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

tended a meeting of the Compan!
; held at the Dupont Hotel, Wilmington
Del, on Monday and Tuesday Mr.
Mitchell, local agent, led all Balti,
more agents in last months work.
Rev. j. Luther Hoffman, pastor Of
the st. Mary's Lutheran church, Sill
yer Run, has been unanimously elected
pastor of the Church of the Reforma,
ton, Caroline and Lanvale streets
Baltimore. Mr.. Hoffman has accepted
the pastOrate He is a graduate oil
the Gettysburg Theological seminary.
AS the result of an executive order
OF President Wilson's issued on Sat
urday, postmasters of first, second
and third class offices have been
placed under the Civil Service and
practically have their positions as
sured them for life 1t will effect
nearly every postmaster in this
county.
Lying in wait, it is alleged, with a
club to batter his neighbor, A. Lamar
Barrick, near Woodsboro, a clerk in
the store Of S. w. Barrick & Sons, LIE
Gore, Md, Edward Krise, 20 years old,
made a 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 in
| Howard county, March 26, before JUS
tice Edward M Gillet, and resulted
to the discontinue of the defendant
The defendant was fined s. and costs,
! but was released from the fine and
costs upon the promise to send his
son to school.
About two and a half tons of auto-
mobile tags were sent out Saturday
night by State Motor Vehicle Commits
Sioner, E. Austin Baughman There
were about 1900 in the number. They
went out by mail This was the April
l rush due to the fact that from April
! only three quarters Of year has to
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 in this city
scared to the high mark of Sc de-
grees. which is exceptionally warm,
and then some, for this season of the
year. The heat was almost equal to
that of any day in the summer, eX-
cept when it gets extraordinarily hot.
Henri Julliot, 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 he
has accepted the commission as chief
of the Goodrich AerOnautical Division.
The condition of Allen Lee. Sykes
Vile. who is suffering from a broken
ler, sustained in a collision between
an automobile and a motorcycle, which
l." WIS riding, has not been as salts
factory as could be desired. Upon an
N-raN examination at st. Agnes Hos
pital, Baltimore, it was discovered that
the broken bones were not knitting
properly, and it was necessary to
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 in their place of business. The
hauling new metal ceiling has been
put on full length of the room, adding
greatly to it's appearance. New wains-
coating is being put on the side and
end walls, further enhancing the an
pearance of the place, while new
shelving throughout will replace the
old Paint and varnish will complete
the job.
A large touring car used by Henry
SeWell, COlOred, as bus between
Frederick and Baltimore, was totally
destroyed by fire near West Friend
ship on Saturday morning, entailing
a loss Of more than 81 200 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
the machine. When he got out and
raised the hood. the flames shot in
every direction.
The Rev. Andrew Smith, the newly
elected superintendent Of the Hoffman
Orphanage, near IittleStOWn, moved
his family from York to the Orphan
age. The Rev j. Stewart Hartman
and family have moved to CavetOwn,
where he mas accepted the passionate
of the tavetOWn charge. Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Baker, of New Baltimore,
moved to the Orphanage. MIR. Baker
will be superintendent of the farm.
Mr.. 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 me occasion when public schools
and citizens may cooperate and bend
their several energies toward making
NOR attractive the attractive sec
lions OF the State, and bringing beauty
ont nf ugliness in such places as the
benefits Of judiciOus planting and ade
quate tree growth have heretofore
passed by. 1t is an anniversary of
many Snch days that have gone before,
an opportunity of building and Great
ing Tor the days to come. 1t is be
lievcd that this is recognized. or will
be.
The railroads have lost from 81, 000,-
600 to $4,000, 600 in business in the
last year because of the automobile.
according to DR.. #. Nj. Rowe, president
Of tn 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