The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-06-06

Dir. Samuel j, stone, the newly
elected clerk to the Mayor and Com
mon Council, entered upon his duties
on Monday.
Edward II. Rowe formerly Mayor
of Emmitsburg, and at one time deputy
sheriff, was held Friday in $500 bail
for a further hearing on Friday charg-
ed with forgery and embezzlement.
Judge Theodore Brown gave George
.Saffell, of Front Royal, Va, pass to
get out of the town on Wednesday.
He was tried for yagrancy upon the
arrest of Chief of Police John Stem.
The Westminster base ball team will
play Sapdyyille on Athletic Field to-
morrow at o'clock good game
Is expected, and large number of
people should go and encourage the
eport.
The Western Maryland Railway
Company Is remodellng Hillen station.
This Is another good improvement
among many others which have been
planned and carried out by President
Fitzgerald.
Mrs. William b. Faringer, a sister
of Rev. l.. Emory Bennett, of this city,
died on Tuesday at her home IN Mt.
Washington. Funeral services were
held from her late residence yester-
day at o'clock.
On Sunday Mrs. N. l.. seabrook
met with painful accident at her
home on East Main street, In which
both her feet were badly sprained
She will not be able to go about for
at least 10 days.
On Monday night three cars were
upset down an embankment in the
railroad yards in this city near
shrlyer's Canning Factory. The Port
Coyington wrecking crew placed the
cars back on the track on Tuesday,
From all reports there is going TO
be very short supply of cherries.
owlng to the unreasonable spring
weather. The birds are said to be
playing havoc with some OF the trees,
which will also help TO shorten the
crop.
A meeting of the Carroll County
Teachers Association will be held in
the High School Building In this city
on Friday. June 13. when the teachers
will receive their pay for the summer
term, and the medals will be awarded
to the winners of the spelling contest.
Western Maryland and Rock Hin
PLAYED a 10 tie last Saturday on
College HILL the game being called
In the tenth inning Meadows, for
Rock Hill. allowed only three hits
In seven innings, but developed Wild
neas. and Western Maryland tied the
score.
Harry Monroe, OF Gambler. proved
his ability as an athlete on Saturday
last at the annual track and field
meet OF the county high schools held
BY the Franklin High School AT
Relsterstown. He Won the 1p0 yard
dash, 120 yard dash and was third
In the running broad jump.
Ten armed highwaymen held up
william Happel In the rear of the
Blue Goose saloon. On the mountain
near Pen-Mar, on Sunday midnight,
MAJ %, and ordered him TO surrender
his yaluables. Happel knocked the
nearest highwayman down. One of
the would-be robbers threw 4 fash
light in Happels face while another
fired shot at him. the ball grazing
his temple.
! new summer time table vent into
effect on the Northern Central Rail-
way May %. The Inauguration OF
Sunday passenger trains on the Col
. umbia and Frederick branch Ii the
most important feature of the new
schedule. The trains running be-
tween Frederick and Columbia were
made through trains, and service es-
tablished between York and FTeder-
lex and intermediate points. There
will be two trains each way every
Sunday.
Joseph A. Jamlson. was Monday
granted the contract 10 make the eX-
capations for lake go by 125 feet
and from SIX to eight feet deep. to be
built in front of the residence Of T.
Frank Metealf, near Libertytown.
This farm vas purchased many years
ago by Mr.. Metcalf The house upon
the farm has been remodeled and
made into large modern house with
stncco on metal. The lake Is to be
filed with spring water and stocked
with rainbow trout.
Members of the Maryland Bankers
Association will hold their eighteenth
annual convention At the Blue Noun
tain House. June q to rs inclusive.
Although the program has not yet
been completed, number of notable
men with national regulations have
been secured by Charles Ham. chair
man of the committee of arrange
ments, to present papers. which prom
ise to make the convention not only
the most interesting but the most i'm
portant ever held BY the bankers Of
this state.
The jury investigating the head-on
freight wreck on the Western Mary
land railroad at Pearre last
week, In which one man was killed
and IL injured, brought in verdict
Monday that George p. Hagg, the
Pearre operator, who forgot to give
orders to one OF the trains, was re-
sponsible for the wreck Hagg, after
discovering that he had forgotten to
give the orders to the train. notified
the Hagerstown dispatcher and then
fed to Pennsylvania. Operator Rice.
who relieved Hagg, testified thai Hagg
said. I've got to beat 1t. Nobody
to blame but myself"
News has been received here of the
death of Mr.. W. o. Blakey, OF Gordons-
vile, Va, who married Miss Gertrude
MeMurran. formerly Of this city. Mr..
Blakey was crossing a railroad track
on Tuesday. May q, and stepped
back TO get out of the way Of an ex-
press train when he vas struck by a
SraIaht train pnnnfuu from the anno-