The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-05-09

Lay is North and South Carolina.
River View Park opened last Sun
day. This is Baltimore's leading re-
zort.
The Church of the Brethren will
hold Its spring lovefeast II Meadow
Branch next Saturday. May II
The Woman's Civic League will
meet at the home OF Mrs. Martha
Shaw. Thursday, May ID 1t ; p. m.
Word was received By Mrs. J. J.
Taylor. Lineboro, Of the death Of her
brother, George F. seitz, at York on
April rs.
The Blue Ridge College Props de-
feated the Western Maryland Props
n fast game at New Windsor Sat
nrday, 3 to L.,
Prof. Edward c. Blx1er. of New
Windsor, attended the Fulton avenue
Church OF the Brethren. Baltimore
loYefeast Saturday.
Wm. b. Walker, aged IS years.
brother OF Andrew II. Walker Har-
ney. died at his home IN straban
township, last week.
The Western Maryland ball club
lost to Johns Hopkins 1t Homewood
Park. Saturday by the score Of to
/. on account OF errors.
Michael Meskocy. 10 years old. of
Pittsburgh, Pa, ate three dozen eggs
a. part of his Easter celebration.
That night he died Of acute lndiges-
ton.
: festival will be held at ogg
Summit School House, Thursday
hay 10 beginning at D. m. The
psblic Is cordially invited. Proceeds
to be used for the school.
! lunch room and soft drink place
vii be opened in the room formerly
occupied by II. Feldman ~ gent
furnishing store. Mr.. p. aamois will
lave charge OF the new business.
There will be held IN Baltimore,
hay 20. 81 ~ and %. Conference
On Christian Fundamentals 1t which
some OF the best Bible teachers in
the United States and Canada will
make addresses.
\ number OF members Of the local
Knights OF Columbus witnessed the
comforting OF the fourth degree upon
class Of candidates ~ 4 degree
team of knights in Baltimore satur-
day evening.
The circus that showed here last
week left Sunday fDr Frederick.
Some of our people experienced III
other circus when they tried To col
Ieet their bills from the manager Of
the show when they departed.
It is charged that some Baltimore
aoda=fountain proprietora are gouging
the public by adding cents 10 the
former price OF their beverages and
posting notices indicating that The
increase is due solely 10. the war tax.
The trophy train consisting of five
coaches was in this city from $50 to
1910 Monday evening. Addresses
we're made by soldiers accompanying
The train. About 200 citizens we're at
he depot when the train arrived and
saw the exhibition of var relies.
4 general reduction Of railroad
fares will take place On Nay i TO
accommodate what Is popularity
known as summer excursions, but
which is in reality the great tide OF
summer travel to resorts for rest
and recreation throughout the eoun-
try.
Il is rumored that Or. Charles II.
Diiler. tax collector. has presented
his resignation to the County Com
missioners This Is one Of the most
important Offices in 1he county and
DR.. Dil1er has filled It With the best
Of satisfaction to the tax payers. We
are sorry TO hear of his intention, If
true.
Tho knights of Columbus will mi
tate a class of candidates n the K. Of
:. lodge room in this city Sunday.
Degree teams from Emmltsburg.
Frederick and Baltimore Will be
present. Hon. Chas. J. Linthieum,
Charlotte, N c., will attend eere-
monies will begin at 1910 n m.
Dinner will be served in the firemen's
building.
II you should want sandwich or
an Ice cream cone or anything In the
refreshment line, on Saturday. May
18th. the day of the County Public
School Rally, you will ind the ladies'
Of the Missionary Society of the
Methodist Protestant church ready
and willing to serve you At the store
recently vacated by the Gorsuch
firm.
delegation of prominent citizens
living In and around sykesviile were
before the Board of Education We'd
nesday for the purpose Of having a
new school built on the site Of the old
one in Sykesville. No doubt the
school would be built II the funds
could be raised but thai Is<the ele-
plant that confronts the board at
this time.
Between $50 and 10 o'clock p, M,
April % Horace Johnson. eoIored and
Ross Smith, white, escaped from the
Frederick jail The prisoners work
ID their way through sewer screen
IN the basement to the cellar and by
means of window reached the jail
yard. With the assistance 81 50-foot
hose they scaled the wall and dropped
10 freedom on pile Of coal Just out
side the wall.
The nrst of series Of District
Sunday School Rallies vii be held
At st. Matthew'S church. Pleasant
Valley, Sunday afternoon. May IL,
30 o'clock. Schools Of uniontown
district as we'll as others in the
neIghborhood ar1 urged 70 have as
many of their members present as
possible. Re- /John s. Adam, of Sill
yer Run, a Rev. w. Il. Hetrick,
Of Westminster, will make addresses,
and others will speak. snnerintend-