The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-03-15
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

Lu6AL AffAIMS.
Now IL the time to clean up the II
leys.
The robins are beginning to- chase
the snowbird.
Governor Goldsborough has designa-
ted Friday, April rs as Arbor Day.
MIR. George WV. zepp and family NOV
ed yesterday from Hampstead to Pa
tap6cO.
A meeting of the stockholders of the
Democratic Advocate Company was
held in this Office on Monday, March
A.
Mrs. Jennie Myers has purchased
the George Rigle property on East
George street, opposite Madison ave
nue..
The rumor that Roger Shipley, a
soldier in the United States Army, was
to b. shot for desertion OF the army,
is not true. Mr.. Shipley's home it at
Gambler.
Mr.. George III. Armacost, who is
spending several weeks at Blue Ridge
Summit, received a postal shower on
his birthday of February 20, of be-
tween 200 and 900 cards.
William Bowman, Tannery, Md, has
sold his store stock, and fixtures to
Herbert G. Matthias, of the same place.
MIR. Matthias took charge on March A.
Mr. Bowman will devote his time to
the Office OF the Carroll Oak and
Tannery Co.
Friday evening there will be meet
ing OF parents and teachers at Silver
Run school, and on Saturday there will
b. IN all-day teachers meeting. The
former meeting will be addressed by
Revs. ]. O. Yoder and TT. @. Hoover
and Mrs. T. =. Stabler, Supervisor.
On Monday, March 70, the public
schools OF the State will unite In OBJ
serving Maryland Day, and thousands
OF children will b. addressed On the
early history Of this Commonwealth.
An appropriate program in The Year
Book will be used by Carroll county
teachers on that day.
Two new stores opened up for bust
ness in this city this week: one known
as Baer'G Underselling Store, dealing
in Ladies' Furnishings, located on
East Main street, opposite Firemen's
Hall; and the other that Of II. w.
Shaeffer, Thurmont, notion and gen.
eral variety store, in the room in the
Shreeve Building adjoining The Times
Office.
G.. w. Hoff, of Hanover, Pa, an ex-
pert mechanic On automobiles, will
take charge OF the repair department
of the Garage Co., on Monday, to be
under the supervision Of MIR. Monroe
Englar, the general manager Mr..
Englar states that MIR. Hoff comes well
recommended The Garage Company
il doing a large business at present,
and with the addition OF this expert
enced man will be ready to handle
more work, Ill of which il guaranteed
to give satisfaction.
"a considerable amount pf excite
ment was in evidence on Main street,
Wednesdays noon, when ahorse broke
loose from the Union tea wagon and
ran away. The wagon was upset and the
horse tore away with the shafts hang
ing on to him, taking to the pave
ment at George M. Hunters store and
continuing to Short street where he
turned in. Later he galloped wildly
back to Main street and ran into a
horse in front of G. V. WANTS. cigar
store, fell down and was caught.
Mr.. P. B. Englar, editor of The
Carroll Record, Taneytown, read n
excellent paper entitled What is the
Matter with the Printing Business"
before the Maryland Press Association,
February %, which was on motion
ordered printed and distributed, to BE-
used as basis for discussion at the
next meeting of the Association in
May Among the matters taken up by
Mr.. Englar are: price-fxing difficult
ties, justifable charges, payment OF
subscriptions, benefits of the Associa-
ton, public printing, responsibility Of
the press, etc.
Between ~ and o'clock Tuesday
morning the barrack owned by Joseph
Witter, Pennsylvania avenue, which it,
in the rear OF the property on which
he lives, was totally destroyed by
fire, with it, contents. Tn the bar
rack were two wagons, number Of
farming implements, hay and straw.
The origin of the fire il unknown,
but it is supposed to have been caused
by the carelessness of some traveller
who stoppd there for the night and
who was probably smoking The bar
rack was insured. Mrs. Margaret
Shipley's stable, nearby, caught on
fire. but the blaze was extinguished
before much damage was done.
John O. Rether, 15 years old, OF
Hagerstown, who had run away from
his home, was arrested on the road
between Miller's Station and Maple
Grove Thursday morning, of last week,
by Deputy Sheriff William O. Shearer.
The boy was arrested the day before
ait Central Hotel, but the officer fell on
the snow and the boy escaped. He
next appeared at Greenmount, where
he spent Wednesday night at the
home Of B. F. Bosley, and paid for
his lodging. When he left the officer
overlook him, and put him under ar
rest. He was brought to this city on
Friday afternoon and given hearing
before Police Justice Edwin w. Shriv-
81, who fined him 81 and costs for
carrying a concealed weapon. His
mother came from Hagerstown and
took the boy home on Saturday morn
ing.
The report has been again revived
that the Western Maryland railroad
il contemplating "a low grade cutoff
from a point near Williamsport, to a
connection with the main line again
at Westminster. President Robert
son, of the company, was in New York
Saturday and the other officials said