The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-01-31

| Smallpox has made it's appearance
in Washington county.
| York, Pa, carpenters demand an
increase to s. cents an hour and
bricklayers want 20 cents per hour.
Mr. and Mrs Joseph N. Shriver and
family, Willis street, have taken a
house in Baltimore for the winter
months.
Mrs. John j. Rose, East Green
street has closed her house and is
spending two months with relatives
and friends in Baltimore.
Brakeman l. o. Tompkin, aged 80
years, Of the Western Maryland Rail
road was found dead along the
tracks at Little Orleans Monday.
Miss Irene l.. Rose, East Green
street, left yesterday to visit her sis
ter, Mrs. William A. Graves, at Nor
folk, Va, for the balance of the win
ter.
Mrs. George X Myers and son,
Lieut.. Lloyd Schaeffer, this city, left
Wednesday for Jacksonville, Fla, to
visit Mrs. Myers daughter, Mrs.
Horace Reese.
Robert Dinst, who enlisted in the
Navy and was stationed at Indian
Head, has been discharged and is
now home with his parents, Judge
and Mrs. Herman Dinst, East Main
street.
. Army trucks are still on the move.
nit fC
Sunday is ground hog day. The
old adage is II the ground hog sees
his shadow before y o'clock noon,
he will return to his Information
and six more weeks of winter will
follow. If he does not see his
shadow mild weather will follow.
"A bazaar will be held by the COM
mercial pupils of Westminster High
School in the Stewart Building on
Green street, near Centre on Thurs
day evening, February 9Th, from z p.
I'M. to 10 -. I'M. Sandwiches, tea, cocoa,
cake, candy, ice ream and parcel post
packages will be on sale. All money
will be donated to school improve
ments. Everybody, come!
There will be a meeting Of the re-
ception and memorial committee for
Carroll county in the Council Of De-
tense room, second floor Times build
ing, Westminster, on Thursday after
noon, February 6, at 2.3O. This
committee has been enlarged to COM
prise five persons, three men and two
women, from each election precinct.
All are urged to attend. Plans for
welcoming the boys as they come
home and also erecting to them some
fitting memorial or tribute, will be
discussed.
DR.. Henry M. Fitzhugh-is spending
several weeks in Baltimore in pro-
fessional study at the Johns Hop
kins Medical School and is attending
the Hospital Clinics. During the
period of the war the greater part of
DR.. Fitzhugh's time was spent in pa
triotic service, Governor Harrington
having appointed him Chairman Of
the Military Census Commission for
Carroll County. Chairman of the
Local Exemption Board, and Chair
man of the Council of Defense. 1t
is understood that upon his return
from Baltimore the Doctor will &C
lively resume the practlce OF medl-
cine.
The Smallwood Grange at its
regular meeting January p elected
the following officers for the year
1919: Master, r. l.. Nelson; overseer,
D. Grant Hook; lecturer, Fenby L..
Herring; steward, George A. Ship
ley; assistant steward, B. F. Gist;
chaplain, William III. Buckingham;
treasurer, Columbus A. Shipley;
secretary, John e. Nelson; gate
keeper, Joseph Miner; ceres, Mrs.
c. A. Shipley; pomona, Mrs. G. A.
Shipley; Flora, Mrs. ID. C. Hook;
lady assistant steward, Miss Ina Ship
! ley. The next meeting will be held on
February 4, at 100 p. m, il fair, II
not, the next fair afternoon at which
time the officers will be installed and
also hold it's annual banquet.