The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-03-06


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b March started with its lion rampant
It we hope 1t will be tanned before 1
goes far.
O The big dry goods stores and mil
o linery establishments OF Westminster
D. are getting busy opening up theil
spring goods
Y, Mr.. Lawrence "a. Eichorn. Pennsyl-
" vania avenue. will have sale on March
q 21 and move to Baltimore, where he
will work at his trade.
' MT. John Cassell, OF Philadelphia
= Pa. presented the Westminster Fire
Company with a photograph Of Sec
v ond Division OF Philadelphia Firemen
M at banquet in that city.
The rural mail carriers have en-
perienced some rough weather In
, covering their routes during the snow
! storms and blizzard. In some places
county roads were impossible, owing
! to drifts two or three feet deep. and
! fields had to be used. The very cold
weather also added to their suffering.
On Wednesday Mr.. William y.
Bush. j., or near Gambler, found a
black horse wandering loose on the
,, road between Louisville and Deer
Park. The horse has white hind feet
and a white star in his forehead, and
Mi. Bush will be glad to deliver him
7 to his owner upon payment OF
charges.
Clinton N. Myers, OF Hanover, Pa.
formerly of Bachman's Valley, who is
the largest breeder OF Barred Ply
mouth Rocks in that section of the
county, has Just issued catalogue
!, OF the Lady Beautiful strain. This
, booklet is an attractive product OF the
printers art. The cover is embossed
I'm gold, together with reproduction
OF a barred black and white feather
, from one of the prize birds.
Caught in a torrent of water chat
/ overlooked from the mill race and
swept through a brick building where
they were working, seven men had a
narrow escape from drowning Tues
day morning at the wooden mills OF
, William A. Dickey az Sons, at Della.
; The water rushed into the building
, with such force that the men inside
. were carried off their feet, and before
! they could escape some were In water
up to their necks.
, A large committee meeting or the
|. Woman's Civic League was held at
the home of Mrs. Charles q. Stewart,
y the president, on Wednesday to dis
cuss the oyster supper and baZar to
be held in Ffremen's Hall the evenings
, OF March 10, 20 and 81. On next
Tuesday afternoon a special meeting
OF the league will be held at the
Inra~p ~ rn0Rn Prrr+hnr nIana
, All the members are requested to be
present.
Z Struck by Western Maryland
" Charles Lewis, of Sabillasville. was
probably fatally injured Monday ev-
ening. Lewis, who was returning
from delivering milk, was attempting
to cross the track when his buggy
was struck by a local eastbound
freight The horse was killed and
the buggy demolished Lewis was
, thrown a considerable distance, land
ing on his head, sustaining fractured
skull and internal injuries He was
picked up unconscious and taken to
the hospital at HagerstoWn.
Bills pertaining to Carroll county
were introduced in the Legislature
this week as follows: BY Mr.. George
To provide for a municipal electric
light and power plant for Mount Airy.
BY Mr.. Sayers-To release Salem
Lodge /. o. o. f., from taxes on its
bonded Indebtedness. BIZ. Mr.. George
To amend the game law OF Carroll
county and to repeal the county law
relating to justices of the peace and
!. constables. BY Senator Snader-Re-
lating to liquor in Patapsco. Mr..
Georges bill to amend the charter OF
Sykesville was favorably reported by
the committee.
! At the regular annual meeting OF
the stockholders of the Westminster
Metal & Foundry Company, at the
| Company's Office, the following direc-
} tors were elected for the ensuing
I year: A. ". Moore, DIR. Edgar A.
Slagle, DR.. Charles r. Foutz, Dr.. =. $.
Slagle and James Pearre Wantz. The
statement of the manager showed that
, the business is in a prosperous con-
! dition. Immediately after the stock
holders meeting the directors elected
the following officers: A. v. Moore,
President, and DR.. Edgar q Slagle,
Secretary. The board of directors
declared the regular annual dividend
\ or six per cent on the preferred stock,
and dividend Of five per cent On the
common stock, payable March 18th.
1914.
) Special traffic regulations have oeen
' put into effect by the Police Board of
Baltimore, as a result Of many com
, plants which Marshal Farnan has
> recently received. The regulations
y affect all the parkways, requiring
: that all vehicles shall keep to the
| right. Drivers have also been in
] structed that they must at all times
J comply with any direction, BY voice,
/ hand OF otherwise, Of any member OF
1 the police force as to stopping, start
Ing, approaching or departing from
any place. The rules provide that no
> vehicle shall back to make a turn in
any of the downtown streets. In
! other sections Of the city drivers
have been warned to always exercise
= care, such as giving warning when
. backing their vehicles in order that
persons or property in the rear will
. not be injured.
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