The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-03-04
Company H was inspected last night.

Company Hwas inspected last night.
| Senator Beasman on Tuesday intro
duced bill into the Senate to amend
the charter of Manchester.
Emil Reitz, who pitched ball on the
| Westminster Base Ball team last sea-
son, will play witt the York Club the
coming season.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Trinity
Lutheran Church will hold an oyster
supper at SmallwoOd Hall On the
| evenings OF March liz and l9.
| The Western Maryland Railroad
Company will expend $1,000,000 for new
equipment. The order includes 900
gondolas and eight large locomotives.
Browning Literary Society will
open the new hallon Friday afternoon,
March IL, at $50 o'clock. All the
former members are cordially invited.
The name of H. Payton Gorsuch has
| been sent in to the President for the
appointment Of postmaster for this city
by the Republican central committee.
The Anti-Sa1oon Leagues Local
option bill was defeated in the House
On Wednesday by vote of so to 48.
CAROLS delegates voted for dry
and one for wet.
Elisha Buckingham, this city, has
the Star automobile, but we hardly
think he will be pinched for exceeding
the speed limit. Not while he has six
men pushing it over our streets.
Harry w. Little will have sale of
his stock and implements on the late
Judge Schaeffer farm, near this city
On Wednesday next. He will be en-
ployed by Oliver schaeffer on the
same farm.
Edwin B. Rash and family, of Peek
aisle, Pa, have moved on the Harry D.
Caple farm, which they purchased last
fall through the T.. a. Strout Com
pany, New York. Edw. Case, dis
trict manager.
On Wednesday Mr.. Hesson intro
duced a bill to amend the laws rela-
tive to supervisors of elections. Also
to refund to John w. Abbott money
enormously paid to the treasurer Of
Carroll county. Also to amend the
laws governing registration at cleo
tons.
- William Moore son of ex-Justice
VIM. Moore, representing the law firm
of Sharp e. Alleman Co., of Philadel-
phia, following luncheon at the Club
30 Church street, New York, was elect
ed secretary and treasurer Of agencies
and directories Of the !. Commercial
Law League Of America. -.
Mr.. Charles Reed, recently appoint
ed as successor to Mr.. e. Lee Erb,
will enter upon his duties in the office
OF the School Board, on next Monday,
the 7th instant. Miss Mary Roger,
who has been substituting for two
weeks in Franklin School, will take
the position vacated by Mr.. Reed in
Testers school.
David Stem, of Baltimore, attended
the funeral OF William III. Segafoose,
at Uniontown, on Sunday. Several
days the first of the week he was the
guest of his niece, Mrs. u M. Bower
sox, near Uniontown. Mr.. Stem spent
part of his boyhood days on the farm
now occupied by Commissioner Daniel
Diehl. For a number of years MIR.
Stem was employed by the w. wi. R. r.
The Maryland Association for the
Prevention and Relief of tuberculosis
is sending out literature and request
ing clergymen to observe 'Tubercu-
losis Sunday" April oath. The plan
il to procure the cooperation of a.
many churches of all denominations
in all parts of the United States, as
may be possible, and to devote at least
part of the service on Sunday, April
oath to the consideration of the tuber-
culosis problem.
Bob" Walden, of Middleburg, sold
his crack 3-year-old Beau Chiffon, by
Chilton-Belle Acton, to E. M. Mitchell,
of Baltimore, for consideration said
to be in the neighborhood of $4,000.
Beau Chiffon was bred at Bowling
brook and was thought to be colt of
unusual promise, indeed % highly was
he though of that MIR. Walden nomi-
mated him for the English Derby. In
his two-year-old form he hardly real
lied expectations, although late in the
season he showed good form.
At the regular meeting of the West
minister Fire Company on Wednesday
night the invitation extended our COM
pany to attend the Maryland State
Firemen's Convention held in Balti-
more in June, was accepted, and the
following delegates were elected to
the convention Jas. Pearre Wantz,
Luther j.. Wimert, Harry d. Hoffacker,
J. Gloyd Diffendal and Denton Gehr,
and alternates, Meade Ohler, J. Harry
Cootes, John M. Roberts, John e.
Eckenrode and William J. Utz.
Ellsworth Walker, colored, disturbed
the slumbers of our citizens on East
Main street on Wednesday morning by
crying aloud that Judgment day IL
coming, let everybody prepare" If
an officer would have been in the
vicinity where this idiot was making
this unnecessary noise he would have
been prepared for Sheriff Kemper's
paradise. We all know that judgment
day il coming, but we do not believe
that our Maker would send a half
witted and silly negro to warn us.
The Westminster Gun club will be
unable to shoot the scheduled match
race with the Green Spring Valley
Hunt Club which vs. to take place on
Saturday afternoon. Dr. G. E-
Baughman, the field captain, was i'm
Baltimore Tuesday, and said, it was
| impossible for the members of his
team to come here on that day to
shoot. The race will be decided with