The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-04-05
LOCAL AFFAIRS.


Md, ID at hospital in Baltimore,
for treatment.
This week has been a record-break-
er in the matter of property trans
fers in Carroll county.
Ali dogs Of Adams county, Pa, are
taxed, and must wear tags OF the
owners will BE- fined $500.
The days are now beginning to be
longer than the nights, and will con-
tinue to lengthen until June FL.
Mr.. Frank T.. Shaeffer, Pennsyl-
vania avenue, who broke hi leg, il
now getting around on crutches.
Western Maryland College closed
Yesterday for the Easter recess, and
the students went to their homes.
Mr. j. Thomas Barnhart, Sandy
Vile, left last week for Danville, Va,
where he il under contract to play
ball. He ID catcher.
A large number of persons will at
tend the national conference of the
the last week in May.
Mr. Harry Myers, OF Union Mills,
and Mr.. Harry Coppersmith, Of Med
ford, have moved into houses Of y.
David Crowl, Crowl avenue.
MIR. wv. a. Herman, of Baltimore,
travelling freight agent for the mer-
chants and Miners Transportation
Co., was in this city On Tuesday.
Mr.. Oliver J. Stonesifer, editor Of
The Pilot, Union Bridge, and MI.
James M. Shellman Of Uniontown
paid a visit to The Advocate on
Tuesday.
MIR. y. Jacob Basler, who purchas-
ed the Mackley property, corner Of
Bishop and East Main streets, j.
tearing away part Of it and is en-
larging the residence.
Mrs Mary u. Otto, Linwood, Md, in
renewing her subscription stated that
she could not do without The Advo-
cate al it has been welcomed to her
home for over 40 years.
Mr. John Flater, Centre street
who left in February to play ball
with the Oakland california; Club
has been sold to the Los Angeles
Club of the same association.
Messrs. John III. Cunningham, Edw
o. Weant Monroe Englar, Arthur f
Smith, and DR.. Eugene M Sullivan
motored to Annapolis on Monday
and attended the final session of the
legislature.
Passion Week was ushered in with
special Palm Sunday services in all
of the churches of Westminster and
vicinity IN most Of the churches,
palms and other greens were features
Of the pulpit decorations.
Mr.. George Hood and family, OF
York, Pa, have moved to the resi-
dence formerly occupied by John E.
Deeds, East Main street. Mr.. Hood
has accepted position with Mr. Geo
r. Grumbine Forks OF the Road.
As stated last week the Blue Ridge
College and the Dunkard institution
at Bridgewater Rockingham county
va, will b. consolidated at the lat
ter town. After next September the
enlarged institution will be known as
Blue Ridge College.
DR.. Edwin Warield, of Western
Maryland College, Will meet rep
resentatives from other Maryland
Colleges in Baltimore tomorrow to
select judges for the oratorical con-
test to be held at st. Johns College
Annapolis, early in May.
Mi. IT. W. Lewis has delivered hie
Hudson automobile to his father fol
whom it was originally purchased, and
has bought for himself Maxwell
special 36-horsepower touring car
Tie also has sold to his uncle, Mr.
Harry r. Watkins, Maxwell Mas
cote, 25-horsepower touring car.
After May list the Carroll county
Board of School Commissioners will
b. composed rf the following gentle
men: Theodore ~ Englar, Westmin-
ster; Levi d. Ried, Taneytown DR.. w
ID. Hopkins, Mt Airy; III Wesley Hof-
facker Manchester; A. N. Zentz, East
view and Clinton G. Devilbiss, New
Windsor
The new passenger rates on the
Western Maryland Railway will &c
into effect Monday, April LIST. The
present fare of cents mile will be
increased to cents over the lines
of the company, with the exception
of from Hanover to York where q
21a cent charge will be made in ord
er to compete with the rates in eff
feet on the Northern Central Rail
way.
The Ladies Literary Club, at its
meeting on Tuesday afternoon ar the
residence of Mrs. Carroll Albaugh
East Main street, decided to make ar
active campaign against flies and fol
a cleaner and healthier Westminster
The following committee of five was
appointed, who will take immediate
action in engaging the cooperation
of our merchants ana councilmen
Mrs. Frank z. Miller, chairman, Mrs
George K. Mather, Mrs Allan T
Bacon, Mrs. O. OF Douglas, and Mrs
Charles Billingslea.
a serious runaway accident occur
red on the Hanover pike, between
Greenmount and Manchester, last Sat
urday when a fOur-horse wagon OF
Amos Wolf passed over his hip ant
legs. Mr.. Wolf, who lives about hal
a mile from Manchester, was driv,
ing the team when the mules in from
scared at bicycle, Mr. Wolf leapet
to the ground and tried in vain tx
check them. One tramped on his
foot, throwing him under the wagon
He was taken In buggy to Horatic
CARROTS home by Clarence Loatz
and Dr. Bennett, OF Manchester, AZ
tended him. Later Mr.. Wolfe was
taken home and is doing well in care
OF Dr. IT. H Sherman.