The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-08-10

Mr.. Harry Ryland liz filling the po-
sition as first trick operator while
Mr.. Butler is on his vacation.
Death may lose some OF it's sting
for a woman il she knows that there
will be music and big floral display
at her funeral.
We are sorry to note that MFR. w. =.
Baker, New Windsor, who has been
sick for some time, does not seem to
improve much.
A Chicago man Is suing his father
in-law because he was hit with a shoe
following his wedding. There must
have been a foot in the shoe.
Men wouldn't care how much their
wives talked if they would use moth
ing but the sign language. Then they
could shut their eyes and sleep in
peace.
A local man has been appointed to
enforce the Motor Vehicle law in this
place. 1t is likely that an experienced
deputy will spend some little time
here since the appointment is made.
The annual reunion Of the members
of the Brethren Churches (PrOgres-
sive Dunkards) of Maryland and adj
joining states was held last Friday at
! Pen-Mar Park About 1000 persons
attended.
Major NJ A. Reckord Of the Second
battalion, First Maryland Infantry,
has been recommended for promo
ton to lieutenant colonelcy was the
report in Maryland National Guard
circles.
The corn fields between this city
and Meadow Branch are badly dam
aged by the high wind. Some of the
stalks being lifted out by the roots and
nearly all the balance lies fiat on
the ground. Many trees are blown
down. The Meadow Branch Pike is
badly washed and needs repairing.
The twentieth annual State Grange
Fair will be held August IA, Is, To-,
| II and IS, near TaneytoWn, Md. 1t
will be held under the auspices of the
| Taneytown grange. Premiums will be
awarded for exhibits in poultry, fancy
work, jellies, preserves and canned
| goods, horses, cattle, swine, grain and
potatoes.
A number of hams and smoked meat
was taken from the meat house or >.
! O. Clemson, Union Bridge recently
| Mr.. Clemson had a quantity of meat
stolen about a year ago. The lock,
which was one of the best made pad
| locks, was broken. He is determined
to apprehend the thieves if possible
for which he is offering reward.
Look out for posters telling all
| Tho pod Cross fptp At New
Windsor, August II and is. There
will be booths galore and all full of
attractions. You will find lots of good
things to eat. There will be vocal
and instrumental music for Friday
night and the Boy Scout Band of
Westminster for Saturday night. Come
and spend pleasant evenings.
The new automobile headlight law
which is now being enforced, has
caused a scarcity, it is said, or GER
| tain kinds of glass used for the head
lights. in order to eliminate the blind
| ing glare AS a remedy in case or
emergency, it is suggested that
| light coat of soap, or Bon Ami or
some other preparation be smeared
over the glass on the inside, at least
on the upper half.
The receipts of the MotorVehicle
Commissioners office for the month
of July amounted to $54 1888, an in
crease of $17,926.91 over the receipts
| for July, 1916, Notwithstanding the
| fact that last year hundreds OF auto
mobilists are supposed to nave neld
back on taking out licenses in order
to reap the benefit of the reduced
license fees, which went into effect
that month.
Pen Rock Cottage, on the road lead
ing from Pen-Mar Park to Lake Roy
er, owned and occupied by Randolph
DERRICK. of Baltimore, was destroyed
! by fire Friday morning about $50
| o'clock. The fire was caused by the eX-
plosion of an oil stove. Mrs. DERRICK
was heating bricks to be used in the
| freless cooker when the stove sud
denly exploded. The loss is estimated
! at $4,000.
/ The head of the dog that was killed
Wednesday at the residence of Mr..
Theodore Zimmerman, near this city,
was examined yesterday and was
| found to have a clear case of hydro
phobia by DR. Luther Bare, West Main
street. who made the examination.
Several dogs and cats were bitten by
the mad dog 1t also cheWed off growing
corn in the field where it was killed.
! All the animals that were bitten
should be killed at once.
Grafton Wagner, a farmer, near
! Liberty, dropped dead from heart
failure Friday afternoon while load
Ing a wagon. He was II years old,
Adolphus Boggs, who was helping him
saw him fall. He was a member OF the
| Patriotic Sons of America. Besides
| his wife. he is survived by three sons,
! Joseph, Vernon and Howard Wagner,
/ and four daughters, Mrs. Newton Silt
! ely, Mrs. Albert Stitely, Mrs. Farber
and Miss Alice Wagner.
Geo P. Buckley, Union Bridge, fin
| ished drilling a we'll on his farm al
ter reaching a depth of SO feet. The
we'll was drilled at the same place
where one had been drilled more than
one hundred years ago and said to
have been 1876 feet in depth which sup
piled water for the farm until the re-
cent hail storm when for some cause
it became closed up. Water is said to
have spouted to a height of 80 feet
when the old we'll was originally fin
| ished.
| Geo w. Jones, a well-knoWn and
highly respected citizen of Silver Run,
| md inf