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


on Green street In being repaired.
Felix Decker, of Hanover, Pa, has
rented the hotel in Harvey, Md. W
Mrs. Joseph T.. Baust, " Frizell-
burg, is visiting in Baltimore this
week
". Fl. Davis, John street, is max
ing some improvements to his impIe-
ment house.
Mrs. Claude BilImyer, of Shippens-
burg, Pa, Is guest OF her sister, Mrs
Harry d. Fowble, West Main street.
The County Grange will hold it's
quarterly meeting at Davis Hall,
Westminster, on Saturday, March A,
at 10 a. m.
Rev s. y. Taylor, d. d., OF Selins-
grove, Pa, will occupy the pulpit in
Grace Lutheran Church, this city,
Sunday next, morning and evening.
Ray Day, who is preparing for the
ministry at the New Windsor College
Seminary, was called home to the
bedside of his father, who is danger
ously i'll.
The superintendent Of the Tidewater
Portland Cement Company, at Union
Bridge, has rented the part OF the
house occupied by the late Charles E.
Herring, Willis street
Frank T. Shaeffer, plumber, West
Main street, completed this week a
job of heating, plumbing and timing
at the new c. & P. Telephone Com
panys Office, East Main street.
VIM. I'll. Jones, grand secretary Of
the Independent Order of Odd Fell
lows, of Baltimore, visited Salem
Lodge, L. o. o. f., here on Monday
night, and delivered an address on
the good Of the order. A large number
of members were present.
T. B. Reddman and Mr.. Atlee, of
Washington, appeared before the
Mayor and Common Council on We'd
nesday night to ask for franchise
to cross the town. The council as
sured them they would grant them
one upon satisfactory conditions.
On February q at the dance held
at Smallwood hall, hat and pair of
over shoes were missing. Anyone
that intends to steal had better be
careful how he ventures to the Small
wood hall again, as the directors of
the hall are going to be on the look
out for such thieves.
James Pearre Wantz, assistant
cashier OF the Union National Bank,
was appointed at a meeting of the
Mayor and Common Council on We'd
nesday a director in the Consolidated
Public Utilities Co., TO represent the
town to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of ID. X. Grouse.
Raymond Pittinger, who was in
dicted by the Frederick grand jury
on the charge of the larceny of 25
bushels of wheat belonging to David
Stitely was arrested on Monday by
Sheriff Grimes, near Union Bridge and
was taken to Frederick and committed
to Jail to await the arrival OF bonds
men.
BY the will of Mr.. VIM. Fowble, Of
Hampstead, Grace Methodist Episcopal
Church is given $50 for keeping in re-
pair the cemetery, and the residue to
be divided equally among his children.
His sons, Howard w. and Charles N.
Fowble are named executors without
bond. The will il dated October 5,
1910.
1t is understood that the Western
Maryland Railroad laid off temporar-
lily thirty men and seven crews. Con-
ductors have been put back to tagging
and those i'm other positions have been
set back in a corresponding manner.
An engineman on the w. M. Ry. stated
that several months ago the men were
almost worked to death.
We received a new subscriber yes
terday in FitZ James Bartlett, of
Baltimore He says Il can't get along
any longer without home news"
Fitz is well known and has many
friends who are awlays glad to hear
Of the success he has attained. He
was chief pill roller at Roses phar-
macy for number of years.
The Green Spring Valley hounds,
Joined by IA hounds from Glyndon,
met Saturday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock
at Glyndon with 40 huntsmen and
huntswomen following the master for
/ one of the best runs so far this year.
Y Sir Reynard was soon started and led
the followers a merry chase for hour
and As minutes, when he was denned.
The case OF John T. Thurman
against George A. Thurman and
| Elk c. Wantz, appealed from
the Circuit Court for Carroll county,
was argued by F. Neale Parke and
James A. G. Bond for the appellants
and Ivan L. Hoff and Guy w. Steele
for the appellees at the Maryland
Court Of Appeals, Annapolis, on Sat
urday.
4 Judge Bittinger, of the York county
Circuit Court, Monday morning filed
an opinion overruling the motion for
new trial of the cases of Thomas
! Mccoy against DR.. A. M. Kalbach,
which was tried last fall, and COM
pletely exonerated Andrew J. Plat, a
Lower Chanceford township farmer,
of any improper conduct as juror
in the case.
The officers or Division No. 50, OF
the order of Railroad Telegraphers,
which is composed OF telegraph oper-
ators OF the Western Maryland Rail
way Company, are now in session at
Cumberland, Md, who are r. z.
Smith, Smithsburg, Md; ]. Harry
Blocher, Alesia, Md; c. E. Stouffer
Cumberland, Md; J. A. Hickerson