The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-08-02

was elected treasurer OF the Mary
land State League of Postmasters
which met at Ocean City, Md, last
week. 1
The Maryland Motorcycle Club OF
6altlmore made a run to this city on
sunday. Quite large turn out was
present At the start and made the
round trip
MIR. = Frank Miller, of Mount Airy
Is one of the committeeman who have
charge Of the arrangements for the
Dig 4. O. o. +. reunion to be held at
Pen-Mar on Thursday, August s. The
AFFAIR IS TO exceed all previous ones.
Congressman J. Fred. G. Talbot
will be among the speakers at the
thirteenth annual fair of the Mary
land State Grange, to be held under
the auspices of the Taneytown
Grange, at Taneytown, August Is to
Is.
Rev. Luther Hoffman, Of Scranton,
"a, will fill the pulpit vacated by the
resignation Of Rev. Yoder, at Pleasant
Valley, On Sunday, at 10 a. M, and at
Silver Run at 2.30 p. m. The two con-
gregations are earnestly requested to
attend.
During the month of August, West
ern Maryland Council No. 70, J. o. U.
"A. NJ, will hold regular meetings ev-
cry other week. On the End, 18th
and goth there will be NO meetings,
but on the 9th and 23rd meetings will
be held and refreshments served to
all present.
The American Salvation Army,
Frederick branch, have been holding
services in OILERS Grove, near fancy
town, each evening this week, except
Monday evening, in charge of Captain
and Mrs. Atwell. On Sunday next
there will be services at 1890 a. m,
and 2.3O and 7.30 p. m. The public is
cordially invited.
| Wesley Chapel Sunday school will
hold it's annual picnic in Mr.. Green
bury Wilson's grove at Sykesville,
August 8, beginning at p. m. Sup
per will be served ON the grounds be-
tween and p. m. The Woodbine
Cornet Band will be present III the
weather is unfavorable it will be held
the first clear afternoon and night.
DR.. L. X. Woodward and Mr.. Walter
Council, of this city, and street engi-
neor Ho,t and Mrs. Hoyt recently
motored to gettysburg for the purpose
of inspecting some stone to be used
for the street Improvement They
found some at the Biddinger quarry
near Hanover and contracted for a
quantity of it.
The Western Maryland Railway
Company has acquired by purchase
from the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Company, with the approval OF the
court, very valuable piece of prop
erty at Cumberland, Md, for it's use
for station and freight yard purposes,
at the end of the inlet lock that
opens into the canal from the Poto-
mac River in Cumberland.
For the first tine in a quarter of a
century, or longer, ice formed in July
on the Blue Ridge Mountain Resi-
dents of Caledonia section on the
mountain report finding thin ice on
vessels containing water that had
at that time was 46 degrees and the
weather was snappy and unusually
cold even for the high altitude.
| Jesse Thorp, % years old, of Hind
man, Pa, a fireman on the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad, was the first man
killed on the new Western Maryland
Railway extension Friday last. His
train had stopped at the water sta
| ton at Coleman, beyond Frostburg,
and to get a drink of water he had
stepped on the opposite track, when
passenger train No. 6 struck him.
Fully three thousand persons at
tended the eighth annual picnic and
anniversary held in Wildwood Park,
Mt. Airy, Saturday, under the auspices
of Prosperity Lodge, No. So, l. 0. o. F..
The picnic was opened in the morning
| by large parade in which 200
members, so horsemen ~ and three
bands of music were in line. Amuse-
ments Of all kinds were offered at the
grounds and the picnic was one Of the
largest and most successful affairs
ever held.
Plans are out for the new round
house which the Western Maryland
Railway Company will erect in Hag-
erstown at a cost Of nearly 100000.
1t will be built of reinforced con-
crete, with concrete roof, and will
contain 80 engine stalls, 6 15-foot
drop pits and "a 3-foot inspection
pits. The new coaling station is
practically finished. Engines will
coal there inside of 10 days. The
sand-drying house Is also about COM
pleted and the new turntable will be
ready for use by August Is. 1t is
1O1 feet in diameter.
The annual picnic and tournament
at Mount Pleasant July 25 was at
tended by nearly 5000 persons. For
mer Chief Judge Glenn II. Worthing-
ton delivered the charge to the
knights, and Arthur D. Willard made
the coronation address. In the pro-
fessional class Herbert Albaugh,
Knight of Liberty, won and crowned
Miss Edna Albaugh, Of Linganore,
Queen of Love and Beauty; Vernon
! CARRIER, knight of Locust Grove, was
second and crowned Miss Marion
Etzler, of Linganore, first maid Of
honor; Charles Bowers, knight of
Iroquois, was third and crowned Miss
Ruth Holtz, of Baltimore, second
maid of honor.
Western Maryland terminal i'm
provements, are progressing rapidly
i'm Baltimore. The new open pier at
Port Covington is about 80 per cent.
completed and the installation of 40
additional tracks adjoining the piers
tat that point il within 25 per cent.
Of being finished. As to the substitu-