The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-03-01

The fine weather on Sunday brough
out the automobiles.
The six weeks Or ground hog wealth
er will end on March 18th.
MIR. and Mrs. John Neudecker, a1
aged couple, of near Snydersburg, ar'
both i'll.
The Western Maryland RailWa!
Company il rushed with freight haul
| ing at present
The Hampstead Fire Company vii
play From Sumpter to AppOmattoX'
March 80, in Fireman's Hall, Hamp,
stead.
Rev. Mr.. Murray, Educational Sec
rotary of the Student Volunteer Move
ment, preached in Grace Lutheran
Church last Sunday morning.
Or. Sinkinson Of Atlantic City, M
J., gave go interesting illustrated lee
ture at Westminster Theological Sem
mary, last night on 'The Holy Land
Mr.. Roy Q. Kenly who was formerly
connected with The Times as editor
in now travelling for the job depart
ment or the Mather Printing Com
pany.
The Pioneer Picture Parlor j. closed
Its final show was given last Satur-
day night. It is said that Lawrence
f. Bauer, proprietor, will open lid a
bowling alley at the same place.
Sheriff Elias N. Davis states that
III any one wishes to visit a prisoner
In the jail, he must come on Wednes-
day afternoons, between and 4 o.
clock. Visitors will not be- permitted
at any other time.
Mayor Sponseller received a postal
card from MIR. Theodore F Englar
from Palm Beach, stating that he was
enjoying the bathing and was in good
health. Mr. and Mrs. Englar are at
Mama, Fla, at present.
The dance given at Rocky Ridge on
February 15, was a most enjoyable
affair and largely attended by out OF
town people. Couples from Creagers-
town, Graceham, and Middleburg were
present Music was furnished by the
Rocky Ridge and Middleburg orches-
ira.
The American Express Company,
which will begin its delivery service
in Baltimore April 4, under its con-
tract with the Western Maryland Rail
way Company, will use automobile
trucks for this service. The COM
pany has already bought 18 Of these
trucks.
The Ladies' Literary Club met on
Tuesday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. J. Pearre Wantz, West Main
street Dr. Edwin Warfeld, of West
ern Maryland College, addressed the
club on the subject or English Litera-
ture. Nearly all Of the members were
present
If you have frequent fainting
spells accompanied by chills, cramps,
corns bunions chllbains, epilepsy,
and jaundice it is sign you are not
well, but liable to die any minute.
Pay your subscription in advance and
make yourself solid for good obitu-
airy notice.
The Silver Medal Oratorical Con-
test will take place next Tuesday
evening in Westminster High School
auditorium, at 73O o'clock. MIR. Mike
sell, Of Seminary, will sing and there
will be other good music. Admission,
no cents; proceeds for the benefit of
the school library.
Marshall IT, Lambert, New Windsor,
Md, was arrested on Tuesday by
Sheriff Davis on the charge Of larceny
by a gentleman in Virginia to whom
he gave a bad check in payment for
cattle. Sheriff Miller, OF Warren
county, Va, came to this city on
Wednesday with requIsition papers
from Governor Goldsborough and took
Lambert 20 Virginia to answer the
charge as Ainst him.
Within Is minutes after the time
he was refused work on the farm of
Grier Hersh, York, Pa, Sunday at
noon John Siegman, aged go years, a
retired farmer of near New Freedom,
Pa, went into the straw NOW Of the
barn on the Hersh farm and hanged
himself from joist With rope. 1t
il believed that Siegman was despond-
ent because OF poor health and his
failure to secure work.
Granville il. Heathcote, postmaster
OF Glen Rock, Pa, has rendered his
resignation owing to impaired health
Mayor SponSeller who received a.
invitation to attend the Lincoln High
way hearing before the Library Com
mittee of the House of Representa-
tives at Washington, Id. OF, on Tues
day, March 5, has accepted and will
be present at the appointment time,
to urge the building Of the boulevard
from Washington to Gettysburg.
Last Friday, February 20, Mrs. Mar
garet Newson, widow OF the late MIR,
J. M. Newson, a former School Sup
erintendent, of this county, celebrated
her 99th birthday. Mrs. Newson re
sides with her daughter, Mrs. III. c.
Gushing, Green street, is in excellent
health and j. not only the Oldest
but the handsomest lady in Carroll
county. Her daughter-in-law, Mrs
Dorsey Newson, of New York, spent
the day with her and she received
many beautiful flowers, baskets OF
fruit, cards, kilograms and letters Of
congratulation.
A significant fact in connection with
the building of the Western Mary
lands Connellsville extension is that
all bridge masonry along the new line
il built to accommodate double tracks
and the many tunnels between Cum
berland and Connellsyil1e, with the
exception of the Big Savage, are also
wide enough for two tracks. Other
sections along the line are graded
for double tracking, with the exception
Of some Of the heavier cuts and fills
so that second main track could be