The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-02-20

MAR. Edward IT. Olmstead, OR Union
Bridge, has purchased a Chevrolet
touring car.
Sliding was good on College Hill
on Wednesday evening and was en-
joyed by many.
Rev. w. r. Hersh, pastor or Salem
Lutheran Charge, will preach Sunday
evening in the chapel at Frizel1olrg.
Friday the 18th would have been
IN iii day, indeed, IL it had brought
nobody any good. The snow-shovel
brigade should be grateful.
ALI those who want Local Option
for Carroll county are urged to 20 to
Annapolis with this delegation, and il
ID expected that at least one hundred
will 60.
Judge Miller, Of the Orphans
Court, who resides in Manchester,
was unable to get through the drifts
ON Monday to attend Mondays session
OF the Orphans Court
Mrs. James Smith of Union Bridge,
fell and dislocated her shoulder, at
her home last Sunday morning. Mrs.
Smith il the mother Of Mrs. FL. ID.
Fowble, West Main street.
During January the Clerk Of the
Court recorded SO deeds, 13 mortgages,
chattel mortgages, 2 bills of sale, 2
deeds Of trust and 1 deed Of release,
and issued 80 marriage licenses
Mr.. Charles Harris, Of WaynesDoro,
Pa, formerly of this city, has been
promoted to the Office of Patrolman
No. /, of Waynesboro. Mr.. Harris is
a son-in-law Of Mr. Edward Hoff, Of
this city.
Charles Thomas Fowler, trustee,
sold on Wednesday, February Is, the
property of the late William R. Fow-
Ter, near this city, to Frederick w.
and Emma O. Bitzel, living near this
city, for $3.50. Bond e Parke were
the attorneys.
The body found mangled along the
tracks Of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road at Leicester Wednesday morning
has been identified as that OF Harvey
Smith, of Della. Mr.. Smith leaves
widow and eight children and worked
at the Della mill. He was formerly
Of Virginia and for number Of years
worked at Granite.
J. NJ. Fitzgerald, president Of the
Western Maryland Railway, will
shortly sever his connection with
that property, according to we'll
authenticated reports. MIR. Fitzgerald
has only been identified with the West
ern Maryland about year. The
name of his probable successor has
not even been rumored.
Do not forget the Colonial Tea
which will be served in the Social
Hall OF Centenary Methodist Episco-
pal Church this evening and tomor-
row evening Miss Ruth Gist, the de-
scendent of General Mordecai Gist, as
Martha Washington, will receive you
and instruct the lassies and ladies
in colonial costume to serve you with
all the delicacies of the season. No
charge for admission. Supper will
be served from to 10 o'clock.
"a delegation Of residents Of Refs
terstown and Glyndon on Wednesday
requested the Baltimore County COM
missioners to install an automobile
fire engine at the former place. Mem
bers of the delegation stated that III
the county would appropriate $4,000
for the purpose, they would raise
ST, 900 by donations from residents Of
the two places. The commissioners
stated that they would give the pro
posal consideration.
An unusually good bill will be pre-
scented at the Opera tonight in What
Happened to Freckles "-Powers
The Juvenile KdRapPeTs, From
tier; The Highwayman's Shoes" i'm
p parts-Eclair. Saturday Mr.. Beach
has secured a vaudeville feature. The
pictures will be His Better Half
Frontier; The Dream"-Rex, Bob
Leonard featuring, and "I Should
Worry'-Ramo. On Monday three
reel feature, entitled The Accused
Drug" will be shown.
Patapsco came out on top in the
race over the snow on Wednesday
afternoon between MIR. George M.
Hunter, OF this city with his black
pacing mare, and Harold Spencer, Of
Patapsco, with his horse High Ball.
The best animal was to win two out
of three races. 1t is reported that a
few hundred dollars changed hands.
The race course was Pennsylvania
avenue, which was crowded with
interested spectators on both sides of
the thoroughfare. Mr.. Spencer's
High Ball. won the two first heats
and the third was not tried. MIR.
Hunter has a good mare for her age
a1t is still confident he has the hest
animal.
Reports from the oyster sections Of
Maryland are to the effect that never
in the history Of the State have the
oystermen enjoyed such a harvest as
the present season will prove. On
both shores of the Chesapeake Bay,
i'm the Potomac and all rivers and
tributaries come the same reports,
that the catch Of oysters this season
will be the largest in the history of
Maryland and the oystermen will net
hundreds of thousands Of dollars
from their seasons work. The prices
have been on an average good
throughout the season and with the
unusual catch of oysters and their
fine condition, the season of 1894
will stand out a. the most profitable
in the oyster industry of the State.
Mr.. Walton Hood Grant, attorney
at-law, formerly practicing at Sykes
vile, and for the past three years
resident Of Baltimore, will leave this
week for Denton, Mont. mir. Grants
friends in Denton speak SO glowingly
of that town that he has determined
to accept the advice of Horace Greedy
and "go West" Mr.. Grant has met
with success in the practice of hi
profession i'm Baltimore, but he be
lieves the opportunity for greater re-
ward awaits him in Montana He has
ahiIitv and ambition and the energy