The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-04-12

kicked in the face by horse on Sat
urday night and slightly injured
Mr.. w. Augustus shriver, IT, Avon
dale, Md, has become member q
the Chesapeake Motorcycle Club, Bal
timore-
Every spring bonnet has its day
but Easter Sunday was not the da7
this year a. it rained and rained and
rained.
! MI. =. w. Routzahn will discontinue
| the milling business on May 1st, tx
accept position at the Jackson Tor
pedo Factory.
MIR. and Mrs. George McGee, ol
Pennsylvania avenue, had sale o.
their personal property, and moved
to Harrisburg, Pa, last week.
MIR. F- p. Diller, and family, have
moved from East Green street to the
farm, on the New Windsor road, t.
Gently vacated by Ira T.. Grouse.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Tubman END
family moved this week into the resi-
dence on Court street, recently pur-
chased and repaired by Mr. NJ. W
Power.
Ben Spencer, with the Petersburg
Va, base ball club, Of Patapsco, made
3 hits in a game against the Newark
Club Of the American Association
last week
Messrs. B. Frank Gorsuch and VIM.
". Frizzell have purchased Ford
Model IL touring cars from Herr &
Babylon, agents. The cars were de-
livered this week.
The Manchester Bank, Manchester,
Md, bought at Sheriff's sale last Sat
urday the John Weetenkamp proper
ty, known as Weetenkamp's Hotel, at
Sykesville, for $780,
MIR. John Smelser, and family, East
Green street, had a public sale OF
some of their household goods this
week and moved to Baltimore, where
Mr.. Smelser has accepted a position
i'm large cafe a. bartender.
We have received, among our ex-
changes, the Cortright Metal Shingle
advocate, and are advised that it will
be sent free for one year to anyone
writing To the Cortright Metal Roofing
Co., SO N. 23rd street, Philadelphia.
Pen-Mar Park opens June %. The
route for the new trolley extension Of
the Chambersburg, Greencastle and
Waynesboro Railway from Highfield
to Blue Ridge Summit il now being
surveyed and 1t il said that it's con-
struction will begin at once.
Miss Lima Foote Reese's dancing
class for younger girls and boys 10
Baltimore, held it, final meeting from
s to 10 o'clock Tuesday evening at
the Arundel Club Hall. Attractive
favors were given and refreshments
were served There are about 3C
members In the class.
J.. r. Bonebrake, of Waynesboro
Pa, and Charles Doll, OF Gettysburg
Pa, were arrested by officer Franklin
IT. Bachman, of Union Bridge, on Sat
urday for train riding. They were
given hearing before Justice Shriv-
Ct on Monday and were fined. The
fine was paid, after they had rested in
the jail for a day or 20.
The front trucks on the tender on
engine 618 jumped the track while
shifting cars in the yards in this
city, on Friday night, delaying traffic
for al hour. About 20 inches Of the
flange breaking off was the cause Of
the accident. a new truck was plac-
ed under the tender by the Port Gov
ingtOn wrecking crew The engine
proceeded to HagerstoWn at 3.27 a. m
N The growth Of the Bell system, its
broader usefulness and resulting
prosperity are shown in the annual
report OF the American Telephone &
Telegraph Company for 1911. The
growth of the system il indicated by
an increase of 749, 906 in the numL-- If
telephones, making total at the end
OF the year Of 6,630,625, Of which g.
158,454 are operated by connecting
companies. This system originated
only a little over 35 years ago, SO
that the growth here shown il re-
markable.
N Glyndon il now i'm the field to en-
deavor to secure the new State Nor
NAL School, and the property of John
Neal, is suggested as good site for
the institution. q petition circulated
by the Mems Club of Glyndon has been
filed with the State Normal School
Commission, asking that that place be
considered for selection. Reisterstown
is also after the school. a tract Of
land on the Western Maryland Rail
road and the Emory Grove Electric
Railway has been suggested a. q good
site for it.
Chas. Mumford, this city, who was
arrested on April 4, by Detective Bor-
gel at York, Pa, on a warrant charg-
ing him with non-maintenance OF his
wife and minor child was taken to
Lineboro and delivered to the Mary
land authorities. The information
was brought by Mumford's wife, Mum
ford formerly lived In this city and
worked as a section hand on the VIM
R. He was given hearing before
Justice Shriver on Friday last and
gave bond in promise to support his
wife and child.
The chimney on the residence OF
Mr.. George Hunt, near Manchester
caught fire from the cookstove dur
ing high wind on Sunday night about
$3.50 o'clock. The fire was extinguish.
cd by Mr. Hunt after he poured about
Is buckets of water down the chin
ney. q blaze about feet high was
rising from the chimney when dis
covered. Fortunately Mr. Hunt haG
not retired and hearing the roaring
like thunder stepped out to investi.
gate when he was surprised at finding
the state Of affairs.
| General Macklin and Engineer
Phelps, Of the Maryland Nationa