The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-10-25
Farmers are busy husking corn.

y large crowd Of people was IL
this city on Saturday evening
Stores did a good business.
Mr.. Jacob r. Krideler, OF Manches
ter, has purchased a house in Han.
over, Pa, from Mr. Charles B
Angel
The engine on the 7.5O D. m, trair
broke down at Lawndale on Saturday
evening and did not arrive here IN
til about III o'clock
The congregation Of st. Benjamin.
Lutheran church has presented its
pastor, Rev. W. F.. Hersh, with e
handsome lap robe
The Maryland Motor Cycle Clut
passed through this city on Sunday
on trip to Hanover, Pa. There
were about 25 in the run.
An automobile ran into the team Of
Mr.. Guy w. Steele, near the Opera
House, on Saturday evening and
wrecked one wheel. Outside of q
shaking UP no one was injured to
any extent.
A largely attended Sock Social
was held Tuesday night by the mem
bers of St. Johns Lutheran Church,
at the residence of Mr.. Harry r.
Matthias, near Westminster. The
contributions amounted to 1883 and
everybody present spent an enjoyable
evening.
Among the Carroll countians attend
ing the Frederick Fair on Wednesday
were Mr. Charles o. Clemson, DR..
l.. K. Woodward, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
D. Brooks, Mrs. Howard Brown, Mr..
J. Howell Taylor, Of this city; Mr..
Joseph Englar, Of Linwood, and Mr..
and Mrs. w. Scott Wolfe, of Union
Bridge.
The anniversary of two events Of
primary Importance in American his
tory was celebrated by patriotic So
cieties Saturday. One was the burn
ing Of the Peggy Stewart in Annapo-
lis harbor 1873 years ago, and the
other the anniversary of the surren-
der of Lord CORVALLIS, which took
place on October 10, 1871, and closed
the War of the Revolution.
A band of alleged marauding and
pick-pocketing gypsies have been re-
ported in different parts of Maryland.
A gypsy girl was arrested at Freder-
lex on a charge of fleeing Mr.. IT. ID.
Spurrier, of Mt. Airy, out of $40.
There were also charges of theft
against the band in different parts
of Howard county, the Sheriff of
which went to Frederick to prefer
charges against them.
We have often heard of the farmer
who jokingly remarked that he had
to move his fence back to let his corn
grow This was not the case with
the corn crop raised ON the farm Of
Mrs. Thomas Turtle, at the Pool. In
a field Of less than s acres the re
markable yield Of 1852 barrels was
realized Twenty-one shocks were
husked and used before the above
measurement was made
Mr.. Emory G.. Ebaugh, chairman OF
the Prohibition party in Carroll coun-
ty, takes exceptions to the reply made
by Superintendent Anderson, of the
Anti-Salcon League to the challenge
of E. w. Chain, Prohibition candi-
date for president of the United
States. Mr.. Anderson reflected on
the sincerity of Mr.. Chains offer to
put up $1,000 if his proposition was
accepted, whereupon Mr.. Ebaugh in
letter to The Baltimore American,
states that the Prohibitionists of Car
roll county are prepared to guarantee
payment.
a large limosene car from New
York on it's way to Washington was
wrecked near Ezra Coppersmith's on
the Washington pike, on Saturday af-
ternoon by the driver losing control
Of the car. The car was going at a
lively clip when it shot up a bank
into a wire fence and turned over on
it's side before it could be stopped.
Fortunately none of the occupants
were seriously injured. The car was
brought to Herr & Babylon's Garage,
West Main street, for repairs, and
the occupants continued their jour-
ney by train.
Mr.. w. II. Bright, editor of The
Hampstead Enterprise, has sold out
his interest in The Bright Publishing
Company, to Mr.. Edward Belt, OF
Hampstead, who will take charge
next Monday morning, and who will
continue The Enterprise as an in
dependent paper. Mr.. Bright's inten-
ton is to quit the newspaper bust
ness. He will stay in Carroll county
long enough to cast vote for Will
son and Marshall, and then he and
Mrs. Bright will 60 to Bedford City,
Va, the latter's former home. MIR.
Bright will 60 into partnership with
his brother-in-law, in the wholesale
manufacture of cigars and tobacco,
prosperous business in which the
latter has been engaged for about 80
years. Mr. and Mrs. Bright will
make the trip to Virginia in their
automobile.
a. Edwin Schmidt, formerly Of the
Cross Country Club, Baltimore, but
now representing the Mondawmin
Athletic Club, brought himself and
his organization into the limelight
Sunday, when, in run afoot from
Westminster to the City Hall, he Gre
ated a new record of hours "a min
utes and 80 seconds Not only did
Schmidt make a new record for the
full distance, but he broke Dan Youn-
gers Electric Park mark of 2 hours
and So minutes by finishing at that
point i'm hours and AZ minutes
Younger also held the 34mile time
at hours and minutes. However
at Electric Park, the rs mile point
he was exactly eight minutes ahead
Of the time hung up by Younger last
Sunday Schmidt was minutes
and 80 seconds ahead of Younger's
time at the City Hail. Schmidt left
Westminster at 6.45 a. m. Schmidt
| i'm the October Is, 1912, run, started
out entirely too fast to stand the
ctrain and hn was forced tn Stor