The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-09-22
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SEPT. e. 1916.
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The western Maryland Railway will
change to its fall and winter schedule
Sunday.
The freight business over the W. M.
r. at present is the heaviest In the
history Of the road.
Frost was noticed IN the meadows
In Cranberry Valley Sunday morning,
the first of the season.
Stone Chapel Sunday school will
hold an oyster supper on October IA.
Band will be present. By order OF
school.
The good old summer time vas
swept from the year 1916 yesterday
by Fall, which will hold sway until
December II.
Ray Spencer, Who has been play
ing base ball with the Dayton tohio)
club. in the Central League this sum-
mer. has returned home.
The Westminster Bowling Team Will
bowl a game on Tuesday evening,
with a Taneytown team, on 0nrs1er's
alleys, under the Red Front Store.
Milton A. Sullivan. real estate agent
has bought the Earl Monath property
on South Church street. and the
Marshall Fiater farm. OF 25h acres,
near Sandyville.
Joshua Snyder. of Union Bridge,
engineer on the shifting engine on the
W. VI. r., has invested In a FLYER. He
has purchased q Maxwell auto from
Klee a. Hum. this city.
The Supervisors OF Election met at
the Court House Tuesday for the pur-
pose of Issuing transfers from one
district to another The result vas
Il Democrats and y Republicans
we're transferred.
We welcome home Corporal James
d. Mitchell, Of Company II. who vas
stationed at Eagle Pass, Tex. He re-
turned Monday evening well and
happy. His friends greeted him With
a hearty hand shake.
WInfree L. Johnson. who has been
connected with the physical depart
ment stan of the Central |. NJ. c. A,
of Baltimore. for over 4 year, has been
appointed rector OF physical &C
.tiyitIes at Western Maryland College.
The foreigners employed b. b. F.
=shrIver Co, N their eannery IN this
city. left Monday afternoon for their
homes In Baltimore. Each year dur
ing canning season q number Of for
.eigners are brought here to work In
the factory.
The nev United States Revenue Law,
which became effective On Friday oil
last week, repeats the section of the
old law requiring stamps on doen-
menLs. such as bonds. deeds. notes,
insurance policies, telephone calls,
kilograms. etc.
Three eoopg of carrier pigeons we're
liberated at the station Sunday morn
ing by The Express Agent. The pig
cons were sent here by = club In
Allentown, Pa, With instructions to
leave them out On Sunday morning
1t Q o'clock. The pigeons when ieft
out circied around 4 few times md
then vent on their homeward Journey
There will be preaching IN the
Church Of God In Uniontosn, Sunday
1T f0:15 a. m. Sunday school and
Missionary meeting at 3 a. m. Preach
ing II Frizze1burg at p. m. Com
munIon services At Wakefield. At
D. m. We are expecting ID have Rev
Y. K. Belts, of Germantown, Nth ns
II these meetings. l. F. Murray
pastor.
william II. Frlck, who IL serving .
sentence Of one year IN the Maryland
PenilentIary, having been convicted oil
granddaughter for the shooting and
killing OF Everett CLANCY, will possibly
be pardoned. Friek vas 4 d. 4 o
detective and was convicted Of shoot
ing Clancy when he detected the boy
lsackIng coal from a car In the yards
in Baltimore.
Milton A. Sullivan. real estate agent
reports the following sales: The I
". Taylor farm Of acres. at Wake
field. to Charles stoueh and wife: the
Earl Monath property on South
Church street. to Miss Mollie Bell;
The Marshall Flater farm. sandyvlIle
to Harvey Caples. the Lester Ware
hime property in FrIzellburg, to j
Elmer Myers, of Pleasant Valley.
A Tour of the World will be con
Quoted Monday evening BY the Ms
sionary Societies Of Grace Lutheran
church Boston. japan. Germany.
Ireland and Iceland will be visited
and refreshments served at each
country. All persons wishing to make
this tour can do 30 BY being at Grace
Lutheran church. Carroll street, the
station, where cars vii leave every
ten minutes beginning at 7 o'clock
Proceeds for benefit OF social hall.
That the average snake Is quite
sensitive TO pain was clearly eyidenc-
ed short time ago when Frank En-
glar. of near Union Bridge. was plow-
ing In field which was well pnpulaI-
ed b. bumble-bee colonies. Re had
Just ploughed through a nest and af-
ter going on short distance stopped
bis team to await the settling down
OF the angry bees. While waiting a
snake OF the garter variety came
down the fnrrow when perhaps doz-
en- bees alighted On his snakeshIp and
began their hypodermic operations.
causing the latter to roll over and
Hrithe until he turned from the fur
row and escaped IN the grass.
On account OF large number Of
witnesses IN the trial Of Alice Brown,
Bertha Waters and Alice Charms. col
ored, rs. African Methodist Protestant
church, Judge DinsI had to hold II IN
the Court room, yesterday. The hear
Ing commenced at 10 @. m. and lasted
until 12.10 p. n, before quite mixed
audience. The charge against the
plaintiffs vas disturbing the worship
OF the Methodist Protestant Union
Street Church. on Friday evening.
After hearing the following witness
for the plaintiffs-John Charms. Up
ton Morgan. John Bundy. Edward
Waller, Annie WafIield. Ada Morgan.
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