The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-06-16

! number Of the friends of Mr.. Al
ri Myers. son Of Mr.. aud Mrs. parif
Myers, this city, gave him 3 surprise
Monday evening by calling and re
Winding him of his birthday, 4 de
IIghlful evening was spent by al
present.
The trustees of Ascension parish
have issued call to Rev. Clayton A
Chrlsman, at San Antonio. Texas, &c
fill the place made vacant by theil
present pastor after August LIST. We
extend our best wishes to Rev. Barn.
we'll.
At the State Athletic Meet Friday
held at Homewood. Carroll Crawford
irwin Myers and Leroy SNEAK, from
Westminster High School. who tool
part In the contests. deserve to be
complimented on the good showing
they made.
Prof. Maurice s. H. Unger, OF New
York. who was chosen Superintendent
of Education Of Carroll Count,
Schools, was in this city few days
this week, and while here called or
the Advocate officers, who were glad
to meet him.
I summer hotel In the mountains
for Jewish working girls is to BE-
opened at Buena Vista, In the Blue
Ridge Mountains, near Pen-Mar. II
will be known as Berkeley Heights
and will be open from June 25 until
September 3.
The second freight car in about
three weeks was of the track this
morning at the Green street bridge
below the station, and delayed all o.
The car was on the through freight
going to Cumberland.
Mr. Harry Hughes, near Shipiey
called at the Advocate Tuesday ant
left box of strawberries picked from
his fine patch. We pronounce then
the best that grows for flavor ant
size. He has many quarts and Ii
selling them in this city.
Mr.. ID. Paul Smelser, of New Wind
sor. received the degree of A. NJ
at the New Windsor College, and Mr.
Paul d. Markle, of Union Bridge. re
eeiYed the degree OF p. II. ID. from
Johns Hopkins University. Baltimore
On Tuesday at Academy Music exer
cises
Miss Evelyn Marie Ditman. daugh
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. H. Leonard Dit
man. of Laurayille. Md, and grand
daughter of Mr. and Mrs Louis Dit
man. Of near this city, was amonl
those who graduated from the Stat
Normal School on Thursday evening
o. last week
Rev. Robert T. Zeigler. OF Sykes
vile. delivered an address on 'Th
Home Side of Foreign Missions yes
lerday before meeting OF the Wo
mans Foreign Missionary Society o
Group A, West Baltimore Distric
Methodist Episcopal Church. a
Gainesville.
The contract for building the Key
mar-Taneytown road has bee
awarded to the Bcster G. Long Co
Of Hagerstown, contracting roal
builders. The road will be OF M
eadam construction, based on speelk
cations, and some grading work |
now being done
/ OuliN was
mented by q serenade by the Do
Scout Band of Westminster under III
leadership of Prof. Peltz and seou
Master Forlines and was greatly ap
pfeeiated. The band number 40 piece
and are fine players.--Iiayre d
Grace Republican.
Mr.. John Geaslen, who has been a
assistant IN the maintenance depart
ment on tho w. M. r., in this city, IA
accepted = position with the Norfoi
L Western Railroad out of HaEsra
town. He entered upon his dutIe
this week Mr.. William Tawney, Q
Tannery, Will succeed MIR. Geaalen.
John Nelson. Harry Grouse an
Charles Hughes are on a tire
months vacation TO the well know
summer and winter palace, House q
Correction. Sheriff StoDer went vt
them Tuesday morning TO be sure the
didn't 90 any other place. Disturb
Ing the peace was the charge. sal
Justice Dinst.
The State Tax Commission Q
Maryland calls meeting Of tn
County Commissioners, Supervisors Q
Assessment and counsels of all coun
ties to be held In Baltimore on Thurs
day. July 9Th, at 10 a. m, at the CouF
House. Baltimore city, city eour
room. preliminary 20 a general reas
sessment of property OF the state.
Dependent because of III heaIti
James d. Boyer, well-known black
smith Of kemptown, near the Freder
lex and Carroll county line, swallowe
the contents OF bottle OF earbolI
acid al his home June 8 and died hai
IN hour afterward Justice of tn
Peace Z. {. Cashour, OF MonroVIi
acting as coroner, found that III
Boyer's death was due to poisoning
Helf-infiioted. and deemed an inquea
unnecessary.
The annual conference OF the Breth
ZEN Church of Maryland and Yif
gtnia Is In session at Shilo Church
Manrertown. The Rev J. NJ Tom
baugh. of Hagerstown. was elsete
moderator. the Rev. e. b. Shaver. G
ManTertoHn. Yice-moderatoT and Il.
CARRIER. Washington. secretary. D.
:. Il. Reichard, Hagerstown, Md: tn
Hey. e. NJ Riddle. Lnwood, Nd. IN
the Rev. W. F, Lyons, Washington
delivered addresses.
On Monday morning Chief Judg
William II. Thomas heard an attach
ment case In the court room between
Levi shipley ys. Susan II. shlpley
The suit was brought by Mr.. Simple,
for $4,000 wages he claimed. and Is
sued an attachment TO seize all Mrs.
shipley's property. Judge Thoma
ordered the attachment quashed.. Mr