The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-10-12

all smiles, it's a boy.
Today is Columbus Day. The Court
House and banks were closed.
Mr. Carroll Driscoll, John street,
left yesterday to join the reserves in
the United States Army, in which he
enlisted several months ago. He went
to Camp Meade.
Mr.. j. L. Baust, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Boylan and daughter, Jane, Penn
sylvania avenue, motored to Cham
bersburg, Pa, on Tuesday and had
very pleasant trip.
Keep your doors locked Mr.
Charles Brown, Liberty street, in
looking over his Jared fruit line in
his cellar, found that SO quarts were
missing from its storage place.
At the meeting of the National Camp
of the p. O. S. of A, held in Chicago,
Prof William James Heaps, of Balti-
more, and well known in Carroll coun-
ty, was elected National President, for
the next two years, without oppOsi-
ton.
At a meeting OF the stockholders
of the Wakefield Creamery in the
Firemen's Building Saturday after
noon it was decided to have Messrs.
Neal Parke, Edward o. Weant and
/ w. Frank Thomas sell the property
and business as soon as they could.
| The company made ice cream and
shipped cream. They have been in
business several years at Wakefield.
Rev. J. G. Craft. pastor of the
Church of God, at Carrollton, has re-
signed, and he, with his family, will
leave for Canton, Ohio, about the last
week in October His congregation
and many friends are loath to see
them leave here after a few years
stay.
A town is a place where everybody
thinks and acts only for himself; a
community is place where everyone
has the welfare of himself and his
neighbor at heart, and would not do
something for himself at the expense
! of his neighbor, but would do much
for his neighbor that he would do for
himself. In other words, a communi-
| ty is the application of the golden rule
in town building.
Tag Day which was inaugurated
/ last Saturday by the Manchester
Borough Schools for the purpose Of
raising funds for a Bible, clock, sew
ing machine and basket ball proved
| to be quite a success. Through the
efforts of the finance committee, $50
was obtained during the campaign.
! The students felt greatly indebted to
those citizens of our community who
helped the good cause along.
The WOmen's Missionary and Aid
Society, of St. Benjamin's Lutheran
| church met at the home of Mrs. John
Stevenson, at Spring Mills, yesterday
afternoon and the following officers
were elected for the year: President,
Mrs. John Stevenson; vice president,
! Mrs William Starner: correspondent
secretary. Miss Marie Kaufman; sec
rotary, Miss Helen Stevenson: treas
urer. Mrs. James Stoner. The next
meeting will be held Thursday No
vember s, at the home OF Sheriff and
Mrs. James NJ. StOner, Court street.
! Last Tuesday evening Miss Irene
Shaeffer delightfully."- entertained the
Girls Club at her hOSpitable home on
Pennsylvania avenue. in honor of her
sister, Miss IIarue Shaeffer 1t was a
surprise to Miss I.arue and a most
enjoyable evening was spent by all.
/ A number of out of town guests from
Gettysburg, Pa, and Baltimore. Md,
were present On Wednesday ev-
ening Miss Shaeffer was given
Kitchen Shower" at the home Of
Miss Helen Zepp, Liberty street. by
the girls of the Club, her Sunday
school class and the girls Of Nusbaum
and Jordan's. with whom she worked
for several years. She is now visit
~ N I(IlT jlnnr.A Whnrl she Will
spend several weeks.
A young man by the name Of
StUltZ was badly burned Saturday
evening, when his motorcycle caught
fire in front OF VI. A. Sullivans store,
West Main street. StultZ stopped at
the store 10 have his gasoline tank
replenished. Before the full amount
he ordered had been turned into the
tank it run over, StultZ ordered the
gasoline to be shut off and at the
same time pulled the hose from his
tank. splitting it on his head light,
which exploded the gasoline, setting
fire to the machine and Mr.. StultZ.
He jumped from the machine with his
left leg blazing which was eXtinguish-
ed by Mr.. Sullivan throwing his coat
ar, und it, The seat and tire, were
burned from the machine. Mr.. Sui
liyan's gasoline hose was badly burn
Cd
Look for decided Developments of
storm conditions in the west by the
18th to 18th. Winds Will become
sOUtherly and warmer, the barometer
will begin falling, clouding will come
on, and by the 18th storms OF wind,
rain and perhaps lightning and thund-
c., will develop and take up their
march to the eastward. These storms
Will run their course during the 18th,
1ith and 18th. ending to the eastward
ny the 18TH, with train OF snow, pos
sibly. following from the northwest
II rising barometer and change to
much colder If the Mars period shall
have come in with rough. autumnal
storms and weather, look for a dash
of early winter between the 10th and
10Th of October, in which event the
cold attending and following this
period will be severe enough to en-
danger perishable products of farm
garden and orchard. 4 reactionary
storm period is central on the 18th,
18th and Goth.
NO. 5O17 EQUITY.
In the Circuit Court for Carroll County.
David a. Dorsey ct al. Mary a. Dorsey.