The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-03-20

Time to begin work in the ga den.
The Washington College base Ball
club will play Western Maryland Col
lege here on May 20.
y. W. Englar, Union Bridge, bought
of ID. p. Lau, Hanover, Pa, five pas
senger vulcan" touring car, with all
the late improvements installed.
Spring il here again, but the wealth
er this morning does not have a look
like the good old spring days. Snow
fell last night and today about 2
inches deep.
The Ladies' Aid Society or Patapsco
Methodist Episcopal Church will hold
an oyster supper in Mr.. w. Il.
Richards Hall, on Saturday night,
March p. Everybody welcome.
Miss Pauline Driscoll, John street,
who had a position with Hochschild,
Kohn &c Co., Baltimore, has resigned
and accepted a position in the lnilli-
merry department of T.. w. Mather G.
Sons, East Main street.
The Florence Concert Company
gave a splendid entertainment at the
Opera House Tuesday evening, for
the benefit OF Salem Lodge, Independ-
emit Order of Odd Fellows. The house
was about two-thirds filled.
The feast OF Purim was celebrated
last week by the Jews throughout the
world. It is joyous festival OF the
Jewish year. celebrating the escape
of the whole race from destruction,
240O years ago, as related in the Book
OF Esther
In publishing the account of the
death OF Mr.. Jerome G. Hem1er, last
week, mistake was made in spelling
the name Himler instead Of Henler.
He was a brother Of Mrs j. Howell
Stonesifer, of Littlestown. Pa, and
formerly of this county.
DR.. W. ID. Hopkins, OF Mt Airy, has
resigned his Office as School Commits
sioner of Carroll county. Mr.. Milton
a. Rooms, OF Taneytown, has been ap-
pointed to the Board of School Com
missioners, to fill the vacancy caused
by the death OF Mr.. Levi ID. Reid.
The bill introduced by Delegate
George to pay Somerset R. Waters
for services rendered, and bill intro
duced by Delegate Sayers to pronibit
the sale of liquor within one mile Of
two churches and one school in this
county were reported unfavorably on
Wednesday.
The High BALI freight train
which hauls fast freight for the West,
jumped the track at Carrollton on
Tuesday at 1890 p. III. o'clock, de-
laying the fast mail hours ana the
hours. The accident occurred near
A of he
Our stores are advertising their
spring openings for next week, Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday, Marcn 26,
| 27, and %, when beautiful new fabrics,
shoes and millinery will be in evil
dence 1t will pay our subscribers to
look over the advertisements and come
to Westminster to do your buying.
Eight hundred and nineteen COWS
furnishing milk to consumers in
Hagerstown have been tested with
ituberculin solution, and SO were
found to have tuberculosis. nirty
of the diseased COWS were slaughter
ed. Of this number II we're stamped
as fit for food and is shipped out of
the county to be placed in quarantine.
An agent representing the Creditors
Protective Association, OF Washington,
ID. g., has been soliciting members
throughout Carroll county. The OBJ
ject OF the association is to rate the
different patrons and customers for
the benefit OF all the members, similar
to Bradstreet. "A number of West
minister firms and business men have
Joined.
Miss Winifred Cuddy, an aunt of
the Rev. J. S. Cuddy, pastor of St.
Joseph's Catholic Church, Taneytown.
died Wednesday in Baltimore. She
was born in Ireland and came to Bal
timore 50 years ago. Funeral ser
vices were conducted this morning
at the Cathedral, the requiem mass
being said by Rev. Father Cuddy, of
Taneytown.
We have received copy OF the
thirteenth annual report of the South
Baltimore Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
Charity Hospital. The hospital was
established to give to the deserving
poor of this state the gratuitous ser
vices OF physicians skilled in these
special lines, also when necessary
hospital accommodations, so far as
the resources Of the hospital will
permit.
Later treasury reports hint that
the new income tax may not yield
more than $50,00O,000. That was
the amount expected from the be-
ginning. When the Sworn state
ments" began pouring in showing I'M
expectedly large incomes, it was
thought the amount might reach
500, 100000 The early returns
proved to be the largest; the later
ones averaged small.
Asking total of $125,O0O fol- in
juries alleged to have been received
i'm the Blue Mountain House fire last
August, Benjamin F. MetZger and
Malcolm r. Frank yesterday began
the trial of their suit in the United
States Court in Baltimore against H.
y. Bond and John Gibbons, the pro
prietors of the hotel. The law point
as to whether it is necessary at com
mon law for fire escapes to be placed
in all such circumstances as sur
rounded the Blue Mountain House
was argued on demurrer.
The Opera bill for tonight will be
two side-splitting comedies The Mud
Battle Elopement" and "Patsy's
Luck" and a two reel feature Eclair
Coming Home" On Saturday night
the usual good vaudeville show will
be given as follows: Loretta, the on
ly Indian female baritone, and Els
worth and Thompson, character