The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-07-25

FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JULY q, 1913
LOCAL Affairs.
This Is onion week. Several thou
sand bushels have been hauled TIN ough
town and shipped during the week.
A freight wreck occurred about ga.
H., Monday. July q, on the ". NJ Ry.
near Fowbleaburg. Eleven cars loaded
with coal, were derailed, causing
delay of two hours. of passenger
train.
The two hand carts which We1s or
dere1 by the Common Council for the
use of collecting garbage from the
Main streets of the city have arrived
and will be put into use on Monday.
The local chautauqua committee
reports that the sale of tickets Is very
encouraging and the Interest seems 10
be growing. No season tickets VII
be sold by the Association. hence all
who desire these tickets should secure
them from local sources.
A good friend Of The Advocate
writes AZ follows from New Windsor.
4 enclose my check for 800 as
payment Of subscription for year IN
advance TO July 20. 1911. Your paper
I am glad TO note Is keeping ~ with
the times and shows each yea1 I'M
proYements In every department.
I Wish you The continued success
you deserve Thanks Tor the en-
commencement
Mrs. Thomas &. Smiley. wife Of
Thomas G. Smiley. freight traffic man
ager of the Western Maryland Hall
road. Is nj the University Hospital.
suffering from fractured arm caused
BY fall last Thursday while visiting
friends at Blue Mountain. "a. Tie
arm Is fractured In a most unusual
place, close To the shoulder aud on
her arrival al the hospital It HaH
necessary to take al x-ray photo
graph of the injured member
President ]. NJ Fitzgerald. Of the
Western Maryland hallway Company.
announces thai 4 contract haH been
awarded 10 the Union Switch and Sig
nal Company. Of sNissvale. Pa. for
tie installation Of electric automatic
block signals IN the fiFe tunnels On
the Middle Division. between HaEsTB=
town and Cumberland. and also 1T the
Cranberry Goaling Station. on the
Eastern Division Of he road TIE
tunnels 10 be equipped With The nv
signals are Knobley. Nelton. kIsEIerz.
stiekpile and Indigo.
Tie discovery Of n n. counterfeit
s. Indian Head silver certificate IN
been announced b Chief =. ] Flynn.
Of IL United States Secret Service.
Tie spurious noe apparently l. print
ed frem efudelg etched plates IN faIf
qnaIII= bond paper. I'll ink line II
fmitaIs tie sill FIRE of tha genuine.
Tie Indian portrait L Fery DOOR aud
o. tie back Of lie nBte. Efaaa grssn n
color little attempt IL ben made .
Imitafa the lathe work. Chief IziYHn
said IL counterfeit should not deceive
Il ordinary eHfefal handler d money.
. longer aill passengers o. he
Western Maryland passing tgNafd
TmmIIHhaHE. hear he familiar phrase
aRaeky ridge. EhanEa fnF EHmIIH=
burg" So faf a railroad matters 81
concerned Raeky IzIdEE do ~ xii
an hereafter ina station 81 he
= - MARYLAND H#IIHnal NJ =
known n EmmitEharE Junction he
ned II he eHanEe n name Ia hEen
recognized Tor zome TIM. nd rs
made II response - the request d
patrons of he road Hh0 haFe found
maeh difficulty N IatelIigentiy direct
IN PERSONS 10 lzmmItH1nfT.
Willie anghtIng from train n
Union Sutton. Baltimore. Monday
morning George u Sherman. d lnIa
eIIY. .aH IogiIad b tire mn Hha
apparently Kere trying u board lie
train. / short while latef h d.
covered tint his NaiIet. containing
more than 100. vas missing. Nf
Sherman did not attach an Impnf=
lance to the actions Of the men Until
he arrived inside he ztatlon. where
IL wished u make a payment nf
Sherman lad carried he wallet II III
hip pocket. lie Went Immediately t
detective headquarters and reported
his loss 10 Captain MeGofefn.
Fire early Sunday morning deHIroy
cd the frame tobacco houHe On tn
farm near Ridgefille. belonging II III
NJ. ]. Grove Lime %. and ienanIsd b
George L. Reefaft. causing los q
about 500 on which there Kaa It'll
insurance. There WIS 10 chance L
save the building. There WIS Only !
small quantity Of tobacco II Tie build
Ing. Il Is supposed that the fITe WI
started By tramps. Tie fire started
about : O'Clock in Iha morning. Tier
we're no other buildings 50 close n Il
be endangered ~ he flames. III
tobacco house Ms a IHozaIofy Ifami
structure. ahout = BY II feet In dimen
sion.
Guy Il. Owen, Baltimore. brake
man IN the employ Of the Western
Maryland Railroad me- With EerI
Gus accident Monday shortly ate
noon At the siding near the Arlington
Station. lie fell from n freight ca
which was being shifted and one Q
the wheels passed over his right leg
sexerIng Il above the knee. The aniel
action of L. L. Cook, conductor Of III
train, probably saved his life. Whll
the train was IN motion Cook pnlle
Owens mangled BODY from of II
the track. He was rushed To III
Methodist Protestant InIIrmarY On
special train, where It Is said 1T vi
probably recover.
Cardinal Gibbons quietly celebrate
his sexGnIy-nlnIh birthday annfYeI
aary on Wednesday at the home {
Mr.. T. Herbert shrIvef. at Dnio
Mills. He said mass early n ii
morning, and received many beantift
flowers, and touching notes Of col
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