The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-05-12
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

lit GICdlh Hao % 0sSAhs1N -
vocate by Mr.. ]. D. Crowl, Center
street, on Wednesday. Thanks.
The trustees of the Church Of God
have purchased the property Of Dir.
William Davidson, Centre street and
will erect their church thereon.
Mr.. Upton Hayden, Who has been
employed at the Asbestos Works,
near Finksburg. has gone 10 Hagers-
town. where he has accepted a posi-
ton.
The May meeting of the Woman's
Civic League will be held Thursday,
May %, at D. m, at the Woman's
Exchange Rooms. 4 full attendance
Is d. sired.
Mr.. James l.. Stoner. OF Baltimore.
son of Mr.. and Mrs. James NJ. stoner,
this city. has accepted q position with
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co.,
as private detective.
Massachusetts inventors are build
ing a steam automobile railway car,
using kerosene for fuel, that ID ex-
pected 10 carry Al passengers at
speed of so miles an hour.
John Doyle, East Green street, will
umpire all the ball games played at
Mt. St Mary's College. Emmitsburg
Mr.. Doyle Is well-known a. an UNI
pIre. He handed the indicator Tor
many games In this city.
In the manufacture of agricultural
implements--ploWs, harfows. eultYa-
tsrs. drills. planters. threshing ma
chimes, rakee, ete.--300 million feet OF
lumber Is used annually. and over 30
per cent of Il is southern yellow pine.
DR.. T. A. Rood will give an illus
trated lecture, Ten Nights in Bar
ROOM" at Four Corner School. near
Cover, Md, on Wednesday, May II, at
40 D. IN. The school will also hold a
festival on the grounds. All are IN
vited.
According TO tho charter Of Sykes
vile new corporation officials are
elected each year on the first Tuesday
after the first Monday IN May. By
oversight The election was forgotten
and no officials have been elected for
1915.
A special train carrying q regiment
OF regular troops from Fort Howard
To the Texas border passed through
this city at 80 Wednesday evening
The train made the run fran Wal
brook to Hagerstown In hours and
81 minutes.
II blossoms count for anything the
fruit crop throughout this section Of
the Cumberland Valley this year will
be record breaker. Never before
have the peach. cherry. pear. plum
and apple trees been so covered with
blossoms as ut present.
The Epworth League OF Thomas
Chapel, at Tannery, will give a must
cal and literary entertainment IN the
basement of the church on Tuesday
evening, May 18th. at o'clock. II
held the first fair evening Refresh
ments will be served.
The teacher and pupils of Deer
Park school wish TO express their ap-
probation TO those who In any way
contributed to the success Of the fea-
tival held there May 9Th. The sum
of twenty-slx dollars vas realized
and will be spent in decorating the IN
terror of the building and other I'm
proyements.
The ladies of Union Bridge organ
lied Civic League MAJ 4 with the
following officers President. Mrs.
Agnes Dielman; e=presidents. Mrs.
p. i. Snader. Mrs. A. W. Wagner.
Mrs. Edward Bixler and Miss Blanche
Bonsack; secretary, Mrs. J, s. Bale:
treasurer, Mrs. ". n. Dow. Mrs. {.
e. Stewart and Mrs. Myers. this city.
were present and addressed the meet
Ing.
Wednesday. while Mr.. - c. Eekard,
near Taneytoun, was using the roller,
preparing his ground TO plant corn
he stepped on the tongue OF the roller
to fix some harness. striking one Of
the horses. The horse plunged and
threw Mr.. Eckard. the roller passing
over bis body fracturing both bones
of his left leg above the ankle. DR..
M. L Bot. this city, reduced the frae-
ture.
: committee representing employees
of Western Maryland Railway shops
in Hagerstown, held Q conference
there with President Carl r. Gray
relative 10 an eIght-hour day which
the shopmen asked, according to a
dispatch from Hagerstown. Nine
hours was accepted a. q compromise.
An increase from 37h cents TO AZ
cents per hour was also asked. This,
with the question of union recognition,
was left to the decision OF the Federal
Commission.
The Keymar- Taneytown pike seems
a sure thing, ~ practically all Of the
required money has been subscribed
in addition to the amount 10 be paid
by the county. The next thing, now,
Is to get to work. and to do 80 at
once, II much is to be accomplished
this year. The project will require a
considerable amount of managerial
skill and aggressiTeness, and lot OF
time on the part OF few active ones.
Even with the cash in sight, the road
will not grow OF Its own accord
Taneytown Record.
Hey. Harry .. Newcomer celebrated
his eleventh anniversary IS pastor Of
Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Sunday morning at the edIfice. Broad
way and Cough street. Baltimore Rev
Newcomer took as his sermon the life
Of ct Paul. He contrasted the life OF
the Apostle with The life of men to-
day. MT. Newcomer was presented .
basket Of flowers and the presenta=
ton speech was made by Mr. Freder-
Ick w. KaEel superintendent OF the
Sunday school. The pastor came to
Grace Church from Silver Run on
May T.. 1906. The church under his
pastorale has become one of the
greatest factors IN the Maryland
Synod. The church was decorated
with palms and cut flowers and there
Has special music BY me choir.