The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-03-27
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Our readers will always find local
news on all eight pages.
Mr.. James M. Shellman, of near
Uniontown, has recovered from the
grippe and was in this city on Mon
day.
Mt Joseph Hahn, East Main street,
who was operated On at Baltimore
Hospital for appendicitis, il improv-
ing.
Herr & Babylon, agents, have pur-
chased three Ford automobiles and E.
G. Butler, of Woodbine, a Ford tour
ing car.
Sunday school at Bethel Church or
God, Warfieldsburg, Sunday at 1.30
O'Clock. Preaching at 2.30 by Rev. W.
X. Belts.
The work on the old part of the
Central Hotel, which is being re-
modelled into a garage by Mr.. Fl. H.
Harbaugh. East Main street, has
commenced.
The job printing plant Of John A.
Herring, East Main street, has been
purchased by Mr.. Edward w. Case,
real estate agent, who will carly on
the business.
The bill requiring the Western
Maryland Railway Company to es
tablish safety devices at New Wind
sor passed it, third reading in the
Senate on Wednesday.
| Mr.. Charles Fink, Jr., spent the
weeks end at his home in this city.
Mr.. Fink has been travelling in the
west during the past six months in
the interest of the Fidelity Trust
Company, Baltimore.
Edward H. Stitely Wednesday in
the United States Court filed petit
| ton asking for the benefit Of the
auctioneer at townsville. His liabili-
ties are $2,101.95. No assets are CIV
en-.
On Wednesday morning 800 mem
\ bers of JOhnson's band Of Brazilian
gipsies, left Baltimore for their sum
mer's outing The same evening
eight wagons loaded with their famil-
les, tents, household goods, etc., pass
ed through our town for some uesti-
nation unknown.
| The bill introduced by Delegate
Baker to authorize the Judges of the
Circuit Court for Carroll county to
employ a stenographer has passed
| the House. The local option bill for
Carroll county has passed it's third
reading. The bill of Delegate Wood
en- to create anti-saloon territory in
Carroll county has passed.
President Gray, of the Western
Maryland Railway, passed through
this city on Friday afternoon on train
No. 2, known as the fast mail. MIR.
Gray made his inspection trip over the
road quite different from the past
officials. Instead Of using a special
train to complete his inspection he
rode on locals and express trains.
| Rev. DR. d. l.. Greenfield on Monday
morning assisted at the funeral ser
vices of MIR. Jarrett N. Gilbert, who
| died in Baltimore last Saturday. Mr..
| Gilbert was formerly frequent WISH
tor to Westminster when his daugh-
ter, the late Mrs. Paul Strayer Miss
Beulah Gilbert taught elocution at
Western Maryland College.
| The County Commissioners of
Frederick Monday morning received
petition from Emmitsburg, asking
that a bridge be constructed across
Thomas Creek, at Wilhide's fording,
on the road from MaxelI's Mill to the
joint bridge of Frederick and Carroll
counties, over the Monocacy at
Fools Fording. The petition was
signed by about 75 residents Of En-
mitsburg district.
Soon after the Western Maryland
main track at Fairplay, which was
blocked by landslides Wednesday
night of last week had been cleared
another wreck occurred at the same
point, tying up traffic until the next
day. Engine No. 759, of a wreck
train, while rounding a curve, crash
cd into the wreck train standing On
the main track, derailing the crane
and demolishing several cars.
Miss Mary Edna Myers, daughter of
Mrs. Myers and the late John T.
Myers, formerly of near Silver Run,
has been elected by the Board of For
eign Missions of the Reformed Church
to become a trained nurse at the Holy
Memorial Hospital, of China. Miss
Myers is a graduate of the Beidler and
Sellman Sanitarium, at Baltimore, and
is at present taking a course at the
Kennedy's School of Missions at
Hartford, Conn.
On Monday, April 8, an election will
be held in Union Bridge for Mayor
and councilmen. Last week at a pub
| lie meeting held in the Town Hall,
! the following persons were nominated:
For Mayor, Jacob S. Gladhill and
George w. Byers; for Councilman, ].
w. Little, F. ]. Shriner. 0. J. Stone
sifer, r. NJ. Rinehart, William Wood,
:. R. Senseney, T.. II. Olmstead, J. NJ
Baker, Theodore Fowble and Ed. :.
Smith. One person for Mayor and
five persons for councilmen will be
voted for. Mr.. Byers has since de-
clined to accept the nomination for
Mayor.
Favorable reports from standing
committees of the General Assembly
at Annapolis were received and
adopted as follows: MIR. Sayers-To
refund to Josiah ID. Crowl $142.50 for
licenses enormously paid. Referred
to Carroll county delegation; Mr..
Savers refund to Josiah D.
Crowl $47.50 for liquor licenses err
roneously paid; Mr.. Sayers-To re
lease Salem Lodge, No. SO, I. 0. D. IT,,
Westminster, from the payment Of
taxes on its bonded Indebtedness;
Mr.. Wooden-To provide teachers
retirement fund; Senator Snader-
Prohibiting bathing in Winters Dam,
Carroll county.
Rev. X. A. Bishara, who il to retire