The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-03-27
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

A number of improvements are to
be made at Pen-Nar this summer.
The first spring day Of 1914 gave u
a 12-degree-above zero chill on Satur-
day morning.
DR.. c. P. Gowman, of Mount Airy,
is to erect a handsome home at that
place this summer.
Mr.. Ray Spencer, East Green street,
left this week for Dayton, Ohio, where
he will play ball the coming season.
Mrs. George w. Babylon, West Main
street, is at the bedside of her mother,
Mrs. Kane, at Baltimore, who is
critically i'll.
Rev. l.. B. Hafer, of Taneytown,
will preach at Baust Emanuel Re
formed Church on Sunday after noon
at 2.30 o'clock.
The Western Maryland College
base ball team will play the Poly
technic Club on Saturday. This is
the first game of the season.
Governor Goldsborough has, desig-
mated Friday, April 8, as Arbor Day
in Maryland, and special exercises
will be given in our public schools on
that day.
The House bills to incorporate
Sykesville and to pay David e. Walsh
of this county money in excess of
contract, have passed their third
reading at Annapolis.
At a meeting Of the athletic advis-
Dry board of Western Maryland Col
Iege Lewis Chandler Radford, 1916, of
Monroe, Ga, was elected assistant
manager Of the 1914 football team.
The Oakland Athletic Club has a
few open dates it would like to fill.
The manager, Elmer Cofell, of
Sykesville would like to hear from
Westminster, Sandyville and Man
chester, to play at home or away. a
guarantee will be given
Dr. George Wishart Slater, Of Wal
brook, who was, seriously injured
four weeks ago by a fall on the ice,
while making a call on a patient on
West Lanvale street, Baltimore, has
recovered sufficiently to resume his
work
Robert Theodore Norment, 1915, of
Baltimore, was elected manager of
the basketball team for next season.
Norment does not play, but is vet
eran of the football and baseball
teams Moments assistant will be
Arthur B. Jacques, 1916. of Smiths
burg, Nd.
Mrs. Elizabeth III. McClery, widow
of Edwin I. McClery and daughter of
the late Hon. Selah r. and Julianne
Hobbie, died on Monday, March %, at
her residence, GOA East Capitol street,
Washington, d. C. Mrs. McClery was
the eldest sister of Miss Ada Hobbie,
who resides on Court street, this city,
during the summer months.
The following pupils of Bethel
school we're present every day school
was open in the winter term: Martin
Long, Chester Taylor, Kenneth Long,
Sterling Taylor, Howard Schaefer,
Emory Evans, Irwin Evans, Ruby
Taylor Mary Green, Lorlynne Taylor,
Olive Ebaugh, Jennie Hughes and
Vernon Ebaugh. Samuel Hughes,
Mildred Green and Mona Hughes
missed but one day.
Mr.. Thomas G. Smiley, general
freight agent of the Western Mary
land Railway Company, has resigned,
to take effect April ]. MIR. Smiley
has been with the company for many
years and has worked himself up
from the ranks to the responsible
position he now holds. 1t Is said
that when he leaves, the position will
be abolished and the duties dis
tributed among the other officers in
the freight department.
Sheriff Conard, Of Frederick coun-
ty. on Monday received a telegram
asking that George Shockley. now in
Jail on the charge of bigamy, be held
until an officer from Marion, o., could
come for him The telegram was
from John J. Francis, sheriff of
Marion, and said: Going before
Governor for requisition. Hold
George Scockley. Will be in Fred
erick al soon a. possible"
Figures in the department OF Harry
A. Foe, Commissioner of Motor Nehl-
cles show that there are 1,575 more
automobiles plying in this state, 3ust
now than there were this time last
year. In other words licenses have been
issued for $3.50 automobiles ~ rar
this year, while for the correspond
ing months OF 1913 the figures were
7,775. Motorcycles are also I'D
greater evidence than they were last
year.
Returning from the vicinity OF
Frederick, last Sunday after q day
work i'm clearing away freight
wreck members or the York wreck
fng crews OF the Northern Central
Railroad nearly lost their lives when
the cotton derrick became deraileo
and rolled down an embankment al
Sells station, twest of Littlestown
The engineer Of the derrick and other
members Of the crew had to Jump