The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-06-29

Don't miss the show at the Opera
Saturday High class vaudeville and
pictures.
| A little banker came to the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Denton Gehr, Bond
street. He won't enlist in Company H
at present.
Next Wednesday is the Fourth of
July and a legal holiday. All banks,
court house and stores, also the post
office will be closed on that day.
The New Windsor Methodist Sun
day School will hold their annual fes-
tival on the church lawn, Friday and
Saturday evenings, July 90 and q.
An idea at first appears obscure,
then it seems divine to certain minds,
soon the world sees everything in it,
two centuries later the nations are
ready to die for 1t.
Oscar Bixler, this city, who has
been assistant maintainer Of signals
on the W. NJ r., this division has a
similar position with the same COM
pany at Cumberland.
| The Westminster Fire Company has
decided to go to Hagerstown on the
Fourth and take part in the big cele-
bration that is to be held. Our reel
team will compete in the races.
Mr.. Stambaugh, son of C. w. STAN
baugh, road master of w. NJ. R., has
accepted a position as assistant main
tainer of signals under A, w, Wood
ward, maintainer Of this position.
We call attention to the advertise
ment of Nusbaum & Jordan which ap-
pears in another part of this issue.
| They ask for the enormous quantity,
five tons of carpet rags and will pay
the highest price that has ever been
offered for them.
Sergeant Peter n SANTOS reports
the following enlistments in Company
H, First Maryland Infantry: VIM. b.
Kidd, John A. Shipley, Merle Yohn,
Zoland Eyler, George w. Owings,
Harry NJ. L. Snyder, Joseph Ridgely
and Lemuel Porter.
A large patriotic meeting will be
held at Silver Run, Saturday evening,
July 30, at o'clock. Rev. VIM. L. Sea-
brook will make the address. Union
Mills Band will furnish music. This
meeting is held in the interest of and
for recruits for Company II.
A novel scene was witnessed yes
terday morning when "a foot stack
was pulled down Main street on its
way to Sykesville, where it is to be
placed at the boiler room of B. F..
Shriver Co.'S new canning factory.
The trip was made in three hours
without the slightest mishap.
While visiting at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Tressler, near
Kingsdale, on Sunday Mrs. Aaron
SpangIer, McSherystown. Pa, slip
ped on a cement walk, and in falling
sustained a fracture of the right leg
at the knee She was brought to her
home for treatment. This is the
fourth time the member has been
broken.
Among the visitors at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs VIM. Stansbury, near
this city, Sunday were Mr.. and Mrs.
John Basehoar and daughter and Mr.
aud Mrs Harry Byers, of Littles-
town, Pa: Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
HOuck and daughter, Mary, and Mr..
and Mrs. Albert HOuck and children,
of Snydersburg; Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
kelbaugh and daughter, Gertrude, OF
Hampstead. and Mr.. and Mrs. Clay
ton StOner, near this city.
The seventh of the series of district
Sunday School rallies being held in
Carroll county, by the Carroll County
Sunday School Association this sum-
mer, will be that for Westminster dis
trict, and will be held in the Reformed
Church, this city, on Sunday after
noon July s, go. The six meetings
held so far, have all been full of in
terest, and hcIpfulness, and we are
sure this one will be no exception.
All of the Sunday Schools in West
minister district are urgently reques-
ted to have as many of their workers