The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-09-18

"a large number OF our citizens nc
tended the Hanover Fair this week
The unanimous opinion Of all who
were present say it was the best fair
yet.
/ Tomorrow we will have RobinsOns
Circus, and no doubt large crowd Of
people will be in town to witness the
\ fine street parade and attend the
circus
Mr.. Milton Chew. Of Reese, was
carried from his field on Wednesday
where he was taken Ill and became
unconscious before he could BE- taken
to his home.
| Mr.. J. D. Crowl, Center street, is
erecting a house on Crowds annex.
This makes the seventh house to b.
! built by Mr.. Crowl II is becoming
quite village.
Another large cucumber il reported
| to u 1t was grown by Emma Reese,
Cranberry. 1t weighs 31A pounds, is
IA inches in length and liz inches
/ in circumference
The dwelling house On the farm Ok
Mr. Lewis Harwetell. near Keymar,
was destroyed by fire on Monday
morning, September Z. Mr.. Jesse
\ Lescaleet occupied the burned house.
! A report was circulated that the
| fall schedule of the Western Mary
\ land Railway would go into effect on
Sunday, but up to this time nothing
definite can be obtained to confirm
| the rumor.
George W. Schaeffer, of Spring
N ~ C-N
urday a cucumber which measured is
inches in length, 1871 inches in cir
conference and weighs pounds.
Who can beat il?
Another new building has been
erected and completed at the West
minister Metal and Foundry Co., John
street. The building Is to be used as
warehouse and l. 40X9O feet and
built Of galvanized iron.
The ladies of the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union will hold a.
sale OF bread. rolls, pumpkin pies,
cakes and candy, tomorrow, Saturday
afternoon. at the firemen's building.
Your patronage is solicited.
The Western Union Telegraph
Office has been moved from the bust
ness Office of the G. & p. Telephone
Company TO the Western Maryland
Railway Station, where temporary
Office has been placed in the agents
department.
That the summer practically Is at
an end was emphasized Sunday night
by the closing OF Bay Shore, Gwynn
Oak and River View Parks, three OF
the largest resorts near Baltimore.
Despite the GOODNESS OF the night large
crowds attended all three OF these
resorts on the last night. II IL said
, that all of them enjoyed an exception
, ally good season.
! As a party OF automobilists, from
Pleasant Grove, Baltimore county
were going to Gettysburg. Sunday
their car upset and the top was
smashed To pieces. The accident oc-
icurred at Greenmount, as they were
passing a buggy. the car skidded and
Z upset. Mr.. Thomas Wilhelm, the
driver, had his collar bone broken
| and one gentleman received a few
: slight bruises. The other occupants
3 were not injured.
N The East Berlin railroad IN now
ready for the junk pile, its owner
a having announced that the rails, ties
: and rolling stock will be sold to tht
q highest bidder. Service on the roat
Q ceased last week, Mr.. Lease having
n announced some time ago that unles.
8 the citizens of that community paiC
Y him $4,000 he would discontinue oper
; atoms. This threat he carried out
Mr.. Lease bought the railroad at {
a receivers sale for $10,500.
!. 8 w. Booker, Mrs. Booker and theil
\ daughter. Mrs. Mary Hamilton, o
n Moundsville, w. Va, were hurled q
n feet from their automobile at the Mt
3 Airy crossing Thursday of last weel
and severely cut and bruised. Mr.
Booker was pitched into a barb-wir,
o fence and Mrs. Hamilton landed on ;
4 rock. Mr.. Hamilton, son-in-law 0
Mr.. Booker, was driving and lost con
q troll OF the car. In attempting to stol
r the machine he damned on tn,
e emergency brakes and brought it to
o sudden stop.
s The funeral OF John II. Trax, FOR
s number Of years deputy collector o
o internal revenue for this dis
4 trict Of Maryland and Delaware, witt
4 headquarters at Baltimore was hell
d Sunday from All Saints Protestan
a Episcopal Church, Longwood, Md. MI
d Trax died at the residence Of hi
daughter, Mrs. c. William Fluharty
;Canteberry Farm, near Easton, Thurs
:, day from the complications following
j stroke of apoplexy received II
1 March, 1913. Mr. TraX was vel
: known in this county.
: The Empire Comedy Company will
!, show at the Opera House tonight ant
n tomorrow night. III il the best TO-
e show ever witnessed at the Oper;
e House. Each night the house il
e crowded. The pictures for tonigh
n will be lat Foot of the Stairs" ''B.
q the Suns Raise" Universal Ike II
t Cupid's Victory" and Out of the Fa
S East" in two reels. Saturday-A twt
reel feature i'll Shall Not Steal,
VI "Snitz Joins the force" iii
d an Old Trunk" On Monday won
q derful four reel feature Joseph il
n Egypt" and two comics. On Tuesda.
" the Great Battle OF Gettysburg will b
n shown in six reels. This is a mos
k wonderful production and should no
9 be missed by any of our citizens, a
" Gettysburg battlefield il where tn
y greatest battle Of the Civil War wa
O fought.
d Mr.. A. W. Hall, who spent man,
! years Of hi life in Akron, o., il nov
Y, residing in Mt. Airy, Nd. He was
e Confederate soldier. In the war be
z tween the North and the South, hi
It Journeys brought him from his West