The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1918-08-30
LOCAL AFFAIRS
Dog DAVIS are over.

Monday ~ Labor day, and legal
holiday. Banks and Court House wall
b. closed.
Rev. W. I'll. Hetrick will preach AM
Trinity Lutheran church on Sunday
at ESQ p m-
Fifty young men registered at the
Court House On Saturday, having
become or age since Juno 5.
The Kent and Queen Annes Fair
Association will sell the property at
public sale and discontinue the fair
More than 1000 persons attended
Tine third annual reunion Of the
Church or the Brethren at Braddock
Heights.
On Sunday we start on our jour-
new through the month of September
and on the 23rd Of the month we en-
ter autumn. vi
1t seems from reports that most
all tine accidents ON the Baltimore
and Frederick pike occur between
Ridgaville and New Market
No owner OF property is required to
take out license to- hunt OH his own
land. We inadvertently announced
last week that license was needed
St. Johns Lutheran Missionary
society will hold their regular month
IN meeting Saturday, September 4, al
the home of Mrs. J H. Leister, West
minister.
DR.. J. >. and y. II. Myers, dentists,
have moved into their new offices III
WY. Main street, next door To Camp
belfs Meat Store and opposite the g.
& P Telephone Co
Mrs. Clara ". Montgomery, near
Frederick, who died OH August I'll,
was sister of William Hood, Miss
HOsalie Hood, and Mrs. A. IT'D. Nor
wood. Ridgeville.
The fire bell was sounded for a
chimney fire ON the residence Occu
pied wv George Zepp, John street,
Wednesday The damage was a clean
exit ron THE smoke hereafter I'D come
out.
EySY Mr.. y. Gloyd Diffendal, Liberty
street, has returned from the Mary
land University Baltimore, where
& she was under treatment. Her con-
dition III improving very salts
factorily.
Joseph Wimert, near Tannery, ex-
hihited a. freak tomato at this Office
this week that he pulled from vine
i'm his garden The tomato weighed
y pounds and grew I'm such "a shape
that it joined itself.
Mr. Guy Fowler, son Oh MFR. and
Mrs. Frank Fowler, Fair Ground
Hill, who enlisted I'm the Navy some
time ago, left Tuesday morning for
Norfolk, wa, To enter upon his duties
"a the Naval Reserves
P. w. Hargett has sold his large
farm of 24O acres, near Union
Bridge, to u. B Myers, or Buckeys
town. MIR. Hargett has also pur-
chased a farm DC les acres, near Mt
Airy. OF Bowers Myers.
Members Of Tine Frederick police
force have threatened to strike unless
their salaries are increased. They
are getting $1.96 day and have
asked lfDr $40 "a month, OH $75 per
month and furnish their own uniform.
Messrs Dellon Weagly ard Cletus
Little, of AIbaugh-BabylOn Grocery
CO., have secured positions Ut other
occupations. Mr.. Wcagly is employ
ed with "a firm in Baltimore and Mr..
Little is at the Knapp Machine
.
Max Faudry, of Ravarian, Germany,
was arrested at canning factory In
Hartford county, when caught placing
parrish green i'm cans Of tomato that
he was working with. He is in Jail
for ~ hearing Faudry was q barrel
maker at McGinnis Distillery, near
Carrollton, for several years.
Miss Emma Currens, daughter Of
Mr. and Mrs David Currens, Church
street has accepted position in
Baltimore and will take up her new
duties Monday. Miss Currens has
been the popular and Obliging clerk
In Dinst Grocery, East Main street
for a number OF years where by her
pleasing personality she has made
many friends who regret to- see her
leave We wish her much success in
her new work
Last week we announced that YER
non M. Carver, Mt Airy, crashed in
to a taxi on the pike near New Mar
ket and was arrested. The taxi ran
into Mr.. Carver and he had to pay
a fine for not rendering aid. That H. "a
new one some Speed King and
reckless can smash up your car and
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bump you have To render him
assistance for striking you. Some
fine decision
The Governments scheme for a big
winter wheat crop in 1919 includes
urging the farmers to plant mimi
mum or 100000 acres and "a maxi
mum of 47,500,O00 acres. The small
er figure A. an increase CIT seven per
cent. over last years sowing and the
latter III increase or 12 per cent
y The minimum quota for Maryland Is
774,00O acres, an increase of i've per
cent over last year, and the maxi
mum fl $1,000 acres, an increase emf
ten per cent.
The old -four regulations, which
have caused the housewife so much
NJ trouble have been withdrawn and
new modified rules will be in effect
next Monday. beginning September
I, no retailers viii be required to sell
substitutes, and new flour t0 To-
known as Victory Mixed Flour will
he put On Tine market, which will con-
tain 30 per cent or wheat -four and
20 per cent of substitute. Bakers
win also be put oHa the 1920 per cent
basis, being required Cd uHe but one
pound W substitute for four pounds
of wheat fouT in VI products