The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-01-09
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

The school children resumed their
studies On Monday
Let's work for the biggest year we
have ever had in Westminster.
Don't forget to talk to your friend
about the BIZ Homecoming Week
which is to be held in this city In
June.
Several persons in Baltimore run
ming their automobiles with a 1919
license have been arrested.
The pupils of Mountain View School
are preparing for an entertainment to
be held Friday night, January A.
The annual meeting and banquet OF
the Westminster Fire Department will
be held on Wednesday, January p.
There are said to be 10000 idle 1eo-
pie in Philadelphia, who want work.
We have a few idle ones here, but
they won't work.
Shadrach III. Cooper, Of Hampstead,
was given letters On the estate OF
Henry s. Cooper, in the Office OF the
Register of Wills, at Towson on We'd
nesday.
The Bible class OF Grace Lutheran
Church presented Rev. William IL.
Hetrick, pastor, with a handsome
leather upholstered Morris chair as
Christmas Gift.
DR.. Herbert IL. Kneisley, OF Hagers-
town, Md, was considered by the
County Commissioners Of Washington
county for Health officer Of the coun-
ty. DIR. Kneisley vas formerly
physician in this city.
Mrs. Joseph w. Smith, Bond street,
entertained about thirty young people
Monday night at cards, i'm honor Oh
the birthday OF her son, Paul Smith,
who left on Wednesday to enter Char
lotte Hall Military Academy, St
Mary's county.
Mr.. Louis Sachs, OF Baltimore, for
merly of this city, has purchased a
handsome up-to-date Oakland touring
car. The car is a 8 passenger, M
horsepower, six cylinder, il equipped
with electric lights, and is guaranteed
to make 81 miles per hour MI
Sachs takes a great interest in auto
mobiles and knows the inside work
ings Of a car from start to finish
The w. M. R. r. Company forced by
the increasing traffic on the road 70
increase the motive power, mas placed
an order with the American and said
win companies for 81 new engines. vi
this number seven will be of the heavy
freight-handling type. The engines
will BE- delivered to the road in Feb
ruary. Eighteen engines from on tne
road are now being remodeled at the
Baldwin Locomotive Works in Phlla-
delphia.
IA fast freight running second 5ec-
ton Of the Pittsburgh Express on Sat
urday night came to grief at Logs
station when a journal on car broke
making the car leave the track fol-
lowed by six others, causing wreck
which required about 16 hours 10
clear up. Quite a distance OF track
was torn I'D. Two of the cars we're
reduced To Junk All through trains
were sent over the B. & II. division.
According to a dispatch from Wash
ington, ID. C., Westminster, Baltimore
and Oakland banks were among tne
first legal applicants for membership
in the Federal reserve system receV-
ed at the Treasury Department, from
I'LL national banks ln tn form ol
regulations approved by the reserve
bank organization committee, declar-
ing the boards of directors Of the
banks had accepted the terms Of the
new law.
The regular monthly meeting OF
the Mayor and Common Council tooK
place Monday night All ca mem
bers Or the council were present ex-
cept Mr.. Walter III. Davis. In addl-
ton to the regular routine OF business
the clerk was instructed to notify the
Public Utilities Company W provide
lights On Willis street extended, with
in ten days. This order was passed
last spring, but the matter had been
neglected