The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-06-22
Mr.. Potato Bug is on the Job.

Mr.. George r. Gehr, chairman, re
ports $516,25O subscribed to the Lib
erty Loan through the banks of Car
roll county.
Children's Day service will be held
Sunday evening at 73O at Pleasant
Valley. An interesting program has
been prepared.
A Red Cross Society will be organ
lied in this city at the meeting to be
held Tuesday night in the interest of
Red Cross work.
A horse owned by David H. Frock,
Pleasant Valley, died from injuries re-
ceived by being kicked by another
horse while blowing.
A meeting by the Womens Commits
sion on Preparedness and Survey will
be held at Union Bridge tonight to
organize a Red Cross Society.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Trinity
Lutheran church will meet at the
home of Mrs. Kien Schaeffer at Lou
isville on Wednesday, June q.
Mr.. John Milton Reifsnider, this city
has been nominated as vice-president
of the Maryland Bar Association
which is in session in Atlantic City.
Mr. Ernest Crowl, of Reese, remem-
bered the Advocate with Il sample of
his delicious strawberries that he has
growing in his patch. They can't be
beat for flavo~ and size Thanks.
Messrs. Englar & Sponseller and n.
|. GOrsuch Son Co.. have closed down
their mills for repairs and will re-
Ceive no more wheat until after har-
vest.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Centen-
airy Methodist Episcopal Church.
closed its sessions for the summer by
holding a social III Social Hall Tues
day evening.
An important meeting OF the w. G.
T l.. will be held at the residence of
Mrs. ID. F. Shipley. Thursday evening
June 2Sth, at o'clock. Arrangements
for the county convention to be held
in September will be made, and every
member of the Union should be pre-
sent
In the column Public Ledger Old
Folks contained in Wednesdays Pub
lie Ledger, Of Philadelphia, in the
series of sketches Of persons born on
or before 1886, the year the Ledger
was founded" is the following sketch
of the venerable DR. Oliver T. Ever
hart. of Hanover, who is s. years old:
When he learned that the money
he had subscribed for a Liberty bond
would be used in a war against his
native country, Adolph Gustav Ern-
est Weikleman went before a York
Pa. Alderman and demanded that he
l,n Y,n1n l. hi M1s1y
leman's subscription has been cancel
ed.
Two weddings of interest to the
Deaf Mute community and of the Sta
te are those of Miss Elizabeth f.
Scott and Clarence Mccormick, pu-
pills at the School for the Deaf, Over
lea. which took place Friday night,
and that of Prof. &. II. Fauple, teach
er at the State School for the Deaf,
Frederick, and Miss Elsie Murray,
Mount Airy. which will take place to-
morrow.
Roger Dorsey, co1ored who stole
d horse from NJ A. Sullivan and
buggy from Mrs William Leppo, this
city. last week, and was pursued by
Policeman Stem and Sheriff Stoner
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arrested at the home of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dorsey, Charles
street Friday last. He was given a
hearing and sent to the Cheltenham
School for COlored boys until he be-
comes 81 years of age.
Charles B. Eichelberger, Hagers-
town, died at the Washington county
hospital Wednesday night about 9.15
o'clock from septicemia and pyemia,
as the result of cutting his right hand
with a small piece of glass while clos
ing window Immediately after the
hailstOrm there on June +. AT that
time. proper antiseptics were applied
and the wound was thoroughly clean
ed by person in the house, who had
had experience in nursing.
As evidence that the transportation
situation in Baltimore is getting back
to normal was the action Tuesday of
the Western Maryland Railway in re-
moving the embargo which has been
in effect for some time The lifting of
the embargo applies to all freight,
not only that originating on its own
lines, but also that received for the
connecting lines of the company. This
notice was sent to the Chamber of
Commerce and caused general salts
faction.
The formal opening of Epworth
Cottage of the Aged Peoples Outing
Association. at Emory Grove, took
place Friday afternoon and many
members of the EpWOrth League
chapters and co-workers participated
in the exercises. Addresses were
made by !. Bacon Hyatt. president of
the association and others The cot
tagp has been thoroughly renovated,
and about $1,000 spent on general
improvements. Mrs G.. r. I.oane. the
matron. will he in charge again this
season.
Laurence Perrin. son of Mrs. Nelson
Perrin and a colonel on the staff of eX-
Governor Hatfield. of West Virginia,
committed suicide Friday morning at
the Belvedere Hotel. Baltimore, by
shooting himself through the head.
Since he dropped out of the lime-light
few months ago, after he had de-
feated the efforts of his relatives to
have him declared insane, Mr. Perrin
had been a patient at Phipps Psychi-
atric Clinic. Mr.. Perrin was confined
in Springfield Hospital and to secure
his release from the hospital was CIV
en- a trial at our Court.
Coupon receipts are to be issued
for the postage of parcel post pack
ages or articles mailed after July l.