The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-09-08
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

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Armacost have returned home after
a trip to Atlantic City, N. y.
Labor Day passed on in this city
.s usual. quiet. We had NO special
attraction, but we had an ideal day.
The engine on the lilo a. 10. train
Monday broke down between High
field and Blue Ridge Summit delaying
IL over an hour.
Howard County Circuit Court CD
ened on Tuesday for it's September
term Judge William ii. Thomas and
Judge Forsythe we're upon the bench.
Teachers Institute for Carroll
county will be held In the auditorium
ut the High School, beginning Mon
day. September 18th inst, 10 o'clock
u. m
DR. J. w. Herring, ID on the pro-
gram for the opening address before
the Teachers Institute, next Monday.
the 18th, In the auditorium. OF the
High School. 10 o'clock a. I'M.
Am enjoyable dance was given in
the hall over the poStoface last Sat-
urday night Many young people OF
the town and visitors ut the hotels
AID Winchester Place attended.
Prof. Simpson made an address be-
fore the pupils, patrons and citizens
at the Blue Ridge College on Tues
day, 9Th inst. The occasion was the
opening OF the Blue Ridge College.
MI. +. Neal Parke, Hon. II. Her
bert Shriver and Hon. johnnie j..
Beasman were among the invited
guests at the Democratic conference
at the Rennert Hotel on Wednesday.
Lawrence e. Bauer, who conducted
a furniture store on West Main street,
has disposed OF his line OF furniture
to j. w. Lockard e. Son. The star
ford lunch room will occupy the
room.
Calvin, son OF Rev. and Mrs. Calvin
8. Slagle, Bond street, returned home
from the Union Protestant lnfirmary,
Baltimore, Monday, where he was
successfully operated on for appendi-
citis. Ma.-n
John r. Gibbons, alias White, alias
NANNY Young Slim, was sentenced to
8 years in the House or Correction,
by Justice Shriver for assaulting the
son OF Milton A. Pittlnger, OF Union
Bridge.
BY the influence OF the G. g. y w.
Street Railway Company, the w. III.
R. r. Company has been persuaded
to keep Pen-Mar park open until
September "a, one week later than
the time set for the closing
On Tuesday OF this week DIR. Fitz-
hugh in his new machine took DIR.
and Mrs. Holland, Of Baltimore, ana
Dewitt Simpson, to Gettysburg, and
all over the battle ground. The DOC
tor has splendid, most easily going
car.
Mrs. z. Mackley and Chas. Mack
ley and daughter, East Main street,
attended the funeral or MI. Mackley's
uncle, VIM. Fl. Mackley, at Thurmont.
on Saturday. Mr.. Mackley died On
Thursday morning from stroke OF
paralysis He was in his 73rd year.
Herman Geisler, of Baltimore, who
is in a hospital at Hagerstown, Md,
suffering from injuries sustained by
falling under a freight train on the
Western Maryland Railroad, mile
east of Blue Ridge Summit, Is I'M
proving. Following the amputatton
of his left arm Saturday afternoon
he rallied nicely from the shock. Un-
less complications arise he will re-
cover
George D. Laid, Of Pen Mar, was
arrested recently in Hagerstown As
he was about to board a Western
Maryland Railroad train, on the
charge Of stealing 1919 from his wife,
who keeps boarders at Pen-Mar. The
money was concealed in an old attic,
which was broken open. Ladd was
taken to Waynesboro, where Justice
Potter held him for court in $500
bail on the charges Of larceny and
non-support of his wife.
A daring robbery was perpetrated
in the little village of Pleasant Val
ley, about five miles from this city,
between and 8 o'clock Sunday
night, when the house of G Herbert
Myers was entered and $146.29 stolen
from a bureau drawer. Mr.. Myers and
his family were at the evening service
in the village church at the time. En-
trance to the residence was gained by
placing a ladder at a window In the
second story, i'm which a wire screen
was the only obstruction. This was
easily removed, and once inside the
burglar broke open the bureau draw
er. Mr. Myers is huckster and in
SCAuCu W uSV IAC lAOACy la paying
for the load of marketing he expected
to purchase during the week. The
circumstances indicate that the rob
berry was committed by some person
familiar with the premises and with
MIR. Myers habit of having consid-
cradle sum Of money on hand before
starting out on his huckster route TO
buy produce, and who probably knew
where the money was kept.
Determined opposition to allowing
the Washington, Westminster and
Gettysburg Railroad Company to lay
tracks on Columbia avenue, in the
western section OF HyattSville, has
developed, and the Company will not
be allowed to 20 forward with the work
If the Mayor and Council can prevent
IT. The company made application
Tor PERMISSION to do the work several
weeks ago, agreeing to erect an over
head crossing for the convenience
and safely of the public. The town
authorities refused and later an or
der Of the court was served on the
officials asking them to show cause
why the permit should not BE- grant
ed. The petition was referred to
Cooperation Counsel Vincent A
Sheehy, with Instructions TO defend
the suit.