The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-08-08


The Public Service Commission has
authorized an increase in the freight
upon cement from Union Bridge to
Baltimore to s1.10 per ton.
The delightful weather attracted
hundreds of visitors TO the Emory
Grove Campmeeting grounds Sunday.
which was the last Sunday prior to the
opening of the big services, which
begin this evening.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Mt.
Olive Methodist Episcopal Church
will hold a lawn fete and chicken
supper on August 16, commencing at
A p. IN. The Morgan Band will be
present and furnish the music
The large bank barn of MIR. Joseph
Belt. at Wakefield, was fired by light
ming and destroyed A calf this
years wheat and hay crops and a lot
of machinery were consumed. The
loss will be heavy, With partial In
surance.
Leroy Bowers, son of james
Bowers, Bird Hill, was the fagman
of the fast mail train, No. b. going
west, that crashed into a passenger
train at Tyrone, Pa, killing the
engineer G. K. Funk. He escaped
with slight injuries.
During the month of August the
two hardware stores. The Weatmins-
ter Hardware Co, and D. S. Gehr.
will close promptly al O'Clock with
the exception of Saturday. on satuf-
day evenings they will keep open
until their usual closing hour.
Joseph Rustum, patient at Spring
field State Hospital. Sykesville. tho
escaped several days ago from the
institution, was picked up Saturday
By Patroman Stevens of the ea'0ns-
vile police force. Rustnm Was re
turned to the hospital Saturday night.
l two-story brick building Is being
erected on the small piece Of land
between Babylon q iippy Co, and ;
]. Gorsuch Son Co. by Mr.. George v
Albaugh, We understand that the
lower floor will be used for store
room George Riekle Is the eontrae-
tor.
The platform at the warehouse q
of Englar d sponseller's vas mashed
to pieces on Saturday afternoon when
en- extra long ear Of coal while being
shifted around the horn caught against
II, knocking 1t from Its foundation
Part of the stone abutmehts were als9
knocked down.
The Pennsylvania Railroad 90. haf
made application before the Public
Service Commission for authority L
purchase the authorized capital STOCK
of The Central Railroad Of Maryland
This Is the proposed road beginning
at keymar and stopping II the Tide
water Portland Cement @.
st. Johns, Testers annual all-das
Sunday School celebation will h
held in the grove adjoining tn
church, on Saturday. August =. =
f. Hersh. the pastor. and George :
Yeiser, the president OF the COUNTY
Sunday School Union. vii deliver al
dresses. A cordial invitation II e
tended 10 all.
b vote Of to !. the gtockholdefl
of the Hageratown Fair Association
In 4 postcard referendum. decided no
to hold the usual annual banque
next month. The banquet cost abou
ST11 each year and as the association
has erected new buildings the stock
holders thought policy Of retreneh
menl advisable.
Friendship Sunday school will holt
its annual picnic August 1t. beginning
at L O'Clock, al Fenby, On the Stat
road. Deer Park Orchestra viii fur
nish music for the evening and night
Everybody that likes fine music cal
spend a pleasant evening. Refresh
ments sold on the ground for tn
benefit of the school.
The annual conference Of tn
Church Of the Brethren Of the East
ern district of Maryland Will be neii
at Beaver Dam, near Union bridge
August i and a. The officers Of til
district are: Moderator, I. J. kolb
assistant moderator and treasurer, y
Il. Roop secretary. D. L. Miller. an
reading clerk, A. Z. Snader,
Prof. Thee. Herman, d. D., n emf
nent theologian and popular orator, Q
the Reformed Theological Seminary
Lancaster. Pa. will deliver the address
at the Carroll County Reformed Ghurel
Reunion. at Tyrone. Md. Thursday
August q The Union Bridge Ban
will give a concert afternoon anu eY
ening. Refreshments will be sold 4
the park.
An interesting story vas told b
William Holland, - years old, VIII
was released Tuesday from the Hous
of Correction With John Marshall an
Milton Yanderworker, who are abou
the same age as Holland. Hollan
said that they we're on their way I
New York from Chicago On freigh
train. At Pittsburgh they were join
ed by two other boys-Charles Eohef
IS, and Lou Drueker, II. Anothe
boy-George Slayin, 1857 Ogde
avenue, Chicago--was with the boy
in Chicago when they started. II
got off the train on June 2, and Will
attempting to re-board was struck b
a passenger train and crushed t
death. This was at lockwood, Penn
sylvania. II got of the train an
helned some track hands to carr
him to the station" said Holland.
don't know whether his mother know
he Is dead" The boys were arreste
June in Carroll county. They Wer
walked to Morgans and then {
Gathers, where, according to Hol
land. they were taken into a grocer
store. We we're handcuffed 10
hours" he said. A man had som
paper on the counter, and after Their
was some talk and Ioshing he Wrot
on the paper and we we're taken t
the House of Correction. ! did nc
know l had been tried. We got fou
l.