The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-08-16

a band of gypsies are encamped at
Meadow Branch, near this city.
Let u know of death or anything
Of interest I'm your neighborhood.
Lutheran Church, Deer Park, or Sun
day.
The hog pens on Church street be
tween Main and Green streets are
malodorous.
Can't the macadam b. put over the
concrete crossings in town ? Or must
they be taken I'D at heavy expense
Of money and labor.
Green street from Center to Syca-
more il in bad condition. An ugly
gutter is being washed from Charles
street alley across to Green street.
The Farmers Fertilizer e Feed
Company have sold a tract of land to
the Western Maryland Railway along
the fertilizer factory. A switch will
be laid on the land.
AT the election Of officers OF the
Patriotic Order Sons of America
yesterday at Chestertown, Md, Rev.
w. IT, Seabrook was elected master OF
arms for the coming year.
Mr.. Reginald Stoner, West Main
street, while riding a motor cycle on
Tuesday took a tumble from the ma
chine that loosened up several spots
on his hide that is visible to the eye
Master Delbin, son Of Mr.. David y.
Witter, Pennsylvania avenue, was
operated on Tuesday for adnois by
Drs. Sullivan and Coonan. The oper-
alton was pronounced successful and
the patient j. doing nicely.
Miss Marianne Albaugh, daughter
this city, was operated on at the
Tuesday of last week. The operation
improving nicely.
John s. Schweigart and Roy II.
Singer, executors of the late Sarah
Morelock, sold yesterday at public
sale the farm located near this city Of
the deceased, containing Ash acres,
to Edward Kaufman, of Baltimore,
for $500.
The several mild cases Of typhoid
fever in the town resulted In a special
meeting of the Common Council being
called last night by the Mayor. Tit
was ordered that the Mayor have at
once an inspection of the sanitary
condition of the town by the State
Board Of Health and that he appoint
special officers to see that the ordi-
nances relative to the Clearly condi-
ton Of pig pens, closets and lots be
enforced.
Directors Of the Frederick Fair
have selected October %, %, "A and
p as, the dates for the next annual
exhibition, revised several depart
ments and increased the premium
money Nearly $4,000 in cash prizes
is now offered, $500 being in purses
for the races. The directors from
this county are Fred ID. Miller, DR..
Lewis K. Woodward, p. B. Englar, R.
Smith Snader and Wade TT. D. War
field.
The G. & P. Telephone Co, installed
telephones at the following places
Lenny Valentine, Taneytown, 10 F;
Theo. King, Pleasant Valley, West
minister 824-5; William II. Dodrer,
Union Bridge, PALS; Peter G. Fowble,
Union Bridge, 24-2, and Amos
Graham, Unon Bridge, PA, ali Of
louisville; H. Lee Stoner, Union
Bridge, 24-13; Joshua Foutz, Union
Bridge, 24-6, and E. W. Pittinger,
Union Bridge, 24-11, all of Clemson
Vile; r. IT. Garner, Westminster, 86-7,
and Edward F. Olmstead, Union
Bridge, 81 K.
James Bigham, aged %, committed
to Jail for the action of the November
grand jury, charged with breaking
into the home Of Howard A. Frizzell,
near Dennings, made his escape about
Ill o'clock Friday morning. Sheriff
Davis was absent. One of his depu
ties left the prisoners, IA in number,
into the jailyard, surrounded by
high wall, for exercise. When it be-
gan to rain they returned to the
building. Bigham later was missed,
and it is supposed that he remained
in the yard, climbed rain spout at
a corner Of the Jail building, walked
over the roof to the front and jumped
to the top Of nearby locust tree.
DOIIO11 pI1CSS Luz COd1J CfSA at IA1o
season of the year, we're accepted
yesterday by the Western Maryland
Railroad at a sale conducted by the
company yesterday at Mount Wilson,
Baltimore county, the scene Of the
wreck Of a coal train Of - cars last
week Farmers and other persons liv
ing in that neighborhood drove over
to Mount Wilson and took the coal
away in teams Of from one horse to
five horses. Some single sales amount
ed to as much as 100 tons and prices
as low as $3.50 per ton were received.
The coal was dumped all over the
track during the latter part of last
week, when the coal train was wreck
ed. It is estimated that 5000 to 1000
tons were included in the sale.
A number of residents Of Hamp-
stead petitioned the Public Service
Commission yesterday to require the
Western Maryland Railway Company
| to modify its plans and erect a proper