The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-04-15
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL Is, 1910
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

Mr.. Howard Taylor, of Medford, has
purchased Buick runabout.
Maurice Lester moved into his new
home he recently built between Union
Mills and Mt Pleasant.
Mr.. w. I'll. Davis l. laying a con-
crete pavement the entire length of
his property on John street.
Governor Crothers ON Monday ap-
pointed Roger ID. Irwin, of this city,
to be road engineer i'm Cecil county.
Rev. James d. Stonesifer will have
public sale of his personal property
at the Reformed Church parsonage,
near this city, on April 20 at / D. ia.
The Western Maryland College base
ball team was defeated by the Freder-
lex Y. MI. C. 4. Club at Frederick, on
Saturday by q score of to 6. The
game was very poorly played, each
side making a number of costly errors.
The Emmitsburg base ball club and
the Taneytown club played tie game
at Emmitsburg on Saturday. The
score being to 8. The game was
stopped i'm the 10th inning over some
difficulty i'm a decision by the umpire.
The announcement was made Sat-
urday afternoon by Assistant Secre-
tary of War Oliver, of Washington,
that the annual field encampment and
maneuvers with the regular army and
National Guard organizations would
be held at Gettysburg.
Meat took sudden drop ON Monday
morning when the horse i'm the meat
wagon of Thomas Erb, West Main
street, ran off and upset the wagon on
Liberty street. When the wagon re-
ceived the sudden stop the meat took
a sudden drop on the street.
A horse hitched i'm a lawn mower
that was being used by Mr.. Levi
Barnes in moving the lawn at the
College on Saturday ran Off with the
lawn mower, and stopped near the
toll-gate on the Meadow Branch pike.
No material damage was done.
Walter r. Graham, of Baltimore,
formerly of this city, took part i'm a
program given i'm the Carrollton Hotel
on Monday, which was given by the
Baltimore typo bowling team in
honor of the Washington typo bowl
ing team, who were their guests.
Mr.. Charles s. Conway, of near
Winfield, who had sale on April 2, of
his personal property was very much
pleased over the prices he received for
his goods. He stated that he received
$65 for a SOW and pigs; cows brought
p per cent. more than he expected,
and that 40 per cent. of the sale was
cash. ---
Abraham Wolf was arrested at Han
over, Pa. on Friday ON the charge OF
stealing from the home OF Urias
Markle, near Union Mills, a gold
watch on Thursday night. Wolf was
given hearing before Squire Sell,
who upon searching VOLTS grip
found the watch. Wolf was released,
as Mr. Markle would not have him
prosecuted.
Lawrence Bauer, proprietor OF the
K-Yi moving picture show, at the
Forks-of-the-Road closed his show
house on Monday night. Mr.. Bauer
will not reopen until he moves into
the new building he has leased, now
occupied by Doyle & Magee. Tile
has his plans and specifications all
laid out and will push the work a.
rapidly az possible after he receives
access to the building.
Florence Gertrude Hammond
through her attorney, Samuel a
Lewis, has been granted a divorce, a
vinculo matrimonii, from her husband
George Washington Hammond, in
Frederick last week. She was given
the custody Of their child, Geraldean
Winterson Hammond, and the right to
assume her maiden name, Florence
Gertrude Dorsey. The plaintiff re-
sides in Frederick and the defendant
near Sans Creek.
MIR. Francis w. Bish, of near NIT
Pleasant, accidentally fell from the
huckster wagon of MIR. Frank Essict
on which ne was riding, to the stree
on Pennsylvania avenue, opposite q
Union street, the wheels passing
over hi body, breaking several ribs
and inficting internal injuries. Dr
~. Stewart was summoned and rem
dered medical aid, and removed INIT
Bish to his home, where he il in !
dangerous condition at present.
Fire broke out Sunday morning j
tract OF wood land at Cranberry Sta
ton, On the Western Maryland Rail
road, and for q time threatened ser1
GUS forest conflagration. III burned
over several acres and seemed to hav'
gained such Roadway o. to put II pas
control; but the people Of the neigh
bOrhood and this city were attracted
by the dense smoke and hurried TO th'
scene and fought 1t 90 strenuOusl.
that III was finally eXtinguished.
Residents OF Reisterstown and vicin
ity and Of the southern part OF Car
roll county are jubilant over the rae
that = charter was secured from th
legislature for building 80 electri
railway from ReisterStOwn TO Han
over, p, via Hampstead, GreenmOunt
. Manchester and Melrose. Under th
Charter lit il stated that the railwa.
will extend it, line To Baltimore. Th
DIRK OF building the road, IL IL said
1l begin at once. The grade will ~
MI and 1t will ID necessary only v
A. few bridges. By the buildinI
liA1e Baltimore and Washington
R connected ~ 49, electric lin
I MhhArn Pennsylvania.