The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-07-10
/. D. DIFFENDAL, Manager.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 10, 1914
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

ST. 900 by the will of Mrs Elizabeth
Miller.
our stores are having their July
Clearance Sale at present. Read the
advertisements in this issue for good
bargains at cost prices.
Miss Virginia, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Whitmore, Bond street, was
operated on at hospital in Baltimore
on Friday last for enlargement Of the
tCnsils.
MIR. Charles Hess0n, of Union Bridge,
formerly OF this city, cut cash in
his leg with penknife while repair
ing a belt in the Western Maryland
car shops on Monday.
Miss Mabel Durham, a recent grad
Qate Of the Western Maryland College,
das been appointed an assistant teach
er at the Belair High School to sue
coed Miss Alayfield Wright, who re-
signed to be married.
Mr.. Ira E. Dorsey, of Lamotte, left
at this Office a sample Of his Irish
Cobbler potatoes, OF this years crop,
which were fine. Mr.. Dorsey stated
that the vines were not full, but what
vas on were Of a good quality.
six loaded coal cars Of an eastbound
freight train were derailed Monday
noon at Marriottsville, on the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad, delaying
traffic for seven hours. Passengers
were transferred around the wreck.
The Hampstead Base Ball Club was
defeated two games on Saturday by
the Ruxton Athletic Club on Hamp-
stead grounds by the score Of to l
and 10 to 1. The Hampstead club
was outclassed at all points of the
game.
Mr.. David Smith, this city. has ac-
cepted a position as clerk at the
Western Maryland Railway depot in
place of Mr.. Carroll Driscoll, who
resigned the above position to ac-
.cept employment with the Asbestos
Company.
President Wilson has appointed the
following postmasters for Carroll
county: Wilmer r. McCarde1, OF
Gather, and jeremiah A. Kump, of
hump; William II. Algire, of Fow-
blesburg. Baltimore county, was also
appointed.
The first edition Of the Howard
County Post was welcomed at our
o.fice this week. The paper in politics
is Republican, and is the only paper
Uf that political faith in Howard
county The paper is published every
Saturday at Ellicott City.
After battle OF months, the Civic
Club al Wilkesbarre, Pa, finally has
forced the Wilkesbarre Railway
Company to lower steps on trolley
cars. Car steps have been SO high that
women complained it was necessary to
carry ladder to get in and out Of
cars in these days OF hobbled skirts.
Mr.. William Weagly, secretary OF
the Westminster Fire Company, re
ceived a letter from the fireman at
Homecoming, who left his dolly here
during the convention, stating that 1t
was returned to him. Mr.. Weagly is
at sea % know who was SO kind al to
return it without making themselves
known.
The Summer Holy Communion will
be observed at Baust Reformed church
Sunday, at 1890 a. m. Preparatory
services Saturday previous at 2.3O p.
m. The w. M. ;. e. B. OF a H.,
open air meeting on lawn OF church,
Saturday evening. Y. p. ;. Sunday
evening. All invited. Martin Schweit-
ger, pastor.
The most pleasant trip ever ex-
perienced in his automobile tours
was taken on the Fourth by MIR.
George n. Hunter ap1 family, this
city, when a trip was made to the
Natural Bridge, va, $50 miles from
this city, in Mr.. Hunters automobile.
While there they visited General Lees
Office that he occupied during the
Civil War. Mr.. Hunter took the
route by the way of Staunton and
Winchester.
The most serious of the Fourth OF
July ''mishaps" in Hanover, Pa, was
the accidental shooting Of Joseph
Bodlovic, a Slav, employed on the
work preparatory to the paving OF
York street "A bullet from a 81
calibre Savage automatic revolver, in
the hands of the gang boss Alessan-
dro Marchioli, struck him in the right
breast, and he is now in serious
condition at the York Hospital. The
shooting took place about $50 p. m
Saturday, at the stable rear Of the
Exchange Hotel. Harry c. Mace, pro-
prietor, at Five Points. Bodlovic is
about is or 20 years OF age, and has
only been working with this gang for
the past week. He went to Hanover
from Taneytown, where he was en-
ployed on the new State road being
constructed from Taneytown to West
minister.
On next Saturday evening, July
18th, at eight o'clock an illustrated
lecture with moving pictures will be
given by Mr.. Walter s. McGrane, OF
New York City, on the Panama
Canal, in the auditorium az Emory
Grove. Mr.. McGrane spent much
time i'm Panama during the construc-
ton OF the Canal, and comes to
Emory Grove highly recommended
The people OF Emory Grove and
vicinity are looking forward to a
rare treat. The following Monday
evening, July 18th, Mr.. McGrane will
give an illustrated lecture at Emory
Grove on Mexico. MIR. McGrane has
travelled extensively in Mexico, and
his lecture will be particularly inter-
esting at this time because OF the
unsettled conditions in that country
"a unique meeting, i'm the nature OF
a mass-meeting or get together
meeting, will BE- held i'm the auditor
ium at Emory Grove next Friday
evening, for the purpose of giving
everybody on the grounds an oppOr-
tunity to express approval or dis
approval of anything in connection
with the management OF the As
ISOLATION, or to suggest improvements
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