The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-09-13
Even the most truthful Of us will

Mr. ~ G- Butler, Woodbine, IT,
VI purchased aFord automobile through
Herr e Babylon, West Main street
IN John Graham, OF near UniontoWn
has rented Mrs. Mary ~ Motter'E
farm, and will remove tO III April 1T
The TideWater Portland Cemen
VI Company, of Union Bridge, are 5OS
cars behind in orders due to The short
age in cars.
The nurses at TIN Garrett Sanitar-
lium, MT Airy, gave dance Saturday
night which was attended by a large
number Of young people.
\ "a large number of colOred people
attended IT, meeting of IT, Epworth
League held Sunday in Union street
Methodist Episcopal Church
Mr. Vernon Eckenrode left on
Tuesday for Shrewsbury, "a, where
he has accepted position e. trim
mer in coach shop Of that place
Messrs. A. Bailey Morelock and
Grove Zahn, members of the First
Regiment Band, are playing with the
Gettysburg Band, of Gettysburg, "a.
The Walter III. Davis Company
John street, has purchased 20 Over
land automobiles Mr. T.. c. Butler,
Woodbine, has also purchased 1O Ov-
erland cars.
The property Of Emanuel Rooms, at
Kump, has been sold to William
6touffer, of Baltimore county Mr.
Stouffer has also purchased the John
II Bair farm.
The mile of Shoemaker road from
Middleburg station to Feeserburg, il
now being laid. Tit j. said tO be the
best specimen Of matchmaking fri this
section Of thu state
Twenty-four new box cars OH the
order recently placed by The Western
Maryland Railway Company passed
through this city o. Monday after
noon on an extra freight train
The street sweeper purchased by
the corporation made it, first appear
ance On Tuesday morning and brushed
the streets clean. we can look for
our streets To b. kept clean hereafter.
"a young man On a motorcycle ran
into MIR. William Keefer's horse o.
Friday, and besides bending hi ma
chine cut quite a cash in the horses
front leg- The young man refused
to give his name.
There will d. meeting of the w.
C. -T- Nj. at the home of Mrs j. G..
Erb, Tuesday evening, September 17,
at 73O d. m. This will d. a very i'm
portant meeting and alt members of
the society are urged to b present.
On account Of the heavy freight
business the Western Maryland Rafll
way Company has put o. an extra
crew with an engine To do the shift
in in this city. The freight business
il the heaviest in the history OF the
railroad.
q meeting Of thu Pomona Grange
was held ait SmallWOOd Saturday. De
spite the extreme heat there was a
large attendance and deep interest
in the affairs of the grange was
shown. The next meeting will b
held in Westminster.
Over il York county, Pa, it j. said
hundreds Of hogs are dying in the
Voc section because the owners per
sist in poW-WOWing for the cure of
hog cholera. The owners of the ami
mails refused to allow veterinarians To
administer serum and al a result the
disease has spread.
| The Adams Express Company has
entered upon new plan Of operation
The Interstate Commerce Commission
has ordered this new system, in order
that. there shall d. 10 oVercharges
the customer can take the case up
directly with the Interstate Commerce
Commission which il turn makes the
emplOye Of the company responsible.
Last week W. mentioned the fact
that some large cymblings, one of
which measured 47 inches in length,
were growing 4n Dir Frank H. Herr's
garden. Alr. :. j. Fogle, Of Johns
vile, Frederick county, doesn't mink
that il % very biz, - he writes VI
that hehas, acymbling 617a inches long
and several ranging from 56 To 58
inches.
The game laws Of Maryland provide
that squirrels may d. taken i'm Carroll
during September, October and No
vember, but in Frederick the season
closes November 15; cartridges and
rabbits may b. taken in Carroll from
November 1O to December PA, and in
Frederick from November tO De
December "a No person j. allowed
to take over 15 cartridges, 12 squir-
rels, or ~ rabbits in one day.
Miss May Little, daughter or Mr
and Mrs Samuel Little, of Belle Grove
Square, who has been sick with
typhoid fever for the past two weeks
suffered a serious rise in temperature
Sunday night. Her mother, who mad
been a constant attendant AT the bed
side of herself and sister, the latter
being now convalescent from the
fever, broke down Monday and her
place has been taken by a trained
nurse.
Under authority by the postoffice
appropriation BILL Postmaster Gener-
AL Hitchcock increased the salaries Oi
rural letter carriers On standard
routes from $1,000 to $1,1OO a year
thus affecting 10000 men, with pro
portionate increase to carriers on
shorter routes. The order will b.
come effective September Goth. This
will mean a. increased disbursement
Of $4,OOO,O0O a year. It IL the second
salary advance Of rural carriers made
i'm the last four years.
ny being present in the store Mrs
Harry Gardner, East Main street, or
Monday evening saved her property
from damage BY fire. One Of hel
children struck match and threw Il
into a basket Of waste paper, which
Immediately set fire to the contents
Mrs Gardner seeing the paper blaz.
in, grabbed the basket, ran to the
door and threw it into the street
where it burned. Mrs Gardner was
burned about the hands, but no
seriously. She tainted from the s.