The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-09-27

more, has game or foOC Dali penn
ing for November rs with the West
ern Maryland Reserves.
Ebenezer Church at Winfield i
being reroofed, reprinted and decor
ated. D. I'D. Foutz & Sons have the
contract for painting it.
M. Clayton T.. Myers, OF Stoners-
Vile, has purchased the huckster
route of Mr. George SNEAK, OF MT
Pleasant, and will move to the latter
place October LIST.
Al The new kindergarten room on the
second floor Of the Times Building,
will BE- open to visitors Saturday at
ternoon from 2 to 5 o'clock. Every
one il cordially invited
Numerous complaints are piling up
at the Public Service Commission
from fertilizer manufacturers and
\ dealers against the Western Mary
land Railway about the delay in
moving shipments
a missionary entertainment will BE-
given Sunday evening next, Septem-
Der 18th, at 7.30 o'clock, at Sandy
Mount Methodist Protestant Church.
An interesting program is being ar
ranged. Silver offering at the door.
George T.. Motter, OF near silver
Run, won first and second premiums
at the Hanover Fair with his pair of
3-year-old Percheron geldings, and
also won first premium for the best
pair Of heavy draft horses on exhibit
ton.
The stork left a fine boy last week
at the home of MIR. and Mrs. Frank
Tawney, Webster street. The happy
parents straightway named him
Wilson Marshall, after the next Presi-
dent and Vice-President of the United
States.
Mr.. James :. Barr, of Adams coun-
ty, Pa, died on September 10, at the
age of Cd years. Besides his widow
three sons and three daughters, all
living in Pennsylvania, he j. survived
BY one sister, Mrs. Samuel Mehring,
of Taneytown, Md.
Mr.. VIM. R. Robinson, of Littles-
town, Pa, and well known in this
city, has been elected cashier
Of the Littlestown National Bank to
| fill the position made vacant by the
resignation of MIR. Paul @. Hartman,
who has been elected to similar
position i'm the First National Bank,
of Honeybrook, Pa.
The Western Maryland Railway,
for the year ended June 30, last, will
show approximately 100000 In ex-
cess of its per cent, preferred divi-
dends. This Is not considered a par
ticularly favorable exhibit. IT. is
due to rather light coal traffic,
which makes up 81 per cent. OF the
company's business. Hs:A @
Train No 3, which arrives in this
city at 6.38 p. M, was delayed hours
by the parlor car jumping the track
at Carrollton Station on Friday even
ing. In placing the coach back on the
track the engine got off OF the track
and was not placed back untili3 a.
m, Saturday morning. The 7.5O p.
M, train Friday arrived here at a.
NJ, Saturday.
What old fashioned folk style ian
equinoxial rain" was the weather pro-
gram Monday, the first day OF the
autumn season. Cold, wet and dis
NAL was the character of the day
throughout. The sky at dawn was
leaden and 20 il remained all day.
A continuous rain set in about 9.45
a. m Sometimes it was a mere driz-
zle, but more often the rain drops
descended in goOdly showers. Mon
days weather program was con-
tinued all day Tuesday.
A jury in Hagerstown after dellber-
ating 10 minutes Friday afternoon
gave a verdict in favor of the West
ern Maryland Railway Company in
the case in which the company sought
WI To condemn an acre of ground of DR.
]. E. Pitsnogle in the western sub
urbs Of Hagerstown for additional
tracks. The jury decision was that
the company had the tight to con-
denim the land under the new land
condemnation law This claim was
denied by DR.. Pitsnogle.
Passenger train service on the
Western Maryland railroad has been
30 irregular of late that Saturday the
Public Service Commission gave that
Company 10 days in which to answer
or satisfy complaint Of Daniel =
Steck, representing a committee OF
residents of Smithsburg. In his let
ter to the Commission, Mr.. Steck says
that residents Of Smithsburg who
work in Hagerstown are greatly in
convenienced by the irregularity with
!, which passenger trains are operated
on the Western Maryland railroad
The MI. Airy Union Prohibition AL
lance, with Thomas T.. Watkins as
! president, held a tragedy attended all
day rally and basket picnic at Wild
wood Park, Saturday The principal
address was by Joshua Levering, 81
Baltimore, on American Citizen
Ship Charles r. Woods, State
: chairman Of the party; Rev. Howard
o. Keen, of Kemptown, and R. Henri!
Holme, Of Baltimore, also made ad-
dresses. Mr.. Holme touching upor
; the scientific side of prohibition
There was plenty Of music by the
, Browningsville Cornet Band, O.
whose q members % are members
, OF the Order of Good Templars. MIR
, and Mrs. Christie, of Baltimore, sang
, The gathering was one of the larges
: of the kind in the State for some
} years.
: 1t now seems to be an assured fac
that the "old plank road" from West
minister to Taneytown, will within {
few years be fine state road, it's en-
} tire length of y miles. The pur
chase price Of the Meadow Branch
7 turnpike has been fully subscribed
: for, and the deed to it will be turned
over to the State Road Commission
| at once, and the tollgate on the pike
: will be removed. The Road Commits
I sion has promised to proceed at one
) to survey the road and advertise TO
) bids of construction. Under I'M