The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-10-23

There is lots Of concrete work being
done in this city.
Mr. I'll ILL Harbaugh II building an
addition to his garage on East Main
street.
Mr.. j. ID. Bale, Medford, has been
appointed postmaster of that place by
the postotIice department.
Messrs. John E. Stonesifer and
Joseph Stewart, this city, have taken
the agency for the Grant car.
The board of County Commissioners
inspected the bridge at North Branch
today, which is being built by Thomas,
Poole & Hunter.
An attempt was made on Wednes-
day night to stop the Westminster and
Reisterstown Bus at the spring on the
Finksburg Hill, by two tramps.
Tomorrow the civil service exami-
nation for rural carriers will be- held
in this city and Mt. Airy. Quite a
number will take the examination.
Mr. Edward H. Winter, of st. Louis,
Mo, formerly of this county, but has
been resident OF the above place for
the past 10 years, writes The West is
now at this time dull. Lots of people
out OF employment"
Our citizens were much surprised
this week to hear of the wedding OF
Mrs. Mary S. Schaeffer, of Hanover,
Pa, formerly of this city, who married
Mr.. George Myers, Of Pen-Mar. on
Wednesday in Baltimore.
a social will be held in the Mexico
school house on Friday evening, Oc-
tober 30, to which all are invited. An
admission will be charged. IL the
weather is unfavorable it will be held
the first fair evening the following
week.
The Republicans held mass meet
ing at the Opera House Tuesday even
ing. Col. Darlington was the attrac-
ton. The crowd just about. half filed
the opera The meeting was every
thing but a success. Col. Darlington
led the Progressive party in this State
in 1912.
a colored man was arrested on
Tuesday by officer Stem and turned
over to the Baltimore county officers.
The colored man, it is alleged, robed
the house OF Geo. Ham, Gyndon, re
Gently. The negro was taken to
Glyndon and given hearing last ev-
ening.
Mr.. William Belt, of Wakefield,
while taking an ear Of corn from a
fodder cutter, which had choked the
machine, the knives caught his glove
and pulled his right hand in cutting
and mangling it in such a condition
that he was taken to hospital i'm Bal
timore on the evening train where his
hand
happened about o'clock Friday after
noon.
Engineer William a. Gutshall, or the
Pittsburgh Express, was severely in
lured Wednesday night at Hoke Sid
ing, on the Western Maryland Rail-
way. While in his engine cab he was
struck on the head by a piece of wood
projecting from the side OF a gondoIa
car. His face was cut and bruised.
Notwithstanding his injuries, he took
his train to Hagerstown and was then
given surgical aid.
The following new telephones we're
installed by the c. & P. Telephone Co.:
r. Wesley Barnes, Uniontown road,
Westminster 1852; j. o. Wright, MT.
Zion, Union Bridge 1921; w. A Judy,
Westminster 95k; ii. @. Morningstar,
near Westminster, Westminster 1927;
J. Harris Vandever, Hampstead 1881;
wv. Morris Haines, near Linwood,
Union Bridge 14-12 Antanio Gorera,
Westminster 59f; 2. Joseph Englar,
New Windsor 1r.
Miss Lima Foote Reese, who has
been in Portland, Ne, all summer, is
now at her home, the Anchorage, this
city. She will go to Baltimore No.
vember A, and occupy the apartment
she has taken at 127 West Mount Roy
al avenue. Miss Reese, who is the
organizer Of several OF the most popu-
lar dances, has just issued invitations
for the cotillion Of fifty, a series of
eight dances to be given at the Belve-
dere, beginning November 81.
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