The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-04-27

MI the c. for Baltimore county for
NJ 1917 will be $1.06 pn the $780, the
same as TAFT year
N Governor Harrington has postponed
his call for the extra session Of the
Maryland Legislature I'D May 15.
Our farmers are aIl busy turning
lup the earth for their spring crops,
Wheat does not look very promising
Mr.. Frederick M. Bitzel, of Tannery,
who enlisted In the Navy as a plumber,
has been sent to Portland, Me-, for
duty.
Mrs. w. Taylor Stringer, Of Glyn-
don, has organized a Blue Hen Cir
Gle Of Red Cross with over 100 mem
n bers.
"A marriage license was issued at
Ellicott City Tuesday to William WV
O'Neal, Henryton, and Bertha "a. Pool,
Marriottsville.
Two more young men from Carroll
VI county have enlisted in tn Navy.
They arc Howard C. Bond and Kent
Nv B. Pittinger, both Of Union Bridge
On account OF tine engine breaking
\ down, the 6.34 train Sunday evening
was delayed over three hours. tt did
not arrive in this city until about 10
o'clock.
i The special session Of the Maryland
Legislature to enact emergency war
measures is to meet either May 1 or
2 unless Governor Harrington has
reason to change his mind
Fred F'lorris, of Union Bridge, paid
S25 and costs to Justice Dinst, this
city, on Monday on the charge of
choking Lovey Nugan. Both are Ital-
Afana. Florris was drunk when he
chOked LOVey.
Mr. W. X. Shaver, near this city,
will move tO Jefferson, Md, where he
has rented Al mill. Mr. Shaver con
\ ducteH the -four mill near this city
that burned down last winter
| Captain John N Weigle h. am
nounced that H. has received orders
\ from the War Department that iii
young men enlisting in Company III at
this time will be discharged after the
war has been decided.
Mr.. ]. T. Brady, representative for
the Charles William Stores, has moved
his Office from the Real Estate Com
pany Building, at the railroad, to the
store room at So West Main street,
opposite the Westminster Savings
Bank
| A local demon statistician, seizing
upon the rare opportunity offered in
the $1,000, 100000 bond issue, has fig
lured that If one man ever had that
much funds III would take him until
May 15, 1884, splurging at the rate Of
ia dollar minute, to 10 broke.
\ Mr. George O. Benson, this city, has
purchased one of the latest model
Paige automobiles from David Geiman
| "a Son, West Main street, agents. This
IL the first car OF that make to be-
placed i'm this city and the owner ID
very much pleased with 1T. The ma
chine carries seven passengers and is
handsomely designed.
Discharges from the National Guard
will not be granted enlisted men sole
/ ly because they are married, accord
ling to instructions sent out by adju-
Itant generals by the Militia Bureau
Where a soldier has independent
means which will prevent his family
from becoming a charge upon the
Government H. will not be mustered
out.
| Al. Hampton Baumgartner publicity
representative Of the Baltimore and
Ohia Railroad, and formerly from this
city, left University Hospital, Balti-
more, Wednesday and will spend a
few days recuperating before return
| Ing to his desk. Mr. Baumgartner
was operated on three weeks ago for
internal trouble and the operation
was success.
Potatoes and eggs command the same
quotation, according to one local gar
dener, who was laying in supply of
"spuds" for planting. He was told
by the grocer potatoes were six cents
a pound For them he traded eggs,
bringing six dozen to the store. He
received 33 cents a dozen and took
potatoes in return
a col0red boy by the name OF Dor
sey, living ON Charles street, was ar
s~ted Tuesday afternoon a. he came
OF of the cellar under the store of
George N Hunter, East Main street,
with "a sack Oh hiS back containing
two hams and "A shoulder Dorsey
was taken To Jail, but later was let
out on bail for his appearance before
the May grand jury
Swat the fly, swat the fly il what
you hear just now Catch the little
infants before they grow big and there
won't be many flies to swat. There,
now I've started the ball rolling, let
the women folk send it further I've
heard it said that this old girl does
not harmonic with. all the clubs.
Don't you believe word of it. / am
interested in everything that pertains
to glorification of Westminster, and if
there's any glory to be gotten out of
the fly crusade, let everybody swat"
Here endeth the first head Of my dis
course.
The strike at HagerstOwn between
ihe Western Maryland Railroad and
and it, machinists continues. Neither
side will give in It II very costly It'd
the railroad company for it, guards
and other protection furnished by
them to protect their men now work
ing The strikers have the sympathy
of the entire town and are helping
the strikers to win their fight, it is
said. The heads of the unions were
at Hagerstown last week and made
arrangements to furnish the strikers
with all the money they need to help
them out during their fight.
AS William FrizelI Gibson, of Ell
dersburg, was driving along the car
tracks on the ReisterstoWn road Sat
urday night an electric car crashed
into the team. Gibson, who pre-
viously had engaged in a fight at a
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