The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-04-25

Trouble maintains branch offices liz
every saloon.
Town men do most OF the fishing
and al Of the lying about it.
Cement pavements have been laid
in front Of the Times Building and
Cline's store
Mr.. j. Ezra Stem, East Main street
is putting a cement pavement in front
or his property.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. G. Dewey, North
Centre street, are receiving congratu-
lations on the birth Of a SON.
Mrs. Claude Rifle, Liberty street
was taken to the Woman's Hospital
Baltimore, on Monday afternoon.
Extensive improvements will be
made this summer to the main build
ing of Western Maryland College.
Mr. Frank Grouse has opened a
pool room in the second story of the
Boyle Building, above the postofice.
The Western Maryland College
Base Ball team was defeated by
Mt. st. Joseph's on Tuesday by a
score of to 2.
Mr.. Edward Kaufman, of Baltimore,
has purchased of J. H.. Baust, this
city, Quincy outfit for his manager,
Mr.. Edward Shipley.
Tell your boys and girls about the
prizes offered by the Fly Fighting
Committee of the Civic League to
those bringing in a large number of
flies.
Ernest Baumgardner, son of Peter
Baumgardner, Of near Silver Run, em-
ployed on the farm of Paul Strevig,
fractured his left arm last Sunday
morning, when he fell from the hay
loft.
Through the courtesy of Hon. J. F.
G. Talbot we have received a new lot
OF packages of government seed
which we will be glad to give to any
one who calls at this Office and makes
the request.
Herbert Koontz, a prominent young
farmer, of near Silver Run, while as
sisting workmen in cutting wood,
near his home last Saturday, practi-
cally severed his left foot, when the
axe he was using glanced off from a
piece of wood.
Hagetstown's handsome new
Western Maryland Railway passenger
station will be completed by the end
of April. 1t is a three-story building
constructed of light brown sand
brick, with gray tile trimmings and
Is fireproof throughout.
Twenty-one converts were baptized
last Sunday afternoon in the stream
near the residence Of Mr.. David Green,
as a result of the revival services
which are still in progress at Carroll
Hall, and are being conducted by Rev,
John H. Gonso, of the Church of God
Several loads of material for the
building of the stretch of state road
from the end of the Meadow Branch
Pike to Frizellburg have been I'M
loaded at Fountain Valley on the
property of William Butler. About
ga miles will also be started on
the same road at TaneytoWn toward
Westminster.
The local office Of the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Company
has established the following con-
nections this week: Augustus Bank
ert, near Wakefield, New Windsor
1916; e. F. Smith, near Taneytown,
Taneytown 26r; Howard A. Bixler,
near Bachman's Valley, Westminster
82O-22; Westminster Bargain House,
Westminster Tx; David ]. Petry, West
275r.
Action on the part of Postmaster
General Albert S. Burleson, involving
the appointment of commission to
investigate the actual financial,
physical and working conditions of the
postal service" is regarded by bust
ness men all over the country as the
initial step towards one cent letter
postage. Now that the parcels post
is in actual operation and bids fair to
be extended during the next few years,
it is claimed by business men gener-
ally that their demand for one cent
letter rate should be needed.
Last week the newly elected Mayor
of Manchester, Mr.. Jacob r. l.. Wink,
and his new Councilmen were sworn
in. Owing to the recent act of the
Legislature, to be eligible to the Office
of Councilman, a citizen or his wife
must pay taxes on at least $500 real
estate. Under this act 1t was found
that one Of the newly elected men,
F. A Berngen, was not eligible, as he
was paying taxes on only $3.50 worth
of real estate. He had been elected
by the largest vote of any candidate
on the ticket. The candidate receiv-
ing the next highest vote, C. William
Miller was then sworn in as Council
man. The following committees were
appointed; committee on streets:
acf
Shearer; alleys, G. VIM. Miller and G.
c. Kneller; street lights, VIM. A. Bur-
COON.
Mr. l.. G. Tosh, representing the
Hassan Paving Company, Of Worces-
ter, Mass, which firm was awarded
the contract for building the new
State road, beginning at the Montgom-
cry County line and running to near
Friendship has begun operations with
fifty workmen. The road about to be
started is the continuation of the road
known as the Ridgeville road, which
was completed about two years ago.
The new road will have length of
about 2.04 miles, beginning at a point
near the head of the Patuxent river,
between the counties of Howard and
Montgomery, and running to a point
near Friendship. When completed,
which will be about the middle Of
July, there will only be left about two
miles of unfinished road between
Damascus and Cedar Grove. When
this line is built a straight stretch of
good road will run from NIT. Airy to
Washington. In speaking OF the work
on the road Mr.. Tosh said that the
grade will be reduced about 5 per