The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-06-30
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. JUNE 80. 1916
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

uOh5es s1DEeSf 0C.f NIL &c SiOSS0.
Two persons took the examination
for a scholarship at Hagerstown. last
week to Western Maryland College.
The coating of stone and tar pro
cess To Main street still continues and
by EexZ week the work will be com
pleted.
hrs. Samuel Miller. on Washington
pike. VINO was made dangerously i'll
two weeks ago, from eating too many
ice cream cones, Is improving. and II
able to be up again.
Miss Jessie Hull Dnbel. Baltimore,
one Of this years graduates Of the
Western High School. has been
awarded a four-year scholarship In
Western Maryland College.
A number of our citizens attended
the three act drama entitled Breezy
Point. given at the Opera House,
Taneytown. on Friday evening, by the
ladies' of st. Johns Church.
Charles Hill. coiored. this city. has
two sons in 10th Calvary Company i.
who are hunting for villa In Mexico
Companies C and K, Of the 10th Cal
vary we're the troops that were IN
DdLIIE 8llH ihl IhhAA iitopos
The Missionary Society OF Thomas
Chapel. will hold a lawn fete at the
home Of Mr.. j. w. T Eyler, at Tan
nery. on the evening of July II. II
the weather should Be unfayorable It
will be held the iiret fair evening.
The longest concrete yiaduct in the
world. al Dallas. Texas. Is paved with
southern yellow pine ereosoted blocks.
to pay for which the citizens voted ;
bond issue of $4,000. after 1rst
paving Of asphalt maeHdam had fall
ed under the traffic Of few months
A Sunday School Institute will ha
held On Sunday, July End. In Union
tsWn. n Methodist Protestant Church.
at 2.a0 p. m. to which meeting every
S ndaY school in GnIontown district
has ben asked to end representa-
tives. a. m association Of all tie
schrols IN the district Will be organ
lied
Charles II. Hoffman. Of Frederick.
has be=n granted divorce from his
wife. .IInnie A. Hoffman. The Dr.
PENDANT Is granted the custody OF lie
minor child Mary {. Hoffman, but lie
father Is given the right to visit her
at any time he desires. The child II
also given the privilege Of visiting tie
father when she desires. The plain
tiff Is required to pay the costs NJ
suit. I. o. Weant. rs attorney Tor
Mrs. Hoffman.
The terrific downnnur Of rain IN
June : did lrreparabIe damage To the
cherry crop at PataDsea and Carroll
1T AasF sY8HH. "a
fruit which was about TO be picked
for shipment The railroad company
had sent ears TO transport the cher
riea aud local commission merchant
was On the ground prepared to Hun-
erintend the loading and to pay Tor
the fruit Two Of the growers Who
estimated their yield n 200 tons. I'D
calculated at least 100 for their
crop.
Parcel post statistics. gathered by
TIE Poztofice Department, show that
Uncle SANS parcel post service dur
ing fgI5 saved Baltimore merchants
and other shippers = 100000 In pack
age transportation charges. says :
dispatch from The Suns Washington
Bureau In other words, had the
same number OF packages been ship
ped through the private express COM
panles At their former high rates Bal
timore shippers would have been com
PEELED 70 pay 81 100000 more In ex=
press charges than they have done 10
the parcel post II certainly halps
our merchants aud rural citizens
Hon. David j. Lewis Is the father Of
the parcel post system. who is a can
didate for the United States Senate
Much has been said and written
about the greenness Of country PEG
pie In their ignorance of city WAYS
and customs, likewise. of city folks
when IN the country II recently Or
Cured that young lady from 4
great city was visiting lady friend
not many miles from Union Bridge
In the course of natural events Il
calf was born on the farm. The yla-
itor's curiosity TO zee 1t being grail
fed she became skentical at Its IN
expected size and thinking she vas
being bluffed. demanded to see the
real thing. evidently believing In her
innocence that a bovine kid, In It's
infancy. was about the size of a
month-oId kitten and could be taken
into the house and fondled. - Union
Bridge Pilot.
The following changes have been
made in the Carroll Transit Com
phys schedule, effective Saturday.
July |. Leave Westminster, 600 a.
m, daily. 900 a. m. daily; 100 p. m.
daily. y. M, daily. Saturday and
Sunday-g.00 a. m. 9.00 a. m, Loo D.
m, 100 p. m, 100 p. m. and 1870 D.
m, Saturday only. Leave Reistera-
town--I.30 a. m, daily. 1890 a. H..
daily; 80 p. m, daily: 700 p. m.
daily. Saturday and Sunday. 20 Il.
$50 p. N, and 300 midnight, SatnTz
day only. Leave Westminster for
LittlestoNn. 6.15 a. m. week DAYS
only; 10 p m, DAILY. sunday-s.30
Z. m. md 400 D. N. Leave Iittlea-
town--7.a0 a. M, week days only; 90
p. m, daily. Sundag--9.45 a, m. and
$50 .. n.
On the evening OF July 10 the neos
pie Of this continent I'll have an OF
portunIfY TO see another partial
eclipse Of the moon. Very fortunately
this eclipse will take place at more
convenient hour than The one of Jan
uary u. and, furthermore. the amount
of the moons disk II be darkene1
will this time be much greater Tie
moon VII enter the penumbral shad=
ow about eighteen minutes after .
o'clock. on the evening of the four
teenth. but as this partial shadow still
contains q great deal of light NJ
darkenIng of the moons limb viii BE
really pereeptible until the moon aeI=
ually enters the completely dark
shadow which II vii 10 about an