The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-03-15

I We were treated to another snow
on Monday night
The switch On the w. MI Ry. al
Keymar has been heightened.
The meeting or the Maryland State
Firemen's Association will be held al
HagerstoWn from June ~ to 14.
The Glee Club of the Westminster
Colored Base Ball Club will hold q
concert in Union Street Hall tonight
at o'clock
State Councillor A. E. Heidler, of
the Senior O- U. a. M-, OF Frederick,
made an address before the Olive
Council, Union Bridge, on Monday
night
Several carloads of coal were wreck
ed at Emory Grove on Tuesday aft
ernoon. The section men from this
city were called upon to help clean
no the debris.
Passenger traffic was tied up On
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Sun
day, when wreck occurred on "a
freight train near Sykesville. Sever
al box cars were derailed.
Reports were made in the House
on the following bills: Increasing
the minimum salaries OF experienced
teachers,and forbidding the killing Of
foxes while being run by hounds.
Mr.Wade H.D.Warfield and Delegates
Ely and Chew represented this cOun-
ty at the inspection Of the Maryland
Agricultural College on Monday, made
by committee OF the Maryland Leg
islature.
Jesse T. Stem, Pennsylvania ave
nue., will move on the property of the
Consolidated Public Utilities Company
at Cranberry Station the last Of this
month. He will farm and run the
MILL and will still continue to sell the
A. B. G. bread
"a large meeting Of the Ladies Mite
Society of Stone Chapel, Methodist
Episcopal, was held at the residence
of Mrs. Howard Bower on Saturday,
March o. At the conclusion of the
business meeting refreshments were
served. About forty people were
present.
Wesley Cook, aged II years, son Of
Mrs. Charles Cook, Of Warf1eldsburg,
Nd, who had been quite i'll with the
grip at the home of his grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Wesley zile, near
Spring Mills, il much improved, and
expects to return home by the last OF
this week.
The following citizens from Carroll
county have entered their fancy breed
Of dogs at the local bench show in
Baltimore this week: John L. Ref
snider, College Hill; IT. Edward Brun-
dige, West Main street; G. Lynn
city; John Bell Hahn, thig city.
There is a move on foot in Liberty
town to build Town Hall near the
center of the town. It has been sug-
Rested that o. substantial building OF
proper dimensions be erected, the first
floor to be utilized for fire engine
room, o. some business enterprise,
and the second or top floor to be used
for amusements or entertainments OF
different kinds.
"a wv. @. IT. VI. silver medal contest
will be held in the lecture room Of
the Methodist Protestant Church, this
city, next Tuesday evening, March
18th, at 7.45 o'clock, under the au-
spices of the Christian Endeavor So
ciety. The public is cordially invited
to attend q silver offering will b.
received at the door, and refreshments
will be served.
John I'll. Sme1ser, chief operator at
the Opera moving picture hall, re-
signed his position on Tuesday last
to accept a position as bartender with
John Koernig, 1917 Pennsylvania ave-
nue., Baltimore Mr.. Smelser will be
place of business when they are in
He entered upon his
duties on Tuesday.
It is rumored that if the Western
Railway Company secures
the right from Baltimore to reach
from Hillen Station over
private rights Of way it will use G.
lectricity as a motive power within
the city from Hillen Station to the
river front. AS the road will have to
cross Fayette, Baltimore and other
busy thoroughfares by following such
a route, it can only do this, it was
asserted by an elevated structure.
J. A. Shepherd, general manager of
the Western Maryland Railway Com
pany, has returned frem coal-car
hunting expedition about the mines in
West Virginia He succeeded in 10
eating about 400 empty Western Mary
land cars, some OF which needed slight
which were Immediately
made, 80 that now all of them are use
able. The Western Maryland has been
able, SO far, to supply all demands
for coal cars, and is believed to be
unique among railroads traversing the
bituminous regions in being in po-
sition to do so.
Harvey IL. Zimmerman, a farmer
residing near AdamstoWn, was arrest
ed last week and taken to Hagers-
town before United States Commits
sioner Alex. r. Ha2ner, who held him
in the sum Of $500 to await the action
of the United States Court in the
District of Columbia upon the charge
OF violating the Pure Food Law. The
charge against Zimmerman is that
he added water to milk sold in
the District of Columbia, he being
one of number of farmers of Adams
town and vicinity who ship milk into
the District of Columbia. Tt is said
the trial OF young Zimmerman will be
held on March 10, in Washington.
Announcement OF the marriage Of
Miss Eva Dyser, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Dyser, 300 South Gather
inc street, to John William Henry,