The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-10-24
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LAWS q o., JOnn street.
Mr.. Theodore f. Brown has beef
appointed referee in the United State
District Court for bankruptcy for Car
roll county by Judge Rose
DR.. Besore, of Washington county
a physician, lost $1,000 in a swindlint
game during the Hagerstown fair
He must be pretty sore now.
Several cases OF scarlet fever naye
broken out around Carrollton. and
the health officer directed that Reese
school at Carrollton should be closed
for two weeks.
All automobiles which are to Join
in the tour of Carroll County with the
Democratic candidates on October 81
will leave Westminster. not later
than 7.45 a. m.
Mr.. s. L. Frock, of Uniontown, Pa.
formerly of this county sent to this
Office the Coal and Coke Industrial
Review, issued by the Daily News
Standard, of Uniontown, Pa Thanks
The Mayor and Common Council
have made a levy of so cents on the
500. divided as follows: 30 cents for
general purposes, III cents for light
and water and 2h for outstanding
bonds. Taxes will be due November
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Mr.. John II. Fowler contractor and
builder, of Sykesville Saturday in the
United States District Court filed a
petition for the benefit of the bank
fuptey law, His liabilities, as set out
IN the attached summary are given al
s34,936.49 and his assets at $40 .154.4g.
A recital of music and elocution
was given by the instructors in those
branches at Western Maryland Col
1ege. In Alumni Hall last Friday ev-
ening. An excellent program had
been prepared with Miss Margaret NJ
Seeds. soprano; Misses Hazel NJ. Wat
ters and Abble G.. Day pianlsts. and
Miss Mamie c. Lease, reader.
Master Charles Ramey. Green
street. was ran into or was struck by
Mr.. J. Webster Ebaugh's automobile
yesterday at the corner OF Center and
Main streets. Young Ramey wa
riding bicycle at the time, the FROM
wheel of which was smashed and the
boy Was painfully injured about his
left leg. The steering gear on the
automobile was put out OF commits.
zion by the blow.
A gentleman living on East Main
street has an occasional nightmare
On last Sunday morning about .
o'clock. he had very severe attack
grooming and shrieking madly. and
his family had great difficulty In
bringing him TO consciousness. II
the midst OF the racket. some one wa
driving past the house, and the driver
stopped the horse. evidently expecting
II might be a "murderous assault" oil
general family row. Nothin' doIn."
The Williamsport Canning Compan,
Vas chartered last Friday with "A cap
itallzation of $4,000, divided into 81
shares of 800 each. The company
VII can fruit, vegetables and meat.
and manufacture fertilizers. The IN
corporators are William B. Thomas
Westminster. DR.. ] Walter laymaf
and William II. Babylon, Williams
port. Emory o Flock and Harty II
Long townsville and William /.
BoRery Fuiling Waters, W. Va.
The Public Service Commission In,
signed an order forbiddnR electric
and steam railway companies from
building extensions and switches ~ilh
out having secured the permission o
The commission To make these i'm
nroFements The commission ISSUED
the order on Information that thu I'm
proYements in question are Beinl
made on the authority Of ordinances
passed by the council and approved
b The mayors OF Baltimore aud uthel
incorporated cities and towns. III.
commission In rs order quoted IL
Inv under which It's authority mus
L secured before the Improvement
can BE- made.
There will be temperance meeting
IN Carroll Hall Thursday night, o.
tober goth. held by the Prohibition
party. with Prohibition songs anu I'D
dresses on the subject. The "solu
tIon of the Liquor Problem" Hon
Henry II. llolme, candidate for Comp
troller of the State. will address tn
meeting. Mr.. Holmes wife, Mr.
Pauline ". Holme. vice president O
the Maryland w. c. T. L., who Is vel
known among the white-ribboner O
The state. is expected 10 accompau
him. and 1t is proposed 10 hold an In
formal reception for them before tn
meeting proper. The w. c. T. L. O
Westminster and other unions Of tn
vicinity are cordially invited. Every
body will be welcome.
The following news item OF Inter
est 10 many people In this city ap
peared in the Cumberland Times. con
corning Joseph Franklin, brother q
! Mrs. Joseph Franklin, West Nal
street: Joseph Franklin In hi
automobile. broke the track record i
a special race for a purse of 800 a
the fair grounds yesterday. Frank
lin did the 10 miles In Ia minutes an
d seconds, and did one mile In 10
which broke all track records for tn
mile. either automobile or motor
cycle Lloyd Linabury raced him Il
another machine and made the /
miles in 1853. Young Franklin di
some daring driving In the progreg
Of the race, which was the most In
! tefesting of any ever held on the 10
cal track"
Home Coming Services will be nell
on Sunday, November 2, at Emanue
Reformed Church at Baust, The Hol
Communion will be celebrated at 10.
a. m. Rev s. NJ Roeder, of dlel
Rock, Pa, will preach the sci mon
Preparatory services and reception O
members will be held on the Saturda
previous at 2.30 p. m. At $50 D. m
on Sunday there will be a reunion O
all the members received durink tn
present pastorate. Rev. J. NJ. Runklt
OF Newport, Pa, and other yisltinI
ministers will deliver addresses. A
30 p. M, there will be a Young REQ
! pies Rally and Viopticon lecture
During the day luncheon will be sery
ed free In the basement of the church
The Union Bridge choir will assist tn
] BanaL choir with the mnnic De.