The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-04-14

night and tomorrow afternoon nd
night Ali kinds Of Easter novelties.
home made bread. cakes, pie. C.
viii be on sale.
A meeting vii Be held at Enmlls-
burg on the evening OF April p Tor
the purpose 81 organizing grange.
4 delegation from Taneytown recent
| u visited EmmIIsburg to arouse m
ferest in the project.
The congregation Of Grace MeIho-
dist Episcopal Church South. HeIs=
| terstown, rendered It's pastor. the
fey. II. K Baker > reception Friday
evening In The lecture room OF the
church. An interesting musical and
literary program was rendered and
refreshments we're served.
The funeral Of Mrs. Rebecca Land.
81 years old. one Of the oldest resi-
dents of Manchester. who died Thurs
day at the home Of her son, DR.. Thos.
8. Land, took place Saturday from
Manchester Reformed Church. Ser
vices were conducted by the Rev. E.
s. slagle. pastor Of st. Paul's Reform
ed church.
Twenty-seven candidates were InI-
tiated April 8. Into the Glyndon
Grange, receiving the first and second
degrees at meeting in Red Mems
Hall Former Judge George =.
Lynch and Master John c. cockey
were in charge Of the ceremonies.
| The third and fourth degrees we're
conferred last evening.
The bottle Of nitroglycerine found
on the body Of James Hardy. one Of
the yeggmen Who robbed the Pixies
Vile PostoffIee less than two weeks
ago and which has been In the keep
/ ing OF Marshal John G. Cockey. waa
Saturday destroyed. The bottle Of
nitroglyceTine vas taken 10 a sever
near the Western Maryland railway
IT the Arlington crossing and the
contents emptIed into the water.
The scarcity Of old rags and paper.
vital necessities IN the manufa etnTe
lof certain kinds of print-papef. l.
causing unusual activity on the IarI
| of city buyers. IN Westminster So
eral men are engaged In travelling
about the county purchasing rag md
paper. Persons owning old raKs o
paper should get IN touch with these
dealers as the price is advancing
steadily and good profits can be real
lied.
The last day for the certlteaiIon of
nominations 20 lie voted for at the pTl=
mary election next month was Non
day. April II. II The primary cleo
ton delegates 10 the State eonfeuz
lions will be chosen. and II Ii under
stood that IN both parties but one
set Of i've deieEal will be chosen
to the State conventions and That
these will name both the presidential
electors and delegates to the national
convention of The Two parties.
The vets Of Pennsylvania are 10
use water to defeat Prohibition. Thai
Ii. they say theY are going TO do thIH.
A bunch of them have bought =
spring OF water In Pennsylvania and
] the scheme Il II sell this water -
saloons and saloon restaurants. The
| proceeds TO be divided between The
natural liquor dealers organization
and the wet organizations OF the Esx-
eral states. the money 10 be used 10
fight the onward movement of the
water wagon
II was learned TINT the bill abol-
| ishing the envelope feature Of Ina
District Primary law. which ~aa
signed by Governor Harrington. On
Tuesday, carried an amendment
which made i - emergency meaz-
ure and effective - aoon a. i 80
signed Under the referendum amend
ment TO the State Constitution. no
measure becomes effective until June
|. unless II states that II Ii an emer=
geney one. The result Of the amend
ment 10 the bill Il that the Senatorial
and Congressional primaries. to b
held May |. VII not have the ensel.
ope feature.
4 gift of 1000 from the children 81
the churches Of the Maryland Confer
enee of the Methodist Protestant
Church was agreed upon Saturday
morning ut the meeting OF Confer
ance at We. Baltimore Church. Gil
NOR street and Lafayette avenue.
baltimore. This year marks the NJ
tIeth anniversary Of the college and
Rev Dr. Thomas Il. Lewis. the prsal-
dent. made : report on the WORK 81
AIiH tHhAiAhAHAAs II kabWh HA@Z7
! Ily since IL Wa founded and Il NV
in fiourishinE condition. The 5000
] IL to be in addition to other financial
support which The church gives the
institution.
On Tuesday afternoon avery news
paper in Carroll county was repre-
scented at meeting called by Mr. :.
B. Englar to Il held at the Vest
Minister Hotel 10 discuss the cost gf
all work thai enters into the pub
! fishing and printing business. After
appointing committees the meeting
adjourned 10 meet In two weeks.
Those attending we're =. y. EngIar.
editor Carroll Record, TaneYfoxn.
Major Hall. edIter Enterprise and
| sykesville Herald. Hampstead. OIL
yer Stonesifer. editor Pilot, Union
Bridge; II, P. Eoraueh, John II. Mt
ten, editors. and Claude KINNEY.
manager. of the Times Guy N. Firing
er. manager Of American Sentinel.
and Z. o. DIffendal. manager Of the
Democratic Advocate.
A 16-room brick addition 10 the
Dunkard Old Folks Home at San Mar.
Mapleyille. waz dedicated Sunday.
The Rev. Charles d. Bonsack vice
president OF Blue Ridge College. New
] Windsor, preached the dedicaIory
sermon. Others Who spoke were the
Rev. A. b. Barnhart. Hagerstown. and
the Rev. Caleb Long. Boonsboro. The
home, which has 70 rooms, was built
about 10 years ago by the DunEard
Church at cos Of $4,000 70 $4,000.
Thirty-two. old people Of six aIfTerent