The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-01-28

Charles B. Hunter, contractor, This
city, has received the contract to erect
for houses in Baltimore.
The large gray horse driven in the
ice wagon Of the Ice and Cold Stor-
age Company died on Saturday.
The Union Bridge fire department
was called out on Thursday for a
slight fire in the railroad shops.
The fraternal order Of Eagles this
/ city will give banquet to its mem
bers and friends on Thursday night
February 3.
Morris Martin, Of Cranberry, has
secured employment in Baltimore, and
Will leave on Wednesday next to take
up his new work.
The Baltimore Sun Almanac for
1910 was distributed among it's sub
scribers this week Tt is printed well
and very valuable.
The Westminster Bowling team
played series of five games with the
Commercial team, of Baltimore, last
night and were badly defeated in all
Two Of our sports from this city
attended the fox chase at LittlestoWn
on Tuesday. They announced on their
return that the affair was a success 4 p
and beautiful chase had
Theodore $. Zepp, near Union Mills,
sold his farm, containing Is acres, to
n. C. Poole, of Gosnell, for $25OO. Ed
ward Case, agent for Strout Real Els
tate Company, made the deal
A large thermometer was removed
from the door of Boyle's drug store
on Friday night by some one, and with
it took key. Mr.. Boyle would thank
the party to return the key, a. he
has use for it.
On Wednesday, Ira Eyler, of near
Union Bridge, had one of his legs
broken while working i'm the lime
quarry Of the Tidewater Cement
works. This is the first accident since
the work started.
The City National Bank of New
York has been appointed reserve agent
for the Sykesville National Bank, of
Sykesville, Md, while the National
Bank Of Commerce, Of New York, has
been revoked as reserve agent.
Irwin Duttera, prominent young
farmer of near Silver Run, had the
misfortune to cut cash in his left
hand while handling wood chisel,
causing painful wound. It required
nine stitches to close the wound.
Major Record OF the Maryland Ma
tional Guards inspected Company Fl
and the First Regiment Band on Mon
day night at the armory. The major
complimented both company and band
upon the good showing made. The
Company has received new dress
uniform.
The United States Postoffice Inspec-
tor was in Westminster this week and
looked over the postoff1ce in Westmin-
Ster and pronounced it the finest and
best equipped Office in the State. Great
credit is due Joseph B. Boyle, who
built and ownes the office. He has
leased. it to the government for 10
years.
The Rt. Rev. John G. Murray, D. D.,
MISREPRESENTATION of Maryland, will
visit Ascension Church on Sunday,
January 80. The bishop will admin
lister confirmation and preach at the
1890 service, to which the public is
cordially invited. This is Bishop
Murray's first visitation to the West
minister parish since his conservation.
BY invitation of the State Super
intendent there was meeting of coun-
ty superintendent at Annapolis on
Tuesday in the interests of school
legislation. Prof. Simpson was SO
busy with term reports and getting
ready for pay day on Friday that he
could not get away from the office, and
was compelled to miss the meeting.
On Sunday night the citizens of
Westminster and as far as Thurmont
we're frightened by an explosive sound
which the people thought to be an
earthquake, but up to this time moth
ing definite has been heard. There
were rumors afloat on Monday that
the peculiar sound on Sunday night
was a comet which fell in the vicinity
of Spring Mills and plowed up deep
hole in the earth on the farm of Mrs.
Wagner.
The Littlestown Bowling team, who
have been making "Cy'' Albaugh's
Hanover Bowling team look like 80
cents in several of the past games
played between them will try new
proposition in Thomson's Bowlers in
this city on Tuesday night, February
LIST, at p. m. Three series OF tve
games each will be played in the fol-
lowing places Westminster and Lit
tlestown, and the last five on neutral
alleys, probably on Albaugh's Alleys,
Hanover.
a number of our citizens viewed the
comet which appeared in the sky be-
tween 6 and o'clock Tuesday evening
off toward the western horizon. The
comet was travelling away from the
sun at the rate of 12O miles second,
and furthermore, had the full moon and
Venus i'm brilliant competition. The
comet appeared to be only a streak
of light moving slowly toward the
horizon. it, slowness, however, was
only apparent for the length OF the
streak of light indicated that the speed
was terrific.
While driving to this city o. We'd
nesday evening horse driven by
Herman Shipley, of Lawndale, took
fright at an automobile, near Reese,
and in the mix up the automobile ran
into the buggy damaging it slightly,
but seriously injuring the horse Mr..
Shipley was accompanied by Miss
Vera Oursler, Of near Bethel and Miss
Oneta Evans, of Baltimore. Miss
Evans was thrown out between the
wheels, but not injured. The horse
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