The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-05-10
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Mr.. George w. Wolf, of near Ma
gins Mill, who has been i'll, is improv-
ing.
- lit day meeting will be held DID
May l9, 1t the Primitive Baptist
Church, at Black Rock
The American Express Co.'S office,
which was recently opened here re
ceived their wagon last week
Following weather report has been
sent out Fair tonight and Saturday,
increasing cloudiness and warmer.
Mr.. Herman Lipnick, Of CarroIlton,
will board in this city for some time
at Mrs. Thomas Kreglo's, East Main
street.
a blacksnake A feet 8 inches was
killed Ga Sunday near Morgan's Run
The snake was hanging on a tree
about 10 feet from the ground.
There will be a meeting of the
Loyal Legion on Saturday afternoon
at 3 o'clock, at Carroll hall An in
structive program for the meeting il
being prepared. The children Of the
town are invited.
ny 1OS6 paper U6lAS LuIOWu OIL LAG
street yesterday morning caused the
horse of George Caple, living at East
view, to run away in front Of Herr &
Babylon's, where it was standing,
breaking the buggy. The buggy of
Michael McCaffreys was hit in the
horses flight, tearing wheel from it,
and causing his horse also to run
away, breaking the buggy.
About fifty members and friends
of the Simpson Adult Male Bible Glass
of the Methodist Protestant Church,
this city, enjoyed a social in the lee
ture room of the church last Friday
evening. A program Of song and
music was rendered, and an interest
ing address on the local option fight
in the last legislature was delivered
by Mr. Herbert R. Wooden, of Hamp
stead, one Of the Carroll county mem
bers. After the program harlequin
cream and cake were served.
A handsome statue of St. Anthony
of Padua was consecrated in st.
Joseph's Catholic Church, Taneytown,
by Rev. B. y. Lennon, assisted by Rev.
W. "A. Coad, of Mount it. Mary's Col
lege. The statue j. gift OF the late
John S. Fink, a former member of the
church, and is the work of Belgian
artist An artistic candelabrum of
brass and other decorative features
were also given by MIR. Fink. Two
handsome stained glass windows, one
the gift m Rev. p. J. Lennon, and the
other - ihr. and Mrs. N. B. Hagan, in
memory Of their daughter, Miss Anna
Hagan, have been placed in the
church.
Myersville will probably be the seat
OF Blue Ridge College, an educational
institution Of the Church Of the Breth
rem, which is now located at Union
Bridge. This statement was made by
President Wine, of the college, while
in Frederick yesterday afternoon.
President Wine said that the trustees
of the institution had made propo-
sition to the citizens of Myersville, who
were interested in having the college
located there, and that il the terms
of the proposition were met by My
ersville the school would open it's
sessions there next fall. The Myers
vile citizens have until May Is to
make their answer.
Unless some unforeseen obstacles
are encountered to cause delay, the
new extension of the Western Mary
land Railway Company, from Cumber-
land, Md, to Connellsville, Pa, will be
opened on July !. This was the an
nOuncement made by President Alex
ander Robertson, who, with General
Manager Shepherd, Chief Engineer
Pratt and w Taylor Stringer, assist
ant to the president, returned from
an inspection trip over the entire
Western Maryland. 1t is expected
that the railway company will issue
the necessary tariffs covering
the new line within the next few days.
With the exception Of the laying OF
tracks, through the Big Savage Tun-
mel, the new line is about completed,
and it is stated that the track work
through the tunnel was finished Mon
day evening.