The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-04-03

ball club viii play st. Johns College
At Annapolis, o. April 3.
MIR. and Mrs. John l.. Bennett
moved from the Westminster Hotel
this week into the residence on
Green street, formerly occupied by
Mr. Fred IT, Knapp and family.
A freight engine was derailed In
the yards in this city ON Sunday
morning about l o'clock and was not
replaced until S.45. "A wrecking crew
from Baltimore placed the engine on
the track. a broken rail caused the
derailment-
Mrs. Margaret A. Englar, of New
Windsor, aged nearly so years, fell
down at her residence Friday night
and broke her right hip. The same
hip was broken about seven years ago
Mrs Englar is a sister of the late
George p. Buckley, OF Union Bridge.
Sallie Jackson, employed is q
domestic BY y. Il. Waesche, Green
Spring Valley, was found last week
to be suffering from smallpox and
was removed to the pesthouse. Mr.
Waesche, her employer, is a son d
MIR. Charles Waesche. of Detour, Nd
The Women's Civic League wishes
to thank all the citizens OF West
minister for their bountiful donations
willing service and splendid patron
age at the oyster supper which prov
ed big success through such united
work.
IT has been rumored that the West
ern Maryland Railway Company will
take Off two Of its morning trains. The
trains to come off are the local trains
Which run from Union Bridge to Bal
timore 1T is not certain which two
will be discontinued but it is thought
one will be the milk and market train
The milk and market products will be
taken care OF as they were formerly
Mr. Charles G. Gorsuch, accompan-
led by his daughter, Mrs. Mary G.
Jackson, and granddaughter, little
Miss Catherine Jackson, sailed yes
terday from New York on the North
German Lloyd steamer "Barborossa, y
for Bremen, Germany. They will
spend May in Switzerland. and after
touring France, England and Scotland
will return home in the early sum
mer.
Just now nobody Is bothering about
the flies. This insect retired to
winter quarters long time ago
Screens were pulled down, and such
vagrant survivors as may have ven
tured into the dining room were
readily killed. But they will come
again, surely and numerously. Shall
we wait their appearance In swarms
or shall we stop them before they
start? Get busy and swat them.
Wednesday, April 1, being annual
settlement day, according to a time
honored local custom, banks had
prepared for a greatly increased
volume Of business. All this week
officers and clerks in the local
financial institutions have been Kept
quite busy, and large amount OF
money changed hands. Normal in
terest rates obtained, and there was
plenty OF money to meet all demands
TO the bill introduced in the House
by Delegate Addison imposing a
gunner's license of 81, an amendment
was offered to exempt the following
counties from the operation of this
bill: Washington, Baltimore, Hartford
Dorchester, Charles, Kent, Carroll,
Frederick, Anne Arundel, Somerset,
Talbot, Caroline, st. Marys and Queen
Annes. On motion of Mr.. Addison
further consideration of the bill was
postponed until today at noon.
The special services held by DIR
Henry vi. Wharton, pastor OF Brantly
Baptist Church, Baltimore, In the
Westminster Methodist Protestant
Church, closed Monday evening. Large
congregations flocked to hear Dr.
Wharton every night last week, and
his ministry here accomplished a
great deal OF good. He is a forceful
preacher and a man OF winning per
sonality, and promises to resume his
evangelistic work in this city at some
future date.
Timely discovery of a fire in the
house OF Allen Yingling, or Creagers-
town, saved the dwelling from de-
struction at about 10 o'clock Satur-
day night The members of the
Yingling household were away at the
house found large hole in the floor
ing about the chimney, and also a
portion OF partition. A bucket
brigade did excellent service, and a
fire extinguisher from the store OF
Robert L. Ogle soon mad the Dlaze
under control. The loss will be
about $50.
a report from good authority states
that the Western Maryland will spend
$4,000 on improvements to Pen-Mar
Park this summer 1t has not Deen
learned for what particular improve
ments this sum will be expended, but
il IL thought that good portion of it
will 20 toward the dancing pavilion.
The improvements to the pavilion will
consist OF lettering the sanitary con
ditions and the laying OF new floor,
it is said. If this is not correct, It
is likely that a new pavilion will be
built. There are indications Uf a
good season at Pen-Mar, and also at
Monterey and Blue Ridge Summit
Frederick News.
The departure on Tuesday Of the
month of March was not exactly
lamb-like although a higher temper
ature prevailed than on Sunday and
Monday. True to tradition, the
month came In like a lion, carrying
with it one of the fiercest wili storms
for many years, followed by a severe
cold spell. On March 2 the lowest
temperature of the month was no:ad,
when the thermometer registered a
minimum OF 2 degrees. a maximum
OF rs degrees was registered last Fri
day. Signs or spring are now In evil
dence, however, and the grass Oh our
residence lawns has started to take
on o. fresh appearance Amateur
gardeners are awaiting a few days Of
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