The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-11-22
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

Mfr Orlando Reese dAu AdiAIly AofC4
m Monday into Mrs. Edgar Nusbaum's
Tn1se on East Main street.
Tho Chesapeake Motorcycle Club
,osend through this city on Sunday
~ RIM from Baltimore to Hanover,
Pa
The front of the R. & l.. store re-
caived fresh coat OF red paint. lit
vas artistically done by Charles E..
Bowers.
rittlestown held a monstrous torch
Hght parade on Tuesday night in hon
nT of the Democratic victory on No
rember 5.
Mr. Raymond Angel, of Middle
burg, has purchased model It Ford
Automobile from Herr & Babylon,
West Main street
Messrs. Theo. z. Englar and VIM. IL.
6 Allgire of near Hampstead, have
purchased Overland automobiles from
" r. Davis & Co., John street.
Some painting was done on differ
emit parts of the residence of MIR. j..
Ezra Stem and Centenary Methodist
Episcopal Church by Lippy & Cassell,
this week.
Sturgeon Tyler, lad about 16years
old. from Glen Rock, Pa, was struck
by an express train Wednesday night
at New Freedom while trying to cross
the track. He was knocked some dis
lance and is thought to be seriously
injured. The young man was badly
bruised about the hip and body.
William C. Scheib, the conductor Of
the freight train that collided head-on
with passenger train, near Shippens-
burg, on the Western Maryland Rail-
way, resulting in four trainmen being
killed, was arrested Monday night for
involuntary manslaughter Scheib
gave himself up i'm Harrisburg, Pa.
Train No. going west over the
Western Maryland Railroad and train
No. coming east have been running
on scheduled time and giving excellent
service in every particular. Many of
our citizens patronize train No. z,
which arrives here at 10 o'clock p. m,
and say that it cannot be improved up
on.
Dr. H. w. Kennard, a member of
the medical department, Maryland
National Guard, has been appointed
assistant superintendent of the School
for Feeble Minded, Owings Mills. He
accepted and will shortly resign his
commission in the state militia as first
lieutenant of Company A, Medical
Corps
Dr. Thomas Fell, for over p years
president of St. Johns College, An
napols, will in all probability become
M "A inf
Maryland. Dr. Fell is well known in
professor of ancient languages at New
Windsor College. He is an English
man by birth.
Morris L. Rouzer, of Thurmont, has
been appointed postmaster to succeed
Henry Cover, who for about y years
has held this office Mr.. Rouzer was
endorsed for the position about a year
ago. Ever since then the appoint
mert has been held up for some rea-
son, and the announcement of his ap-
p0lntment has just been made.
Harry Ashbaugh, of near Creagers-
town, who was indicted some time ago
upon the charge of cutting wood on
anothers lend and who was out I'M
der $500 bail and skipped, was arrest
ed Friday near Thurmont The ar
rest was made by deputy Sheriff Lydey,
OF Thurmont, who had been after his
man for some days, and on Thursday
chased him through a creek four or
hve times. Ashbaugh is now in jail.
The Reformed congregations at
Ihurmont, Rocky Ridge and Creagers-
town on Sunday held elections for
pastor, and elected Rev. Peter E.
Heimer, pastor of the Reformed Church
at East Mauch Chunk, Pa. A call will
now be extended to Rev. Mr.. Heimer,
ana 1t Is hoped he will accept. The
1hurmont charge has been vacant over
year. Rev. John Reinecke resigning
10 accept a call to a charge near this
city.
POSTAL Savings banks are now es-
taDlished in 1882 postoffices, with
approximately s28,000,0OO of deposits,
according to statement of the Post
once Department. Of this number
maryland has lis postal banks, Vir-
slnla III and West Virginia 1877. Three
arst class offices have the postal saw
ing department, Is second class, A
tnlrd class, 81 fourth class and 16
branches in Maryland. The first post
dI savings bank was started January
!, 1911.
Aaron J. Miller, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
noan w. Miller, of near MorelOck's
oCnoolhouse, met with an accident
Hnile working around a gasoline en-
sihe about Saturday noon that broke
us right arm in two places. He was
trylng to put the belt on the engine,
Mhen his arm caught and was twisted
ana broken. His father summoned
musicians who on seeing the serious
nature of the break took the patient
" the Maryland University Hospital,
oaltlmore, for an operation. An X-ray
o1 the arm disclosed that the bones
were crushed from elbow to wrist.
IT. Robert ?. Bay will operate today.
Dr. d. H. Carroll, president Of the
Consolidated Cotton Duck Company,
ena retired minister OF the Methodist
episcopal Church died Friday morn
Ing at his residence 1900 Eutaw Place,
paltlmore. He was born in the sub
uros of Baltimore July II, 1910 and
vas son Of David Carroll, OF Howard
county, a pioneer manufacturer OF
cotton duck, and Ann Elizabeth Car
Toll. Tie was ordained a deacon in
Iae Methodist Episcopal church by
BISHOP Baker in 1863 and an elder by
Bishop Scott in 1865. His first charge
was in this city at Centenary Metho-
dlst Episcopal Church where he re-
NAMED two vea.--.