The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-05-02


Almost 5000, 900 persons have did
= British india from Spanish IN
IIuenza.
Grover Gist, West Main street, has
opened his shop to paint automobiles
and has turned out this week several
very handsomely finished Jobs.
The automobile OF VIM. O. Van
C1eaf. of Springfield Hospital. struck
William A. Jones, aged nine years, IN
Baltimore Friday and bruised him
considerably.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Whitehurst.
of Baltimore. are receiving e0ngratu-
lations on the birth of daughter.
Grandpa and Grandma Shaeffer.
Pennsylvania avenue, are very happy
over their granddaughter.S Mrs.
Whitehurst is at the home of her
parents.
At meeting OF stockholders OF the
Woodsboro and Double Pipe Greek
Turnpike Company at the Woodsboro
Bank Monday IL vas voted 10 accept
the offer of the county commits
sioners of SIS per share for the stock
Of the company. AS the county holds
247h shares of the stock 1t will be
called upon to take over from indi-
yidual holders 245 shares.
The pupils of Shades school viii
hold spider web social in The
school house on Friday evening.
May Q. at o'clock, Ice cream. cake
and candy will be sold. The pro-
eeeds are to be used for the benefit
Of the school. Come and bring your
friends with you. If the weather Is
unfavorable IL will be held the lol-
lowing Saturday evening, May 10.
Monday was examination day for
new automobile drivers for this coun-
~ and quite a few were present II
the Court House for their final tryout
before the motor vehicle officer
There we're all kinds or cars In the
tryout, including big hearse. Of
course ; great many could drive
vol, but when they went before the
officer the darned old cranky car
would do stunts they never thought
Of Some were told TO keep practIc-
Ing for = while.
Four York county cattle dealers
we're fined In the York court Tuesday
for violating the state law which re
auires cattle brought. into the state
To be accompanied by q health chart
and = certificate showing immnnity
from tuberculosis. The defendants
we're Eli c. Henry. y. II. Theopel. Z.
!. BuDb and Clinton Sterner. The
prosecution was brought by an agent
Of the State Livestock Sanitary Board
The cattle were brought into York
county from Maryland.
Mr Roland Harbaugh, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Harbaugh, OF flIs
city has returned home from France
having received his honorable tiif-
charge. He brings back n thrilling
story Of his adventures aud lta seems
only proYIdentiai that his life wns
spared. Mr. Harbaugh will lecture
in Carroll Hall net Sunday evening
n 500 p. m. May 9Th. The public Il
invited To attend The Offering Of
the evening will go towards tho
serlan and Armenian relief worl,
There will be less sugar corn
raised IN Frederick county this com
Ing season than for years. The Corn
Growers Association. at meeting IN
The Frederick court house on satuf=
day afternoon decided not to raise
sugar corn to be sold at less than
30 per ton this season. A The
tanners have already declared in en-
phatle terms that SIS per ton Is The
best price they can offer. the two
aides. Gamers and growers. are In !
deadlock. and are likely to remain
that way for long time
Mr " J. Holloway. State Super
visor Of Schools visited several Of
our one-room rural schools on We'd
nezday for the purpose OF taking pc
lures Of good interiors and exteriorH.
Pictures were taken OF the children
n work IN the classroom. and playing
dodge ball and other games on the
Mr.. Holloway was pr
ticniarly pleased with a school gar
den n Blacks school The children
we're At work in the garden when
their pictures were snapped In this
school the children are studying con
dltIona favorable for plant growth.
he enemies of our vegetables and
fruits and how TO attack them.
eorrelatlng this garden project With
geography, agriculture. arithmetic
and english Other schools visited
we're Old Fort, Mt Pleasant and
Deep Run