The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-11-23

CarvilIe Meskill, of Graceham, who
was wanted on a serious charge, was
arrested in Waynesboro early in the
week and brought back to Frederick
for trial The charge was preferred
by girl of Thurmont. Meskill fur
nished $3.50 bail for the action of the
grand jury in February.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. H. Shaeffer, West
Main street, entertained last evening
Mrs. Frank IT, Shaeffer and Miss Irene
Shaeffer, this city, and Mrs. Dorothy
Martin and Miss Elizabeth Shaeffer,
of Baltimore. Delightful refreshments
were served and choice selections on
the Victrola were much enjoyed
Two thousand acres OF valuable
timber land on South Mountain near
Thurmont were swept by fire of in
cendiary origin, entailing damages
amounting to thousands of dollars.
The fire, starting in three places, has
been eXtinguished after being fought
by 200 men under State Forester Bes-
ley.
All bakeries in the United States,
including those of hotels, restaurants
and clubs and excepting only the
small neighborhood maker of bread
who uses less than 10 barrels OF flour
per month, are required to come un-
der federal license after December 10
by a proclamation issued by President
Wilson.
SHIPMENTS of coal over the Western
Maryland to points east are unusually
heavy, an average of 1000 cars day
being moved The United States Gov
ernment's priority order, which eX-
cludes the loading of Open-top cars
with almost every commodity except
coal and Government material, has
greatly helped the car supply at the
mines.
One of the grand jurymen said after
investigating the County Home: l
have been on the grand jury three
terms in the past several years, and
INSPECTED the County home each term,
but | have never seen it in better con-
dition than it is at present. | asked 10
have Stewart Barnes recommended TO
the County Commissioners for reap
pointment."
The anniversary of the building OF
St. Pauls Methodist Episcopal
Church, Hagerstown, was celebrated
Sunday with special services. The
pastor, the Rev. Francis K. Bayley'
was assisted in the services by the
Few. Edwin T. Mowbray, this CITY
pastor of St Paul's Church for SIX
years, who preached at the morning
and evening services.
The congregation of ST. Paul's Meth
odist Episcopal Church, SykesVllle'
gave a reception and donation party
last evening to the pastor, Rev. wal
ter NJ. Depp, and his wife in the COM
munity-room of the church. Frank
Mellor, a noted tenor soloist of New
York, sang several selections. Mr..
Mellor was former resident or
Sykesville.
lanes NJ. Sinnott, of Union Bridge,
has completed fifteen years STEADY
work at the Quarries of the cement
Plant. He was first employed there
by VIM. H. Staub, who was operating
the lime kilns, belonging to the late
Daniel Wolfe and when the Underwater
Co. purchased the property, they con-
tinued him in the same position, anu
he has not changed his job to the pre-
sent time.
Six Frederick county Hampshire
hogs. owned by President of the Board
of County Commissioners, Frank NJ.
Stevens, near CreagerstoWn, nave
been sold to Lii Kerslake, who put
on the trained pig act at the annual
county fair, in Frederick. Kerslake
will train these hogs and will use
them to supplement his act Two OF
the Frederick county pigs went be-
fore the public in Philadelphia thea
ire this week.
The Armor Grain Company OF tnl-
cago declared that only the reduction
OF potatoes from $l.40 to 80 cents a
bnsLe! will prevent fully ler "I0 '"o
busue'e of the new crOD from rottinG
or being fed to live stock. II c"nsI.E-
ecs could buy them at 90 cents a
bushel nearly all OF the immense crop
VOLTA be consumed, making greai
saving in wheat AMI other foods. on
which the government Is economN'nS
dcc led a statement - the Armour
concern.
On Friday last the Scouts of Troop
No. took their second hike OF about
I miles and spent another one OF those
never-to-be-fO evenings around
the old camp fire. They were in charge
of Assistant Scout Masters Glenn Mil
Ter and Carroll Crawford, and after
wards joined by Scout Master ShrlVe1
who has been trying to work his way
in camp unnoticed. Stories were told
after which the boys cooked supper
and hiked it back to town. Let every
Scout come out Friday night as g
good time is assured.
/ What promises to be the finest mu,
steal event of the season is the con
cert to be given by the Glee Club, OF
Hood College, Frederick, Md, at the
Assembly Hall of the Westminster
High School on Thursday evening
December 6. An admission fee will be
charged and the proceeds will &c
towards increasing the piano fund
1t is believed that sufficient funds will
be in hand after this concert, to JUS
tify the purchase Of a new piano fol
the Assembly Hall of the High School
something the school has been looking
forward to for some time.