The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-08-01

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Club opened its camp on the banks d
| the Monoeacy River Wednesday
where they will camp for 10 days.
Webster street is being repaired by
the corporation, after which they will
repair number of other side streets
Center street is one that should be
considered for re-surface.
A Shanghai paper says: There l.
beautiful custom in Japan, whereby
the wife during the hot weather sits
up all night tanning her husband. are
there any wives in this city doing any
fanning2
Col. Austin Gallagher s overseer from
Carroll Orchards, was at this Office
this week with a stalk of corn meas
uring Il feet from root to tip, and
three good ears forming. That's
some corn.
The greatest race meet ever pulled
on in Waynesboro will take place
Saturday. August 2. Quite a rivalry
has sprung up between Hagerstown.
IGreeneagtle and Waynesboro, and
when these three towns meet the race
will be for blood.
Asbury Burdette, aged 76. of Ridge
vile. was struck by a team, on Sat
urday, and badly hurt. He vas
walking to Mt. Airy and had travel
ed about one-half mile when the ae-
eident happened. The parties IN the
team did not stop TO look after him
and the aged man was left lying IN
the road until found later. lie Haa
then taken to the home OF his daugh=
ter IN RidgeYille and medical atten=
ton summoned. He had four ribs
broken.
We we're left under the impression
by our corporation officials that
when the streets were tarred that the
dust nuisance would be settled. but Il
Is To the contrary from the present
indications. II Is Just as bad as ever
and possible a little worse. Our
merchants are complaining that their
stock Of goods are being ruined from
the dust VIII our corporation ON
eials spend about five minutes n
their meetings and talk on the sub
jeet Of oil. and use some of 1t on The
streets.
The neN pumps and engine Il
Union Bridge we're started on JUS -
and have nov practically passed the
preliminary tests and are running
quite satisfactory Work on the nsH
well haH been held up on account d
small break. Provisions must aI#o
be made for the drainage of the water
used n cool the engine cylinders.
after which Il II expected their pump
##af= III
which M be made OF II for 4 IonE
time II come. sir. +. A Myers. lhIa
city. engineered the work.
The Pen-Nar Fair and Raoing sir=
cult. Which l. composed of NinehEH=
ter. Hanover. Carlisle. Lancaster.
York. HaeerHioWn and Frederick. -
give out n purses this year for racing
S.. - The circuit will open KIIh
Winchester. u. during the NesE .
September >. and will continue mil
October = when the Frederick FaIf
vii II nd. Purses for the various
fair follow Winchester. $3.50
Hanover. zHaons Carlisle za.72z
Lancaster. z5.1eo York, ta.750. "a
eratexn. z71o0. and Frederick. sI.zaH.
A3#A#ZZ 8AHHHHa dAH'N HHHH TT ~
drat I'M n fiye years John $. Stump.
and Thomas Tate. both of Baltimore.
got mo 4 fght during which =aIH
attacked IL other man aud ~ zHoI
IN tn fIEhl shoulder ffee ear
aRo Stump WaH responsible for n =InK
Tate zent = Iaii on the charge .
passing ; b0EuH check At thai TN
It Is IIaIea tn Tate swore h would
get eEsn Hitb stump. bat aftsf HeHxz
inE naFI d h term Stump - o.
Of fHaHH IHHfFumetBl In hafin. =.
pafdoHeI Tase i formerly q tn
county. residing on the uniunteHn
road
While a8me of the Republican
newspapers IRE threatening 10 % n
10 commissions over the fact tai
Secretary of State William jennings
Bryan L making a few Ghantauaaa
speeches. there yet remains for ,
single word To be said to the effect
thai II has neglected any Of n
duties n making these addresses 50
long b IL gives the Office he flila IL
attention i requires. the American
public ~ mt 90 into Mysteries oFeH
n feH HhaTI excursions outside -
capital. md until he does neglect h
duty 10 he Nation the people III
brand these efforts OF certain new
papers. u helIttle this big man. HIIH
the contempt they so richly deserve.
The county commissioners Of Fred
erleE county have decided 10 uaI -
work On county Jobs those persons
who are nov IN jail. serving zen
teneeH. The first Job upon which tn
convict labor viii be employed -
be IN LAYING 4 concrete pavement
about IL courthouse The county
owns one city block In the heart 81
Frederick upon which the court
house stands and on all four sides lie
brick paving has about seen il daY
Il vii be replaced with a modern
broad concrete walk. Only seteraI
men. experienced In handling con
crete. VII be employed upon the work
and the remainder OF the work Is 70
be done ~ the inmates of the county
jail.
Engine 203 on the second seetion Of
the Chicago Limited train over The
". II. L. jumped the track Oh the
curve HesI of Spring Mills on Sun
day morning and run 46 rail- lengths
before i could be stopped. The
train was crowded with exeurslonIaIs
going to the mountains, and consist
ed of seven coaches. What kept the
train from being dltched was that the
pony trucks of the engine kept the
rail Until It came to a stop. Two
engines we're coupled to the engine
to pull It on the track and b. about
$50 p. m. the track was again ready
for trains to pass over. The paHaen=