The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-08-19
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The canning factories started this
week to can corn.
NInety-four tickets we're sold To
Emory Grove camp on Sunday from
this station.
I large gray horse owned by Mr..
Il. Q. Grimes. Sr.. W. Main street, died
at his stable on Sunday night from
acente indigestion.
A farmers picnic viii be held In
the grove Of Theodore T. Engiar. near
Westminster. on September 10th.
The program will be given next week.
The Carroll County Grange Will
hold its quarterly meeting at Small
wood on Saturday. September 3. :
public meeting will be held in the
afternoon.
The Taneytown Grange closed Its
18th annual picnic on Saturday. This
picnic has been one of the most sue
cessful held blythe grange since Its
organization.
William A. Murray vas appointed
postmaster of Hampstead. to Ill the
vacancy Of his father. Charles ".
W. Murray. deceased. by the post
Office department.
William Herd. night telegraph
operator N this city. has resigned
his position to taks up work az brake
man on the Western Maryland Rail-
road. He entered upon his duties
yesterday.
Just seven DAYS after the destrue-
h.F fire. nj - saa NJ H=aaa ~
Elder Ezra &. Brown. near Meadow
Branch, the insurance claim Of 500
was paid By James +. Smith. insuf=
ance agent.
The Circuit Court for Carroll coun-
~ passed 4 decree on August 10th
diyoreing Emma n. Swenk from VIM
J. ". Swenk The defendant wa
charged with abandonment. Michael
t. Walsh represented the plaintiff
Messrs. Frank 7. Shaw. Geo. w. Al.
baugh and T. Il. shriYer were ap-
pointed a. delegates BY Governor
Cnothers 10 the Atlantic Deeper
Waterways Convention. which meets
at Providence. L. l.. from August u
TO September 3.
The sale of the farm OF the late
Theodore L. Zepp. near shIpIey. on
Saturday vas purchased by Vim. :
Rupert, Of New York city. for s7400
The farm contains 1877 acres and 2
perehes, and Ii one OF the finest II
that community.
The public school institutes which
are being held in each county through.
out the state will be held In Carroll
county from September IL to Is
Visiting superintendent. A. s. Cool
and W. II. DashIell: norman Instruc
tors. Misses Mary Il. Scarborough am
Camilla ]. Henkle. will be present
during the institute.
Harrison Morrow. eolored, o
SchaeffersVille. Nd. vas ARRESTED
Saturday IN Baltimore. for firinl
shots from a revolver while B. & O
passenger train WAS passing through
Ellleott City. After a hearing he wa
committed TO jail upon default Of pay
ing his fine. UPTON France. Waters
Vile. was also arrested as a witness
against Morrow.
Quite an interesting time VAS ex
perienced on Sunday morning arCunt
the railroad when an explosion wa
heard at the Pioneer Moving Picture
Parlor. The cause OF the explosion
was from a leak In the gas pipe am
a lighted match. The only damagl
was lot Of mortar knocked from tn
ceiling on the side OF the room occn
pied by Mordecai Babylon.
]. Arthur Bush. a brother Of DR..
NJ. Bush, Of Hampstead. was badly Gu
while opening a fruit Jar last week
Giving a sudden wrench TO start tn
lid the top OF the Jar broke on am
cut his left wrist badly. The liga
mentg OF the wrists were severed anl
the main artery cut. DR.. e. II. Busl
was called and found his brother clos
to death from loss OF blood. He tool
up the artery and spIIeed the liga
ments. which soon brought relief.
Ray Spencer. Of this city, vho Il
playing left field for the Dayton
(0hIo) Baseball Club. Is putting VI
the game Of his life. He has made
big hit with the fans there. TIL
Louisville Courier Journal published
the following Of his playing in
game against Terre HauIe on Friday
"Spencer's batting and fielding weri
the features Of the game won b
Dayton today, 7 70 q Spencer HEopp
ed : Terre Haule rally by catching
BlaekwelI'e sure triple as It sailet
over his shoulder
Articles of Incorporation d tn
Nolre Dame Academy Of Frederlel
county were filed Wednesday At Fred
ericE. The incorDorators are cardl
nal Gibbons. M. Melete Warner, r
Frank sappinglon, Sidney 81
John SappIngton and NJ Theophori
Foley. The academy Il incorporate.
for the religious. moral. literary am
scientific education of youth Tn,
three directors for the next year ar.
Sister M. Theophora Foley, Sister NJ
Alba MattIngly and Sister NJ. Fedelii
De Katow. The academy Is to be 10
ieated ut IIbertytoWn.