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

The Carroll County Commissioners
attended the fair at York, Pa, yester-
day by special invitation.
Miss Lucy Wantz, OF this city, has
secured position as saleslady in
O'NeilPs store in Baltimore.
Mr.. Chester A. Hosfelt, near Brum-
mel, has entered Strayers' Business
College, Baltimore, a. a student.
The First Regiment Band has re-
ceived an invitation from the Hagers-
town Fair Association to be present
and render music one day during the
Fair which opens next Tuesday.
An unidentified white man was
struck by a Western Maryland train
Monday between Mount Wilson and
Rosslyn, Baltimore county, and in
stantly killed. His body was taken
to Pikesville, where a coroner's jury
was summoned by Justice Of the
Peace F. E. Smith. The jury render
ed verdict of accidental death. The
dead man was well dressed.
Eugene w. Chain, Prohibition can
didate for President, will address a
massmeeting in Mount Airy October
IS. He will leave Baltimore accom-
panic by Charles Stanley, the humor-
Gus vocalist in the morning and ar
rive at Mt. Airy, where MN he will be
Joined by William Purdum, candidate
for Congress. Saturday Mr.. Chain
will speak in the afternoon at West
minister.
Prof. D. Fred Shamberger, of Bal
timore County Agricultural College,
will CT
church under the auspices of the
Brotherhood of Andrew and Phillip,
Thursday evening, October 18th. Mr..
University, will appear in Japanese
costume and deliver an address at
the same place for the Ladies Aid
Society Saturday evening, October
10Th. The public is invited to both.
A Bull Moose, criticising an arti-
Gle that appeared i'm the Baltimore
American Of October 8, headed Taft
Gains in Carroll county," remarked
that the Taft, Sherman and Sparks
Club has Cor Bull Moosers mention
ed in it's column of e-presidents;
that the club organized in Westmins-
ter with about 80 enrolled members.
and not 200 and that the chairman
was elected without being present,
but upon his arrival was escorted to
the chair by well known Bull
Moose.
A stranger, about 80 years old,
stole a horse from the stable of Judge
Ecker, at Woodsboro, and rode of.
Judge Ecker gave chase in his auto
mobile and found his horse near
Creagerstown. At that place the thief
had exchanged the horse for mule
belonging to Maurice Smith and rode
to Creagerstown, where he stole a
buggy and set of harness belonging to
Byron Free. Hitchlng the mule to
the vehicle he escaped In the direction
Of Deerf1eld, and Is thought to be hid
ing in the mountain.
A meeting of Democrats was held
at the Enterprise Office in Hampstead
last Saturday night and Wilson,
Marshall and Talbot Club was organ
lied with the following officers: Pres
ident, DIR. r. C. Wells; vice-presidents,
P. A. Rineman, Columbus Elseroad, J.
10. Murray, II. r.. Ham, Nicholas
Walsh, Peter Buchanan, J. 8. Lester
and w. II. S. Algire; secretaries. w.
H. Bright and Harvey T. Hill; and
treasurer, w. H Richards. Meetings
will be held every Saturday night IN
til the night before election, when a
rally will be held i'm the Firemen's
Hall.
Robert S. J. Steuart, Of Baltimore,
reported Tuesday morning that his
home at Park Heights avenue and
F'ords lane had been burglarized dur
ing his absence Monday afternoon
and nearly $500 worth Of jewelry car
ried off by the thieves. Four hours
later Detectives Robert T. Porter and
Charles Vahle arrested William G.
CLANCY, is years old, an electrician
Of Reisterstown, after he had led them
into a corn field near his home, where
! he is alleged to have hidden two d1a-
mond rings valued at 5000 and then to
the home Of his parents, where the re-
mainder of the jewelrv 20
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