The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-09-25

CneStnut5 Will soon be ready To
| gather Only few more cool nights
and occasional frost viii make the
burs open
The past primary election cost Car
roll county $2,4S3.67, a little over
$2.43 for each vote cast. The total
vote counted was SIS ballots
Mrs. Walter A. Ford, Of THE
Heights" gathered tomato from her
garden that weighed IL pounds on
Monday. lit was some tomato.
a sample of peaches was left at
this Office Oh Tuesday Nv MI. George
Al. Hosfeld. near Cranberry, that he is
selling. They were large, firm and
of the best of favor.
At a meeting OF the Hagerstown
Ministerial Association resolutions
were unanimously passed protesting
against the operation of the saloon on
the HGgerstown Fair Grounds during
the fair.
Jesse Derr, who was committed to
the Springfield Hospital, Sykesville,
from Frederick escaped on Sunday of
last week and was captured On the
following Tuesday near Frederick
and returned to the hospital.
Mr. M. Frank Thomas, trustee,
offered at public sale the residence Of
H. %. Grimes, West Main street, on
Monday but did not sell it, 1t was
withdrawn at bid of $4,000. lit will
possibly be sold at private sale
The Western Maryland College II
scheduled to play foot ball with the
following teams: st. Johns College, in
this city, October 81; Maryland Agri-
cultural College in this city, October
~, and Washington College at Ches-
tertown, October "a.
Mr.. Augustus Shriver, an employee
at Knapps Machine Works, Chase
street, was caught i'm the shaft to the
gas engine on Monday evening and
injured in the left arm The shaft
caught his coat and drew him around
1t until he was rescued by other
employees.
Russell Earhart, Liberty street, was
minus 81 on Saturday night when
he went to make a purchase at a
store. lie cannot account for the
missing Sl2 and does not know
whether his pocket was picked or
lost it. He had the money in his
hip pocket.
Mr.. William H. Haines, New Wind
sor, who has been voting in New
Windsor district for 80 years, cast his
ballot at the primary election on Sep
TENDER 18th which happened to come
on his 77th birthday. He also ate his
dinner on the farm on which he was
born and reared.
The lady manager of the Methodist
Protestant Church Home wishes to
thank Matthews G. Myers, Ezra Cop
persmith, o. g. Corbin and Denton
Gehr, ST., eor various gifts to the
Home during the past summer. Other
gifts from friends whose names are
unknown, are also gratefully &C
knowledged.
The branch of the Frederick Free
Library has begun its spread into the
county, Unionville being the nrst
county town to get a branch Of the
library from the library centre in
Frederick. About a score Of books
were taken to Unionville, and others
Will be taken later from time to time,
when the books will be needed.
Mr.. Fl. Oliver Stonesifer, OF Keymar,
has growing on his farm, near Keys
vile, golden rod ~ feet high. AS it
grows 80 near the line fence, the sup
position is that the soil, which has
caused this unusual growth washed
across the line from Mr.. VIM H.
Devilbiss' field. Be that as it may
the golden rod is on Mr.. Stonesifer's
land.
The Missionary Society of Bethel
Church of God, at Carrollton, will hold
a GIn nfxr. fpsr
church on Sunday, beginning at s
o'clock sharp. a good program will
he rendered, consisting or recitations,
dialogues, duets, quartettes, etc. A
silver Offering will be lifted for the
benefit Of the heather in India Every
body welcome.
! The Hampstead celebration held I'm
der the auspices of the Mems Club of
that place was a big success. Car
niyal, automobile parade and base ball
were the main features. The town
was gaily decorated, and band con-
certs and other amusements were
also among the attractions. Hamp-
stead base ball team was shut out On
Saturday by the Reisterstown team.
Score ) to D.
six million horseshoes, packed in
100 cars, are being prepared in Pitts
burgh mills for shipment to France
and Russia. They will be accom-
panied by corresponding consign-
ment of horseshoe nails and toe
pieces. One mill has been working
day and night to fill its part Of the
order, and other mills are preparing
to fill demands made upon them by
Austrian customers, direct result Of
the European war
The Western Maryland fast mail
bound for Baltimore, ran into a car
load OF crossties, drawn by a Hagers-
town and Frederick Electric Railway
trolley passenger car last Friday at
the Washington street crossing in
Hagerstown. George Titlow, aged
about 40, unmarried, riding on the
trolley freight car, was thrown to the
pavement and injured. He was taken
to Washington County Hospital uncon-
sclous. His skull may be fractured.
Messrs. S. H. Suter, of York, and
q. Milton Bair, OF Hanover, were here
looking up prospects for establishing
"a silk mill in Taneytown. Mr.. Suter
is extensively engaged in the silk BUSH
ness at other places, and Is impressed
with Taneytown as being a desirable
spot for mill. Messrs. Suter and
Bair, accompanied by others who are
interested will be present at a public
meeting to be held Thursday evening,
in the Firemen's building, when the
proposition will be definitely stated to
our CAPITALISTS and others Interested