The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-03-24
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

The street sprinkler made its first
appearance this year yesterday morn
ing. The streets We're getting very
dusty.
NJ. Lewis Seis wishes to thank all
citizens who 80 generously cOntribu-
ted toward his aid at the death of mis-
daughter.
number of carpenters will be
added To the carpenter force at the
w. M. r. R. shops at Union Bridge, if
they can get them.
An electric bell has been placed at
the railroad crossing at Cranberry
Station, BY the Western Maryland
Railway Company.
Charles Haas, machinist ut the
TideWater Cement works, Union
Bridge, had sale on Thursday, and
Will move to California. M
Edward Eckard, West Main street,
is removing the old bake oven on the
property he purchased from Mr. Geo
w. Albaugh, formerly owned by Mr.
John B. Saylor.
~ number of Knights of the Mystic
chain from Silver Run and Harvey
attended the third degree initiation
upon class of candidates at Hanover,
Pa, on Monday night. MINI
Today IL observed i'm the public
schools of the State as Maryland Day
DR. Jas. wv. Reese, spoke at the High
school this city, his subject was,
"Marylanders OF National Fame"
Articles OF incorporation for the
Emmittsburg Fruit and Orchard Conn
pany were filed at Frederick for re-
cord Wednesday. The company has
a capital stock of $4,000, divided into
1000 shares of $40 each.
Dr. George u. Baughman, Of West
minister, was in Union Bridge On
Thursday. He took i'm the Tidewater
cement plant, of which he is a great
enthusiast. Sorry he has but tie one
hand to demonstrate with ~ E
Mrs. Louisa Miller died Oh March
16 at her home, near Gettysburg, Pa,
from acute indigestion, aged ~ years.
Mis-. Miller's home was in the house
known as Meade's Headquarters, dur
ing the Civil War, and IS one Of the
historic places Oh the battlefield, ana
has been visited by great many OF
our citizens when visiting the battle
field.
Ammon Messersmitn, Al years old,
was struck by northbound express
train on the Northern Central Railway
AZ Glenrock Monday morning and kill
ed. MI Messersmijh was driving two
horses at the time OF the accident, and
they became frightened at the APP
proach OF the train and pulled up
along the track, the rear coach strik-
Ing the team.
The remains OF Thos $. Jones, Sr., O
retired farmer, who died at his home,
Liberty street, Wednesday night, in
his seventy-sixth year, were taken TO
Baltimore Saturday morning, after
funeral services conducted by Rev.
Calvin 8. Slagle, of st. Paul's Reform
ed Church, and inferred in Loudon
Park Cemetery, Baltimore. The pail
bearers were DIR. Lewis K. Woodward,
Harry d. Fowble, Ralph J. Reifsnider
and John III. Mitten.
Edward H. Glenn, Western Mary
land Railway trainman, was arrested
Wednesday at Hagerstown and com
mitted for hearing on the charge Of
nonsupport of his wife and 2-year-old
daughter. Mrs. Glenn told Justice
Hartle that on pay day her husband
would get drunk, leave home and
board at the Valley Hotel until his
money was exhausted, when he would
20 back home and eat tine food bought
with money earned by their l2-year-
Old son I
Salem Lodge, No. SO, I. o. %. r., oil
this city, have organized degree
team with DR.. Jas. ~. Shreeve az
Captain The team In making rapid
progress in the comforting of the de-
Erees on candidates. This is the old
est lodge i'm this city, and is admitting
quite number of members of late
The lodge has under consideration
plans for the remodeling Of their hall
by putting i'm a large auditorium, and
building In the rear stage, steam
heat md other improvements.
"A young man giving his name a.
J. 4. Williams sold a horse tn M q
D-seh, of Gaithersburg, getting M
for the animal. The young man made
a good appearance, had a plausible
IL; son for wanting to sell &C low
price, AID MI. Dasch did not hesitate
KY take the horse OH his hands. I'm
meiately after pocketing the money
the stranger disappeared. DaScf
later learned that the horse had beer
stolen from Rudy ~ Burdette, at Mt
Airy, Md, to whom he had to return
the horse. The thief is being search
the horse. ID. Crawford Banks, OF MI
Airy was arrested i'm Baltimore yes
terday Old the thief.
Ex-Congressman William ID. Baker
OF Aberdeen. suffered On. stroke o
apOplexy Wednesday while driving K
his farm near BoOthby HILL distance
of about two miles from his home. Ht
became very sick and finding that AZ
was losing consciousness got into ths
bottom OF his buggy where he wa
found some time afterward. He wa
taken to the home or q neighbor avg
lid To a late hour yesterday he wal
not able to be- removed to his home
MT Baker Was the Republican candi
date FOR congress Last fall. who wal
defeated by Hon. y. F. O. Talbot.