The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-04-10
Here's hoping that Easter may lack
the chill of Palm Sunday.


the chill Of Palm Sunday.
Quite a number ar real estate trans
fers are being made at present
Two cases or smallpox have de-
veloped In Brunswick, Frederick
county.
Tuesday night the State Legislature
adjourned after making about $50
new laws.
There were 20 deaths from tuber-
culosis during March at the White
Pine Sanatorium.
Mrs. Missouri Smelser, Of New
Windsor, has moved to a residnce on
West Main street. this city.
Mrs. E. o. Diffendal and two sons,
Charles and Edward, Bond street,
spent Wednesday in Baltimore.
Miss Violet M. Turtle, this 1ity,
spent several days this week with
relatives at Cavetown, Nd, and
Chambersburg, Pa
The weather bureau experts are
inclined to think furs and overcoats
will be exceedingly popular in Sun
days Easter parade.
This IL Good Friday The Court
house and banks are closed, and
special services are being held in
many of the churches.
| H. H. Harbaugh is erecting an ad-
dition to the garage that he has es-
tablished at Central Hotel building.
| His purpose is to make room for
storing cars for his trade.
| Milton - Sullivan, real estate and
fire insurance agent, West Main street,
has removed his Office from the sec
ond floor to the first for the conven-
fence of his patrons.
The foundation for the Ideal Car
age, at the railroad, Of which Klee &
Hoff are proprietors, i finished, and
ait preparations for the erection OF
the building have been made.
About % foreigners arrived on the
11.07 a. M, train Wednesday and
were taken to shack on the fancy
town road, where they will be quar-
tered to work on the State road.
Blue Ridge. College base ball club
opened it. season at New Windsor
On Saturday by defeating the West
minister High School by a score of 10
to o. The high school was outclassed
at every point of the game.
Most of the students Of the Western
Maryland College left yesterday on
a special car on the 1888 D. m, train
for their respective homes for over
Easter. Some few, to make connec-
tons, left on the Pittsburgh express.
On Tuesday night by order OF the
Mayor, Main street was washed by
means of the fire hose, from Centre
street to the forks of the road. This
was an experiment to get rid of the
dust and Mayor Walsh promises to
repeat it at intervals.
The Car-Nation automobile, the
only one of its kind and make here, is \
attracting considerable attention. r. |
v. Lewis, the agent, is very much |
elated over the action of the car. An |
advertisement in this issue will fur
nish you with further information.
A panoramic view of the ministers
of the Methodist Protestant Confer
ence which met at Milford, Del, was
taken by Photographer r. V. Lewis, 4
Of this city. There are about $50 4
ministers in the picture which is |
very plain and every minister can be
distinguished.
On heavy diamond facing a cold A
wind Westminster High School de- n
feated Frederick High School i'm
Frederick last Friday afternoon, to
i. The contest was even up to the \
fourth inning when, on two hits and \
several errors the Westminster boys |
scored three runs
Trains numbers and will stop
will stop for all passengers between
points west of Cumberland to Con-
nellsville and trains Nos. and 2 N
will stop for all passengers between
Connellsville and Cumberland for
points west of Cumberland to Balti-
more on the w. NJ. R.
Miss NJ. Grace Schweigart, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Schweigart,
Of this city has accepted position as
stenographer at Waco, Texas. Miss
Schweigart has been living in Balti-
more for the past seven years. She
went by water from New York to
Texas, arriving at Galveston, April 8.
A picture is on exhibition in
Cassell's window of the Meadow
Branch Brethren Church, cemetery
and surroundings which was taken
by James ID. Mitchell. The view was
taken by a panoramic camera, and il
q fine picture of the old meeting
house. which is being removed to
make room for more modern struc-
ture.
United States Senator Blair Lee !
has recommended the appointment of
nine Of his friends in the state for
positions created under the Income NJ
Tax law. "a similar list of different .
names was sent by Senator Smith
about ten days ago to the
Secretary Of the Treasury. Among
Senator Lees recommendations .
is Mr.. Basil Dorsey, Of Wood
bine, as one of six deputies to re-
ceive a salary of $1,000. Mr.. r. Lee
Manning, Of Prince Georges county,
wa recommended for field deputy,
and Mr.. John MI. Roberts, of this city, .
l. the Smith man opposing Mr.. Man
ming. The salary Of the field deputy
is 81 800.
The monthly meeting of the Mayor
and Common Council was held Mon |
day evening. All the members were
present and after routine business |
had been transacted Mrs o. *. Stew
art, president or the Civic League,
appeared before the Council and re
quested it to take up with the School
COMMISSIONER tha matfar of LAYING