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

! Don't forget the Easter Bazaar, next
door to Babylon & Lippy's store, to-
night and tomorrow afternoon and
night. All kinds of Easter novelties,
| home made bread, cakes, pies, &c,
will be on sale.
A meeting will be held at Emmits-
burg on the evening of April 27 for
tne purpose OF organizing a grange.
A delegation from TaneytoWn recent
ly visited Emmitsburg to arouse in
terest in the project.
The congregation of Grace Metho-
dist Episcopal Church South, Refs
| terstown, rendered it's pastor, the
Rev. H. K. Baker, a reception Friday
evening in the lecture room of the
church. An Interesting musical and
literary program was rendered and
refreshments were 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.
;. Land, took place Saturday from
Manchester Reformed Church. Ser
vices were conducted by the Rev. G..
~ old6le, pdoIol VI 81. dul INelol III
ed church.
! Twenty-seven candidates were mi
tiated April 6, into the Glyndon
Grange, receiving the first and second
degrees at meeting in Red Mems
Hall. Former Judge George E.
Lynch and Master John c. Cockey
were in charge of the ceremonies.
The third and fourth degrees were
conferred last evening.
The bottle of nitroglycerine found
on the body of James Hardy, one of
the veggmen who robbed the Pixies
vile Postoffice less than two weeks
ago and which has been in the keep
ing of Marshal John c. Cockey, was
Saturday destroyed. The bottle of
nitroglycerine was taken to a sewer
near the Western Maryland railway
at the Arlington crossing and the
contents emptied into the water.
TIE scarcity of old rags and paper,
vital necessities in the manut2 "ture
of certain kinds Of print-papcf, is
causing unusual activity on the part
of city buyers. In " estminster sen
eral men are engaged il travelling
abort the county purchasing rags and
paper. Persons owning old rags 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 certificatiOn OF
nominations 20 lie voted for at the prl-
mary election next month was Mon
day. April 10. At the primary cleo
ton delegates to the State cOnven-
tons will be chosen. and it is under
stood that in both parties but one
set of five delegat5S 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 to
use water to defeat Prohibition. That
is, they say they ale going to do this.
A bunch of them have bought a
spring of water in Pennsylvania and
the scheme is to sell this water to
saloons and saloon restaurants, the
proceeds to be divided between the
natural liquor dealers organization
and the wet organizations OF the sew
eral states, the money to be used to
fight the onward movement of the
water wagon.
1t was learned that the bill abol-
fishing the envelope feature OF the
District Primary Law, which was
signed by Governor Harrington, on
Tuesday, carried an amendment
which made it an emergency meas
ure and effective as soon as 1t was
signed Under the referendum amend
ment to the State Constitution, no
measure becomes effective until June
| l, unless it states that it is an emer-
gency one. The result of the amend
ment to the bill is that the Senatorial
| and Congressional primaries, to be
held May 1, will not have the envel-
ope feature.
A gift of $4,000 from the children of
the churches of the Maryland Confer
ence of the Methodist Protestant
Church was agreed upon Saturday
morning at the meeting of Confer
ence at Weat Baltimore Church, Gill
NOR street and Lafayette avenue,
Baltimore. This year marks the fif-
tieth anniversary of the college and
Rev. DR.. Thomas Fl. Lewis, the presi-
. u6nL. IlldQ6 Il report VII CllC WI H. VI
: the institution. 1t has grown stead
| ilv since it was founded and is now
| in fiourishing condition. The $4,000
is to be in addition to other financial
! support which the church gives the
institution.
On Tuesday afternoon every news
paper in Carroll county was repre-
scented at a meeting called by Mr.. +.
! B. Englar to lie held at the West
minister Hotel 10 discuss the cost OF
all work that enters into the pub
| fishing ana r"irting business. After
appointing committees the meeting
adjourned to meet in two weeks.
Those attending were p. B. Englar,
editor Carroll Record. Taneytown;
Major Hall. editor Enterprise and
Sykesville Herald, Hampstead; Oil
yer Stonesifer, editor Pilot, Union
Bridge: II. p Gorsuch, John Fl. Nit
ten, editors, and Claude KINNEY,
manager of the Times; Guy n. Firing
err, manager of American Sentinel,
and E. o. Diffendal, manager OF the
Democratic Advocate.
A 16-room brick addition to the
| Dunkard Old Folks Home at San Mar,
Mapleyille, was dedicated Sunday
The Rev. Charles D. Bonsack, vice.
president of Blue Ridge College, New
| Windsor, preached the dedicatory
cormon Others who smoke were the