The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-10-11

Mr.. Anderson H. Etzler, of Woods
boro, has purchased the Powell Mill.
at Thurmont.
Mr.. Earl Thomson, who lives near
this city, has secured employment a.
brakeman on the Western Maryland
Railway.
The Smallwood Grange will hold a
fair and oyster supper on November
2, beginning at 10 o'clock a. M, and
continuing until after night.
Mr.. Harry Perry, conductor on the
w. MI. r., has been promoted to as
sistant train master. Mr.. Perry lives
at Union Bridge and his jurisdiction
II from Highfield to Baltimore.
Four gentlemen from this city
started for the York Fair via Keymar,
but owing to the piece OF junk pile
of an engine on the Western Mary
land train, they missed connections
by about LIZ minutes, and had to re-
turn.
A force Of men on the Western
Maryland Railway are busily engaged
in putting in heavy bridges in place
OF the old ones between here and
Emory Grove. It will require some
time to complete the work after
which the powerful locomotives re
Gently purchased by the company will
run through here to Baltimore.
Prospects throughout Carroll coun-
ty are excellent for poultry Of all
kinds for Thanksgiving. Driving
through this section great many
young turkeys, geese, ducks, guineas
and other poultry are to be seen. On
account of the high prices Of meat,
| 1t is expected that turkeys will COM
mand good rates.
| Nancy S. Smith has filed the tit
ling of suit against the w. nj. Ry.
Co., for damages for the death OF her
husband, who was killed year ago,
lit is alleged by the explosion Of @
gasoline engine used to pump water
into the railroad company's tank at
Highfeld. The amount of damages
has not been set forth.
The council of St. Benjamin's Re
formed church, near this city, has
added to the improvements Of the
church by erecting lightning rods.
The church is undergoing repairs,
having recently been struck by light
ming for the third time. The rods
were furnished by Messrs. John c.
Skunk and r. E. Lee Hutchins.
Rev. DIR. Thomas Freeman Dixon,
Of Frederick, went to Barton, Md,
Monday morning, October 7th, where
The will attend the meeting OF the
Baltimore Presbytery, which con-
vened there on Monday evening. DR..
Dixon, who IL secretary OF the com
mittee in charge of the New Windsor
College, will make the report of the
committee to the Presbyterry.
The Eighth Maryland Conference
of Charities and Correction will meet
in Cumberland, December Srd, 4th
and 5th to discuss problems OF public
health, OF charity organization. those
related to county and city iRstitu-
lions, and dependent, defective, and
delinquent children. MIR. George
Schwarzenbach, a prominent merch-
ant of Cumberland, is the president
OF the conference this year, and il
Writ Steele, of Baltimore is the gen.
eral secretary. The conference has
about four hundred members, and er-
forts are now being made to largely
increase this membership, particular
ly in the counties OF the stats
The management of the Opera
House has secured the services OF 9
fine concert company, composed o.
four artists under the direction Of
the Ithaca Conservatory OF Music,
which will give an entertainment In
this city on the night OF November
27th at S.3O o'clock. We hope thu
attendance will be a large one SO tha'
the matag cement will feel encouraged
to bring this class OF entertainment
to Westminster more frequently.
Generally when a case gets Int
Court it means no compromise, bu
the usual order of things was upse
| i'm the case of Isaac l.. Hanke.
) against Harry B. Ogle, both OF nea
Creagerstown. Some time ago MI
, Hankey brough suit agalns
Mr. nS,luslaaiRs for five hundred dol
A Jesuit of trespass
VI Nh : gfe' asKlhg mRRnrapriate.
'unu lars damages as a - =
Jung claiming Mr.. Ogle has acpl4