The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-11-24
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, NOV. "a, 1911
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

L()GAL AFFAlhS.
W. rart Thursday, Thanksgiving
w he Court House and all banks
III stores will be closed
Tho Western Maryland Railway
rompany will run an excursion to
tha L,uray Cayerns on thanksgiving
Day.
rho Ladies' Literary Club met on
rnasday afternoon at the residence
- Mrs Carroll A1baugh, East Main
street
Last week Charles G. Gorsuch, OF
tbis city, was elected member mn
t5e executive committee OF the
Boards of Trade.
John NJ. Duly. a graduate OF West
~ Maryland College, has accepted
The position as first assistant In the
school at Manchester.
Harry Fogle, resigned the school
" Rruceville to accept another 20
sition. Mr.. Sappington is at pres
mi teaching the Bruceville school.
Joseph Witter, Pennsylvania ave-
M has purchased a Maxwell tour
mo car from Carroll Lockard, OF the
firm of ]. w. Lockard g. Son Liberty
street.
Reuben y. Humbert, Pennsylvania
ayenue. has purchased the residence
owned by Edward s. Shipley, locat-
I'd near the Meadow Branch toll-gate,
for $4,000.
Gateman Helm has received several
comics of Russian journals. We have
not heard OF any OF their contents.
The reading all looks alike, any way
YOU look at the paper.
We are glad to note the continued
Improvement OF George M. Parke.
This week he has been able to walk
To and from the Deposit and Trust
Company, and is feeling and looking
much better.
The advanced pupils In music Of
Western Maryland College will give a
vocal and instrumental recital in
Smith Hall Auditorium this evening
at s o'clock. The public is cordially
invited to attend.
Eastern Shoremen report that the
oyster season promises to BE- the best
they have had for many years. Oys-
tiers fit for barrel stock" usually
hard to obtain this early in the sea-
son, are being shipped all over the
country.
The deal made several weeks ago
between Geo. W.Brumgard and Chas.
W. Huff, Littlestown,wher Mr.Hutf
~, +a +hn rnrnnTinfnT-
ship if the Hotel Huff, has been an
nulled Mr. Brumgard will continue
as proprietor of the hotel.
Deer Park Christian Endeavor So
ciety will hold a rally on Sunday De-
cember 3, Services will be at 10 a.
m, 2 p. m, and p. m. There will
ben-epeakers from the Seminary and
the Deer Park orchestra will furnish
music. Everybody il invited.
On Thanksgiving Day, the postof-
flee will be closed OF $50 a. TO-, but
there will be a delivery at7.30 o'clock
in the morning and the early morn
ing collection. "a collection will be
made at A d. M, on Main street only.
The rural mail carriers will not
make their usual deliveries.
Company I'll, 1st Maryland National
Guards, started on Monday night to
move from the armory to their new
quarters in the I. o. o. F. Hall. A
large cupboard, which was being lift
ed into the building, slipped and
caught one of the soldier boys under
it. He was not badly injured.
At a recent business meeting OF
tho cahnnI nf CT PQn1I F,1Itn-
eran Church, LittlestoWn, it was de-
cided to place new windows in the
lecture room of the church 80 as to
correspond with the new memorial
windows placed in the auditorium.
Many OF these windows will BE- put I'm
by the various classes Of the Sunday
school,
J. c. Wood, representative of the
Pyrene Manufacturing Co, manufac-
turers of fire extinguishers, gave a
demonstration on Friday afternoon at
A o'clock in front OF the Firemen's
Building to a number Of interested
citizens. The ext1nguisher put out
several fires built by gasoline, &C., 10
a short while. lii was a pronounced
success.
The contract for the new Western
Maryland Railroad depot at Frost
burg, on the new extension, was Sat
urday awarded to Olin Gerlach, OF
Frostburg, and will cost $4,000. Al
must be con ana ready for use
IN four months, and will be construct
ed or brick. lit will be the largest
depot building on the line between
Cumberland and Connellsville, "a
Some big porkers were raised 10
the East end or this city. They are
as follows: Harry K. Oursler, four
40, 40, 400 and AS; John Mitten,
two-434 and 396; Mrs. Florence Cor
bin, two-4O7 and 357; William Cor
bin, two-327 and 327; John Ward,
two-3O9 and 252; Jesse =. Albaugh
two-4S0 and 440; Samuel Miller, four
-1236; Harry Croft, two-433, and
80; James ~. Smith, four-340, 415
$50 and 367; and Russell Haines, one
-362; Chief OF Police John NJ. Weigle
Liberty street, two-455, and 1863.
Traffic on the old main line of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad was held
up from 2.4O o'clock Sunday after
noon until 7.15 o'clock at night FOL.
lowing the derailment OF train OF X
coal cars between Hoods Mill ant
Gathers. No one was hurt, as tbs
engine ana cabooge did mot leave the
tracks. The derailment occurred II
the middle OF the train. lt Was pro,