The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-12-22

for Christmas.
Remembering the poor Is the proper
Christmas spirit.
Jno Mcknight, of Hagerstown, Nd,
was brought to Springfield Hospital
On Friday OF last week for treatment
On account or the heavy express
hauling on Nos. and6 trains on the
western Maryland, the express train
will be run i'm two sections until a.
ter Christmas.
Rabbits have been plentiful, this
year and many were killed In the
county. Partridges were scarce, and
but few were killed by local gunners.
Pheasants, we are told, are rarely
seen.
St. Benjamin's Lutheran Sunday
School will render its Christmas can
tata entitled: 1.-THE Star and the
Child" on Sunday evening, December
"a, at 7.30 O'Clock. The public Is
cordially invited.
Western Maryland Railway east
bound freight train was wrecked
shortly before noon on Saturday last,
at Cavetown, engine 612, drawing the
train, being derailed. Traffic was de-
layed several hours.
"A car consigned to ]. p. Crowl, and
loaded with beer was broken open
and entered last week. The only
things missed by Mr.. Crowl were four
walters and four dozen glasses which
were included in the shipment.
We are indebted to Samuel G. Ston-
er, agent, for three neat calendars
gotten out by the Hanover Fire In
surance Company, the Peoples Fire
Insurance Company Of Frederick, and
the Glens Falls Insurance Company.
The trustees OF the Maryland Agri-
cultural College,a a meeting last week
stitution to the Maryland College. The
whether the trustees can change the
name OF the institution.
AT meeting OF the Maryland Soci-
ETY. of New York held at the Waldorf
Astoria Monday, officers were elected
for the ensuing year. Paul @. Whip,
formerly of Jefferson, Nd, was elect
ed corresponding secretary MIR.
Whip is graduate of Western Mary
land College.
The liquor license applied for by
Jacob Boblitz, who wished to open q
hotel and cafe, at Gambler, was re
fused on Monday on the ground that
ne had not a sufficient number Of
signers. The case was heard before
Judge Forsythe. a new license will
be applied for shortly by Mr.. Boblitz.
The Advocate has been requested to
give the correct date of Joseph Davis
execution. Joseph Davis was exc
cuted on Friday, February 6, 1874, at
IL m" Revs. Cremer and Richard
son supported Davis to the scaffold.
Davis was executed for the murder of
Abraham l.. Lynn, miller, near Lin
wood Station. The crime was COM
mitted on April 9Th, 1872.
E. w. Gregory, has purchased from
q. Q. Wooden the 3-ton ice making ma
chine now located at Greenmount and
will move the same to Manchester as
soon al the required foundations are
Mr.. Gregory will also in
stall a modern ice cream factory; and
as he has secured the services of one
Of the best ice cream makers in York,
Pa, product OF unsurpassing excel
lence is assured.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emory G. Wilhelm,
fled a suit Monday in the Circuit
Court at Towson against J. Kinsey
Marshall and wife to secure posses
sion of 5S acres of land at Arcadia,
which the plaintiffs claim to have
purchased from the defendants last
March for $4,350 1t il alleged that
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall agreed to give
up possession Of the property at the
end of two months, and have not done
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Professor William III Zimmerman,
~ years old, noted scientist and
former professor OF science In the
Western Maryland College, and asso-
ciated for time with the Maryland
College, who Ii iii mt his
home with bronchial pneumonia, is
much improved. Professor thinner
man has been suffering from bronchial
trouble for more than four years and
last week pneumonia set i'm and he
was forced to take to his bed
As soon al specifications can be
the Western Maryland Rail-
way Company will be in the market
for the following new equipment:
Fifteen consolidation freight lOcOmo-
tives, $500 freight cars of various
designs and SO passenger coaches, in
GLIDING mail, express and baggage
cars. Delivery Of this equipment will
be required i'm the coming spring and
summer and is designed to take care
OF the traffic that will develop az a
result of the complication and COM
mission to full operation Of the Con-
nellsville extension.
MI N. Bachman, detective for lie
high county, Pa, came to Union
Bridge, on Monday night and arrested
Harry Gangloft, of Allentown, Pa, for
deserving his wife and eight children.
He was taken to Lancaster on Tues
day. Mr. Gangloft was assistant sup
erintendent at the Tidewater Portland
Cement Company at Union Bridge, and
was living with a young woman from
near his town who left at
the same time. They had
a room at the home Oh George Byers,
formerly of this city, and boarded
with John Arbaugh and family. The
woman went to her home. They
boarded in this city for some time be-
fore going to Union Bridge.
The Christmas services will be held
by It. Paul's Reformed Church at $50
a. m. and $50 p. m. At the early ser
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