The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-08-15

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field, resisting all the pIeadings OF
the Grand Old Party to come back
into the fold again.
. Messrs. Reifsnider. Weant and
Steele, trustees. sold on August 2. the
"Stuller farm" containing $50 acres,
Ito Clarence Gordon Stonesifer. for
$9216. The farm Is located on the
road from Detour to Taneytown.
A mammoth lemon was left NJ The
Advocate on Monday by j. Grafton
: Doyle, florist, East Green street. II
measured II inches one way and I'm
the other. The lemon was raised by
Mr.. Doyle from lemon tree that he
! kept in his hot house In winter and
placed IN the open in summer
The heavy wind Of Sunday night blew
IL on the tree and there Il no telling
how large the lemon might have
grown.
Notice to taxpayers Is given In this
weeks issue that If the county taxes
are paid On OF before September l,
there will be reduction Of two per
cent. and on State taxes, q deduction
OF five per cent. II paid on or before
October |. there will be a deduction
OF four per cent; and II paid on or be-
fore the first day of November de-
duetlon Of three per cent. After
January l. 1911. II not paid the taxes
will be In arrears and bear interest
/ from that date.
Elder Uriah Blxler. executor and
trustee under the will of John Lester,
deceased. sold land about one mile
from Union Mills, on the road from
Pleasant Valley TO Silver Run church.
embracing 14S acres. 81 perchea TO
Harvey ]. Wenfz. At Se2 per acre.
total. Sg.Iss02. He also sold the
woodland about half part Of the farm.
35 acres. ? roods and 3 perchea. TO
n. Il. Muaselman. OF Gettysburg. Pa.
at si25 an acre, making sl,444.bSi
grand total. s13.eS2.55.
Emmltsburg authorities are looking
for Pete White. six feet three inches
tall. and = powerfully built man Who
on Thursday night showed Emmits-
burg that m iron cage lookup has no
terrors for him. When morning came
the cage vas still locked. but white
! had flown II saa later discovered.
that White had IN rome manner forced
on one of the steel plates Of the top
. OF the cell. and had carefully replaced
II, after getting out. - thaI for some
time the officers could not learn how
White escaped Once ont Of the cell
he left b. a rear door.
Dr. J. y Herring continues u be
. quite sick 1t h home on East Aain
street. and In confined r. Is bed most
OF The time IL iB not able 10 take
much nourIshment and ia auite seak
but he hopes 10 improve 18th The APP
proaeh OF cooler weather. TT. Herring
vas Visited on Wednesday by Gnair=
man Laird Of tha Public Service Com
. mission, baltimore lie inflmatsd "a
Mr.. Laird that II there Vaz nol I'M
proYNmenI In his condition within
short time he would Hsnd his faHiE=
. nation a. 4 member IF tn commits
. sion 10 tn Governor.
] Al the closing session 81 the con
YentInn Of American Federation oi
. Catholic Societies In Milwaukee. Hisa
! Baltimore saa chosen by unanimous
vote - the place fpr the next son.
: YentIan. he selection Va maaz IN
! honor of Cardinal Gibbons. The date
. 81 IL nesting Hns ut So bal shs
referred II the executive hoard. The
1915 convention Rill % 70 California
: either Iaa Angeles o. san franelHco
With the former the fayuTIie. The
federation RlIl convene IN he Nset.
E ern 6Ily during the Panama EzHosi.
: lion. II present plans mataHlali4H=
Postmaster General BufIszou'H or.
der znlaHEIng t. parcel PIT #ies
by increasing ths Weight limit II =
pounds ana cutting tn rate for HafA.
axes within radius = - mile be
!. comes operative TOMORROW nd If ki
: the nrst important extension n thf
: Government ~ retail pHEHaE'
: transportation ##EiGm. witch i fh'
oplnInn Of Representative DaFIa J
: Lows. Of Maryland IHs father q N
! parcel pol" and othaf postal experts
: viii eventually Lad n tn Poalhffic'
. Department absorbing tn ezHTehi
business n the country
; Harry :. red. near saydorahurg
] had NO horHeH Killed al himael
badIY stunned IN Sunday aitei nooI
about { - o'clock b. lightning aIfik
! ing = tree Il II barHfard. Mr. Hee'
: va bringing IL horses II from tn
: Held T. tt barn to protect hem ron
the storm hat ~ about u bass aFcf
Z As Il Wa going through The at
the lightning struck the Irce. ani
came down vii til ahuza results
Mr. necd .as unconscious for nm
= tlme. but II nHescuI he i gsIIinl
i around b the Id of eHaa. III
horses wora 10 OF lis HeHt III
= values them at 100.
Westminster eenteHarian haH lof
:. town AirH MaHRarelHa Ssssoa. n
: military known = Grandma NeHaon
:. left IN Tuesday evening - The fas
NAL To make Isr home With he
daughter. Mra. Ella Saunders. i
5 Bristol Tenn rs Sssson celebrate
: the ono hundredih anniversary q he
: birth on February =. FoF the las
= 20 years he had lived With her daugh
, ter. HrR. Clara Cushing, Il thiH city
n where she has great many sarf
: friends and admirers. Mr. NewHon
. the widow Of the late Joseph NJ. Sew
. son. at one time superintendent q IN
public schools If Carroll county. sh
was accompanied b. Mra= saunder
/ and her danghter=in-iaN. Mr.. II. Dor
! gey Sewann. OF New York Word ha
:. been received o. their safe arrival 1
/ Bristol.
: The JnHI Government League G
= Carroll county NIll hold n meeting q
; the residence of Mrs. 5. 4. Herr. p
= East Main street. on Tuesday evening
!. August 18th, at eight o'clock. IN
- members are earnestly requested I