The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-03-15
Next sunday u u Patrick,s Day.

Next Sunday il st Patrick's Day.
This il the month garden making il
started.
Nj The country roads are becoming
very bad, the mud now being several
inches deep
Are we publishing all the news Of
\ your locality? If not, tell IT, about
IL. It's your paper a. well Al ours.
The Ladies' Literary Club met on
Tuesday afternoon at the residence
of Mrs. Chas. Billingslea, East Main
street.
j Mr.. and Mrs Thomas A. Murray, of
/ Baltimore, spent Sunday with the
1atter's father, DR. Joshua w. Herring,
East Main street.
! a Westminster citizen ID discussing
| the question Should women have
the vOte?" said h. did not think a
woman should have vote, but she
ought to have voter.
Mrs. Rebecca Shoemaker, an aged
lady living near Taneytown, slipped
and fell last week, breaking a bone
of the left hip DR. Birney, of fancy
town, il the attending physician.
Sixteen freight trains passed
through this city over the Western
Maryland Railway on Sunday last,
each having long line OF cars. Six
of them we're drawn by two engines.
The following were guests or MIR.
and Mrs. G. L. Bowers on Sunday:
Mrs. Silas Bish, Miss Earnestine
Yonce, Miss Lucy Greenwood, Mrs
James M. Stoner and Miss Mae Ston-
CT.
George r. Staub who has been
living in Baltimore county, will move
on April l to his farm near Wake
field; and John wv. Eyler, who has
been living on Mr.. Staub's farm, will
move to a. farm near Thurmont.
Comptroller Of the Currency Muir
ray has issued an order that boards
OF directors of National banks shall
hereafter meet bank examiners at ev-
cry examination, to discuss the affairs
Of the banks, especially their loans
and discounts.
Mr.. v. w. Power has purchased the
rectory on Court street from the
yestry OF Ascension Episcopal Church.
His son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and
Mrs OF Eugene Tubman, and family
will reside there. The sale was made
through the agency of @. q. Beach.
Directors Of the Springfield State
Hospital, met at Annapolis Friday
and decided to rebuild the residence
&nV he int oh r0-
Gently burned on the site OF the old
building. The property was inspect
ed by Governor Goldsborough last
Sunday.
The western maryland Railroad
Company Saturday placed an order
for coaches, which will be used On
the Connellsville extension. The
contract was given Toledo (Ohio)
company and consists OF rs all-yesti-
bule coaches, steel mail and ex-
press cars and express coaches.
East-bound freight train No. 621 on
the Western Maryland railway was
wrecked Thursday at Sprenkle's, east
of Highfield Two cars, loaded with
salt and grain, left the track and
rolled down high bank, but the ca
bOose. which was next to them did
not leave the rails The train was en-
route to Port Covington, Baltimore.
The Baltimore Conference OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church, will OPP
en- it, annual session in the First
Church, Baltimore, on Wednesday,
March 27, and will adjourn the follow
ing Tuesday. Bishop Earl Cranston,
of Washington, ID. O., will preside. The
complete program for the conference
was announced Monday night by Rev.
Dr. Charles IT.. Mead, pastor of First
Church.
"A verdict of $3.50 damages against
the Western Maryland Railway Com
pany was obtained by Robert Gar
onzik, travelling salesman, in the
City Court, Baltimore, for injuries re-
ceived by him on June 2, last, at
Hagerstown Mr.. Garonzik was about
to board a train for Rocky Ridge,
when he was struck down and thrown
under the locomotive. His left foot
was cut off.
When the frost is coming out of the
ground in the spring is one Of the
best periods of the entire year for an
effective use of the split log drag on
the roads. It's use will not be timed
by a previous rain, as il the require
ment OF summer dragging, but any
day when the roads thaw out presents
an opportunity for satisfactory work
with the drag. Roads dragged in the
early spring will b. the first to take
form.
q very peculiar accident occurred
on the Western Maryland Railroad at
Jacks Mountain Thursday morning,
or last week, when two cars in the
center of a freight train broke lose
from their couplings, jumped the
track and plunged down a steep en-
bankment tn the meantime the rear
section OF the train was able on ac-
count of the grade to rejoin the first
section, and the train was made-up in
tact, as at start, only minus the two
cars.
Pharmacist John r. Oursler, U. S.
NJ, will be placed on the retired list
on March LIZ, 1912. He il native Of
this city. He entered the naval serv-
ice June z, 1874, ana was transferred
to the Naval Academy from Washing
ton Navy Yard, June 30, 1876, since
which time he has been on duty con-
tinuously at the academy. Mr. Ours
Ter at one time taught school at
Sandy Mount. He is son of the late
Harry Oursler, who formerly owned
the farm now owned by William
Steele, in Cranberry Valley.
The Reisterstown Athletic Club held
l. VI.