The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-05-05

The Boy Scout Band is being
drilled to march while they play.
The May term of the Circuit Court
for Carroll County opens Monday
morning.
Chief Judge William III. Thomas ap-
pointed Herman Dinst, police justice
on Saturday. On Tuesday he heard
his first case.
ing Association held its annual meet
ing and banquet at the Main-Court
Hotel, Monday evening.
The High School entertainment CIV
en- at the Opera House on Tuesday
and Wednesday evenings were we'll
patronized and the program fine.
Judge William H. Thomas drew
William J. Gilbert in place of Leuelyn
S. Poole, of Union Bridge district, as
a juryman for the May term of Court.
Luther Snyder, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Noah Snyder, this city, who was
operated ON at the University Hos
pital, Baltimore, for appendicitis, is
improving.
A lecture will be held at St. Johns
Testers church, next Thursday at s
l.
timore, on the subject of Every Day
is Harvest Time"
The Boy Scout Band filled their
first engagement on Friday night
when they paraded this city for the
Goldsborough mass meeting. They
made fine impression.
Many strikes are on over our coun-
try, and now WeStmin ster is to be in
line. The Carpenters have signified
their intentions to strike for more
salary for the same number of work.
ing hours.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Trinity
Lutheran church will hold a straw
berry and ice cream festival in the
grove adjoining the church, June 10,
if unfavorable it will be held the first
fair evening.
We are the recipient of the Daily
News Standard, of Uniontown, Pa,
from Mr.. S. E. Frock, of Uniontown
Pa. Thanks. 1t is the only Demo-
cratic Daily in that city, but is the
best for news and in every other re-
spect.
The EpWorth League of Thomas
Chapel, at Tannery, will give must
cal and literary entertainment in the
basement of the church on Tuesday
evening, May 10th, at o'clock If
the weather is unfavorable it will be
held the first fair evening. Refresh
ments will be served.
An ice cream and strawberry fes-
tival will be hled in Friendship
school house on Saturday evening and
night, May IS, beginning at o'clock.
Proceeds for the school. Everybody
welcome. If weather is inclement it
will be held the following Monday
night. Music furnished during the
evening and night.
Saunders Range has been selected
as the most suitable location for the
annual encampment of the Maryland
National Guard this year. The dates
for camp were given out Wednesday
/ morning by Adjutant General Henry
NJ. Warfeld. They are Fourth In
fantry, July 9 TO -, inclusive; First
Infantry, July ) to %, and Fifth In
fantry, August to 10.
The Westminster Fire Company will
be headed by the Westminster Scout
Firemen's Association at Havre de
the band under his charge. and will
have over 40 pieces in line. The
band is making a big hit with our
people. Wednesday evening they gave
a concert in the firemen's building.
By timely discovery, a man living
in the vicinity of Winfield, was saved
from death Tuesday evening by
strangulation He was found with
his head between the spokes of the
front wheel of his buggy and his
body suspended from the ground. 1t
is supposed that he had fallen out
of the buggy and became wedged. He
was dragged some distance with his
head between the spokes and was I'M
conscious when released. He was
rolled over the ground by we'll
known physician of this city for about
ten minutes until he became conscious
and was then placed in barn to rest.
Courses that will enable teachers
and officials in Maryland public
schools to meet the requirements to
go in force when the new general
education law becomes effective ON
June |, will be offered in the summer
school of Johns Hopkins University,
beginning July ). These courses in
clude lectures on educational admin
istratiOn and supervision, teaching in
high schools, elementary schools, and
rural schools, and also instruction in
pedagogy and school management,
and will make it possible for every
person coming under the jurisdiction
of the new law to secure the qualih-
cations required by it.
The large tube mill boiler which
weighed exactly 5000 pounds, for
use at the Liberty Copper Mines was
taken through Union Bridge. A low
wagon was procured from the An
tietam Battle Fields which was used
for hauling monuments and having a
capacity of many tons, on which the
heavy boiler was loaded, three trac-
ton engines doing the hauling. In
making the turn at the corner or
Farquhar street and Broadway, in
Union Bridge, the wheels Of the wag-
on sank into the street and the as
sistance of a w. NJ railroad engine
was gotten as a 'pusher" in order
to make the turn, after which no more
trouble was encountered leaving
| town.
The Young Peoples Dramatic So
ciety of Sykesville will give very
entertaining four act play entitled
Cupid at Vassar," in the Lyceum, at
Sykesville, Thursday evening, May
71th Curtain will rise at SIS This