The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-02-09
Wheat il es cents a hushel.

| Wheat IL 98 cents bushel.
Eggs dropped 10 cents on the dozen
yesterday
The millinery STOCK of Mrs. Eta
Taylor, East Main street, will be sold
on February "a.
The February term of the Circuit
Court for Carroll County will open on
Monday morning at 10 o'clock
Mr.. w. T. Buchanan has been ap-
pointed superintendent OF the Tannery
in place of MIR. R. T.. Northrop, resign
ed.
The residence OIL the late Mrs. Ellen
Cover, Frizellburg, was purchased by
J, Calvin Myerly, at public sale on
Tuesday.
The Pioneer moving picture show
was closed on Wednesday and Thurs
day nights, on account of the express
company losing some films ID trans
portation to this city.
An upright piano has been purchas-
ed by the Westminster Fire Depart
ment. Ii will be loaned, at nominal
price, to any one renting the hall who
may be fri need OF piano.
MIR. John Bernstein, East Main street,
who advertised house for rent in
last weeks Advocate, had four ap-
plicants on Saturday morning. IT,
pays To advertise In this paper.
Mr. T.. O. Weant was in Chambers
burg, Pa, yesterday, and settled by
compromise the case OF Mrs. Clara IL.
Smith against the Cumberland Valley
Railroad for the killing OF her husband.
Mr. Smith was killed July n, 1911.
Mr.. William R. Unger, a teacher in
one OF our public schools, has received
an appointment a. clerk in the Regis
ter OF Wills Office, and will take up
the duties of his new position about
the first Of March.
We received this week the report OF
the Board of Managers of the Spring
field State Hospital, at Sykesville. 1t
contains much valuable information
and also excellent cuts Of the various
buildings. On October 4, 1911, there
were LOTS patients at the Hospital III
der treatment, 599 males. and 479 fe-
males
a letter received from Mr.. #. z.
Lucabaugh, who went from this coun-
tn to Bluffton, Ind, in 1855, states that
he cannot do without the Advocate.
Mr. Lucabaugh says Indiana was like
a. wilderness when he arrived there
but now the country has been cleared
up, good crops are raised and the IT,
habitants enjoy fine gravel roads.
According to a recent dispatch from
Pittsburgh, bids have been requested
On $5,0OO,OO0 worth OF freight cars by
several railroad companies, including
the Western Maryland. The Western
Maryland asked for prices on 1000
steel under frame box cars, 1000
gondolas and $50 cars OF mixed types.
Bids will be made on a total of 5000
cars.
a deal has just been contaminated be
tween Baltimore city and the Western
Maryland Railroad whereby the former
agrees to close Front street, between
High and Exeter streets, in lieu Of
property along Hillen street amount
ing to $4,000, which the city will use
in its plans OF widening that thorough
fare The announcement Of the a6e-
cution Of the contract was made yes
terday.
Tt was decided Friday at meeting
Of the Supervisors OF City Charities at
Bayview Hospital to remove 75 insane
patients from Bayview to the Spring
field Hospital for the Insane, at
Sykesville, on account of the over
crowded conditions at Bayview. For
ty patients were taken to Springfield
Asylum Thursday on a special car,
and the remaining 80 will be taken
February Is. Tt j. one Of the most
wholesale removals of the insane
ever attempted by the Supervisors Of
City Charities.
The Waynesboro, (Pa) Board of
Trade is making strenuous endeavors
To have Blue Ridge College, nov 10
Gated at Union Bridge, located in
that city. Thurmont and Myersviile,
Md, are also endeavoring to secure
the institution, but the larger oppor-
tunities presented Id Waynesboro,m make
it possible for that city to acquire
the school Blue Ridge College was
known as Union Bridge Bible Institute
until few years ago when it was adj
vanced to the collegiate class. 1t il
controlled by the Church of the Breth-
rem, but numbers members of other
churches among its faculty of ia MEM
bers and has many denominations rep
resented in its student body of about
$50.
Citizens Of Arcadia and vicinity
have organized a volunteer fire COM
pany and elected officers and direct
ors for the ensuing year: The new
company will purchase a chemical
engine and two-story building will
be erected for headquarters. The
lower story will be used by the en-
CINE company and the upper story al
a hall. The company's officers are:
President, z. Q. Tracey; vice-presi-
dent, D. r. Armacost; recording Sec
rotary, P. H. Shaver; financial secre-
tary, II. ID. Cullison; treasurer, T.. d.
Newbell; chief, p. n. Bortner, assist
ant chief, Frank Hoffman; nozzle
man, Winfield Hoffman; directors,
George Fringer, John Z. Hoffman, R.
8. Gill, ID. O. Bortner, D. T.. Armacost,
Leroy Gill and T.. G. Caltrider.
MaSthodist FDiScODaY Church.