The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-12-05
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

Ex-sheriff Elias n. Davis and wife
are living on Liberty street.
A travelling man remarked on Fri
day evening that pictures produced at
the Opera are as clear as any IN Bal
tlmore.
Mr.. o. L. Dodrer, county treasurer.
took out his commission on Monday
for two years more In his present
capacity.
The Baltimore and ReisteraIown
Turnpike Company Is improving Its
pike by putting on good dressing Of
stone where the pike has become Dad.
Mr.. John Wesley Myers. the newly
elected County Commissioner. took
out his commission on Monday. and
will serve In that capacity for six
years.
Joshua W. Edwards, known as
"Bantie.' slipped so much from the
cup of Joy that Justice Brown On Sat
urday prescribed 30 days rest at
Sheriff Davis hotel.
Sheriff Albert L. Davis took out his
commission and moved Into the jail
on Monday to begin his two years as
sheriff of Carroll county. In looking
over his list of boarders he found
eight sturdy looking men TO keep In
bounds.
The third quarterly conference Of
the Deer Park Methodist Protestant
Church will be held Saturday. Deeem-
Der Il. at Zion Church at : o'clock.
Every official member please be pres
emf. II weather is unfayorab1e It will
be held on Monday. December sth.
The Western Maryland Railway on
Sunday broke all records IN the
freight service for "a hours b. naul-
Ing 3.1a2 cars OF these 2.2f2 we're
loaded and $40 empty. A number Of
extra trains were run and very
available locomotive wag pressed Into
service.
Another noted Improvement IL our
town il nearing completion and that
Is the big addition to the building
back Of Moore's Drug store which II
being constructed by Mr.. George "
Albaneh. The building Ii Of brick.
three stories high and Is Of most mod
eTn constFut ton.
Mr.. William Saltzglyer. who had
been night operator here for aDont
two ronths has been transferred to
Portezg Station, his home. and Mr.
William Lindsay from Portefa IL this
city. The transfer was made upon the
request of both operators aa Mr.. Lind
say lives In this city.
What States Attorney Weant called
a shrinking trick" was heard before
Justice Brown this week when Gienn
Alban. of Baltimore county. vas mr.
rested and charged with stealing DO
skunE hides, known by many people
as noIeeats. Alban will have 4 fur-
ther hearing on December Il.
Tie Baltimore Roofing L Asbestos
Mfg. Co. placed an order with frank
II. Davis for $lS.0i5 worth Of ma
ehinery for its plant at Asbestos for
meriy known as Finksbnrg. The
plant Is being pushed as fast a. pos
sible 10 It's completion. When finish
ed Carroll county will have another
enormous industry.
Complaints of excessive aud dan
geToaz speed by automoblliats On the
new State roads are becoming more
numerous as the aggregate Of COM
pleted mileage increases, and the
trafIIc commission which has been ap=
pointed by Governor Goldsbofonsn 10
frame new regulations Is expected To
give attention to this problem. among
Others.
Tie fratenal order of Mystic circle
held a social In its lodge room IN the
Davis Building, John street. On Mon
DAY evening. Addresses were ,lade
by Mr. II. I. Gorsuch and Mr.. BozugeF,
of Naynesboro, Pa, and reeltanons
were delivered by Misses Eekenfode,
ByeFs and Thomson, after which re-
freshments were served consisting Of
oysters, cheese, celery. ice cream,
coffee. &c. The evening was pleas-
antly spent.
At regular meeting of the Salem
Lodge. No 60. l. o. o. +. on Monday
evening the following officers we're
elected Noble Grand, Robert Ebadgh,
Vice Grand, Clarence Cook: Record
ing secretary, William Weagley. FL
nancial Secretary, Wash. Brown;
Trustees, Augustus G. HumberI, Law
NJ. stoner and Granville Skunk.
Dohnea z. Nygren was chosen d. a
representative to the grand lodge.
Mr.. Frank NJ. Stevens was elected
vice president of the board Of County
Commissioners of Frederick county,
on Monday. The board had exper-
fenced a great deal of trouble IN Sc
1eeting a president, but got together
on Monday and made Its selection
Mr.. Harmon l.. Gaver. fatherzin-law
of Mr.. Stevens, of CreagerstoWn. Md
was elected clerk to the board on
Tuesday, after battle of few weeks
between the members of the board
Mrs. Glenn Dorsey. New Windsor,
who WAS married on November II was
taken to the Maryland University
Hospital. Baltimore, this week. snf-
fering. 1t Is supposed, from having
been poisoned. Mrs. Dorsey was Miss
Beatrice Plttinger before her mar
riage. States Attorney Weant Is in
Yestigating the case. DR.. Whltehlll
was called in for medical attention
and On arriving found that the pa
tient was In serious condition and
ordered her sent to the hospital.
! man near Boston, Mass. has been
indicted by the United States Court
for fraudulent1y receiving goods from
the Golden Chemical Co., of Medford,
Nd. which is conducted BY Howell
Taylor and David Bale. The firm
sent two or three shipments for which
1t received no pay. The man pur-
chased the goods under assumed
names. Mr.. Howell Taylor was pres
ent at the trial and arrived home We'd
neaday of last week, where he found a
letter bidding him appear at Court on
Tuesday. He left on Monday