The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-08-08

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MIR. George r. Gehr, cashier of the
First. National Bank. was operated on
at a hospital La Baltimore this week.
MIR. and Mrs. John T.. Eckenrode,
Liberty street will leave Sunday for
Ocean City where they will spe nd
two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Eckard, of
Dennings spent last Thursday with
his brother, Newton Eckard and fam
lily at UniontoWn.
MIR. ODER Herr and Dr. Trump
tomorrow to spend ten days at At
lantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. AIRY J. Lamme and
son, of New York, are visitors of
Mrs. Lamme's brother, Mr.. W. Frank
Thomas, Washington avenue.
Deer Park Chapel Sunday school
will hold its annual picnic on Satur-
day, August 30th. Taylorsville Band
will furnish music. Everybody well
come. Y. !
Zion Sunday school will hold its
picnic Saturday, August beginning.
at 2 o'clock School treated at 4 p.
HI EfcEyDbuy WS4COMCs
Mrs. R. B. Creecy is at Hampton
Roads where she went to meet her
husband, Major R. B. Creecy, U. S.
Marine Corps who arrived yesterday
on the Orizabo from France.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. S. Fisher, Mr..
Warren Fisher, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Miller and daughter, Thelma, of
Sudbrook Park spent last Wednesday
with Newton Eckard and family, Of
Uniontown.
Voters Of Dallas County, Texas, on
May "a, voted $6,5O0,O00- bond issue
for systematic improvement of the
county roads. Out Of these funds at
least So miles of concrete road alone
will be built.
Another good son Of Carroll county
has arrived home from France in
Corporal Edward NJ. Chrest, East
Main street. Corporal Chrest arrived
home this week in the best of health
and is glad to be here.
Marriage licenses were issued in
Baltimore Tuesday to Murray " Dod-
rer, living at Fountain Valley, and
Katherine M. Burke, Baltimore; and
Richard r. Duncan, WoodensbHrg,
and Matilda Osborn, Boring.
Mr.. Joseph Sheeler and son, of
Shippensburg, Pa; Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Sheeler, of Harrisburg, Pa, and
Mrs. Henry Hartman, of Baltimore
are guests of their mother, Mrs.
Josephus Sheeler, Pennsylvania
avenue.
If the traffic on Main street Satur-
day evenings continues we suggest
to our town officials to have an upper
deck erected or park the automo-
biles somewhere else so traffic can
move. Saturday night resembled an
assembly at county fair.
The Emmitsburg Railroad has p,r-
chased an engine No. A from the
Western Maryland Railway This
engine is of much heavier capacity
tran the former ones, and has cleo
trlcal equipments and was manufao-
tured by the Baldwin Locomotive
wnrks.
The high price of fish undoubtedly
is unjustifed, and it is a source Of
qualification that recently IL men in
Boston were found guilty Of con-
spiracy to maintain high fish prices.
When the price of fish surpasses that
of beef, it is time to put somebody in
Jail.
Roy Harrison, railroad engineer
on the Western Maryland Railroad,
who is we'll known in this county, has
returned from France where he ran
an engine during the world war Mr..
Harrison will take up his duties
with the railroad company as he Sc
cured a furlough.
Rev. Frank Yingling, Washington,
D. c., has purchased a handsome
granite monument with marble statue
from Mr.. Joseph T.. Matthias, Marble
and granite dealer, this city. The
monument is to be erected on the
Yingling burial lot in ST. Johns
cemetery here.
Owing to the wet weather and the
late harvesting the grass and weeds
nave gotten ahead of the wormseed,
some have let it go while others are
blowing it down and sowing the
ground in buckwheat The crop
that has been kept under control is
going to be short.
An agreement has been reached by
which the Frederick County Commits
sioners will take over the stock of
the Union Bridge Turnpike Company
at 81 per share. The pike runs be-
tween Liberty and Union Bridge and
is eight and a half miles long, more
than seven miles of the highway be-
ing in Frederick county.
Robinson's circus arrived here Sat
urday about ! o'clock being DELAYED
four hours by accidents. The parade
was not held on account of the de-
lay. Two exhibitions were held with
large audiences. Some complaint has
Deen reported as to being fieeced out
or money by the ticket seller, which
Will pc a lesson to always have the
right change on an occasion Of this
Kind. The show was excellent.
1t costs about % cents to raise a.
rabbit to the age Of three months. All
mat time 1t may be marketed at the
rate Oh 80 to 40 cents pound and the
pelts are worth from 10 to rs cents.
depending on the kind of rabbit and
dts size. Oats, cabbage, and water
compose the basic diet used by most
or the young growers. Compared
with chicken raising, the points are
In favor OF the rabbits, for the hares
are very hardy and require inexpen-
sive food
Mrs. Bertha Laura Pittinger and
Arthur Wilson, who have been i'm the
Frederick jail four weeks awaiting
the action Of the grand jury at the