The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-05-08
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 5, 1914
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

appearance.
Farmers are preparing the ground
for planting corn.
Lisht oyercoats have been very
comfortable these past cool nights.
Dr.. Wilson, Of Fowblesburg, i'd,
Las purchased an Overland automo-
bile.
cutie a number OF motorcycle rid
ars made run from Baltimore to this
rlLy On Sunday.
William Bitter, Of Owings Mills,
died at his home On Sunday morning,
a-ed 81 years. Mr.. Bitter was in tne
furniture moving business, and made
many trips to this city.
AT last we have had good Saturday
and the country people turned out IN
4 good number to visit our city to do
their shopping. 1t has been the first
good Saturday for some time.
A new schedule to go into effect the
latter part of June is being prepared
b. the Western Maryland Railway
Company. 1t is said to be decidedly
different from the present one.
The Advocate is publishing sup
Dlement this week in which are print
ed the public general laws Of Mary
land passed by our last legislature
1t will be worth your while to become
familiar with these laws
Mrs. Laura 5. Sellman, principal Of
the West-end School, who has been
sick for two months, il now Gonzales
cent and in a few weeks will 20 70
De Soto, Mo-, to spend the summer
with her son, MIR. William N. Sell
man.
the May term OF the Circuit Court
for Carroll county will convene On
Monday. This term the grand jury -
in session. The principal case 10 come
before the Court this term is murder
case removed from Baltimore to Car
roll county.
The new board of Supervisors OF
Election met and organized on Mon
day at their office on East Main street.
Mr. Moritz Zepp was made president
of the board, William H. Paynter'
secretary, and George L. Stocksdale'
counsel.
The new double gates to take the
place of the single gate at the railroad
crossing this city, have been received
here and will be placed IN posltlon
some time shortly. The new gates
have an extra attachment Whlcn VIII
cross the pavements, SO as TO prevent
pedestrians from crossing while me
gates are down.
"a special meeting Of the stock
holders of the York, Hanover AND
Frederick Railway Company Wit be
held i'll Philadelphia On May ls to
consider an agreement Of consohda-
ton with the Central Railroad Of
MARYLAND. The latter road il the
spur recently completed in the vicln-
ity Of Union Bridge, Md.
Former Water Engineer Quick, OF
Baltimore, at a meeting April ~, at
Mt. Airy, addressed the citizens OF
Mt. Airy upon the desirability OF
water system for the town. The vote
whether a water system shall De
installed will be decided next Mon
day when the citizens will vote upon
the $4,000 bond issue authorized by
the Legislature for a water system
and for the electric lights.
The Forest and Stream Club will
hold its annual meeting and
election Of officers for the
coming year on Monday night,
May 18th. at 5 o'clock at the Photo
graph gallery Of James ID. Mitchell.
The club Il contemplating adding
trap shooting to it, list or pleasures
and the matter will be determined az
the annual meeting. Everything
points to a successful year both 10
the way Of a successful and pleasant
encampment.
While cleaning about transformer
at the Thurmont sub-station, OF which
he is the manager, William +. Bllck-
enstaff an employee of the Hagers-
town and Frederick Railway, was Sc
yerely burned on April IS, by COM
ing in contact with a live wire, prob
ably 5000 volts, passing through his
body. His one arm was painfully
burned and also his feet, his shoes
and stockings being burned through.
Blickenstaff was removed to the Fred
erick City Hospital.
Posters have been widely distrib-
uted, calling attention to a public
meeting to be held on Saturday af-
JeTnOOn, MAY 70 Ill LIE HOOuSDOlO
Opera House for the purpose of TAX
ing steps to secure State road from
Ceresville to Key Mar. Everybody r.
siding along the line OF the proposed
road was invited to the meeting a.
we'll Ill all others interested That
section of the county has never r.
ceived any direct benefits of the Good
Roads Fund, and II a rich and i'm
portant section of Frederick county.
Judge Glenn iii. Worthington, OF
Frederick county, filed his opinion in
the case Of those protesting against
the issuance of liquor license to
Isaac l.. Hahn, who rented the hotel
in Creagerstown and sought license
to sell liquor there. The opinion
does not go@into the case, but simply
states the license is denied. The OBJ
jectors must pay the cost of the
notice of the objection and each side
is to pay the costs incurred by theiI
respective sides. Mr. H. ]. Krise, Of
Frederick is the owner of the hotel
property.
Judge Rose in the United States
District Court, Baltimore, ruled that
the owners OF the Blue Mountain
House b. relieved OF liability in the
suit Of Benjamin I'll Metzger and Nal
colin Frank for $4,000 and So, ZOO
damages against the Blue Mountain
House Company and H. XII Bond anC
John Gibbons, lessees. OH the hotel
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