The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-03-13

The Supervisors OF Election on
Tuesday afternoon burned the ballots
usued ut the primary election.
The Shepherd Bill now before the
Legislature, which has been described
al meaning slow death for oyster
culture" has passed to the third read
ing.
MT. Charles Peltz, near Avondale,
has been secured as a director OF the
First Regiment Band. Under the in
struction OF Mr. Peltz the band Will
soon be one or the best in the state,
as he was a member OF the great
Sousa Band for years.
MIR. Cecil Long, Pennsylvania
avenue, who has been enlisted In the
Navy for the past three years and
whose time has expired, lis home Wis
iting his mother and family. Mr..
Long was stationed on the Philippine
Islands.
The Western Maryland Prep Scnool
OF Western Maryland College has or
gained for the coming season, and
expects to have strong team on the
diamond. The Props would like to
arrange games with strong prep and
high school teams. Carl Fredlock is
the manager.
Charles z. Fink, John Milton Ref
snider and f. Neal Parke, trustees,
sold on Saturday the residence OF U.
Harry Fowble, Sykesville, to Elmer
4. Jenkins, for $4,000. and a vacant
lot also owned by Mr.. Fowble to the
same for S410. MI. Charles r. Fink
was the attorney.
Fire Monday night destroyed the
cottage or Roscoe Brown, at Pen-Mar.
A coal oil lamp started it. Pen-Mar
has suffered a number OF losses since
August Five buildings have been
burned, while another was demolish-
ed by the snow that had gathered
upon the roof, causing it to collapse.
| Dr. and Mrs. D. l.. Greenfield and
son, Mr. Roberts K. Greenfield, left
on Monday to attend the funeral Of
Mrs. Greenfield's mother, Mrs. NJ. j..
] Roberts, widow OF Rev. John Roberts.
/ Mrs Roberts died quite suddenly on
Sunday at Ashland, Va. She was a
daughter of the late James B. Mat
thews. OF Glenwood, Nd.
Thirty-three United States Senators
will be elected this fall under the
new Seventeenth amendment, this
being the first general application OF
the direct-vote or choosing Senators.
| Terms of 81 Senators expire while
there are two vacancies to be filled
caused by the deaths of Bacon and
Johnson.
Mr.. Charles F. Fink, East Main
street, left on Tuesday for North
Yakima, Wash, where he and his
rfv,ry
land interests On his way West. Mr..
Charles Dugan, in Chicago, Ill. He
first of April.
A few disappointed sports of
Reisterstown drove home from this
! city last week in their sleighs. They
came to this city to clean up our
prize trotters and PAGERS, but there
was nothing coming their way iii the
line of victory. Our horses simply
ray-away with all heats. Mr.. Harry
Geiman's little bay beat everything it
went up against.
I The following bills were favorably
reported by legislative committees:
! by Mr.. Savers, authorizing the state
\ Roads Commission to pay ID. x. Walsh
/ for work; by MIR. George, amending
the incorporation of the town of
Sykesville; by Nh. Wooden, with
amendments from same, to protect
from injury new roadbeds and re-
pairs to roads.
| r. r. Hoover, w. M. brakeman, Of
Hagerstown, was accidentally shot
while sitting in caboose near Thur
mont. Hoover, the brakeman on an
extra west bound train, was in the
caboose with the conductor. The
latter was cleaning a revolver when
it exploded, the ball entering HooVer's
right foot, passing through the arch.
| He was taken to the State Sanatorium
at Sabillasyille and his injury dress
/ ed.
Glenn Warehime, aged about 16
years, son of Mr. and Mrs. Foster nj.
Warehime, of Frizellburg, who broke
his left leg about three weeks ago,
was taken to the Maryland Univer-
sity Hospital, Baltimore, on the 9.15
train Sunday morning for treatment.
Young Warehime's leg is broken be-
tween the hip and knee, and the break
years ago. 1t is supposed that the
bone did not knit properly.
The Boys High School base ball
team Of Frederick, has arranged
dates with Carroll county teams as
follows: April I, Westminster High
\ School, at Frederick; April ia, West
minister High School, az Weshnins-
\ ter; April is. Western Maryland Col
a.! lege Reserves at Westminster; April
%, Union Bridge High School, at
Frederick; May !, Westminster High
School, at Westminster; May 2,
Union Bridge High School, at Union
Bridge; May Westminster High
Schoo, at Frederick.
The happiness of one of the Balti-
more couples who figured i'm the dou-
bic elopement to Frederick on January
3, their automobile getting lost in a
binding snow storm just before
reaching this city, was short lived.
Miss Annie VI Johnson and Oliver O.
Lingenfelter who eloped as the result
of dare, separated one week after
their marriage. Last Friday i'm the
Police Court Of Baltimore, young
Lingenfelter was charged with non-
support by his wife. Tie young wife
testified she had left her husband
because conditions existed that she
could not tolerate.
Jacob N. Dehoff, president of the
Board of County Commissioners, fell
Monday morning on the stone steps
in front of the Court House. He JIs-
tanned wound in the forehead, which