The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-11-17

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The Westminster Nursery made {
Shipment, Monday, November 10, Of
10000 peach trees consigned to points
In tennessee and Alabama.
The Woman's Exchange will hold
its formal Holiday Opening on Thurs
day November 23rd, from to p. m
Every lady in Westminster is asked to
come. Light refreshments served
| free.
Mr.. Jesse Albaugh and daughter
Mrs. Buckley Morton, East Main street
left Saturday for St Paul, Va, where
they have joined Mrs. Mortons hus-
band, and will make their future
home.
The Woman's Exchange will be
open every Tuesday, Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday from 10 a. m. to 5
p. m. New articles are coming i'm
daily for Christmas gifts. Mrs. Frank
Il. Miller will be in charge.
Rev. j. G. Peterson, returned mis-
Slonary from the interior of Africa.
ably delivered an interesting address
on his work in Africa at the Thank
Offering Meeting of the Missionary
! societies of Grace Lutheran church
held in the church, Wednesday even
ing.
Sunday school at Baust at $50 a.
m, Sunday. Preaching services at
1870 a. m. Christian Endeavor at
40 p. m. Ladies' Home and Foreign
Missionary Societies at Baust Satur-
day at , p. m. Regular preaching
services at Uniontown at 80 p. m.
Bring your donations for the
| Deaconess Home
The Ladies' Aid Society of Thomas
Chapel will hold an entertainment in
the basement of the church, December
Z, at o'clock. A literary and musical
program will be rendered by the
young men of the Seminary, West
minister, after which ice cream
cake and confectionery will be for
sale. The public is invited
A Homecoming" or welcome was
given to the members of Salem Lodge
No. 60, I. o. o. F., of Company III, do
ing duty on the Mexican border for
the past four and one-half months at
their lodge room in the Opera House
Monday evening After the regular
business session a banquet was given
and speeches made by members.
The Western Union Telegraph and
Cable Office has been moved from the
Western Maryland Railway Station
to an Office in the Shriver Building on
East Main street. The office is very
handsomely equipped and makes a
fine appearance Mr. A. c. Lehiner
: of no
commodating and efficient manager.
Among the winners on vegetables al
the Maryland Week Exhibition in the
Fifth Regiment Armory, Baltimore
Wednesday from Carroll county were
as follows: John NJ. Myers, Bachman' s
Valley, first prize on pumpkins, and
| ID. Herring, Sykesville, first on cab
bage Mr.. Myers also has the reputa-
ton of having the finest grown apples
and peaches in this county.
The Prohibition State Executive
Committee of Maryland received
81 ,03S2S and spent $1,023.47 in the
campaign preceding the recent cleo
ton, according to the sworn statement
of Samuel H. Norman, treasurer, filed
i'm the clerks office of the Circuit
| SOuI iCAull GU ny lAiC W.
rupt Practices act. Emory Gbaugh
from Carroll county. contributed $40
and the CarrolltOn Alliance $40.
An alarm of fire Wednesday morn
| ing for a chimney on the property
occupied by Mrs. Mary :. Horner, East
Main street caused some excitement
in that neighborhood. The fire de-
partment responded but was not
needed upon their arrival. as the fire
was about eXtinguished Quite a
crowd collected in the neighDOrhOOd
to witness the fire. The first report
sent out was that the fire was in
Mr.. William d. Reeses store.
One of the most charming as well
as interesting musicals of the early
season was given in Baltimore Tues
day evening by Miss Elizabeth
Slagle, formerly of this city, but now
of Baltimore Miss Slagle, talented
musician herself, having been asso-
Mr.. Hobart Smock was ably assisted
during the evening by Mr.. Harry
Gerhold barytone; Mr.. Charles
Henry, tenor; Miss Anne Baugher
contralto, all leading and predomi-
udUI lU0lIlDClo vi l. iOLCcoOl A'ASAoAAAS"
Opera Glass. Mr.. Paul, chOirmaste1
and director of the First Methodist
Church. also assisted.
A verdict for $4,000, the full
amount claimed, was obtained in the
Superior Court Thursday by James
Howard Sanner in his suit against
the Western Maryland Railway Com
pany for injuries sustained by him or
July TO- 1914, at Neff's Passing Siding
w. Va. Mr.. Sanner lives at Cumber'
land. At the time he was hurt he
was employed as a conductor, bul
was acting as passenger brakeman
on a train from Cumberland tt
Elkins, w. Va He said that when he
dropped off the locomotive, on which
he had been riding, for the purpose
of throwing the switch at the siding
in order to pass another train ne
sank into a hole alongside the tracF
and permanently injured his let
knee.
Charles ]. SilversOn, chief inspector
of the Baltimore Weights and Meas
ures Department, has for the pas
several days been carrying on an eH
tensive inspection Of the gasoline
measuring pumps used in filling sta
tions for dispensing gasoline TO mo
florists in Baltimore. Two inspectors
technical experts of the staf OF tne
United States Bureau OF Standards
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