The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-09-04

cars to the following: Mr.. Herman
Dinst, touring car, and Taneytown
Garage three cars.
Mr. Isaac Lobe Straus, candidate
flor United States Senator, was in this
city on Monday meeting the Demo-
cratic politicians and voters.
Mr. George Panebaker, Bachman's
Valley, has purchased the residence of
MIR. Edward Shipley, on Pennsylvania
avenue extended, for $3.50.
A Stevens Duray racer passed
through this city on Monday after
noon, which commanded great deal
OF attention by its odd looking make
up.
Mr.. John Owings ON Tuesday pur-
chased the 1921 acre farm which he
lresides on at public sale from Mrs.
Mary Z. Owings and others. The
farm is one of the best in the locality,
and is situated miles from this city.
The annual Sunday school picnic Of
Salem Methodist Episcopal Church,
near Bloom, will be held Saturday,
September II, beginning at / D. m
and continuing after night The pro-
gram will be rendered at 2.30 D. m.
The Taylorsville band will furnish
music, both afternoon and night.
Mr. Joseph ID Brooks, OF this city,
who for the past year has been travel
ing out of Chicago for the Sharples
Separator Company, Of West Chester,
Pa, has been transferred to this terri
tory, with headquarters at West
Chester. Mr.. Brooks sells the well
known Sharples Milking Machine.
Mr.. Silas Elisha Buckingham, son
of Mr.. John Buckingham, Green
street, arrived home on Monday even
ing after an absence of three years
i'm the army Mr.. Buckingham was a
member of Troop G, Sth Cavalry,
which was stationed at Camp States
bury, Pampanga, Philippine Island.
AT the regular monthly meeting of
the directors of the Westminster Metal
and Foundry Company, September /,
semi-annual dividend OF 31A per
cent was declared on the common
stock, of the company, also the regu-
lar dividend of 31a per cent on the
preferred stock, payable September
Is, 1914.
The Northern Central Railway is a
thing Of the past The name became
history with the ratification of the
lCdDO vi IlC 1Ouu NY lily
vania system for a term of 999 years
and hereafter the line between Balti-
more and Sodus Point and its
branches, heretofore referred to as
the Northern Central will be known as
the Grand division Of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad.
! Mr.. Walter S. Helm, Of Trenton, ~
r., wire chief for the Pennsylvania
Railroad, fell from pole distance
of about 40 feet to the railroad tracks
on Saturday last and broke one leg,
sprained the other, cut his head and
broke three ribs When he was pick
cd up it was first thought he was
dead as he had no pulse. He revived
later and was taken to the Mercy
Hospital at Trenton, where he Is re
ceiving treatment. His brother, Mr.
Samuel Helm, this city, visited him
from Monday until Wednesday.
Everybody is talking about the One
Hundred and Fiftieth anniversary Of
Methodism which will be celebrated at
Stone Chapel, next Sunday, September
9Th. A full day of splendid services
has been planned. Preaching at II
a. m, by Rev. F. T. Tagg, an address
in the grove at 100 p. M, by Prof
Keller, Of Blue Ridge College, subject,
"a Question and its Answer" Rev.
=. T. Read, of Westminster, will preach
at 2.30 p. m. Special music, including
some soloists. Come and bring din
ner. Good spring of splendid water
near the grove.
Bankers were interested In the re-
port of the Western Maryland Rail-
way earnings which was made public
Wednesday. The road gets into the
new fiscal year with gain Of $19,-
967. 40 in net revenue for the month
of July. This showing served to
bring forth commendatory remarks
from various banking interests. In
the matter of revenue from freight,
the report shows an increase of $751;
| 592 for the month Of July over the
corresponding period a year ago. The
report indicates that the freight traf-
fic of the Western Maryland is forg-
\ ing ahead.
1 The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany has filed with the Interstate
Commerce Commission, the necessary
notices providing that beginning Oc-
tober j., the charge for open and in
Interchangeable mileage books shall be
at the rate Of 219 cents per mile in
stead OF two cents. This increase Is
made to carry out the suggestion of
the Interstate Commerce Commission
that additional revenue demanded"
as the Commission says, in the inter
est OF both the general public and the
railroads" should be obtained by car
/ riers in trunk line territory by other
than increases in freight rates.
Having fled similar tariffs with the
Interstate Commerce Commissions, the
Baltimore & Ohio, the Pennsylvania
and the Western Maryland Railroad
Companies Wednesday filed with the
local Public Service Commission tar
ifs, effective October /, increasing the
price on 1,000-mile tickets from 500 To
$3.50. At the same time the COM
panies gave notice that the 1,O00-mile
refund tickets, which are now being
sold at $25, with a refund or s. when
the cover OF the book ~ returned to
the railroad issuing it, will still be
sold at the original price, but that
the refund will be reduced from S. to
$3.50.
Mr.. G. G. Beach, OF this city, is one
OF the eight naval officers selected to
represent the United States Govern
ment on the Red Cross Ship Ham
burg, formerly Of the Hamburg
American line. MI. Beach has left
town to join the Hamburg, now fit
ting out at New York, and will sail
for Europe Saturday. Mr.. Beach is