The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-04-18
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drastic action against the bark bee
ties that are threatening the hickory
trees of the country.
A new passenger station is to be
built at Waynesboro, Pa, By the West
ern Maryland Railway Company, prob
ably before the end of this year.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Norris Frock. Of
Hanover, have moved to the Benton
FlaIer place, near Uniontown. Mrs
Froek is the daughter of Mr.. Flater.
Measurements were taken last Sat
urday of the platform Of the W. NJ. Z.
depot. The company Is contemplate
ing putting down brick over the alag
walk.
The Maryland Motor Cycle Club has
planned a run of It's miles on Decora-
tion Day. Westminster vii be one
of the places the cyclists will pass
through.
large force of men is at work on
the mile Of State Road from Gran
berry to the school house near Brum-
mel. on the Manchester road. The
principle work now Is grading.
Mr.. Oscar Cramer. who had been
employed By Mr.. Ira r. Englar, Med
ford. Md, for some time, left Monday
afternoon for Dallastown. Pa, where
he expects to secure employment as
a llneman.
The county superintendent of public
schools has set apart Saturday morn
ing Of each week for issuing labor
employment certificates. Those de-
string TO secure certificates should
apply at that time.
4 large grinding mill has Just been
completed IN the shop of the West
minister Metal and Foundry Company.
and Is now N operation. This machine
will take care of two tons of brass
foundry residue per hour.
John r. Mclean. 40 years old. Of
SabIllasville. Md, bridge builder for
the Western Maryland Railway, was
struck by taxieab Monday night in
Baltimore and his head and body IN
jured. Mr.. Mclean vas taken 20 The
University Hospital in the taxleab.
Later he left the hospital.
1 meeting In the interests of No
mans suffrage viii be held in this
clty during the week of April Is which
will lnaugurate a campaign for Car
roll county. Meetings are planned
for 1T airy and TaneytoHn for or
ganization, and at sYkesville. Keymar
and Union Bridge for propaganda
Equipment and teams arrived II
Ridgeyille Saturday morning for the
purpose OF building four miles of the
State highway on the Nj Airy .
Washington road The road will Be
continued toward Washington and Of
the four and one=aIghth miles to he
bull. two miles vi be Of concrete
Local workman viii b employed upon
the road a much n possible.
II the annual corporation election
IN Thurmont Monday Mayor William
J. Freeze vas reelected over J. Il.
Cover. BY majority Of %. II Luther
CreHger. Edgar l.. Root and Lester Il.
BifeIY were elected Commissioners.
Eighteen candidates for Commission
era we're IN the tield. Mr. BIrely be
Ing elected By fHo majority oTsT
Stanley Damutb. The next highest
Arbor Day exercises were held y
the pupils Of the public school aud
High School af Thufmont In The Town
/ Hall. Friday afternoon, Owing 10
the rain, ths tree Has not planted
There was \ good sized audience 10
hear the interesting program. IT,.
G. I. HelmET and Ksy N !. Beard
made addresses and the pupils ren=
dered songs. reCitatInng aud readings.
TH44 azar.=A=.3 I.aF III
Grace HenHhaH and MISS Michigan.
The State Roads Commission Ia pre-
pairing TO spread oil on every fool Of
/ highways improved by The commits
sion The Hork WI begin - soon II
the weather settles. II Il proposed
10 hive IL completed before he begin
ming Of the hot term. The cost vi
be IN the nelghborhood Of 100000.
On roads which we're oiled last year
the application will be one-lhird Of
that 10 be applied IN roads recently
built and without ; former applIea=
tion. Not only is the oil serviceabIe
In laying the dust. but It II also 4
preserYatiye.
The country home Of Russell Long.
near GreagerHtown. was badly dam
aged Monday by ire. Tie famea
were discovered By Mrs. Long while
her husband was away. She started
TO fight the IRE. but IL gained mead
way and she summoned assistance
over The telephone. In the meantime.
lneighbors removed The furniture, -
the house seemed doomed. Frank
Stevens. a former member OF the
Westminster Fire Company. ran :
mile TO the house aud. quickly organ
izing firezfightlng squad, saved the
property after an hours hard work.
Becoming detached from m east
bound freight train on the Western
Maryland Railway On South Noun
tain. near Hlghfiel1, late Monday
night. n cabooge dashed down the
mountalnside and plunged Into !
freight train near smlthburE. Engine
man Dauba and Fireman uIse, who
saw the eahoose rushing toward
them. jumped and we're slightly IN
jurod. The crew of the freight warn.
ed that the eaboose vas approaching.
attempted To make 4 siding. but were
too late. Tie locomotive vas dam
aged. and the eabooae hurled down 4
steep embankment. The track was
torn up and traffic delayed
The Mount Airy Gun Club will hold
its annual trap shoot at Mount Airy
on nay II. The shoot Is held and
registered under the Interstate As
ISOLATION rules. the Interstate AssocI-
alton donating to the contestant 30
in prize money in addition to the
amount donated by the club. The
championship OF Carroll, Montgom-
cry. Howard and Frederick counties