The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-02-06

i The February term of the Circuit
Court for Carroll county begins Mon
day.
On account of the fire which de-
, stroyed their shed ". I. Gorsuch Son
& Company viii not buy rye straw
for the present.
Chief of Police John A. Stem is i'm
proving East Main street by having all
trees trimmed or limbs that interfere
with travel
"A Colonial Tea will be served by the
young ladies of Centenary Methodist
Episcopal Church in the social hall on
the evenings of February 20 and 81.
Lent begins this week three weeks
later than last year, being OF course
based upon the date Of Easter, which
v il April 12 this year, as against March
20, in 1913.
Two firemen guarded the smolder-
ing hay and straw at N. /. Gorsuch
Son & Company's property Wednes-
day night, to put out any blaze which
might start up from, Tuesday evenings
| fire
| A new barrack on the farm of Mar
ion Lester, near Finksburg, with its
contents OF hay, wagons and farming
implements, was burned Monday night
The loss, partially covered by insur-
ance, is estimated at $500.
Because it was warm there j. Lewis
Demmitt, As years old, retired On the
top of lime kiln Tuesday night near
Woodsboro and dropped off to sleep.
When he awakened both his legs were
charred. He was hurried to Montevue
Hospital, where it was said both legs
probably would be amputated
The Westminster Fire Company
was rewarded by the N. l. Gorsuch
Son & Company for the good services
rendered at the fire on Tuesday even
ing, with check for s25 and a letter
commencing the company on how we'll
Chief Ohler and Assistant Chief Shaef-
fer have their men drilled for work at
a fire.
The horse hitched to the bus of the
Main-Court Inn ran away on Tuesday
evening while waiting at the railroad
station for passengers on the 7.50
train. The horse was caught at Har-
Ibaugh's Livery before any damage was
done. "a lady was in the bus at the
time Of the runaway and was badly
frightened.
The Brotherhood of Andrew and
Philip of Baust Reformed Church will
hold an old-fashioned spelling bee ID
iCrouses Hall at Tyrone, on Lincoln 8
birthday, February ~, at D. M.
Superintendent of Public Schools,
George n. Morelock, will pronounce
the words and all are invited. An
Ioyster supper and other refreshments
will be served.
The straw and hay which was dam
aged by the fire on Tuesday night at
N. I. Gorsuch Son e Company's prop
erty, is being hauled away by farm
ers and citizens. 1t was given to them
by the company. One load while be-
ing hauled through town caught fire
from bale which still had fire in it,
but the blaze was extinguished before
any damage was done.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Pennsylvania Skating
Company was held on Tuesday the
3rd inst, at which time Mr.. Charles F.
Miller, Of this city, was unanimously
elected vice-president. Mr.. Miller has
been associated with this corporation
in the managing board Of directors for
a number of years. The mills are To-
Gated at Spring City, Pa.
Thirty members of the knights of
Pythias order, of this city went by a
special train on Monday night to wit
ness the installation of officers of the
Uniform Rank OF the above order at
Union Bridge. After the session re-
freshments were served. The return
was made on the special train which
arrived here at ! a. m, Tuesday.
Members OF the order were present
from Baltimore.
Realizing the excellent results OBJ
tanned by advertising in The Advocate,
a Carroll countian, living at Hamp-
stead, is this week advertising in our
Want column" for correspondence
with some fair one desiring nIatri-
mony. Here's hoping he will succeed
in his attempt and live happily ever
afterward. We shall be interested If
he will let us know how many appli-
cations he receives.
Lieutenant Towers, U. S. N, who
played the prominent part i'm the
United States Naval picture Victory, "
was not killed in his fall ofI1600 feet,
Willie AlS 1d5b
summer Lieut.. Towers escaped with
slight injuries, and il now in charge
OF all aerial navigation for the U. s.
Navy Lieut.. Billingslea, U. S. Navy,
and Of Virginia, who accompanied
Lieut.. Towers on that trip was the
unfortunate officer who was killed.
Mr.. A. G. Hammett, of Baltimore,
nephew of Mr.. Abraham Winters, of
Cranberry, was presented a solid gold
Safety First button by the Western
Maryland Railway Company, through
Superintendent R. NJ. Johnson OF the
Railroad Company, for finding a brok-
en- rail on December is on the east
bound track at Howardville The
fast mail was about due at the dime
Mr.. Hammett found the broken rail.
The train was stopped by him, and a
terrible accident avoided, as the train
runs at very high speed at that place.
Mr.. Hammett il flagman on local
freight.
Fire destroyed the handsome barn
and stables on the farm Of Carroll
Raver, Hampstead, about O'Clock
Wednesday morning. "a calf and
many tons of hay and grain were de-
stroyed, along with farming imple-
ments and several vehicles. The
greater part of the live stock was saw
ed by Mr.. Raver and his neighbors.
Mr.. Raver stated later in the day that