The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-01-19

Miss Agnes Fink, East Main street,
| il visiting in Baltimore.
Plumbers, coal men, liverymen and
ice men are 1T in smiles
Saints and sinners are walking in
slippery places these days CT our
streets.
R. W. Lewis has purchased hand
some Hudson automobile from y. wv.
Lockard & Son.
The Western Maryland Railway
| had two engines on all their through
trains for several days, this week.
We hope our farmers are looking
after the birds this cold weather, by
seeing that they are fed.
Be careful not to have chimney
fire, these cold windy days. The
danger from fire is always greatest
in severe weather, and fires are the
hardest to fight then.
I'll. III. Harbaugh, proprietor Of the
Palace Livery has presented the Advo-
cate with a handsome Office calendar
which contains a good, clear picture
of the Palace Livery and large, plain
figures in red and black
The following have applied To Gov
ernor Colds borough for positions: Chas.
III. Smith, MT. Airy, State Game War
den; DR. Charles H. Diller, Detour,
Fish Commissioner, and Theodore X.
Brown, this city. Justice OF the
Peace for Carroll county.
The 5.12 a. m. train Of Saturday
was almost 2 hours late when 1t ar
rived at this station. The train had
two engines, but on account OF the
extreme cold weather neither engine
would hold up. 1t took the train
nearly hours to run from Union
Bridge to Baltimore.
We are indebted to the Stevenson
Machine Works, Bryan, Texas, for
IL handsome blotters each contain
Inc a different picture in color on one
end, also for two pencils advertising
the steam and gasoline engines or the
firm. The manager of the firm il NJ.
I'D. Stevenson, son OF Joshua Steven
son, Of near this city.
Our Oldest inhabitants have never
experienced such cold weather a. has
been their experience for the last
week. The thermometer showed the
following degrees below zero on Sun
day morning: Westminster, -;
Finksburg, 26; Meadow Branch, 20;
Wakefield Roller Mills, n; New
Windsor, 26; Union Bridge, %.
George B. Jackson desires to ex-
press his gratitude to the mayor and
common council, Merchants az Manu-
facturers Association, his employees
and all friends for their kind sympa-
thy and regrets for any Inconvenience
that may have been caused by the
recent fire MIR. Jackson expects TO
have hi factory running again or
January 22nd-
The Sunday-school OF Trinity Evan
gelical Lutheran Church, Reisters-
town, has elected the following Of
ficers for the year: Superintendent,
T.. III. Zouck; Lady Superintendent,
Mrs. G. H. Stevenson; Secretary,
VIM. @. Mettam Treasurer, John a.
Neil; Assistant Secretary, John By
erly; Organist, Miss Grace Russell;
Primary Department, Mrs. Kephart
Pfeffer.
The Health Officers Bulletin for
November, 1911, states that during
that month the total number Of births
reported in the counties of Maryland
was 8O2 total number of deaths, 1893.
III deaths were from infectious dis
cases, Of which the most widespread
disease was typhoid fever and the
second most widespread, diphtheria.
Scarlet fever was mildly epidemic in
Mt. Airy, where there were 9 cases.
There were 3 cases Of typhoid fever
id Carroll county during November:
2 cases i'm Westminster and i case
in Woodbine.
While on the Western Maryland
extension as many as $500 men have
been working at one time, this num-
Der has dwindled to about 800, most
of whom are cleaning up and making
slightly the right of way each side OF
the tracks. The Cumberland-Con-
nellsville link has not, however,
ceased to be the scene OF active con-
struction operations, as the railway
company has about 1000 men at work
laying track, and out Of a total OF
125 miles Of main, second track and
sidings, 80 miles were ready for SER
vice last Saturday morning.
"a committee OF doctors passed or
the sanity OF Cleg. Rider, q tall man
with gray sideburns, and who lived
I'LL Hagerstown, Md, and they decided
1t was time To send him TO Spring
field Hospital, Sykesville. He told
the doctors he had two hearts, one
In his chest and one in his stomach.
He il a plasterer by trade, as well as
a shoemaker and baker, but he has
not worked at them for years. He
has been doing laboring work lately.
He is So. His principal mania Is on
religion and he has been going
around asking people to pray for his
father.
Edgemont has lately been troubled
with bunch of tramps. They rails
ed all kinds of trouble when denied
food or clothing. On Saturday officers
went to Edgemont and captured two
negroes, Charles Hull, and Rudolph
Shamber, and took them before JUS
tice Ferguson, of Smithsburg, who
sentenced the prisoners to two
months fri the House OF Correction.
When the officers arrived at Edge
mont they found the hobOes had built
large house OF new cross ties next
to the water tank and on the inside
had large coal fire. There was also
stored over a ton Of coal in the build
ing. 1t is thought the rest OF the
gang made their escape.
1t is stated that the w. M. Railway
Co. has decided to build a 15-mile
stretch to second track between Will
Transport and Hancock, and 1t Is
more than likely that work will be