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COURT HOUSE NEWS
Transfers ot Real Estate, Marriage
Licenses, Etc.
Orphans' Court,
Monday. October Ist. — letters of
-Histration on the estate of Eliza
• ,tt. Fowble. deceased, were granted
William F. Fowble, who received
,nlcr to notify creditors and re
■ ,d an inventory of debts.
a, last will and testament of Sus
,\l. Hough, deceased, was admit
t.> probate and letters of admin
• titui with the will annexed were
tanted unto Edgar C. Hough, who
■ ~\. | warrant to appraise and an
r.u-r to notify creditors.
tiers of guardianship of .Mildred
K Haines and Evelyn I’. Haines,
uants, were granted unto Mary E.
Haines.
Tuesday. October 2nd.—Sarah V.
> .un i. administratrix of Albert F.
Sl.„ rrer, deceased, settled her first and
Hail account.
Is'tters of administration on the
,-tate of Lewis Myers, deceased, were
granted unto Misoura A. Myers, who
received warrant to appraise and aai
( ,rder to notify creditors.
J, Thomas Zile, executor of Leonard I
Zile. deceased, returned an additional
inventory of personal property.
hachel U. Aldridge, executrix of
Mark A. Aldridge, settled her first j
and final account.
Nathan H. Baile, executor of Win- i
field S. Urach, deceased, reported
.-ale of real estate on which the
Court granted an order ni si.
Monday, October Bth.—Matilda A. |
Stanshury, executrix of Alpheus '
Stanshury, deceased, settled her first!
and final account.
Irvin E. Wantz, guardian of Harry |
M. Warehime, Mary E. Warehime and
Ruth V. Warehime, infants, tiled an
additional bond.
Charles U. Warehime, Irvin E.
Wantz and William H. Myers, admin- i
strators of David H. Warehime, de- 1
■ cased, settled their lirst and final
account.
The last will and testament of Chas.
F Keindollar, deceased, was admitted i
to probate.
Tuesday, October 9th.—Mamie El
gin, received an order to withdraw
funds.
The sale of Real Estate of Addie i
Faile N'usbaum, deceased, was finally
ratified and confirmed.
The last will and testament of Wil- '
liam 0. Warehime, deceased, was ad
nailed to probate and letters testa
mentary thereon were granted unto
John W. Warehime, who received
warrant to appraise and an order to
ify creditors.
harles H. Croft, executor of Ben
ainin Croft, deceased, received an
: Ter to transfer mortgage,
otters of administration with the
1 annexed on the estate ot Charles
' Keindollar, deceased, were grant
■ unto Franklin G. Reindollar, who
> ived an order to notily creditors,
the last will and testament of Eliza
Stocksdale, deceased, was admitted
. rohate, and letters testamentary
■h. r.-un were granted unto George
Stocksdale. who received warrant
; praise and tin order to not'ty
;: ** * F Bentley, executrix of Gi
vi Keller, deceased, settled her
and final account.
Si.am U. Shipley anl William
. executors of Susan K. Ship
. . cb-reased. settled their first and
at■< oUllt.
F. Myers, executor of David
•lyers. deceased, reported sale ot
... estate on which the Court
-: .mted tilt order ni si.
vin E. Wantz, guardian of Harry
arehime, Mary E. Warehime and
: .ii, V Warehime. infants, settled
: ist account.
of Heal Estate.
•-Uninster Savings Bank to Chas.
M itidgely and wife, convey two par
ols. for $2150.
•leremiah Flohr and wife to William
IF Umbaugh, convey U*,M.Mi square
feet, for S2OO.
Charles 11. Smith and wife to Wil
liam Wilson and wife, convey T acres. ,
;.-,r Jf.oo,
Alitert M. .Mosgrove and wife to ,
John B. Koerner and wife, convey 1
acre, for S9OO.
<’harles A. and Royal J. Smith, Jr..
’ 1 Gilmore Becraft and wife, convey
?• 000 square feet, for SIOOO.
David Elseroad and wife to George
A. Graw and wife, convey 2 tracts j
of land, for SI2OO. ,
Martha A. Humbert to George C. ;
Humbert, conveys 2 lots of land, for j
s2oo(t.
George F. Hilterbridle tend wife to (
K. Charles Mathias, convey 42 acres,
for $2,800. 1
Warren E. Nusbaum and wife to ,
■lames I. .Mvers, convey 22 acres, for ,
SI.
•Rimes !. Myers to' Maurice E. (
Xushaum and wife, conveys 22 acres, ,
fur $F ;
Lucinda Rineiiart to Elizabeth G.
Rinehart, conveys INTO square feet, .
fur sio. 1
William i.ancles, executor, to Thus.
H. Smith, conveys 7 tracts of land, for
$2,(125. i
Elmer E. Jenkins and wife to .las. 1
R George, convey 2 lots of land tor
SIO.OO. " (
Emanuel Schaeffer to Charles Slagle
and wife, conveys 2 acres, for $5. ,
Chas, M. Ridgely and wife to J. <
Frank Warner and wife, convey a lot i
of land, for $2,800.
George A. Graw and wife to Jesse (
W. Shipley and wife, convey acre, (
for $5.
Marriage Licenses.
Carl B. Haines, Taneytown, and
Virgie L. Kiser, Keysville.
Charles Trostle and Laura A.
on, both of Littlestown, Pa. !
Paul O. Bankard, Taneytown, and
Marie E. Harbaugh, Mayberry.
Edward H. Rineman and Ksta M. 1
T'tz, both of Hampstead.
Archie H. Zepp and Hilda M. Pow- 1
ell, both of Westminster. 1
John Redmond Grey, Glyndon, and <
Gladys Virginia Neal, Rome, Md. 1
■ Frank S. Maier and Jennie E. Dlb- f
Lie. Gynbrook. X. Y.
Walter I. Greth, Sinking Springs,
Pa., and Hilda G. Spahr, Union Bridge,
Md.
Charles J. Hull, Uniontown, and
-Nellie I. Englar, New Windsor.
Frank D. Grimes and Alice M.
Chaney, both of Woodbine.
Charles FT. Clark, Reisterstown. and
Annie M. Bosley, Finksburg.
Philip Myers, Roland Park, and
Azalea Shipley, Westminster.
Frank A. McCamon, Baltimore, and
Ella A. Eader, Morrell Park.
John H. Brown, Manchester, and
Estie K. Geister. Greenmount.
i Snyder M. Arnold, Camber, and Gil
lian F. Wolf, Westminster.
Walter S. Humbert and Carrie May
.Myers, both of Union Mills.
Walter F. Frock, Manchester, and
Anna May Geister, Hampstead.
Clarence G. Myers and Fannie M.
Devilbiss, both of Westminster.
Maryland’s Duty Expressed in Dollars
Maryland will fulfill its obligation
; to the Government, by the respective
Counties and Baltimore City raising
the amounts stated below. The first
I column indic ates the minimum amount
each must raise in order to do its
; share. The second column indicates
j the figures, based on the expected $5,-
(•00,000.000 subscriptions for the coun
try.
Minimum Desired
Amount Amount
j Allegany county 1,341,000 2,235,000
i Anne Arundel Co. 265,000 442,000
Baltimore county 471,000 785,000
i Calvert c ounty 37,000 62,000
Caroline county 268,000 447,000
Carroll county 1,071,000 1,785,000
Cecil county 371,000 619,000
Charles county 58,000 96,000
j Dorchester county 585,000 975,000
Frederick county 1,683,000 2.805,000
I Garrett county 179,000 299,000
1 Harford county 334.000 557,000
| Howard county 118,000 196,000
| Kent county 250,00 u 417,000
Montgomery Co. 355,000 592,000
| Prince George Co. 201,000 235,000
Queen Annes Co. 197,000 329,000
; Somerset county 231,000 385,000
| St. Mary’s county 52,000 86,000
Talbot county 349,000 582,000
Washington Co. 1,248,000 2,080,000
j Wicomico county 242,000 404,000
Worcester county 313,000 522,000
Total counties 10,219,000 17,035.000
Baltimore city 28,781,000 47,965,000
Total Maryland 39,000,000 65,000.000
Letter from E. S. Brown, at Camp
Meade.
Having a few spare moments will
write you about Camp Meade. It
sure is some city. We have only
seen a little bit of it yet, but will see
more in the near future. Ten of our
boys are military policemen and will
be put on duty in a few weeks, and
will be on horse back, to look for
deserters and pro-Germans that may
try to escape military training. The
boys are getting along nicely, mak
ing a tine showing in parade. We
tiro kept busy drilling and getting
ready to meet the Germans when the
time comes, but do not think any of
us will ever see France. The boys
are in fairly good health with the ex
ception of colds.
Dr. Coonan calls to see us quite
often, and is welcomed very heartily
by the boys. He always gives us a
word of encouragement. These are
the visitors we are looking for.
We have not received our home
paper and it would be very much
appreciated. Our present address is
3u4th Divisional Trains, Military Po
lice, Barracks J 7, Camp .Meade, Md.
E. S. BROWN AND OTHERS.
DUB BOVS IN (AMP MEADE.
Carroll County Committee Make Good
in Liberty Loan— Assignments to
Company.
( apt. Henry D. Beylard, of Com
pany M, of the Three Thirteenth.
Camp Meade, sent the following letter
to George R. Gehr. chairman of the
Liberty lan Committee of Carroll
county, telling what the lads from
Carroll have done in this respect.
The War Department has suggested
that a competitive subscription to the
new Liberty Goan be instituted in
each unit of the armies of the United
Stales.
The officers of Company M, Three
Hundred and Thirteenth Infantry,
National Army, to which the men
from Carroll county and men from
Baltimore city in equal proportion
have been assigned, feel that you as
chairman of the Liberty Goan Com
mittee of Carroll county should be
informed of the very creditable show
ing being made by these men ’in this
competition.
To date, $2,500 has been subscribed
by the men of Company M, which is
the largest subscription in the regi
ment.
The committee appointed in this
company to receive the subscriptions
were all Carroll county men and are
as follows; Acting Sergeant Norman
Alfred Mitten, chairman: Acting Ser
geant Harry Spurgeon Beall. Acting
Sergeant Daniel Eugene Walsh.
By special arrangement it has
been made possible for the men to
pay for the bonds by allotments from
their pay.
The following have been made
officers:
Sergeants, Paul Alexander Morri
son, Norman Alfred Mitten. Harry
Spurgeon Beall, Daniel Eugene
Walsh.
Corporals, Frederick Herman Rum
enap, Stewart Witherow, Fred
erick Ostenrodf, Earle Weant Koons.
Grace Lutheran Church.
Sunday school 9.15 a. m. Preaching
10.30 a. m. Rev. G. M. Kuhlman. D.
D., will occupy the pulpit Junior
Christian Endeavor 2.30 p. m. Christ
ian Endeavor 6.30 p. m. Preaching
7.30 p. m. W. H. Hetrick, pastor.
Germans May Be Forced Clear Out
of Belgium.
Ixmdon, October 10—As a result of
brilliant gains of the Anglo-French
armies, the Germans may be forced
to withdraw from all northern Bel
gium.
WESTMINSTER, Ml)., EDI DAY AFTEKNOOX, OCTOHEK IL\ ID 17.
EXEMPTION DENIED.
1 29 NAMES RETURNED BY BOARD FOR
MILITARY SERVICE-SEVEN DIS
-1 CHARGED.
i
l The local board received Friday 'ast
from the District Board No. 2. Annap
i olis, the following list of men called
for military service that tiled their ex
- eruption that they were duly passed
upon and were selected for service
y and not exempted or discharged;
Clarence Edgar .Myers, Piney Creek
1 Station.
John H. Taylor, Westminster
. George W. Stonesifer, Union Mills
William S. Seboure, Westminster.
Roger Preston Stultz, Uniontown
s F rank S. Bennett, Sykesville
Morrill Preston Greene, Carrollton
1 Herman Pickett. Woodbine
2 Clarence G. Miller, Hampstead
Orestus S. Fox, Keymar
1 Chas. Norman Nusbaum, Westminster
1 Claude E. Etzler. Ginwood
15 Thomas Fisher, Tannery
s William V. Kohler, Baltimore
■ Roy E. Baumgardner. Keymar
■ Norman Jacob Hape, Westminster
Benjamin F. Condon. Woodbine
1 Burgess Herman Ridgely, Sykesville
1 William Grooms, Col., Sykesville
1 Roy Augustus Reese, Westminster
J Paul Henry Hess, Westminster
1 Roscoe D. Bowie, col., Mt. Airy
* George Burton Ways, Marriottsville
J Alvah John Geister, Westminster
1 Samuel Carson Brooks, col., Ginwood
1 Edward M. Black, Westminster
J Robert W. Dickensheets, Westminster
’ Harry S. Foutz, Westminster
1 Ralph Stewart Stonesifer, Westminster
1 Flddie G. Beatty, Mt. Airy
* Henry Edward Michael, Lineboro
1 Robert lyeonard Fluhart, Sykesville
) A. Truman Bloom, New Windsor.
1 Birnie R. Reifsnider, Middleburg
3 Charles Albert Bailey. Lineboro
J James McSherry Shriver, Union Mills
J Garnet Dorsey, col., Alt. Airy
i John Robert Hotson.
J The following persons were exempt
( ed and discharged from the service of
the United States:
Harry N. Yingling, military, Finksburg
~ Harvey Clayton Wagner, disability,
( Hampstead.
Ambrose Jones, married. Sykesville
" John Columbus Dell, military. Millers
John J. Shuey, military. New Windsor
Milton Herbert Potzold. Sykesville
* James Lloyd Myers, married, AVest
rninster.
I - *
t Bally Day at Thomas ( Impel.
[ The rally day service which was
I held October 7 at Thomas Chapel,
, was thoroughly enjoyed by all pres
, ent. The church was beautifully
decorated with corn, apples, pump
kins and brightly colored leaves, all
’ of which added to the attractiveness
of the church. The service began
’ 2.30 p. m. The following program was
' rendered; Hymn, "Since Jesus Came
’ Into My Heart;” prayer, Rev. (’, R.
' Banes; address of welcome, Ada Sim
onson; hymn, “In the Garden; ad
-5 dress, Rev. Wm. H. Hetrick; duet,
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Magee; exercise,
three girls, Annie Bowman. Hazel
' Bowman, Ruth Geister; recitation,
' Annie Bitzel; solo. Miss Addie B.
| .Manahan; address, Mrs. S. K. Herr;
J song, four girls; recitation, Ruth
Marshall; selection, quartette, Mr. j
J Harry Kimmey, Mrs. Harry Kimmey,
I Miss Manahan. Mr. B. W. Hagy; rec
’ itation, Margaret Simsonson; duet,
Mr. and Mrs. Magee; exercise. Irene
Green and Ruth Marshall; address; i
Rev. E. T. Mowbray ; violin solo. |
Mr. Hendrick FJssers.
The entire program was a success, j
'Fite charming manner in which Rev. j
Hetrick addressed the audience won
1 pleasing comments from everyone,
and during the course of the program
* Mrs. Herr gave a delightful talk to
the children, choosing for her subject
“The Hornet’s Nest.”
Mr. Hendrick Essers, who plays in
; the Methodist Episcopal church in
Westminster, favored the audience,
! with a violin solo, Mr. Essers was 1
formerly from Holland and is now
1 teaching in the Blue Ridge College,;
New Windsor. He also plays several
1 times each week in one of Balti- \
‘ more’s best known orchestras.
The singing was indeed worthy of
comment as there were present some ,
of Westminster’s well known singers,;
namely: Miss Addie Manahan, Mr. j
and Mrs. Harry Kimmey and Mr. |
and Mrs. B. W. Hagy. After all. we 1
must not forget to compliment the:
Superintendent Miss Blanche K. Baer,
who worked so earnestly to have the
rally day service a success. The ser
vice" closed with a prayer and bene
diction by Rev. E. T. Mowbray. •
Spoke on Rural Church Work.
Rev. Dr. T. F. Dixon, of the Pres- ]
byterian church. Frederick, spoke at ,
a meeting held Sunday afternoon at
3 o’clock at Prospect church. Mt. Airy, |
on the subject of "Rural Church
Work.”
The subject of Ur. Dixon’s address
was in line with an institute which j
ministers of four county circuits have
been holding. Mt. Airy, Walkersville, j
St. James’ and Ginganore circuits have j
joined in the institute, to discuss prob
lems connected with rural church and
Sunday school work.
The ministers who took part are: e
Rev. A. C. Day, of St. James; Rev. D.
A. Foard, of Unionville; Rev. Dayton t
Miller, of Mt. Pleasant, and Rev. C. E. £
Ely, of Mt. Airy. ’
A central institute will be held at ;
the new Mt. Airy church on November c
2nd, at which time delegates from var-
ions churches in the different districts
will be present. The chief speaker
will be Dr. Edwin L. Eart, a professor d
at Drew Seminary, Madison, N. J., and
Dr. Paul G. Vogt, head of the rural
department of the Methodist Episco
pal church, has also been invited to c
address the institute on that day. ®
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Stove Seeded at Red Cross Head- ®
quarters. ; £
A large coal stove is needed for I
heating Rad Cross Headquarters. If 3
any one has one not in use and will I
loan it, it will be greatly appreciated, t
Notify Dr. L. K. Woodward, chairman c
or Mrs. Thos. Robbins, secretary. [a
W. M. \ M. A. CALLED UPON
To liaise Funds for War (amp Re
creation Work.
At the suggestion of President Wil
son the directors of the Westminster
Merchants & Manufacturers Associa
tion have been called on to get their
organization behind the campaign to
raise a national fund for War Camp
Community Recreation Work. The
purpose of this is to inspire the men,
increase the efficiency and help de
velop the fighting spirit of the Amer
ican armed forces. Features of this
big work include the providing of
wholesome, healthy environment in
the communities surrounding the
ninety or more training camps and
posts.
John N. Willys, of Toledo, automo
bile and aeroplane manufacturer, ap
pointed jointly by Secretary of War
Baker and Secretary of the Navy
Daniels as chairman of the national
committee on the War Camp Com
munity Recreation FTtnd, has written
a letter to each of the following, ask
ing their assistance in this vitally im
portant war work: T. W. Mather, Jr.,
Denton Gehr, W. Frank Thomas, Jos.
! W. Smith, George R. Gehr, FTank C.
Sharrer, Harry P. Gorsuch, Oscar D.
Gilbert and Michael E. Walsh,
i The public, it is pointed out, must
;be made to realize that they must
! help to win the war. The "first vic
tories" will be won in America, and
will depend on the way in which those
who stay at home receive, welcome
and hearten the men who are ready to
bleed and die that democracy may
live. The work for the soldiers and
sailors in the communities outside the
camps, should not be confused with
what is being done for their entertain
ment and recreation by the Y. M. C.
A., the Knights of Columbus, the Y.
M. H. A., and in other ways during
their leisure hours in camp.
Mr. Willys summarizes the big pur
pose of the War Camp Community
Recreation Fund when he says:
“The spirit of the now American
army is to be made in the next few
months. Mere members do not make
an army; millions of soldiers who
lack the lighting spirit can retreat
without a struggle. The American
boys must know that the finest ideals
of civilization are in their hands, that
the folks at home are living and fight
ing in their hearts.
“Imagine your boy at a training
camp,” he says. “Where shall he go
and what shall he do when off duty?
The cities, big and little, adjacent to
the camps will do their best; but
I without the aid of a national fund it
will be impossible to supply the
equipment and the trained personal
service necessary to make a recrea
tion system a thorough success.
"It is planned to furnish enlisted
men hospitality in local social circles,
to promote wholesome amusement in
public places, to supply buildings,
swimming pools, etc., and to prevent
the exploitation of the boys by com
mercialized attractions of an undesir
able sort.”
Three dollars for each soldier and
sailor is the amount required to carry
on the work for the next year. This
money will be used in a hundred ways
such as building and maintaining
clubs for the men. arranging dramatic,
moving-picture, musical and numer
ous other forms of entertainment in
auditoriums, clubs, schools, churches
and private homes; in short, to see to
iit that the community around the
camp is as “near like home” to the
men as possible.
—— *
MOTOR-CYCLIST KILLED.
Crashed Into B. W. I’ickett’s Automo
bile Near Klines Mill.
K. T. Weber, of Cumberland, was
I instantly killed and J. G. Zimmer
man. of the same place, probably fat
ally injured when a motor-cycle they
were riding crashed into an automo
bile belonging to B. W. I’ickett, of
Woodbine. Md., on the top of the hill
on the state road, near Klines Hill,
Tuesday.
Zimmerman was driving the motor
cycle and Weber was on the rear seat.
Zimmerman was carried with the
machine into the car and wedged
fast, while Weber was hurled over the
machine alongside of the road. He
was dead when reached. Both of Zim
merman’s legs were broken and he
was badly cut about the head. Fie
was taken to the Washington County
Hospital and is not expected to re
cover.
The automobile was driven by Mr.
Pickett and also contained James
Miller and wife and John Welch, who j
was sitting on the front seat. Welch
was the only person in the car in-j
jured. He was cut about the face by
flying glass from the broken wind-1
shield.
Mr. Pickett was exonerated from all ■
blame. The motor cycle was on the
wrong side of the road.
Roller! K. Cook, of - Flolirvllle, Meets-
Death as Locomotive Fireman.
Robert E. Cook, a well known resi
dent of Flolirvllle, was accidently
killed while at work as a fireman on
the B. & O. Railroad, at Waverly.
near Baltimore, on Friday evening
last. Just how the acpident happen
ed is not known, but he is supposed
to have fallen or been knocked from
his engine. He was found dead be
side the tracks. He leaves a wife and
one child. The body was brought to
Sykesville and was buried Horn
Springfield Church on Monday at 11
o’clock, the Rev. S. B. Craft conduct
ing the services. Burial was at
Springfield Cemetery. Mr. Cook, who
was about 35 years od, had been em
ployed as fireman just one month to
a day.
Philadelphia’s Mayor a Disgrace.
Thomas B. Smith. Republican May
or of Philadelphia, was held in $lO,-
000 bail by Judge Brown in the Muni
cipal Court to await the action of the
grand jury on six charges growing
out of the murder by imported gun
men of a policeman in the Fifth ward
Philadelphia on primary election day.
The gunmen are alleged to have been
brought there to intimidate votres and
workers opposed to the faction fav
ored by Mayor Smith and his political
associates.
SCHOOL COMMISSION
ERS MEET.
GRANT RURAL SCHOOL CHILDREN TIME
■ i
- TO HELP HARVEST CROPS-JONA
> 1
THAN FENBY RECEIVES SCHOLAR
:| SHIP TO W. M. C
•
At (he regular meeting of the Carroll
. County Board of Education held in the
j office of the Board on Wednesday, Oc
tober 3rd, all members were present
except Commissioner Feeser.
After the reading and approval of
, the minutes of the previous meeting
, the regular order of business was tak-
I en up.
The list of unpaid bills was consid
t ered and all bills submitted were ord
ered paid by the Board.
Mr. Norman M. Anderson, near North
Branch School, in Baltimore county,
’ came before the Board and asked the
Board to grant him permits to send
his two children to North Branch
School in Baltimore county, Haight
L school, the nearest school in Carroll
L county to them, being too far for them
_ to attend. The Board granted him a
permit to send Miss Margaret Ander
, son to the North Branch school.
J Report on the assignment of all re
' pairs to Mr. X. C. Erb was made to
. the Board by Superintendent Unger,
[ and noted by them.
i A list of the teachers appointments
’ and their respective salaries was pre
sented to the Board and approved by
them.
Superintendent Unger made a re
, port to the Board on attendance and
’ the desirability of being lenient with
the rural patrons of our schools who
T have children able to assist on the
farm in harvesting the crops until the
j Ist of November. The Board approv
. ed of his suggestions in the matter.
\ The congested conditions existing
j at Warfteldsburg school, Millers Station
t and Stony Ridge Schools were con
j sidered at length. The Board direct
-5 ed that the matter of the Warflelds-
burg School be left in the hands of
Superintendent Unger and Commis
sioner Wantz: the matter of the
, school at Millers Station in the hands
j of Superintendent Unger and Commis
? sion Allender; the matter of Stony
j Ridge school in the hands of Superin
t tendent Unger and Commissioner
t Zentz.
3 The request of Miss Hanna Shttnk,
1 principal of the New Windsor school
for an appropriation of $lO from the
Board for library purposes, was
j granted by them.
The request of Mr. (’has. H. Kolb,
j principal of the Westminster High
School, for an appropriation from the
I Board toward the buying of a new
piano, was granted, they appropriat
ing SSO for the same.
Superintendent Unger made a re
-1 port to the Board concerning the ad
. ditional room which had to be se
-5 cured at Taneytown and Hampstead,
5 and the Board approved of his action
, in these matters.
The (Male) Senatorial Scholarship
to Western Maryland College was giv
! en by the Board to Jonathan F'enby,
3 he having made the highest average
j in the competitive examination.
3 Dr. Hopkins presented to the Board
I the necessity of more radiation at the
Mt. Airy High School. The Boaj-d
authorized Dr. Hopkins to have the
necessary radiation added to the plant.
No other matters being up for dis
cussion the Board adjourned at 1.30
■ P. M.
5 The Raise in Wafer Rates.
The increase in water rates by the
r Consolidated Public Utilities Com
pany has caused much comment. The
I new flat rates increase the cost of
. water from 55 to 500 per cent, the 500
being on pave wash and street sprink
’ ler. The meter rates are increased
11 to 25 per cent. Under the old rates
the town paid SBOO for water for
' street sprinkling, flushing gutters
[ and fire protection. Now it is to be
‘ charged $27.50 to S3O for each fire
I I plug in town for fire protection alone.
The Mayor and Common Council
’! has taken up the matter and filed a bill
' in Court, asking that the Consolidated
‘ Public Utilities Company be enjoined
from collecting the increased rates,
claiming they are unlawful, as the
town charter prohibits the increase
of water rates without the consent of i
the town council, or in case they can
i not agree to submit the matter to ar
| bitration.
The Public Service Commission has
I not approved these new rates though
it claims it has the right to do so if
on investigation they are found reas-:
i onable.
; The case has not been tried, but
: will be as soon as a Judge can be
1 obtained. The town is represented by
Guy W. Steele and the Consolidated
i Public Ctilities Company by Bond &
Parke, and the Public Service Com-;
mission by W. Cabell Bruce, its gen- j
cral counsel.
Methodist Protestant Church.
Rev. Edgar T. Read, pastor.
Rally Sunday, October 14.
J. Walter Englar will speak at the;
Sunday school at 9.30. Preaching in
the morning by Rev. Dr. S. T. Tagg,
of Baltimore. Christian Endeavor j
Rally at 7.30. Addresses by Mr. Spen-!
cer E. Sisco, secretary of the Mary- j
land Union, and Mr. Harry B. Fogle,
president of the County Union. Every- ;
body invited to these services.
—i ■—
No seed for free distribution nor
for sale is at the disposal of the
United States Department of Agricul
ture. The Department, however,
through its Committee on Seed Stocks,
is receiving daily telegraphic and oth
er reports as to available supplies of
seeds of crops for late planting, and
will assist in locating seed stocks for
localities where shortages exist. The
committee is co-operating with State,
local, and commercial agencies in an
effort to secure better distribution of
seed and to encourage plantings of
all important crops.
.heetim; ok bankers.
s*oo,ooo Subscribed for Lllx*rfj Loan
Bonds—AH Banks Represented.
At a meeting of the bankers of
Carroll county on Monday at the
First National Bank, this city, it was (
decided after being well discussed to
subscribe for $500,000 in Liberty
Bonds. Mr. George R. Gehr is chair
man of the Liberty Ixian Committee
for Carroll County, who will give any |
information desired in regards to the {
bonds. All banks were represented j
at the meeting. U
Devotional Services in St. John’s {
Church. I
An interesting and instructive series I
of devotions were held in St. John’s
Church during the first days of this i ‘
week. The procession of men and I
boys at the closing exercises on Tues- *
day evening, was both novel and ad-1 1
mirable. The Fourth Degree Knights I
of Columbus, of Westminster and 1
Frederick, turned out in their attract- (
ive uniforms and served as a guard of 1
honor. Their salute of the Blessed ]
Sacrament during the benediction was j
most impressive. There were a num- '
ber of visiting Catholic clergy in town j (
during the week, while they were as- |
sisting Father McGuigan with the 1
; church work. The Rev. John C. 1
Smyth, C. S. P., proved to be an in- 1
spiring speaker in his course of ser- 1
i mons. 1
1
Annual Meeting of Carroll Comity
Chapter Red Cross.
The annual meeting and election of ;
officers of the Carroll County Chapter ,
American Red Cross, will be held ,
next Thursday evening, October 18, |
at 7.30 p. m., at the High School
Building.
All members of the Red Cross are ,
requested to attend and all who sub- I
scribed one dollar or more to the Red
Cross War Fund are entitled to mem
bership and are invited to attend this !
I annual meeting.
Membership cards will be given all;
j subscribers to the War Fund who are
not already members of the Red
. Cross if the subscription was one dol-1
lar or more.
Englar.
Mrs. Sarah E. Englar, widow of
! John Englar. and one of the oldest j
1 residents of Reisterstown, died at 6
■ o’clock Tuesday evening at the home
’ | of her daughter Mrs. Mollie Van Deu
sen. Reisterstown. She was taken ill
’! last Saturday with pneumonia. Mrs.
i Englar would have been 94 years old
• next month.
I Born near Fnion Bridge, Mrs. Eng
‘ lar was before her marriage Miss j
' Cornelius. She was an active mem
j ber of the. Reisterstown Methodist j
. Episcopal Church until her recent ill
i ness. Funeral services were held at
: 18 o’clock Wednesday evening and
' | burial at 10.30 o’clock yesterday at I
- Fnion Bridge.
I , t
Dynamite Injures Two Men.
Yesterday morning about 9 o’clock
Mr. Harry Hitman, this city, and Mr.
’; Walter McDonald, of Hoods Mills,
1 were severely injured while working
,I at the Woodbine bridge, on the State
| Road which Thomas, Bennett & Hun
ter are building. They were setting off
; | dynamite when a damp fuse failed to
explode. As they went nearer to inves
[ tigate it exploded injuring both men.
, They were taken to the Frederick
i i City Hospital where it was found. Mr.
‘ Hitman’s injuries were not as serious
as first thought. His left eye is in
jured and other than a few bruises is
, | not seriously hurt. He was brought
ito his home this city last evening.
| Mr. McDonald was more seriously
hurt, losing one eye. injuring the
other and being hurt inwardly.
Suffragists Hold Open Air Meeting at
Railroad.
> j
Delegates to the Quarterly Confer-'
| ence of the Just Government League
of Maryland, motored to Westminster
, on Saturday. October 11th, stopping at
the Hotel Westminster, where they |
were met by local suffragists mem
bers of the Carroll County League, j
A business meeting was held in the
: reception room of the Hotel, and
many matters concerning the coming
Legislative campaign and other mat
ters of interest were discussed.
Amongst the resolutions passed
was one condemning the Baltimore
Sun for its false and sensational re
port of the speech of Mrs. Havemyerj:
of New York, at a reception given in,
her honor at the home of Mrs. Don- 1
aid R. Hooker, October 2nd. The re- J
port was unjust and unfair to Mrs. !
Havemyer, who not only traveled all | 1
over the State of New York working!
and speaking for the first issue of 1
Liberty Bonds, but invested a very !
large sum of money in them and has ;
also given to the service of the conn- j
try some of her nearest and dearest,
who are now serving in the different i.
j branches of the Army and Navy. | J
A luncheon was served in the din- |
i ing room by Mrs. Ramer, who never c
; fails to make her guests feel at home, 1 <
j and by her gracious manner, makes x
friends of "the stranger within her 1
gates.” J
, After luncheon, a short time was 1
given to business, after which an
open air meeting was held near the j
depot, which was well attended, and j *
: where the speeches of the visiting ®
suffragists were listened to atten-; 1
tively.
Before returning to Baltimore the
delegates stopped at the hospitable
residence of Mrs. S. K. Herr, where
i they partook of light refreshments
and hot coffee. (
The Carroll County league was
represented by Miss M. B. Shellman,
president: Mrs. S. K. Herr, first vice
president: Mrs. Luther Bare, Mrs. W.
H. Vanderford, Mrs. Dora Edwards (
and Mrs. Estelle Kuhn. 1
Reports from all the branches of r
the State and County Leagues show t
the Suffragists are busily engaged in 1
Red Cross Work, and in caring for t
the comforts of our soldiers and sail
ors on land and on the sea. t
mm
Salem Lutheran Charge.
St. John’s—9 a. m., Sunday school; |F
10 a. m., preaching; 7.30 p. m., society. I
St. Benjamin’s—l p. m., Sunday, v
school; 2 p. m., preaching. If
VOL. 54.—N0. 14
A TITHE FOR OUR
FATHERLAND
OR EACH COUNTY’S QUOTA TEN PER
CENT. OF ITS BANK DEPOSITS.
As all Christian Nations recognize
the Bible as their best text book—
Life’s School Book—can we do better
than turn to it now for inspiration
and righteous stimulus in renewing
our efforts in the sale of bonds, for
Liberty ?
Open then, to the first book, four
teenth chapter and twentieth verse
of this greatest of Primers and read:
"Blessed be the most high God; which
hath delivered thine enemies into thy
hands and he gave tithe of all.”
And so on throughout the good
book, in Leviticus. Numbers, Deuter
onomy. Chronicles, Nehemiah. Pro
verbs, Amos, Malachi, Matthew, Luke,
Romans and Hebrews, will he found
repeated reference to the people’s ob
ligation—both before and since the
time of Moses —of the tithe.
When, for instance, the spies of the
chief priests and scribes asked: "Is
it lawful for us to give tribute unto
Caesar or no ?” And Christ an
swered; “Render unto Caesar the
things which be Caesar’s; and
unto God the things which
be God's.” Caesar represent
ed the country, even as our Chief
Magistrate represents the United
States of America.
And so we have not only the Bibli
cal general admonition to give year
ly tithe of all we possess: but we
have also this specific instance, just
quoted, of command to give to our
country.
And again, in St. Peter, Christ says:
I "Submit yourselves to every ordi
nance of man for the Ixml's sake,
! xvhether it be to the King as su
| preme, or unto the governors.”
Now our supreme governor, wheth
er you happened to vote for him or
not, is the "Silent Man” in Washing
ton; President Woodrow' Wilson.
This man and his colleagues, urg
ed by their co-ordinated knowledge
I (and consequently possessing keenest
realization of future perils) which
knowledge is too ramified and com
plicated for the ordinary inexpert
i citizen to comprehend—or even to
know —have, after the careful com
• putation of the sum of our govern
ment’s present requirements, asked
us to raise, by the first of November,
three billions of dollars —or —from
i your county—just one-tenth of its
deposited wealth.
Now this money can, and must be
i raised, had it been an impossibility
! to raise it, it would not have been
asked. And if three billion dollars
were raised during our Civil War,
with bank deposits what they then
1 were, one authority has said that we
should be able now—at the same
ratio —to raise seventy billions of
dollars.
And we shall not balk at our task,
our tithe, exacted in the cause of
humanity and freedom.
But read, if you are unconvinced,
the entire twenty-eighth chapter of
Deuteronomy, in a part of which are
these promises: "If thou shalt hark
en diligently to the voice of the Ixird
thy God to observe and do all His
commandments . . . the, Lord thy God
i will set thee on high above all nations
of the eartli and all these blessings shall
come on thee and overtake thee. . . .
Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and
blessed shalt thou be in the field. . . .
but if thou wilt not harken unto the
voice of the Ixird thy God to observe
and to do all His commandments. . . .
these curses shall come upon thee
and overtake thee; cursed thou be in
the city, and cursed thou he in the
field .... the Lord shall bring a na
tion against thee from far, from the
: end of the earth ... a nation whose
tongue thou shalt not understand; a
nation of fierce countenance, which
shall not regard the person of the old
nor shew' favour to the young, and he
■ shall eat the fruit of thy cattle, and
the fruit of thy land—until thou be
destroyed.”
Therefore shall we not make
to observe the commandment of the
tithe, lest we he destroyed.
Then let us buy bonds for any of
the following five reasons ;
Ist Because we shall, in meeting
the quota demand for our county, be
respecting the old .Mosaic law of the
tithe.
2nd. We should each buy gener
ously as we dare, and also become
sellers of bonds, because we are pat
riots.
3rd. Bonds should be bought hy
man, woman and child, so that each
may become the instrument to aid in
hastening the end of all this suffering
and loss, as well as to tie ourselves
to our government.
4th. Buy a bond in order to help
in securing a reassured confidence to
business interests w'hich a quick and
complete subscription (better still
over subscription) to this bond issue
w'ould insure; while the reverse would
undoubtedly precipitate a financial
depression that w'ould be disastrous
to both rich and poor.
sth (and last, and low'estl reason
for purchasing Liberty Bonds —buy
them selfishly, because they are the
surest and safest investment of dol
lars which anvone can make.
MRS. AUSTIN GALLAGHER.
GERMANS RETIRING WITHOUT
FIGHTING.
Germans Using Boys IS Years Old—
Captured Positions Being Consoli
dated By Allies.
With the French Army in Flanders,
Oct. 10. —The new system of front
line defenses inaugurated by the Ger
mans, who, instead of utilizing line
trenches, organized nests of shell
holes, proved a regular trap in the
battle just ended.
The German troops who occi/#—d
the crates without other shelter, when
they found that their officers were
not with them, deserted as soon as the
F’rench approached.
The German officers meanwhile
were sheltered in concrete pill boxes
farther to the rear. _ ;j jj