The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-02-04
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Germany's military expenditures
are S18.000.000 daily.
Herr q Babylon have remodeled
their show room by moving the Office
to the West side of the building allow
ing more room to display their auto
business to q better advantage.
Mr.. ]. G. Gist. West Main street,
has opened paint shop In the rear
Of his home and is soliciting carriage
and automobile painting. He Ii IN
experienced mechanic In this line.
Mr.. Marshall Z. Campbell, Cast
Main street. has purchased the prop
erty of Mr.. David II. Little, on Short
street. Mr.. Little Just recently COM
pleted the residence which is built of
brick
The ground hog did not see any
thing like his shadow In this county.
Wednesday. but the weather man got
busy and sent Us the deepest snow of
the season and plenty OF cold wealth
er with 1t.
A veteran railroad man gave q
piece of valuable advice some time
ago-"If you ever get into a wreck.
and have time to follow out this sug-
gestion remember this: Always stand
in the AISLE
Francis Neal Parke, attorney and
agent, Saturday sold the Jesse Boil
linger property. West Main street, to
Elder Uriah DIxler. near this city, for
$1,000. Bond { Parke were the soil
citors. and Jesse Albaugh the Auc-
| tioneer.
Two buggies we're put out OF COM
mission Monday evening on the State
road from this city to Cranberry.
Two young men we're racing when
the buggies came together, breaking
the wheels to pieces and damaging
the bodies.
DR. J. " Blackmer, rs years old.
OF Salisbury. \. e. graduate OF the
medical school Of the University Of
Maryland. Baltimore. died Tuesday
morning In Salisbury lie was for
merry on the STAFF of the Springfield
Hospital. at Sykesyille, Md.
The Ladies' Aid of Pleasant Grove
Methodist Episcopal church will hold
a Valentine Social at the home OF Mr.
Herbert MyerIy. February II. II bad
that night, Irsf fair night Refresh
ments free. : good time is expected.
Come and enjoy the entertainment
We received two communications
this week without the name OF the
writer which we did not publish. No
article will get Into this paper with
out the composers name. 80 any
news mailed To this Office for
publication must positively be signed.
The Frederick Post, a daily morn
ing newspaper. which was started IN
December. 1910. has been purchased
| by interests that control the News.
Frederiok's afternoon paper. Two
separate plants Will be operated and
both papers continued as In the past
The postofIIce department at Wash
ington. ID. E. appointed Henry d.
Davis. rural carrier on Route No. :.
To succeed George {. Fitze Route
No. has been supplied by William
Kane substitute. Mr.. Davis lives IN
Howard county. but receives hi
mail from No0dblne.
That the automobile is no longer \
/ luxury. but necessity, Ia Indicated
by the fact thai approximately one
family ont Of every q In York county
owns n ear today York dealers de
clare This portion will be inereaa=
ed this year they say. because OF the
fact thu all the popular makes of
cars are steadily decreasing In price.
The Boosters Association of the Tel
| Men of 1Inn0xan. vii attend fair to
te held ! ronahontas Tribe M IL
of Manchester. Saturday evening. Al
ter attending he fair chicken aud
oyster supper I'll be served the Ian
over lied Men - the outcome Of !
get a neK member contest between
the lied" and =Blue' teams Of tie
association.
| The directors nf the East Berlin
/ Railway company on Friday purehaH=
ed locomotive for their line. IL WA
ought from tie II. NJ Foster com
pany. of baltimore. and was formerly
Emmitahurg railway. II the weather
| Is favorable Il i believed that things
can he put IN shape to resume opera
| lion between berlin Junction and
East Berlin n the early spring.
The Republican State Central Com
mittee for Carroll County have sent
TO Governor Harrington the following
names for tie appointment OF Super
Visor of Election for this county.
Andrew Z FrIzzell Franklin district.
William raxnler. Westminster die
! trict. William Wood. Union bridge
district. aud Samuel Abling Man
chester district Only one OF the
Above will Be appointed.
/ The Junior Christian EndeaYor
Society and The Junior Mission Band
OF Grace Lutheran church will hold
Z tgNnHNaaI H., 4Is. / a4Ht # he
church, next Friday evening. Febru-
airy IL. 4 fnlendid program of reel
tations, dialogues and music. consist
! ing of piano .oloa and duets Il be
ing prepared which will be followed
by social : silver offering will be-
taken nj the door Everybody invited.
Plus J. Fink. Who removed from
TaneytoNn 10 continue the hotel
business IT Palmyra. Pa. was burned
out The fire originated In q garage
adjoining the hotel. and caused 4
total loss Of about $4,000. A part Of
! Mr. Fink's furniture was saved BY
being carried out lie had some IN.
surance. but likely not enough tn
cover his loss. Work on rebuilding
the hotel has already commenced. and
Mr.. Fink expects 10 again lie In bust
ness about Jnly |.
Recommending that the Western
Maryland Railway maintain bell sig
nal at the crossing Just below the sta
ton at fowblesburg. w. Duer, traf-
flc expert of the Public Service Com
mission. Monday submitted his report
on the death Of j. D. Helm. The man
was killed On January 10 as he was
driving hIa Iaana aernaa tho raIIrnnd