The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-07-10

The western Maryland Railway
Company have force OF men this
week putting down a concrete pave
ment and crossing at the railroad.
Miss Goldie Myers, Liberty street,
has succeeded Miss Helen Leese, a.
stenographer at the law Office OF Mr..
John Milton Reifsnider, Court street.
A number of new members have
been received into the Church Of the
Brethren. On Saturday several were
baptized in the stream at Meadow
Branch Church
The annual State Convention of
Eagles was held at Frederick this
week. Mr.. James M. Stoner, an ac-
tive member Of our local aerie, was
elected trustee.
A sight, not usually seen in this
city, was an automobile drawn by
two horses. The auto was a wreck
and was brought from Mt. Airy to
the Square Deal Garage for repairs.
Some mischievous persons this
week cut the wire fence around the
play grounds in several places with
plyers and destroyed the flowers. On
Court street two young trees were
cut off,
Mr.. Leonard Freyman, tenant on the
Turtle farm, near this city, exhibited
two heads OF wheat that were 513
inches in length and were filled with
good healthy grains. Mr.. Freyman
expects an abundant crop.
A large amount of onions are be-
ing shipped from this county by
farmers to Baltimore markets. The
red onion Il bringing $500 bushel
and the white onion $3.50. Mr.. Lyman
Arnold, near this city shipped 400
bushels.
Mr.. J. Hampton Baumgartner, a
representative OF the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad, and formerly of this
city, ID a member OF the Star
Spangled Banner Centennial, and is
making the trip from Baltimore
through the West with the delegation
who started on a boosting trip We'd
nesday.
Our local base ball club lost two
games on the Fourth to the strong
Alec Athletic Club, Of Baltimore. The
visiting club ID one of the best amateur
clubs in Baltimore. III our club did
not win they put up nice games. The
came to this city, with a reputation
lasted but one inning
Cecil Favorite, our printers devil.
and Dutch" Hoff, made flying trip
to Pen-Mar, Waynesboro and every
other place of interest on an around
the mountains on the Fourth on
Clutches" flying motorcycle. The
pleasant time they enjoyed cannot be
expressed. Our devil for the last few
days has been eating his meals from
the mantel piece. He states that he
is more comfortable standing than
sitting. He rode the back seat of the
machine.
Messrs. S. G. Stoner, John J. Reese,
Harry Hobby, George r. Babylon and
Charles B. Hunter, members of the
Forest and Stream Club, went to the
Monocacy River on the Fourth and
laid plans for building a bungalow
on the banks of the Monocacy river.
The building will be 16x32 feet with
comfortable porch and will be built
on the land of the Ritter farm, near
the main county road leading to De-
tour. Mr.. @. B. Hunter will be the
contractor.
Fire destroyed the large wooden
bridge that spanned the North
Branch Of the PatapscO river, on the
Old Liberty road, early Wednesday
morning. The bridge connected Car
roll county with Baltimore county.
So quickly did the bridge burn that
when the Pikesvi1le Fire Department
arrived it was almost completely con
sumed. The fire is believed to
have been the work of incendiaries.
A blaze several weeks ago destroyed
a bridge at Ellicott City. The bridge
was 125 feet long and was erected
more than a century ago.
The old covered wooden bridge
over Gwynn's Falls on the Liberty
pike, about four miles west of Ran
dallstown, was completely destroyed
by fire about 1.30 o'clock Wednesday
morning. The origin Of the fire is
unknown. BY the time it was dis
covered the bridge had almost been
consumed. The bridge, which con-
nected Baltimore and Carroll coun-
ties, was entirely Of wood and has
been in place for 80 years or so. 1t
was 200 feet long, and was used by
farmers from Carroll county on their
way to and from Baltimore.
Mr.. Vincent Yingling, Court street,
on Monday ran into Mr.. Austin
Gallagher's automobile at the en-
trance to Washington avenue while
riding motorcycle on Monday even
ing about 6 o'clock. Both machines
were damaged and two children
bruised BY being thrown from the
automobile 1t is said that the rider
on the motorcycle tried to pass i'm
front Of the automobile but made a
bad turn. The damage to the automo-
bile was disarranged steering gear
and radiator. The motorcycle damage
l. slight. Persons riding motorcycles
or driving automobiles should have
their machines under control when
coming into Main street at this point
or any other street leading to Main.
, For the next two weeks, or until
the adjournment of the special ses-
sion of the General Conference OF the
Methodist Protestant Church, which
has been called to meet in Columbus,
Ohio, on July Is, the attitude OF the
Maryland Conference will be that of
Watchful Waiting. OF the "a con
! ferences of the denomination in the
Eastern and Southeastern section of
the United States all but three have
voted in favor of a coalition with
the United Brethren Church, but the
three conferences that are opposing
\ it, for one reason or another-Mary-
land, North Carolina and Georgia
are of the opinion that the special
session OF the General Conference Is
an illegal one and il is doubtful il