The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-04-06
Today is Good Friday, and a blue


over police force, has been dismissed
from the force for shooting colored
: boy.
Mrs. Oscar Humbert and child, OF
Hanover, Pa, are guests of her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. David Currens
this city.
The students Of Western Maryland
College left Wednesday for theil
homes, where they will spend the
Easter Holidays.
The section hands at Cranberry and
Patapsco on the Western Maryland
Railroad, have gone on a strike for &
raise in salary.
Tonight the choir of Grace Luther
an church will render a cantata en-
titled Life Everlasting" in the
church at 7.45 p. m.
Easter services at Pipe Creek
church Sunday morning, April s. Gus
E. Lester, of the Seminary, will
preach. Come and worship with us.
Mr.. and Mrs Hezekiah Study and
family, near Taneytown, have moved
! into the Jesse F. Albaugh property,
East Main street, they recently pur-
chased.
There will be Sunday school at 100
! p. H., and preaching at 2.3O p. m, in
the Bethel Church of God, at War
! fieldsburg, Sunday. Rev. s. B. Craft,
pastor.
Mr.. James l.. Stoner, of Brunswick,
formerly of this city, last week re-
ceived his commission at Frederick as
special police officer for the State of
/ arryln +n "a y a, n P9i1-
road.
Hayes, the young son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Clinton Stull, of near Creagers-
town. became mentally unbalanced
and it was found necessary to put
him in Springfield Hospital for treat
ment
Francis Xavier krichten, the old
est citizen of McSherrystown, Pa,
and probably of the county, died at
the home of his son, EX-POstmaSter
John H. Krichten, McSherrystOwn,
Thursday March 80, at 7.30 p. M,
from infirmities He had attained the
remarkable age of "a years. months
and l day.
The p O. S. Of A. of UniOntOWn,
will give a play, entitled Jumbo jun
and Coontown," at Walden's Hall,
Middleburg, Md, on the evening Of
April ID. Lights for room and foot
lights will be furnished by the ia
nous Farm Lighting System. DelcO
Light Co., E. NJ Frounfelter. agent.
Come and enjoy the evening with us.
ID. S Gehr, the hardware man on
the corner, has recently installed an
other PipeIess Heater for William r..
Eckenrode in the house now occupied
bv o. G. Corbin. This makes the sec
ond pipeless heater that has been in
stalled for Mr. Eckenrode. Mr. Gehr
has also put in one of these plants for
Jacob Weller, Carroll street, this city.
The United States will not sever
relations or declare war on Austria,
Bulgaria or Turkey so long as those
countries do not force such step.
1t was learned authOritatively that any
change which may come in the rela-
tons of this country with members or
the Central Alliance other than Ger
many must be precipitated by them.
Mr.. William d. Henry, Liberty
street, who conducted general
blacksmithing and horseshoeing shop
in the rear of his residence for years,
but has been closed for some time,
will reopen his shop on Monday, and
invites all his friends to give him
call when their horses need his ser
one of the best horseshoers in this
city.
The strikers at Hagerstown report
that on Monday evening about fifteen
mechanics from New Jersey arrived
in that city, over the c. V. R. R., to
begin work at the Western Maryland
shops. They were told by the strlk-
ers of the existence Of a strike, and
all took the next train back home,
claiming they had been brought there
on the grounds that no labor trouble
existed. Globe.
Lester G. b. Leese. Of Bachman' S
Valley. had his collar bone dislocated,
and Oscar l.. Houser, of Mount Pleas
ant, received a number of cuts and
bruises Wednesday night when the
motorcycle they were riding on the
state road struck a stone pile near
Mr.. George Browns residence, at
Brummel, and threw them into the
bank. Both young men were brought
to this city in Mr. Browns automo-
bile for treatment by DR.. Coonan.
They are resting nicely but are suf-
fering some from their wounds. Inc
two Young men are members OF Com
pany II, and returned from duty at
Havre de Grace Tuesday evening.
The invitation extended the West
minister Fire Company to attend the
MARYLAND State Firemen's Convention
at Cumberland, in June, by the Cum
berland Fire Companies, was accept
ed on Wednesday evening at the reg
uIar meeting of the Company, and the
following delegates and alternates
elected to represent the Company:
Delegates, Michael f. Walsh, John d.
Biehl. Joseph Hahn, o. D. Gilbert,
d. S Gehr; Alternates, William
Weagly, Luther f. Wimert, Frank
billiard. j. GlOyd Diffendal, Robert
Ebaugh. The company will take a
reel and hook and ladder team with
them to participate in the races. \
full company will go.
At a recent meeting the State Board
of Education passed the resolution
quoted below. which has been trans
mitted through the county superln-
tendents to all county boards of edu-
cation. Resolved, That the State
Superintendent be requested to COM
municate with the county superln-
tendents in the State, and recommend
to them that the teachers be advised
that in the judgment of this Board
here should be some exercise in con-
0f hn Il