The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-09-30
Harry T.. Cover e Son received II
carloads of cattle this week.

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concert on the Park from 8 to !
! p. nm. ON Sunday.
Peter Helfrich, of Manchester, sold
his farm of 100 acres to Amos Wolf
of Melrose, for $4,000.
As in the past the First Regiment
Band will perform at the Hagers-
! town Fair this year.
: Jefferson Slorp, Charles street
exhibited 20 pound apples at this
, Office o. Tuesday that weighed 211s
pounds
Mount st. Mary's College foot ball
team is scheduled to play Western
Maryland College, in this city, on
November 5.
The Hancock express, due here at
500 p. m, struck and killed Richard
o. Sheckells, of Arlington, on We'd
nesday while walking near the track.
The Improvements on East Main
street were completed on Tuesday,
after a number Of Interruptions.
Work is in progress o. West Main
street at present.
Sunday school at Warfieldsburg
vi - Lao p.
m. and preaching by Rev. MIR. Fore
lines, Of the M. p. Seminary at 2.45
D. ID. You are invited.
a carrier pigeon came to the
home Of G. Herbert Noel, Webster
street, On September g. 1t has band
on each leg, and On one the in
scription A. @. 10. r. 1705 il carved
William Cox, colored, was SEN
fenced to the House of Correction for
year by Justice Shr1ver ON Tuesday
| Cox is no stranger at the institution
having spent great deal Of his life
there.
Elsie Shaffer, East Green street,
fell from pair Of steps Oh Sunday
and received fracture-dislocatio
of the left elbow. She was taken to
the Maryland University, Baltimore,
for treatment on Monday.
Mr.. 9. IL Hoffacker, of Manches-
ter, called at this office last week
and paid his subscription to the ADJ
vocate for his 40tn year, stating
that he has been reader and sub
scriber of this paper for that period.
The schools were closed On We'd
|
r. Foutz, the health officer This
precautionary measure was taken in
view Of the fact that few mild
cases of scarletina had appeared
amongst the children, to prevent the
spread of the disease.
The residence occupied by Josiah
Gorsuch, near Union Bridge, was
destroyed by fire on September 21.
Nearly all Of the contents were
saved. The property is owned BY
Jacob Stoner, OF Union Bridge, and
| is located along the w. M. r. r.
The cause Of the fire il unknown.
Miss Edna Ebaugh, daughter OF
| Mr.. and Mrs. John Ebaugh, of Green
mount, received first premium OH
crochet bed spread she had on eX-
hibition at the Hanover fair last
week. The spread it is said is very
handsome, and great credit is due
the exhibitor for such fine work.
The WESTERN Maryland Railway
| Company has received six of the
new series Of freight engines for the
| Hagerstown division, made Aeces-
sary by the increased business. The
engines weigh 218,G00 pounds and
draw 80 carloads. They will be used
between Hagerstown and Cumber-
| land.
On Wednesday evening, Mr.and Mrs.
Ernest Scott gave party in honor
Of their little daughter Maud's 3rd
birthday, at their home on Carroll
street Several small friends sat
down to nice repast, consisting of
cakes, ice cream, candies, etc., and
finished the evening by playing games.
All had fine time.
Rather free buying Of Western
Maryland first mortgage 4 per cent.
bonds i'm New York recently attract
ed much attention i'm financial cir
cles both in Baltimore and Wall
street. The bonds have figured
| largely in the transactions in the
regular market, and there have been
two substantial blocks of the issue
sold without record.
Charles Wagner, living between
Union Bridge and Middleburg, was
stabbed in the body and arm with
knife by negro, who waylaid
him on Friday morning. Mr.. Wag
ner was on his way to the Union
Bridge carshops, where he is en-
l IL
The negro secured only % cents,
and then escaped. Mt. Wagner Is at
his home nursing his wounds.
Mr.. BENZ. +. Grouse, who has been
ill for many months, and who returned
to his home from the Johns Hopkins
hospital about the LIST of September,
has since then improved considerably.
| He is feeling SO much better that on
Thursday he was able to take short
drive over town, during which he
called at the office of the Advocate.
Such a marked Improvement in his
health IS great qualification to his
numerous friends.
The hobble skirt seems to he dis
astrous to the parties who wear
it and pedestrians also. This
week an Infatuated bull lifted A
lady in a hobble skirt over rail
fence at Pottstown, Pa., because she
could not hobble out of danger She
received a number Of bruises and
number of rents il her hobble skirt.
A gentleman at Wareham, Mass,
turned around to take peep at
lady III hobble skirt, but i'm doing so
he stumbled over stone and broke
his leg. We have not noticed any
lady wearing them II our city.
"Old Farmer Hopkins" said to
be one Or the brightest rural dramas
ever written, will BE produced az