The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-10-03
The foliage of the trees is changing

L me IoIIaGe OF the trees b cndnBln
tint.
Corn cutting and sowing wheat ar
keeping the farmers On the jump.
| The. sauerkraut season is on, an
we will soon be favored with tina
old familiar dish of "kraut and speck.
The usual large crowd which Is al
ways attracted to this city by circu
was present on Saturday. The shov
was fair considering the size.
Thomas. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
K. Shaw. Park avenue, broke hi
right arm Saturday morning whill
playing football on Athletic field.
Bixler's harvest home service vii
he held On Sunday, October 5, at 7.3l
! p. m. Rev. ]. w. KarIcoffe, OF Hag.
erstown, will deliver the sermon.
| Out OF respect to the memory OF DR.
]. w. Herring. whose funeral was held
last Friday. the Maryland flag was dis
played at half-mast from the dome Of
the State House In Annapolis that day
Hon. John G. Woolley, the leading
temperance orator Of America, has
been secured by the Anti-Saloon
League Of Maryland to deliver q series
of addresses in this state. He Will be
at Sykesville on Friday, October 10. at
8 p. m.
Mr.. U. c. Heltibridle, . prominent
barber in this city, and , sergeant IN
the First Regiment Band, has written
song which Is to be published py q
New York firm. II Is entitled Some
body's Dream Is Ger and Is the first
song ever written by Mr.. Heltibridle.
Charles N. Tritsch, who recently
resigned as superintendent of motive
power Of the eastern division or the
Western Maryland Railway, has been
elected president of the Waynesbofo
Metal and Foundry Company, OF
Waynesboro. Pa, In which he is q
stakeholder.
A course In chemistry Is being
taught at the Mt. Airy High School
this session for the first time. A nice
ly equipped laboratory has been lifted
up, and the students perform expert
ments among themselves. Prof. j. K
Smith the agricultural teacher.
conducts the course.
The third annual star course Of
entertainments arranged b. the Ep-
worth League of Hampstead Metho-
dist Episcopal Church hegon Wedneg-
day evening in Riremenis Hall Hamp-
stead. The Boston Lyrics was the
title. Fiafel r Jordan. IT.. was the
baritone soloist, CoronetIHt and car
t0Onist. Miss Bertha Wells was the
elocutionlsI and played the trombone.
and Mrs Jordan was the pianist. !
paried program of music and readings
was included BY Miss Wells and Mr.
and Mra. Jordan.
The Western Maryland Railway
Company On Saturday closed nego=
tiatlons with the Hamburg American
Steamship Company for tie transpor=
tation To the West of the immigrants
who arrived on the steamer Arcadia
Wednesday morning. The contract
gave the Western Maryland It's first
immigrant business to Ihe West. l
special Western Maryland train wa
ready Wednesday and the immigrants
we're transported over The Inc OF the
Western Maryland, New FORK Central
and Erie Railroads
The engine drawing Western Mary
land passenger train No. ,. known n
the Chicago Limited. due Hsre at noon
from Baltimore. jumped he track on
Saturday Inat east of tn passenger
station n GaYetown. Two Of the pony
wheels aud Two OF The front drive
wheels LEFT the rails Tie engineer
succeeded N stopping tn engine sew
eral hundred yards beyond the point
Of derailmeni. No one - hurt The
passenger coaches were placed on =
siding until the locomotive could BE-
placed on The track.
Western Maryland College lost her
first football game OF liz season To
Mount st. Mary's on IL latter'a
grounds n Emmitsburg On Saturday
afternoon. The gcoTe waH = to D. v.
n G. wa outelassed from the start
Mount st. Harys team playing SPLEEN
did offensive ball and tearing repeat
eddy through u. VI. 9 limo The
Western Maryland team Is composed
of the following men 7. L. Bennett
r T.. blair. Il. c., Townsend {.
Twigg: L. =. Graefe. 1. 7. Duke L.
T.. PritehetI. Q. b.. rfeffer: l.. II.
Arthur. Il. Il. Blakeney. :. b., Num-
beers.
Al a special meeting d the Mutual
Fire Insurance Company of Carroll
County held n the Office Of the com
pany, East Main street. Monday horn
Ing DR.. J. J. Weaver. Of uniOntown.
was elected president. II Ill the Va
eancy caused by the death of DR.. ].
". Herring. Mr. +. o Grimes. srz
vas elected yice-preaident. n new
Office inangnrated. Dr. J. Howell Bill
ingslea Vas elected rs = director Ia
I'LL DR.. Hefing's place On the board
and Mr. Harry y, DeVrIeH \ director
to I'LL the vacancy caused by the
death of IT. ]. Oliver Wadiow The
meeting adjourned after tic regular
routine Of work, and al left for the
Westminster Hotel where proprietor
S. G.. Kramer. had waiting for them
one of the famous dinners which this
hostelry serves.
Robert Johnson, eolored. vas stab.
bed IN the left side near the arm pii
with a pen knife by Frank Howard
colored. 1t Fountain Valley. on Sun.
day morning and seriously injured
The cut waa four inches long and waa
laid open u The ribs. - there wa
danger Of bleeding 10 death Dr
Foutz was summoned and treated tht
wound. and on Monday morning tooH
Johnson 10 the Maryland uniyersit,
Hospital. Baltimore. for n operation
johnson and Howard were employed
on the state road being built from
Meadow Branch to FrIzelIhurg anl
eamped In building together. AbouI
three weeks ago quarrel vas start
ed between the two. and Howard be
Ing insulted over the affair, took re
YanRe nv HIahhinR his 0ITan1er How.