The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-12-07
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, DEC. Z, 1917.
LOCAL AFFAIRS

Nur pleasant Week-raln, CLOUDY
snow and cold
The corporation of this city will
.oon elect officers and directors.
marriage license was issued in
baltimore Saturday to John Lang,
g1mDsread and Estella Ebaugh.
fine photograph of Lieutenant
usrrv G. Berwager, of this city, was
shown in Sundays sun Whlle on duty
w. Camp Mcclellan, Admission, Ala.
NM 4 Joseph's College basket ball
team has game pending with Vest
ern MARYLAND College for next We'd
nesday
Edward 1. Crawford purchased the
r,,-rrris I Thurman farm, near Gram
horr-. for 1920. at public sale from
ivan l.. Hott, assignee of mortgage.
The Rue Minstrel show at the Opera
tr@n-a brought out a large audience.
rhn show was excellent and the best
IN wears l. the opinion of those who
witnessed it.
George w. Londenslager. of Balti-
mare died yesterday. He was a. SON
- rho late VIM. and Margaret Lou
dansIAgnr. Funeral will be held
Sunday.
rnhn Zentgraft, of Cranberry, en-
ginapr at the electric plant, got MS
hand into circular saw Tuesday ard
hadiv cut four fingers on lls rlSht
band
Alon2o W. Rohrback, of BlrkettS-
vilIp Md. was found in the road dead
ra.r his home Monday. Mrs. VIM.
uirpins. Mount Airy, is sister or Mi.
ROhrbaCh.
Edward T.. Burger, freight conduc-
to- was run over by a train in the
Yards at HagerstoWn Thursday anu
severely h1ureu- OAe AOo-
crushed,
Mr. Ioseph N. Shriyer of B. f.
shrjver Company, was re-electeu
president of the Maryland Gamers
Association at its annual meeting III
Baltimore this week.
Martin ID. Hess, who was reelected
county treasurer, took the oatn OF
office on Saturday and filed MS oond
Monday with the commissioners
which was accepted.
Master Samuel Bare, son or DR.. :,
Luther Bare, West Main street, WHo
ho9rital for appendicitis, has return
ed home and we are glad 90 see MN
out again.
On Friday evening, December l4th'
Miss Emma ]. Hanna, teacher at
S+nnnsifer school, Bachman valley,
will hold Spider Web social. IL
will begin at : o'clock, rain or SHINE
ATT welcome
- Johns Missionary Society held
ill.,, regular monthly meeting at Tue
ror,a OF Mrs. ID. J. Brown, saturday
Ttnrpmbn- with a large attendance,
Received go for Xmas fund, ana S"0
Hor Thanks giving
KIep 4 Hof. Maxwell automoblle
ta.4i.r. NJ this city, brought three
MAXWELL trucks from the factory III
Long Island, New York, last week 70
This civ in good time and without the
slightest delay.
rn our last issue we annoul> Ct
that Private Joseph Stewart was
among the Thanksgiving visitors IL
shguId have been Sergeant as ne was
9r2 OF the first at Camp Meade IRON
here to be promoted.
Am automobile driven by Morris T.
Cnrbin, of WOOdbine, became unlnall,
aEable at Gainesville, when ne trleo
t0 avoid striking a dog YESTERDAY
morning and crashed into tree: Inc
front of the machine was wrecked.
The trial of John w. Coughenour
Western Maryland Railroad engineer
CE Baltimore, accused or Killing NE
wife. Ada COughenour, in her home al
g. ID sr- EnT trIn
town, where it has been removed.
On Thursday evening, December Is
our citizens will be treated to
parade by st. Mary's Industrial
School Band, Baltimore. The banC
is one OF the best in the state, anc
~a are positive our citizens will bf
etated in its playing.
The musical given last evening il
the Assembly Hall at the Hlgf
School Building by the Glee Club o.
Hood College, Frederick, was wei
attended and proved a treat for al
music lovers. The splendid program
was we'll rendered and Thoroughly en-
ioyed by all
A first and refunding mortgage. tt
guarantee an issue of $150,000 900 o
bonds, dated July |, 1917, and falling
due July |, 1867, given by the West
ern MARYLAND Railroad Company t.
the Equitable Trust Company Of New
York, trustee, was filed at the cOur
clerks office here Monday for record
Friends, relatives and all others ar
busy making preparations for tn
Christmas season SO that all OF on
solder boys may be happy in know
ing that the folks back home have no
forgotten them. The Red Cross is dCin
Its part and no one i'm the army Il t
be forgotten. This is good work ar
work that all should help in.
A German carp was responsible TO
a. shortage of water i'm HaVre d
Grace Saturday afternoon. IN
mouth of the intake pipe OF the HaVr
dc Grace Water Company in the Sus
Quehanna river il about 600 feet froT
shore and the monster fish. one of tn
largest ever seen here, measur1n
80 - inches and weighing % pounds
entered the pipe and swan up {
Claude Tilden Smith, son of Jane
r.. Smith and Martha a. Smith, or thl
city, after three months training a
Camp Stanley, Leon Springs, Texas
has been appointed First Lieutenan
Infantry, National Army. He 10 spend
ing the time between Novembe" Est
and December 18th, at his home wit
his family at Beaver, Oklahoma, Whe
he will receive his notice where n
will be stationed.
Since the large warehouse buildin
burned at Logs, the citizens OF tina