The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-02-13

third church In Hagerstown
! Crowl's frog orchestra has closed |
it's practice until the ice is harvested. |
The Republican State Central Com
mittee met in this city on Wednesday |
and held business session.
There has been much complaint |
made about the slippery condition of
the State road from Cranberry to this |
city.
Mr.. William Sweigart, a former |
proprietor of the Eastern Hotel, East |
Main street, l. fireman On the West
ern Maryland Railroad.
Miss O. B. Hill, of near Eastview,
who had been on the sick list, has !
assumed her duties as one of the |
teachers at Owings Mills school.
"A new fancier OF horses has come
to Westminster. He is a young man
and will make hi home with Mr.. and |
Mrs. Benjamin Dorsey, Pennsylvania
avenue.
Mr. William X. Bell, residing on |
the Sullivan road, about miles from
this city, lost his valuable driving
horse this week, which died from
pneumonia.
/ The Legislative Committees on Pub !
lie Buildings will visit the Spring
field Hospital for the Insane today. |
Dr. J. Clement Clarke, superintendent,
arranged for the visit.
There were 1906 suicides in the
United States last year. The men
who took their lives outnumbered the
physicians.
Thirty-five new members were add
ed to the Christian Endeavor Society
of Grace Lutheran Church last Sun
day night, as the result of the ser
vices held each night during Christian
Endeavor week.
Mr. Ivan III. Sayers, Delegate from
this county, has introduced a bill in
the House to direct the State Roads
Commission to pay David T.. Walsh
S7,52719 for road work 1t was re
ferred to the Ways and Means Com
mittee.
George Waller, colored, employed
by Mr.. Harry K. Oursler, East Main
street, al a .laborer, died at a hospital
in Baltimore on Tuesday from
stomach trouble. His body was in
TERED i'm a Reisterstown cemetery.
He was formerly from Reisterstown.
On January / free railroad passes
passed out OF existence i'm Illinois.
Neither politicians, newspaper men
nor big shippers will be allowed to
ride free. The law also prohibits
public service corporations from fur
nishing free gas, light, water or tele-
phone service to any person.
The Frank Sanford property, own
} ed by Mr.. John II. Cunningham and
located on West Main street, has re
Gently been sold to Mr.. Harvey r.
Eckard and wife, Of Fountain Valley,
who will take possession April LIST,
1914. Mr.. Milton A Sullivan, real
lestate agent, made the sale.
! The Mount Airy Board or Trade
will draft bill providing for bond
issue of $4,000 to install an electric
j. light system. The measure will b.
introduced in the Legislature by q
member of the Carroll county delega-
ton. The taxable basis or the town
: is about $225,000 and the present tax
rate is 81 cents on the 500. If the
} bill Is passed, the bond issue will be
voted upon at the coming municipal
election in May.
The Opera House will present an
|, exceptionally good bill tonight in a
three reel Ambrose feature - Tragic
Experiment" and IA Pawnee
, Romance produced by the Eclair
J Film GO. On Saturday as a head
liner MIR. Beach, will present as hi6
vaudeville feature "Boqua and His
!, Band" and another good act. The
pictures will be a two reel Rex IA
. Jews Christmas" This is an excel
lent picture; and "A News Item,D by
the Crystal Film Go.
! In the annual report of the State
Lunacy Commission, by its secretary,
, DIR. A. p. Herring, II Is stated that the
total number of insane persons in
Maryland on September 80 last, in
Guiding private out-of-State patients,
| was 4,754. OF these, $500 were in
State, county and private institutions,
: while "a were on the waiting list or
: the Supervisors of City Charities of
!, Baltimore, and 200ton the waiting list
OF the Rosewood Training School. In
private institutions were $40.
a large delegation composed OF
, school officials and teachers from all
sections of the State attended the
: hearing in the interests Of school
legislation before the Education and
: Finance Committees at Annapolis on
February ). Some important measures
: were discussed, which, III enacted into
i. law, will add greatly to the efficiency
Of the schools throughout the State.
All friends OF public education should
unite in giving their support to the
passage of these measures.
Sulphur Springs Lodge, No. 100, r.
o. 0. F., New Windsor, gave it's an
nual banquet and entertainment IN
its lodge rooms on Monday night to
300 members and guests. A Iery
good program was rendered consist
ing OF recitations, solos, &C. The
feature of the evening was the Jig
which was performed with its latest
: fantasies by Bro. Isaac ". Stoner, or
!, Wakefield Mr.. Harvey Bankard and
J Mr.. and Mrs Grant Heltebridle, of
this city were present. Mr.. and Mrs.
Heltibridle assisted in the musical
part of the program.
Mrs Frank Myers, chairman OF the
: Fly Committee, wishes to inform the
boys and girls, who wish to take part
: In the fly contest that she has fifty
, fly traps which she will give to them
! for the asking Flies will be received
} at the Times Lobby every Saturday
from 2.30 to p. m, beginning March
lI7. During the month Of March we
J viii pay fifteen cents pint for flies.