The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-01-05

which about 5000 Baltimoreans will
march
Herman Myers "a merchant of g
curity, near HagerstoWn, was fined
$11.1O and costs by Justice Hartle for
permitting "a chicken rattle IT. h1G
store On Christmas Day
Because ladies have recently been
making such general demand for
calfskin shoes, such e men wear, "a
scarcity of that kind of leather has
made it necessary tO increase the
price of footwear
James IT, Herman announced tie g
tension OH the James Lawrence Ker-
nan Hospital and Industrial School Tor
Crippled Children, Baltimore, and that
Iit would b. made Statewide inst1-
tuition
Bills for more effectual protection
or wild ducks, fish, crabs, oysters are
being prepared for introduction into
the General Assembly Bills are also
being prepared To protect sheep and
poultry from worthless dogs
Fifty Der cent more patients were
admitted I'D Gainesville in the year
Just past than the previous one, while
the number of admissions was double
that of two years ago, according ~
the annual report of the hospital just
published
The q. q n. Telephone Company
sr~ n.y. NJ
ita lines in Frederick City and vicin-
ity, 31A miles of new cables arc
being placed iii position, which will
b. far better service. The cables Will
cost $1,000.
The Pennsylvania Railroad has
about completed surveys for "a new
Line of tracks, which will do away
with the bridges over the Bush and
Gunpowder Rivers, thus saving sew
eral minutes travel between Balti-
more and Philadelphia.
The record of Democratic national
conventions held in Baltimore il IT,
spring In that city Andrew Jack
son, Martin Van Buren,, James K. Polk
and Franklin Pierce were All nOmi-
mated In no other city OF the Union
have 10 many Democratic Presidents
been nominated.
The Bell Telephone Company in
planning some redistricting OF terri
tory and headquarters contemplates
making Baltimore 80 important cen
tre. It will combine there The ser
- An% ~
GINA and the District Of Columbia
placing in charge Is vice-president
and general manager, W- H. Buehler
OF Pittsburgh.
The new automobile fire engine
purchased by Hagerstown, arrived ov-
IL the WI M. railroad last week, and
was unloaded in the railroad yard in
the presence OF number yf persons
members Of the First Hose Co, and
firemen. The machine il the most
modern of the new auto type of fire
\ fighting apparatus. The engine cost
approximately $4,000 and has been ir
course of construction for severa
months.
Judges Burke and Duncan or
December rs, signed decree in accOr-
dance with their opinion declaring the
Good Roads act unconstitutional. The
decree orders that an injunction be isl
sued restraining the members Of the
Good Roads Commission from per
forming any of the duties set forth ir
the law creating that body and also
restraining the County COmmiSsio
III fnT E2
use OF the commission.
The thirteenth census shows tina.
Maryland had in 1910 the following
poultry population: 2,65O,75O chickens
6O,26O turkeys, 5O,232 ducks, 23,6Ot
geese, I'll, 653 guinea fowls, 72,435 pig
cons and 22 pea fowls. There were
also 23,156 colonies Of bees. "a Is
markable feature OF the report j. tina
there were more turkeys, ducks ant
geese iii the State in 1900, than IL
1910. The figures for 1900 follow
I2,113,544 chickens, 1O1,782 turkeys
$500 ducks and 33,389 geese.
Maryland had ninety nationa
banks, exclusive OF Baltimore, or th'
5th day Of December, 1911. Thes'
banks had resources. amounting II
ssh, MSS, 947.17. The capital stock O
the SO banks HI 1921, 10000, and th
surplus $3,6O2, 7O5.56 They have il
sued notes to the amount Of $4,466,
W.. The individual deposits amour
to $35,944,59171. The United State
vi has deposited in these 40 banks th
sum of Sill, 55O.65. The value of th
banking houses and fixtures il $1,613,
NJ $3.50. The statement for the bal
timore City banks has not yet bee1
prepared.
VIII
The Poultry Yard,
Winter eggs and exercise 20 to
VI gether.