The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-03-28
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summit SCHOOL, ms Iesi6nou.
Garden making and lots of 1t Is the
principal occupation OF our citizens
at present.
Painters are busy singing the
brush to freshen up the residences
in our city.
Judging from the number Of NOV
ings passing here many changes
will take place this Spring.
Sons have arrived at the homes Of
DR.. and Mrs. Luther s. Bare and Mr..
and Mrs. stoner Geiman, West Main
street, this week.
d. Murray Stauifer has sold his
farm Of z75 acres. located IL miles
north Of bit. Airy, on the road from
Mt. Airy 20 unionyi!le, to Charles Il.
Holland
A Ford automobile tried to straddle
the bridge abatement at Cranberry
power house on Monday night but
was not successful. It was con
siderabIy damaged.
The corporation has placed new
flooring On Green street bridge over
the " II. r. r. tracks. The old
flooring vas in a most dangerous
condition for traffic.
One Detroit confectioner Il Vas
discovered. found the income Tax pro
visions 50 complicated that rather
than 60 10 the trouble OF solving the
puzzle he quit business.
A calf vas born on a farm near
WankegaY. Ill. with two heads and
four noses. II Ia regarded as a most
unusual freak 1t Is being preserved
for exhibition purposes.
VIII he Two gentlemen Who picked
up a can Of lard Tuesday. March Is
on the stone road leading from : +
YinglinEs 10 Nj Pleasant please n
tify Paul Brown, or phone y n
Mrs. Nm Walsh and daughter
Ruth. Of Louisville. have returned
home after spending o week n The
home n her sOn-in-law and daughter,
Mr. and hrs. Walter Stephan
st Johns Lutheran Missionary
Society .ill hold its regular monthly
meeting It the home of Mr.. kate
Iockard. Saturday. April :, n : p
m Each member is invited 10 b
present
A pie social will be held ! IN.
View school. Saturday night. April ;
II the weather Is unfavorable i WI
be held the following Monday night
The proceeds will benefit The school
and the BED Cross.
A meeting Of the Middlebnrg Com.
munitY Club will be held Tuesday
night. April /. at & p, m. IN inter.
esting program has been arranged
Prof +. " Oldenburg, of the Mary.
land State College will give 4 nix On
Corn and Hay
Howard lyle. of near MI Pleasant
misiudgIng the road on a turn Il 4
W feeaer.s canning factory. 1t Silver
Run. ran his car under the factory n
far a. the body The radiator. axif
and motor were damaged 10 greai
extent
Mrs Mary K. Haslup. Stale PresI.
dent Of the Momans Christian TEN.
perance Union will deliver an address
at Finkaburg Methodist Protestant
church Sunday April 6, at 100 I. m
Subject Sound the Jubilee" The
public cordially invited.
The freshman class at the Unlyer.
sity d Washington, at Seattle, paint.
ed the campus water tower and eiee.
trio lights green. II was one oI th6
annual Jokes" But the Joke didn'i
work out as intended The class has
been presented with bill for s436a
to cover the damage done.
Governor Harrington announced
the appointment OF Associate Judge
William H Adkins, OF Talbot county
who has been II years on the bench
to be chief judge Of the Second Judi
ciaI Circuit and a member Of the
- - IN n a
Chief Judge Albert Constable oi
Cecil county.
Next Sunday will be the shortest
day IN the year of 1919, not in the
length of daylight, but in the number
of hours. As a matter OF fact. It vii
have only % hours, because at : 4. IN.
daylight saving will become effective
all the clocks will be moved forward
an hour and thus will it lose ont
hour.
There will be community meeting
In the Methodist Episcopal church
FinksbuTg. Monday night, March 81
at D. N. An interesting program
has been arranged. Mr.. james T
Anthony. Of Chestertown, Nd, Chap.
lain Of the State Grange, and Mr.
John ;. Black, Master of the statt
Grange, WIl1 be present and discuss
the value Of the grange to the com.
munity. -.
A day long to be remembered wal
very happily spent Sunday. March .
al the 1ome of Walter Stephan ans
family. Those present were Mr.. ant
Mrs. Lewis Gummel, of Greenmounl;
AIR. and mrs. Robert Stephan. RI,
GnmmeI. hrs. VIM. Walsh and daugh
ter. Ruth. OF Louisville; Mrs. Tranl
Stephan and daughter, Ida, Mrs. Gins
Stephan and son Ralph. Mrs. Lydia
A. and Amanda L. Yingling.
Judge .. L. Rainey, prison commits
sioner At Atlanta, Ga, swore solemn
~ lhaI when he and a friend wert
hunting IN the wilds of Calhoun
county 1heir pointer dog cooked hi
ears. reared back and pointed VIVA
proved On investigation to be BIZ
black bass, seven pounds, swimming
in shallow pool about as big n !
washbouI Two miles from the near.
est stream. THE Judge did not pro
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