The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-09-27
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, SEPT. p, 1912
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

washed, and III IL said that the WIND
and rain have done much damage to
fruit. Bushels of peaches and 1mma-
ture apples were blown from trees.
Mr. Samuel Robertson, Liberty
street, il out an umbrella The cats
Oh Liberty street held convention
in the umbrella, roughhouse was
started and the cloth in the umbrella
is ripped into shreds.
We call the attention Of farmers to
the excellent articles appearing ito
The Advocate each week on Crop I'M
provements, contributed by the Balti-
more Chamber OF Commerce, III. Sher-
idan, traffic manager.
The public school at Gambler will
open ON Monday, September goth. Inc
new building is not yet completed,
but q room large enough TO accom-
modate two schools has been secured
and will b. fitted up temporarily TOT
school purposes.
The w. MI. Railway mas transferred
three of its new engines, Numbers
72S, 763 and 764 To Port Covington
via B. & r. and is using them between
Walbrook and Emory Grove; these
-
this end OF the road, their tenders be
ing as long as the ordinary box car.
At the special meeting OF the
Ladies' Aid Society of EmanuePs Re
formed Church, at Baust last Sunday
the following officers were elected :;
President, Mrs. o. T.. Dodrer; vice
president, Mrs. Luther Kemp;
secretary, Miss Annie Flickinger;
treasurer, Mrs. Hessie Flohr. The
society ii in fourishing condition
and meets monthly.
The milk conference to be given
under the auspices of the Porch Club
OF Glyndon and the Women's Civic
League of Baltimore at the Reisters-
town High School next Monday at 3
ID. m, will be- addressed by Dr. O.
Hampson Jones, OF the Medical and
Chirurgical Faculty. Dr. Jones will
also send out an exhibition OF his
own selecting which will BE- arranged
Ia one OF the rooms or the school.
Mr.. Guy r.. Fowler, Green street
who has been with The Advocate for
eighteen years, has accepted posi-
ton with the Waynesboro Metal and
Foundry Company, and will 20 TO
sumo his new duties MIR. Fowler has
been a conscientious and faithful
employe- of The Advocate and it il
with regret that we see him leave
He has our best wishes for success
On Wednesday at the second sit
ting OF the registration officials III
Baltimore, the total Democratic anil
alton was 1O,237; Republican, 5,6O5
and Progressive, 1903. Those who
declined to affiliate with any party
numbered LISP. The total white
registration was 1894 and colored
1923. Nine negroes affiliated as
Democrats. The negro Republican
afiliation was 2,253, and 266 negroes
affiliated a. PrOgressives-
A gentleman living on West MaiT
street, On several occasions said tc
his friends that he had a tree Of ap.
pies To pick and that he estimated
that the tree would produce two
bushels Of fruit On Tuesday he
arose early and proceeded to the lo
On College Hill to pick his apples
To his surprise some one else haC
arrived there first and had taken tht
apples, leaving him the tree. lie is
now looking for the fellow who has
the apples.
Charles "A. Lewis, OF Hagerstown
a freight conductor on the western
Maryland railway, was arrested at
o'clock Tuesday morning at the home
of his step-father in Smithsburg, or
the charge of completely in the recon
wholesale robbery Of merchandise
from cars on the railroad. Levi:
vas found under BED BY Sheriff
Snively and Deputy Miller and was
taken To jail When the officers wen
to the home and asked for Lewis they
were told he was not in. Forcing al
entrance they searched the home anC
found Lewis hiding under the bed
He was in his night clothing.
Announcement was made by the
officials of the Western Maryland
Railway Company that they had en-
tered into an agreement with the New
York Central Railway Company b.
which coal from the big Pittsburgh
district II to find Eastern markets
through Baltimore. 1t was said i
New York railroad circles that Their
will probably be warm fight be
tween the New York Central and tn
Pennsylvania Railroad over tn
through coal rates, which will b
carr: ed into effect from the Pitts
burgh district to tidewater via tn
Western Maryland from Connelis
vile to Baltimore.
Upon the charge that he had forg
ed her name to a note for $500, Mrs
Annie t.. Bowlus, of Thurmont, Ia
had an indictment brought agains
her at the Frederick Circuit Court b.
her brother, Harry G.. Cover. The in
dictment is the outcome of SUI
brought by William a. Cramer agains
Mrs. Bowlus to recover $500 and ln
terest on a note he had against he
brother, and upon which Mrs. Bowlu
was the surety. Mrs. Bowlus at tn
trial attempted to set UP the plea tina
her name was forged, but on accOun
of the wording Of the original plead
ings she could not do this in court
The case was tried and the jury re
turned verdict compelling Mrs
Bowlus to pay the note, which, wit
interest, amounted to $43S.
The members of the Headquarter
Committee Of the Anti-Saloon Leagu
of Maryland, al the best evidence
their confidence in the managemen
of the Superintendent, have themsel
YES subscribed $4,000, provided til
rest of the state will subscribe $15
900 more, over and above the contr1
button at church services, for To
fund wv be used between now and Tn
legislative election next fall in to
educational and organization WOr
necessary to insure the nomination c