The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-11-21
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

" nEn bOnihB win vain gSaAo
man should be careful not to mix old
rye With them.
A fine investment for your money
would be to subscribe to The Advocate
for one year for one dollar.
Light refreshments were served by
the Mystic Circle Lodge on Monday
evening after the lodge business was
TRANSACTED.
The unused ballots, amounting to
nearly 10000, which were left over
from the past election we're burned
on Saturday morning by the Super
yisorg of Election.
David Collins, colored. WAS SEN
fenced to 6 months in the House Of
Correction by Justice Brown on Tues
day for starting a rough-house ut the
camp OF the Central Railroad Of Mary
land. near Union Bridge.
The Ladies' Aid and Christian En-
deayor Society OF Providence Metho-
dist Protestant Church will hold an
oyster supper on November q. q and
% In the Gambler Hall. All are very
cordially invited to attend.
1t Il not often that three comets
can be seen at one time. but that Is
the case this month. They are call
ed Metcalf's Neujmin's and West
phal's. All are small. None Of them
can be seen without a telescope.
Largely through the effort Of Miss
Anna Smith, niece of Mrs. Kane. Of
Eagles Hotel, Ridgeyille. Mrs. Penn
and the public schools, a fine large
contribution was made to the Freder-
lex City Hospital from Mt. Airy and
RidgeYille.
To impress his colored dameel With
his strong affection for her Isaac
Williams, colored, OF this city. used
his fists on her body. These we've no
love lieks. and 30 Justice Brown. in
his usual way. asked Williams 10 con-
tribute 5000 to the county.
Two men were badly hurt shortly
after noon Sunday when a locomotive
of the Western Maryland Railway left
the tracks on the tidewater extension.
at the Brunswick street bridge. Halti=
more. and rolled 80 feet down Al en-
bankment. Other members Of the
crew we're badly shaken up.
The state road from Cranberry 10
this city. IL In the same condition
thai our Main street was IN before
putting on the fine stone Horses
have trouble In walking on the road.
II would be advisable for our CON-
miBsIoners 10 give 1t an application oil
fine stone before some horses afs IN
jured.
Western Maryland College We de
feated at Homewood by Johns Hop
kins University on Saturday. by a
score Of Il TO 0. The game waa
PLAYED in a driZzle and on a gfIdiron
that Has slippery and muddy. frankie
Bowers. formerly of Western Mary
land. did valiant work In rolling NJ
points for Hopkins.
Next Wednesday evening a trIp
around the world can be enjoyed By
all those who attend the travel les
tival' at the Opera House There
are to be three reels of pictures. and
the spectator will be transported
from sew IoTt to London. Scotland
Irs land. france, switzerland.
Belgium. Germany, Italy. Spain
Egypt, India, Japan and other places
of interest
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion has ordered the Western Mary.
land Railway to discontinue tie prac-
tice Of replenshing its passenger
cars With water taken from tie oity
mains In Hager8town. The commits.
sion vas furnished with m analysis
made By the Maryland State Board o.
Health. which showed the water To bt
polluted The water company It
building filtration plants.
How would you like to be The gun
ner that had bagged 10 fine rabbit
after climbing over hills and through
BRUSH That was very coed. ut be.
fore he had started for home thiz
gunner went on some land that wa
advertised against treapassinE and
WAS caught by the proprietor IN
hunter was given his choice Of tHt
alternatiYes-to give up his ten rabbits
or be arrested as a trespassef. lie
gave up the rabbits.
John Myers, Charles wills and
Charles Hess were arrested At I'm
mitsburg charged with breaking into
the house of David Hartman, neai
EmmiIsburg, and stealing cider and
eatables. Hess was released On bal
and. Il Is alleged that under cover Of
darkness he unscrewed the hinges on
the lookup door and liberated his
friends. They made their way out oil
town, but Wills and Myers were cap.
tured several hours later and lodged
in jail at Frederick Hess Is oht on
$500 bail for the next grand Jury.
After being beaten and choked hrs
Archibald Stimmell, of Woodsboro
pleaded for two hours. part Of the
time on her knees, to Justice of the
Peace Miller, on Saturday not to pun.
ish her husband. Stimmell, who 9as
formerly member of the Cincinnati
base ball team, had been married
seven years and from time to time had
beaten his wife. She always refused
to appear against him. Justice Miller
paroled him with the understanding
that II he again struck his wife OF
became intoxicated he would sentence
him to 40 lashes and a year IN the
penitentiary.
The Western Maryland nailWa,
Company Is busy with improvements
to Its roadbed on the mountain. Il
Is said that President Fitzgerald ha.
given instructions that the tract
there must be put in such condition
by July l next as to permit Of usinf
the maximum speed for all the com
pany,g trains. To accomplish lhii
the roadbed will be ditched thorough
II. there will be reballastIng ant
much other necessary work will b.
done. 4 gang of 40 Austriana, abou
as many Roumanians and 100 Italians
are at work on the track bed IN th.
vicinity Of Highfleld.