The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-04-18

Today is Good Friday, and a legal

Today is Good Friday, and a legal
holiday.
Tomorrow is patriots day In Maine
and Massachusetts,.
Mrs. William III. Vanderford, East
Main street, has sold her residence to
Walter Taylor, of Reese.
Mrs. John Elgen, of Richmond, Va,
is a. guest at the home of MIR. Jacob
Elgen, Pennsylvania avenue.
Mrs. Harry Bond and son, of Balti-
more are guests Of her mother, Mrs.
G. w. Frizzell, East Green street
Mrs. Frank Arnold and daughter,
Lillian, OF Baltimore are visiting Mrs.
Alfred Arnold, Pennsylvania avenue
| April q is not only known as Eas-
! ter Monday, but Is the date when the
battle Of. San Jacinio in Texas was
! fought.
Mr.. Edward Sheeler, Of Harris
burg, Pa, spent several days this
week with his mother, Mrs. Josephus
Sheeler, Pennsylvania avenue.
The Middleburg Community Club
will hold its monthly meeting We'd
nesday, April 30th. Miss Ola Day,
of the Agricultural College, will be
the chief speaker OF the evening.
I The fire engine on Monday evening
! was run to Cranberry where the
pumps were given a try out. They
worked eXcellently from reports. A
few spectators received drenching.
A tenant house on the property of
I Harry Ducker at Glen Morris was
destroyed by fire Thursday afternoon,
April TO-, caused by sparks from an
engine operating saw mill falling
on the roof.
Parcel post packages up to z
I pounds can now be shipped to the
4 American Expeditionary Forces in
France without insurance or G. 0. ID.
This order has been received by Post
master Coonan.
/ Mr.. Joseph D. Wimert, near Gran
berry, has about completed one Of
the most comfortable homes in his
neighborhood The house is built Of
brick and is finished on the inside
with natural wood, with hard wood
floors in the parolr and sitting room
1t has all the modern conveniences.
We receive numerous complaints
from our subscribers of their papers
not being delivered to them until
Monday. The reason Of the delay is
not due to the Advocate or at our
postoffice here as the paper leaves
by the first train in the afternoon.
The delay is in transit on the rail-
road.
Western Maryland outplayed Rock
Hill Saturday in every department OF
the game and as a result won by a
score of to 8. There was no doubt
of the result after the first inning,
when Western Maryland scored four
runs, while three Rock Hill lads
struck out. The game was we'll
played, both pitchers getting good
support.
DR.. Henry M. Fitzhugh, who had
been taking a. course ia medicine at
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore,
has returned and has opened his
office next to Bowers Grocery Store,
to resume his practice. His office
hours will be the same as before. DR..
Fitzhugh sacrificed his practice to
serve his country in. the capacity as
chairman of the exemption board for
Carroll county.
The Baltimore County Commission
,ers Tuesday entered into an agree
ment with the States Roads Com
mission Of Maryland for the improve
,ment of the Hanover road, between
Glyndon and the Carroll county line.
The commissioners agreed to s4ve
once to the State Commission racing
license money for the Improvement OF
the road, and the State Commission
agreed to furnish the additional funds
necessary.
I The Frederick County Commission
ers were asked to take over the
! Liberty and Union Bridge road for
the purpose of making it free high
way. This road is about eight miles
long and has three toll gates. About
! 100 farmers anG property owners
signed the petition which will prob
ably be considered within the next
few days. The county has been pay
| ing S. per share for the roads that it
| has taken over.
! Postmaster Coonan has received an
order 10 accept all live fowls anu
domestic animals without insurance
CT C. o. d. privileges when properly
Grated for delivery to the addressee
within As hours This ruling does
rot apply to star or rural routes, but
| is confined to motor truck routes, and
then only when the delivery can be
effected on route mailed. Pigs,
rcalves, etc., come under the above
ruling .l
Several hundred Of the colored
! citizens Of Westminster gave re-
ception at the Montour House to the
returned soldiers Of their race.
Refreshments were served to all and
number of white citizens attended.
Welcoming addresses were made by
States Attorney w. l.. Seabrook and
Charles 0. Clemson, Of the Westmlns-
ter bar, and William Helm, Of the
Police Department. Private Arthur
Squirrel, who served in the heavy
field artillery in France from July,
1917 to January last, responded to
the addresses, gave an exhibition OF
the use of a gas mask and sounded
bugle calls. Edward Waller was
chairman Of the committee Of ar
rangements and presided at the re
| ception.
Editor Wickert Resigns.
Mr. w. O. Wickert, who for the past
eleven months has successfully man