The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-04-13

Irwin E- BURKE OL %TK@SFALl6r 1880 $50
| listed in the Navy.
Easter Sunday was not very agree
able. It Was cold and the air raw.
The census enumerators or Middle
burg district were the first to nnlsh
their work.
Joseph Myers, Centre street, was
thrown from his bicycle and received
badly cut face
Charles Diffendal pitched three in
inEs against the Providence Club ~
Frederick on Saturday
David Humbert, Medford, has pur-
chased the store stand Of Oliver New
man, at Mount Pleasant, Pa
The stork visited the home OF Mr.
amid MRS. Maurice Martin near thls
city. and left them a daughter.
Mr.. l.. G. L.amotte, Hampstead, has
zone into the restaurant business nc
Hanover. Pa., with John d. Miller, OIL
Hanover. Pa
Rov Weller, John street. hRS &C.
cepted position with the Western
Maryland Railway Company in the
freight department.
me freight rate OH cement from
Union Bridge, to Baltimore has been
placed at 77 cents net ton hv the
Public Service Commission
Mr.. James M. Stoner will represent
eha local Order of Red Men, at the
convention which is tO be held iIl Bal
kimore by the Red Men Order shortly.
The western Maryland College ball
team was defeated by Johns Hopkins
mt Homewood Park, Baltimore, last
Tuesday afternoon by Co. score or Nh
tO ".
"A marriage license was issued IN
Baltimore Tuesday tO William WA
Crabs, Baltimore, and Fern M Bow
sers, daughter Of Mr.. and hrs. Charles
E. Bowers, Liberty street.
Missouri editor refuses to pub
fish obituaries of people who do not
cake the paper. HiS view ia that peo-
ple who 40 not take their home paper
are dead anyway, and their passing
haa nO news value.
franc OH the Western Maryland
Railroad was interrupted Monday
might and Tuesday morning by engine
g15 getting off the track ON GOrsuch
siding. 1t required the strength OF
two powerful cranes go replace tne
engine. M
The LAYING OF the cornerstone Of
fha new Agricultural Building Will
be one of the main features Of the
Farmers Day celebration at College
Park. May 3O Ground for the build
lng wal broken some time aEO and
work u now wen under way.
Our farmers are very much wrought
Up over tine taking away OR their boys
and help from them to be placed In
the army. Some have not done any
Spring work on that account, as they
say they cannot farm without the as
aistance from their boys and It - use
less to start anything except for
their own use.
Messrs. William r. Myers, this city,
Harry Kessler, Carrollton, Arthur
Fields, Sykesville, MIR. Laramore. AS
bestos, have enlisted In Company =.
This will bring the Company up to
90 men. Captain Weigle H. recruit
ing and would like to have about So
more men to bring thu Company up
tO war strength
Our citizens were surprised Mon
day morning when they awoke and
found i've inches or snow covering
the earth. The snow did not last
long aS the sum came out bright and
melted ~ in "a hurry. Reports were
that drifts had formed on the roads
and at several places were deep
enough To cause some difficulty ln
getting through.
United States has taken over az
German vessels that have been in
termed in the different harbors In this
country The total tonnage amounts
tO 62g, 900 tons. The cost OF these
vessels will amount to over billion
dollars. The Vaterland, one of The
mightiest vessels alOat il 54,2S4 tons,
and is one Of the prizes It cost
A7500,O0 to build itI
On W tour Or inspection, Chairman
OF the State Roads Commission Frank
H. ZOuck, Chief Engineer Henry G.
Shirley and Resident Engineer q. a.
Tenney April 3 went over the State
highways in the northern section of
Frederick county. New work in the
Northern section OF the county was
inspected and also the plank road
leading from Emmitsburg tO West
minister.
HHA GM SATURDAY night last WA1hA1A
Myers, of Pleasant Valley, left his
horse and buggy hitched at Gehr's
hardware store. About nine o'clock,
he discovered that Id had been remov-
ed. He reported his loss to Sheriff
Gtnner, and late &C night the horse
hltched I'D an old buggy, was found
tied near Eckenrode's carriage fac
tory; the practical joker or thief,
whichever 10 was, having exchanged
buggies. liz any citizen OF the
county knows anyone, who has
brought home buggy which they did
not have prior to last Saturday, he
should It once report the fact to
Gherifr $toner. For the peace officers
alone 60 undertake 10 locate the bug
~ that was taken, would be like the
proverhial looking for "a needle in a
hmyStack.' Many cases Oh petty
thievery have been reported recently
1n various sections OF the county. TT
la the duty Of every citizen to- furnish
the peace officers with any informa-
ton that may lead to the recovery of
stolen property and the arrest OF the
guilty. IL Is possible that Mr..
Myers buggy was taken a. a social
ed joke. If that be true, if the joker
viii put the buggy where the owner
can get it and notify him where to
f1nd it, he will save himself serious
trouble In the future, FOR liz IL IL not
returned within a few days, the mat
ter will be investigated by the Grand
Jury. and every effort made To bring
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