The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-07-05
Old Sol is getting busy.

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city spent the Fourth Of July picnic
ing at Meadow Branch.
Mr.. Benjamin Sechrist has purchas-
ed an Overland touring car from w. H.
Davis & Co., John street.
Local feight engine No. $40 was dis
abled o. Monday afternoon ar Tan
merry on account OF the injectors fail
ing to work.
Housekeepers should use precaution
against the Buffalo moths, as they are
very much in evidence in this COM
munity this summer.
Tomorrow, Saturday, will b. Japan
day for the Loyal Temperance Legion,
at Carroll Hall, at o'clock and every
member is invited to bring his moth
er.
MIR. Andrew Kerns, John street, was
painfully injured about the left eye
this week, while working at the Tide
water Portland Cement plant at Union
Bridge.
Elder G.. D. Bonsack, of Union
Bridge, will commence a series of
meetings at the Sans Creek house OF
the Church of the Brethren, OF Sunday
morning, July 14th.
Street sweepers have been at work
on Main street this week, and have
very much improved its appearance.
Also some Of the Centre and Willis
street weeds have been uprooted.
Miss Catherine Lynch won the gold
medal and Miss Grace Steele the sill
yer medal at the contest at Union
Bridge, June %, by Western Maryland
College graduates and gold medal con-
testants.
Mr.. Fred. r. FalRenstine. U. 3 r.. Q.
.. Retired, of 2216 Garrison avenue,
Baltimore, moved to Westminster
Tuesday OF this week, and will occupy
the new house Of Harry K Oursler,
Main street.
According to the tax man, there are
less than 20 dogs in Frederick. We
don't know how many there are in
Taneytown, but there are more than
owners of open yards think necessary
Carroll Record.
Mr.. George 0. Brilliant, of New
Windsor, a well known member Of the
Carroll county bar, who has 9een
North for hi health, Il expected home
in few days. His condition A. not
much improved.
Prof. Grover Knipple from the Get
tysburg Theological Seminary will on
next Sunday fill the pulpit vacated
by the resignation Of the Rev. John O.
Yoder att Pleasant Valley at 10 q. H.,
and at Silver Run at 2.30 ID. m.
Mr.. Edwin Gehr, manager Of the
Westminster Base Ball Club, has re-
ceived a communication from the
Cincinnati Bloomer Girls Ball Club
for a game some time this month.
Manager Gehr j. considering the pos
sibility Of having the club here for a
game.
Rev. P. W. Dierberger, of Muncie,
Ind, spoke on Missions at the Meth
odist Protestant Church, this city, on
Wednesday. Rev and Mrs. Dierberg-
or will be sent to China this Fall by
the WOman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety Of the Methodist Protestant
Church.
Mr.. Charles Schwartzbaugh, of this
city, was kicked by colt Sunday
morning and injured severely. lie had
been driving the animal when 1t be
came frightened and when il started
to kick it did not stop until the road
cart to which it was attached was in
pieces and Mr.. Schwartzbaugh was
out on the ground.
Mr. Winslow 8 Pierce, who has been
chairman of the Western Maryland
Railway board of directors since that
company's reorganization resigned
that position at the monthly meeting
of the board in New York Monday. He
was succeeded by Mr.. E. D. Adams, the
American representative Of the Deut-
sche Bank of Berlin.
| a swindler has recently been very
much in evidence in the neighborhood
Of Hampstead He asks young girls to
deposit $3.50 with him preliminary to
entering a stamping Factory" which
he says employs 80 girls and Is located
on Mount street. Westminster. OF
course it H. all a hoax, and he will
doubtless be apprehended In day or
SO.
A horse belonging to Mr.. H. II. Har-
baugh, liveryman, attached TO dirt
cart ran to the stable Saturday noon
and i'm making the turn from the
street into the stable struck the curb
ing OF the pavement and was thrown
to the ground Mr.. Harbaugh's little
son, who was standing near the stable
entrance narrowly escaped being
struck by the horse.
The Washington and Gettysburg
Railroad Company IL securing rights
Of way through Montgomery Co., for 2
railroad from Washington to Gettys-
burg. Condemnation proceedings have
been instituted in the Circuit Court at
Rockville against Richard Seek, Kath-
crime eBall, James Fl. Scott, John Fl
Brown, Martha Collins and John @
Yeabower.
One car and the end of another were
wrecked in the w. M. Ry., yards last
night in this city. The cars were
loaded with ashes. The accident hap
pened on the switch but the cars ex-
tended out 90 far that they blocked the
main line, causing traffic to b. trans
ferred to siding in order to gel
around the wreck. The wrecking crew
will come here from Port Covington
Proposed advances, ranging from
81 to So car, for refrigeration OF
fruits and vegetables from shipping
points in Maryland to destinations in
Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
West Virginia, New York city and
Washington, D. c., were declared by
the Interstate Commerce Commission
to be unreasonable. An order was is