The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-08-17

Auctloneers are men who cry be
cause they have to make an homes
living.
DO you happen to know a fathe
who would want his son to follow il
his footsteps?
If all the good had not died youns
there would be a lot of cranky OLE
people on earth today.
The corporation officials are repair
ing Main street by giving it a gener
Gus coat of stone and tar.
No girl can successfully masticate
Judge and nurse a case of disappoint
ed love at the same time.
Mr.. JOHN Beard, East Main street
Is working at the Hotel Albaugh, al
Hanover, Pa.
Members OF the draft army must
have sound teeth and any little imper,
fectlOns must be corrected by a den
fist.
! The County Commissioners and
Health officer DR.. Charles X. Fout2
spent Tuesday at Brownsville Hos
pltal.
| Mr.. Bernard Shaeffer, West Main
!
! Walter +. Hill Co., OF Baltimore, as
a hrst class pipetitter.
| American railroads used during 1916
! 1871 OUO,OUU tons OF bituminous and
! 10000 tons OF anthracite coal, the
United States Geological Survey an
nOunced.
Ice cream factories and others are
experiencing trouble these days. They
are up against it in order to secure a
sufficient quantity of cream to make
ice cream for their customers.
A woodpecker on Saturday morning
tried to drill hole through the metal
ire hat with his bill, that adorns the
cupOia On the tIremen's Building
He played some tune on the hat.
Owners and drivers OF automobiles,
motor vehicles and trucks are protest
ing most vehemently against the pres
ent system OF trials before the police
magistrates, by which they are virtual
ly classed as criminals.
Permission has been given by the
Automobile Commissioner Of New Jer-
6ey to Maryland autoists in that State
to use the amber colored light on their
automobiles providing they remain
there no more than IA days.
The Chairman OF the Council of De-
Tense has received a commendatory
letter from Mr.. Herbert C.. Hoover in
the matter OF Mrs. K. NJ. Mellors,
of Sykesville, original idea of The
Uncle Sam Shelf"
On account of lack OF passenger
coaches the Western Maryland Rail
road Conn my on Sunday used coaches
on one train from three different rail
roads. Every train was loaded with
passengers that passed through this
city.
Chief OF Police John A. Stem is one
of the best officials in the State. He
not only does his police duty we'll but
he takes hold of anything to better the
conditions of the city. He is busy at
present running the steam roller on
East Green street.
On Monday afternoon a Buick tour
ing car received a badly bent fender
and a smashed head light by skidding
in the tar on the Baltimore and Refs
terstown state road The car was from
Virginia and the owner was not pleas
ed over the tarred road.
Charles A Weagly, Beaver Creek,
Md. Saturday harvested a crop OF
secOnd-growth wheat on a 15-acre
field His wheat crop was cut to pieces
bp the big June hail storm. A sec
ond growth sprang up, but the quality
was poor. Mr.. Weagly is a brother OF
Nessrs. Andrew and William Weagly,
this city.
Motor Vehicle Commissioner Baugh
man has taken the position that the ne
cessity for operators or chauffeur's
licenses does not apply to members OF
the armed forces of the United States.
If you have borrowed this paper
from YOUR neighbOr. be sure to return
it when you have finished reading it.
He subscribed because he wanted it.
Three tollgates were removed Mon
day when the New Windsor Turnpike
Company turned its buildings over TO
the county commissioners of F'reder-
lex and Carroll counties. The Carroll
county officials paid $500 for four
miles of the road in that county. The
company presented three miles Of the
road in this county to the local COM
..
The B. f. Shriver Company will
receive corn at their Union Mills, West
minister, 5ykesville and New Windsor
factories and at their receiving sta
tions at Manchester and Finksbul on
and after Monday August 10th. The
Company requests that all growers
who planted corn from April 18th to
May 9TH should watch it carefully as
this corn should be matured and
ready for pulling.
The annual reunion of the churches
of the New Windsor Circuit will be
held in Hon R. Smith Snader'S woods
Tuesday, August %. The program
will begin at 10 a. IN. and will con-
sist of games, races, contests, ETC.,
recitations, song and addresses by
former pastors. The Oak Orchard
Band will be present all day. Come all
and bring your lunch and spend the
day.
When the drive belt on a threshing
machine broke, tearing loose part OF
the feed table a loose board struck
William E. Kindig, of Locust Hill, on
the top of the head, rendering him I'M
conscious. The accident occurred in
the barn on the property OF Victor
Brenneman, in West Mannheim town
ship, last Thursday at 4 o'clock. Dr..
II. NJ AlIeman, of Hanover, was sum-
mOned to render the necessary asSls-