The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-03-17

The stork ON Sunday morning pre-
sented MT. and Mrs. George Osborne,
West Main street, with son.
VIM. ~ Keefer, merchant, East
Main street, il confined to the house
with rheumatism. We hope he will
soon recover.
VIM. r. Black moved this week
from this city to the farm, near the
Pool, that he purchased from the
late Bernard P. Fowler.
Rev. VIM. H. Hetrick, Of Philadel-
phia, will occupy the pulpit in Grace
Lutheran Church, this city Sunday
next, morning and evening.
We were again visited by another
heavy snow on Tuesday night, which
melted almost as fast as it fell,
making walking very disagreeable.
Joshua \. Corbin, of Baltimore, will
take charge Of his fathers store, East
it for bis mother, Mrs William J..
Corbin
Lillian Dorsey, a colored damsel
from Charles street, was sentenced
to three months in the House of Cor
rection by Justice Shriver on Satur-
day for being intoxicated.
Carroll county can boast OF having
three good ball players who are class
ed with the professional grade. They
are John Flater, pitcher for Newark;
Ray Spencer, right fielder for Day
ton, Ohio, and Gilbert Brown, pitcher
for Troy, N. Y. The above players
will leave on March 20 to join their
respective clubs.
Messrs. George F. Morelock, Chas.
H. Kolb, j. n. Noonan and Everett
Hidey, Of Westminster High School,
attended the convention of the Mary
land State High School Teachers As
sociation held at Goucher College,
Baltimore, on Friday. Charles Fl.
Kolb was elected vice president Of the
above association.
Mrs. Howard Lockard wishes to
thank her many kind relatives and
friends who joined in sending her a
shower OF birthday post cards on her
birthday, March 7th. She received
129. They came from New York, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Baltimore,
Hancock, Frederick and from various
parts of Carroll county.
The many friends of the - Franks"
gathered at the station Saturday
morning to say good bye to Mr.. Diff
fendal, who left for a three months
trip South on business. Mr.. Diffen-
dial was accompanied as far as Wash
ington, by his social secretary, Mr..
Cassell, the we'll known and popular
teller or the First National Bank, this
city
BY the resignation of Mr.. Raymond
Myers at the Western Maryland Rail-
way freight office, which took place
this week, Harry Fowble, agent, made
the following changes Irving Lit
tie, will succeed Mr.. Myers, Charles
Everhart will fill Mr. Little's posi-
ton, and Jesse Sheets, who was in
the employ Of Mr.. Geo. N. Hunter,
takes the place Of MIR. Eyerhart. VIM
Sullivan and Raymond Roop will look
after the baggage room and other
business connected with that depart
ment,
What ought to be a good game of
base ball 10 to be played on the Col
iege grounds on Saturday afternoon
at 2.3O o'clock between the Western
Maryland College and Westminster
Athletic Association. The play
ers OF the Athletics are John Flater,
of Newark, pitcher; Ray Spencer, Of
Dayton, second base; Gilbert Brown,
OF Troy, right field; Ben Spencer, II;
Wilmer Zepp, CT; Leslie Oursler, IS;
Grover Tracey, 3b; Marion Flater, ID;
J. Thomas Barnhart, G; and Oliver
Spencer, substitute.
Captain E. j. Williams, of the Fifth
United States Infantry, and Colonel
Charles d. Gather, Inspector General
OF Maryland National Guards, in
spected Company Fl and Band OF the
First Regiment on Thursday evening
Of last week. The inspection was to
ascertain whether the company was
equipped for field service, which con-
sisted OF guns, canteens, &c. Capt.
John N. Weigle, lieutenant and "a
enlisted men, out of 40, were present
at the inspection. The inspectors
complimented the company as to the
condition of the equipment.
The Alumni and Athletic Associa-
ton OF the Maryland Agricultural
College have arranged for biz track
and field day for May 20. There will
be a dual meet, one lot OF entries be-
ing intercollegiate and the other in
terscholastic. The colleges Of Mary
land, st. Johns, Western Maryland
and Washington College have been in
vited to participate with the M. A. G.
boys in the collegiate event, and the
interscholastic games will be open to
all the high schools and preparatory
schools of Maryland and the District
Of Columbia. Medals will be given
for the first, second and third winners
| in all the events.
Dense volumes of black smoke pass
ing over the west end OF Hanover
March caused many persons TO az
tribute the cause to large fire in the
neighborhood OF Sells Station. The
smoke, however, was the result Of
burning oil on the farms Of George
Kindig and Levi Miller, near Sells
Station. March a leakage occurred
i'm the Pure Oil Pipe Line on the farm
of Mr.. Kindig, and a large amount OF
Oil escaped, running over a portion Of
the field, saturating the earth TOT
some distance Farmers In that i'm