The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-05-17

Joseph Case has accepted posi-
ton as typewriter at the Westminster
Garage.
a concrete crossing has been made
this week on Willis street at the Cen
ire street crossing.
Strawberry blossoms are plentiful
May every starry flower develop into
luscious red berry.
|. The Western Maryland Railway
Company f. building a. addition to
the siding at Lawndale.
| The surplus in nine months Of the
Western Maryland Railway IL enough
to pay years preferred dividend.
Herr 2 Babylon have delivered
Ford automobiles to .. O. Stoner, Mrs
Florence Gallagher and Frank Cor
such.
Mr.. o. e. Dodrer, county treas
urer, il confined to his home at May
berry suffering with an affection OF
the eyes.
MFR. VIM. o. Wertenbaker, OF Grace
ham, Nd, has accepted position 1n
the County Commissioners Office al
Frederick
OF the $4,000 to b. collected to &C.
cure the location Of the Blue Ridge
College at Myersville, Md, but $1,000
remains to be raised.
q gang OF men are camping at the
Quarries where they are engaged Ia
putting in a concrete bridge in place
OF the wooden structure
Mr.. Wesley Zepp, OF near Union
Mills, fell from his buggy last Friday
while driving Up Pennsylvania avenue,
and badly bruised his face.
The Eastern Conference OF the Mary
land Synod of the Lutheran Church
will meet in Trinity Lutheran Church,
Reisterstown, Monday, May 20.
The Chesapeake Motorcycle club, OF
Baltimore, which had planned a run
to this city on Sunday last was pre-
vented by disagreeable weather.
Pete" the pet bull dog at the
railroad depot, had one Of his legs
broken by an automobile last Satur-
day. DR.. Glenn wv. Horner set the in
jured leg.
Examinations at the High School
will be held next week and com
mencement exercises will be held
Monday evening, May 27. There are
13 graduates this year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allan T. Bacon and
family, who have been at the West
minister Hotel since last Fall, will
return on June LIST TO the property
formerly occupied by them On Willis
street.
Herr g. Babylon, carriage builders,
are building three 12-passenger sur
ries to be used to transport sight
seers over the Gettysburg Battlefield
Mr.. John Toddis receives one and
Warner & Weikert will have the
others.
The Mechanicsville base ball team
defeated the Oakland Mills club for
the second time this season on Sat-
urday at Haines Park, Gambler The
score was rs to s. s. Arnold, pitcher
was the star player, striking OUT Is
batters.
The reel team of the Westminster
Fire Department, which is practicing
for the hose and truck races at Ha-
gerstown in June, j. putting in some
hard work, and will continue to do so
each evening from now until the time
of the contests.
Prof Franklin z. Rathbun, of
Mountain Lake Park, and a graduate
of Western Maryland College, has been
chosen examiner and superintendent
Of the Garrett county schools. Prof.
Rathbun is a Republican, and sue
ceeds E. A. Browning, Democrat.
Mr.. John Stuard, Of Union Mills,
was i'm this city on Monday Mr.
Stuard has been a subscriber to the
Advocate for 80 years, and says he
always looks for the paper on Satur-
day morning. He is "a years Of age
and looks good for many more years.
a coop of pigeons was liberated by
Express Agent G. M. Ohler on Sun
day morning at s o'clock, which had
been shipped here by the Queen City
Homing Club, Of Allentown, Pa. The
pigeons, when freed, did not fly
around to get their bearings, but
flew in the direction OF Allentown, Pa
Rev. DR.. Walter M. Graham, a form
CT pastor of the Westminster Metho-
dist Protestant Church, was given a
delightful reception and welcome In
Chestertown, Md, last Tuesday night,
to which place he was returned, after
21 years, for the third time as pastor
Of Christ Methodist Protestant
Church.
Notwithstanding the fact that Pen
Mar Park il not scheduled to open I'M
til June 80, owners and lessees OF
cottages are arriving daily. "a move
ment is on foot for installation of a
lighting system whereby all the cot
tages and hotels at Pen-Mar and along
the line from Edgemont to Blue Ridge
Summit are to be lighted with cleo
tricity.
Thomas J. Boylan, of Hampden
formerly Of this city, foreman OF g
gang of men working for the Chesa-
peake & Potomac Telephone Co., fell
from a telephone pole in Baltimore
On Monday and fractured one of his
legs. Mr.. Boylan slipped from pole
while trying to save one of his work
men who had come in contact with
live wire and was falling from the
pole. The workman was instantly
killed.
A runaway horse made things live
lily Friday evening about the railroad
The streets were crowded with visit
ors who attempted to. stop the horse
but failed. The animal ran upon the
pavement in front Of John 3. Saylor'f
bakery, on West Main street, striking
the steps and breaking them. 1t then
rushed out and turned up Carroll