The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-06-01


the chautauqua.
Mr.. Zachary n SANTOS, of this city,
has bought half interest in the Mary
land Lunch Room Co, conducting the
Maryland Restaurant.
Sandymount festival will be held
Saturday night, June 9. If inclement
it will be held Monday night, June IL.
All invited to attend
The Ladies' Aid Society of Trinity
Lutheran church will hold its fes-
tival Saturday night, June 2. If not
fair that night the first fair one.
Rev. c. l. Hine, a graduate of West
ern Maryland College of 1909, has
been installed as pastor of the Pres
byterian Church, State Center, Iowa.
An ice cream and strawberry festi-
val will be held at Stone Chapel, Sat
urday evening, June 9. If the wealth
er is unfavOrable it will be held Mon
day, June IL.
Two lads in this city were captured
by officer Stem on Wednesday after
they had robbed the cash register OF
Fckenrode & Myers, West Main street,
of $40. The money was all returned.
DR.. p. p. Claxton. United States
| Commissioner of Education, will de-
| liver the Baccalaureate Address to the
graduating class of Gettysburg College
! in the College Church Sunday morn
ling, June 10th.
Catechetical instruction at Baust
at $50 a M, Sunday; also Sunday
school at the same hour Preaching
at 1920 a. m. at Baust. Preaching
at 80 D. m. at UniontOwn. W. e. Saltz-
giyer, pastor.
Involving further reduction Of the
House war tax bill by 15,500,O0O, the
Senate Finance Committee Monday
decided to exempt mOtiOn-picture
films, jewelry and chewing gum from
taxation new confectionery tax
was considered.
The annual pilgrimage Of the gov
ernOrs of the Eastern Shore Society
was made Sunday to the home of DR..
! j. Clement Clark, founder of the soci-
! ETY. and its first president, at Sykes
Vile. Md. The party left the Hotel Rem
merit at 10 o'clock in automobiles.
| Lieutenant Edward Livingstone
Keyes, poet of the Blue Ridge Noun
| tains and retired officer of the United
States Army. was found dead in the
trolley station at Blue Ridge Summit
early Thursday morning. He has
| been living at CHAIRMAN for about SO
! years.
The following officers were elected
at congregational meeting Of Grace
| Lutheran Church. this city. Whit Mon
! day night, May 18th: John Fl. Cum
ningham, trustee, five years; Charles
! +. Lippy. elder, three years; Jos. S.
Witter, deacon, two years: Charles +.
( Iippy. treasurer, one year; John J.
Reese, secretary. one year.
| The graduates Of the commercial
department OF Westminster High
School were delightfully."- entertained
/ Wednesday evening by their teacher,
Mr.. j. Francis Reese and wife at their
h0spitabIe home on East Green street.
a splendid dinner was much enjoyed
and an evening spent that will long
be remembered by the graduates.
1t was authoritatiyely reported Tues
day that the strike Of the 600 West
crn Maryland Railway shOpmen at
IIagerstoWn was in process OF set
Element. General Manager S. Ennis,
Of the Western Maryland Railway.
stated that he mad held several con-
ferunce> with the strikers represent
t~-it"s. but So tar no definite agree
ment had been reached.
. Mrs. Mary Masenheimer OF Pleasant
Valley, lost her horse and harness on
Saturday night in Il fire that Destroy
cd the barn of Mr.. l.. Attlesberger, at
PennvilIe. near Hanover. Pa, where
she was on a visit. The buggy was say
ed The horse was led almost to safe
ty. when he became frightened and
turned back into the flaming structure
where he was burned to a crisp.
DR.. Thomas J. COOnan has taken the
examination to become a surgeon in
the Army which is to 60 to France for
duty DIR. tOOnan is our splendid post
master and we extend him our con-
gratulatiOns upon the step he has TAX
Ell, showing that we have one in our
city to answer the call Of the Presi-
dent for volunteers. DR.. COOnan was
examined in Baltimore Friday.
1t looks DIS though the small boy will
have to forego the toy pistol and other
explosive demonstration of his patri
otism. A bill has been prepared by At
tOrney General Richie and will be en-
acted into = law by the legislature at
its coming extra session surrounding
the sale Of explosives with red tape
and identification to such great de-
gree that dealers will be thoroughly
discouraged. In addition, so great has
been the demand for materials which
enter into the manufacture OF rockets,
bombs and other Fourth OF July fire
works that the prices have gone sky
ward.
The stock and fixtures in the store
of Herbert Richardson, Sykesville,
were destroyed by fire about 40
o'clock Sunday morning. The room
above the store also was damaged.
The blaze was discovered by Mrs.
Richardson, who was aroused by the
smoke. She found the front stairway
leading to the store cut off by the
flames. A rear stairway had to be
used. Several nCighbors formed
bucket brigade and prevented the
blaze from spreading to other parts of
the house. The damage amounts to
about $1,000, and is partly covered by
insurance. The cause OF the fire is
not known.
The Frederick fremen will extend
to the State Association an invitation
to hold the next meeting in Frederick,
this being the centennial year OF the
Independent Hose Company The
Juniors and the UnitedS will jOin the