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

m,,,orrow il Confederate Memorial
ic North and South Carolina.
Diver View Park opened last Sun
day. This is Baltimore leading re-
sort
The Church of the Brethren will
hold its spring 1ovefeast at Meadow
pranch next Saturday, May liz
The Woman's Civic League will
moot at the home of Mrs. Martha
shaw, Thursday, May Is at p. m.
Word was received by Mrs. J. j.
TAYLOR, Lineboro, of the death OF her
brother, George F. Seitz, at York on
April 26.
The Blue Ridge College Props de-
fAated the Western Maryland Props
in fast game at New Windsor Sat
urday, 3 to L.
Prof. Edward G. Bixler, of New
Windsor, attended the Fulton avenue
Church of the Brethren, Baltimore
lovefeast Saturday.
VIM. B. Walker, aged rs 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 at Homewood
Park, Saturday by the score Of to
a on account OF errors.
Michael Meskocy, 40 years old, of
Pittsburgh, Pa, ate three dozen eggs
as part of his Easter celebration.
That night he died OF acute indiges-
ton.
A festival will be held at Ogg
Summit School House, Thursday,
May Is beginning at 2 p. m. The
public is cordially invited. Proceeds
to be used for the school.
A lunch room and soft drink place
will be opened in the room formerly
occupied by III. Feldman as a gent
furnishing store. Mr.. P. Samois will
have charge of the new business.
There will be held i'm Baltimore,
May 20, p, % and %, Conference
on Christian Fundamentals at which
some OF the best Bible teachers i'm
the United States and Canada will
make addresses.
A number of members of the local
Knights of Columbus witnessed the
comforting of the fourth degree upon
a class of candidates by degree
team Of Knights in Baltimore Satur
day evening.
The circus that showed here last
week left Sunday for Frederick.
Some Of our people experienced IN
other circus when they tried to col
lect their bills from the manager of
the show when they departed.
1t is charged that some Baltimore
s0da-fOuntain proprietors are gouging
the public by adding 5 cents to the
former price Of their beverages and
posting notices indicating that the
increase is due solely to the war tax.
The trophy train consisting of five
coaches was in this city from $50 to
1870 Monday evening. Addresses
were made by soldiers accompanying
the train. About 200 citizens were at
the depot when the train arrived and
saw the exhibition of war relics.
A general reduction of railroad
fares will take place on May 10 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 coun-
try.
1t is rumored that DR. Charles III.
Diller, tax collector, has presented
his resignation to the County Com
mlSsiOners. This is one of the most
important offices in the county and
DR.. Diller has filled it with the best
Of satisfaction to the tax payers. We
are sorry to hear of his intention, if
true.
The Knights of Columbus will mi
tate class Of candidates at the K. OF
c. lodge room i'm this city Sunday
Degree teams from Emmitsburg,
Frederick and Baltimore will be
present. Hon. Chas. y. Linthicum,
Charlotte, N c., will attend Cere-
monies will begin at 1890 a. m.
Dinner will be served in the firemen's
building.
II you should want a 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 find the ladies
OF the Missionary Society Of the
lCICSIuHI SAuACh lCnuy
and willing to serve you at the store
recently vacated by the Gorsuch
firm.
A delegation of prominent citizens
living in and around Sykesville 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 il the funds
could be raised but that iS<the ele-
pnant that confronts the board at
this time.
Between $50 and 10 o'clock D. m,
april 70 Horace johnson, colored and
ROSS Smith. white, escaped from the
frederick Jail. The prisoners work
% their way through sewer screen
10 the basement to the cellar and by
means OF a. window reached the jail
YARD. With the assistance of 50-foot
nose they scaled the wall and dropped
10 freedom on a pile OF coal just out
side the wall.
Inc first of a series of District
sunday School Rallies will be- held
a. ~. Matthew's church, Pleasant
ssa q Sunday afternoon, May Ill,
'L.ou o'clock. Schools of Uniontown
ulstrlct as well as others In the
neishborhood are urged to have as
ldny Of their members present as
posslDle. Rev. John S. Adam, OF Sill
u 1T u nun, and Rev. wv. i'll. Hetrick,