The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1918-11-01

English women are doing valuable
police duty
Eleven conductors OH the United
Railway, Baltimore, were arrested Rdr
Ipinching fares from the company On
Saturday.
The season for shooting squirrels
under the Maryland law has closed
temporarily, and will reopen on No
vember 10, with the rabbit and bird
season
Centenary Methodist Episcopal
church will hold its Sunday school
service at the usual hour next Sum
day 9.15 a. m. Morning worship with
sermon at 1870. No evening service.
Wednesday, one year ago, October
80, 1917, this city and the surround
ing country experienced the first
snowfall OF the memorable winter Of
1917-191S. which was one OF thu
Severest On record.
The total amount of Liberty Bonds
bought by the Knights of Columbus
of the fourth loan amounted I'D $170.-
500. This T. by far the largest
amount subscribed by any order in
this county.
The Baltimore department stores
are opening new branch of employ
ment to women. In many of the big
shops in the large cities of the United
States women are taking the places
Of floorwalkers who have been called
into Army service.
Influenza caused the annual con-
vention of the Protestant Episcopal
Diocese of Maryland, which was
scheduled for October 30, to be post
poned until January 29 The gather
ing will be held in Memorial church,
Lafayette avenue and Bolton street,
Baltimore.
The sugar allowance of two pounds
monthly IA person for householders
was increased To three pounds month
~ yesterday by Food Administrator
Hoover The sugar regulations also
are revised to permit the purchase of
the entire months supply for a. fam
\ lily at one time.
The Ladies Aid Society of Zion
Methodist Protestant church will
meet at the Deer Park parsonage on
November T. If the weather should
be unfavorable the meeting will be
held the first clear day of that week.
All members are requested to be
present. M iis
Two awards received by Lieut..
Lloyd Schaeffer for his bravery i'm
an engagement with 15 Germans,
bringing down three and himself
wounded, are Ga exhibition 1t the
cigar store df ~ V Wantz, East Main
street, having been sent To hi moth
RI, Mrs, Mary Myers, Center street.
William H. Doxon, member .of the
Baltimore bar and widely known a.
regards his connection with the I'M
toward fate that befell Stevenson
Archer, once state treasurer OF Mary
land, died Tuesday Of pneumonia,
aged So years, at local hospital,
Baltimore Mr. Doxon's death was
preceded by an illness of but a few
days. Mr.. Doxon is well known in
this city, having resided here various
times.
So extensive has become the "boot-
logging" between Baltimore and
Washington since the 7r last-named
place became dry that the Washing
ton, Baltimore and Annapolis Rail
way management has been somewhat
put toI III to meet the increased traffic
Of those passengers who 10 tO Bal
timore for their supply of wet goods.
The travel il heaviest at the end of
the week, and the assumption seems
to be that all Washington has H.
thirst more aggravated on Saturday
and Sunday than at any other time.
Clayton McAfee and Charles Six,
both of Frederick, narrowly escaped
serious injuries when an automobile
in which they were riding was struck
and ditched near Ridgeville by a
large machine with a Pennsylvania
license. The car was turned over on
it's side and both occupants were
pinned beneath They were unable
to extricate themselves until assist
ance arrived McAfee and Six. were
coming from Baltimore direction and
the other car was going i'm the oppo-
site direction The Frederick men
we're badly shaken up and bruised
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