The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1918-08-09

Twelve tickets we're sold E0 Fen
Mar Yesterday. The attraction was
the I. ID. @. F. reunion
Mr eugene Tubman, Court street,
Maa anreptad VAN position with B- F-
Shriver Co, Gamers this city.
Manv army trucks have passed
Through this city this week One
train ancanDed on Fair Ground ELL
wheW wasn't II hot this week,
wasn't It cold last December? Hand
m down a bit of the December at
mnsphare Mr- &ol-
denominations were held Friday by
the Queen Anne's County School
board for the free scholarship to
western Maryland College
photograph Oh Lieut.. Monroe
ErFIar, Hon or MIR. George T.. B. Eng
lar. New Windsor. was printed on
thu. war page of the Baltimore Sun
Sunday
wellington M. Penn, of Silver Rum,
has accepted a position In the Ord
nance Department Supply Division,
washington, IT'D. O., and entered upon
hIS uutiaa July 30.
Prof. Ferdinand Bonnotte, French
teacher at the Western Maryland
College, LETT Tuesday for Newport
News. where he will take up Y. M. C.
A worm until &he opening Of the col
lee in September.
Announcement was made by, the
Whr Department aft Washington that
EaptaAm G A. Tubman, with Offices in
tha Lexington Street Building, had
BEEN given charge OF the work OF. the
Inland Traffic Division Of the local
district
A severe thunder gust passed over
was accompanied by sharp lightning
and heavy down pour OF rain
Lightning struck in Tho shirt Eactory
Df william E. Grumbine, West Green
street, but did not do any heavy
damage.
August l9 will be the Last day ON
which papers may be filed by candi-
dates fOr Tine Congressional nomina-
tons with the Supervisors Of Elec-
.
between the day Of primary and the
NaAA MING day. The primaries Will
be held September p.
The Maryland State Teachers AS
Hociation has postponed the meeting
N scheduled tor Ocean City September
B tO G, due tO the fact that the Tr1-
county Institute OF WicOmicO, WOr-
chester and Somerset counties will
mot be held at Ocean City I'm Septem-
her as planned It has been o.
ridAd therefore, To hold the annual
meeting In Baltimore, Friday and
Saturday, November 20 and 30, Of the
present year.
Maxwell ~. Newton, Baltimore, has
filed IA $4,000 damages suit FOR the
death OF his daughter, Anna r. New
tom, with the City Court of Baltimore,
against Edwin wv. and isabella
Knowles also Of Baltimore. The
young girl was struck on July by
an automobile belonging to the de-
fendant as she was standing along
tfH road at Mr. Calvin Jordan's, near
5tatewOod, and died while being
rushed to this city tor medical aid
On July 81 delegation Of mem
bers OF the Union Bridge Farmers
Club and other sympathizers to The
NUMBER of eleven, autOed It'd Avon
dale to assist James Beacham I'm
cutting timber for the erection of a
new barn. They worked faithfully
during their brief stay which was
shortened by the increasing damp
ness that descended from the over
hanging clouds. 1t was decided to
try 1t again when the weather is more
DrupitiDus and the condition of the
roads less conductive I'D skidding
Union Bridge Pilot.
The widespread impression that in
Surance of men i'm the military SER
vice is paid in lump sum after their
death. has led the war department
To make the announcement that pay
ments of benefits under the war risk
insurance act are to cover period
Of 2O years. The insurance Ak pay
able. On the death or the insured, or
the basis Of $5.75 per month for
each $1,000 of insurance for 240
monthly installments. For instance,
beneficiary Of soldier insured
fOr the maximum, $4,000, would re
cefye a payment OF $3.50 month
Tor twenty years
Sergeant Nv. Browning Norris, son
Df N. H.. Norris, near LLbertytOwn,
who IL stationed at Camp Gordon,
Georgia, has been selected as one of
the one hundred and fifty young
men from the Gordon forces TO attend
the first session of the Central Off
GERS Training School, Camp Gordon.
The Gordon delegation, in company
with those who have reported from
ether camps all over the country,
have begun "a -four months course
that viii result In their graduation
and ultimate commissioning.
Meetings were held at Hagerstown
Sunday in time interest of Blue Ridge
College, o. Church OF the Brethren
institution at New Windsor. Two Of
the meetings were in the Church of
cine Brethren. The Rev Dr. IT, III.
Holdsopple, president of the college,
preached I'm the morning an educa-
tional sermon and Miss Anna Hutch
inson, graduate of the college, re-
GENTLY returned ~ "a missionary from
China conducted the evening service
Sunday afternoon meeting was
held in Hagerstown City Park G.
d. Hicks, member OF the alumni,
was chairman and delivered the adj
glTssS 0f welcome Prof. W. Y. Flech-
4I was musical director. Prayer
was offered by Elders John Rowland
and Caleb Long. DR.. Holdsopple.
made the leading address Miss
Mary Rowland gave a reading Dr-