The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-09-21

AFTERNOON, tney give you touch or
summer weather.
There will be a meeting of the Dem
ocratic State Central Committee at the
Hotel Rennert, Baltimore, Nd, on
Wednesday, September 26th, at l
o'clock p. m.
! A special train with three coaches
filled with drafted men for Camp
Meade passed through this city yes
terday morning from Franklin county,
Pa. The engine and cars were decorat-
ed
! The Ladies' Aid Society of Trinity
+ Lutheran Church of Smallwood will
hold their annual meeting at the
church, Wednesday, September 26, at
2.30 o'clock. All members are request
ed to be present.
w. n. Dern, Frizellburg, and two
other persons lost automobile tires
on Saturday night by being stolen from
their cars while standing on the street
in this city We understand the guilty
parties are known and will be arrest
ed.
The Cascade Industries Company, of
Pen Mar, has been incorporated with
capitalization of $4,000 to manu-
facture chocolate confectionery, etc.
The incorporators are: DR.. J. Charles
Beck. Hightield; Guy G. Bennett, Cas-
cade, and Lawrence A. Repp, Rich
mond Hill, n. Y.
ST. Mary's Lutheran Sunday School
at Silver Run, will hold it's annual
Rally and Promotion Day on Sunday,
September %, at 80 p. m. Rev. Hafer,
! TaneytoWn; Rev. Hetrick, Westmins
! ter, and Geo. Mather will be present.
All are invited.
The corporation officials are repair
ing a number of streets by laying
heavy coating of stone. Part Of Green
street, Park avenue and Chase street
are receiving an application at present.
Main street is getting its annual coat
ing of tar and chip stone, which makes
big Improvement.
Miss Corinne Fowler has accepted
a position as stenographer and book
keeper with The Times Printing Com
| pany. Miss Bernadette Ham, their
former stenographer left Wednesday
for Hagerstown where she assumed
her new duties in the Superintendent
office OF the Western Maryland Rail
way Company.
After stealing his automobile tire
and putting out his rear light on his
automobile the thieves came near hav-
ing the owner arrested in this city
Saturday night w. H. Dern, Frizell-
burg. was the unfortunate person
After his tire was stolen the officers
were going TO arrest him for leaving
his car standing without light. AT
ter explaining his loss and how the
h. hn
officers apOlogized.
An inspection of Frederick county
waters was made last week by J. p.
Snyder. of the L. S. Bureau of Fish
cries, with a view of securing infor-
nation of the temperature and flow of
the water for the purpose of locating
fish hatchery in that county. Fish
ing Creek, MOnOcacy river and Hunt
ing Creek waters were tested, as we'll
as the spring at Fountain Rock.
The fall openings being held at our
stores are in full sway, displaying the
newest creations in millinery, novel
ties and wOmen's garments for the
Fall and Winter The stunning dis
plays of the charming headgear and
costumes in the windows attracted a
large number of ladies on Thursday,
the opening day, who were greatly
pleased with the beauty, variety and
quality of the new fashions.
Hurled to the side of the road, when
the buggy in which she was riding
was struck by a train on the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad, Mrs Myrtle Stultz,
painful INJURIES The accident hap
of ho nr~tb
of I.adiesburg, on Saturday, Mrs StultZ
was taken to Frederick on the train
and taken to the City Hospital. 1t was
at first thought her hip was dislocat-
ed An N-ray examination was made
and it is reported her condition is
very favorable. Her injuries are pain
full, however.
For the first time in the history of
the Union Bridge School will the work
be given in the new courses as pre-
scribed by the State Board of Educa
ton. The following will be the fac
ulty for the year. Principal, J. Keller
Smith, B. s.; first assistant, Miss Ruth
Reinecke, A. B.; domestic science
teacher, Miss Ellen B. Long; teacher,
of room 4, Miss Pauline Derr, A. B.;
teacher of room 3, Miss Arminta Muir
ray; teacher of room ?, Miss Carrie
Panebaker; teacher of room l, Miss
| Cleo Pittinger; Miss Elizabeth Ben
nett, who is a graduate of Western
Maryland College, will be first assist
ant
When a mule meets a Ford: Grow
ing tired of the inactivity Of a dull
Sunday afternoon, mule belonging
/ to J. L. Reid, who lives on the Berlin
road near Snow Hill, walked out into
the middle of the road and challeng-
ed the first tin lizzie that hove i'll
sight, which happened to belong to ).
T. Marshall, of Temperance, Va.
! According to Mr.. Marshall the mule
stood on her front feet, very Maud
] like, and let go with both feet just at
| the proper time to catch the radiator
| of his car in the solar pelXis, making
two large holes in the radiator and
tearing it nearly off. A new one was
necessary before he could continue to
his home.-Crisfeld Times.
The Emmitsburg Chronicle tells
what is probably a true story from
Maine about the boy who hung his
hat on the top of a cornstalk and the
corn grew so fast in the night that
! the boy couldn't reach his hat in the
morning. That's pretty good for
Maine; but Emmitsburg corn can go
/ it one better. We know a man Who