The Democratic advocate., 1908-02-28
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Lent begins March A.

Dalegate Frederick has introduced
bill to amend the charter of Man
chester.
! The attention of Advocate stock
holders is called to the meeting ad-
yertised for March a.
! This evening an instrumental and
vocal recital will be given by the spe-
eiaI music students of the College i'll
Smith Hall.
Among the unusual occurrences of
tbe mast week was the application OF
! Young colored man for a position as
compositor on the Advocate. There
are comparatively lew colored print
ers in the country, and it is not often
one takes to the road.
The case of the National Shutter
Rar Company VS.. the q. r. ). Zlm-
norman Co has been removed from
frederick to Westminster for trial
at the request of the defendant.
The Supreme Court. affirmed the
decree of the Circuit Court of Carroll
County in the case of William l.. Sea-
brooke and others against E. Oliver
Grimes, executor. Henning for ap-
peliant. Grimes and Weant for ap-
pellee.
r Counterfeit 5-cent pieces, 1t is re-
ported, have been seen in the posses
sion of persons in this city, and Gov
ernment detectives are here trying to
locate the source from which they
have been circulated. No arrests
have been made.
The Fraternal Mystic Circle of this
city on Monday night next will hold
;n;t in, itS ln6On room
in the new Davis hall, after which
banquet will be given. A class of at
least twenty will be initiated. Blue
Mountain Ruling of Hagerstown has
accepted an invitation for the occa-
sion.
March 6, in Alumni Hall Dean Henry
l.. Southwick, of the Emerson College
of Oratory, in Boston, who delighted
his audience last year with julius Cae-
sar, will give another interpretatlve
Shakespearean recital, this time OF
Richard III. Those intending to at
tend would do well to read the play to
refresh their memory of 1t beforehand.
In view of the large amount OF
mouldy hay and corn due to the moist
weather during the summer and fall,
our farmers should take warning, lest
disease in stock results from its con-
sumption. Timothy Nesbit, farmer
near Rising Sun, Cecil county, has
just lost three valuable horses from
eating mouldy corn, one of which he
valued at $500.
The State Horticulture department
OF Maryland will locate public
sprayer in Westminster for the pur-
pose of destroying San Jose scale and
other pests of fruit trees and shrub
berry The spraying will be conducted
by James Walsh, who has been ap-
pointed local orchard inspector of
Carroll county and has concluded
course in entomology and plant path
ology at the Maryland Agricultural
College. Notice will be given when
the sprayer is installed.
A bill providing for the construc-
lion of smile road through Carroll,
Frederick Howard and Montgomery
counties has been introduced in the
Senate b. Senator Lee, of Montgom-
cry county. The proposed road will
connect two links of a road between
Damascus and Mount Airy. AS the
four counties border on the same
road it is said that there has been
much trouble in ascertaining which
should build the road. 1t is believed
that the road should be built by the
State, so as to settle the controversy.
The road will cost about $4,000. The
bill was referred to the Finance Com
mittee.
The Cumberland Times says: The
Western Maryland Railroad will soon
be booming. Five hundred loads OF
coal struck Cumberland and all the
x,,;lI Ixa 10 a
and what is coming. The old time
pay rolls will be in force. The West
yards were so full the other night
that N. & w. r. 4. crew drew Z
hours overtime wai..ng to get in.
The men could not be released from
that run until they were in the yards.
Reprots indicate that the road will
have a lively time for months to
come. Shops will soon be booming
on full time.
The Enterprise says: There is
movement on foot to establish
school of Architecture in Hampstead.
The demand for competent draughts-
men is increasing every day, and there
is hardly calling but what know
ledge OF this art would enhance. The
services of Professor Seabrook the
well known instructor of Westminster.
have been secured ,and an attempt will
be made to have him visit Hampstead,
one or two nights week to give les
sons. Those who have already en-
rolled as members are, Charles H.
Zile, James Harris, A. Wesley Shaffer,
Marshall l.. Taylor, Vivian Davidson,
l.. G. Lamotte, w. H. Armacost, Geo.
G. Shank, Clarence Rote, Frank B.
Snyder, Claude E. Rupp, Ernest La
motto, C. r. Shugars, ]. M. Armacost
and Cecil A. Snyder.
The Western Maryland College track
team took part in their first meet
of the season on last Saturday night
at Baltimore. The relay team was
pitted against the Mccullough Athletic
Club. The latter team proved much
stronger than was expected, but was
defeated by a safe margin in 3.47.
StultZ, the new man showed up well,
taking the first relay and leading at
the finish about yards. Turner made
his opponent look like a novice and in
creased the lead by about 20 yards.
Brown and Marcus kept safe lead
and barring an accident the race was
safe at all times. In the individual
events StultZ ran second in the first
heat but failed to qualify in the semi
final. Third place in the second heat
of the hurdle was the best Marcus
could do. Next Saturday night w. NJ.
C. meets Delaware at the Hopkins cage
In baltimore. Unless Delaware shows
a much better form than they have in
the two times they met w. M. C. at
Philadelphia. the latter team should
be winners by good margin.
The many visitors. who call for
books at the Westminster Public Free
Library, at the rooms Of the Country
Club, demonstrate not only the need
OF library in this city, but also the
success of the enterprise in which so
many of our people are interested.
one hundred and thirty-five persons
have paid the membership fee of 81,
and of that unmber SO have taken
books from the library. Nearly an
equal number of borrowers cards
nave been issued tn persons vouched
Tor by members. OF 100 new books
ordered by the association, about half
are In circulation. and the other half
VIII be received and placed on the
shelves In a few days. The executive
cnmmittee has inaugurated another
feature which promises to be popu-
lar and profitable, and in order to in
sure Its success, requests all who
purchase magazines, after reading
tnem, to bring them to the library,
lHat they NAV be placed upOn the