The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-07-31


and will continue after night.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Thomas
Chapel, Tannery, will hold lawn
fete on the lawn OF Mr.. Marion y
Abbott, on the Manchester road, Tues
day evening, August 4. If the even
ing is unfayorable 1t will be held the
first fair evening thereafter. Every
body welcome.
Beating his way from Baltimore to
Hagerstown, where he was promised
work, John Ward, 80 years old, Bal
timore, was found in a Western Mary
land Railway freight car with his Lee
broken at $50 o'clock Tuesday morn
ing. a heavy iron car wheel is said
to have fallen on him.
Stephen III. Perry, of Bethesda dis
trict, Montgomery county, arrested
upon complaint OF his wife, who
charged him with assault, was adj
judged by the County Commissioners
Tuesday to be OF unsound mind and
committed to Springfield Asylum
Sykesville, for treatment.
Protests are being made by the
residents of Ellicott City and the
farmers of Howard, Montgomery and
Frederick counties over the delay by
the State Roads Commission i'm re
constructing bridge over the Patapsco
river between Baltimore and Howard
counties, at Ellicott City i'm place of
the old wooden bridge destroyed by
fire more than month ago.
"a. y. Koontz, or Hagerstown, for
merly of near Fountain Valley, the
champion cherry picker, gave an
other demonstration OF his remark
able vigor, despite his T3 years, by
walking to Smithburg and back on
Tuesday, a distance OF 1S miles, in
ten hours Mr. KOontz left here
at eight o'clock in the morning.
His trip was over rough roads with
the temperature at 80 degrees, a por-
tion of the time. He suffered very
little fatigue from his tramp.-Hag-
erstown Mail.
While shifting freight cars from the
Western Maryland to the Northern
Central tracks, at Key-Mar, Saturday
night, three left the track, two OF
which toppled over an embankment.
y. w. Heater, brakeman, 30 years
old, of York. Pa, was on top of one
Of the cars that went over, and jump
ed. He was hurled some distance
i into a field and received a bad frac-
ture Of the right leg, the bone pro-
truding through his trousers. He
was taken to the Frederick Hospital
for treatment.
Penn Grove Camp, Pa, which is at
tended annually by thousands of
United Brethren worshipers from
Maryland and points in Pennsylvania
will open July 81 and continue until
August 3. The Rev. DR.. r. Rock, Of
Harrisonburg, Va, has been engaged
to conduct the evangelistic Bible
study services. Prof. l., A. Rodes, Of
Annville, Pa, will be the chorister
and Miss Grace Irene Myers, of York
Pa, the Organist Clarence Myers, OF
York, and Miss Grace Hummelbaugh
Of Frederick, Md, will have charge
of the children's services.
That the Good Roads Commission
of Maryland means business in
keeping threshing machines off the
improved roads under its care, be-
came evident Thursday afternoon
when resident Engineer Tenny, act
ing under orders from the Commits
sion, swore out warrants for ten per
sons located either about Jefferson or
Knoxville, and about New Market and
New London and the section around.
Boyman Cashour, New London; j.
Harry Grove, Randall Wachter, Fred
erick; Samuel Wordsworth, New Mark
ct; John HORNE, of near Jefferson I;
George Kefauver, of near jefferson /;
0. p Davis, Arthur Peddicord, Mt.
Airy
An effort made at the session Of the
Iaojclafura laS uiOfar IN Ia W
permitting any traction engine to use
the State roads failed, and the State
Roads Commission has sent out in
structions to country road engineers
to enforce to the letter the law against
the running Of traction engines with
out smooth drive wheels on the State
roads. III. H. Layton, of near Kemp
town, Frederick county, is the first
to be arrested following the recent
order Of the Good Roads Commission
At a hearing he asked that he be al
lowed to take the case to court and
make test case. He furnished bond
for the Grand Jury. Last summer
following the arrest Of traction engine
operators for running over State
roads, there were no convictions.
The neighbors Of John H. Strong
at Pleasant Grove, are very much
puzzled over a light green crystal
shaped bug that was found on the
farm last Sunday. DR.. William Grant
found it hanging to a spear of wheat
After being captured it developed q
gold-band marking with five golden
dots on either end None of the
neighboring farmers who have seen
the bug could tell what it was. The
green shell is transparent and the
legs, wings and head can easily BE-
seen. AT the head Of the shell is .
long piece of cotton threading, which
was fastened about half inch in the
spear Of wheat to which it was hang
ing. The bug has been placed in O
jar and its developments are being
watched.
Harrison Palmer, who escaped
from Officer Charles Hoffman, OF
Frederick, on July IL, while being
taken to jail, was arrested at En-
! mitsburg Sunday by Sheriff Conard
and deputies, where he was employed
about the Slagle hotel. Palmer's
) first arrest was for disturbing the
peace. a. he was being brought to
headquarters razor fell from his
pocket. He was fined on the dis
orderly conduct charge, and was held
, in $50 bail upon the razor charge
: He was released and in about ar
, hour was arrested by Officer Hoffman
: on the charge Of throwing stones al
Henry Ramsay, colored, and was be.
, ing taken to jail on this charge when
: he eScaOad Palmer after hainp ar.