The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-11-29
There are four prisoners now in the

received first prize on special cucum-
/ bers and second prize on catsup ex-
hibited last week at the Fifth Regi-
ment Armory, Baltimore.
In another column will be found
the statement Of the receipts and dis
bursements OF the Board OF School
Commissioners OF Carroll county for
the fiscal year ending July 81, 1912.
The pilot Of an engine caught fast
in part of the plank in the railroad
crossing on Main street on Wednes-
day morning and tore up a space
about two feet wide and feet long
The increase of the engineers sal
aries will affect the Western Mary
land Railway Company to the amount
of $4,000 or less. Concession OF the
maximum demands would have meant
$4,000 annually.
The first Of series Of subscription
dances to be given under the au-
spices of the Girls Club of this city
will take place this evening in Fire
mems Hall. A number of out-of-
town guests are expected.
The duck pin team of the Knapp
Machine Works, visited TaneytoWn
on Wednesday night and came out
with flying colors. The Taneytown
team was no match for the pin spill
ers from this city il we judge by the
complexion of the score.
The entertainment given at the
Opera House Wednesday night by the
quartette, representing the Ithaca
Conservatory of Music, was a high
class performance throughout, and
was thoroughly enjoyed by all those
who were fortunate enough to be
present.
The store property of Joseph Nc
AvOy, at ClarksOn, Howard county,
occupied by Mr.. Mueller as a general
store for the last year, was destroy
ed by fire about II o'clock Tuesday
night The stock and furniture in the
store was valued at $4,000 and insured
for $1,000.
John Bollinger, the three-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Boil
linger, of Emmitsburg, died last Fri
day as the result Of sitting down In
tub OF hot broth in which pudding
meat had been cooked. The affair
happened at the Patterson butcher
shop, where the little fellows father
| was emplOyeu
The C. and P. Telephone Company
has recently placed telephones in
the following residences ]. L.
Baust, Westminster 239; Western
Maryland ticket office, Westminster
ST; j. E. Null, Frizellburg, Westmins-
ter 1921; H. J. eastman, FriZell-
burg, Westminster S16-15; Foster N.
Warehime, Frizellburg, Westminster
1892.
Testimony in the complaint before
the Public Service Commission against
the crossings of the Western Mary,
land Railroad at New Windsor, Md,
was heard Wednesday by Commits
sioner Herring and Chief Engineer
Phelps, of the commission. To learn
at first hand the existing conditions
/ Dr.. Herring and Mr.. Phelps went to
New Windsor.
A class of 20 was initiated into the
Independent Order Of Red Men of
Manchester, Thursday night, Novem-
Der 81, and following the initiation a
luncheon of sandwiches, coffee and
ice cream was served to the rs mem
bers present The order was organ
lied not quite six years ago with 48
/ -
membership of 131.
A large part Of the Christmas
stock of our merchants has arrived
and is on display at their stores In
this city. The assortment is large
and varied enough to suit even the
most critical customer. See the ad-
vertisements in this issue, and begin
! to do your Christmas shopping. The
will ho OF nj Or
with the week of December 9.
i Mrs. Sam Hill, colored, of fancy
town, Md, gave birth on Thursday to
three baby girls. The triple combi-
nation makes ten children which have
I been born to this couple in the past
six years. Twice before she present
ed her husband with twins. The
; trip1ets died shortly after birth, two
of them were very dark coIored,
while the other child had a very fair
complexion.
| Westminster might profit by this:
I'VE understand that our youngsters
are to be kept off the streets after y
d. m. A councilman informed US that
\ it is not necessary for that body to
| instruct its officer; that the officer 10
expected to enforce all ordinances al
| fecting the good order and Well-be-
ing of our borough. So our boys had
better be at home after p. M, in
the future.-Littlestown Independent.
Stanley F. King, aged rs years,
Hagerstown a brakeman on the West
ern Maryland railway, was found un-
conscious, with his head crushed,
lying on top of the tender of the en-
CINE drawing eastbound freight No.
\ COL near Bittinger's, on the Baltimore
and Harrisburg division, late Tues
day afternoon. He died shortly al
terward. 1t is thought he was stand
| ing on top of a box car and that his
head struck an overhead bridge and
tumbled him into the tender.
A delegation from Carroll county
waited upon Chairman Weller, of the
State Roads Commission, Wednesday
morning in an effort to have the com
mission take charge of the three
miles and a half of road between
Eldersburg and the Westminster and
Sykesville roads. The proposition
offered was that the county, the tax
payers along the road and the state
each pay a part of the expense OF
paving the road. The delegation was
headed by County Roads Commission
er J. 0. DeVries, Jr., and Frank Mer-
Icaron who acted as spokesman.