The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-09-29

OCFdIIC LICkGI.
Mrs. Fairfax's residence on Willis
street is being painted.
Autumn began last Saturday, &C
cording to the calendar.
Carroll Lockard has purchased a
high speed National car.
Fishing In the Monocacy River liz
excellent at this time and some large
catches Of bass are being made.
Yesterday morning a huge egg
plant weighing pounds was left at
this Office. 1t was raised at the Coun-
ty Aims House.
The scholarship from Carroll coun-
ty to Charlotte Hall In st. Mary's
County has been awarded to Paul
Hyson, Of Hampstead.
Edward M. Albert has purchased
the meat route or wi. a. Sullivan,
grocer, and will conduct his business
from Mr.. Sullivan's store, on West
Main street.
THE bonnet's the thing" now-a-
days. Hats by the carload, all
shapes and sizes arrived in Westmin-
eter this week and will be on display
at our popular stores.
The new Republican paper which
will be published by the Mather
Printing Company will make It's first
next Friday and will be
known as THE Times"
Lee Fritz was sentenced to jail yes
terday by Justice Shriver until Mon
day for hearing upon three charges.
Two for assault upon his wife and
Harry Dutrow and the other for dis
turbing the peace.
Franklin IT. Bachman, of Union
Bridge, seems to have had the champ
ion cantaloupe patch of the county,
this summer. He raised 582 canta-
loupes On a tract Of land 14x35 feet.
Can anyone equal that?
Main street was dustier on Tuesday
than 1t has been this summer. There
was no relief from the dust until late
In the afternoon when. the sprinkler
came along and helped matters con-
Why couldn't 1t have come
earlier?
Owing to the special rates that
are now effective on the Western
Railroad, on grain and
grain products, it will pay the farm
ers to haul their grain to Westmins-
ter instead of taking it to B. & O..
territory.
A number OF young ladies and gen
tlemen, of this city, have received
cards from j. Alan Haughton, of the
faculty OF the Peabody Conservatory
Of Music, Baltimore, announcing that
he will give vocal lessons in this city
during the winter
The new comet discovered in July by
DR.. VIM. r. Brooks, director OF the
Smith Observatory, Geneva, n. ~, is
now visible to the naked eye,and in a
very favorable position for observa-
ton on the western side or Pegasus.
Look for 1t tonight.
The homes OF Carroll and David
Brilliant, OF Manchester, were enter
"a by burglars on Monday night. The
only loss reported was 50 cents at
David Brilhart's. The former house
was entered by the cellar and the lat
ter through a window in the dining
room
1t ID said that about 1000 persons
from Baltimore went abroad during
the summer months That is the
largest number of tourists to Europe
at any season during the city's his
tory, and il is estimated that about
$50, 900 was spent in Europe BY Balti-
moreans this summer.
The weather prognosticators say
that all signs point TO an early and
long winter, with many heavy SHOWS
w. hn
prospect for a heavy crop of nuts,
the thickness of the bark on young
trees, the early falling of the leaves,
and other signs are what the pre-
iiction Is based upon.
Chestnuts are plentiful on trees
the county, and present
are to the effect that they
will be much more abundant than Us
lal. The small boy il already pick
ng out the big trees which are to
be his victims, and many grown
ups are looking forward to the sea-
son for the crisp, sweet, juicy nuts.
There will be a recital in Alumni
Hall, next Friday evening, October
5, at eight o'clock, given by the heads
of the departments of elocution and
music of Western Maryland College:
Reader, Miss Mamie Lease; Piano,
Miss Alberta Anstein, and Miss Alma
Green; Soprano, Miss Mathilde Rim
bach. The public is cordially invit-
ed.
Winifred Dodson, alias Yocam, col
,red, was arrested yesterday on the
charge OF assault upon Lizzie Hughes,
| colored damsel of this city. The
sase was tried before Judge Shriver,
Who after hearing the evidence, mod
,stly said, two years In the House or
Correction. Yocam was taken to
Jessups, two hours later by Sheriff
5emper.
Geo. w. Brown and Jos. Knobletz,
.wo crooks, hailing from Jersey, were
.aken or OF "a West bound freight
rain at the Coal Chutes yesterday ar
.ernoon by Detective Jno. g. Temple,
Who was notified of their presence
board. Justice Shriver held the
lstr, as suspected of being connected
with the recent robberies that have
"a ken place in this county, and they
will be given further hearing on
Robbers entered the home of Geo.
W. Sandruck, at Alesia, Nd, on Sat
lrday night and cot away with about
$40 in cash. They entered the
house by crawling in kitchen win
low. Once ON the inside they
propped open the cellar door and
kitchen door with small wedges, and
went to the bed room, where they
secured Mr.. Sandruck's trousers, and
.ook them to the yard and steal
ms the contents of about $40 left