The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-12-07
E O. DIFFENDAL, Manager.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, DEC. 7, 1917.
LOCAL AFFAIRS

baltimore Saturday to John Lang,
hampstead. and Estella Ebaugh.
A tine photograph of Lieutenant
Harry q. Berwager, of this city, was
.hn-yn in Sundays Sun while on duty
~ camp Mcclellan, Admission, Ala.
ut C. Joseph's College basket ball
team has a game pending with Vest
ern Maryland College for next We'd
uesday.
Edward l.. Crawford purchased the
Farrcis J. Thurman farm, near Gram
berry. for 1920, at public sale from
Ivan l.. Hoff, assignee of mortgage.
De Rue Minstrel show at the Opera
unnsa brought out a large audience.
Tha show was excellent and the best
I'm wears il the opinion OF those VINO
witnessed it.
George w. Londenslager. of Balti-
more. died yesterday. He was son
~ the late VIM. and Margaret Lou
densIager Funeral will be held
Sunday.
John Zentgraft, of Cranberry, en-
ginapr at the electric plant, got his
hand into a circular saw Tuesday ard
hadfv cut four fingers on his right
band
AIonZo w Rohrback, of BIrkettS-
vile Md. was found in the road dead
naar his home Monday. Mrs. YIN.
Higgins. Mount Airy, is sister or Air.
ROhTbaCk.
Edward E. Burger, freight conduc-
TOR was run over by train IN the
Yards at Hagerstown Thursday and
severely injured One loot was
crushed.
Mr.. Joseph N. Shriver OF b. r;
Shriyer Company, was re-electeu
president of the Maryland Gamers
Association at its annual meetlng Ill
Baltimore this week
Martin d. Hess, who was reelected
county treasurer, took the oatn OF
office on Saturday and filed ms oonu
monday with the Commissioners
which was accepted.
Master Samuel Bare, son OF Dr' >
Luther Bare, West Main street, WHO
va5 operated upon at baltimore
hnsrital for appendicitis, has return
al home and we are glad 10 see MN
out again.
I'm Friday evening, December l4tn'
Ms Emma J. Hanna, teacher at
S+nnesifer school, Bachman Falley,
viii hold a Spider Web" social. III
will begin at I o'clock, rain or shne'
All welcome.
s. Johns Missionary Society helu
;r, regular monthly meeting at Tue
horne of Mrs. ID. J. Brown, saturday
nnr4mber |, with large attenuahCe,
Received 81 for Xmas fund ana 9'o
Tor Thanksgiving
KIpe L. Hoff, Maxwell automoDlle
rr4lars of this city, brought three
MAXWELL trucks from the factory III
Tnrp island. New York, last week 10
thi4 rirv in good time and without the
slightest delay.
In our last issue we annoulll ca
hat Private Joseph Stewart was
,Trnrg tho THANKSGIVING visitors, 1t
should have been Sergeant as ne Was
3ra of the first at Camp Meaoe ll"'n
here to be promoted.
An automobile driven by Morris T.
rorbin. of Woodbine, became unnah,
4ZabIe at Catonsyille, when ne trleu
tn avoid striking a dog yeSteI I'd
morning and crashed into tree: Inc
front of the machine was wrecked.
The trial of John W. Coughenour,
Western MARYLAND Railroad engineer
of Baltimore, accused OF Killing MS
wife Ada COughenour, in her nome a'
Cumberland, is being tried at HagerS-
town. where it has been removed
On Thursday evening, December l5'
our citizens will be treated 10 d
parade by St. Mary's Industrial
School Band, Baltimore. The Dand
il one of the best in the state, ana
We are positive our citizens VIII nc
etated in it's playing.
The musical given last evening III
tue Assembly Hall at the Hlsn
School Building by the Glee CLUB OF
Hood College. Frederick, was We'll
attended and proved a treat for all
music lovers. The splendid program
was we'll rendered and thorougly EN-
I0yed by all
4 first and refunding mortgage, 10
guarantee an issue of $15O,OOO,OOO OF
bonds, dated July |, 1917, and talllnS
due July |, 1867, given by the west
ern MARYLAND Railroad Company TO
the Equitable Trust Company OF Ne"
York, trustee, was filed at the court
clerks office here Monday for record.
Friends, relatives and all others are
busy making preparations for the
Christmas season SO that all 81 our
solder boys may be happy N KNOW
ing that the folks back home nave not
forgotten them The Red Cross Is dong
Its part and no one in the army IS 10
be forgotten. This is good work ara
work that all should help in.
A German carp was responsible Tor
shortage of water in HaVre ue
Grace Saturday afternoon. Ihe
mouth of the intake pipe of the HaVre
dc Grace Water Company i'm the Sus-
quehanna river is about 600 feet from
shore and the monster fish. one or the
largest ever seen here, measuring
81 IL inches and weighing % pounds
entered the pipe and swan up 10
Claude Tilden Smith, son OF James
". Smith and Martha A. Smith, or TINS
city, after three months training al
Camp Stanley, Leon Springs, Texas,
has been appointed First Lieutenant
infantry, National Army. He 10 spend
Ing the time between Novembe" 2Sth
and December 18th, at his home with
MS family at Beaver, Oklahoma, when
ne will receive his notice where ne
Will be stationed.
Since the large warehouse building
burned at Logs, the citizens Of that
community have been without place
10 purchase many of the necessities
OF life. No effort has been made to
rebuild the warehouse thus far. Mr.
Harry G., BETTER of near Logs recent