The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-06-16

Sunday at IL a m.
The new boiler for Englar spon..
sellers mill has been received anu
placed in position.
The school teachers for Carroll
county were given an examination At
the High School this week.
Grace Lutheran Church will hold
its. Children's Day service. SUNDAY at
1890 a. M, instead OF the evening.
Mr.. John Posel has opened har=
ness shop in the room he formerly
used as cafe on East Main street.
We had another soaking rain on
Wednesday night and Thursday, Hnich
made the growing crops take a Jump.
The Democratic Advocate Company
has declared a dividend OF ) per cent
upon its capital stock payable June
80.
The Western Maryland College
closed on Wednesday until the middle
of September at which time the Iali
term opens.
The young son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Elias Beaver, near Warfeldsburg, VINO
was dangerously Ill from pneumonia,
Is improving.
The students of the Western Mary
land College left at 12.37 Wednesday
afternoon on a special train to Balt=
more for their homes.
The County Commissioners and :
number OF prominent gentlemen from
this county were before Governor
Han rington last week.
The name Of Arthur II. Uhler. Reis-
terstown, was sent to the Senate D
President Wilson for confirmation Tor
postmaster Of that place.
Albin Scott MERCER. Woodbine,
graduated from Rock Hill College
Yesterday. Mr.. MERCER discussed IN
ternational peace with three others.
Mrs. jeremiah Koontz. Of Bare
Branch, presented the Advocate with
a box OF large and delicious straw
berries OF the Charles Fendle variety.
Thanks.
Charles T. Reifsnider. Esq, son of
the late Charles T. Reifsnider. 81,
Baltimore, was made attorney 10 he
Maryland Casualty Company. Batu-
more, last week.
Flag Day was fttingly observed IN
this city. A number OF business
places and many residences displayed
flags. Even automobiles were decor
ated with old glory.
The members of Harmony Grove
Methodist Protestant Church At slsi
will hold their annual Festival IN me
grove adjoining the church SATURDAY.
July s, beginning at p. III.
The Scout Band is booked for IN
engagement at Winfield tomorrow
The band is gaining in favor every
day and they deserve all the eneonr=
agement that they can be given.
Carroll county school boys scored
four points at the second STATEWIDE
Olympaid held at Homewood iasi
Saturday. They tied two other eoun-
ties in same number of points.
Westminster Deposit & Trust Com
pany declared a dividend of per
mt and an extra dividend Of per
cent upon its capital stock clear oi
I'll taxes and payable June 30.
Children's Day will be observed b
Bachman's Union Sunday school
Sunday evening. June 18th. at 80
Revs. Reinecke and Leatherman are
expected to be present AL invited
The Western Maryland Railway
Company will change Its time table
Sunday. The Blue Mountain Express
will start its run for the summer Sat
urday, arriving here at 4.25 p. m. 80.
ing west
The corporation Is giving tar and
oil demonstration on Main street this
week by applying a coat Of tar with
good layer OF fine stone to level N
the street where 1t has q number Of
bumps in 1t.
The Forest and Stream Club Ill
hold an important meeting Tuesday
night, June goth, at 500 o'clock. d
the Times Building. Every member
of the club is requested to be present
at this meeting.
The strawberry and Ice cream festl.
val which was TO have been held On
the lawn of Kreider's Reformed par
sonage on Thursday evening vii be
held on Saturday evening. the 18th.
All welcome.
The missionary organizations Of
Grace Lutheran church will give a
pageant entitled "Glimpses Along the
Kings Highway" next Thursday eY-
enlng, June %, I'm Grace Lutheran
Church. Everybody invited.
A delegation from TaneytoWn dis
trlct numbering about rs persons
went before the State Roads Commits
sion last Friday and asked for a road
to be built from Taneytown to Har-
ney, near the Pennsylvania line.
Daniel l.. Zepp, of Carroll county.
who was placed In the borough jail
yesterday by Officers Smeaeh and
Crabbs for being drunk and disorder
ly was given hearing this morning
before Burgess Stokes. After paying
the $500 fine imposed by the Burgess
Mr.. Zepp was released.-From Han
over Evening Sun of June L.
The Mayor and Common Council
for this city has Just issued It's annual
statement for the past year which
shows as follows: Amount received
from various sources s22,207.60. The
xpenditures-new streets and gut
ters, etc, $3,7S5.00; maintenance and
general expenses, s9,699.21 general
salaries for officials, s1,s12.50: miseeI-
laneous, $1,714.07. One bond of 5000
was paid; reserve fund and cash IN
bank amounts to $5,698.77.
H. M. Sterner and family. of Han
over, Pa. and Denton S. Warehime, Of
Bachman's Valley, made q trip to
Pittsburgh on Saturday morning At
7 o'clock, going via Meconnellsburg
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