The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-04-13
Miss Elizabeth Sinnott, Sabillas-

Miss El1zaDeth SlnnOttI SaDlllaS'
vile, is home.
J. l.. Baust,. this city, has purchased
o. new 1917 Maxwell touring car OF
Klee and Huff.
From reports the fruit in Maryland
has not been damaged by the snow
and cold snap of this week.
| Not since the Civil War has the
price of wheat and corn been as high
as at the present time. The quota
| tons on wheat today is $3.50 and
| corn $3.50 per barrel.
Mr.. Fred Jenkins, of Winfield, has
| received the appointment as rural
mail carrier on route No. s, in place
of Mr. Davis, who has been trans
ferred to Woodbine.
Zion Methodist Protestant Sunday
school will hold it's Easter service on
Sunday night, April Is, beginning at
7.3O p. m. If not favorable on that
date, on Tuesday, April II.
Several members of Company H
visited Sykesville, Manchester, Hamp-
stead, TaneytoWn and other places in
hopes of getting recruits for the COM
pany. The trips were made in an
automobile. We understand that sew
eral have obligated themselves to be-
come members.
A number of people in this county
who have made out their census
papers have already gone before the
Clerk of the Circuit Court, K. D.
Cash and made out affidavits as to
why they are dependents. The papers
filed are held for Is days and then are
forwarded to the Adjutant General
Stricken Tuesday while walking on
the road from Liberty to Union
Bridge, Bernard F. Bowers. =
old, Liberty, was found dead We'd
nesday, face downward in ditch
filled with mud and water. James
Bowers, father of the man, lives in
Baltimore county.
A delightful day was spent at Maple
Springs, the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Aaron Green, on Easter Sunday. The
guests we're Mr.. Charles Kolenger.
Mrs. Mollie McGoWn, of Baltimore;
Miss Myrtle Caple, OF Owings Mills;
Mrs. Elsie C.. Davis, Miss Martha Davis,
Mr. and Mrs. August Saddle, Mr.. VIM.
Step, William Phillips and Winfield
Caple, of Owings Mills.
Mr.. William Brown, son Of Mr.. VIM.
Brown, near this city, was injured by
the explosion at the Eddystone NUM-
ton plant, near Philadelphia, Tues
day, when 100 employees were killed.
Mr.. Brown saved his life by being
back of the wheels of a box car at the
time. He helped to rescue the in
jured. His injuries are not serious,
but Is confined to his home.
Mr.. Peter SANTOS has severed his
connection with the Maryland Lunch
Room, East Main street, by selling
his interest to Angelo Kosifas. The
reason Mr.. SANTOS disposed Of his in
terest was that his stay in this city is
uncertain on account of being mem
Der of Company III, as call for duty
may at any time be issued. The lunch
room will be conducted under the firm
name of PelengOs & Kosifas.
Benjamin X. Atno, of Hotel Ma
tional, Littlestown, former proprie-
tor of the Hotel Albaugh, Hanover,
died Wednesday evening, shortly af
ter s O'Clock at the Polynic Hospital,
York, from the effects of an operation
which he underwent on Tuesday ey
ening for gall stones. Mr.. Atno was
taken i'll two weeks ago, and his con-
dition became serious Tuesday when
he was rushed to the hospital by his
physician. He was aged about fifty
one years.
King Baseball, as far as the war
will permit, will now take his place
in the daily news. Wednesday the
1917 season of the National and Amer
lean Leagues, the two majors, and
that of the American Association, the
big minor of the Middle West. was
officially ushered in. 1t was the be-
ginning of a season of uncertainty
because the nation is at war with Ger
many, and at any time it is impOs-
sible to tell just what effect the con-
tiict will have upon the national pas
time.
The Census enumeratOrS in pre-
Cinct one went in a pool room in this
city to enroll a number of names of
colored people this week, when one
of the COlOred men eSpied the enumer-
ator the back door was just a little
too small for all to go through at
once, so two were nabbed, while six
escaped but the ribs of the six were
very sore from the mighty wedge of
humanity against the door stills for
freedom. A niger don't like a gun,
but they certainly can cut swath
with razor Let us suggest razor
regiment.