The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-12-27

cenCIy PAID out q large amount Oh
gold coin. Most of this was for
Christmas uses.
The Westminster Duckpin team was
defeated by the Hayward Park team
Of Arlington, at the latter place on
Friday night. .-...
This has been Westminster great
est homecoming week. From far and
near have come. Old and young, rich
and poor, to spend the holiday season
at the old homestead.
Mary L.. Green, of Mount Airy, Md,
sent s1.00 to the Baltimore Sun for the
European sufferers. The money will
be turned over to p. Howell Griswold,
treasurer Of the Red Cross fund for
relief in the Balkan war zone.
4 freight wreck occurred near
Emory Grove on the B. & III. Division
of the W. nj. R. on Saturday afternoon,
delaying all trains to and from Han
over several hours. Five or six cars
loaded with coal were off of the track.
Our citizens should appreciate the
way i'm which the heavy holiday mails
and express were handled. A number
Of extra men were put in service atthe
postoffice and the American Express
Company put on a second wagon to
insure the prompt delivery of all
packages.
Clifton Lingenfelter, Of Della, is
confined to his home with badly
mashed foot Mr.. Lingenfelter, who is
employed in the carding department
of the Della Wooden Mills, let one of
the large rollers slip and fall on his
left foot. DIR. William G. Stone found
it necessary to amputate one Of his
toes.
Bobby Myers, of Baltimore, formerly
of Pleasant Valley, finishes fourth in
the 6-hour roller skating race held
at North Avenue Casino, Baltimore,
last week. Bobby did not only come
out fourth among seventeen contest
ants, but clipped the worlds record
which was established in London,
England, in 1890.
Master Joseph S. Stoner, Jr., Liberty
street, while skating on the ice in the
horse trough in front of Englar e
Sponseller's elevator, Liberty street,
on Sunday morning, slipped and fell,
striking his head upon the pavement.
He was picked UP with a badly cut
head. Several stitches were required
to sew up the wound.
The livery stable and hall conduct
ed for years by r P. Goodwin at Refs
terstown was sold Saturday at public
auction to John Devices, Of Reisters-
town, for $685.. MIR. Goodwin also
disposed of 20 head Of horses and
many vehicles at fair prces. Mr..
Goodwin will retire and live on his
farm, near Reisterstown.
At meeting Friday Of the board
of directors of the Hospital for the
Insane at Sykesvil1e DR.. J. Clement
Clarke, the superintendent, was in
structed to employ landscape gard
ener to prepare plans for identifying
the grounds surrounding the institu-
ton. A small printing press for use
at the hospital will also be purchased
and installed.
Frank B. Davis, aged 81 years, un-
married, was run over by locomotive
and instantly killed late Sunday
night i'm the Western Maryland rail-
way yards in Hagerstown. He was
found wandering about the yards and
ordered to leave by trainmen. He did
SO, but soon afterward returned, and
while walking on one of the tracks
was run over and cut in twain.
Bang! went Mr.. David Englar's au-
tomobile into Mr.. George x. Shaeffer's
auto on Sunday noon at Bond street,
slightly damaging both cars. MIR.
Englar was coming down Main street
at a lively clip and did not notice Mr..
Schaffer coming out Bond street un-
til they were about to strike and I'M
till it was too late to stop. A broken
fender and runningboard and
broken gas lamp is the extent OF the
damage.
Arthus S. Lambert and Margaretta
Lambert, executors OF Emily J. Lam
bert, sold on Wednesday, December
IS, at public sale two tracts OF land,
near New Windsor, containing 81
acres, 3 roods and 80 square perches
at $50 per acre, and 9 acres, 3 roods
and "a square perches, for $l25 per
acre to Herbert B. Geatty OF New
Windsor. Bond G. Parke were the
attorneys.
Miss Agnes Reese, OF Westminster,
has sent to the Juvenile Court Lii
brary a gift Of so books as Christmas
reading for the boys. The books are
in excellent condition and represent
the best authors of juvenile literature.
Through like donations the library OF
the Juvenile Court Is rapidly becom-
ing a source of interest and instruc-
ton to boys on parole and probation.
and books are being constantly read
by them.
The postofice department has is
sued very interesting and instruct
i've booklet called Postal Informa-
tion,' which it distributes free OF cost.
One interesting thing in the booklet
is the fact that what was formerly
called R. ID. route il now called just K.
R." the abbreviation standing for ru-
raj route. AT first this form was call
ed R. F. D. meaning rural free de-
livery. Then 1t was cut to R. ID. and
now it is r. r.
Thomas Cunningham, a tramp, was
arrested on December IA, about nine
O'Clock, for making bunk out OF Mr.
Frank Grumbine's door step, West
Main street, and being drunk. When
Captain Weigle arrived he found
Cunningham with his hat and coat OH
and about to take few hours snooze.
He was awakened and hauled to the
| Jail for the night. On Monday he was
sent to the House OF Correction Tor
two months by Justice Brown