The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-10-10

"a dance was held at the Arrnory
or Friday night.
Court House will be closed Men
day, October 18th, legal holiday.
Mr.. r. B. Wilson, of Easton, spent
Monday with friends in this. city.
Monday is a legal> holiday. The
Court House and banks will be
closed. -.r-=.
Publishers or New York locked
out $50 compOsitOrs who were to 20
On strike.
Miss Bessie Rosenstock, West Main
street has returned after spending
last week in Baltimore.
The registration in Westminster
district was AZ, each party having
I21. Two Independents registered.
Hagerstown fair will be held next
week. Tt is one OF the big fall at
fractions III Western Maryland.
Carroll county's proportion OF
state funds for public schools that
has been made will amount to $1O,-
380.89.
Several railroad employees at
Hagerstown are under arrest for
stealing $500 worth of cigarettes
from freight cars.
Mrs. John L. Reifsnider, ST., Ter
race Hill is visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Creecy, Marine Barracks, Navy
Yard, Philadelphia, r..
a concrete pavement has been
laid the entire length OF SC. Johns
cemetery on Green street. 1t is an
excellent improvement.
An oyster supper will be held at
Stone Chapel Saturday, October IL.
The Sunday school scholars will re-
ceive their treat the same day.
Mrs. Mack Myers and Margaret
Myers and Carroll Murphy, all OF
Baltimore spent Sunday afternoon
with Maurice Lester and family.
MIR. Carroll Bemiller and daughter
and Mrs. Maurice Lester and son,
spent Tuesday with Mrs. Leister's
! parents, John R. Reese and family.
The "cootie crawl has taken its
place in the Chicago dance halls
with the "shimmy," in spite OF po-
lice opposition, dance-hall managers
| reported.
MIR. and Mrs. Samuel q. Myers,
and William and Joseph Myers, OF
Baltimore, were weeks end guests
| of their mother, Mrs. w. Riley My
ers, Center street,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Magin, OF
near this city, celebrated their 40th
wedding anniversary, on Sunday by
having a family reunion Of thor
children and grandchildren.
When Mabel Garrison appears at
the first of the New York Symphony
OrcheStra'S concerts at the Lyric
Baltimore, the night Of October ~
she will be heard in several OF the
big numbers Of the coloratura roper
tOire.
! On account of the electric plant
breaking down, from which we re-
ceive our power, we were compelled
to eliminate a large number Of local
letters and other important and IN
teresting matters, caused by INSULT
cient time to set it UP.
a small audience was present al
the lecture on the League OF Ma
tons, on Friday evening In tne
Armory by Capt. Thomas G. Cham
berlain, a hero of the late war
Some most thrilling stories were
told by him of the battles.
The three-months-old daughter o
Mr.. and Mrs. James. Steel, of Brook
lyn, has just been taken to the st
Christopher's Hotel for Babies t.
have unique physical imperfectiont
corrected. She was born with j.
fingers and double hair lip.
Miss Theresa Haley, whose ap
pointment as federal director TO
Michigan, has been announced b.
the United States Employment Ser
vice, is said to be the first womal
ever intrusted by the bureau witt
the task of finding jobs for men.
Ross, the 9-year-old son Of Sam
: uel Miller, of near New Freedom
was injured Saturday while WORKING
: on his fathers farm. In compan.
with his brother the two boys wer
sent to the field to harrow, an
!. while in the act Of cleaning weed
4 from under the harrow the horse
2 started, dragging young Miller un
, der the harrow, causing sever
= cut on the head and other, bruise