
enIng All are welcome.
.r. Martin 1. FdEls, formerly Of
Delonr. who has ben ia The employ
Of he Western Maryland railroad foT
peHHloned - tn company. M.
Fogle is noN ~ years old.
TIE Jus aoverumsn. League vii
hold itA regular monthly msaiing n
the y. &. 7. [. room. Times building.
Monday afternoon. Harch 10Th, nj }
O'Clock a members of tn League
aad friends cordially invited
George :. EyerhaTl has rented The
store room. = Wei aain aIreet. for
merIy occupied b. ths American n
pfeaH Company, where he has put IN
. Inc OF player pianos thai be wIII
sell Ior til neat . aayn.
Washington Slim. siao "a confined
In or jail Tor the action Of The MaY
term 81 grand iury. as taken TO TIE
Maryland University Hospital. BallIz
more. by sheriff James - stouar.
slim II suffering from rheumatism.
Wednesday at hiKH noon he reign
OF Hr. Ground Hog came 10 IN enaz
VIII clouds obscnfIng the Hun. and
snoH covering The earth. hIH Ground
HnEahlp must plead guilty - falHs
weather prophet. and will Ioae many
friends
Eherifi James Il. stoneT. IN uHa
presence Of the county Commission
eIE for Carroll County, rad the
death warrant 20 Solomon sndier On
Monday morning Hndler made little
eommotion over h. death sentence.
lie i 20 h executed Friday. April
-
Governor Harrington has issued :
proclamation naming April ! as Ar
bof Day Throughout the state :
number OF schools plan TO plant manY
tree. In III. various townships ard
along the public roads. Patriotic e.
efeIaea Will Ie held IN conjunction
With the planting NJ Iha tree and the
children vi be taught the salue 81
conservation by the teachers.
MIss SailIe Roop. East Main 8troet.
who succeeded her brother. the lata
Charles Ro0u. as clerk In Tie West
minister poatofilce. was dismissed
from the service On Wednesday. Mis-
Huuu In ths only woman clerk 10
hold position In our local noztoiiiee
Under Postmaster sehaeffeF1H term.
his daughter. now MTa. Horace Reese.
Wa his aHHIstant. but not : clerk
AIH. Roon'z successor has not been
appointed.
pxlees on white papers have In
creased. In various grades. from =
20 75 per cent. and hey ara till 60
ing up. Advances are so rapid thai
such things - price lists are obso-
lete. large Irms have taken TO re
placing them with emergency lists.
published possibly once a week; and
even these cannot keep up 18th the
pace. for they are lIabie To revision
over night But the essential thing
is moi the price. but getting the paper
at al
The fight on The postmaster
shIp Of LltlIestown. made vacant b.
the recent resignation of Luther Il.
Aileman ia being rapidly brought to
a head. The name Of Elmer >. Buck
ey. : Democrat. wa recommended 10
the senate last Monday by President
Wilson. II Il regarded as being in
dieatise thai the appointment haa
been held ~ from the fact that the
senate has not yet eoncurred. The
poaImasterehIp at I.IIllestown Ii the
last presidential appointment to b
made In the Twentieth congressional
district.
Dry goodz. shipped by freight to
Abraham LaraTus, psddler, q Glover
Lie. PocaIontas county, y. VI.
aroused the suspicion uf Prohibition
officers, in the view of the fact that
the receipt n the shipments vas In
varIably followed b = number o.
drunks among the Hoodsmen n that
section. A shipment received vas ex-
amIned with the result that 20 gal
Ions Of wet goods sas found pack
cd among small quantity Of blank
cts. bed clothing. silks and satIns and
a liberal supply OF excelsior and old