The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-03-31
Tomorrow is April LIST.

Tomorrow is April 1st
Dry bran Will quickly cleanse the
finer velvet and WOODEN fabrics.
Swine furnished 60 per cent OF the
total meat consumed in the German
Empire last year.
Monday was pay day for the em-
ployes OF the Western Maryland Rail
road In this city.
DIR. and Mrs. Feeman. Bond street,
who were reported dangerously i'll
from pneumonia. are improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur VIII. of Salem.
are receiving congratulations upon
the birth of fine ten pound boy.
Mr.. c. o. Clemson. attorney. has
rented the propzrty formerly occu-
pied by Mr.. Geo. ". Hon. on Court
street
Forty-eight different materials are
employed IN the construction OF
piano. which 16 countries are called
upon to supply.
An English inventor has patented
an alarm bell that rings II person
tries 10 tur7 the knob or key of
door from the outside.
For drying women's hair there
has been invented a metal comb with
a hollow back. Into which q heated
handle can be inserted.
After q perfect Sunday old March
tore on another rip shorter of a
week to hold up Its reputation. Rain
and wind and plenty OF 1t.
Mrs. Edward Geiman. Pennsylvania
avenue. who was nj the Maryland
University Hospital. Baltimore. for
treatment, will return home today.
An electric lamp to be mounted on
the handle OF safety razor and take
current from light socket has bean
patented by an Englishman TO aid
shavers.
The epidemic Of scarlet fever being
about stamped out the High School
and West END School, this city.
opened On Monday morning after a
two weeks recess
Mr.. Taylor, foreman on Section No.
=, of the Western Maryland Railway.
HuH HleHEA AAOlh AHIa wy ~ hhf aFbf
Babylon property. Al Wakefield. that
he recent purchased.
Miss Mary Hun. daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Hum. OF Lttleatown.
was taken to the York Hospital Tues
day. where she underwent m oper=
alton for appendicitis.
A Vienna physician having dIscov-
cred thai remedy for infectious in
testlnal disorders can be produced
from red cabbages. factory for its
production Is being built
Driven by a small electric motor.
a machine which takes up ONLY about
a square foot of disk room has been
Invented, that mnltipiies and d.
yides, aa veil as add and suhIfaets.
Mr.. Oscar Humhert. compoaItor at
the Advocate, has accepted similar
position with the Hanover Evening
Sun. and will enter upon hi duties
Monday lie has he best wishes of
the Advocate.
The name of Df { =. GettIer, OF
LttlestoWn. has henn substituted for
ID. Elmer Buekeya Tor the appoint
ment az postmaster u the iIftlestown
Post Office President Wilson has
withdrawn Buekey'a name and rec
commended Cettief Tor the appoint
ment 10 the Senate
The Scout Band made good Inn
preston on our citizens laHt sature
day night when fhey gave concert
at sullitan's store. The band Is un-
der the instruction of PROT Charles
j. Peltz. and Is doing fine ABOUT
200 people assembled to hear the first
concert by the band
Mr. John Riekle. George street. who
makes and sells HHme made candies
sold In = days 4 #HfinR aale# IN this
county i 900 TnInfB. II Rickle
states that this Is III largest amount
Of candy sold n hin In - short u
time Il pIoFeH lint his make of
candy pleases tie public
Mr.. William :. Keefer. Eaat Main
street has added another addition to
his np=to-date sanitary grocery bust
ness. and that Il an automobile de-
livery truck. The truck II painted =
battleship grey With bodY for all
seasons and weather. and Il about a.
conveniently arranged as ole would
desire Iof fhe business.
The major part of the morning of
he Baltimore Annual Conference of
the Methodist Episcopal Church.
which convened n Foundry Methodist
Church. Washington. Wednesday was
taken nn I'm the appointment Of stand
ing committees and a memorial ser
vice for the Rev !. J. Porter. retired
Clergyman OF the denomination. who
died recently at Key West. Fla.
On Saturday night about 1890
o'clock the citizens In the neighbor-
hood Of Church street thought that
the L. :. Army WIS after villa when
they heard three or four shots fired
| In succession from revolver on
Main street No one was struck by
/ the bullets. Tut large glass window
in the residence Of Harvey Hankard
was broke by one Of the bullets pass
ing through IT,
| Fire vas discovered Tuesday morn
/ ing about 1850 o'clock In the dairy
| of Charles Sehaeffer, Doyle avenue.
which dama ged the building and a
cream separator considerably before
/ II was extlngnshed. The origin of
! the fire IS uncertain. but Is supposed
to have started from a coal oil stove
which was left burning In the build
ing. Tie fire company responded 10
the alarm but was not needed.
] The Baltimore aud Ohio Railroad and
the Western Maryland Railway Com
| panles have presented a petition 10
the West Virginia Public Service Com
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