The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-11-20

A valuable horse died on the farm
of MIR. Albert IL. Davis, near Bird Hill,
yesterday.
On Wednesday night six citizens
butchered their porkers on Liberty
street extended
A number of our people are attend
ing the Maryland Week Show at the
Fifth Regiment. Armory, Baltimore,
this week.
The Ladies Aid Society Of Salem
Methodist Episcopal church wish TO
thank all who contributed towards
the building of their new home and
also toward the oyster supper which
was held on November 2.
The Westminster Hotel bus made
its appearance on the street this week
done up to the taste of Mr.. Scott G..
Ramer, proprietor. Ii il lighted by
electric lights and makes a striking
appearance in many other ways.
The sale of Francis M. Caylor and
70. e. Carlisle, administrators OF
Abram M. Caylor, deceased, will be
held at LinWood, on the premises OF
the deceased, as was advertised A
permit has been granted them to sell
the stock.
The following new telephones were
installed by the c. & P. Telephone
Company: Clayton . Rooms, Middle
burg, Union Bridge 9-6; c. Scott Boil
linger, Wakefield, New Windsor 3S-l5;
Mrs. Sadie E. Blaxsten, near Linwood,
Union Bridge 52-3; J. ;. Calp, near
Hoffmanville, Hampstead 29-11.
Knights Templars, Crusade Com
mander No. 5, of Baltimore will make
pilgrimage to this city on December
by special train and will parade our
streets and give an exhibition by
their corps A band of music will
head the parade "a dance will be held
in the Firemen's Building at night.
For the BroWning-Webster Society
Anniversary, Mrs. Hannibal A. Will
Jams, of New York, interpreter OF
classic plays Of Shakespeare, will
give an Interpretation OF "A Winters
Toll" in Alumni Hall, Thursday ev-
ening, November 26th, at p. m.
Special music by the College Orches-
ira.
The Select Commander, Eli Tee
der, OF JohnstoWn, will pay an Off
cial visit to the Constantine Castle No.
142, w o. X. OF M. O., Hanover, Pa,
Monday evening, November 30, at
which time members Of the castles at
Spring Grove, Littlestown, Harvey
and Silver Run have been invited to
be present.
An automobile containing four per
sons from Baltimore run over an en-
bankment purposely to avoid dash
ing into freight train at the Ridge
the brakes on the car refused to work
AZ the car approached the crossing
The tourists. escaped with a few bruis-
es, but the car was badly damaged.
BY the first of the year it is expect
ed communication rates on steam rail-
roads will be advanced throughout the
country in line with a general plan
which the roads have under way to
raise the fares for all classes OF pas
senger travel to a level in keeping
with the improvement and extension
of service which has been made since
this class OF traffic was developed.
The Western Maryland Railway
Company has notified the local Bel
gian relief committee of Hagerstown
that it will transport free OF charge
the carload of flour which will be
sent to Baltimore and loaded on the
Maryland Thanksgiving ship, and the
company has placed at the COM
mittees' disposal the Western Mary
land elevator for storage purposes.
Last Thursday evening, November
~, between 6 and s o'clock, holes
were shot in fourteen of the private
mail boxes on the road leading from
M Maj 70
mail box at Poole's church was also
damaged On the same evening VIM.
Frizzell, who lives with his uncle,
William Bloom, of Morgan Run, while
riding on his bicycle had holes shot In
the tires by some unknown party
whom he passed on the road.
Western Maryland Council No. 79,
J. o. U. A. NJ. met on its regular meet
ing night and had the spirit OF the
order aroused in them. There were
~ members present, and five applica-
tions for membership on the secre-
tary's desk Three of them were elect
ed and two had committees appointed
on them. The relief committee re-
ported three members on the sick list
and all of them improving The coun-
ell expects to have a large class to
initiate very soon.
Lying a little more than fifteen
inches below the surface of the
ground, the bones Of two soldiers
were found at the edge of Gettysburg
by VIM. H. Johns, who was engaged
in doing some work about his prop
erty. The remains, are evidently
those of two Union soldiers. The
larger bones were found, the limbs Of
both being fairly well preserved. With
the bones were found part Of an old
army hat, a number Of teeth and a
brass button, indicating that one Of
the men belonged to a Union COM
mand.