The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-07-12

Fifty insane paLlenLS nave deem &C.
moved from Bayview to Springfield
to relieve the oTercrowded conditions
which exist at that asylum.
The state road running from West
minister to Cranberry will be oiled
shortly. Preparations have all been
made, and as soon as the tar ar
rives the work will begin.
DR.. Carey, who is assistant super
intendent Of the Springfield Hospital,
has been elected superintendent Oft
the new insane institution to- be
erected On the Eastern Shore.
The manager of the Westminster
ward to the comfort Of spectators who
attend the games on Athletic Field has
had roof put over the grand stand.
The medal for spelling in the
Glyndon Public School, of which
Miss Edith MERCER j. principal, was
won by Arthur Brown and the medal
for arithmetic by Miss Margaret Morn
The semiannual convention OF the
Maryland Association of Local Fire
Insurance Agents will be held at the
Blue Mountain House, on the Western
Maryland Railroad, this Friday and
Saturday, July II and Is.
Another big landslide took place
Saturday morning at Indigo Tunnel,
near Hancock, on the Western Mary
land Railway. About 175 tons Of
rock and earth fell upon the track
and delayed traffic most OF the day.
The first new wheat was shipped
over the main line Of the B. & 0. r..
R., from Sykesville, by The Sykes
vile Lumber, Coal & Grain Co., on
July 9Th, same being consigned to the
Locust Point export elevator, and
graded No. red.
The shaft to the magnetic on the
automobile of Mr. Ferd Shaeffer,
Pennsylvania avenue, broke while
passing through Littlestown o. the
way to Gettysburg on Sunday, put
ting the car out Of commission. The
auto was towed home.
Engine 104 on the Western Mary
land Railway was off of the track on
the gashouse siding on Saturday af-
ternoon. The rails spread causing
the accident The engine was re-
placed On the track by the section
hands and 90 extra engine.
The public drinking fountain which
was ordered by the w. @. i. U. has
been shipped and will probably be
here in a few days when it will i'm
mediately be placed in front of the
Office of the Consolidated Public Utili-
ties Company on Main street.
Mr.. Frank Malotte, foreman at the
quarries OF Frick & Allen, at Spring
Mills, was badly scalded on both legs
by steam issuing from boiler plate
which he was about to take Off on
Wednesday afternoon. His injury ex
tends from the knees to his feet.
st. Benjamin's Reformed Church
(Krider's) will have a basket picnic
in the grove formerly owned by Mrs.
Elijah Wagner, on Saturday, July 27,
which will begin at - o'clock and
continue through the afternoon.
Music will enliven the occasion. Ev
| erybody invited to attend
Announcement was made at the
Inster-State Commerce Commission
Washington, that rate experts in the
employ Of the commission are now
working upon tariff scales which will
be applicable to the Baltimore and
Ohio and Western Maryland Railways
upon the completion of the Connels-
vile extension of the latter road.
IA special religious service for men
was held o. Sunday afternoon in the
roof garden on the Central Young
Mems Christian Association Building,
Franklin and Cathedral streets, Bal
timore. Rev. Kenneth G. Murray,
pastor of the Fayette street Methodist
Episcopal Church, spoke on the sub
ject, A Mans Duty. The meeting was
well attended.
| The past few weeks have been busy
ones for the Pen-Mar reunion com
mittee, who are arranging for a big
crowd and good time at Pen-Mar,
Thursday, August s, when the Odd
Fellows of Maryland, Pennsylvania,
| Virginia, West Virginia and the Dis
trict of Columbia will be brought to-
gether for grand reunion and love
feast, which will insure a day we'll
spent at this beautiful mountain re-
sort
Manchester Rebekak Lodge Of Odd
Fellows has installed the following
officers Past Grand-Carrie Masen-
heimer; Noble Grand-Minnie Bern
gen; Vice-Grand-Flaura Burgoon;
Warden-Margaret Brilliant; Conduc-
tor-Mollie Brilliant; Right Support
er to Noble Grand-Mamie Burgoon
Left Supporter to Noble Grand-Ad-
die Bensit; Chaplain-Daisy Bur-
COON; Inside Guard-Susie Bixler;
| Outside Guard. T.. Leese.
tn preparation for the formal open
ing Of the Connellsville extension Of
| the Western Maryland Railway a
party of New York Central Railroad
freight producers will visit Baltimore
July Is to inspect the Western Mary
land terminals in that city. The party
will be the guests of the Western
Maryland Railway Company while
there. Ii will arrive from Pittsburgh
On special train provided by the
New York Central, with which road
the Western Maryland makes a di-
rect physical connection at Connells-
vile.
The Rev. Stephen Schweitzer, Of
Ephrata, Lancaster county, Pa, was
the host last Sunday at a reunion of
men and women whom he has mar
rted during his forty years in the
ministry. He has performed 1900
weddings, and all those h. could find
received invitations to the reunion,
which was held at Muddy Creek
Church More than 800 responded.
Each person wore a badge supplied
by the minister. Rev. Martin Sch
weitzer, of Union Bridge, is a son Of
the above named much marrying
minister.
Prosperity Lodge, No. IS, of Mount