The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-11-16
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, nov. l6, 1917.
LOCAL AFFAIRS

Dewey storms, OF cranberry, mas
,,rppted a position in York, Pa.
Dr George NJ Zinkham, of Union
bridge, has been commissioned second
1iautenant in the Veterinary Depart
ment.
Mr. Charles Yingling, Bond street,
moved his family to Baltimore this
,Taek. where they will make their
home
lanes n. Penn, 50 years old,
aorist of Glyndon, died Tuesday of
: complication of diseases. He is sur
givpd by widow, three sons and one
daughter.
The Supervisors of Election on
Monday made up the expense state
mpnt Tor the past general election in
carroll county. which amounted to
54S7L7N.
Centenary Methodist Episcopal
sunday school take pleasure in an
norncing the engagement of Mr..
Thomas Thumb to Miss Jennie June.
Watch this paper for the date of the
wedding,
Thomas, Bennett and Hunter, con-
tractors, have about finished the
state Road between this city and the
=
Md IittlestOwn pike for state road
+, the Maryland line.
Sunday afternoon an enthusiastic
meeting was held in the Opera House
AZ > o'clock in the interest OF the work
af the Young Mems Christian Assocla-
flon among our soldiers and sailors
in the army environments in this
country and in France.
Mrs. Jesse Sheets, of this city, has
oeen making daily trips to Union
Bridge, to have her hand dressed,
Som which, a physician, by aid
Of the N-ray had removed part OIL
! naddle that had been broken of in
the hand some time since.
JOhn Bloss, a retired farmer, of New
Freedom, was accidentally shot Sat
urday while out cunning with COM
oaniOn, who had fired at a rabbit.
The shot glanced off and hit Mr..
8lOss in one eye, and it is feared ne
will lose the sight of the eye.
sunday afternoon one OF the LADY
passengers of an automobile contain
ing five passengers from Manchester
was rendered unconscious Delhs
thrown from her seat, striking ner
head against the top of the car "hen
the driver failed to see the deep gut
Ter as they turned into Hersh avenue.
n I. Gorsuch Son Co., of this city,
have lust sent the largest car OF nOur
they ever shipped. 1t contained o9o
barrels or 10000 pounds OF nour.
There was 200 bushels of wheat used
~ its manufacture and required the
largest car that any railroad uses 10
mold the flour 1t was hauled 10 Ine
SaabOard.
A Ford automobile was put out Oh
commission last Friday evening by
striving into the upper part OF Penn
,vlvania Avenue which is being re-
oairnd There were no lights 10
yarn travellers OF the closed street
and the driver struck tar Darrei
damaging the car so badly that 1t mad
20 be left there until the next morn
ing.
The new altar was used for the first
-ime Sunday in Our IIady's Chapel al
MarriottsyiIle. 1t was donated by Nj
+ Finn, a prosperous merchant OF
Washington, who gave the altar IN
r1nor of his wife, who was formerly
af NarriottsyilIe His only son Is a
soldier somewhere in France The
relnhrant of the mass, Rev. Anthony
r0tter. S. J. paid high tribute 10 the
4Dnor.
A Ford touring car belonging to
ohm Markell, colored, of Fred
,rick, and having in it Mr.. ana
Ers. William Roberts, of Frederick,
vas struck by a truck carrying vege-
.ables and fruit, Friday evening ABOUT
six O'Clock. The car belonging 10
Nakau was at a standstill along the
light hand side of the road, near
Ridgaville when the truck crashed IN
D it.
Within the past 10 days quite num-
Der of cattle in MiddletoWn valley
have become afflicted and died OF
backlog, the most virulent disease
hat cattle can contract. In many
instances, the disease eXacts heaVy
oil from stock owners before they be-
come aware OF its presence, and IN
This case. many cattle were found dead
n the fields before the farmers dis
aDvered what the disease was.
Plans for the collecting OF the
assessment of 81 from each MEMBER
NJ the Odd Fellows for the $2,5OO,OOO
war fund to be raised by the Odd
Fellows OF America for the relief OF
he members of the order who are in
the United States Army and Navy IS
being made. The assessment Will be
an annual one and is to continue
throughout the war and Tor a year
after peace has been declared.
One of the handsomest and most
artistic cross monuments erected IN
any cemetery of the state has JUST
been completed on the family burylnS
lot of the late General It. Fl. ShrlVer'
in St. Johns Catholic Church ceme-
terry, this city The monument Is
mammoth in size weighing IL tons;
Mr. Joseph l.. Matthias, marble ana
granite dealer, East Main street, was
the designer Of this handsome stone
The tentative program of the 9oth
annual meeting of the Maryland otate
Teachers Association to be held IN
Baltimore from November 26 to ~,
has been announced. Prof. Charles
H. Kolb is one of the standing com
mittee of the Association, and ). n:
Smith, Mt. Airy, is vice president Oh
the Agricultural section. Dr. mos
II. Lewis, of Western Maryland Col
lege, will take part in the first day 8
session.
Ray Green, Madison avenue, was
painfully I'M ured Sunday afternoon
at Statewood by being struck
by the automobile Of MIR. NC
Henry Marshall, of Tannery. The
accident was caused when two auto