The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-10-04

Mrs. Tobias c. Stocksdale, of Finks-
burg, and sister, Mrs. Katherine
Wampler, of Hampstead, are visiting
in Thurmont, Md, and Chambersburg
and Fayetteville, Pa.
Mr.. Carroll Lockard, of the firm OF
j. W. Lockard & Son, Liberty street
has purchased the machine shop own
ed by Lucius Haller, West Green
street. Mr.. Lockard will open a re-
pair shop and garage after making
several improvements.
Charles Grumbine, the 6-year-old
son, of Mr.. Frank Grumbine, while
playing on the lawn at Mrs. Milton
Schaefaer's, West Main street, last
Friday fell down and sustained d
fracture of both bones in his left arm
between the elbow and wrist.
An elocution and piano recital will
take place this evening in Alumni
Hall at s o'clock when Miss Hazel
Waters, of Pittsburgh, Pa, the new
teacher of piano at the college will
be heard for the first time. Miss
Mamie c. Lease, the elocution teach
er, will also give several readings.
Two coops Of homing pigeons be-
longing to III. A. KoppenhafeE and
Lane Reisler, of Wiconisco, Pa, were
liberated at a. m, Sunday at the
railroad station, in this city The
owners report that the pigeons ar
rived home at 9 O'Clock, just one
hour later.
Thomas Chapel will have a Sunday
School Rally ON October 18th, at 2
O'Clock D. m. Rev. l.. E. Bennett and
Mrs. S. K. Herr, of Westminster, and
Mr.. Emory G. Ebaugh, Of Carrollton
wi1l deliver addresses, and there will
be special music. The public is in
vitg1t.
Mr.. Charles H. Runkles, of Mount
Airy, exhibited in Baltimore on the
floor of the Chamber of Commerce
Monday one Of the largest ears Of
corn ever shown there which was
grown in Maryland. 1t was about 15
inches long and was fully inches
i'm circumference at the base. The
ear weighed pounds.
j. III. Pepper, who has been appoint
ed general freight agent of the New
York Central Railroad, arrived in
Baltimore and opened offices in the
Continental Building. Joseph VII.
Kingsley, who il connected with the
freight department of the Western
Maryland Railway Company, has been
named travelling freight agent OF the
New York Central, and he will make
his headquarters in Mr.. Peppers
office.
An extra train made up of passen-
ger coaches was wrecked near Mo-
nocacy bridge late satm-n
by striking truck load of ties. The
truck was being n.,.shed on the main
taat. !. az ~ .-4e section hands, when the
= --.4n came along striking the truck,
throwing the engine off the track be-
tween a switch and the main track,
and derailing and damaging the
coaches. Passengers were all trans
ferred around the wreck.
G. A. Steiner, superintendent, of
the Maryland Division of the West
ern Maryland Railway Company, has
been transferred to the West Virginia
Division as superintendent, which
position he held at the time that j. A
became general manager
of the road. He will be succeeded as
superintendent of the Maryland Divis-
ion by Fl. II. Berry, now superintend-
ent Of the West Virginia Division.
The change became effective on Oc-
tober i.
That the New York Central Rail-
road Company will turn up some day
as the owner Of the Western Mary
land Railway Company, if it is not
already the owner, is the belief in
railroad circles. 1t Is we'll known
that the New York Central interests
dominate to large extent the policy
of the Western Maryland, and more
than once the assertion has been
made that the control OF the local
road IL now in the hands OF the same
people who guide the destinies of the
big New York Central system.
The milk conference held Monday
night at the Franklin High School,
of Reisterstown, was largely attend
ed by the residents Of Reisterstown
and Glyndon and the neighboring
farmers. II was held. under the au-
spices OF the Glyndon Porch Club, of
which Mrs. I'd. Holly Smith is presi-
Q0NLy anu LHS WOM6n I4f1S LC05uC
Of Baltimore. Mr.. H. IT. Murphy,
OF the high school, presided.
Miss Harlean James. secretary OF the
Woman's Civic League, spoke on the
work of the league and its efforts in
securing for Baltimore a -purer milk
supply, and Or. 3. Holly Smith told
Of the work OF the Congress on
Hygiene and Demography, held fin
The principal address
was made by DIR. @. Hampson Jones,
who spoke more particularly to the