The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-04-14
LOCAI.AHAIRS.

Raw material scarcity is retarding
the filling OF orders
The State tax rate for 1916 Will be
3e 5-12 cents On the 800.
Automobile output of the United
States for 1914 was 100000 cars.
For every electric automobile made
IN 1915 there were 40 gasoline cars
Mr. Harry '. Mancha, Webster
street, who has been seriously ii
With typhoid fever. Is slowly recover
ing.
To prevent burned fingers there
has been invented tongslike handle
for picking up cooking utensils and
which can be locked In place Il de-
sired.
]. c. Gilbert and wife have vacated
the Windsor Hotel. at New Windsor,
and moved to cly. York county. p.
where he will conduct hotel ana
saloon.
Driven by a gasoline tractor, ma
chine has been invented for clearing
ground OF young timber and brush,
even though closely matted against
the soil.
An acetyiene fiashlight for rail-
road crossing gates. ignitsd By
pilot tight as : gate Is lowered, haa
been invented.
An inventor has patented guard
to be fastened u the back OF mans
head to enable him to shave his meek
accurately and safely.
The heaviest April snowstorm that
has fallen in this city for the past
% years was experienced on SatuT=
day and possibly the deepest sno.
the past winter.
The public school Of Patapseo will
hold a Box Social and entertainment
in the hall. on Saturday. MAY &.
There will be addresses and music.
Ice cream and confectionery for sale
The board Of County Commission
ers for Howard county awarded the
contract for the building of a n@R
public road from Lisbon TO Wood
bine TO Thomas. Bennett a. Hunter.
on bid of s2o.osi.9s.
This is the time TO prune grape
vines. An authority on pruning says.
DO Il al once. and don't be afraid 70
cut back TO one or Two leaders, md
two eyes, az the fruit always comes
on the new wood There Is more
danger OF too little. than too much
pruning"
An Easter cantata. THE Glory Of
the Garden" VII be given by the
choir OF Centenary NJ r. church On
Easter Sunday. 1T TO y. IN. The
mill lie hN AaHHEA
Anders and BoIlInger violinists. and
Mr.. Evans ,rombonist Seats free
Everybody welcome.
Superstition and distrust With
which all societies known as secret
orders, were at one time viewed b.
large number of people. was happily
long ago dispeIIed. and today the
lodges stand as one Of the champions
of the home and family. Wherever
society has reached high state If
development. secret and fraternal or
ders have their great stronghold.
The time of making garden IL near
at hand and It i also time to pen NJ
the chickens. There is perhaps. noth=
Ing that causes h much hard feel
ing in locality n for chickens %
wander on a neIghhor's premises and
garden. Some say they do not do any
harm. That makes no difference,
your neighbor does not want To be
annoyed with your chickens and Yon
should not cause trouble by allowing
your fowls to run at large. A hen
that will not STAY In the enclosure
Will usually make fine Sunday din
ner.
A farm isn't real farm without :
garden. Its products ought to make
the farmers tables the envy of those
poor persons who live where there
Isn't room for even small garden
patch. 1t takes garden sass" 10 keep
q farmer In good health and feItIe.
Just as 1t takes oats and green grass
to make two-year old colt act Ike .
skittish kitten. : few good garden
tools and some seeds should be pro.
cured and the ground we'll prepared.
City gardens are coming back into
style, also, and are helping many
families to cut down the cost Of "
ing.
IN an extremely critical condition.
Lawrence DIelman, who for D con
secutive years jonrneyed to the little
cemetery at Mount st. Marys Col
Iege, near EmmIIsbnrg and just be-
fore the dawn d Christmas morning
paid his tribute Of music 10 the
memory OF his father, Henry Casper
Dfelman. is at Mount Hope sanator=
ium. He Is delIrIous at times. !
month ago Larry was paralyzed.
The stroke affected his left side.
principally his arm. face and the
nerves and muscles of his neck !
month ago Larry reached Mount
Hope
Harly Friday morning at negro
dance Eldridge Mceready, colored. Of
sykesyille, was vice shot in. the m
per part of the body BY Lenny Dean.
Of Baltimore. It i alleged. The dance
took place Ut he home of Walter
Lean, coloresa and during the course
of the festivities 4 quarrel IL SID.
posed to have ensned between Me=
Gneady and Dean. when the latter
drew a revolver and fired twice. both
shots taking eject In Mccready.a
body The dancers fed precipiIaIeIy
70 the rear Of he house, while Dem
ran to the front door. fired several
shots into tie a|T and disappeared.
Is condition ! critical and Il I ut
IIaHght till : II lie,
s.