The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-06-09

Pea season will start Tuesday at
Smith-Yingling and B. F. Shriver can
ming factories.
The Christian Endeavor Society of
Grace Lutheran church is holding a
strawberry and ice cream festival to-
night and tomorrow night on the
Orndorff lawn, West Main street.
There will be a strawberry and
ice cream festival held at Kreider's
Reformed parsonage, on Thursday,
June Is, for the benefit of the parson-
age. All are welcome.
The commencement exercises of the
State Norman School were held last
night in the auditorium at Towson.
Governor Harrington presented the
diplomas to y graduates.
The truck which has been oiling
the Frederick pike from Ellicott City
as far west as West Friendship, is
now working between West Friendship
and Ridgeville. This truck will con-
tinue west to Ridgeville.
George Myers, colored, was found
guilty Saturday in the Circuit Court
for Howard county, of killing Corrie
Dorsey, colored, of near Ellicott City,
April %, and was sentenced to be
hanged. The sentence was pro-
nounced by Judge William H. Thomas.
The fire insurance on Mr.. John G..
Hunts automobile, which was de-
stroyed by fire after a. collision with
another automobile at West Friend
ship, on May %, was paid in full this
week through the insurance agency
p Moiy cAr
Bids have been opened by the State
Roads Commission for the reconstruc-
ton of the Reisterstown road between
Arlington and Reisterstown, distance
of about y miles. The work is to be
done under the State Aid law, by
which one-half of the expense, will be
borne by the State, 40 per cent by the
county and 10 per cent. by the abut-
ting property owners.
The contract for second track of
the w. Md. Ry. between Big Pool and
Clearspring, has been awarded to
Mason, Hanger G. Co., of Lexington,
Ky, and the contract for a second
track between North Junction. Hagers-
town, and Security, has been award
ed to Claiborne, Johnson & Co., Bal
timore. Work on both contracts will
be started at once and rushed to COM
pletion with all possible haste.
The new State law providing that
juries in murder cases can recommend
with their verdict that no capital
punishment be imposed on the person
convicted of murder in the first de-
gree, went into effect June |. This
law it is thought will make it eX-
tremely difficult to have a person sem
fenced to be hanged There has not
been one case in history of the State,
it is said where the court has not
granted mercy when it has been rec
commended by the jury.
With a record of 50 years active
and continuous services with the same
railroad, John N. Swope, of Frederick,
a former resident of this place, and
a. well known passenger engineer Of
the P. r. R., June I, retired and is
placed upon the railroads pension list.
Mr.. Swope has been on one run-from
Frederick-for AZ years. In that time
he has never been In a serious wreck.
He is regarded as one of the best en-
ginemen on the system, and for long
time was the oldest employe of the
L GuuSyJ Ill pO1uI VI oCl WIG. Willie
he has been railroading for 50 years,
Mr.. Swope is now only IS, having
passed his last birthday on May 6.
He started with the company in his
fourteenth year, in 1864. 1t was at
Littlestown that he started his career
as cleaner and firing of engines in
the morning.
A great historical and educational
street parade will constitute the prin-
cipal feature of the celebration of the
American Gas Centenary, in Balti-
more, June 16 and II. The parade
will, it is said, be one of the biggest
demonstrations of its kind ever given
in the State. 1t will be miles long,
10 bands will be in line and there
will be a remarkable display of floats,
so now being under construction.
These were designed along elaborate,
carefully thought-out lines, and, be-
cause Of their picturesque nature,
will, in themselves, make the parade
notable. The parade will take place
the afternoon of June Is, and about
$500 men will take part in it. 1t is be-
ing arranged by the Consolidated Gas
Electric Light and Power Company,
which is directly descended from The
Gas Light Company of Baltimore.