The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-04-06

tinental Life Insurance Company, at
tended a meeting of the COmpan.
held at the Dupont Hotel, Wilmington
Del, 0n Monday and Tuesday. Mr
Mitchell, local agent, led all Balti
more agents in last months work.
Rev. J. Luther Hoffman, pastor o
the ST. Mary's Lutheran church, Sill
yer Run, has been unanimously electet
pastor or the Church of the Reforma
ton, Caroline and Lanvale streets
Baltimore. Mr. Hoffman haS accepted
the paEtorate He IL graduate o
the Gettysburg Theological seminary
al the result Of an executive order
OF President Wilson's issued or Sat
urday, postmasters of first, SECOND
and third class offices have beer
placed under the Civic Service ant
practically have their positions as
sured them for life. It will effect
nearly every postmaster in this
county.
Lying in wait, III II alleged, with \
club To batter hi neighbOr, "a. LANAI
Barrick, near Woodsboro, clerk iI
the store OF $. w. Barrick e Sons, liz
Gore, Md, Edward Krise, 20 years old
made futile attempt, to rob his vic
tim. He is said to have confessed
when mud was detected on his cloth
ing by officers.
The first case under the new com
pulsory education law was tried ir
Howard county, March 26, before JUS
tice Edward M. GiIlet, and resulted
To the discontinue or the defendant
al IoR 49, -
but was released from the fine and
costs upon the promise to send his
son to school.
About two and half tons of auto
mobile tags were sent out Saturday
night by State Motor Vehicle Commits
sioner, III Austin Baughmanr There
were about 1900 lR the number. They
went out by mail This was the April
4 rush due to the fact that from April
only three quarters Of year has tc
be paid for.
Palm Sunday was an ideal spring
day 1t was more than that, it was
a summer day for the mercury in
the official thermometer i'm this city
SCARED to the high mark of $40 d.
EreeS, which IL exceptionally warm
and then some, for this season of Tho
year. The heat was almost equal to
that OF any day i'm the summer. ex-
cept when it gets extraordinarily hot
Henri JulIiot, the prominent French
engineer and builder of dirigibles, al
though he arrived in this country but
several weeks ago, Is already deep in
the work of constructing the two huge
Blimp type nOn-rigid dirigible bal
looms which are being built for the
Government by The B. F. Goodrich
Rubber Company, Akron, o., where INV
has accepted the commission a. chief
OF the Goodrich Aeronautical Division
The condition of Allen Lee, sykes
vile, who is suffering from broken
leg, sustained IL collision between
an automobile and motorcycle, which
he was riding, has not been a. salts
factory a. could be- desired. Upon IN
X-ray examination at &C. Agnes Hos
pital, Baltimore, iii was discovered that
the broken bones were not knitting
break end reset tie bones, which will
keep Mr.. Lee in the hospital for four
weeks longer.
Englar & Albert, the plumbers, of
Waynesboro, Pa, formerly of this city,
are making some extensive improve
ments i'm their place OF business The
show room il receiving an entire over
hauling. "a new metal ceiling has been
put On full length OF the room, adding
greatly to its appearance New wains-
coating is being put on the side and
end walls, further enhancing the APP
pearance of the place, while new
shelving throughout will replace the
old. Paint and varnish will complete
the job.
NJ IA large touring car used by Henry
SeWell, cOlOred, ~ bus between
Frederick and Baltimore, was totally
destroyed BY fire near West Friend
ship on Saturday morning, entailing
a loss of more than $1,000. Sewell
was on his return trip to Frederick
and although he had noticed an odor
Of burning oil for sometime, he did
not pay much attention to it until he
saw smoke coming from the front Of
thu machine. When he got out and
raised the hood, Tho flames shot in
every direction.
The Rev Andrew Smith, the newly
elected superintendent Of the Hoffman
near Littlestown, moved
his family from York to the Orphan
age. The Rev. J. Stewart Hartman
and family have moved to Cavetown,
where he has accepted the pastorate
Of the Cavetown charge. MIR. and
Mrs. Harry Baker, of New Baltimore,
moved tO the Orphanage- Mr. Baker
will b. superintendent OH the farm.
MIR. and Mrs. Milton Wagner, of Han
over, Pa, moved to the orphange on
Saturday. Mr. Wagner will have
charge of the buildings
The Governor of Maryland has
chosen Friday, the 18th day of April,
as the occasion when public schools
and citizens may cooperate and bend
their several energies toward making
mor5 attractive the attractive sect
lions Of the State, and bringing beauty
out of ugliness i'm such places al the
benefits of judicious planting and ade-
quate tree growth have heretofore
passed by. 1t is an anniversary of
many such days that have gone before,
an opportunity of building and Great
ing for the days to come 1t is be-
lieved that this il recognized, or will
be-
The railroads have lost from SIS ,0O0,-
600 To $80,00O,O0O I'M business in the
last year because Of the automobile,
according to DR.. II. nj. Rowe, president
of the American Automobile Associa-
ton and of the Automobile Club of
Maryland, who on Tuesday spoke on
automobiles before the Rotary Club.
He declared that many who formerly
were commuters from the large cities