The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-09-20
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, SEPT. 20, 1912
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

The summer straw hat was called
in on Sunday, September 15-
Mr.. Harry Dell, living near Pleas
ant Valley, will have a sale on April
20, 1913, and move to the Is acre
. farm he has purchased near Littles-
town
MIR. Joseph M. Shriver has purch-
ased the building lot on Willis street,
next to the property of Mrs. r. IA.
Fairfax, from Dr. J. "A. Zepp for the
sum of $1,000
The Wilson, Marshall and Talbot
Club of this city has rented Odd Eel
lows Hall for every Tuesday evening
during the month of October and for
election night.
The n. I. Gorsuch Son Company
has placed a drinking fountain in it,
Office similar to the one lately placed
on Main street They will b. glad
To quench the thirst Of all who will
call.
Mr.. =. o. Weant, as trustee, this
week sold the grocery store OF Mr
r. Forrest Otto, In Taneytown, known
as the Otto Brothers store to Mt
AIbertus @. Rifle, OF Taneytown, who
will continue the business.
"a merchant should realize the fact
that to get the best results in selling
he must advertise and tell the public
what he has for sale and induce peo-
pie to visit his place of business. lt
will pay big dividend to use print
er's ink.
Mrs. Ida 2. Stabler, formerly SUI
pervisor of the primary grades in The
schools Of this county, has resigned
her position in Montgomery county
to accept an offer from Richmond,
Va, as director of practice in the
Normal Training School of that city
Mrs. Stabler assumes her new duties
this week.
Issuing orders to his men, Morris
Schulman, 40 years old, ~ North
Central avenue, Baltimore, boss car
penter on the Western Maryland
Railway bridge across Oil creek, near
York, Pa, fell 100 feet Wednesday
afternoon and was killed. His, head
struck the wing wall Of the bridge
and his skull was broken
Two engines of an extra freight
train became disabled and we're side
tracked ia this city on Tuesday night
and remained here for ~ hours. :
force Of men from the HagerstoWn
shops came here ON Wednesday and
repaired the engines. The engines
were taken away Wednesday night
but the train was still here yesterday
This is only sample Of what is hap
pening constantly on this road.
The 1905 a. m. train was delayed
several hours On Sunday by a dis
abled engine. On reaching Thurmon'
the third engine was coupled TO the
train and in going up the mountain
the front engine broke loose three
times. The train finally reached
Hagerstown about hours late. This
III by no means an unusual experience
for passengers on the Western Mary
land, and there il great deal Of
complaint about it.
The members of the Forest anc
Stream Club of this city are stocking
the streams of Carroll county with
black bass, small and large mouthed
The first consignment arrived All De
tour. Wednesday, September III, anC
was taken i'm charge by Mr.. Granville
9. j. Fox, who placed the fish In
Double Pipe Creek, below the county
bridge. They were contained i'm f1ve
ten-gallon milk cans and numbered
5000. Only three of the number hac
died in transit The fish average
inches in length.
Numerous conferences concerning
the case of Dir. Claude Stonciphel
were held ia Baltimore on Wednes-
day. lit was stated by Assistant
States Attorney Marchant that
question Of a plea of guilty on the
part Of Stoncipher In one of the
cases was discussed, and that the five
cases against the accused would be
submitted to Judge Gorter in Part
of the Criminal Court. Tit was under
stood, however, that no definite plan
was formulated, and it is byno means
certain that Stoncipher means TO en-
ter a plea Of guilty.
Another prisoner took short va
cation from the Carroll county jail
Sunday night Arthur McGraw, color
ed, said to be from Hayre de Grace
waiting the action of the grand jury
Oh the charge Of carrying concealed
weapons, piled up benches, fastened
several horseshoes to the corner OF
an old blanket, threw it to the top 81
the wall, climbed w and dropped as
feet on the outside. Sheriff Davis
and Deputy Harry Davis have had *
much experience lately that they are
getting wise and were soon o. his
track. ABOUT midnight luey lOuuS
him asleep in the barn of John ID
Shaeffer, Bachman's Valley, seven
miles from this city.
Fire which started about o'clocA
Sunday morning in a straw stack
outside the barn on John LOgue's
farm, tenanted by Joshua Logue, de-
stroyed the barn, two hog pens, one
hog, wagon shed, two corn cribs
about 100 bushels of onions, ~
bushels OF wheat and 80 bushels OF
potatoes. 4 high wind was blowing
which made the fire more difficult tc
fight. Mr.. Logue says he is very
grateful to the neighbors who
promptly came to his assistance anC
saved the residence. The barn was
partly covered by insurance but there
was no insurance On the crops The
farm il on the Washington road about
81 miles from Westminster.
Il. :. Staubs, Of Cumberland, 9
Western Maryland Railway fireman
was seriously injured Monday by his
engine, No. 201, leaving the track
The engine was returning light tC
Hagerstown from Highfeld. It was
derailed near the bridge over tbs
Antietam creek, two miles east Of
Hagerstown. The engine turned over
81 its side and Fireman Staubs was
seriously scalded by escaping steam
besides having one leg broken. He