The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-03-30

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pound boy, born last Saturday
:. r.. Fisher, optician, viii be AZ
BOyIe's Drug Store, East Main street
Friday and Saturday, April a and 14
49, Maryland Day came OH Sunday
IL was celebrated Monday rs a legal
holiday. Banks and Court House were
closed.
Mr. U. G.. Heltihridle and family,
East Main street, moved to Uniontown
yesterday, where they will make their
home.
A marriage license was issued in
Baltimore Friday to Charles r. league
and Julian &. Masenheimer, both OF
Manchester.
A marriage license was issued I'm
Baltimore Wednesday to Merton "A.
Engel. New Windsor, and Grace M
Zumbrum, Union Bridge.
The Farmers and Mechanics Nation
all Bank has changed the day Oft ill.,
board meeting from Tuesday to We'd
nesday afternoon III each week.
MIR. Henry Gentzler. or Manchester
will take the place of Mr.. William
Stoner, deputy sheriff, who j. with
Company FL At HaVre de Grace, until
his return.
la field owned by Mr. George WI. AL
baugh, near this city, was set OF fire
SUNDAY afternoon by q person care
lessly throwing u lighted match lIltc
the grass.
Religious services att Medford
Grange Hall, Sunday afternoon Al
2.3O W. m. Rev. VI. Leese Green, Oh the
Seminary, will preach Walter I'LL
Angelo violinist-
There is much contention among
the graduates OF the Waynesboro High
School this year ON account OF one OF
the number, Gladys Willis, colOred
girl, being assigned prominent part
in the graduation exercises.
X. R Taylor e. Son, Carrollton, have
purchased the tract off land from "a
Gloyd Lynch, East Main street, locat-
ed On George street, opposite Of the
Westminster Gas Works, where they
will erect large canning factory
On account of the strike ait West
ern Maryland Railroad shops at Hag-
erstOWn, number of men In this
county were employed by the railroad
company to guard around the shops al
Hagerstown until the strike Is settled
The western Maryland Railwa!
plans to erect "a large modern Goa
pier ant Port Covington and anothel
big grain elevator. These improve
ments will represent an outlay o
s3. 100000, and will add much to thu
terminal facilities Of the road AT thii
port.
John ". Clary, manager for the Rea
Estate, Mortgage and Investment 70.
sold Monday for Mrs. Sarah \. Har
gett her fine residence, situated a
12I West Second street, Frederick, u
Mrs. Sarah W Hardy, from NIT. Airy
who will get possession and make
her home in the near future.
Probably ten years ago 1t was notes
by one OF our county papers that tn
bank statements published in respons
To the government call showed aggre
gate cash deposits OIL just Va shade les
than $1,000 900, including the deposit
of the two Delta banks which are jus
across the Hartford line The aggre
gate deposits i'm Hartford banks Las
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the Delta banks which would swell thi
amount about 100000 more.
The jury in the condemnation cas-
of the Western Maryland Railwa.
Company against Martha J. Eigen
Fbrcde awarded the latter $500. TIL
railroad company wanted the land TO
the purpose of enlarging a. siding, am
claimed that it was not worth yer,
much money. Mrs. Eigenbrode he'll
that 1T would b. damaging to her prop
ertv which is situated near Emmits
burg and that to sell the land to tn
company would mean a loss OF q par
of her garden.
Governor Harrington Wednesda.
night announced the names Of the fly
men in each county whom he will adj
| to the Preparedness and Survey Com
mission, of which Carl r.. Gray j
chairman, and who will take charge Q
the military census and the Othe
work of the commission i'm their re
spective counties. The list give
FOR Carroll county IL DR. Henry N
Fitzhugh, Johnnie IL. Beasman, Nath
an TT. Bale, Herbert r.. Wooden am
Preston f. Englar.
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~ public meeting 70 further til
movement To have the state take owe
the Baltimore-Hanover turnpike, fror
Reisterstown to the Pennsylvania lint
was held Saturday evening in Fire
mems Hall. at Boring. Resident
were present from all sections alon
the pike and from Baltimore count
and Northern Carroll County. TIL
\ plan of asking the State Roads Com
mission to take over the highway an
rebuild the same was thoroughly dis
lcussed, and IL was decided 70 ask th
Commission by petition to do this an
Ito set forth the deplorable conditiol
WI the road
I The farm labor situation Is serious
There has not been in fifty years pas
isuch a dcarth of farm laborers an
tenants The applications foy labor
ers and tenants have far outnumbere
the applications for positions Man
farms in the county from present indi
cations viii not be worked at all. 9th
ers will be only half worked for TIL
lack of men to- operate them The lit
uation Is serious for the landowners
the State and the city jewellers VIII
are already feeling the shortage o
food supplies. The proportion O
people III the cities IS altogether to-
great for the work To be done there
Farm produce will have to continue .,
advance until the farmers can affor,
to pay wages high enough to Undue
men to work upon the land.
It IL reported on cur streets that
right-of-way through Littlestown fo
the Washington, Westminster e Get
tysburg Railway will have PRACTICAL,
the unanimous support of council "a