The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-05-15
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MAY II, 1911
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
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lho Brunswick Volunteer Fire
Company ID coming To our convention
wILA 39 members, and possibly /
band
Join III Johns, of Blue Ridge Col
lee, NEW Windsor, II attending and
taxing part in thu statewide prohi
bition convention which Id being helC
il Baltimore
ostmaster-Ge Burleson an
nOunced On Tuesday two more
changes in postmasters in Carol
county. They ere as follows: A
William II. Cover; Detour, Emory u
Warner.
Overcome by an attack OF hear
trouble while planting corn or tht
farm of Harrison Fair, near Gler
Rock, On Monday, Monroe Warner
aged about 43 years, fell from Tux
planter, md when fellow worKmer
reached hi side TX Wa dead. Ht
had been ailing internationally fol
some time.
The Square Deal Garage, located
opposite the Western Maryland freight
warehouse, will open for business on
Monday, at which time the building
Will b. completed. Klee a. Huff are
the prOprietOrs of the garage. They
will carry on a general repair shOI
and Will act a. agents for the Empire
automobile. They will also carry q
full line of accessories
Breaking loose from a siding al
Nalbrook Station, Tuesday four biz
freight cars OF the Western Maryland
Railroad loaded with coal, cement
and stone, went wildly down a steer
hill at rate of about go miles ar
hour. Probably the loss Of life was
prevented by the presence OF mind 81
Thomas Schoen, the operator It the
Nv estport power house, who derailed
tLe four cars, which were piled up
"a mass of broken and twisted wood
and steel.
The State Roads Commission ON
Tuesday apportiOned for the year the
automobile tax fund which il levied
for road maintenance, and which IL
by law, divided between the State
roads proper and the State-aided
roads. The total fund for the year
ended March 31 was $190,653.1O, ot
which Baltimore city gets one-tifth. OF
$3S,l3O.62. The 3D. miles Oft State
roads now completed will get $116,-
SSg-42; and the 162 miles of State
aided roads will receive SID, 63306
Carroll county will receive Sill, 1855 3d.
Martin Tressler, thu 13-year-old ON
of Adam Eressler, who disappeared
from hi home near Sabillasville over
q week 40, has not been located
Searching parties have secured the
mountain for miles around, but no trace
OF the lad has been found Over q
week 40 the lad said he was going
for a walk. Thinking he was with
friends, no attention was paid to hi
absence until the following morning
When the neighbors said they had not
seen him, searching parties started
out and the authorities were notified
The Westminster Fire Company has
secured MIR. II. mi. Doyle of the Queen
City Decoration Company, Of Cham
bersburg, "a, to take charge oil the
decorating of the business places and
residences ot our city for the con
vention- Mr. Doyle will b. here Oh
Tuesday, May 19, to solicit orders
from our merchants and citizens for
the decorating Of their places. We
hope our citizens will decorate and
Week one grand success, by giving
him liberal contract The fire com
pany will appreciate IT.
Mayor David, ia. Walsh and Mr
Edward W. Case, Of this city, were
delegates to the annual Maryland
State Convention of the knights oi
Columbus. at Frederick this week
One of the chief matters considered
was a resolution putting the state
council On record al favoring a $500
insurance policy Now $1,000 is the
least insurance which can be issued
to any member. The state council
decided tO ak for $500 policy, and
the resolution now goes before the
national organization. The next con
Tention will be held liza Cumberland.
Winfred Elizabeth O'Dell, the 11-
year-old daughter of Mir. and Mrs
Walter iii. O'Dell, Or Harrisonville, III
being warmly praised by the resi-
dents OF the Baltimore county village
for 14-mile trip On horseback which
she made alone Monday. Little Miss
O'Dell, who comes or a family with 1
reputation for equestrian stunts, made
the trip from her home to that Of hi
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Randolph
Richardson. at Eldersburg, and re-
turn, "A distance or 14 miles She left
home early in Che morning and RE-
turned home Monday afternoon about
IA o'clock
"a census of all thu birds of tht
United States II suggested for thi:
summer and the Department of Agri
culture invites bird lovers through
out the country tO cooperate in talk
i'm Id. THE object ia to determine
how many pairs OFF birds OF eael
species breed within definite areas
By comparing these figures with thos,
Of subsequent Censuses III will be DO
sible t0 ascertain whether TIL presen
State and Federal laws are effective
and game and inseGIiv0rous birds in
creasing or diminishing i'm numbers
Voluntary observers are relied upOl
to furnish most of CHI desired data "
TIL department
Postmaster Thomas III. COOnan will
take up THE reins as postmaster D
Westminster tomorrow morning Th
force in the Office Will remain THU
same fOr some time unless some ob
lection can be laid against any car
rier on clerk which will cause such
vacancy to be filed The assistan
postmaster I'D under civil service, B,
nO appointment will be made for thu
Office Although, Mr- Kaufman, It'll
assistant, went in under I'm appoint
ment, he afterward took TIM exami
nation Az is aid for the position h