The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-07-26
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

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Western Maryland Railway officials
are looking forward to big freight
traffic upon the opening OF the Con-
nelIsyille extension on Wednesday
next.
NH. Clarence Cook, West Main
street, has made portrait with tlags
Of every nation represented in It.
The frame he constructed OF caps
from beer bottles. The picture is
very handsomely designed.
After the heavy storm Of wind and
rain on Sunday afternoon all evening
trains were late on account Of nlsh
water at different sections along the
line. Fences, trees and corn were
leveled to the ground also by the high
wind.
Grace Lutheran Church Sunday
school held it, annual picnic o.
Tuesday in the grove Of MIR. Theodore
+. Englar, near this city. The day
was a most pleasant one and an en-
joyable time was spent by members
of the school.
The Hagerstown Fair Association
has decided to- give banquet ar me
fair grounds on September ia To the
500 stockholders Of the association
and the 200 members of the advisory
boards in the other counties OF Mary
land and adjoining States connected
with the fair.
The barn Of Emory Grouse, Littles-
town, Pa, was struck by Hghtnlng
about 2 a. m, Thursday, July l8th
and was burned to the ground with
all it's contents. The loss is said to
be about 800. An alarm was sound
ed and the members of Alpha Fire
company responded promptly. While
no attempt was made to save the
doomed structure the company did eff
fectiye work in preventing the spread
of the flames to adjoining property.
Mrs. Annie Radcliff, filed a suit in
the Frederick court against Or. Ira
Beall and Irving :. Albaugh, asking
$500 damages. The parties TO the
suit reside at LibertytoWn. 1t il al
legged BY Mrs. Radcliff that the de-
PENDANTS own piece OF ground near
her residence, and have set up a
merry go-round, and operate the
same. Mrs. Radcliff claims the same
IL very annoying to her, and that she
served notice upon the defendants 10
cease operating it and also produced
a certificate from a physician saying
that the operating of the machine and
its attendant noise might be detri-
mental to the health of Mrs. Radclin.
She asks $500 damages.
MIR. a. Shellman Greene, formerly
OF Manchester, but now with the
Robert A. Woodbridge Company, Bal
timore, is spending his vacation at
Duluth, Mimi, on Lake Superior. On
his return trip he will visit Mime
apolis, St Paul, Lacrosse, Milwaukee,
Chicago, Fort Wayne and Pittsburgh.
Every summer Mr.. Greene spends his
vacation touring points Of interest
through the United States and Can
ada; and as he has visited all points
of interest in the Eastern part of the
United States, he has chosen this
Western trip, which his many friends
throughout the county sincerely trust
he will enjoy
The Emory Grove Camp will open
on Friday evening, August 9 and
close August 25. Director J. F.
Heisse will have associated with him
many of the preachers of the Balti-
more Conference a. well as some
from afar. Evangelist @. Hanson AFpe,
of Allentown, Pa, will preach nightly
during the last week of camp. Special
days are arranged as follows June
20, Excursion Day; August ;, Lords
Day Alliance Day; August 10, The
World in Baltimore; August IA, Wo-
mans Foreign Missionary Society
August z, Sunday School Day; August
81, Woman's Home Missionary So
ciety; August "a, Epworth League
Day.
Some 400 excursionists from York,
Pa, received a big setback to q day
of anticipated pleasure early Satur-
day morning, when seven Of the ten
cars of their train on the Western
Maryland Railway left the rails at
Maple Grove, 20 miles from their
starting point About four persons
were hurt, but none seriously.
Spreading rails caused the accident.
One of the cars, according to pas
senger, stopped just three feet short
. of a high embankment. Scores of
women tainted from the shock, and
for a time considerable excitement
prevailed, but cooler heads maintain
ID order when it was seen that no one
was seriously hurt.
Many Baltimoreans have been cur
ious to learn the identity of a young
man, with one arm who has often
been seen driving an automobile
through the streets with a. much
skill a. though he were not crippled.
He il Nolan f.. Basler, OF Hampstead,
Carroll county, teacher of a public
school near Westminster, and one of
the most enthusiastic Automobiles
in Maryland. He travels several
thousand miles annually in his ma
chine and has not met with an acct
dent since h bought il, several years
ago. Not only does Mr.. Basler oper-
ate the car himself, but he does his
own repairing and also for many of
his friends. Mr.. Basler lost his left
arm in a cunning accident some
years ago.