The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-07-27

LULU was quite success.
! w. Englehard, this city, paid a fine
| or 81 for speeding and $40 for not
having an operators license.
Yesterday the Sunday school of St.
Pauls Reformed church held it's pic
mic in the grove belonging to Mr..
George r. Gehr, near this city.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Bixler's
Church will meet at the home of Ster-
ling Bixler, Stonersville, on Wednes-
day evening, August /. If the wealth
er should be unfavorable, Thursday
evening. Everybody invited.
The ladies Of the Westminster w.
G. It. U. will hold a meeting in the
temperance room, Times Building,
Thursday evening, August End, at s
o'clock. A full attendance of the
members is desired. The election of
| officers for the coming year will be
held and delegates to the county and
state conventions will be named.
! Last Saturday morning, Mr.. Emory
Zepp, near 5andyyille brought tur-
tie to this Office which was somewhat
| of a curiosity. 1t was a regular size
turtle with green shell and had the
initials E. Z. B. in yellow across it's
back. They were not carved there but
had grown that way into it's she'll. 1t
was found on the farm of Mr. Nelson
! Yingling, near SandyVille.
! Blue Ridge College will hold its an
nual reunion at New Windsor on the
college campus Tuesday, July 81. The
| following program will be rendered at
$50 p. III. in the auditorium: "Amici,"
students; recitation, Anna Snader;
| piano solo, Nevin Fisher; recitation,
| Margaret Snader; piano duet, Olive
| Maust and Marie Smelser; address,
F. F. Holsopple, and violin solo, Hen
dirk A. Essers.
The Odd Fellows Reunion of the
| five Jurisdictions of Pennsylvania,
Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and
District of Columbia will be held
| Thursday, August 9, at Pen Mar.
This years reunion will be a patri-
otto reunion and addresses will be
delivered by Congressman George
Huddleson, of Alabama, and eX-COn-
gresham w. E. Andrews, of Ne
braska. All grand masters of the five
Jurisdictions will be present.
Messrs Englar & Sponseller receiv-
ed from b. f. Shriver Co., on Tuesday
a load of new wheat of 1913 bushels.
This was the first new wheat to come
to our city The wheat was of fine
quality, and brought 1926 per bushel
The yield was about 80 bushels to the
acre. Owing to the lateness of the
season and so much rain, this is the
latest that this firm has ever received
wheat since they have been in bust
ness.
Announcement of the withdrawal or
his candidacy for the office OF COun-
ty commissioner Of this county was
made today by Mr.. John CauthOrn.
Though prevailed upon by his friends
to stay in the race, pledging him their
earnest support, Mr.. CauthOrn states
that he does not feel that he can ne
glect his farming interest at the pre-
sent time to enter a race which Will
require his undivided attention. His
decision to withdraw is final and very
much regretted
The Hanover Borough Council in
special session passed law prOhlD-
iting boys under IL and girls under Is
wears of age on the streets after p. m.
The action was taken at the request OF
the Civic League, Parent Teachers
Association, NOmen's Christian Tenn
perance Union, Young Mems Chris
tian Association and Ministerial AS
sOciation. The reason for the enact
ment of such a law is the presence
here nightly of hundreds of soldiers
from the Gettysburg camp.
The council of the Maryland Agri-
cultural Society, composed of the rep
- off S+atn Az
sOciatiOns, at a recent meeting de-
cided upon December 18th to END,
inclusive, as the most desirable time
this year for holding maryland
| Week" meetings, or the annual meet
| ings of the Maryland Agricultural So
ciety and affiliated Associations, in
GLIDING the State Horticultural So
ciety, the Maryland Crop Improve
ment Association, The State Dairy
mems Association, and the State Bee
keepers Association.
! A Ford machine operated by Elmer
! MOttan, BraddOck, and an Overland
operated by Charles Mercer, of Mt.
| Airy. met in a head-On collision on
| the State road opposite the FAR
| grounds at Frederick. on Saturday
night about 80 and as a result both
I men were placed under arrest by
Sheriff ROderick and were given
| hearing at Police headquarters Mon
day night at 73O before Justice Guy
! X. NOtter The Overland car was
| turned over and is reported to be badly
damaged, while the Ford was also
damaged to an extent.
Organization of Red Cross circles
in Frederick county districts is pro-
Feeding and in practically every sec
ton a branch has been formed and
active work is already being done. Two
more branches were formed during
the past week, one at townsville, and
the other at LinganOre. At townsville
the following officers have been elect
ed: Chairman, Mrs. f. H. Sidwell;
secretary, Miss Edith Potts; treasur-
err, Mrs j. H. Messler. The LinganOre
organization follows: chairman, Mrs.
NJ S. Pearre; vice-chairman, Miss
Cora Pearre; secretary, Miss Sadie
Ecker; treasurer, Mrs. oliver Miller.
The lost wardrobe of Reid Walker,
cOlored, this city, has been found
Walkers clothes disappeared mys
teriOusly one evening last week and
he could not account for it, so with
out any ceremony, pleasantly asked
officers Stem and Helm to locate them
and placed a $40 maybe-reWard for
their return The officers knowing