The Democratic advocate., 1917-04-27

! hCdfy SuoI po0oCu al
our city on Saturday afternoon.
The tax for Baltimore county fol-
1917 will be s1.06 on the $100, the
same as last year.
Governor Harrington has postponed
his call for the extra session of the
Maryland Legislature to May Is.
Our farmers are all busy turning
up the earth for their spring crops
Wheat does not look very promising
Mr.. Frederick M. Bitzel, of Tannery
who enlisted in the Navy as plumber
has been sent to Portland, Me-, for
duty.
Mrs. w. Taylor Stringer, of Glyn-
don, has organized Blue Hen Cir
Gle of Red Cross with over 100 men,
bers.
A marriage license was issued at
! Ellicott City Tuesday to William w
| O'Neal, Henryton, and Bertha A Pool
Marriottsville
! Two more young men from Carroll
county have enlisted in the Navy
They are Howard c. Bond and Kent
ley B. Pittinger, both of Union Bridge.
On account of the engine breaking
down, the 6.34 train Sunday evening
was delayed over three hours. 1t did
not arrive in this city until about 10
o'clock.
The special session of the Maryland
Legislature to enact emergency war
measures is to meet either May l or
, unless Governor Harrington has
reason to change his mind.
Fred Florris, of Union Bridge. paid
81 and costs to Justice Dinst, this
city, on Monday on the charge Of
choking LOVey Nugan. Both are Ital-
Aian3. FlOrris was drunk when he
choked LOvey.
Mir w. F. Shaver, near this city,
Will move to Jefferson. Md, where he
has rented a mill. Mr.. Shaver con-
Quoted the flour mill near this city
that burned down last winter.
Captain John n. Weigle has an
nounced that he has received orders
from the War Department that all
young men enlisting in Company H at
this time will be discharged after the
war has been decided.
Mr.. J. J. Brady, representative for
the Charles William Stores, has moved
his office from the Real Estate Com
pany Building, at the railroad, to the
store room at 36 West Main street,
opposite the Westminster Savings
Bank.
A local demon statistician, seizing
upon the rare opportunity offered in
the $7,OO0,0O0, 1000 bond issue, has fig
ured that if one man ever had that
much funds it would take him until
TX 1894 cnl1IrCyinor of tho of
a dollar minute, to go broke.
Mr.. George o. Benson, this city, has
purchased one of the latest model
Paige automobiles from David Geiman
& Son, West Main street, agents. This
is the first car Of that make to be
placed in this city and the owner is
very much pleased with it. The ma
chine carries seven passengers and is
handsomely designed.
Discharges from the National Guard
will not be granted enlisted men sole
ly because they are married, accord
ing to instructions sent out by adju
tant generals by the Militia Bureau.
Where a soldier has independent
means which will prevent his family
from becoming charge upon the
Government he will not be mustered
out.
J. Hampton Baumgartner. publicity
representative of the Baltimore and
Ohia Railroad, and formerly from this
city, left University Hospital, Balti-
more, Wednesday, and will spend a
few days recuperating before return
ing 10 his desk. Mr.. Baumgartner
was operated on three weeks ago for
1,,fn
was a success.
Seed potatoes are at a premium,
Potatoes and eggs command the same
quotation, according to one local gar
dener, who was laying in a supply Of
"spuds'' for planting He was told
by the grocer potatoes were six cents
pound For them he traded eggs,
bringing six dozen to the store. He
received 33 cents a dozen and took
potatoes in return.
A colOred boy by the name Of Dor
sey, living on Charles street, was ar
rested Tuesday afternoon as he came
out Of the cellar under the store of
George y. Hunter. East Main street,
with a. sack on his back containing
two hams and shoulder. Dorsey
was taken to jail. but later was let
out on bail for his appearance before
the May grand jury.
Swat the fly. swat the fly il what
you hear just now. Catch the little
infants before they grow big and there
wont be many flies to swat There,
now I've started the ball rolling, let
the women folk send it further. I've
heard it said that this old girl does
not harmonic with all the clubs
Don't you believe word of it. | am
interested in everything that pertains
to glOritication of Westminster. and il
there's any glory TO be gotten out OF
the fly crusade, let everybody swat"
Here endeth the first head OF my dis
course.
The strike at Hagerstown between
the Western Maryland Railroad and
and its machinists continues. Neither
side will give in. 1t is very costly to
the railroad company for it's guards
and other protection furnished by
them to protect their men now work
ing. The strikers have the sympathy
OF the entire town and are helping
the strikers to win their fight, it is
said. The heads of the unions were
at HagerstOwn last week and made
arrangements to furnish the strikers
with all the money they need to help
them out during their fight
As William Frizell Gibson, of Ell