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

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| There il a general hope that Marc
has pretty well blown himself out :
the start.
"a bill has been introduced int
Congress for O 100000 monument {
BE- placed On the Gettysburg battle
field
MI, r.. s. Garman, OF Hanover, Pa
who had been ill for the past FEY
weeks, has returned to work at Gle
Morris.
In a letter renewing his subscrip
ton to The Advocate, Mr. Frank T
Mammalian, OF Piqua, Ohio, a forme
resident of this city, wished To be re
membered to all or his old friends IL
Carroll county.
TO economic and curtail expense
the Western Maryland Railway Com
pany ordered the yard crew at UnioI
Bridge to discontinue work at tina
place until further notice. The rail
road company has lost q great dea
OF business from the cement company
which may have caused the above
order.
The viii OF John c. Mahle, deceas.
ed, which was probated at Towson
on Tuesday, leaves his wife, Mrs MARY
&. Mahle, a farm at Rock Dale, con.
tanning is acres and improvements
and to his sons. Jacob F., George K.
Samuel O., John r.. and Charles r
Mahle, and to his daughter, Mrs. Ross
r. Isenhardt, he leaves $1,000 each
His wife is left the rest of the es-
tate.
The resignation of MIR. John M
Fitzgerald as president OF the West
ern Maryland Railway Company was
accepted at a special meeting or the
board or directors OF the company ir
New York, and Mr.. Carl r.. Gray
president or the Great Northern Rail
road was elected as his successor, ant
will take UP his new duties as soor
as his resignation from the Great
Northern IS accepted.
The Western Maryland Railway re
ceived Monday another consignment
of three heavy-type superheater ca.
gines from the American Locomotive
Company, being part Of an order fol
rs locomotives. The new engines are
heavier than any now in use on the
Western Maryland. They will b.
used on the Western and Eastern di
visions Of the road, where steel
mountain grades have to be climbed
"A general reduction of the tele
phone toll rates for Frederick county
to take effect April 1 was ordered
Tuesday by the Public Service Com
mission. The order was filed i'll the
case of the Frederick County Farm
ers' Association against the Chesa
peake and Potomac Telephone Com
pany OF Baltimore. The Association
alleged that the toll rates were ex
cessive. The case was heard May
20 last. The charge between EN-
mitsburg and Mount Airy was order
ed reduced from 20 to 10 cents.
Thomas II. Smith, engineer on tht
Western Maryland Railroad, Hagers'
town, was held for the action or the
grand jury Tuesday afternoon On the
charge of obtaining money under
false pretenses from John w. Rohrer
well-known restaurant man. Runrel
alleged that Smith, representing him
self as a solicitor for the Masonic
Order, secured $17.50 for entrance
fee. Charles Johnson, secretary OF
the Hagerstown lodge, said that he
did not know Smith, and that no ap-
plication of Rohrer was received by
the order.
Anyone in Maryland eager to enroll
in the governmental service for an
annual compensation OF $3.50 will have
a chance to try to do so at least by
taking an examination within the next
few weeks for the position of post
master at all fourth-class postoffices
An examination will be held in this
city on Saturday, March il. Appli-
cants for the positions may be ex-
amined at any Of the examination
points without regard to the location
of the postoffice at which appointment
is desired. Any applicant for appoint
ment at any postoffice must reside
within the territory supplied by such
postoffice. Application forms may BIG
obtained from the postmaster at any
OF the offices for which the eXamina-
lions are held.
On Tuesday, March 5rd, Mr.. Fred.
erick Zahn, of this city, celebrated
his 94th birthday in a most pleasant
manner, being entertained by Mr.
GCOI Be ". AlOdu6np LAl0 OALJ1 O.
delicious dinner which pleased Mr.
Zahn immensely. Mr.. Zahn Is hale
and hearty and bids fair to celebrate
many more birthdays. He walks
with the aid OF cane, which he very
much prefers to riding. Mr.. Zahn II
perhaps one Of the best known resi-
dents in the county. He came to this
country from Austria in 1912, land
ca in Baltimore and walked to West
minister. He says the first man TX
give him the glad hand" was the
late Michael E. Baughman. For many
years he practiced his trade as mill
wright and mechanic at Fountain
Valley, and since the death Of hii
wife has made his home with hi!
nephew, John T. Zahn, East Mair
street. Mr. Zahn has twice beer
back to the "Fatherland."
The two Cubans who came t. thi,
city recently selling high grade o
Havana cigars which cost II cent
apiece at big reduction of cent.
each, to our lovers Of a good smoke
were arrested in Baltimore last week
and their purchasers here are salts
fed to know or their being locked up
The statesmen when presenting !;
sample Of their stock also regaleC
the customer with q story to the ef
feet that they were trying to rails,
money to complete their education
OF course with good cigar and tn,
pitiful story, they were given al
order, in some cases amounting tx