The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-03-18


Mr.. z. o. Weant, attorney, has moved
his Office to the Main-Court Inn, where
he can be seen at any time.
William Sinnott, who was injured
about the legs, is improving, but has
but little use of his legs at present.
Three thousand carloads of freight
passed through Hagerstown, which
was hauled by the Western Maryland
Railroad, On Sunday.
Mr.. Noah Miller, of near Morelock's
schoolhouse, who had both feet badly
injured by being run over by a run
away team, l. improving.
Mr.. Frank M. Glover, of Gist, wishes
to thank the people OF Gist and others
for their kindness during the sickness
and death OF his wife, Florence ".
Glover.
DIR. Geo. T.. Baughman attended the
trap shooting at Prospect Park on
Wednesday, and made a score OF 148,
fairly good score to make on strange
ground.
Wilson's studio, which has been
closed for some time for improvements,
the studio il next to the postoffice, in
the same building.
George Wege, VINO was the old
standby slab artist of the Westmins-
ter Baseball team last season, will
pitch during the coming season for
the team Of the Vigilant Fire Co., OF
York, Pa.
Mr.. George w. Arnold, Of Glyndon,
has been appointed resident engineer
for the Ridgefield- division Of
the New York, Westchester and Boston
Railway Company, which il now con-
structing lines through New York and
Connecticut.
The well-known Passion Play of
Oberamergau will be the subject of an
illustrated lecture to be given in the
Methodist Protestant Church, this city,
next Thursday evening, by Rev. A. J.
Torrey, pastor of Roland Park nj. r.
Church, Baltimore. The public is cor
daily invited to attend.
Rev. J. Stewart Hartman, former
pastor Of the st. Mary's Reformed
Church, Silver Run, and who Is now
superintendent of the Hoffman Orphan
age, Littlestown, Pa, will preach for
the Reformed congregation at Bach
mans on Sunday morning at 10 a. m,
and at Benjamin's at p. m.
r. w. Mather e Sons moved into the
new addition to their store this week.
The building formerly used as the
postoffice was purchased by this firm
and has been SO connected with their
old room as to make it seem like one
big room. This Is the second addition
made to the Mather stores in less than
a year, last year three story addition
25x50 feet having been added.
An effort is being made by a number
of Baltimore merchants to get the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to es-
tablish more frequent train service
between Baltimore and Gaithersburg,
Md. At present there is one train in
the morning each way and one each
way in the afternoon. What merch-
ants desire is to have a train pass
Gaithersburg each way about noon.
The Carroll Banking, Realty and
Trust Company is the name of the cor
poration the legislature il asked to
give a charter in a bill introduced
Wednesday by Senator Beasman. The
incorporators named are Johnnie e.
Beasman, Laura p. Beasman, Frank
Brown, George w. Slack and E. Oliver
Grimes, Jr. The capital stock is placed
at $4,000, at par value Of $40, and
it may be raised to $250000. The
Office of the company il to be in Car
roll county.
A delegation Of about 100 members
of the Legislature made a visit to
Springfield Asylum, at Sykesville, last
Saturday. The party left Annapolis
early in the morning in charge Of Mr..
E. A. Walton, district passenger agent
OF the Baltimore and Ohio. DIR. J..
Clement Clarke, superintendent of the
asylum, explained the conduct of the
institution to the legislators and pro-
vided for their comfort while at
Springfield, after which the party re-
turned to Baltimore.
Fire of supposed incendary origin
burned large barn on the farm of
William Long, near Logs station,
March IL, together with its contents
of s horses, u cattle and "a sheep.
The flames were discovered between
10 and II o'clock by neighbors Of Mr..
Long, but so much Roadway had been
made that it was impossible to cope
with the fire. One horse managed to
break loose and ran through the flames
out of the burning building. The loss
il estimated at $4,000, partly covered
| by insurance.
| The manager Of the Advocate re-
ceived a letter this week from John
Mcdonald, Of Omaha, Neb., formerly
of this city,where he is following his
profession, a compositor. He stated
that he was employed on the Daily
Bee" of Omaha, and has plenty of
work He also witnessed the prize
fight between Wolgast and Nelson,
which, he says was bloody one, and
declares Nelson can defeat Wolgast,
and will prove it in his next fight If
he is successful in getting Wolgast to
accept He also asserts that Jeffries
will never defeat the colored cham
pion, Jack Johnson. But we hope he
will, and beat him into submission.
While walking on West Main street,
near the forks of the road, last Tues
| day, dog belonging to Mr.. Frank
Grumbine, jumped up and bit the
thumb on the right hand Of MIR.
| Ira r. Englar The dog was
supposed to be sound, but the
same night the dog was taken with a
fit and died. The owner of the dog
cut the head from it and sent it to the
Pasteur Institute, Baltimore, for eX-
animation. Prof. Keirle, after ex-
aiming the head, word was sent
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