The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-09-22
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Paper Is advancing in price dail!
and is scarce too.
Western Maryland College opene'
Wednesday With one OF the larges
enrollments IN its history.
Ding, Dong, Ding. Dong III
school bells will ring on Monday, M
Its now back to hard study for The
kids"
William 5. Arbaueh and brother
this city, have contracted TO paint f0i
the Tidewater Portland Cement Com
pany of Union Bridge
Mr.. William II. Bowers. proprietor
Of Bowers Bus Line. hauled about 81
employees of the Baltimore post ONCE
to Gettysburg. and back On Monday.
W. Oliver McLane, Jr.. Of eumber.
land, student 81 the Western Mary
land College. received word OF the
death OF his mother. Mrs. Stella nc,
Lane.
Alfred A. Mitten. OF Spring Mills
was stunned by lightning during Mon
day afternoons storm. He was work.
Ing n his corn field when be Has
stunned.
A sport at : hearing in Towaon LAST
week offered no defense, stating that
be was not speeding. but was prob
ably going about 80 miles an hour
whereupon he LEFT SIS with the JUS
tice. What would he call going fast
Sixty miles an hour.
r.. - u.a,,... aunaruIao- of "a.
sessments. has been notified 10 meet
with the State Tax Commission Of
Maryland. and other Supervisors
preparatory for = general re=assess'
ment. at their office, "Wednesday, Sep
TENDER 9TH. 1t Il a. N.
The Loyal Temperance Legion Of
Westminster. will hold temperance
rally at Thomas Chapel. September
| "a. at go D. m. Rev. Edgar I. Read
and Mr. George Mather viii make ID
dresses and the members Of the legion
will have a program OF reeItatlons nd
singing EVERYBODY welcome.
The horse Of Mr.. Henry Himler. lly
Ing near this city. ran on Saturda,
afternoon on East Main street. A |
turned the corner at Centre street |
fell, throwing Mrs. HImler out OF th'
buggy into the street, but not serious
| " lnjuring her. The horse al
caught, before any material damage
vas done 10 the buggy.
BY the motor truck on the Western
Maryland Railway jumping the uae,
1t Ransom, Tuesday afternoon. Man
Iainer Woodward received a bruised
shoulder and William Tasney Eai
badly cut and bruised. - The truel
turned over On Mr.. Tashey. The ma
chine wa not damaged Both OF th'
injured are improving.
A bet Of $4,000 TO $1,000 tia
Hughes Will be elected Is said 10 has'
been made In Ne. York. While from
Pittsburgh. II Is reported that 500
Of Wilson currency could not fInd NJ
takers n these odds. or. indeed, >
even money. Some method should
certainly be found for co-ordInatInl
The betting odds.-From Baltimore
News.
After pointing 10 what they lsrmss
IN unusually large number Of petit
cases heard in magIHiratas' eouFIs
during the lat fes months. the mem
bers Of The Frederick county gram
Jury. in submitting : report 10 tn
Judges OF the Frederick county CIR
cult Court, recommended the estab
llshment Of the whipping post for Il
petty cases
Statistics complied n The once D
State Motor.pehLele Commissions
Daughman show that Maryland h
2b.723 automobiles devoted 10 pleas
ure riding. According 10 these agurs
one MaTYlander IN essry Il owns
pleasure car Tho increase N III
number o. cars In six years h. beei
phenomenal In 1910 there weri
1919 cars In the state
Persons desiring 70 become resi-
dents of Maryland and yotsrs IN TIL
from the outlying country district
To the Court House when they De
sire 70 declare their intentions. IL l
not generally known. but n tsi4 IL
legislature passed an act BY shlel
voters could declare their intantion
before the various boards Of regisIr!
IN the city And county.
The Union Temperance Ieagn
held : meeting In the Opera House
Saturday afternoon, with fair It
tendance. The session Wa called !
order b Mr.. George ". YslssE
president OF tho League. .ho intro
duced DR.. Hare. superintendent Of II
Anti-Saloon, Hho addressed the audi
ence on temperance. Mr. Yeiser ~
elected to head the temperate
tight n this county. Various commit
tees will DO appointed to assist hin
In the work.
Joseph W. Stewart, Advertising ~
ent for the Western Maryland Raj
road. knows tho value and the I'm
Inortanee Of newspaper advertising
Commenting On the splendid seasol
at Pen Mar, mr.. Stewart said: Pc
Mar has Just had is best season. an
/ I am very sure = large measure .
It Is due to newspaper advertising
Newspaper Advertising has come inl
It's own. Never before have result
been 20 sure and 20 gratifying
stands today more compelling an
more certain than any other means
excepting personal contact
The thumb and perhaps the flnge
prints of every private ana officer i
the Fourth Maryland Regiment wi
be an important part Of the War De
paftment's record Of that organization
whe-. It II mustered out OF the Fed
eral service about September Is. ThI
IL the Governments new way Of in
snring accuracy In the identification
Of lts soldiers whether In case o
death on the battle field. application
for pensions, desertion. promotion o
what not. 1t has been In use foY /
short time In the regular army. II Il
now being used for the first time II