The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-04-03
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Next week is Holy Week.

Next week is Holy Week.
Fittings are many-but not popu-
lar.
The housekeeping days are come
the busiest or the year.
Eight new subscribers for The Ad-
vocate to start the month Of April
Emory Grove Camp will begin this
year on August and close August
23rd-
A son was born to DIR. and Mrs
Lewis X. Woodward, East Main
street, last week.
If you are moving notify us at once
SO that no issue of the paper may be
missed. Give both old and new ad-
dress.
Mr.. Frank r. Butler, Bond street, Is
making preparations to build a resi-
dence ON the lot he purchased Oh
Chase street.
MT. George z. Marker, OF Stoners-
+. vile. moved to this city on Tuesday
occupying the residence recently va
Gated by Mr.. Jesse Sharrer, West
Main street.
Delegate (Cy) Cummings made an
effort on Tuesday to have the ap-
preparation for the Western Maryland
College reduced from $4,000 To
$4,000, but the scheme failed
+. 3. billiard, East Main street, had
sale of his household goods On Mon
day. His children will visit his sis
tiers in Virginia, while Mr.. billiard
will board for several months.
a much needed improvement Il
being made at the Westminster Metal
& Foundry Company by having a
switch run into it's plant The switch
has been under consideration for
some time.
Mr.. Joseph J. Price and family
moved this week from their home near
this city to Wiley, Col, where Mr..
Prices son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. Harvey Price, have resided
for some years.
The Meadow Branch Church OF the
Brethren is being dismantled to
make room for more modern house
OF worship for that congregation.
While this meeting house is being
rebuilt all services will be held at the
Brethren Church On Bond street.
Mrs. Austin Gallagher, Of Carroll
Orchards, made a plea for more
shade trees in Baltimore, at the an
nual meeting OF the Women's Civic
League at Osler Hall, Baltimore, on
Tuesday afternoon. Mrs B. w.
Corkran, Jr., 10 president of the
league.
Two large Methodist Conferences
of Maryland are assembled this week,
The Baltimore Conference Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church is in
session at Cumberland, Md, in the
auditorium OF the Center Street
Church The Methodist Protestant
Conference Is in session at Milford
Del.
At a meeting of the direc-
tors Of the Farming, Mill
ing and Grain Company of Mt. Airy
on Saturday afternoon, committee
was appointed to get prices and in
formation and to make arrangements
for the building of a 150-barrel Hour
mill in Mt Airy, to take the place Of
the one destroyed by fire last week.
Nearly 500 residents OF Della, Bal
timore county, have been vaccinated
to prevent the spread of smallpox
in the village Most of the inhabi-
~"
When the physicians put in appear
ance there was little excitement and
few of the residents refused to have
their arms scraped. The smallpox
patients have been quarantined and
all are reported to be doing nicely.
Avondale, after being carried on
for years as a fourth-class postUffice,
was closed ON April ist The Office
was under the management Of MT.
James w. Beacham- The cause or
the closing OF this postofice was the
lack or patronage. which resulted
from the establishment OF the rural
mail routes. All mail addressed to
Avondale i'm the future will come to
Westminster postoffice and be deliver
ed by the rural carrier on route ~.
Thrown from his team when round
ing a sharp corner, Mr.. g. Hinkle
Fowler. a merchant OF Unionville,
Frederick county, suffered a very bad
accident on March 26, and sustained
a severe fracture of the right ankle.
He was removed to the Frederick
City Hospital for treatment. MIR.
Fowler's facture involved the ankle
joint and surgical operation was
performed to straighten the bones.
With no complications, Mr.. Fowler 1s
expected to be able to leave the hos
pital III few weeks.
An order of satisfaction and settle
ment was filed i'm the Superior Court,
Baltimore, Saturday In the suit OF
Thomas J. Boylan against the Chesa-
peake and Potomac Telephone Com
pany and the Patapsco Electrical and
Manufacturing Company. A compro-
mise was reached In the case LAST
Monday after most of the day had
been occupied i'm its trial. 1t is III
derstood that $4,000 was paid to SET
tie It. Boylan was telephone line
man and received an electric shock
which threw him to the ground while
he was working on a pole in the rear
of $50 Augusta avenue, Irvington, o.
May 10, 1912. One of his legs was
broken. Mr.. Boylan 10 formerly Of
this city.