The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-07-09

j Warfieldsburg church of God-Sun
day school 2 p. m, preaching 8 p. m
i Carroll Post No. 81, The American
i Legion, has discontinued its MONTH,
meetings during the summer months
The next meeting Of the Post viii b.
Eheid October 18th. G
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mills and daugh
tier, Miss Margaret, and Mrs. H. C
Bond and son, Chesley, of Washing
ton, were guests over the Fourth Of
MIR. and Mrs. G., w. FEizell, West
Green street.
l. On Wednesday the William Greer
property, situated west Of DR.. Fitz-
hugh, was sold by Ivan L.. Hoff, trus-
tee, in two parcels. One parcel of 10
acres without buildings, to Edward j
Miller for $1,000, and another parcel
of 10 acres with buildings to Maurice
c. Green for $1,000.
: Two clippers, Harry A. Starner
! Hanover, Pa, and May Rose Kachler,
McSherrystown, Pa, secured mar
riage license from ClerlF Cash, Tues
day and were married iEAthe vault OF
the County Commissioners by Rev
| w. l.. Seabrook After the ceremony
they returned to their home.
A new worlds record for 13 days,
five hours for the $3.50 mile trans
continental trip from Aos Angeles to
New York has been made by pneu-
matically equipped motor truck of
the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
The previous record of IL days and
three hours was established in 1913
by light weight Maxwell truck.
Westminster Realty & Insurance
Co.,. Mitchell & Crawford, have sold
the Milton P. Myers farm, in Bach
mans Valley, of 142 acres, to Thomas
o. Lindsay and Leonard ]. Elgen, of
this city, for $12,500, also the Henry
M. Koontz farm, at Stone Chapel, of
20 acres, to Mr.. j. Ralph Bonsack of
the r.. L. Dollings Co., with offices in
the Times Building.
+ THE large bank barn on the RAIDER
farm. near Finksburg, was struck by
lightning Friday evenings thunder
storm and burned with contents. The
barn was one of the best in the neigh
borhood. No stock was burned. A wa3-
on shed, connected with the barn, was
also consumed by the blaze. The loss
is partly covered by insurance. Mr..
Harry Sullivan is the tenant on the
farm.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Salem
Methodist Episcopal church, near
Bloom, has been organized Is years
and on Saturday evening, July II, they
will hold an anniversary festival in the
grove adjoining the church. They will
have a fancy table in charge of Mrs.
Roy Killer and Miss Esther Wilson.
The fish pond for the children will be
in charge of Mrs. Andrew p Frizzel(
and other things in attendance suit
able for the occasion. Music by Tay
Horsville band If the weather is un-
favorable on Saturday the first fair
evening the following week.
There are moving pictures an abu1l7-.
dance of them, especially along the
highways and macadamt roads. One
need only sit at the desk, look out OF
the window, and see a panorama of
moving things, automobiles of many
sizes, shapes, colors and appearances
moving along, some slow, others rap
idly, some with women at the steering
wheels, many dressed in material col
ored with every hue of-the rainbow
Occasionally a disabled machine will
be towed on to garage, either by
another car, or with the aid of fai IA
full horses. In our vision which is a
reality. 1t is not dream, but an
everyday scene, seen with the NAKED
eye, and is not on a screen, free for
the effort of looking. We Of the pres
ent day think lightly of it, and fifty
years ago the average person would
have been spellbound at the scene.