The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-07-28

Cider making was ctarted this wee
At Pleasant Valley, when Daniel Leia
ter. pressed the Juice from a numbe
Of bushels OF tho early ripe variety q
his mill
Tuesday wa9 a real rainy day an
from the amount OF water that cam
from the heavens, the flood gates Il
/ the heavens sprang leak or the.
we're turned open a wee little bit.
The Sunday school reunion of New
Windsor circuit which was announce.
for Thursday of this week was post
poned on account of the weather AM
the sickness of the pastor. The new
date will be announced later.
The Vivian Hotel, Hagerstown, NJ
old two-story building, to which tire,
stories we're being added, collapsed
Tuesday afternoon, about 4 o'clock
during the heavy rain-storm, buryinf
three persons under the ruins.
Sign boards will be erected on al
State and State Aid roads In the conn
y. By the County Commissioners. Thu
placing Of the signs will direct am
person who is not acquainted with the
roads 10 the place he wants to go.
On Monday mornings we always
hear this: Did you see in the paper
where five people we're killed in auto.
mobile accidents Sunday" II was this
way last Monday Il suppose you read
where there were Is people drowned
while swimming on Sunday"
Some of our farmers have expert.
eneed a considerable loss from the
rains Ct this week, to their wheat
which was standing in the fields. Corn
which has been greatly improved in
the last week, was also damaged by
being down from the weight of the
water.
Mr. John Doyle. who has made him
sell 4 reputation as an umpire In the
last few years by handling the indiea-
tor for a number OF college games.
has been given place In the Blue
Ridge League doing the same work.
His first game to umpire will be At
ehambersburg. today.
The last remembrance OF the old
Central Hotel on East Main street. Il
lastly being biottcd out This week
III, foundation Is being filled In and l.
being ieyeled so as TO make an ap-
pearanee Of lot instead OF being the
foundation whore the well known
Central Hotel once stood
Mrs. Barbara Harden. Frostburg.
entered suit Saturday. for $4,000
against the Western Maryland Rail
way Company for the death of her
husband. Michael Harden, who Was
killed several days ago while cross
Ing tho tracks OF the company in n
wagon at n grade crossing
In an interesting game of baseball
played Al Key Mar, the home team
defeated Rocky Ridge by the score of
10 :. Key Mar jumped into the
lead In the second. The runs made
~ Rocky Ridge came in the ninth
The time Of game was three and !
half hours. {. Z. Dern was the man.
ager Of the game.
Mr. L. Guilbourd says his house saa
built IN l7s5. $50 years ago. Southern
yellow pine siding was put on the
house b. Mr.. Gullbourd's father In
Is06 aid IL still In service without re.
pairs since II was put on. MIR. l.. Gull.
bonrd Is now So years old Ills home
b nj 81 GaneYieve. Mo
BIZ Fink, Bunny" Harbangh
Dick Bankard, Punk" Blllingslea
aud Nike Walsh. this city. are try.
Ing camping on the Monocacy River
near Detonr for week. There 10.
Gallon IL delightful one, They gel
plenty Of fresh air. and an odor from
! fine mint patch that brings back past
and present reeollectlons.
Tie nj Airy Country Club held j
danee Monday In Wildwood Park
Mount AIRY. which was a success. The
paIrnnesses we're Mesdames W y
Hood. Z. D. Routzahn &. T. Poole I
.. Horn. y r. Rudy. w. r. Gayer. and
Orchestra furnished music. The
dance va started at D. m.
Frank L. snowden Brown. son Of
ex=Gof. Frank Brown, In III In hi
apartments At the Hotel Stafford. Bal
IImore. Mr.. Brown has an allmeni
which neeesaitates his being assisted
about the hotel by employees. While
IL Is not IN a critical condition, II i
I'D. he Is 20 afflicted that he will moi
asain he able to walk without AID.
sheriff James NJ stoner and chiel
Of Police John A. Stem, were notified
= he authorities Of Hanover, Pa
Monday morning. To be on the lookout
Tof th.ef who stole Chevrolet auto.
mobile from the square In Hanover
Tie IhIef passed through this eity
sunday evening and rs well known IN
Hanover. His capture Will be certain
The Summer School OF Johns Hop
kIfa University. under the direction OF
d Edward T. Buehner. is now In the
III swing Of Its sixth and most sue.
eesaful season. and nearly Con stu
denis from all parts Of the country
ara taking the courses there Miss
Early L. Hicks. assistant teacher oi
mathematics. Blue Ridge College. New
Windsor. Is taking a course.
afa. Mary Brothers, % years old
Hho gave her address as Finkabnrg
created considerable excitement al
ReiHterstowu. late Saturday night
when she told of having swallowed
Two blehloride of mercury tablets In
an effort To end her life. The woman
told conflicting stories and for a time
sas thought to be shamming, but a
hottie of the poisonous tablets vas
in her possession, 1t was decided to
take her To the Maryland General
Hospital. II is said her husband
lives IN Carroll county. No motive
was given for the act,
One hundred bushels OF newly thresh.
ed barley was stolen from the barn
On the Joseph Banksrt farm, Carroll
county. Nd. near St. Bartholomew
Church. one night last week. The
farm Is tenanted by Edward Stewart
and the day preceding the theft. 1bf