The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1918-10-25
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LOCAL AFFAIRS

Maryland C0ile6e AaS n1Sn
r-bnrnas q, Slingluff, well known
and nopnlar citizen 0f-New Windsor,
~as married in Baltimore October II
- Mra Ella Martin, Medford. Con-
vraf,,lafions to the bride and groom
stouffer Lowell, who had been the
af4srianf assistant postmaster at New
v T7indaor since his father first took
rharra IA the Office was called to
Rs Hre, To act in some similar
capacity there and at Magnolia
private Edward Chrest, this city,
~rs+as from France to a friend that
VI ~ 800 rarna In contact with Private Paul
r |haaTar- son of Mr. Weaver, of this
aftv PRIVATE weaver was employed
af Herr & Babylon's for a year or M
according to the present indications
there will Nv "a shortage of oysters ln
baltimore this season. This II due 70
~ fact that for the last two seasons
+Fa industry has been making rapid
81 rides in its development at CHS
satd Nd. at the expense OF Baltimore.
The New York Herald is taking a
noli Of. New York state on the Gov.
arnor's election. In its tabulat1on OF
fn n various straw votes it finds Smith,
Democrat. running far ahead OF
VVlaifnlan Republican The vote In
New York city shows Smith has q
plurality of 207 ,S75-
Wfthin the next few days II IL *
nartHd trat the Methodist Episcopal
Endowment Fund campaign, which
1las been delayed Owing to the Cpl
4demic Df influenza, Will W. under way
ERprfs will be made tO raise $5OU,OO
fDr ttla preachers pension fund of the
members BIZ the Baltimore Confer
ence.
All automobile struck the team OF
Mr.. Schlosser. Spring Mills, at the
railroad crossing in this city Friday
afternoon, breaking a wheel on the
buggy and precipitated the occupants,
Mr.. Sch1osser's two daughters to the
street, slightly bruising them 1t was
an accident and unavoidable. The
damage was slight.
Lowering skies and occasional rain
and mist prevented the lifting ga the
gasoline ban from having a. wide
Snread an effect Sunday a. had been
expected. and automobile owners who
NIL looked forward tO making up forI
lOst time on previous Sundays found
themselves either Obliged tO remain
at home IA ride through the vet.
A message was received Saturday
bF Mr. ana Mrs. William Schaeffer,
East Main street. Of the death OF
Mrs. Vernon Price, formerly Miss
Isabel M. Guyton, from flu, at her
home in Towson Mrs. Prce made
many visits to the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Schaeffer. The funeral was
held Monday, Mr.. Shaeffer being one
of the Dallbearers.
The Merchants and Manufacturers
Association, Baltimore, through their
traffic bureau, will shortly inaugurate
M Return Loads Bureau for the trans
pOrtatiOn of freight shipments by mo-
tor trucks from Baltimore to New
York, Harrisburg, Gettysburg, Phila-
delphia, Chester. Pa-, Westminster,
Frederick. HagerstOWn, Md; Will
Haington, Del; Camden. Jersey City,
mi J.; New York and other points
Harry Webster Heating, senior
master Of Sc. James School for Boys,
near Hagerstown, and brother OF Dr.
Frank W. Heating, superintendent or
Rosewood State Training School,
Owings Mills, died at 4.30 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon in the Frederick
City Hospital from fracture at the
base of the skull, received in an
automobile accident at 8 o'clock Mon
day night near Radgeyillee Mr.. Keat-
ing,s car was struck by an auto
mobile containing three negroes, who
made their escape
That's nothing new" said q Fred
erick county resident in discussing
the need Of an inventory df road
equipment in Frederick county, r.
revealed NV study Of the recent
auditors report. He stated that he
thought it was "a matter or common
knowledge that the county officials
never did know where the road ma
chinery and equipment was. He said
that III was scattered i'm the various
districts, and he never. understood
that there was any effort to keep ac-
purate trace of 1t.
The home farm Of Milton G. Urner,
loeated adjoining Mt. Airy, was sold
secure possession on April ], and
make his future home there. The
Urner farm ID one Of the finest in that
section and was occupied by Mr..
urner and family during the summer
munths The place contains about
243 acres and IL improved with q BIZ
mansion house and tenant houses.
There are a number of outbuildings
all kept in splendid repair. The
land is in a fine state of cultivation.
The purchase price is $4,000.
Howard Hood, brother Gle u. Edwin
Hood, SyResrille. who has been serv-H
ing with the Canadian forces in
France, and who left an arm over
there, has been visiting relatives and
friends In this neighborhood. He was
soon to be ordered to Toronto, where
he viii be discharged. This young
man was4one Of the contingent OF Co.,
000 American lads, who caught the
vision before the United States enter
ed the war, and went to Canada and
offered their service and lives on the
altar 0f Liberty. He was sent across
early and saw violent fighting. Tie
Was with the cavalry that did such
remarkable execution in and around
FIny Ridge. The story of hls e.
perlenCeH, aS nOdestly related by the
young man, iS thrilling in the e
treme- The shell which tore off hi
arm and also wounded his ankle, was
thrown from IN German gun 17 miles
away. t killed number oe horses
and frightfnIlE wounded more than a
anENm men.