The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-07-31
<. q. DIFFENDAL, Manager.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 81. 1914
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

one oil more LndH ~ SlOIleS-
Ten tickets were sold from this
station to Colchester on Sunday.
Mn Nj. w. Bell, of Key Mar. has
leased Casino Hall, Hanover, Pa,
aud viii equip the building with
bowling alleys and pool tables
Miss GoIdie Myers, Liberty street,
has accepted a position as steno-
grapher with the Baltimore Roofing
N Asbestos Manufacturing Company,
Asbestos, Md, and has entered upon
her duties.
There are number of our citizens
under the impression that DR.. T. J.
Cocnan, this city, II not practicing his
profession since he has been appoint
ed postmaster. DR.. COonan is still
practicing and will make his usual
calls to all patients. The doctor IL
only required to make certain hours
at the postofIice, which he does each
day
Edward schaeffer, jeweler, Union
Bridge, is said to be in a critical con-
dition, owing to the removal OF a
diseased toe early last week. LII 10
said that some time ago he pared a
troublesome corn too closely since
which time he has suffered constant
ly. the recent operation, on account
OF his weakness, having been per-
formed without the agency of an an
aesthetic.
The fees charged for the issues Of
postal money orders, payable in the
various foreign countries, with which
International money order business is
transacted will be reduced consider
ably by orders of Postmaster Gen
eral Burleson A uniform scale has
been prepared for all orders and
some Of the orders for small amounts
can be obtained for almost half the
charge now in vogue.
Congressman Joseph ~ Goulden,
who was arrested July 20 upon the
charge of speeding through Woods
b0ro who put up $25 for his appear
ance before Justice Marion ;. Miller,
at Woodsboro, Tuesday night, APP
peared before the magistrate and was
fined I'D. 1t has developed that
Colonel Goulden is a native Of near
Ianeytown, and spends much time on
Hi farms in that section He il now
serving his sixth term in Congress.
Mrs Mollie 0. Shipley, Of Wood
stock. has the distinction OF being the
first lady in Howard county to take
d contract for road work. Mrs. Ship
les teams hauled a carload Of stone
from HOllsfield Station to point on
taa old Frederick road, near the en-
trance to the Wheelwright property,
and the work was promptly done
Mrs. Shipley seemed satisfied with
the contract, which was carried out
NJ the mileage basis instead of per
diem.
Mrs Suzanne Carroll Hill, wife Of
United States District Attorney John
Phillip Hill, filed a petition in the
Orphans Court, Baltimore, Tuesday,
asking the court to require her moth
Gr, Mrs. Mary G. Carroll, TO probate the
will of her grandmother, Mrs. Susan
Howell Carroll, Baltimore, and eX-
pressed her intention of contesting it.
The elder Mrs Carroll died in New
York on May % and in her will she
named Mrs. Mary G. Carroll as ex-
ecutriX. The estate is said to be
worth 100000
There were 1O9 ,021 1892 persons
living within the territory embraced
by the United States on July /, 1914,
and 355,3T3 in the District of Column
bia, according TO a bulletin contain
ing the estimates OF population for
the years subsequent to the thirteenth
census, made in 1910, prepared under
the supervision of G. S. Sloane, geo
grapher OF the Department of Com
merce, and issued July 20. The pop
ulation of the United States in 1910
was lU1 TAB ,z6S, SO there has been a
gain i'm population estimated at more
than 100000 in the last four years.
a large barn and its contents, in
Guiding 500 bushels of wheat, ~
tons of hay, 100 bushels of corn, tons
Of straw, farming implements and
some live stock on the farm of Charles
IN. Sappington, near Liberty, were
burned Wednesday. a horse owned
by the LinganOre Breeding Associa-
ton, valued at $4,000, was rescued
Every outbuilding was burned and
the house was saved by the wind
blowing i'm an opposite direction. The
flames were discovered by Mrs. Viii
son, wife of I'll Ellsworth Wilson
tenant, but so much Roadway had
been gained that it was impossible to
check the fire. The loss u about
$1,000, partially insured.
Mr. George w. Brown, Brummel
was appointed Monday tax supervis-
or for Carroll county by the State
Commissioner. The supervisors for
the several counties were selected
from lists, each containing five
names, submitted by the county com
missioners. Republican commission
ers submitted Republican lists and
Democratic commissioners submitted
Democratic lists The salaries or the
county supervisors, with the eXcep-
ton Of Baltimore county supervisor
who will receive $1,000 annually, will
be fixed according to the assessments
ia the several counties. The super
visor who will receive the smallest
salary will be MIR. Bond, of Calvert
Ills annual income will be 5000.
City Solicitor Field, of Baltimore
proposes to break up, IL possible
tandem riding on motorcycles, and
with this purpose in view he says he
VIII prepare an ordinance which Il
to be submitted to the Baltimore
Council when it meets in the fall pro-
h1b1ttng the practice. Mr.. Field said
that III has been his observation thai
the practice is dangerous not only to
the riders, but to pedestrians and
other vehicles He also recalled that
there have been number of motor.
cycle accidents recently which might
have been due to lack of control
With another person perched on a
seat back OF the operator IT II his
opinion that the machine cannot be
controlled as well as when the oper-