The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-03-23
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Attorney Edward O Weant ill., been
housed up this week with the grip
The Senate Friday confirmed tn
nomination Of r. Mel. Shower, q
Manchester, to be postmaster OF that
place
We had rain, and then to awaken
our ideas that winter was not over, II
showed, OH Wednesday night
Religious services at Pipe Greek
Church, Sunday morning, March ~, KAN
1890 a. ira. Guy E Leister, of the
Seminary, will preach
The ballots used at the general cleo
ton last fall were shipped to the Bal
timore Roofing 4 Asbestos Co., Ashes
tos, today in Is sacks.
Our citizens had a quick step on
Monday morning Oh account of Old
Man Winter giving us some Keen
weather tO start the week oll-
Smlth-Yingling canning factory, XVI
Hampstead IL being equipped with
new and modern sanitary machinery
The machines weigh 10000 pounds.
Preaching in the Medford Grange
Hall Sunday afternoon, March 20, at
2.30 D. m, by Rev. Paul s. Kenneth, Of
Westminster Theological Seminary
Mrs. Joseph Bowman and children
who have resided Ara Baltimore for
some time, moved back tO Tannery
Saturday, where they formerly lived
Mr. =. C. Stoner, West Main street
has removed the two buildings that
were damaged by fire, and is making
preparations for the erection of an
up-to-date residence.
Mr.. William E. Grumbine, East
Main street, who received a light
stroke or paralysis last week. has
recovered sufficiently tO attend tO his
duties at his factory
The choir Of Centenary Methodist
Episcopal church will render an
Easter Cantata entitled 1.-THE Glory OF
the Garden" by Geibriel, on Easter
Sunday evening, at 80 p. M.
Mr.. Frank r. Shaeffer, this city,
will open a branch heating, plumbing
and thinning shop at ReisterstoWn ON
the 10th Of April Mr. Shaeffer haS
done considerable work in that place
this winter.
Alyah III Leister, teacher Of thc
public school at Shiloh, has resigned
to accept a position in the publicity
department of the United Railways
at Baltimore The resignation takes
effect at once.
MT. Meade Ohler, with a force Of
men il giving the court room an un-
usual spring cleaning The old paint
Wrrm rnTT n
work and ceiling f0r fresh coat of
paint that IL To ID applied a. soon a.
everything il in readiness
We thank Mrs. M. e. Crout for the
roadster map of Maryland that she so
kindly presented to us. Mrs. Crout
Is manager OF Woodland Hall Hotel
Forest Park, Baltimore, where she
will be glad to see all of her West
Minister friends
Mr. William Eckenrode, East Main
street, has made "a double dwelling
out Of the Fouke property that he
purchased some time ago. The house
has been thoroughly renovated from
the roof to the cellar, with COM
Portable porch In front.
Those men who, in times Of pro-
found peace, loudly proclaim their
willingness to die for their country
may possibly have an opportunity in
the near future to make their Boosting
good, although ii il to b. hoped no
such emergency may arise.
The United States Department OF
Agriculture has reported an alarm
ing decrease of cereals remaining on
farms on March i, as compared with
former years and has issued warn
ing to- farmers not It'd sell their valH-
able seed and ID endanger this years
crops.
The Polk estate sold farm con-
tanning ESQ acres. near Gathers, this
week. The price is not known but is
supposed to be around $4,000. There
is timber enough on the property to
make 100000 feet of lumber. Mr..
"a Frank Arlington, near Sykesville,
negotiated the deal.
Gamers in Washington county arr
paying $14 KAN ton for sugar corn de-
liTered at their factories the coming
season. The Gamers in Carroll
county are paying the same here, and
source that some factories are paying
as high as $40 ton.
If man In these parts gets bald
headed and at the same time il we'll
fixed financially, lit doesn't require
much of an imagination ND refer tn
said bald plate a. ~ noble brow" Tf
some poor old duffer goes bald-head-
cd, however, his friends will cling to
the belief that he got that way from
worrying