The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1918-10-11
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~. Arthur W. Machen, Baltimore,
Ii mentioned as assistant counsel 70
thu Public Service Commission.
hIr! aHa Mrs. O. G. COrbin, East
mafTR street, W. are glad To say are
uyHnE from VA severe case or tne
I'll flu
Mr. William Shaaffer, West Main
#treet moved 4n hiH new home he
purchased from W- Frank Thomas,
N Mast Main street
SUNDAY w. real summer DAY,
bnt Monday broke dn with a high
wind and cold atmosphere which
called out the overcoats.
MI. James Pearre Wantz, cashier
~ the Union National Bank and
flanghter are very i'll with influenza
at their home on West Main street.
President wilson has again named
m. Thomas J Coonan as postmaster
for Westminster We congratulate
Postmaster Coonan on his appoint
ment
Jay string 0f wagons loaded with
whnat reached from Englar Xxx Spon-
sellers Mill. to Bond street. ny tne
wav of Liberty and Main street, on
Monday morning
.Tan1eS Howell BillinESlea, 1r-, or
thiB citT, haS been promoted ro
second lieutenant in the Engineer
Corps of the United States Army Dy
tha War Department
WflHiam II. Bowers 81 Son, who are
conducting the Reisterstcwn Bus Line,
have placed bus In service tnaL
can't be- beaten for pleasure and
comfort. 1t has four seats and IS en-
closed by windows.
Mrs. Harry v Mancha, Of Webster
street, who has been patient at tne
University Hospital, Baltimore, for
the past three weeks and underwent
d serious operation, has returned W
her home and il slowly recovering
From what W. can learn, 1O out of
tta l3 men that laft this city We'd
Inesdav morning, October "A, f0r Fort
THOMAS. XIV, were found physically
Yarlat fpr war service and were sent
tD their homes in this county.
On this past Sunday the annivers-
ary exercises in commemoratiOn or
the 2hth year df the passionate of Rev
Dr. IN. T. Heimer, Of ThurmOnt, were
completed. Services were held, dur
ing The time OF the celebration, i'm all
81 the churches Of the charge.
D. @. Baetjer, Federal Food Ad-
nainistrator for Maryland, announced
that the distribution division has adj
vised all cornstarch actually pur-
chased by dealers on or before Sep
TENDER lis may be sold bakers and
used by bakers as a substitute
Corngtarch purchased by dealers
since September 16 cannot b. sold o.
used as wheat -four substitute.
The Maryland State College of Agri-
culture formally opened last week
,for its sixty-BecOnd session It Will
bR conducted as war institution for
the entire year instead Of the usual
nine months About 800 students
with members of tine faculty took part
in the first exercises. This number
constitutes about half the student
body. $50 more having been instructed
to report October 15.
Accused Of desertion from Camp
Mcclellan, where he was in training
with the old Fifth Regiment; with
stealing a horse and buggy from Mrs
Rose Johnson of Howard county, and
the larceny of some shoes from an
ElIlicott City merchant, Raymond Ray
DC silver Spring, Md, alias Charles
Johnson, was arrested by Chief Of
Police WOsch and il being held at
the Ellicott City Jail for tn military
authorities
the price fixing committee of the
War Industries Board haE decided to
fix the price of hogs at $3.50 Der 100
bounds Ton TIE duration of the war
This is IA lower price than hogs have
been bringing at certain periods dur
ing the past year but the Board has
decided that on the basis or the pres
ent price or corn, this Is fair return
to the farmer for raising hogs, and
even at this price pork will remain
very high to the consumer.
Postponed on account Of the cpl
demic, the state Sunday school con-
vention which was to have met in
Roland Park on Tuesday, October Is,
win instead be held on Wednesday
and Thursday, November 6 and Y, If
conditions by that time are substan-
TALLY improved Several hundred
delegates from all parts of the state
were expected, and a notable program
had been prepared, part df which it
IL hoped to give at the later date
named.
Quite a number of our people are
0n tine sick list, presumable many Of
them with the flu. While some Of
the patients have had high fevers,
nearly all or whom we have heard,
are. improving, though they all COM
plain OF being greatly weakened. 1t
is q disease that requires prompt at
tention, and when any one becomes
Affected, the wisest thing to do is to
go to bed at once and send for your
physician. Early attention and care
il earnestly advised.
state Game Warden, =. Lee Lee
M CnFnpte announces the liberation of
900 Mexican quail in different Sec
Al lions of Maryland at an early date
The money is to he provided out of
tho gnnnarS' license money and if
share is enough ur this the number
may be increased to 10000. The
birds are to be supplied by ~ San
Antonio man, who will have them
trapped in the Mexican mountains
some distance below the border Tn
der the laws Of this country they will
have to be kept i'm quarantine for a
considerable time to prevent the
spread Of bird diseases.