The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-10-03

8clle HdIE0 IApTcbS lOM1uauy Ic-
ports that Its income from small
q packages has been reduced one-rhird
BY the parcel post.
4 The lights we're rather dim over
: Union Bridge recently and the next
= day the electrician, George Simpson,
removed about 30 pounds Of cells from
the weter-wheel. one of which alone
: weighed pounds.
The Western Maryland Railway
Company Is having yitrifIed brick
put down to take the place of the
: gravel walk n front OF the station.
The addition to the freight house 10
nearing completion.
The contractors are at work again
acaffolding the steeple OF st. Johns
Catholic Church, preparing 10 repair
the cross and Gid IT, The sleeple of
. the church Is 194 feet high. The
carpenters vii begin the scaffold 1876
. feet from the ground, building plat
forms for the remaining 80 feet.
The heavy rain of Wednesday
morning caused a landslide on the
Western Maryland Railway IN the
cut below Burkholder's, which the
engine OF the Chicago Limited train
ran into, knocking the front trucks
on the track and breaking on the
pilot The engine was heavily coated
al over with mud.
Mr.. George :. Hunter. provision
merchant, has purchased the apple
crop OF Mr.. ElIas N. Reid. IT Reese,
for s1.700 cash. The orchard contains
1000 trees OF York Imperials and they
are loaded down with the finest size
and quality Of fruit This Il supposed
% be one OF the largest amounts ever
paid for crop Of apples.
Contractor Franklin Mort and
Messrs. Charles Putnam. Andrew
Krise and Harry Lohr. carpenters
from Creagerstown. are erecting an
Immense circular tank for Mr. Peter
Banmgardner. Of keysyille. L vas said
b some to Be IN impossIblllty to
make the tank b. hand work alone.
due 10 It's being perfectly round. but
The men are succeeding nicely and
expect 10 complete the work On Tues
day.
Two comets we're discovered in
September: one By Rev. joel Metoalf.
the other b Senimim, 4 European
astronomer. According 10 Prof. Bar
nard Of the Terkes Observatory. the
&z8MIUiAlb 1UAI8NA II NtF9 IAAAAAHHAbtNs
showing some qualities never noticed
N other comets. il cannot b seen
without a telescope IL appears to be
ii nucleus This has Led some
astronomers 70 suspect thai Il IL an
asterold OF little planet, not comet
After almost innumerabIe delays
the artesian vel for Union Bridge
Ras finished lat week at , depth Of
about i10 feet when the drill broke
through Into = tWo-foot aubIeTfanenn
stream which It l. hoped vii meet the
heavy drain made on the other wells
! and relieve The cloudy condition Of
The drinking water which Ia exist /
I'd there the past several months.
After pumping about elk hours de-
! IIsering about 10 gallons ner min
uts. no material lowering Of the
Kater in the Haii was recorded and
the company ! highly elated afeT hS
prospects for furnishing me town
nth an unlimited supply u pure
KaIer.
The marriage Of Miss EIaIsa Tai
eoit. daughter Of Mr. and MrH Ed
Rard Wyckoff Harris. Of s. Wi Fifty
fourth street. - York citY. md fiar-
Eea Dorsey NeRgon, son Of Ar. and
~ Henry Dorsey Ncwaon. If iIew-
eIiYn Park. Wi Orange. :. : sili be
ans of the social events Of IHIH fall
THe wedding I'll probably take place
IL latter parI q October. although
IL date haH nj been definitely set.
MIHa Talcott Hhn vas introduced 10
society two year. ago. has ben active
socially IN n. York and II Ne y.
:. shero Mr. I'D Mrs Harris have q
summer home. Hlilerest II Sasson
~ graduated rum Yale Universally.
II Is grandson Of Mira MaTEaretha
Dorsey NeaHaH. Who celebrated the
hundredth anniversary Of hef birth
IN this city 1t February 1ha we'd
Ding will take place at re-.
: severe storm swept through
GrsagerHtown, Iraceham. IoYH and
RoeEy Ridge IN Tuesday nIEht. un
roofing barns. upHetting buildings,
breaking window glass. blowing down
fences and doing much damage To all
standing crops. On the farm Of Al
IN G. Fisher. about ME from
GHeagerHtown. he large barn ~ un-
rooted. and On tie property IF Byron
7 Free corn crib was blown down
near Logs many windows Hsrs hrok
n. over 10 nanea OF ElaHa being
broken out of windows IN lie homo
Of II. b. OfIe. Near Loya ii tele-
graph and three telephone poles Here
blown down. There Is IN Frederick
county. Ia The section trafeFaed by
The hail, much corn standing uncut
The hail badly ent this and shiie the
ears can stu b gathered. ct the
stalks have ben stripped q almost
ii blades and rendered unit Tor fod-
der.
! promlsHoHY note for 5000. with
tie alleged forged Endorsement Of the
late Edgar i. koel. Ia the haziH Of a
mt by William Il. Thomas. Of this
city. against Mr. Noel's widow. Mira.
safah r. NoeI. n Administrative OF
her husbands estate, trial II which
began Tuesday before Judge DaNkins
md jury. in Part OF the Superior
Court, Baltimore. One of tn dsfenses
! u the suit Is that The signature Of Mr.,
! noel was forged Another l. Ihat MIR.
Soel's estate ~ relieved Of liability
. b his discharge IN bankruptcy. The
! note was made May "a. 1903. by the
! baltimore Construction and nnIlding
Company, payable TO Charles u.
Kranz, treasurer The name Of Mr..
! Noel appears among number OF
other indoraerH. It the time the note
Has given the company making II was
: constructing : hotel at Jacksonville,
: Fla. with Mr.. Noel as the builder
: The case Is being tried b. Attorneys
nnhsrt Rippa aud rranpfa Neal parka