The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-08-24

Well-knOwn to the community becaus
OF the many years DR.. Billingslet
practised there so successfully hi
profession
Mr.. Thomas Dorsey, of Dorsey's
Cross Road, has returned home after
undergoing an operation in a Balti
more Hospital.
Mr.. Ernest Stultz, this city, has re-
quested US to ask the thief who stole
| 10 bushels of potatoes from his stor-
age house this week to come back and
get the balance.
The nineteenth annual reunion OF
| the Belt and Parish families compris-
| ing the eastern branch Of the Belt
| Parish Family Reunion Association
was held yesterday at Emory Grove
| The Russians are busy bunch, and
! it is not safe to consider them beaten
until the last man is out in the ninth.
They're performing like man with
a case of itch and a Waterbury watch.
One hundred and thirty-seven tick
cts were sold from this city over the
Western Maryland Railroad to Emory
Grove Camp on Sunday. The train
was crowded when it reached this city
so all had to stand until they reached
Glyndon.
Thirty large snakes belonging to a
road show escaped from a cage in
Wildwood Park, Mount Airy, yester-
day, causing much excitement. TWen-
ty-One were recaptured and one kill
ed. Of the eight at large, one is a 20
foot boa and the others range in
length from to IA feet.
A trio of warehouses located in Lit
tlestown were entered some time dur
ing Tuesday night, and articles valued
at several hundred dollars stolen.
There is no clue to the identity Of the
burglars. The places robbed were
those of William Formwalt, Phillip
Grandman and BasehOar and Mehring
In a downpour of rain, IA of the 10
volunteer fire companies affiliated
with the Baltimore County Volunteer
Firemen's Association, which held its
tenth annual convention yesterday at
Glyndon, participated in the parade
held in the afternoon along the prin-
cipal streets Of GlyndOn and Reisters-
town.
4 divorce was granted Mary Ed
ringtOn, Baltimore, from Charles Ed
ringtOn The couple were married
in this city, September y, 1911, and
separated in March, 1914. That her
husband would get drunk, stay out all
night and at times would beat her
was the testimony offered by Mrs. Ed
ringtOn.
Lieutenant &. Monroe Englar, son
OF Mr. and Mrs. Geo. p. Englar, OF
New Windsor. made social call at
the Advocate on Monday. and We
were very glad to see him. Mr.. Eng
lar has been assigned to the First
Battery Field Artillery in the United
States Army. He has many friends in
this city who extend their best wish
Gs.
The Western Maryland Railway
Company announces the following
promotions in the Offices at Hagers-
town: Edward Rooms, formerly chief
dispatcher. to trainmaster; f. II. Har-
riSOn. formerly night dispatcher, to
chief dispatcher; A J. Starks, from
operator To night dispatcher. Mr..
Rooms formerly lived in this city be-
fore going 10 IlagerStOWn.
Eating several poison tablets,
which she managed TO reach III some
manner. while at play with an older
sister. Mary Violet Filtlhgef' aSeu
year ana TWO lhohtnS' dau3htet VI M
ana MIS-. Elmer ilI'lnScL' ol hNochE
Ridge. was made i'll Wednesday, and
uIeu SeNeI"l Ho"I9 I"l'I' - HHH 'l' ian
,.l,iId.. Iifn roi,Id NOT hn saved
49,, 3.1.i
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mere an" OLi" l'"lii ",'' :" 80,
US" Oh ''-"N C"I9 Il! IlS "%ii1l'li7 wa
less IMAM t"IIod" 'IeIsiIl an "lS' ,oil-
pared Win IAe 9",I'e "io"'H 49, I If-i
~ me same June the comp" h'l'N'''t
I-,""' more IONS Oh iHl9 ci"99 VI
Lrei&ht III 4'o"o TESS cars "Cc"L "lii7
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pa ,Ie"' "i'SI HAS just ''o'' >'li'
rIos,np in , iIa2e of Glory the En-
or, Grove Camp-meet;ng Sunday
.,ffn,noon broke all records for at
+.-..laucn not only for this wear. but
far al nrnvin,is seasons some - 600
~ ~ nnu ,,ao,,1n yyaro cnnarnpatnd ON
the grounds. the services helhG at
tended ~ more "orshlpcFS VINO were
compelled to stand than could ma
seats III the big tabernacle. Fltteen
hundred automobiles deposited their
occupants at the shrine OF MethOdlsm,
loaded street cars brought them III