The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-08-22

Ienueu Em0fy GfoYe camp last sun
| day.
Mr.. Frank r. Gassell, teller at tht
| First National Bank, who was report.
ed as having an attack Of typhoit
fever, is improving. Mr.. Cassell IL
not suffering from typhoid fever.
Mr.. T. Wallace Warfield went to
New York city yesterday and will re-
main there until September 2, when
he will accompany his sister t0
Europe. Mr.. Warfield sold his prop
erty ON the New Windsor Road, near
this city last week.
We are indebted to Mr.. d. E. Fiscel
of Uniontown, for a basket of finely
favored peaches brought to the office
this week. Mr.. Fiseel states that he
will have 100 baskets of these choice
canning peaches for inspection next
Tuesday morning, from to 5 O'Clock.
While riding his motorcycle down
Main street Wednesday evening about
40 o'clock Walter sayers, of Small
wood, accidentally Hooked down lit
tie colored girl, named Gester Bruce,
Who ran into the street right in front
Of Dinsts grocery store. She was
picked up and taken into DR.. J. II.
Billingslea.s office, where her slight
injuries were attended to. The light
On the motorcycle was broken.
Mr. s. Kitasawa. of Japan, who Is
studying for his degree at Johns Hop
kIns University, Baltimore, will de-
liver his interesting lecture IN Japan
ese costume. entitled An Evening I'm
L. O..
TENDER 3. al 8 o'clock In Ascension
Parish House on Court street. under
the auspices of the parish. The lee
iure will include descriptions of the
land and people. the Japanese chant.
the sword dance and viii be illus
trated with stereoptIeon views. A
small admissin fee viii be charged.
Charged With passing several bogus
checks, a man who gives the name OF
Eugene A. Fox. and who, IL Il alleged
has been representing himself in
various towns around Cumberland a
IN agent for NJ. Fox ( Sons Company.
horse dealers of Baltimore vas ar
rested Saturday Mt UniontoRn. and
locked up IT Myeradale. Pa. Robert
Fox. OF the firm OF Fox & Sons Com
pHu9r "Hfu AHht1 anUul AHH IIAANtEi
stated emphatically that the man un-
der arrest vas an Imposter and was
IN no way connected with his firm. II
l. alleged TINT the man passed four
checks in MeyersdaIe Saturday
4 special convention OF the Mary.
land Conference Ia been called for
September ? in North Baltimore sta
ton Church for the consideration OF
union between the Methodist ProteH-
tant and United Brethren Churches
This convention II called BY President
John S. Bowers. Of the Maryland Con.
ference and the standing conference
committee IN response TO two petitioua
signed By more than 20 members oI
The Maryland Conference. Il is ex-
neeted thai every ministerial member
Of the Maryland Conference anu las
delegates from all the churches will
attend the convention. The question
haa occupied much attention since tht
appointment Of a Church Union tom.
mission With power n act nj the Bal.
timore General Conference in 1912.
Miss Virginia Savage. after being IN
/ Springfield Asylum Tor the pat nlnt
months. considered insane h . jur,
/ IN Cumberland. VI liberated thu
week HabeaE corpus proceeding
we're instituted b. ! lawyer If Oak
land. Md. and AIzs Savage va
brought before Judge Thomas OF
Tuesday Tpon testimony Of nr. Nor
rs. of Springfield Asylum and DR.. ]
i. BillingHlea. Of thia cit. Judg,
Thomas considered lhe evidence Of hel
IHz#4#zz a
her discharged provided abe IL PLACED
n the caTs Of her parents. Hho hay.
moved from this Stale 10 Florida
One OF III young men of this cit
thought h vas occupying the sof
side OF bench at hIa home Inst Sal.
nfday night. but instead OF being Il
home he Has occupying \ bench II
front OF the residence Of MrH. samue
Cover on West Main street He has
a good snooze. but being affected b!
nightmare. he got up, opened tn
shutter and erawled through the win
dow into the parlor About that tim
hrs. Cover was awakened aud GALES
10 know Who was down there. Tn
young man said he wanted light, h
couldn't aee Just about thai time
gentleman vas coming along. and wa
asked to take the intruder out Bu
he refused b saying that he would &c
Eome one else TO take him out Tn
man awakening from his atupor. am
realizing he was In wrong. made
break for the street and beat IL 70
home.
Charles Bitler. l. years old nea
lsreagerst0Rn. was arrested saturda
charged With settling fire 10 a houH
On the fnrm Of John T Stoner Mar
shall Beall. p years old. was arreste
n the same time charged With EN-
nluying DlIler 10 do the act. The ar
rests were made b. State Fire Mar
Ehal Myers. who Ind the eaze unde
surveillance for some time. Bcal
furnished Il 900 bail and waa releaa
I'd. Bitter was lodged In jail The
are said 10 have confessed. Beal
Who is the tenant IN the farm. hal
some personal effects stored In tn
house, which was nnoceupIed. II
carried insurance OF 800 on hIs goods
According 10 Bitter. neall offered hin
80 to burn the house Later the
/ had a disagreement and Bitter told O
the burning. Both at first denie
knowledge Of the ineendiary. but afte
close questioning confessed.
PostOtiiee Inspector Horace {
Reese, of Knoxville. Tenn. IA natiy
! Of Carroll county and formerly n DOS
tai clerk N this city Is largely re
, sponsible for the conviction Of Il. {
Drew, the Fort Payne promoter VIII
was found guilty On August Ii. by
Jury In Gadsden, Ala. of many fraud
, ulent uses Of the mails among whic