The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-01-06
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

Joseph L. Franklin is still confined
to his bed at the Westminster Hotel.
~ Is dangerously ill.
The rain of New Years day and
Monday revived many wells and
streams that were nearly dry.
Frank Kenny, OF Baltimore county,
mas been appointed as clerk in the
State Insurance Commissioners office
il place OF Ira e. Grouse, this city.
The Centennial Cigar Company,
Hanover, Pa, has orders for 100000
cigars. The cigar factories at Man
chester will help to iii the orders.
VIM. l.. Corbin, Of this city, who
las been in bad health for some time,
was taken on Wednesday to the
University Hospital, Baltimore, fer
treatment
Mrs. Eliza Robinson and Mrs.
Mary Shultz, OF Roseville, wish to
thank their kind friends for the do
nations received from them, consist
~ ct clothing, flour, meat, lard &c.
The Advocate received calendars
rom Joseph r Franklin, liveryman,
and J. Albert Zepp, publisher Of the
Mission Worker, Melrose, Nd
Thanks.
The comptroller announced IN
Tuesday morning the quarterly dis
t-ibGtion OF the public school tax.
Carroll 'county's apportionate j.
public school tax $7,042.16 and free
cook fund $1,171.45.
The Office of the Lumber, Coal &
supply Company was entered on
Monday night through window on
Green street by burglars and the
money drawer pried open. There
vas nothing missing by the company.
IT, only loss was broken money
drawer.
The Christian Workers meeting OF
tha Church or the Brethren. in this
ct1y, have elected the following Off
GERS for tine ensuing year J. W..
Thomas, President; John ID. Roop,
Jr-- vice president; Mary Roger, cor
responding secretary; Lavenia e..
ROop, recording secretary; Laura
Roger, treasurer, and Prof John Il.
Roger, chorister.
With his legs severed by passing
train, Ira Day, 81 years old, of Cath
an Station an employee at Hoods Mill,
F1s taken to the University Hospital.
Baltimore, on Friday, having been
l5and Oh the tracks OF the Baltimore
AMI Ohio Railroad, near lii home.
4A regained consciousness 1t tie
hospital, but could give 40 account
ot ~ accident. HE died nn .jatur-
daF sAE
The Meadow Branch Sunday school
o- re Church Of the Brethren, re
orsanized On New Years Day with
Frank Garner and Howard Ware
htme, male superintendents; Amanda
Lennon and Lille Barnes, female
superintendents; Belle Morningstar
and Walter Little, secretaries; Ira
Young, treasurer; Librarians, George
Devilbiss and Edna Geiman; Choir
ister, Rosa Geiman.
Annie Thomas, aged 13 years,
daughter OF Rosie O. Thomas, of
Cumberland, who was arrested &c
Hagerstown for alleged riding OH q
western Maryland train, was brought
t0 this city On Saturday and placed
IA ne home OF Joshua Hu;iIsr, When
the girl was arrested she said her
name was Amelia Thompson and that
~ had been visiting her aunt, Mrs.
Charles Crawford, in baltimore, who
had sent her home On tie train. Inc
officers learned that two weeks 40
the girl had been committed i'm Cum
berland TO the Henry Watson Aid
Society Home III Baltimore and T. ~
the society had found home for
her here and put her on the train TOR
this place The girl wished to re-
turn 70 her home in Cumberland and
hid in The car until after this city
had been passed.