The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-03-21
TodavIa good Friday.

chicken raising seeulS one Vi Lne
leading topics of the day.
Dr.. o. q. Tiffany will make the adj
dress on Maryland Day at the Mount
Airy High School.
Doyle & Magee have sold an Inter
national Delivery Automobile to Mr..
Arthur zile, Winfield.
The employees OF the Western Mary
land Railway Company received their
salaries on Wednesday.
Since the schedule has been chang
ed IN the running of trains on the w.
NJ. R. nearly all trains are on time.
Smith G Reifsnider, lumber and
coal dealers, have put In a large plate
glass front in their office building.
The ground hog saw his finish on
Sunday; that is, the G weeks of win
ter came to close. We have not
noticed much change yet.
Spring commenced this morning at
f2.16 o'clock. thus ending what Is
nearly always long and dreary win
ter. but the past one has been an ex-
eepIIon.
Mr. L. II. Bauer, who had been as
aI8IanI chemist at the Westminster
Brass and Iron Foundry has gone to
Reading. Pa, where he has accepted
a position.
| The beautiful Easter Hat and the
modish dress Will be in evidence on
Sunday on Main street, just as they
vii be seen on the boardwalk at
Atlantic City.
Charles o. Clemson Esq, of the
| Westminster bar, has been appointed
BY the State Superintendent OF Edu-
cation to make the address Tuesday,
March %. before the Manchester
school. at the Maryland Day exercises.
Nr. \. ". Harden. Reisterstown.
Nd. on Monday plunged with his
automobile through the fence on the
property of Samuel NJ Shoemaker.
Green Spring Valley. The car was
damaged but Billy escaped without a
scratch.
Mr. Edward Rooms, OF Baltimore.
formerly of this city. has become
chief telegraph train dispatcher over
the operators on the first division OF
the Western Maryland Railway. Mr.
Rooms Has night operator at this
station several years ago.
Wouldn't gou like "A relative OF
friend Of yours Ia former resident of
this place or vicinity 10 receive n
sample copy Of The Advocate thus
giving him the home news, II you
vi mail Us the name and address Of
zaeh m one We will send q sample
COPY.
The Westminster High school Is
acheduied 10 play EmmitsburR High
School. n EmmItaburg on April l6
The visitors Will play return game
n this city on April s. The Emmita-
burg club has scheduled n game with
ITHneytoRn n the latter's grounds on
APRIL /
n International dogul traction en-
EIna e IN this city on exhibition at
Do9le : NaKee'a The engine can be-
IN = either gasoline or kerosene.
~ b nc other fuel II 10 immense
n HIze trial siIl be- made Of lie
pulling capacity b. the - r Shrlyer
Company
Some d tie Easter hoadgcar has
Zen prominently displayed on aoma
= tIn iaIf ones already. and the Cos
Z=IH h commenced a. you pass by
II Iuuk n that hat. isn't II hldcaua7
wouldn't var IT 70 dog fight =
ID ag=in. Did you SOC the hat that
Craze = ssarnig. It 90 certainly a
dream 50 the world goes
aF David Petry. wife aud family
IsfE 81 Monday night for North la
z9fa. where dr Petty ill start farm
N n fetFY vas formerly located
n IL NeHt. hHl returned 90 this State
about ; years. ago and started farming
n Denton. Id Mr. Pctry h origin
49, from this county He and hiH
family Waited relatives here before
starting asat
Twelve cans Of lard belonging to
IL KfnferYman f Frederick were
HIaIeH from a Western Maryland ear
= IhuFmunf one day last week Pour
eauH uf ths lard were found by Harry
IistterlY. along the Apples Church
TOAD about half mile from Thur
mont. which Haa sent TO the Western
Maryland agent at Thurmont. and
several daya ago the remaining eight
eanH Hera found hidden under barrels
nd loseE IN the v. ~ yards At
|THurmont
II Frank Jellck who conducts a
e0mmiHaarY IT Union Bridge was ar
tested On Wednesday for selling
liquor without license The arrest
Has made through an Investigation
conducted b. States Attorney F.. O
Naant Ar. Jnilck pleaded guilty and
~ discharged by paying fllO fine and
costa. n the eommiaaary Is located
N tie property Of the Tidewater
Portland Cement Company. Mr. JaHrk
- n once notified By Mr. l. L. Crit
fltnH. manager Of the plant To vacata
Tie liquor selling vas being carried on
Z. 1elIek without The knowledge Of
N. GrilIltha. Who Is doing his utmost
II Eeep bis plant ana property In ac-
eardanee With the law and welfare Of
he citizens Of Union Bridge.
The railways may charge excess"
o. trunks which have dimension
exceeding = inches. according to a
decision Of the Interstate Commerce
Commission In Washington, on Monday
The commission also held that carriers
might reject any baggage exceeding
= inches in dimension. Forty Ave
Inch trunks we're declared regulation
baggage reeeptaeles. Railroads may
charge excess at the proportionate
rate Of five pounds for every inch
over the Ii inches The commission
also held that carriers, on a year
notice. might enforce regulations
prohibiting the checking OF trunks or
containers which have more than two
bullying" sides. or with two protr1id-
ing sides opposite TO each other.
The weekly meeting OF the Mary
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