The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-03-22

promptly.
Prisoners at the House of Correc-
ton will not wear striped uniforms
after June 1.
Seven carloads of stock were ship
over the w. NJ Ry.
Jesse .Berman has purchased the
Stafford Lunch Room, West Main
street, which he will conduct
Prices for boarding horses at the
livery stables have gone I'D tit now
H costs about g much To maintain
horse a. 1T does q man.
Mr. William R- Unger, of Union
Mills, who was appointed q clerk in
the Register OF Wills Office, j. con-
fined to his bed with infammatory
rheumatism.
Mr.. Calvin e. Bankert, has been
Edw. H. Brown, Justice Of the Peace,
for Myers district, by Governor
Goldsborough.
A family of wild cats have put in
their appearance, causing great deple-
ton in the poultry yards and conster-
nation among residents in the Yicin-
| ity Of Pen Mar.
Governor Goldsborough sent to the
Senate on Tuesday the names or
John H. CrisWell and Harry III.
Pickett, or Berrett district, for JUS
tees ut the Peace
/ "a Western Maryland Railway sur
veyor was in this city on Tuesday and
surveyed the Harry Rosenstock prop
erty which was recently purchased by
the railroad company.
Mr.. Oscar D. Gilbert, Clerk of the
Circuit Court, celebrated st. Patrick's
Day by walk into the country, where
| he killed a snake which was basking
in the sun on Fern Rock.
/ Prizes aggregating $1,000 will be
awarded at the annual meeting of the
Maryland State Firemen's Association
in Hagerstown June ~ to IA. The
reel race prizes will amount to $3.50.
MIR. Joseph II Brandenburg was
elected delegate from Deer Park
Methodist Protestant Church to the
annual conference which meets at
Laurel, Del, OF April no. MIR. Elias
G. Shipley, is alternate.
Mr.. @. G. Beach, Jr., Westminster
/
his father in Newark, n j., last Fri
day, and arrived just short while
before his father died. Mr.. Beach re-
turned Inc on Wednesday.
Hon. Harry NJ Clabaugh, chief JUS
| tice of the Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia, formerly Of this
city, will make the address at the
Exercises on Commencement day, at
Pennsylvania College, Gettysburg.
MIR. Frederick w. Wilcox, who con-
ducts bakery at 1923 Pennsylvania
avenue, Baltimore, was severely cut
On the head and arms by flying glass
and metal when the bakeOven eXplOd-
ed last Friday morning. Mr.. Wilcox,
several years ago conducted the Al
bion Hotel, this city.
Rev. L. Emory Bennett, pastor of
Centenary Methodist Episcopal
Church., attended the funeral of his
sister, Miss Annie Belle Bennett, on
Monday, at Mt. Washington. She was
for many years organist of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church of Mt. Wash
ington and was prominent charity
worker.
An interesting Symposium more
Men for the Ministry" was held yes
terday at Westminster Theological
Seminary. Among the speakers we're
Mr. Daniel Baker, and Dr. y. wv. Kirk,
Of Baltimore; DR. IT. H Lewis, d.
N j. W. Herring, DR.. ID. IT, Greenfield,
DR.. @. =. Forlines, Dr. O. Douglas,
DR.. ii. T.. Feeman and DR.. II. l.. Ed
erdice, of this city.
In the current issue of Leslie's
1 4111x fah ic in1 Do -
Canal number, the feature is series
of photographs taken on the spot of
the canal and its construction and
defense by Mrs. C. R. Miller, formerly
Miss Sadie Kneller, of this city, who
most interesting and Illuminating
pictures ever taken of this stupendous
work In the previous issue Mrs.
Miller had number Of pictures TAX
"a On board the Inflated Maine, just
a. the ship was being fioated
This week several ladies visited the
domestic science room, which is under
the supervision Of Miss Maud Mana
han, at the High School, and watch
ed the class, prepare and fry oysters,
after which the ladies ate some of
the oysters and pronounced them to
be delicious. Miss Manahan has two
separate classes of ten girls each,
who are learning practical lessons in
domestic science. The ladies also
visited the manual training depart
ment of Mr.. e. A. Hidey, and the
commercial department of Mr.. r. J.
Blocher, and were very much i'm
Ipressed by the excellent work being
done at the High School
Beginning July first a new baggage
checking system will be i'm force on
the Western Maryland Railway which
! will mean much to those who do any
considerable amount of travelling
Trunks, in addition to coming within
a certain weight limit, will also have
to be under certain size, over which
excess will be charged. A number OF
other changes are to be put in force
among them a change for valuation
over 500 on a piece of baggage. Stor-
age charges will be strictly enforced
Ia charge will be made for checking
bicycles and other regulations Of the
Trunk Line Association Of which the
Western Maryland is now member
will be put in force.
Harrison Shipley, one of the best
known men OF WOolery's district, was
thrown from a colt near his home al
Gambler last Sunday evening His
head struck telephone pole and his
skull was fractured. He is in a crit
ical condition, and was taken to the
Maryland General Hospital Monday
by Dr.R-F. Wells, the attending physi-
: IoiaD Mr. ShinIev will DrOha h1v he