The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-06-13

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This is day for the supersitious I.
take warning. 1t is Friday. the 13tl
Of 1918.
The local yield of cultivated ans
Wild blackberries and huckelberriei
promises to be the largest for man,
seasons
From the appearance of the straw
berries indications are that 1t vii
not be many days before they vii
be among the missing.
Mr.. Joseph Little has resigned hii
position as plumber Nth ID. s. Gehl
In order to accept one With Beaver &
Witter, a new plumbing and heating
concern OF this city.
The Westminster base ball team de
feated SandyYille on Athletic F1elt
last Saturday by the score of Il Il
D. The game proved very interegLlnf
to large number OF spectators.
The next regular meeting of the
Just Government League OF Carroll
county, will be held at the Opera
House, Tuesday afternoon, June Il, al
go o'clock. All members are request.
ed to be present.
June % has been set as anti-eigar-
cite Sunday by the International
Sunday school Association. On that
day the pupils OF the schools vii be
given instruction through the official
pamphlets Of the association on the
dangers OF nicotine.
Mrs. Mabel Garrison siemonn. has
again scored great musical and
dramatic success In Baltimore this
week In the character Of Gilda, when
The Aborn Opera Company pre-.
sented VerdI.s 'RigoleIIa. Mrs. Sic
monn is a graduate of Western Mary
land College.
ID. 3. Gehr. the hardware man on the
corner. has just completed two mod
ern hot water heating plants; one in
the residence of John T. Casseii. thIs
city. and the other In the residence OF
Mrs II. W. Shrlyer, at Union MIIla. He
has also been awarded the contract
10 install hot water heating plants
IN the residences Of John II. Mitten and
Frances l.. Hunter.
Of course you will zee What hap
pened to Braggs," TO be given June Is,
II and 20 IT the Opera House for the
benefit of our Fire Department. BY
local talent supported By four excel
lent artists of the American stage
Messrs. Arthur Leslie. Edward Reese,
Robert Ebaugh. Philip Myers. Z. z.
Beaeh, Geraldine Ashley. Vera Ashley
Katherine Lynch and Azalea shIpIey
The work Of repairing Main street
las been going ON al the week 4
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sweeping machine throws the dust tn
the sides Of The cutters. n heavy coat
In of tar i applied h large auto
truck. and \ thin coating OF stone i
PLACED over this, followed by more
Tar and stone. When finished i Il
aid that The surface Rlll resemble
asphalt and Will not need 70 be
snrInkled
II the commencement exercises Of
Johns Hopkins University held Al the
Academy Of Music Baltimore. Iaat
Tuesday Mr. John noHen Edwards.
Of this city. Haf awarded University
Fellowship II Greek Mf Edwards
graduated from Western Maryland
College In 1g03. and HfIarward Hnent
some time II Greece y a student n
1T ahANAAHAA# VI fAA6HH== y HGIIHAH=
ship Raa awarded % n Kent Roberts
Greenfield, Of this eilY. Who Ia Iust
completed his second year al the
University.
The foTtY=zIxth annual meeting Of
The Maryland State Teachers Aaao-
citation Will b held n Il Johns GaI-
lege. Annapolis. beginning June =
and concluding on June y. MaIIzfa
Of educational interest will Be Dis
eaHHed. The address d welcome on
The part of st Johns College VII ID
delivered b Dr Th0faaH Fell. tho
president. and the address on the nzFt
of Annapolis will b delivered -
George T. Melvin. Governor Phillips
Lee Goldsboroush viii deliver m ID
dress on the second daY Of the con
vention.
Edward Meade Fuss. aged 90 years,
. farmer, Of Emmltsburg, Md, died
Saturday morning at tie home Of Dr.
I. d. Stone from the effects Of IN
accident which occurred on Wednes-
day. He va driving fIYa horses. On
reaching the railroad station one Of
The horses xaH frightened at the en-
CINE. causing them all 10 become IN
manageable. He was thrown 10 the
ground, and II Is thought the horses
trampled On his head which Haa
badly lacerafed. An operation Kas
performed IN hopes OF saving hIa life
He leaves = HIfe and seven children.
4 work train engine. westbound.
eollided with a draft Of cars on the
main track 81 the Western Maryland
Railway at Pinesburg. IT b.45 o'clock
Tuesday evening. iniurIng three men
and badly damaging the engine and
several cars. Engineer Ogden Hus-
tanned a broken leg. Thu fireman md
brakeman Of The work train Hafe
slightly cut and bruised by jumping
The work train was bound for Chari-
ton Station with 30 Norkmen. who
we're returning home. occupying a
coach behind the engine None Of the
Horkmen Wa injured. The cars had
been left standing on the track while
4 yard engine was shifting cars on
the siding.
Mayor David Il. Walsh and City
Clerk s. T. Weaver have this week Is
sued statement of the receipts and
disbursements of the city of Vest
minister for The fiscal year ending
May 10, 1913. The taxes collected In
1912 amounted to S1b.796.29; receipts
from licenses, road tax and other
sources, s6302.44; receipts from
monies borrowed on notes and in de-
post etc, $4,000, which figures add
ed to the cash balance Of s1,499.2s On
hand In May 1912, make s32,59s.01 for
receipts. Money paid out for street
improvements st,200.63: general ex-
penses including lighting. water, etc,
s1s.646.75; salaries paid to city on
Gals sl,772.s9: miscellaneous expenses.
etc. bring the total disbursements un
to s3l ,437.2z. leaving balance on
hand of $1,1e079.
At conference of the Frederick